Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell Precision Rack 7910 Owner's Manual
- Contents
- Working on your computer
- LCD panel features
- Hard drive indicator codes
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- System Overview
- Front bezel (optional)
- Removing the system cover
- Installing the system cover
- Inside the system
- Cooling shroud
- System memory
- General memory module installation guidelines
- Sample memory configurations
- Removing memory modules
- Installing memory modules
- Hard drives
- Removing a 2.5 inch hard-drive blank
- Installing a 2.5 inch hard-drive blank
- Removing Hard Drive
- Installing Hard Drive
- Removing a hard drive from a hard-drive carrier
- Installing a hard drive into a hard-drive carrier
- Optical drive (optional)
- Cooling fans
- Removing a cooling fan
- Installing a cooling fan
- Removing the cooling-fan assembly
- Installing the cooling-fan assembly
- Internal USB memory key (optional)
- Replacing the internal USB key
- PCIe card holder
- Cable retention bracket
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Removing an expansion card from expansion-card riser 2 or 3
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion-card riser 2 or 3
- Removing an expansion card from the expansion-card riser 1
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion-card riser 1
- Removing the riser 1 blank
- Installing the riser 1 blank
- Removing expansion-card risers
- Installing expansion-card risers
- GPU card installation guidelines
- Installing a GPU card
- Removing a GPU card
- SD vFlash media card (optional)
- Internal dual SD module (optional)
- Integrated storage controller card
- Network daughter card
- Heat sink and processor
- Power supply units
- Hot spare feature
- Removing the power supply unit blank
- Installing the power supply unit blank
- Removing an AC power supply unit
- Installing an AC power supply unit
- System battery
- Hard-drive backplane
- Removing the hard-drive backplane
- Installing the hard-drive backplane
- Control panel assembly
- System board
- Troubleshooting your system
- Troubleshooting system startup failure
- Troubleshooting external connections
- Troubleshooting the video subsystem
- Troubleshooting a USB device
- Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (USB XML configuration)
- Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct (laptop connection)
- Troubleshooting a serial I/O device
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a wet system
- Troubleshooting a damaged system
- Troubleshooting the system battery
- Troubleshooting power supply units
- Troubleshooting cooling problems
- Troubleshooting cooling fans
- Troubleshooting system memory
- Troubleshooting an internal USB key
- Troubleshooting an SD card
- Troubleshooting an optical drive
- Troubleshooting a hard drive
- Troubleshooting a storage controller
- Troubleshooting expansion cards
- Troubleshooting processors
- Error Messages
- System messages
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Specifications
- System Setup
- Boot Menu
- Timing Key Sequences
- Dell Diagnostics
- About system setup
- Entering System Setup
- System Setup Main Menu
- System BIOS screen
- System Information screen details
- Memory Settings screen details
- Processor Settings screen details
- SATA Settings screen details
- Boot Settings screen details
- Integrated Devices screen details
- Serial Communication screen details
- System Profile Settings screen details
- System Security settings screen details
- Miscellaneous Settings screen details
- NIC indicator codes
- Power indicator codes
- Contacting Dell
Menu Item Description
5. Slot 5 Boot Driver
● Enabled (default)
● Disabled
6. Slot 6 Boot Driver
● Enabled (default)
● Disabled
7. Slot 7 Boot Driver
● Enabled (default)
● Disabled
Serial Communication screen details
You can use the Serial Communication screen to view the properties of the serial communication port.
About this task
You can view the Serial Communication screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Serial
Communication.
The Serial Communication screen details are explained below.
Menu Item
Description
Serial
Communication
Selects serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in the BIOS. BIOS console
redirection can also be enabled and the port address can be specified. By default, Serial Communication
option is set to Auto.
Serial Port
Address
Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. By default, the Serial Port Address option is set
to Serial Device 1=COM2, Serial Device 2=COM1.
NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console redirection by
SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.
External Serial
Connector
Enables you to associate the external serial connector to serial device 1, serial device 2, or remote access
device. By default, the External Serial Connector option is set to Serial Device1.
NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for SOL. To use console redirection by SOL, configure the
same port address for console redirection and the serial device.
Failsafe Baud
Rate
Displays the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rate
automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails and the value must not be changed.
By default, the Failsafe Baud Rate option is set to 115200.
Remote Terminal
Type
Sets the remote console terminal type. By default, the Remote Terminal Type option is set to VT
100/VT 220.
Redirection After
Boot
Enables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. By default, the
Redirection After Boot option is set to Enabled.
System Profile Settings screen details
You can use the System Profile Settings screen to enable specific system performance settings such as power management.
About this task
You can view the System Profile Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > System Profile
Settings.
The System Profile Settings screen details are explained as follows:
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