Owner`s manual
Table Of Contents
- About Your System
- Accessing System Features During Startup
- Front-Panel Features and Indicators
- LCD Panel Features (Optional)
- Home Screen
- Setup Menu
- View Menu
- Hard Drive Status Indicators
- Back-Panel Features and Indicators
- Guidelines for Connecting Optional External Devices
- NIC Indicator Codes
- Power Indicator Codes
- Diagnostic Lights (Optional)
- LCD Status Messages (Optional)
- Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages (Optional)
- Removing LCD Status Messages (Optional)
- System Messages
- Warning Messages
- Diagnostics Messages
- Alert Messages
- Other Information You May Need
- Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
- Choosing the System Boot Mode
- Entering the System Setup Program
- Responding to Error Messages
- Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys
- System Setup Options
- Main Screen
- Memory Settings Screen
- Processor Settings Screen
- SATA Settings Screen
- Boot Settings Screen
- Integrated Devices Screen
- PCI IRQ Assignments Screen
- Serial Communication Screen
- Embedded Server Management Screen (Optional)
- Power Management Screen
- System Security Screen
- Exit Screen
- Entering the UEFI Boot Manager
- Using the UEFI Boot Manager Navigation Keys
- UEFI Boot Manager Screen
- UEFI Boot Settings Screen
- System Utilities Screen
- System and Setup Password Features
- Using the System Password
- Using the Setup Password
- Embedded System Management
- Baseboard Management Controller Configuration
- Entering the BMC Setup Module
- iDRAC Configuration Utility
- Entering the iDRAC Configuration Utility
- Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
- Inside the System
- Removing and Replacing the Optional Front Bezel
- Opening and Closing the System
- Opening the System
- Closing the System
- Hard Drives
- Removing a Drive Blank
- Installing a Drive Blank
- Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
- Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive
- Removing a Hard Drive From a Hard-Drive Carrier
- Installing a Hard Drive Into a Hard-Drive Carrier
- Power Supplies
- Removing a Redundant Power Supply
- Installing a Redundant Power Supply
- Removing the Power Supply Blank
- Installing the Power Supply Blank
- Removing a Non-Redundant Power Supply
- Installing a Non-Redundant Power Supply
- Expansion Cards
- Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
- Installing an Expansion Card
- Removing an Expansion Card
- Integrated Storage Controller Card
- Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card
- Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card
- Expansion-Card Riser
- Removing an Expansion-Card Riser
- Replacing an Expansion-Card Riser
- Internal USB Memory Key
- System Board Shroud
- Removing the System Board Shroud
- Installing the System Board Shroud
- iDRAC6 Express Card (Optional)
- Installing an iDRAC6 Express Card
- Removing an iDRAC6 Express Card (Optional)
- iDRAC6 Enterprise Card (Optional)
- Installing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card
- Removing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card
- VFlash Media (Optional)
- Installing a VFlash Media Card
- Removing a VFlash Media Card
- Cooling Fans
- Removing a Cooling Fan
- Replacing a Cooling Fan
- Optical Drive
- Removing an Optical Drive
- Installing an Optical Drive
- RAID Battery (Optional)
- Removing the RAID Battery
- Installing the RAID Battery
- System Memory
- General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
- Mode-Specific Guidelines
- Installing Memory Modules
- Removing Memory Modules
- Processors
- Removing a Processor
- Installing a Processor
- System Battery
- Replacing the System Battery
- Control Panel Assembly-LED/LCD (Optional)
- Removing the Control Panel Assembly
- Installing the Control Panel Assembly
- SAS Backplane
- Removing the SAS Backplane
- Installing the SAS Backplane
- Power Distribution Board
- Removing the Power Distribution Board
- Replacing the Power Distribution Board
- System Board
- Removing the System Board
- Installing the System Board
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
- Troubleshooting System Startup Failure
- Troubleshooting External Connections
- Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
- Troubleshooting a USB Device
- Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a Wet System
- Troubleshooting a Damaged System
- Troubleshooting the System Battery
- Troubleshooting Power Supplies
- Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting a Fan
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key
- Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
- Troubleshooting an External Tape Drive
- Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting the Microprocessors
- Running the System Diagnostics
- Using Online Diagnostics
- Embedded System Diagnostics Features
- When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics
- Running the Embedded System Diagnostics
- Embedded System Diagnostics Testing Options
- Using the Custom Test Options
- Selecting Devices for Testing
- Selecting Diagnostics Options
- Viewing Information and Results
- Jumpers and Connectors
- Getting Help
- Glossary
- Index
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if
instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.
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