Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N Systems User's Guide Features and Other Information Using the BIOS Setup Utility Technical Specifications I/O Ports and Connectors Glossary Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your system. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
Back to Contents Page Features and Other Information Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N Systems User's Guide Front-Panel Features Back-Panel Features System Cover Support Brackets System Features Software Features Options at Boot Time Power Protection Devices Other Documents You Might Need Getting Help The Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N network attached storage (NAS) appliance enables you to easily add storage to a workgroup, small office or small business network, and offload the file management responsi
Power Button Push the power button to turn on the system. Hard Drives The system has four integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard drives. Each hard drive is mounted in a carrier that snaps into one of the four hard drive bays on the system. NOTE: The hard drives are not hot-swappable. Therefore, before you replace a drive, you must shut down and turn off the system. Figure 1-2.
Power LED Green indicates the system is turned on and running. Off indicates the system is turned off. Warning LED Amber indicates a system failure has occurred. Off indicates normal operation. LAN 1 LED Green indicates the system is connected to the network through the LAN 1 port. Flashing green indicates activity between the system and other devices on the network. Off indicates the system is disconnected from the network or the LAN 1 port is not working correctly.
Each hard drive has two LEDs. The LEDs are most visible when the bezel is attached to the front of the system. The LEDs provide the following information for each hard drive: When the LED on the left side is green, the hard drive is installed in the drive bay and working. When this LED is amber, the hard drive is installed in the bay, but it is not working correctly. When the LED on the right side flashes amber, the hard drive is active.
Support Brackets The system comes with plastic brackets that you can clip to the sides (see Figure 1-5). Use this option if you do not plan to install the system in a rack. You can also use the brackets to stack systems on top of each other. If you are installing the system in a rack, see your Rack Installation Guide. Figure 1-5.
Two 64-bit dual in-line memory module (DIMM) slots, each supporting at least 128 megabytes (MB) of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) Four IDE hard drives connected to four IDE master channels in a software RAID configuration 162-watt power supply System cooling fan and two power-supply cooling fans Serial port used for console redirection Two Intel 10/100 network interface controllers (NICs) with RJ-45 Ethernet ports One 32-bit, 33 MHz low-profile peripheral component interconnect (PCI) slot
network. See your System Administrator's Guide for information about this type of reinstallation. System Diagnostics — runs the System Diagnostics program. See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for information about system diagnostics. Update BIOS Flash ROM — updates the BIOS on your system. See "Updating the BIOS" in "Features and Other Information" for information about updating the BIOS. Enter BIOS Setup Utility — starts the BIOS Setup utility, which enables you to change system settings.
You might also have one or more of the following documents. NOTE: Documentation updates are sometimes included with your system to describe changes to your system or software. Always read the updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates often contain the latest information. When you purchase options separately from your system, you typically receive the documentation that you need to configure and install the options in your Dell system.
Back to Contents Page Using the BIOS Setup Utility Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N Systems User's Guide Entering the BIOS Setup Utility BIOS Setup Options Updating the BIOS Disabling a Forgotten Password You can use the BIOS Setup utility as follows: To change the system configuration information after you add, change, or remove any hardware in your system To set or change user-selectable options—for example, the time or date on your system To enable or disable all integrated devices in your system After y
Table 2-1 lists the basic keys used to view or change information in the screens and to exit the program. The keys used to navigate screens in the appliance differ, depending on the version of the operating system installed on your console redirection client system. Because of ANSI limitations, not all keys can be used with console redirection. Table 2-2 shows keystroke combinations used for the version of Windows on your client system. Table 2-1.
BIOS Setup Options This section provides information about using the BIOS Setup utility to change the default settings on your system. Main Screen When the BIOS Setup utility starts, the main program screen appears. The following options or information fields appear on the main BIOS Setup screen. Standard CMOS Setup — sets basic information, such as the date and time, the IDE devices, and the diskette drives.
Mark DMI events as read — marks the events as read after you open them in the event log. Memory Test — when enabled, verifies the amount of memory on your system when you boot. 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device — determines where and in which order the system looks for a bootable operating system each time it is started. Advanced Chipset Setup Use this screen to make changes to the system's memory settings. DRAM Integrity Mode — when enabled, allows BIOS to perform a parity/ECC check to the POST memory tests.
This screen, which is display only, shows the hardware monitoring parameters and the system's asset tag and service tag number. The system warns you when the monitoring parameters are exceeded. Change Supervisor Password Use this screen to set a supervisor password for the BIOS Setup utility. A supervisor has access to all features in the BIOS Setup utility. NOTE: The system password is disabled by default.
5. Press immediately after you see the following message: Press to enter the Function Select menu NOTE: If you use a version of Windows 2000 earlier than Service Pack 2, the function keys do not work. You must press <2>. If you wait too long and your operating system begins to load into memory, allow the system to complete the load operation, and then shut down the system and try again. 6. When the Function Select menu appears, press 5 to update the BIOS Flash ROM. 7.
Back to Contents Page Technical Specifications Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N Systems User's Guide Power Microprocessor Expansion Bus Memory Drives Ports and Connectors Physical Environmental Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel® microprocessor Expansion Bus Bus type PCI Expansion slot One 32-bit, 33-MHz slot Memory Architecture ECC PC-133 SDRAM, 2-to-1 interleaved Memory module sockets two DIMM sockets Memory module capacities at least 128-MB registered SDRAM DIMMs Minimum RAM 2
Physical Height 4.2 cm (1.6 inches) Width 42.5 cm (16.7 inches) Depth 46.3 cm (18.2 inches) Weight 9.5 kg (21 pounds) Environmental Temperature: Operating 10° to 35° C (50° F to 95° F) at 10,000 feet above sea level 10° to 40° C (50° F to 104° F) at sea level Storage -40° to 65° C (104° F to 149° F) Relative Humidity Operating 20% to 80% (non-condensing) Storage 5% to 95% (non-condensing) NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary.
Back to Contents Page I/O Ports and Connectors Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N Systems User's Guide Serial Port Integrated NIC Connector The I/O ports and connectors on the back panel of the system are the gateways through which the system communicates with the network. Figure B-1 identifies the I/O ports and connectors for your appliance. Figure B-1. I/O Ports and Connectors Serial Port The serial port uses nine-pin D-subminiature connectors on the back panel.
Pin Signal I/O Definition 1 DCD I Data carrier detect 2 SIN I Serial input 3 SOUT O Serial output 4 DTR O Data terminal ready 5 GND N/A Signal ground 6 DSR I Data set ready 7 RTS O Request to send 8 CTS I Clear to send 9 RI I Ring indicator N/A Chassis ground Shell N/A Integrated NIC Connector Your system has two integrated 10/100–megabit-per-second (Mbps) NIC.
Back to Contents Page Glossary Dell™ PowerVault™ 715N Systems User's Guide The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell user documents. A Abbreviation for ampere(s). AC Abbreviation for alternating current. adapter card An expansion card that plugs into an expansion-card connector on the system board. An adapter card adds some specialized function to the system by providing an interface between the expansion bus and a peripheral device.
An information pathway between the components of a system. Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the system. Your system also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the microprocessor and RAM. byte Eight contiguous bits of information, the basic data unit used by your system. C Abbreviation for Celsius.
A comprehensive set of diagnostic tests for your Dell system. You can run the diagnostics from either the utility partition on your hard drive or from a set of diskettes that you create from the Resource CD. See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about using the system diagnostics. device driver A program that allows the operating system or some other program to interface correctly with a peripheral device, such as a printer.
expansion bus Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for peripheral devices, such as a network card or an internal modem. expansion-card connector A connector on the system board or riser board for plugging in an expansion card. extended memory RAM above 1 MB. Most software that can use it, such as the Windows operating system, requires that extended memory be under the control of an XMM. F Abbreviation for fahrenheit.
cache, which is set up as an 8-KB read-only instruction cache and an 8-KB read/write data cache. IRQ Abbreviation for interrupt request. A signal that data is about to be sent to or received by a peripheral device travels by an IRQ line to the microprocessor. Each peripheral connection must be assigned an IRQ number. For example, the first serial port in your system (COM1) is assigned to IRQ4 by default. Two devices can share the same IRQ assignment, but you cannot operate both devices simultaneously.
Abbreviation for megabyte(s). The term megabyte means 1,048,576 bytes; however, when referring to hard drive storage, the term is often rounded to mean 1,000,000 bytes. MB/sec Abbreviation for megabytes per second. Mbps Abbreviation for megabits per second. memory A system can contain several different forms of memory, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory.
An I/O port used most often to connect a parallel printer to your system. You can usually identify a parallel port on your system by its 25-hole connector. PCI Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A standard for local-bus implementation developed by Intel Corporation. peripheral device An internal or external device—such as a printer, a hard drive, or a keyboard—connected to a system. POST Acronym for power-on self-test.
RAM Acronym for random-access memory. The system's primary temporary storage area for program instructions and data. Each location in RAM is identified by a number called a memory address. Any information stored in RAM is lost when you turn off your system. RAS Abbreviation for remote access services. readme file A text file included with a software package or hardware product that contains information supplementing or updating the documentation for the software or hardware.
Abbreviation for symmetric multiprocessing. SNMP Abbreviation for Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is an industry-standard interface that allows a network manager to remotely monitor and manage workstations. Striping In composite drivers with two or more physical drives, the drive array subsystem uses a method of data storage called striping. With this method, data is divided into a series of pieces called blocks and each data block is stored on a different physical drive.
The 384 KB of RAM located between 640 KB and 1 MB. If the system has an Intel386 or higher microprocessor, a utility called a memory manager can create UMBs in the upper-memory area, in which you can load device drivers and memoryresident programs. UPS Abbreviation for uninterruptible power supply. A battery-powered unit that automatically supplies power to your system in the event of an electrical failure. utility A program used to manage system resources—memory, hard drives, or printers, for example.
