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1. A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Align the slim optical drive blank with the slim optical drive bay 2 Slide the optical drive blank into the optical drive bay until the lock clicks into place Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Internal USB memory key optional An optional USB memory key installed inside your system can be used as a boot device security key or mass storage device The USB connector must be enabled by the Internal USB Port option in the Integrated Devices screen of the System Setup To boot from the USB memory key configure the USB memory key with a boot image and then specify the USB memory key in the boot sequence in the System Setup 82 NOTE To locate the internal USB connector INT_USB on the system board see System board connectors Replacing the internal USB key Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You
2. 1 expansion card latch 2 expansion card connector 3 expansion card Installing an expansion card Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the expansion card holder A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation For instructions see the documentation accompanying the card 2 Open the expansion card latch adjacent to the slot you want to install the expansion card 3 Ifyou are installing a new card remove the filler bracket NOTE Keep this bracket in case you need to remove the expansion card Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system 87 4 Holding the card by its edges position the card so that the card edge connector aligns with the expansion card connector 5 Insert the card edge connector firmly into the expansion ca
3. 384 DIMM size Numberof DIMM rank DIMM slot population in GB DIMMs organization and frequency K NOTE 16 GB DIMMs must be installed in slots numbered A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 and A8 and 8 GB DIMMs must be installed in slots A9 and A11 32 12 LRDIMM x4 1866 MT s A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 LRDIMM x4 1600 MT s Table 2 Memory configurations two processors System capacity in GB 16 32 64 96 128 64 DIMM size in Number of DIMM rank DIMM slot population GB DIMMs organization and frequency 4 4 1R x8 2133 MT s A1 A2 B1 B2 1R x8 1866 MT s 4 8 1R x8 2133 MT s A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 1R x8 1866 MT s 4 16 1R x8 2133 MT s A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 1R x8 1866 MT s 8 8 2R x8 2133 MT s A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 2R x8 1866 MT s 4 24 1R x8 1866 MT s A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 B1 B2 B3 B4 1R x8 1600 MT s B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 8 12 2R x8 2133 MT s A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1 B2 B5 B4 B5 B6 2R x8 1866 MT s 8 16 2R x8 2133 MT s A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 2R x8 1866 MT s 16 8 2R x4 2133 MT s A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 2R x4 1866 MT s System DIMM size in capacity in GB GB 160 192 256 384 512 768 16 and 8 16 16 16 32 32 32 Number of DIMMs 20 12 24 12
4. Two integrated 10 100 1000 Mbps NIC connectors Allows you to connect the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system 17 Item Indicator Button or Icon Description Connector within a rack When one of these buttons is pressed the LCD panel on the front and the system status indicator on the back flash until one of the buttons is pressed again Press to toggle the system ID on and off If the system stops responding during POST press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode To reset iDRAC if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup press and hold for more than 15 seconds 6 iDRAC Enterprise port x Dedicated management port NOTE The port is available for use only if the iDRAC Enterprise license is installed on your system d A AC 495 W 750 W 1100 W or 1600 W or DC 1100 W 8 USB connectors 6 oct Allows you to connect USB devices to the system Four ports are USB 2 0 compliant and two ports are USB 3 0 compliant 9 Video connector iol Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system 10 Serial connector 10101 Allows you to connect a serial device to the system n Power supply PSU2 AC 495 W 750 W 1100 W or 1600 W or DC 1100 W 12 PCle expansion card Connects up to four full height PCI Express slots full hei
5. e memory modules Let the system dry thoroughly for at least 24 hours Reinstall the components you removed in step 3 nstall the system cover Turn on the system and attached peripherals f the system does not start properly see Getting Help f the system starts properly shut down the system and reinstall all the expansion cards that you removed Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics Next steps If the tests fail see Getting Help 151 Troubleshooting a damaged system Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet 2 Remove the system cover 3 Ensure that the following components are properly installed Cooling shroud e Expansion card risers if present e Expansion cards Power supply s e Cooling fan assembly if present e Cooling fans e Processor s and heat sink s e Memory modules e Hard drive carriers e Hard drive backplane 4 Ensure that all cables are properly connected 5
6. 3 Slide the control panel out of the chassis 4 Disconnect the cables from the control panel 150 Figure 62 Removing and installing the control panel assembly 1 control panel 2 control panel cable 3 control panel USB cable 4 screw K NOTE Follow the same steps to remove the control panel in the rack mode configuration 5 Locate and press the tabs on the information tag 6 Push the information tag out of the slot to remove it from the control panel K NOTE Retain the information tag to replace it in the new control panel 131 Figure 63 Removing and installing the information tag 1 information tag 2 tab 3 slot Installing the control panel assembly Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready Steps 1 Replace the blank information tag in the new control panel with the information tag retained from the old control panel K NOTE Information tag lists system information such as Service Tag NIC MAC address and so on 2 To install the inf
7. 5 Remove the cooling shroud For more information see Removing the cooling shroud Steps 1 Use the hooks at the base of the chassis as guides to align the hard drive backplane 2 Lower the hard drive backplane into the chassis to secure the hard drive backplane into place NOTE For a Dell PowerEdge Express Flash PCle SSD backplane lower the hard drive backplane into the chassis until the release tab snaps into place 3 Connect the SAS SATA SSD data signal and power cable s to the backplane See the cabling instructions provided in this document Next steps 1 If applicable install the cooling fan assembly For more information see Installing the cooling fan assembly optional 2 Install the cooling shroud For more information see Installing the cooling shroud Install the hard drives in their original locations 4 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system SD vFlash media card A vFlash SD card is a Secure Digital SD card that plugs into the vFlash SD card slot in the system It provides persistent on demand local storage and a custom deployment environment that allows automation of server configuration scripts and imaging It emulates USB device s For more information see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals Replacing an SD vFlash media card 1 Locate the SD vFlash media slot on the system 2 To remove the SD vFlash media
8. Installing caster wheels des dea e dem ore n e t tede ea ee e AAA 50 Bermoving caster wheels ned ts dee eh dre E eto Ep e be ER EL dt 51 REMOVING thE SYStEM COVED aon cites caste e e PER PE ERE HR EN RE D RAE RS RE MIRI edens 52 Installing the system cover TERIER A ooi du Mob LEES MO reete motu Hoo me M MM LO ML AL M Goolirig shiroUd eere nt dt Lt ct eset d Pee e Fee esd eei a te Re e Pd tes Removing the COOLING SHOU isis td tritt iustitie ii nu Uoc cO Installing thie cooling shrowgd s cra e ederet tr Adee oer eed e ede des Cooling fans eee an dea pe Made aha Ro Pe RO E GERD ce Ag da e e i R moving a cooling fanc a eet cet Peete ee opone inen Pee Reg ua Leo o Ea Irist lling a cooling fan rtr ai Co oling fan assembly optional cu eii an c c Removing the cooling fan assembly optional sssssssssssssseseeeeneeeeeeen Installing the cooling fan assembly optional EC A T DM M T General memory module installation guidelines Mode specific guidelines Sample memory configurations hoe re te id e DA S het des REMOVING Memory modules 5 utei id ta bte e IU i ER e Ed Iristaling merrory modules ii EET PUR TE ASS AAN Removingia MAD a trate linstalling aitlexcbay ices ein a Flard drives A E ig a it ic PH P tore bets Removing a hot swap hard drlVe s item io end ted He ced eet nstalling a hot swap hard drive ssssssssssssssssseeeeeeee e
9. NOTE Use alpha wire part number 3080 or equivalent 65 30 stranding Required wires e One UL 10 AWG 2 m maximum stranded black wire 48 60 V DC e One UL 10 AWG 2 m maximum stranded red wire V DC return e One UL 10 AWG 2 m maximum green yellow green with a yellow stripe stranded wire safety ground 104 Assembling and connecting the safety ground wire Prerequisites WARNING For equipment using 48 60 V DC power supplies a qualified electrician must perform all connections to DC power and to safety grounds Do not attempt connecting to DC power or installing grounds yourself All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national codes and practices Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow all safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Strip the insulation from the end of the green yellow wire exposing approximately 4 5 mm 0 175 inch of copper wire 2 Using a hand crimping tool Tyco Electronics 58433 3 or equivalent crimp the ring tongue terminal Jeeson Terminals Inc R5 4SA or equivalent to the green yellow wire safety ground wire 3 Connect the safety ground wire to the grounding post on the back of the system using a 6 32 nut equipped with a locking washer Figure 39 Assembling and connecting the safety ground wire 1 46 32nut 2 spring washer locking washer 4 safety ground wire 5 grounding p
10. f Similarly lower the open first socket release lever near the unlock icon and push it under the tab to lock it 8 Toinstall the heat sink a If applicable remove the existing thermal grease from the heat sink using a clean lint free cloth b Apply thermal grease on the top of the processor Use the thermal grease syringe included with your processor kit to apply the grease in a thin spiral on the top of the processor as shown in the figure A CAUTION Applying too much thermal grease can result in excess grease coming in contact with and contaminating the processor socket Figure 37 Applying thermal grease on the top of the processor 1 processor 2 thermal grease 100 3 thermal grease syringe NOTE The thermal grease is intended for one time use only Dispose of the syringe after you use it c Place the heat sink onto the processor d Tighten the four screws to secure the heat sink to the system board Es NOTE Tighten the screws diagonally opposite to each other Do not over tighten the heat sink retention screws when installing the heat sink To prevent over tightening tighten the retention screw until resistance is felt and stop once the screw is seated The screw tension should be no more than 6 in lb 6 9 kg cm Next steps OV dq ON ER o Install the cooling shroud If applicable install the PCle card If applicable install the cooling fan assembly Follow the procedure listed in After workin
11. optional Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps 1 Unlock the cooling fan assembly from the chassis by lifting the release levers up 2 Liftthe cooling fan assembly out of the chassis 1 2 Figure 15 Removing and installing the cooling fan assembly 1 cooling fan assembly 2 cooling fan 4 58 3 release lever 2 4 slot 3 5 guide pin 3 Installing the cooling fan assembly optional Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product A CAUTION Ensure that the cables are correctly installed and retained by cable retention bracket before installing the co
12. zinc whiskers th ducti ticles NOTE Applies to data center and non data Or SEL Nee PAIC ES center environments Corrosive dust e Air must be free of corrosive dust y e Residual dust present in the air must have a NOTE Applies to data center and non data deliquescent point less than 60 relative center environments humidity Gaseous contamination K NOTE Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at lt 50 relative humidity Copper coupon corrosion rate lt 300 month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI ISA71 04 1985 Silver coupon corrosion rate lt 200 month as defined by AHSRAE TC9 9 Expanded operating temperature K NOTE When operating in the expanded temperature range system performance may be impacted NOTE When operating in the expanded temperature range ambient temperature warnings may be reported on the LCD and in the System Event Log Continuous operation 5 C to 40 C at 5 to 85 RH with 29 C dew point K NOTE Outside the standard operating temperature 10 C to 35 C the system can operate continuously down to 5 C or as high as 40 C 173 Expanded operating temperature lt 1 of annual operating hours Expanded Operating Temperature Restrictions 174 For temperatures between 35 C and 40 C de rate maximum allowable temperature by 1 C per 175 m above 950 m 1 F per 319 ft 5 C to 45 C at 5 to 90 RH with 29 C dew point K NOTE Outside the standard op
13. 16 24 12 16 24 Removing memory modules Prerequisites DIMM rank organization and frequency 2R x8 1866 MT s 2R x8 1600 MT s 2R x4 2133 MT s 2R x8 2133 MT s 2R x4 1866 MT s 2R x8 1866 MT s 2R x8 1866 MT s 2R x8 1600 MT s 2R x4 2133 MT s 2R x4 1866 MT s 2R x4 2133 MT s 2R x4 1866 MT s 2R x4 1866 MT s 2R x4 1600 MT s LRDIMM AR x4 2133 MT s LRDIMM AR x4 2133 MT s LRDIMM AR x4 1866 MT s LRDIMM 4R x4 1600 MT s DIMM slot population Al A9 B7 Al B3 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A11 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B8 B9 B11 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1 B2 BA B5 B6 K NOTE 16 GB DIMMs must A1 A1 B3 A1 B1 A1 A1 B3 A1 B1 A1 A10 A11 A12 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 be installed in slots numbered A1 A2 A3 A4 B1 B2 B3 and B4 and 8 GB DIMMs must be installed in slots A5 A6 B5 and B6 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 B5 A10 A11 A12 B1 B2 B3 B4 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1 B2 B4 B5 B6 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A10 A11 A12 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 B1 B2 B4 B5 B6 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 Pe CAUTION Many repairs may only be done
14. Check the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components Quick Resource Locator Refer to Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview Guide at dell com openmanagemanuals Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC and CMC at dell com esmmanuals Dell Lifecycle Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide at dell com esmmanuals Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User s Guide at dell com openmanagemanuals Dell OpenManage Essentials User s Guide at dell com openmanagemanuals Storage controller documentation at dell com storagecontrollermanuals Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at dell com esmmanuals Use the Quick Resource Locator QRL to get immediate access to system information and how to videos This can be done by visiting dell com QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and a model specific Quick Resource QR code located on your Dell PowerEdge system To try out the QR code scan the following image Quick Resource Locator www dell com QRL Server PET630 23 2 Performing initial system configuration After you receive your PowerEdge system you must set up your system install the operating system and set up and configure the system DRAC IP address for system management Setting up you
15. For equipment using 48 60 V DC power supplies a qualified electrician must perform all connections to DC power and to safety grounds Do not attempt connecting to DC power or installing grounds yourself All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national codes and practices Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow all safety instructions that came with the product A CAUTION Wire the unit with copper only unless otherwise specified use only 10 American Wire Gauge AWG wire rated minimum 90 C for source and return Protect the 48 60 V DC 1 wire with a branch circuit over current protection rated 50 A for DC with a high interrupt current rating A CAUTION Connect the equipment to a 48 60 V DC supply source that is electrically isolated from the AC source reliably grounded 48 60 V DC SELV source Ensure that the 48 60 V DC source is efficiently secured to earth ground NOTE A readily accessible disconnect device that is suitably approved and rated shall be incorporated in the field wiring Input requirements e Supply voltage 48 60 V DC e Current consumption 32 A maximum Kit contents e Dell part number 6RYJ9 terminal block or equivalent 1 e 46 32 nut equipped with lock washer 1 Required tools Wire stripper pliers capable of removing insulation from size 10 AWG solid or stranded insulated copper wire K
16. Install the system cover 6 Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics Next steps If the tests fail see Getting Help Troubleshooting the system battery Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product K NOTE If the system is turned off for long periods of time for weeks or months the NVRAM may lose its system configuration information This situation is caused by a defective battery NOTE Some software may cause the system time to speed up or slow down If the system seems to operate normally except for the time kept in the System Setup the problem may be caused by software rather than by a defective battery E 152 Steps 1 Re enter the time and date in the System Setup 2 Turn off the system and disconnect it from the electrical outlet for at least one hour 3 Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and turn on the system 4 Enter the System Setup If the date and time are not correct in the System Setup check the SEL for system battery messages Next steps If the problem persists see Getting H
17. LCD panel e The LCD backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off through the DRAC utility the LCD panel or other tools 13 Figure 3 LCD panel features Item Button Description 1 Left Moves the cursor back in one step increments 2 Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor 3 Right Moves the cursor forward in one step increments During message scrolling e Press and hold the button to increase scrolling speed Release the button to stop K NOTE The display will stop scrolling when the button is released After 45 seconds of inactivity the display will start scrolling Home screen The Home screen displays user configurable information about the system This screen is displayed during normal system operation when there are no status messages or errors When the system is in standby mode the LCD backlight turns off after five minutes of inactivity if there are no error messages Press one of the three navigation buttons Select Left or Right to view the Home screen To navigate to the Home screen from another menu continue to select the up arrow t until the Home icon 4 is displayed and then select the Home icon From the Home screen press the Select button to enter the main menu Setup menu NOTE When you select an option in the Setup menu you must confirm the option before proceeding to the next action Option Description DRAC Select DHCP or Static IP to configure the network
18. NOTE When you have more than two GPU cards on your system you will need two 1100 W PSUs installed on your system 101 Hot Spare feature Your system supports the Hot Spare feature that significantly reduces the power overhead associated with power supply redundancy When the Hot Spare feature is enabled one of the redundant power supplies is switched to a sleep state The active power supply supports 100 of the load thus operating at higher efficiency The power supply in the sleep state monitors output voltage of the active power supply If the output voltage of the active power supply drops the power supply in the sleep state returns to an active output state If having both power supplies active is more efficient than having one power supply in a sleep state the active power supply can also activate a sleeping power supply The default power supply settings are as follows e If the load on the active power supply is more than 50 then the redundant power supply is switched to the active state e If the load on the active power supply falls below 20 then the redundant power supply is switched to the sleep state You can configure the Hot Spare feature using the DRAC settings For more information on iDRAC settings see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com support manuals Removing an AC power supply unit Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technic
19. a regular USB port or provide access to the iDRAC Direct features For more information see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals This port is USB 2 0 compliant Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system K NOTE The VGA connector is available only in the rack mode configuration of your system For information on converting your system from tower to the rack mode see Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode Allows you to connect USB devices to the system This port is USB 3 0 compliant Allows you to install optical drives or tape drives For more information on supported optical drives and tape drives see Optical drives and tape drives 3 5 inch hard drives 2 5 inch hard drives and PCle SSDs Supports up to four PCle SSDs or up to sixteen 2 5 inch hard drives depending on the system configuration The LCD panel of your system provides system information and status and error messages to indicate if the system is operating correctly or if the system needs attention For more information on error messages see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at dell com esmmanuals e The LCD backlight lights blue during normal operating conditions and lights amber to indicate an error condition e The LCD backlight is off when the system is in standby mode and can be turned on by pressing either the Select Left or Right button on the
20. by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 65 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Remove the cooling shroud ANNP If required remove the cooling fan assembly A WARNING The memory modules are hot to the touch for some time after the system has been powered down Allow time for the memory modules to cool before handling them Handle the memory modules by the card edges and avoid touching the components or metallic contacts on the memory module Steps 1 Locate the appropriate memory module socket CAUTION Handle each memory module only by the card edges making sure not to touch the middle of the memory module or gold contacts 2 Torelease the memory module from the socket simultaneously press the ejectors on both ends of the memory module socket Figure 17 Removing and installing a memory module 1 memory module 2 memory module socket memory module socket ejector 2 Installing memory modules Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshoo
21. cover Pano Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics If the tests fail see Getting Help Troubleshooting expansion cards Prerequisites A Es CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product NOTE When troubleshooting an expansion card see the documentation for your operating system and the expansion card 159 Steps 1 Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics 2 Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet 3 Remove the system cover 4 Ensure that each expansion card is firmly seated in its connector 5 Install the system cover 6 Ifthe problem is not resolved turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet 7 Remove the system cover 8 Remove all expansion cards installed in the system 9 Install the system cover If the tests fail see Getting Help 10 For each expansion card you removed in step 8 perform the following steps a Turn off the system an
22. eene eene nnne n nennen rrr nnn Ennan Removing a 2 5 Inch hard drive blank a e eere ec eid d nstalling a 2 5 inch hard drive blank eene nete nnne nnnnnas Removingia 5 5 inei hard drive blank rre He ero eee ee ree nstalling a 5 5 inch hard drive blank nstalling a 2 5 inch hard drive into a 5 5 inch hard drive adapter Removing a 2 5 inch hard drive from a 3 5 inch hard drive adapter 75 nstalling a hard drive adapter into a hard drive carrier 75 Removing a hard drive adapter from a hard drive carrier 76 Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier emen 76 nstalling a hard drive into a hard drive carrier Optucal drives and tape drives iion ben a decree a s vp ia Removing the optical drive or tape drive nstalling the optical drive or tape drivera a a a nn nnnnno Removing the slim optical drive blank ennemi nstallirig th slir optical drive blank iet eR nr tens terial USB memory key Optional tti rette a aaa Ld tee de Replacing the internal USB Keysda iue ai E a EEA E cnn cana nena tentat sein Expansion Card Holdet E AA Roe ee Removing the expansion card holder trt tr tada Installing the expansion Gard holder entente RR EA XR TE iaia Expansion Cards cir e ee bet een Expansion card installation QUIAE NES ooononnccnnnnncccnnocaccconaanccnnnoncncnnonnnnc canon eene mener REMOVING ar expansion Cardi etu dede eed A eee d needed Installing anexpanstol ear sud ai E E utet GPU card ho
23. hard drive is installed in a 3 5 inch hard drive adapter which is then installed in the 3 5 inch hard drive carrier Steps 1 Remove the screws from the side of the 3 5 inch hard drive adapter 2 Remove the hard drive from the hard drive adapter Installing a hard drive adapter into a hard drive carrier Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready Steps 1 Insert the hard drive adapter into the hard drive carrier with the connector end of the hard drive toward the back of the hard drive carrier 2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the holes on the hard drive carrier 3 Install the screws to secure the hard drive to the hard drive carrier 75 Figure 24 Removing and installing a hard drive adapter into a 3 5 inch hard drive carrier 1 3 5 inch hard drive carrier 2 screw 5 3 hard drive adapter 4 2 5 inch hard drive Removing a hard drive adapter from a hard drive carrier Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Keep
24. if a processor is installed For single processor systems sockets A1 to A12 are available For dual processor systems sockets A1 to A12 and sockets B1 to B12 are available e Populate all sockets with white release tabs first then black and then green e Populate the sockets by highest rank count in the following order first in sockets with white release levers then black and then green For example if you want to mix single rank and dual rank DIMMs populate dual rank DIMMs in the sockets with white release tabs and single rank DIMMs in the sockets with black release tabs When mixing memory modules with different capacities populate the sockets with memory modules with highest capacity first For example if you want to mix 4 GB and 8 GB DIMMs populate 8 GB DIMMs in the sockets with white release tabs and 4 GB DIMMs in the sockets with black release tabs e Ina dual processor configuration the memory configuration for each processor should be identical For example if you populate socket A1 for processor 1 then populate socket B1 for processor 2 and So on e Memory modules of different capacities can be mixed provided other memory population rules are followed for example 4 GB and 8 GB memory modules can be mixed Mixing of more than two DIMM capacities in a system is not supported e Populate four DIMMs per processor one DIMM per channel at a time to maximize performance Mode specific guidelines Four memory c
25. inch hard drives plus four Dell PowerEdge Express Flash devices PCle SSDs in a flex bay Up to sixteen 2 5 inch hard drives in the hard drive bay plus up to sixteen 2 5 inch hard drives in the flex bay Up to thirty two 2 5 inch hard drives Front panel features and indicators 10 12 Figure 1 Front panel features and indicators 2 5 inch hard drive chassis 10 10 14 a 0000 MEINEN Figure 2 Front panel features and indicators 3 5 inch hard drive plus four PCle SSD chassis 11 Item Indicator button or Icon Description connector 1 SD vFlash card slot 3 Allows you to insert a vFlash media card The vFlash media card is an SD card that extends the functionalities of the iDRAC enterprise card 2 Power on indicator o The power on indicator lights when the system power button power is on The power button controls the power supply output to the system K NOTE On ACPI compliant operating systems turning off the system using the power button causes the system to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off 3 NMI button e Use this button to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when running certain operating systems This button can be pressed using the end of a paper clip Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system documentation 4 System identification The identification button
26. installation documentation for your system at dell com poweredgemanuals For complete safety and regulatory information see the safety instructions that shipped with your system Observe the following precautions for stability and safety of the system in rack mode e Before installing your equipment in a rack install the front and side rack stabilizers Failure to install stabilizers can allow the rack to tip over e Always load from the bottom up and load the heaviest items first Do not overload the AC power supply branch circuit that provides power to the rack Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Keepthe 2 Phillips screwdriver ready 144 3 Turn off the system including any attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and peripherals 4 Lay the system on a flat stable surface 5 If installed remove the system feet or caster wheels For more information see Removing the system feet or Removing caster wheels 6 Remove the system cover Steps 1 Remove the system top cover For more information see Removing the system top cover 2 Remove the control panel assembly For more information see Removing the control panel assembly 3 Install the rack slide cover by performing the following steps a Slide the rack slide cover between the system s side cover and the chassis b Slid
27. instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 94 A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps Locate the SD card slot on the internal dual SD module and press the card to release it from the slot Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Installing an internal SD card Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 If installed remove the cooling shroud A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product K NOTE To use an SD card with your system ensure that the Internal SD Card Port is enabled in the System Setup Steps 1 Locate the SD card c
28. instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Locate the battery socket For more information see System Board Connectors 109 CAUTION To avoid damage to the battery connector you must firmly support the connector while installing or removing a battery 2 To remove the battery press firmly on the edge of the positive side of the battery in the direction of the arrow as shown in the illustration below The battery ejects from the socket Figure 43 Removing and installing the system battery 1 positive side of battery 2 socket 3 To install a new system battery hold the battery with the positive side facing up and slide it under the securing tabs 4 Press the battery into the connector until it snaps into place Next steps 1 Install the cooling shroud Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 3 While booting your system press lt F2 gt to enter the System Setup and ensure the battery is operating properly 4 Enter the correct time and date in the System Setup Time and Date fields 5 Exitthe System Setup Hard drive backplane Depending on your configuration your system supports one of the following e 3 5 inch x8 SAS SATA backplane e 3 5 inch x18 SAS SATA backplane e 2 5 inch x4 Dell PowerEdge Express Flash PCle SSD backplane e 2 5 inch x16 SAS SATA backplane 110 e 2 5 inch x32 SAS SATA backplane Depending on your configuration your system supports one
29. mm 27 27 inch without bezel 708 7 mm 27 9 inch with bezel 51 0 kg 112 43 lb for 3 5 inch hard drive chassis 41 8 kg 92 15 lb for 2 5 inch hard drive chassis One or two Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v3 product family 495 W 750 W 1100 W or 1600 W 1908 BTU hr maximum 495 W power supply 2891 BTU hr maximum 750 W power supply 2843 BTU hr maximum 750 W Titanium power supply 4100 BTU hr maximum 1100 W power supply 5463 BTU hr maximum 1600 W DC power supply 100 240 V AC autoranging 50 60 Hz or 200 240 V AC autoranging 50 60 Hz for 750 W Titanium power supply Power DC power supply per power supply Wattage 1100 W Heat dissipation 4416 BTU hour maximum NOTE Heat dissipation is calculated using the power supply wattage rating Voltage 48 60 V DC NOTE This system is also designed to be connected to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V System battery CR 2032 3 0 V lithium coin cell Expansion Bus Bus type PCI Express Generation 5 and 2 Expansion slots Slot 1 One full height full Length x16 link Slot 2 One full height full length x4 link NOTE Slot 2 is PCI Express Generation 2 only Slot 3 One full height full length x16 link NOTE Both the processors must be installed to use slots 4 through 7 Slot 4 One full height half length x8 link Slot 5 One full height full length x4 link NOTE Slot 5 is PCI Express Generation 2 only S
30. node interleaving You can view the Memory Setting screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS gt Memory Settings The Memory Settings screen details are explained as follows Example Menu Item System Memory Size System Memory Type System Memory Speed System Memory Voltage Video Memory System Memory Testing Memory Operating Mode 30 Description Displays the amount of memory installed in the system Displays the type of memory installed in the system Displays the system memory speed Displays the system memory voltage Displays the amount of video memory Specifies whether system memory tests are run during system boot Options are Enabled and Disabled By default the System Memory Testing option is set to Disabled Specifies the memory operating mode The options available are Optimizer Mode Advanced ECC Mode Mirror Mode Spare Mode Spare with Advanced ECC Mode and Dell Fault Resilient Mode By default the Memory Operating Mode option is set to Optimizer Mode NOTE The Memory Operating Mode can have different defaults and available options based on the memory configuration of your system Menu Item Node Interleaving Snoop Mode Description NOTE The Dell Fault Resilient Mode establishes an area of memory that is fault resilient This mode can be used by an operating system that supports the feature to load critical applications or enables the operating
31. of the system to release the retention hooks and pull out the front wheel unit Remove the screw securing the back wheel unit to the base of the chassis 4 Offset the back wheel unit slightly to the front of the system to release the retention hooks and pull out the back wheel unit EN 51 Removing the system cover Prerequisites Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Turn off the system including any attached peripherals Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals Remove the optional front bezel SANDER Lay the system on a flat stable surface Steps 1 Turn the latch release lock to the unlock position 2 Press the cover release latch and remove the system cover 1 Figure 11 Removing and installing the system cover 1 system 2 system cover 3 Cover release latch 4 cover latch release lock Installing the system cover Prerequisites Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 52 Steps 1 Align the slots of the system cover with the tabs on the chassis 2 Press the cover release latch and push the cover toward the chassis until the latch locks into place 3 Turn the latch release lock to the locked position Next steps 1 Place the system upright on its feet on a flat stable surface 2 If applicable install the front bezel For more information see Installing the front bezel 3 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet 4 Tu
32. only for UEFI boot mode You cannot set this to Enabled if UEFI Secure Boot mode is enabled This option enables or disables In System Characterization By default In System Characterization is set to Disabled The two other options are Enabled and Enabled No Reboot NOTE The default setting for In System Characterization is subject to change in future BIOS releases When enabled In System Characterization ISC executes during POST upon detecting relevant change s in system configuration to optimize system power and performance ISC takes about 20 seconds to execute and system reset is required for ISC results to be applied The Enabled No Reboot option executes ISC and continues without applying ISC results until the next time system reset occurs The Enabled option executes ISC and forces an immediate system reset so that ISC Menu Item Description results can be applied lt takes the system longer to be ready due to the forced system reset When disabled ISC does not execute About Boot Manager Boot Manager enables you to add delete and arrange boot options You can also access System Setup and boot options without restarting the system Entering Boot Manager The Boot Manager screen allows you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities 1 Turn on or restart your system Press lt F11 gt when you see the message lt F11 gt Boot Manager If your operating system begins to load before you press lt F11 gt all
33. spare If persistent correctable errors are detected on a rank the data from this rank is copied to the spare rank and the failed rank is disabled With memory sparing enabled the system memory available to the operating system is reduced by one rank per channel For example in a dual processor configuration with sixteen 4 GB dual rank DIMMs the available system memory is 3 4 ranks channel x 16 DIMMs x 4 GB 48 GB and not 16 DIMMs x 4 GB 64 GB K NOTE Memory sparing does not offer protection against a multi bit uncorrectable error K NOTE Both Advanced ECC Lockstep and Optimizer modes support Memory Sparing Memory mirroring Memory Mirroring offers the strongest DIMM reliability mode compared to all other modes providing improved uncorrectable multi bit failure protection In a mirrored configuration the total available system memory is one half of the total installed physical memory Half of the installed memory is used to mirror the active DIMMs In the event of an uncorrectable error the system switches over to the mirrored copy This ensures SDDC and multi bit protection Memory installation guidelines Memory modules must be identical in size speed and technology e DIMMs installed in memory sockets with white release levers must be identical and similar rule applies for sockets with black and green release tabs This ensures that identical DIMMs are installed in matched pairs for example A1 with A2 A3 wi
34. the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready Steps 1 Remove the screws from the slide rails on the hard drive carrier 2 Lift the hard drive adapter out of the hard drive carrier Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier Prerequisites 1 Keep the 1 Phillips screwdriver handy 2 Remove the hard drive carrier from the system Steps 1 Remove the screws from the slide rails on the hard drive carrier 2 Lift the hard drive out of the hard drive carrier 76 Figure 25 Removing and installing a hard drive into a hard drive carrier 1 screw 4 2 harddrive 3 hard drive carrier Installing a hard drive into a hard drive carrier Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Keep the 1 Phillips screwdriver handy Steps 1 Insert the hard drive into the hard drive carrier with the connector end of the hard drive toward the back 2 Align the screw holes on the hard drive with the set of screw holes on the hard drive carrier When aligned correctly the back of the hard drive is flush with the back of the hard drive carrier 3 Attach the screws to secure the ha
35. they can output different wattages and trigger a mismatch A CAUTION If two power supplies are used they must be of the same type and have the same maximum output power A CAUTION Combining AC and DC power supplies is not supported and triggers a mismatch Power is not connected Documentation matrix The documentation matrix provides information on documents that you can refer to for setting up and managing your system To Install your system into a rack Refer to Rack documentation included with your rack solution Set up your system and know the system technical Getting Started With Your System that shipped with specifications Install the operating system 22 your system or see dell com poweredgemanuals Operating system documentation at dell com operatingsystemmanuals To Get an overview of the Dell Systems Management offerings Configure and log in to DRAC set up managed and management system know the DRAC features and troubleshoot using iDRAC Know about the RACADM subcommands and supported RACADM interfaces Launch enable and disable Lifecycle Controller know the features use and troubleshoot Lifecycle Controller Use Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Set up use and troubleshoot OpenManage Server Administrator Install use and troubleshoot OpenManage Essentials Know the features of the storage controller cards deploy the cards and manage the storage subsystem
36. to pins 2 and 4 NOTE If you assign a new system and or setup password with the jumper on pins 4 and 6 the system disables the new password s the next time it boots 5 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on including any attached peripherals 6 Turn off the system including any attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet 7 Remove the system cover 166 10 11 Move the jumper on the system board jumper from pins 4 and 6 to pins 2 and 4 Install the system cover Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on including any attached peripherals Assign a new system and or setup password 167 9 Technical specifications Technical specifications help you in replacing or upgrading a component in the system Environmental specifications help you deploy the system for optimum efficiency Physical Height Wi dth Depth Weight maximum configuration Processor Processor type Power AC power supply per power supply 168 Wattage Heat dissipation NOTE Heat dissipation is calculated using the power supply wattage rating Voltage NOTE This system is also designed to be connected to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V 443 5 mm 17 5 inch with feet 434 5 mm 17 1 inch without feet 304 5 mm 11 98 inch with feet opened 217 9 mm 8 57 inch with feet closed 692 8
37. A5 A1 Figure 16 Memory Socket Locations Memory channels are organized as follows Processor 1 channel 0 slots A1 A5 and A9 channel 1 slots A2 A6 and A10 channel 2 slots A5 A7 and A11 channel 3 slots A4 A8 and A12 Processor 2 channel 0 slots B1 B5 and B9 channel 1 slots B2 B6 and B10 channel 2 slots B5 B7 and B11 channel 3 slots B4 B8 and B12 The following table shows the memory populations and operating frequencies for the supported configurations 60 DIMM Type DIMMs Populated Operating Frequency in Maximum DIMM Rank Channel Channel Is 1 2 V 1 2133 1866 1600 and 1333 Single rank or dual rank RDIMM 2 2133 1866 1600 and 1333 Single rank or dual rank 3 1866 1600 and 1333 Single rank or dual rank 1 2133 1866 1600 and 1333 Quad rank LRDIMM 2 2133 1866 1600 and 1333 Quad rank 3 1866 1600 and 1333 Quad rank General memory module installation guidelines This system supports Flexible Memory Configuration enabling the system to be configured and run in any valid chipset architectural configuration The following are the recommended guidelines for installing memory modules e RDIMMs and LRDIMMs must not be mixed e x4and x8 DRAM based DIMMs can be mixed For more information see Mode specific guidelines e Up to three dual or single rank RDIMMs can be populated per channel e Up to three LRDIMMs can be populated per channel regardless of rank count e Populate DIMM sockets only
38. Dell PowerEdge T630 Owner s Manual Regulatory Model E25S Series Regulatory Type E25S001 Notes Cautions and Warnings Es NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer A CAUTION A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem A WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Copyright O 2014 Dell Inc All rights reserved This product is protected by U S and international copyright and intellectual property laws Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc in the United States and or other jurisdictions All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies 2014 06 Rev ADO Contents TADOULtYOUF SyS EM eM 9 Supported CONTIGUA ION riadas 9 Front panel features and indicators i a oce enel ded t Hn dd Nels rns 10 LCD paneel features ioana e de Ue uda to ea RUE er e i T a a aeta 15 HOME SCHOEN ccs at LE 14 SAUNA ts 14 MINIME EI 15 Hardsdrive rdicator cod6es n n mE ERE a RD UND REQUE RE AY REA EROR 16 Back panel features and indicatoFS oooconioonncnnoccnocononononcnnnonnnoonnconnnonnnnnnonnnnn anno nnonnnonn enne 17 INICziHdicator codes ioa AL o EISAI EAA A MeL ML OU DEL D or Power indicator codes Documentation matrix Quick Resource Locator en i ahh pe ine A e en re etr ee de 25 2 Performing initial syste
39. ION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Disconnect the cables from the GPU card CAUTION Do not use excessive force when removing the cables as it can damage the connectors 2 Open the two expansion card latches by pressing the latch and then pushing the latch toward the rear 3 Hold the card by its edge pull the card up to remove it from the card connector and the system 5 Figure 32 Removing and installing a GPU card 1 GPU card 2 SLI data connector 3 GPU card power connector 4 GPU card power connector 5 x16 connector 6 expansion card latch 2 Next steps 1 Install the filler brackets by performing the following steps a Align the slot on the filler bracket with the tab on the expansion card slot b Press the expansion card latch till the filler bracket locks into place NOTE Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system 91 Close the two expansion card latches by pushing the lat
40. If enabled disable it and see if the issue is resolved older operating systems may not support USB 3 0 4 Inthe IDRAC Settings Utility ensure the USB Management Port Mode is configured as Automatic or Standard OS Use 5 Replace the keyboard mouse with a working keyboard mouse If the problem is not resolved proceed to the next step to begin troubleshooting other USB devices attached to the system Power down all attached USB devices and disconnect them from the system Reboot the system and if your keyboard is functioning enter the System Setup Verify that all USB ports are enabled on the Integrated Devices screen in the System Setup options 0 OND Check if USB 3 0 is enabled in System Setup If it is enabled disable it and restart your system f your keyboard is not functioning you can also use remote access 10 If the system is not accessible reset the NVRAM_CLR jumper inside your system and restore the BIOS to the default settings 11 In the IDRAC Settings Utility ensure the USB Management Port Mode is configured as Automatic or Standard OS Use 12 Reconnect and power on each USB device one at a time 13 If a USB device causes the same problem power down the device replace the USB cable with a known good cable and power up the device Next steps If all troubleshooting fails see Getting Help Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct USB XML configuration For information on USB storage device and server configu
41. Level 3 Cache Number of Cores 32 Description Allows you to enable or disable the Data Cache Unit DCU streamer prefetcher By default the DCU Streamer Prefetcher option is set to Enabled Enables or disables the Data Cache Unit DCU IP prefetcher By default the DCU IP Prefetcher option is set to Enabled Enables or disables the execute disable memory protection technology By default the Execute Disable option is set to Enabled Enables or disables the operating system capability to put logical processors in the idling state in order to reduce power consumption By default the option is set to Disabled Allows reconfiguration of Thermal Design Power TDP to lower levels TDP refers to the maximum amount of power the cooling system is required to dissipate Enables or disables the X2Apic mode NOTE Depending on the number of installed CPUs there may be up to four processor listings Controls the turbo engagement Enable this option only when System Profile is set to Performance Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor By default the Number of Cores per Processor option is set to All Specifies if the processor s support 64 bit extensions Displays the maximum core frequency of the processor NOTE Depending on the number of installed CPUs there may be up to four processor listings The following settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system Displays the family model a
42. NN FAN6 PWR_CONN_2 A10 A6 A2 A9 A5 Al BP_SIG2 FAN5 PWR_CONN_1 BP_SIG1 BP_SIGO A3 A7 A11 A4 A8 A12 FANA INTRUSION FP USB CTRL_PNL FAN3 NVRAM_CLR PWRD_EN SW RAID B SW RAID A IDSDM SATA TBU BATTERY SATA CDROM INT USB 5 0 SLOTS8 PCIE G3 X8 CPU1 Description Memory module sockets PCle card connector 4 PCle card connector 5 PCle card connector 6 PCle card connector 7 Processor 1 Trusted Platform Module TPM connector PIB signal connector Fan connector PIB signal connector Memory module sockets Backplane signal connector 2 Cooling shroud fan connector Power connector Backplane signal connector 1 Dell PowerEdge Express Flash PCle SSD signal connector Memory module sockets Cooling shroud fan connector Chassis intrusion switch connector Control panel USB connector Control panel interface connector Cooling shroud fan connector See System board jumper settings See System board jumper settings SW RAID connector 2 SW RAID connector 1 Internal dual SD module connector Tape drive SATA connector System battery connector Optical drive SATA connector Internal USB 3 0 connector PCle card connector 8 165 System board jumper settings For information on resetting the password jumper to disable a password see Disabling a forgotten password Table 5 System board jumper settings Jumper Setting Description PWRD_EN a The password reset
43. ON Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready 2 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Steps 1 Align the screw holes on the 2 5 inch hard drive with the screw holes on the 3 5 inch hard drive adapter 2 Install the screws to secure the hard drive to the hard drive adapter 3 Figure 23 Removing and Installing a 2 5 inch hard drive into a 3 5 inch hard drive adapter 1 2 5 inch hard drive 2 3 5 inch hard drive adapter 3 screw 2 74 Removing a 2 5 inch hard drive from a 3 5 inch hard drive adapter Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready K NOTE A 2 5 inch
44. ON EA RA ENE UN 099 gee A e ees e NNN NNNO SA Ls oO o0 0 00 0 Removing an expansion card Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the expansion card holder A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 If installed disconnect the data cables from the PERC card and or the power cables from the GPU card 2 Press the expansion card latch and push the latch towards the back to open it 3 Hold the expansion card by its edge pull the card up to remove it from the expansion card connector and the system 4 Install the filler brackets by performing the following steps a Align the slot on the filler bracket with the tab on the expansion card slot 86 b Press the expansion card latch till the filler bracket locks into place K NOTE Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system
45. S only displays one logical processor per core By default the Logical Processor option is set to Enabled Enables you to allocate more RTIDs to the remote socket thereby increasing cache performance between the sockets or easing work in normal mode for NUMA By default the Alternate RTID Requestor Transaction ID Setting is set to Disabled Enables or disables the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization By default the Virtualization Technology option is set to Enabled Defines the Address Translation Cache ATC for devices to cache the DMA transactions This field provides an interface to a chipset s Address Translation and Protection Table to translate DMA addresses to host addresses By default the option is set to Enabled Optimizes the system for applications that require high utilization of sequential memory access By default the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch option is set to Enabled You can disable this option for applications that require high utilization of random memory access Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher By default the Hardware Prefetcher option is set to Enabled 51 Menu Item DCU Streamer Prefetcher DCU IP Prefetcher Execute Disable Logical Processor Idling Configurable TDP X2Apic Mode Dell Controlled Turbo Number of Cores per Processor Processor 64 bit Support Processor Core Speed Processor 1 Family Model Stepping Brand Level 2 Cache
46. S110 e Four double width 300 W GPU cards Intel 3120A or Intel 71204 on a dual processor configuration or two double width 500 W GPU cards Intel 3120A or Intel 7120A on a single processor configuration cannot operate at an ambient temperature above 30 C e The 3 5 inch x18 hard drive system configuration supports two double width 300 W GPU cards Intel 3120A or Intel 7120A on slots 3 and 6 on dual processor configuration and one double width 300 W GPU card Intel 3120A or Intel 71204 on slot 5 on single processor configuration Two single width GPU cards on a single processor configuration and four single width GPU cards on a dual processor configuration do not support H730 H730P and H830 PERC cards e A system with Express Flash configuration supports a maximum of two GPU cards e The GPU cards must be installed Onthe x16 PCle Generation 3 interfaces available on slots 1 5 6 and 7 On systems that support one 5 25 inch removable media storage devices On systems with six fan configuration On systems that have 1100 W and 1600 W power supply K NOTE When you have more than two GPU cards on your system you will need two 1100 W PSUs installed on your system Removing a GPU card Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the cooling shroud 90 4 Remove the expansion card holder A CAUT
47. abling 2 5 inch x32 SAS SATA backplane with a single PERC card signal connector on backplane 2 SAS A connector on backplane 2 SAS A connector on PERC backplane 1 power connector on PDB Ss OWN T 9 backplane 1 signal connector on system board 11 SAS B connector on backplane 1 13 signal connector on backplane 1 15 SAS B1 connector on backplane 2 Do DN 12 14 16 SAS B connector on backplane 2 SAS B connector on PERC backplane 2 power connector on PDB backplane 2 signal connector on system board SAS A connector on backplane 1 power connector on backplane 1 power connector on backplane 2 SAS A1 connector on backplane 2 Installing the hard drive backplane Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Remove all the hard drives For more information see Removing a hot swap hard drive BWNP If applicable remove the cooling fan assembly For more information see Removing the cooling fan assembly optional
48. ackplane power cable 17 power connector on PCle SSD backplane 18 PCle SSD backplane signal cable 19 PCle C cable on PCle SSD backplane 20 PCle A cable on PCle SSD backplane Figure 51 Removing and installing a 3 5 inch x18 SAS SATA backplane 1 signal cable 2 release pin 3 power cable 4 power connector 5 SAS cable 6 x18 backplane 119 120 5 Figure 52 Cabling 3 5 inch x18 SAS SATA backplane Ox c OY DUI NIN ES signal connector on backplane SAS A connector on PERC card SAS B connector on PERC card power connector on PDB signal connector on system board SAS B connector on backplane SAS A connector on backplane power connector on backplane Figure 53 Removing and installing 2 5 inch x16 SAS SATA backplane 1 x16 backplane 2 release pin signal cable 4 power cable 5 power connector 6 SAS cable 121 122 Figure 54 Cabling 2 5 inch x16 SAS SATA backplane Sgn N S SAS A connector on PERC power connector on PDB SAS B connector on backplane power connector on backplane oo eN SAS B connector on PERC signal connector on system board SAS A connector on backplane signal connector on backplane 12 41 10 Figure 55 Removing and installing 2 5 inch x16 plus 2 5 Inch x4 SAS SATA backplane 1 release pin 3 power cable to x16 backplane 5 SAS cable to x16 backplane 7 power cable to PCle SSD backplane 9 power connector on PCle SSD backplane 11 signal c
49. al connector on system board SAS B connector on backplane 13 12 41 10 Figure 49 Removing and installing a 3 5 inch x8 plus 2 5 Inch x4 SAS SATA backplane x8 backplane power cable release pin 1 3 5 signal cable on x8 backplane 7 power cable on PCle SSD backplane 9 power connector on PCle SSD backplane 11 signal connector on PCle SSD backplane 13 x8 backplane power connector on x8 backplane SAS cable on x8 backplane PCle cable on PCle SSD backplane signal cable on PCle SSD backplane PCle cable connector on PCle SSD backplane PCle SSD backplane 117 118 N Co I 20 19 2 18 aui El Figure 50 Cabling 3 5 Inch x8 plus 2 5 inch x4 SAS SATA backplane 12 PCle B connector on PCle SSD backplane PCle D connector on PCle SSD backplane SAS B cable from 3 5 inch backplane on PERC card SAS A cable from 5 5 inch backplane on PERC card PCle A cable from PCle SSD backplane to PCle extender card PCle C cable from PCle SSD backplane to PCle extender card PCIe B cable from PCle SSD backplane to PCle extender card PCle D cable from PCle SSD backplane to PCle extender card PCle SSD backplane power connector on PDB PCle SSD backplane signal connector on system board wo anTnNanrNW rN P o 11 x8 backplane signal connector on system board 12 x8 backplane power cable 13 x8 backplane signal cable 14 SASB cable on x8 backplane 15 SASA cable on x8 backplane 16 x8 b
50. am Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Keepthe 2 Phillips screwdriver ready 141 Turn off the system including any attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the 3 electrical outlet and peripherals 4 Remove the system cover Steps 1 Remove the screws that secure the top cover to the chassis Slide the cover toward the front of the system and lift it from the system 2 U f f i i f f f i f f i f i Figure 68 Removing the installing the system top cover 2 screws 3 1 system top cover Installing the system top cover Prerequisites CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready 1 2 Steps 1 2 3 Align the tabs on the top cover with the notches inside the system left side cover Insert the tabs on the top cov
51. ape adapter ODD1 TBU connector on system board SAS tape drive data power connector optical drive 2 data connector Installing the optical drive or tape drive Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps 1 Unpack and prepare the drive for installation For instructions see the documentation that accompanied the drive If you are installing a SAS tape drive you must have an internal tape adapter installed For more information on installing a SAS tape drive see Installing an expansion card 2 If applicable remove the old drive or the drive blank 3 Align the guide on the drive with the slot on drive bay 4 Slide the drive into the slot until the latch snaps into place 5 Connect the power and data cable to the back of the drive 6 Connect the power and data cables to the backplane and the system board The system board connectors are ODD1 TBU and ODD2 TBU The system can connect up to two optical drives or one optical drive with o
52. aster wheels consist of e Caster wheel units front and back Two screws for the caster wheel units Installing caster wheels Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready Lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface with the base of the system extending off the edge of the surface 4 If installed remove the system feet For more information see Removing the system feet Steps 1 Align the two retention hooks on the back wheel unit with the two slots on the base of the chassis and insert the hooks into the slots 2 Offset the back wheel slightly to the back of the system and secure the unit in place using a single screw 3 Align the two retention hooks on the front wheel with the two slots on the base of the chassis and insert the hooks into the slots 4 Offset the front wheel slightly to the front and secure the unit in place using a screw 50 Figure 10 Removing and installing caster wheels 1 slots on base of the tower 4 2 wheel assembly unit 2 3 screw 2 Removing caster wheels Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready 3 Lay the system on a flat stable surface with the wheels extending beyond the edge of the surface Steps 1 Remove the screw securing the front wheel unit to the base of the chassis 2 Offset the front wheel unit slightly to the back
53. at dell com esmmanuals Warning messages A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you to respond before the system continues a task For example before you format a hard drive a message warns you that you may lose all data on the hard drive Warning messages usually interrupt the task and require you to respond by typing y yes or n no NOTE Warning messages are generated by either the application or the operating system For more information see the documentation that accompanied the operating system or application Diagnostic messages The system diagnostic utilities may issue messages if you run diagnostic tests on your system See the Using system diagnostics for more information about system diagnostics Alert messages The systems management software generates alert messages for your system Alert messages include information status warning and failure messages for drive temperature fan and power conditions For more information see the systems management software documentation 161 Using system diagnostics If you experience a problem with your system run the system diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance The purpose of running system diagnostics is to test your system hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss If you are unable to fix the problem yourself service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the p
54. ata cable from the back of the drive NOTE Observe the routing of the power and data cable inside the chassis as you remove them from the system board and the drive You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent them from being pinched or crimped 2 To remove the drive push the release latch as indicated in the figure 3 Slide the drive out of the drive bay 4 Ifyou are not immediately replacing the optical drive or tape drive install the blank NOTE Blanks must be installed on empty optical drive or tape drive slots to maintain FCC certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system Perform the same steps to install blanks 78 Figure 26 Removing and installing the optical drive or tape drive 1 optical drive tape drive 2 guide 3 release latch 4 NOTE The following figure shows the cabling diagram for an optical drive tape drive with an x16 backplane All backplanes x8 x18 and x16 have an ODD connector 79 Figure 27 Cabling optical drive and tape drive 1 ON mu Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 80 internal tape adapter ODD2 TBU connector on system board power connector on x16 backplane optical drive 2 power connector optical drive 1 power connector 4 6 8 10 optical drive 1 data connector mini SAS SATA connector on internal t
55. bles to the GPU card 4 Close the two expansion card latches Next steps 1 Install the expansion card holder 2 Install the cooling shroud 3 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Internal dual SD module NOTE When the Redundancy option is set to Mirror Mode in the Integrated Devices screen of the System Setup the information is replicated from one SD card to another Removing the internal dual SD module Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 92 A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Locate the internal dual SD module the system board 2 If installed remove the SD card s 3 Hold the plastic pull tab and pull the dual SD module out of the system board A B C D E Figure 33 Removing and installing the Internal Dual SD Module IDSDM 1 Internal Dual SD module 2 LED status indicator 2 95 3 SD card 2 4 SD card slot 2 5 SD card slot 1 6 IDSDM connector The following table describes th
56. can use the System BIOS screen to view BIOS settings as well as edit specific functions such as boot order system password setup password setting RAID mode and enabling or disabling USB ports To view the System BIOS screen in the System Setup Main Menu click System BIOS The System BIOS screen details are explained as follows 28 Menu Item System Information Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings Boot Settings Integrated Devices Serial Communication System Profile Settings System Security Miscellaneous Settings Description Displays information about the system such as the system model name BIOS version and Service Tag Displays information and options related to installed memory Displays information and options related to the processor such as speed and cache size Displays options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports K NOTE This setting is not available on PowerEdge T630 Displays options to specify the boot mode BIOS or UEFI Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings Displays options to enable or disable integrated device controllers and ports and to specify related features and options Displays options to enable or disable the serial ports and specify related features and options Displays options to change the processor power management settings and memory frequency Displays options to configure the syste
57. card push the card inward to release it and pull the card from the card slot 129 Figure 61 Removing and installing the SD vFlash media card 1 SD vFlash media card 2 SD vFlash media card slot 3 To install an SD vFlash media card with the label side facing up insert the contact pin end of the SD vFlash media card into the card slot on the module K NOTE The slot is keyed to ensure correct insertion of the card 4 Press the card inward to lock it into the slot Control panel assembly Removing the control panel assembly Prerequisites Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system EU NNP If applicable remove the cooling fan assembly A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Remove the screw securing the control panel to the chassis 2 Disconnect the control panel cable and the control panel USB cable from the system board A CAUTION Do not use excessive force when removing the control panel cables as it can damage the connectors
58. ccessible in the Operating System per the UEFI specification When set to Controlled selected UEFI variables are protected in the environment and new UEFI boot entries are forced to be at the end of the current boot order Secure Boot Enables Secure Boot where the BIOS authenticates each pre boot image using the certificates in the Secure Boot Policy Secure Boot is disabled by default Secure Boot Policy When Secure Boot policy is Standard the BIOS uses the system manufacturer s key and certificates to authenticate pre boot images When Secure Boot policy is Custom the BIOS uses the user defined key and certificates Secure Boot policy is Standard by default Secure Boot Policy Views the list of certificates and hashes that secure boot uses to authenticated Summary images Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings is displayed only when Secure Boot Policy is set to Custom In the System Setup Main Menu click System BIOS System Security Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings The Secure Boot Custom Policy Settings screen details are explained as follows Example Menu Item Description Platform Key Imports exports deletes or restores the platform key PK Key Exchange Key Allows you to import export delete or restore entries in the Key Exchange Key Database KEK Database 41 Menu Item Authorized Signature Database Forbidden Signature Database Description Imports exports dele
59. cess Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals 24 Information about logging in to iDRAC You can log in to iDRAC as an iDRAC local user as a Microsoft Active Directory user or as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP user You can also log in using Single Sign On or Smart Card The default user name is root and password is calvin For more information on logging in to iDRAC and DRAC licenses see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals You can also access the iDRAC using RACADM For more information see the RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide and the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide available at dell com esmmanuals Methods of installing the operating system If the server is shipped without an operating system install the supported operating system on the server using the following methods e Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media See the operating system documentation at dell com operatingsystemmanuals e Dell Lifecycle Controller See the Lifecycle Controller documentation at dell com esmmanuals Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit See the OpenManage documentation at dell com openmanagemanuals For information on the list of operating systems supported on your system see the operating systems support matrix at dell com ossupport Remote management To perform out of band systems management using iDRAC you must configu
60. ch until the latch snaps into place Replace the expansion card holder Install the cooling shroud TS PON Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Installing a GPU card Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the cooling shroud For more information see Removing the cooling shroud 4 Remove the expansion card holder For more information see Removing the expansion card holder 5 Open the two expansion card latches 6 Remove the filler brackets For more information see Removing a GPU card K NOTE Keep this bracket in case you need to remove the expansion card Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system Steps 1 Locate the x16 slot on the system board 2 Insert the GPU card into the slot 3 Connect the ca
61. cting to DC power or installing grounds yourself All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national codes and practices Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow all safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Verify that both the power supplies are of the same type and have the same maximum output power K NOTE The maximum output power shown in watts is listed on the power supply label 2 If installed remove the power supply blank 3 Slide the new power supply unit into the chassis until the power supply unit is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place 107 4 5 6 NOTE If you unlatched the cable management arm relatch it For information about the cable management arm see the system s rack documentation Connect the safety ground wire Install the DC power connector in the power supply unit CAUTION When connecting the power wires secure the wires with the strap to the power supply handle Connect the wires to a DC power source NOTE When installing hot swapping or hot adding a new power supply wait for 15 seconds for the system to recognize the power supply and determine its status The power supply status indicator turns green to signify that the power supply is functioning properly Removing the power supply unit blank 108 If you are installing a second power supply unit remove the power supply uni
62. d attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet b Remove the system cover c Reinstall one of the expansion cards d Install the system cover e Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics Next steps If the problem persists see Getting Help Troubleshooting processors Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Run the appropriate diagnostics test See Using System Diagnostics for available diagnostic tests 2 Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet 3 Remove the system cover 4 Ensure that the processor and heat sink are properly installed 5 Install the system cover 6 Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics Next steps If the problem persists see Getting Help 160 System messages For a list of event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide
63. d to the SATA port Displays the total capacity of the hard drive The field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives Boot Settings screen details You can use the Boot Settings screen to set the Boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI It also allows you to specify the boot order You can view the Boot Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS Boot Settings The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows Example Menu Item Boot Mode Description Enables you to set the boot mode of the system CAUTION Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in the same boot mode 35 Menu Item Description NOTE Setting this field to UEFI disables BIOS Boot Settings menu Setting this field to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu If the operating system supports UEFI you can set this option to UEFI Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non UEFI operating systems By default the Boot Mode option is set to BIOS Boot Sequence Enables or disables the boot sequence retry feature If this field is enabled and the Retry system fails to boot the system reattempts the boot sequence after 50 seconds By default the Boot Sequence Retry option is set to Enabled Hard Disk Failover Specifies which devices in the Hard Disk Drive Sequence are attempted in the boot sequence When the option is Disabled o
64. e Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port Displays the total capacity of the hard drive The field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected device Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port Displays the total capacity of the hard drive The field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected device Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port Displays the total capacity of the hard drive The field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected device Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port Displays the total capacity of t
65. e IDSDM indicator codes Convention IDSDM indicator code Condition A Green ndicates that the card is online B Flashing green ndicates rebuild or activity C Flashing amber ndicates card mismatch or that the card has failed D Amber ndicates that the card is offline has failed or is write protected E Not lit ndicates that the card is missing or is booting Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Installing the internal dual SD module Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Locate the IDSDM connector on the system board 2 Align the connectors on the system board and the dual SD module 3 Push the dual SD module until it is firmly seated on the system board Next steps 1 Install the SD vFlash media card s 2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Internal SD card Removing an internal SD card Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety
66. e memory module apply pressure at both ends of the memory module evenly 3 Press the memory module with your thumbs until the socket levers firmly click into place Figure 18 Installing the memory module 1 memory module 2 alignment key memory module socket ejector 2 67 Next steps 1 Install the cooling shroud Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 3 Press F2 to enter System Setup and check the System Memory setting The system should have changed the value to reflect the installed memory 4 Ifthe value is incorrect one or more of the memory modules may not be installed properly Ensure that the memory modules are firmly seated in the sockets 5 Run the system memory test in the system diagnostics Flex bays Your system s flex bay supports sixteen 2 5 inch hard drives or four Dell PowerEdge Express Flash devices Removing a flex bay Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready 3 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety ins
67. e processor socket If applicable remove the socket protective cap Release the open first socket release lever near the unlock icon by pushing the lever down and out from under the tab Similarly release the close first socket release lever near the lock icon Q by pushing the lever down and out from under the tab Lift the lever 90 degrees upward Hold the tab near the lock symbol on the processor shield and lift it up and out of the way To install the processor in the socket CAUTION Positioning the processor incorrectly can permanently damage the system board or the processor Be careful not to bend the pins in the socket CAUTION While removing or reinstalling the processor wipe your hands of any contaminants Contaminants on the processor pins such as thermal grease or oil can damage the processor a Align the processor with the socket keys 99 CAUTION Do not use force to seat the processor When the processor is positioned correctly it engages easily into the socket b Align the pin 1 indicator of the processor with the triangle on the system board c Place the processor on the socket such that the slots on the processor align with the socket keys CAUTION Do not use force to seat the processor When the processor is positioned correctly it engages easily into the socket d Close the processor shield e Lower the close first socket release lever near the lock icon a and push it under the tab to lock it
68. e tab Lift the lever 90 degrees upward c Lower the open first socket release lever to lift the processor shield 97 Figure 36 Removing and installing a processor close first socket release lever pin 1 indicator of processor slot 4 1 3 processor 5 open first socket release lever processor shield o o hw 7 socket socket keys 4 d Hold the tab on the processor shield and lift the processor shield until the open first socket release lever lifts up A CAUTION The socket pins are fragile and can be permanently damaged Be careful not to bend the pins in the socket when removing the processor out of the socket e Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the open first socket release lever up NOTE If you are permanently removing the processor you must install a socket protective cap in the vacant socket to protect the socket pins and keep the socket free of dust NOTE After removing the processor place it in an anti static container for reuse return or temporary storage Do not touch the bottom of the processor Touch only the side edges of the processor Next steps 1 Replace the heat sink s and processor s See Installing a processor 2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 98 Installing a processor Prerequisites A Ad OY OY dA Es CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting a
69. e the rack slide cover toward the back of the system until the tabs on rack slide cover locks with the tabs extending from the chassis Figure 69 Removing and installing the rack slide cover 1 rack slide cover 2 system chassis 4 Install the control panel assembly For more information see Installing the control panel assembly 5 Attach the mylar to cover the openings on the chassis where the system rear feet were installed in the tower mode See the following figure for more information 145 Figure 70 Attaching the mylar cover 1 marking on chassis 2 mylar cover 6 Install the system cover 7 Install the rack ears by performing the following steps a Align the three screw holes on the rack ears with the screw holes on the top and the bottom of system b Install the three screws using a 2 Phillips screwdriver 146 Figure 71 Removing and installing the rack ears 1 system in rack mode 2 rack ear 2 3 screw 6 8 Install the system in the rack For more information see the system s Rack Installation Guide 147 Troubleshooting your system Safety first for you and your system A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warran
70. ed 71 Steps 1 If a hard drive blank is installed in the hard drive slot remove it Install a hard drive in the hard drive carrier Press the release button on the front of the hard drive carrier and open the hard drive carrier handle Insert the hard drive carrier into the hard drive slot until the carrier connects with the backplane BN Close the hard drive carrier handle to lock the hard drive in place Removing a 2 5 inch hard drive blank Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product A CAUTION To maintain proper system cooling all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 If installed remove the bezel Steps Press the release button and slide the hard drive blank out of the hard drive slot a Figure 21 Removing and installing a 2 5 inch hard drive blank 2 1 hard drive blank 2 release button Installing a 2 5 inch hard drive blank Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 72 2 If installed remove the front bezel Steps Insert t
71. elp Troubleshooting power supply units A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Power source problems 1 e Press the power button to ensure that your system is turned on If the power indicator does not light up when the power button is pressed press the power on button firmly Plug in another working device to ensure that the system board is not faulty Ensure that no loose connections exist For example loose power cables Ensure that the power source meets applicable standards Ensure that there are no short circuits Have a qualified electrician check the line voltage to ensure that it meets the required specifications Power supply unit problems 1 Ensure that no loose connections exist For example loose power cables Ensure that the power supply handle LED indicates that the power supply is working properly For more information on power supply indicators see Power indicator codes f you have recently upgraded your system ensure that the power supply unit has enough power to support the new system f you have a redundant power supply configuratio
72. er inside the system left cover Slide the cover toward the back of the system until the screw holes on the cover aligns with the slots on the chassis 142 4 Secure the cover onto the chassis using the screws Next steps 1 Close the system 2 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on including any attached peripherals 143 5 Converting the system from tower mode to rack mode Your system can be converted from the tower mode to the rack mode To convert your system from the tower mode to the rack mode you require the tower to rack conversion kit which contains the following items e Rack ears left and right with three screws each e VGA module Rack slide cover e Mylar cover e A pair of rails optional Safety instructions A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product A CAUTION Do not attempt to convert your system into a rack unless authorized by Dell Only customers certified by Dell for tower to rack conversion can convert a tower system into a rack system K NOTE For specific caution statements and procedures see the rack
73. erating temperature 10 C to 35 C the system can operate down to 5 C or up to 45 C for a maximum of 1 of its annual operating hours For temperatures between 40 C and 45 C de rate maximum allowable temperature by 1 C per 125 m above 950 m 1 F per 228 ft e You must have six fans configured on your system e Do not perform a cold startup below 5 C The operating temperature specified is for a maximum altitude of 5048 m 10 000 ft e Express Flash is not supported e GPU is not supported 160 W workstation CPU is not supported e Internal TBU Tape Backup Unit is not supported e Two power supplies in redundant mode are required but do not support PSU failure function e Non Dell qualified peripheral cards and or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported e PCIeSSD is not supported e Eighteen 3 5 inch hard drive configuration is not supported Fusion IO is not supported 10 Getting help Contacting Dell About this task K NOTE Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options If you do not have an active Internet connection you can find contact information on your purchase invoice packing slip bill or Dell product catalog Availability varies by country and product and some services may not be available in your area To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues Steps 1 Go to dell com support 2 Select
74. erating environment Selecting the correct drive class will optimize quality functionality performance and reliability of the hard drives Due to industry advances in some cases the larger capacity drives have been changed to a larger sector size The larger sector size can have impacts on operating systems and applications For more information about these hard drives see the 512e and 4Kn Disk Formats whitepaper and 4K Sector HDD FAQ document at dell com poweredgemanuals All hard drives are connected to the system board through the hard drive backplane Hard drives are supplied in hot swappable hard drive carriers that fit in the hard drive slots CAUTION Before attempting to remove or install a hard drive while the system is running see the documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support hot swap hard drive removal and insertion CAUTION Do not turn off or reboot your system while the hard drive is being formatted Doing so can cause a hard drive failure Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane When you format a hard drive allow enough time for the formatting to be completed Be aware that high capacity hard drives can take a number of hours to format Removing a hot swap hard drive Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooti
75. erature of the system in Celsius or Fahrenheit The display format can be configured in the Set home submenu of the Setup menu 15 Hard drive indicator codes V 3 Figure 4 Hard drive indicators 1 hard drive activity indicator 3 hard drive 2 hard drive status indicator NOTE If the hard drive is in Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI mode the status indicator on the right side does not function and remains off Drive status indicator pattern RAID only Blinks green two times per second Off Blinks green amber and turns off Blinks amber four times per second Blinks green slowly Steady green Blinks green three seconds amber three seconds and turns off six seconds 16 Condition Identifying drive or preparing for removal Drive ready for insertion or removal K NOTE The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized after the system is turned on Drives are not ready for insertion or removal during this time Predicted drive failure Drive failed Drive rebuilding Drive online Rebuild aborted Back panel features and indicators 12 Item 2 9 Indicator Button or Connector PCle expansion card slots 3 processor 1 Ethernet connectors System identification connector System identification button Icon a Co CON OOF 10 11 Description Allows you to connect up to two PCI Express expansion cards and one PERC card
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78. feature is enabled pins 2 4 24 0 aiut BIOS local access is unlocked at the next AC power cycle 00 The password reset feature is disabled pins 4 6 246 NVRAM_CLR oe The configuration settings are retained at the next 15 5 end system boot pins 3 5 CXle The configuration settings are cleared at system e a boot pins 1 3 Disabling a forgotten password The system s software security features include a system password and a setup password The password jumper enables these password features or disables them and clears any password s currently in use Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Turn off the system including any attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet 2 Remove the system cover Al Move the jumper on the system board jumper from pins 2 and 4 to pins 4 and 6 4 Install the system cover The existing passwords are not disabled erased until the system boots with the Jumper on pins 4 and 6 However before you assign a new system and or setup password you must move the jumper back
79. fined for removable media devices such as optical drives Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected device Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port Displays the total capacity of the hard drive The field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected device Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port 33 Menu Item Capacity Port D Model Drive Type Capacity Port E Model Drive Type Capacity Port F Model Drive Type Capacity Port G Model Drive Type Capacity 34 Description Displays the total capacity of the hard drive The field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected devic
80. g inside your system While booting press F2 to enter the System Setup and check that the processor information matches the new system configuration Run the system diagnostics to verify that the new processor operates correctly Power supplies Your system supports either Two 495 W 750 W 1100 W or 1600 W Platinum AC power supply modules or Two 750 W Titanium AC power supply modules or E gt Two 1100 W DC power supply modules NOTE 495 W 750 W and 1100 W Platinum power supplies are nominally rated for 100 VAC to 240 VAC input 750 W Titanium and 1600 W Platinum power supplies are nominally rated for 200 VAC to 240 VAC input 1100 W DC power supply is nominally rated for 48 60 VDC input NOTE When two identical power supplies are installed power supply redundancy 1 1 with redundancy or 2 0 without redundancy is configured in system BIOS In redundant mode power is supplied to the system equally from both power supplies when Hot Spare is disabled When Hot Spare is enabled one of the PSUs will be put into standby when system utilization is low in order to maximize efficiency CAUTION If two power supplies are used they must be of the same maximum output power NOTE For AC power supplies use only power supplies with the Extended Power Performance EPP label on the back Mixing PSUs from previous generations of servers can result in a power supply mismatch condition or failure to power on
81. ght 4 expansion cards processor 2 18 NIC indicator codes 1 2 Ld ES e e Figure 5 NIC indicators 1 link indicator 2 activity indicator Indicator Indicator code Link and activity indicators are off The NIC is not connected to the network The NIC is connected to a valid network at its Link indicator is green maximum port speed 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps The NIC is connected to a valid network at less Link indicator is amber than its maximum port speed Activity indicator is blinking green Network data is being sent or received Power indicator codes Each AC power supply unit PSU has an illuminated translucent handle and each DC power supply unit when available has an LED that serves as an indicator to show whether power is present or a power fault has occurred 19 D E Figure 6 AC power supply unit status indicator 1 AC power supply unit status indicator handle Convention A 20 Power indicator pattern Green Flashing green Flashing green and turns off Flashing amber Condition The handle indicator lights green indicating that a valid power source is connected to the power supply unit and that the power supply unit is operational When updating the firmware of the power supply unit the power supply unit handle flashes green When hot adding a power supply unit PSU the power supply unit handle flashes green five times at 4 Hz rate and turns off This indica
82. h E Not lit Power is not connected e O A B C D Figure 7 DC power supply unit status indicator 1 DC power supply unit status indicator 21 Convention Power indicator pattern A Green B Flashing green C Flashing amber D Not lit Condition The handle LED indicator lights green indicating that a valid power Source is connected to the power supply unit and that the power supply unit is operational When hot adding a power supply unit power supply unit LED flashes green This indicates that the power supply unit is mismatched with the other power supply unit in terms of efficiency feature set health status and supported voltage Replace the power supply unit that has the flashing indicator with a power supply unit that matches the capacity of the other installed power supply unit Indicates a problem with the power supply unit A CAUTION When correcting a power supply unit mismatch replace only the power supply unit with the flashing indicator Swapping the opposite power supply unit to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and unexpected system shutdown To change from a High Output configuration to a Low Output configuration or vice versa you must power down the system A CAUTION AC power supplies support both 220 V and 110 V input voltages with the exception of Titanium power supplies which support only 220 V When two identical power supplies receive different input voltages
83. hannels are allocated to each processor The allowable configurations depend on the memory mode selected NOTE You can mix x4 and x8 DRAM based DIMMs to support RAS features However all guidelines for specific RAS features must be followed x4 DRAM based DIMMs retain Single Device Data Correction SDDC in memory optimized independent channel mode x8 DRAM based DIMMs require Advanced ECC mode to gain SDDC The following sections provide additional slot population guidelines for each mode 61 Advanced ECC lockstep Advanced ECC mode extends SDDC from x4 DRAM based DIMMs to both x4 and x8 DRAMs This protects against single DRAM chip failures during normal operation Memory installation guidelines e Memory modules must be identical in size speed and technology e DIMMs installed in memory sockets with white release tabs must be identical and similar rule applies for sockets with black and green release tabs This ensures that identical DIMMs are installed in matched pairs for example A1 with A2 A3 with A4 A5 with A6 and so on K NOTE Advanced ECC with Mirroring is not supported Memory optimized independent channel mode This mode supports SDDC only for memory modules that use x4 device width and the mode does not impose any specific slot population requirements Memory sparing K NOTE To use memory sparing this feature must be enabled in the System Setup In this mode one rank per channel is reserved as a
84. he BitLocker hard drive encryption feature in Windows Server Installing the Trusted Platform Module Prerequisites Ensure that you read the Safety instructions A CAUTION Do not remove an installed Trusted Platform Module TPM Any attempt to remove an installed TPM from the system board may damage the TPM Steps 1 Align the edge connectors on the TPM with the slot on the TPM connector 2 Insert the TPM into the TPM connector such that the plastic bolt aligns with the slot on the system board 3 Press the plastic bolt until the bolt snaps into place 136 1 N 3 5 Figure 65 Installing the TPM 1 TPM 2 TPM connector 3 slot on the TPM connector 4 plastic bolt 5 slot on the system board Re enabling the TPM for BitLocker users Initialize the TPM For more information on initializing the TPM see http technet microsoft com en us library cc753140 aspx The TPM Status changes to Enabled Activated Re enabling the TPM for TXT users While booting your system press F2 to enter System Setup In the System Setup Main Menu click System BIOS System Security Settings In the TPM Security option select On with Pre boot Measurements In the TPM Command option select Activate Save the settings Reboot your system Enter System Setup again In the System Setup Main Menu click System BIOS System Security Settings In the Intel TXT option select On O ON Oo wl 137 Power interpo
85. he hard drive The field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives Menu Item Port H Model Drive Type Capacity Port I Model Drive Type Capacity Port J Model Drive Type Capacity Description Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected device Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port Displays the total capacity of the hard drive The field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected device Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port Displays the total capacity of the hard drive The field is undefined for removable media devices such as optical drives Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected device Displays the type of drive attache
86. he hard drive blank into the hard drive slot until the release button clicks into place Next steps If applicable install the front bezel Removing a 3 5 inch hard drive blank Prerequisites Pe CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 7X CAUTION To maintain proper system cooling all empty hard drive slots must have drive blanks installed 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 If installed remove the front bezel Steps Press the release button and slide the blank out of the hard drive slot 2 Figure 22 Removing and installing a 3 5 inch hard drive blank 1 hard drive blank 2 release button Next steps If applicable install the front bezel 75 Installing a 3 5 inch hard drive blank Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 If installed remove the front bezel Steps Insert the hard drive blank into the hard drive slot until the release button clicks into place Next steps If applicable install the front bezel Installing a 2 5 inch hard drive into a 3 5 inch hard drive adapter Prerequisites A CAUTI
87. he tape backup software as instructed in the tape backup software documentation 4 Ensure that the interface cable of the tape drive is connected to the external port on the controller card 5 Perform the following steps to ensure that the controller card is properly installed a Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet b Remove the system cover c Reseat the controller card in the expansion card slot d Install the system cover e Turn on the system and attached peripherals 6 Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics Next steps If you cannot resolve the problem see Getting Help Troubleshooting a hard drive Prerequisites A A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product CAUTION This troubleshooting procedure can erase data stored on the hard drive Before you proceed back up all files on the hard drive Steps 1 4 5 Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics Depending on the results of the diagnostics test
88. ian You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product A CAUTION The system requires one power supply for normal operation On power redundant systems remove and replace only one power supply at a time in a system that is powered on K NOTE You may have to unlatch and lift the optional cable management arm if it interferes with power supply removal For information about the cable management arm see the system s rack documentation Steps 1 Disconnect the power cable from the power source and from the power supply unit you intend to remove and remove the cables from the strap 2 Press the release latch and slide the power supply unit out of the chassis 102 3 By 4 1 5 Figure 38 Removing and installing an AC power supply unit 1 release latch 2 power supply unit cable connector power supply unit 4 connector 5 power supply unit handle Installing an AC power supply unit Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due t
89. icient Policy Description Sets the system profile If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than Custom the BIOS automatically sets the rest of the options You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to Custom By default the System Profile option is set to Performance Per Watt Optimized DAPC DAPC is Dell Active Power Controller NOTE The following parameters are available only when the System Profile is set to Custom Sets the CPU power management By default the CPU Power Management option is set to System DBPM DAPC DBPM is Demand Based Power Management Sets the speed of the system memory You can select Maximum Performance Maximum Reliability or a specific speed Enables or disables the processor to operate in turbo boost mode By default the Turbo Boost option is set to Enabled Enables or disables the Energy Efficient Turbo Energy Efficient Turbo EET is a mode of operation where a processor s core frequency is adjusted within the turbo range based on workload Enables or disables the processor to switch to a minimum performance state when it is idle By default the C1E option is set to Enabled Enables or disables the processor to operate in all available power states By default the C States option is set to Enabled Enables or disables the CPU power management When set to Enabled the CPU power management is controlled by the OS DBPM and the System DBPM DAPC By default
90. ing the Windows operating system ensure the DRAC Virtual USB NIC device driver is installed 4 Ifthe driver is installed ensure you are not connected to any network through WiFi or cabled ethernet as iDRAC Direct uses a non routable address Next steps If all troubleshooting fails see Getting help Troubleshooting a serial I O device Steps 1 Turn off the system and any peripheral devices connected to the serial port 2 Swap the serial interface cable with a working cable and turn on the system and the serial device If the problem is resolved replace the interface cable with a known good cable 3 Turn off the system and the serial device and swap the serial device with a comparable device 4 Turn on the system and the serial device Next steps If the problem persists see Getting Help Troubleshooting a NIC Steps 1 Run the appropriate diagnostic test See Using System Diagnostics for available diagnostic tests 2 Rebootthe system and check for any system messages pertaining to the NIC controller 3 Check the appropriate indicator on the NIC connector e If the link indicator does not light check all cable connections e If the activity indicator does not light the network driver files might be damaged or missing Remove and reinstall the drivers if applicable See the NIC documentation e If applicable change the autonegotiation setting e Use another connector on the switch or hub 4 Ensure that the app
91. k Restoring the service tag using Easy Restore Use the Easy Restore feature if you do not know the service tag of your system The Easy Restore feature allows you to restore your system s service tag license UEFI configuration and the system configuration 135 data after replacing the system board All data is backed up in a backup flash device automatically If BIOS detects a new system board and the service tag in the backup flash device BIOS prompts the user to restore the backup information 1 Turn on the system If BIOS detects a new system board and if the service tag is present in the backup flash device BIOS displays the service tag the status of the license and the UEFI Diagnostics version 2 Doone of the following e Press Y to restore the service tag license and diagnostics information e Press N to navigate to the Lifecycle Controller based restore options e Press F10 to restore data from a previously created Hardware Server Profile After the restore process is complete BIOS prompts to restore the system configuration data 3 Doone ofthe following e Press Y to restore the system configuration data Press N to use the default configuration settings After the restore process is complete the system reboots Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module TPM is used to generate store keys protect authenticate passwords and create store digital certificates TPM can also be used to enable t
92. l needed or set the minimum fan speed to a custom value From F2 System Setup 1 Select iDRAC Settings Thermal and set a higher fan speed from the fan speed offset or minimum fan speed From RACADM commands 1 Runthe command racadm help system thermalsettings For more information see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals Troubleshooting cooling fans Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product K NOTE In the event of a problem with a particular fan the fan number is referenced by the system s management software allowing you to easily identify and replace the proper fan by noting the fan numbers on the cooling fan assembly Steps 1 Remove the system cover 2 Reseat the fan or the fan s power cable 154 3 If the fan functions properly install the system cover Next steps Ifthe problem persists see Getting Help Troubleshooting system memory Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repair
93. lder optiorial 3 ite eet he e o ira Removing the GPU card holder sse ener ntes Installing the GPU card holder irren a t teen ete i ee De ta ed retos GPU cards Optional e wea dete p edt un e o he peti Rete mec te be euo Rs GPU card installation guidelines sss eme meme emm Removing a GPU card rt Ehe Pa ee E ea DR ERR eo da Installing a GPU ar e a ede ra det Perd Perd eina pene dod bett Internal d at SD Module d oho ey ee e a aba i d e cue Removing the internal dual SD Mod le ieioea a eee eene nennen Installing the internal dual SD module Internal eb Morro Removing an internal SD Card deed te ec C EDU LR RADAR M ERR RR lt htenez estes Installingrantinterhal SD Gard cda Eds 95 O sint d t t I i reba tto ee Aided inde Adesso as 95 REMOVING Proceso das 95 Installing a Procesora ea tede te ee cea tA ia es 99 Power Supplies tetra fett ete utei t Een all wt teva ebat Pea e fee i c bas f toon 101 HotSpareedt re d vo epic Vr s A O a ME 102 Removing an AC power supply unit nennen nnns 102 Installing an AC power supply unit nnne nnne nennen 103 Wiring instructions for a DC power supply unit eem 104 Removing a DC power supply unit Installing a DC power supply Unit 2 oerte reete en a n nid Lid d dre i ie Removing the power supply unit blank Installing the power supply unit blank sssssssssssem eene n rne nennen System b ttety usines Replacing the system batt
94. lease pin 3 power distribution board Removing the power distribution board Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready 3 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system A CAUTION To prevent damage to the power interposer board PIB you must remove the power supply module s from the system before removing the power interposer board or power distribution board PDB Remove the power supply module s from the back of the chassis Remove the PCle card holders Remove the cooling shroud If applicable remove the cooling fan assembly Disconnect the power cables to the system board and the hard drive backplane Remove the system board For more information see Removing the system board QO 0 O0 D 10 Remove the power interposer board 139 Steps 1 Disconnect the power cables from the power distribution board PDB 2 Remove the six screws securing the PDB to the chassis 3 Lift the PDB up and out of the chassis Figure 67 Removi
95. ling fan assembly if applicable f cooling shroud g PCle card holder 5 Reconnect all cables to the system board Es NOTE Ensure that the cables inside the system are routed along the chassis wall and secured using the cable securing bracket 4 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 5 Import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license For more information see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals 6 Ensure that you a Use the Easy Restore feature to restore the service tag For more information see Easy Restore b If the service tag is not backed up in the backup flash device enter the system service tag manually For more information see Entering the system service tag using System Setup c Update the BIOS and iDRAC versions Re enable the Trusted Platform Module TPM For more information see Re enabling the TPM for BitLocker users or Re enabling the TPM for Intel TXT users Entering the system service tag using System Setup If you know the system service tag use the System Setup menu to enter the service tag 1 2 3 4 5 Turn on the system Press lt F2 gt to enter the System Setup Click Service Tag Settings Enter the service tag NOTE You can enter the service tag only when the Service Tag field is empty Ensure that you enter the correct service tag Once the service tag is entered it cannot be updated or changed Click O
96. lot 6 One full height full length x16 link Slot 7 One full height full length x16 link Slot 8 One full height half length x8 link Memory Architecture 1333 MT s 1600 MT s 1866 MT s or 2133 MT s DDR4 Registered or Load Reduced Error Correcting Code ECC DIMMs Support for advanced ECC or memory optimized operation Memory module sockets Twenty four 288 pin 169 Memory Memory module capacities LRDIMMs RDIMMs Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Drives Hard drives Eight hard drive systems Eight plus four hard drive systems Eighteen hard drive systems Sixteen hard drive systems Sixteen plus four hard drive systems Thirty two hard drive systems with a single PERC card Thirty two hard drive systems with double PERC card 170 32 GB quad ranked 4 GB single ranked 8 GB or 16 GB dual ranked 4 GB with a single processor 8 GB with a dual processor Up to 584 GB with single processor Up to 786 GB with dual processor Up to eight 3 5 inch internal hot swappable SAS SATA SSD or Nearline SAS hard drives or Up to eight 2 5 inch internal hot swappable SAS SATA SSD or Nearline SAS hard drives in a 3 5 inch hard drive carrier Hard drive slots O through 3 and 4 through 7 Up to eight 3 5 inch internal hot swappable SAS SATA SSD or Nearline SAS hard drives plus four Dell PowerEdge Express Flash devices PCle SSDs Hard drive slots O through 7 and O through 3 Up to eighteen 3 5 inch internal ho
97. m including any attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet 3 Remove the system cover K NOTE When an SD card failure occurs the internal dual SD module controller notifies the system On the next reboot the system displays a message indicating the failure If redundancy is enabled at the time of SD card failure a critical alert will be logged and chassis health will degrade 4 Replace the failed SD card with a new SD card 156 5 Install the system cover 6 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on including any attached peripherals 7 Enterthe System Setup and ensure that the Internal SD Card Port and Internal SD Card Redundancy mode is set to the required mode Verify that correct SD slot is set as Primary SD Card 8 Checkifthe SD card is functioning properly 9 Ifthe Internal SD Card Redundancy option is set to Enabled at the time of the SD card failure the system will prompt you to perform a rebuild NOTE The rebuild will always be sourced from the primary SD card to the secondary SD card Perform the rebuild of the SD card as necessary Troubleshooting an optical drive Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servici
98. m configuration esee 24 Setting UP your SVSteITI sisiran Ebo bte edu ea Bom Forme Per eric d re Ui Ped ut uda 24 Methods of setting up and configuring the IDRAC IP address sssssssssse 24 Information about logging in toiIDRAC sisii eem eee eene 25 Methods of installing the operating system sssssssssssssssssseeeeeee eene rennen nennen nnne 25 REMOte management 54 etl reset Need ner Heec Pl A e RO a eA ae eA 25 Downloading and installing drivers and firmware emen 25 3 Pre operating system management applications 27 Navigation keys sod oiii e eio Ends ela aaa ile Shanes oh TA 27 Abo tSystemi Setup ste TUER ed el tetto 28 Enabling Console Redirection nennen nnn entren 28 Entering System Setup System Setup Mali Meu oett de e oe d Pbi be ict e eis 28 System BIOS screen details ertet 28 System Information screen details ta e ere tee A UR ERE TR RES RENE E Ede Del ge d 29 Memory Settings sereen detalls z 4 4 AR M Me tet P t e etam 30 Processor Settings screen details t itp tet eddie 31 SATA Settings Screen detalls u e pcs e eR Hec ete ed nae co teet tee 33 Boot Settings screen details aiii iia 35 Network Settings screen detalla naa 36 IntegratedDevices screendetalS tdci i ERR ENTRE 56 Serial Communication screen details ipta e Hd E e ena Ete SE e rdg 38 System Profile Settings screen details nureen io meme eene 58 Sy
99. m security settings such as system password setup password and TPM security It also enables or disables the power and NMI buttons on the system Displays options to change the system date time and so on System Information screen details You can use the System Information screen allows to view system properties such as Service Tag system model and BIOS version You can view the System Information screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS gt System Information The System Information screen details are explained as follows Example Menu Item System Model Name System BIOS Version System Management Engine Version System Service Tag Description Displays the system model name Displays the BIOS version installed on the system Displays the current revision of the Management Engine firmware Displays the system Service Tag 29 Menu Item System Manufacturer System Manufacturer Contact Information System CPLD Version UEFI Compliance Version Description Displays the name of the system manufacturer Displays the contact information of the system manufacturer Displays the current revision of the system CPLD firmware Displays the system firmware UEFI compliance level Memory Settings screen details You can use the Memory Settings screen to view all the memory settings as well as to enable or disable specific memory functions such as system memory testing and
100. mage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Enter the System Setup and ensure that the USB key port is enabled on the Integrated Devices screen Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet Remove the system cover Locate the USB key and reseat it nstall the system cover Turn on the system and attached peripherals and check if the USB key is functioning f the problem is not resolved repeat step 2 and step 3 nsert a different USB key that you know works properly 0 06 MO ap nstall the system cover Next steps If the problem is not resolved see Getting Help Troubleshooting an SD card Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product NOTE Certain SD cards have a physical write protect switch on the card If the write protect switch is turned on the SD card is not writeable Steps 1 Enter the System Setup and ensure that the Internal SD Card Port is enabled 2 Turn off the syste
101. me with the product Steps Press the tab and pull the expansion card holder from the chassis 1 Figure 30 Removing and installing the expansion card holder 1 tab 2 expansion card holder Installing the expansion card holder Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 84 Steps Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Expansion cards Expansion card installation guidelines The following table describes the supported expansion cards Table 3 Supported PCI express generation 3 expansion cards PCle Slot 1 2 C N Dn oO A C Processor Connection Height Processor 1 Platform Controller Hub Processor 1 Processor 2 Processor 2 Processor 2 Processor 2 Processor 1 PCle Generation 2 expansion card Standard Hei Standard Hei Standard Hei Standard Hei Standard Hei Standard Hei Standard Hei Standard Hei ght ght ght ght ght ght ght ght Length Ful Ful Ful Ha Ful Ful Ful H C Length Length Leng
102. mode If Static IP is selected the available fields are IP Subnet Sub and Gateway Gtw Select Setup DNS to enable DNS and to view domain addresses Two separate DNS entries are available Set error Select SEL to display LCD error messages in a format that matches the IPMI description in the SEL This is useful when trying to match an LCD message with an SEL entry 14 Option Set home View menu Description Select Simple to display LCD error messages in a simplified user friendly description See System Error Messages for a list of messages in this format Select the default information to be displayed on the LCD Home screen See View Menu to see the options and option items that can be set as the default on the Home screen NOTE When you select an option in the View menu you must confirm the option before proceeding to the next action Option DRAC IP MAC Name Number Power Temperature Description Displays the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses for DRAC8 Addresses include DNS Primary and Secondary Gateway IP and Subnet IPv6 does not have Subnet splays the MAC addresses for iDRAC iSCSI or Network devices splays the name of the Host Model or User String for the system splays the Asset tag or the Service tag for the system splays the power output of the system in BTU hr or Watts The display format can e configured in the Set home submenu of the Setup menu SOU UD g Q splays the temp
103. n ensure that both the power supply units are of the same type and wattage fthe LED You may have to upgrade to a higher wattage power supply unit Ensure that you use only power supply units with the Extended Power Performance EPP label on the back Reseat the power supply unit NOTE After installing a power supply unit allow several seconds for the system to recognize the power supply unit and determine if it is working properly If the problem persists see Getting Help 155 Troubleshooting cooling problems A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Ensure that the following conditions exist e System cover cooling shroud EMI filler panel or back filler bracket is not removed Ambient temperature is not too high External airflow is not obstructed Acooling fan is not removed or has not failed The expansion card installation guidelines have been followed Additional cooling can be added by one of the following methods From the iDRAC Web GUI 1 Click Hardware Fans Setup 2 From the Fan Speed Offset drop down list select the cooling leve
104. nal USB Port Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 l OAT DMA Engine Embedded Video Controller Current State of Embedded Video Controller SR IOV Global Enable OS Watchdog Timer Memory Mapped I O above 4GB Description Allows you to enable or disable the USB 3 0 support Enable this option only if your operating system supports USB 3 0 Disabling this allows devices to operate at USB 2 0 speed USB 3 0 is disabled by default Allows you to enable or disable the USB ports Selecting Only Back Ports On disables the front USB ports selecting All Ports Off disables all USB ports The USB keyboard and mouse operates during boot process in certain operating systems After the boot process is complete the USB keyboard and mouse does not work if the ports are disabled NOTE Selecting Only Back Ports On and All Ports Off will disable the USB management port and also restrict access to iDRAC features Allows you to enable or disable the internal USB port By default the Internal USB Port option is set to Enabled NOTE The Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option is only available on systems that do not have Integrated Network Card 1 Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 If set to Disabled the NIC may still be available for shared network access by the embedded management controller The embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option is only available on systems that do not have NDCs This option is mutually exclusive with the Integrated Netwo
105. ncanns Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Managel eceeeseeeeeeetteeeteeenrees Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller System diagnostic Controla tn 8 Jumpers and CONNECCOSMS occccnoncccnoconcnononnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn oran nennen nnn nnn nnne nnn nnns nnn 164 System board Connectors i ae nee d efe el dae erede ei RC e P tea ze RE Ee 164 System board jumper settings d b ede e RR A 166 Disablingia forgotten password ato Ex etse tote 166 9 Technical specifications uero treo pate th oki nona cua ex cux rE raa aere v nannan nea 168 TO Getting Meu m 175 Contacting Della a al nites atl tial teal ieee ea id 175 Locating YoUr systemiservice tidad i p Er d UU OR ORB 175 Quick Resource Locator ORL dc a MEREREAY 175 1 About your system The Dell PowerEdge T630 is a rackable tower server that support up to two processors based on the Intel Xeon E5 2600 v3 processor family up to 24 DIMMs and storage capacity of up to 32 hard drives SSDs K NOTE The T630 systems support only internal hot swappable hard drives Supported configurations System Configurations 3 5 inch hard drive Up to eight 3 5 inch hard drives t PISES Up to eighteen 3 5 inch hard drives Up to eight 3 5 inch hard drives plus four Dell PowerEdge Express Flash devices PCle SSDs in a flex bay 2 5 inch hard drive Up to sixteen 2 5 inch hard drives t IAEN Up to sixteen 2 5
106. nce System Security settings screen details You can use the System Security screen to perform specific functions such as setting the system password setup password and disabling the power button You can view the System Security screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS gt System Security Settings The System Security Settings screen details are explained as follows Example Menu Item Intel AES NI System Password Setup Password Password Status TPM Security TPM Information TPM Status TPM Command 40 Description Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set and is set to Enabled by default Sets the system password This option is set to Enabled by default and is read only if the password jumper is not installed in the system Sets the setup password This option is read only if the password jumper is not installed in the system Locks the system password By default the Password Status option is set to Unlocked K NOTE The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed Allows you to control the reporting mode of the Trusted Platform Module TPM By default the TPM Security option is set to Off You can only modify the TPM Status TPM Activation and Intel TXT fields if the TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre boot Measurements or On without Pre boot Measurements Changes
107. nd simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver handy If you are upgrading your system download the latest system BIOS version from dell com support and follow the instructions included in the compressed download file to install the update on your system K NOTE You can update the system BIOS using the Lifecycle Controller Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system If installed remove the cooling fan assembly If installed remove the full length PCle card Remove the cooling shroud A WARNING The heat sink and processor are hot to the touch for some time after the system has been powered down Allow the heat sink and processor to cool before handling them A CAUTION Never remove the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to remove the processor The heat sink is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions NOTE If you are installing a single processor it must be installed in socket CPU1 Steps 1 Unpack the new processor If the processor has previously been used in a system remove any remaining thermal grease from the processor using a lint free cloth Locate th
108. nd stepping of the processor as defined by Intel splays the brand name reported by the processor splays the total L2 cache splays the total L3 cache OU TD 9g splays the number of cores per processor SATA Settings screen details You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable RAID on your system You can view the SATA Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS SATA Settings The SATA Settings screen details are explained below Example Menu Item Embedded SATA Security Freeze Lock Write Cache Port A Model Drive Type Capacity Port B Model Drive Type Capacity Port C Model Drive Type Description Enables the embedded SATA to be set to Off ATA AHCI or RAID modes By default the Embedded SATA option is set to AHCI Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the Embedded SATA drives during POST This option is only applicable to ATA and AHCI mode Enables or disables the command for Embedded SATA drives during POST Sets the drive type of the selected device For Embedded SATA settings in ATA mode set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS support For AHCI mode or RAID mode BIOS always enables support Displays the drive model of the selected device Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port Displays the total capacity of the hard drive The field is unde
109. ne SATA tape backup unit and one SAS tape backup unit using Dell OpenManage IT Assistant NOTE For systems configured with software RAID and installed with PowerVault RD1000 connect the PowerVault RD1000 data cable to ODD1 TBU SATA E port and the optical drive data cable to ODD2 TBU SATA F port on the system board respectively Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Removing the slim optical drive blank Follow the same procedure to remove the slim optical drive Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Locate the touch point for the slim optical drive blank lock inside the system 2 Press the lock and pull the slim optical drive blank out of the chassis 81 Figure 28 Removing and installing the slim optical drive blank 1 slim optical drive blank 2 Optical drive blank lock Installing the slim optical drive blank Prerequisites Ensure that you read the Safety instructions
110. ng and installing the power distribution board 1 power distribution board 2 screws 6 Installing the power distribution board Prerequisites CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready Steps 1 Align the screw holes on the power distribution board PDB with the holes on the chassis 2 Secure the PDB on to the chassis using the six screws 3 Connect the power cables to the PDB Next steps 1 Install the power interposer board 140 Install the system board For more information see Installing the system board Connect the power cables to the system board and the hard drive backplane If applicable install the cooling fan assembly Install the cooling shroud Install the PCle card holders Install the power supply module s in their original locations 0 M O 0 B tM Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Installing the power interposer board Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You sh
111. ng and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 If applicable remove the bezel 3 Using the management software prepare the hard drive for removal Wait until the indicators on the hard drive carrier signal that the hard drive can be removed safely For more information see the documentation for the storage controller If the hard drive is online the green activity fault indicator flashes as the drive is turned off When the hard drive indicators are off the hard drive is ready for removal A CAUTION To prevent data loss ensure that your operating system supports hot swap drive installation See the documentation supplied with your operating system Steps 1 Pressthe release button to open the hard drive carrier release handle 2 Slide the hard drive carrier out of the hard drive slot CAUTION To maintain proper system cooling all empty hard drive slots must have hard drive blanks installed 70 3 If you are not replacing the hard drive immediately insert a hard drive blank in the empty hard drive slot Figure 20 Removing and installing a hot swap hard drive 1 release button 2 hard drive carrier 3 hard drive carrie
112. ng that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Try using a different CD or DVD 2 Enter the System Setup and ensure that the integrated SATA controller and the drive s SATA port are enabled Run the appropriate diagnostic test Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet If installed remove the front bezel Remove the system cover Ensure that the interface cable is securely connected to the optical drive and to the controller Ensure that a power cable is properly connected to the drive CO 6 M O0 Ut Install the system cover Next steps If the problem is not resolved see Getting Help Troubleshooting a tape backup unit Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 157 Steps 1 Use a different tape cartridge 2 Ensure that the device drivers for the tape backup unit are installed and are configured correctly See your tape drive documentation for more information about device drivers 3 Reinstall t
113. nly the first hard disk device in the list is attempted to boot When set to Enabled all hard disk devices are attempted in order as listed in the Hard Disk Drive Sequence This option is not enabled for UEFI Boot Mode Boot Options Configures the boot sequence and the boot devices Settings Network Settings screen details You can use the Network Settings screen to modify PXE device settings Network Settings are only available in UEFI boot mode BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS boot mode For BIOS boot mode the network settings are handled by the network controllers option ROM You can view the Network Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS gt Network Settings The Network Settings screen details are explained as follows Example Menu Item Description PXE Device n n Enables or disables the device When enabled a UEFI boot option is created for the 1to 4 device PXE Device n Allows you to control the configuration of the PXE device Settings n 1 to 4 Integrated Devices screen details Integrated Devices screen allows you to view and configure the settings of all integrated devices including the video controller integrated RAID controller and the USB ports In the System Setup Main Menu click System BIOS Integrated Devices The Integrated Devices screen details are explained below 36 Example Menu Item USB 3 0 Setting User Accessible USB Ports Inter
114. not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product NOTE When troubleshooting a SAS or PERC controller see the documentation for your operating system and the controller Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet Remove the system cover Verify that the installed expansion cards are compliant with the expansion card installation guidelines Ensure that each expansion card is firmly seated in its connector Install the system cover Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and turn on the system and attached peripherals If the problem is not resolved turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet Remove the system cover Remove all expansion cards installed in the system Install the system cover Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and turn on the system and attached peripherals Run the appropriate diagnostic test For more information see Using System Diagnostics If the tests fail see Getting Help For each expansion card you removed in step 10 perform the following steps a Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet Remove the system cover Reinstall one of the expansion cards Install the system
115. not operate the system with the cover removed for a duration exceeding five minutes gt gt 56 K NOTE The procedure for removing an individual fan from the cooling fan assembly and the cooling shroud is identical Steps Press the fan release tab and lift the cooling fan out of the cooling fan assembly Figure 14 Removing and installing a cooling fan from the cooling fan assembly cooling fan assembly fan release tab cooling fan plug cooling fan connector on the system board papo Installing a cooling fan Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product K NOTE The procedure for installing an individual fan in the cooling fan assembly and the cooling shroud is identical Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 57 Steps 1 Align the plug at the base of the cooling fan with the connector on the system board 2 Slide the cooling fan into the securing slots until the plug locks into place Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Cooling fan assembly optional Removing the cooling fan assembly
116. nterface UEFI boot mode is an enhanced 64 bit boot interface based on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI specifications that overlays the system BIOS You must select the boot mode in the Boot Mode field of the Boot Settings screen of System Setup Once you specify the boot mode the system boots in the specified boot mode and you then proceed to install your operating system from that mode Thereafter you must boot the system in the same boot mode BIOS or UEFI to access the installed operating system Trying to boot the operating system from the other boot mode will cause the system to halt at startup K NOTE Operating systems must be UEFl compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode DOS and 32 bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode K NOTE For the latest information on supported operating systems go to dell com ossupport Assigning a system and setup password Prerequisites K NOTE The password jumper enables or disables the System Password and Setup Password features For more information about the password jumper settings see System board connectors You can assign a new System Password and Setup Password or change an existing System Password and Setup Password only when the password jumper setting is enabled and Password Status is Unlocked If the password jumper setting is disabled the existing System Password and Setup Password are deleted and
117. o servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Verify that both the power supply units are the same type and have the same maximum output power K NOTE The maximum output power shown in watts is listed on the power supply label If applicable remove the power supply unit blank Slide the new power supply unit into the chassis until the power supply unit is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place NOTE If you unlatched the cable management arm re latch it For information about the cable management arm see the system s rack documentation Connect the power cable to the power supply unit and plug the cable into a power outlet A CAUTION When connecting the power cable secure the cable with the strap 103 K NOTE When installing hot swapping or hot adding a new power supply unit wait for 15 seconds for the system to recognize the power supply unit and determine its status The power supply redundancy may not occur until discovery is complete Wait until the new power supply unit is discovered and enabled before you remove the other power supply unit The power supply unit status indicator turns green to signify that the power supply unit is functioning properly Wiring instructions for a DC power supply unit Your system supports up to two 48 60 V DC power supplies when available A WARNING
118. of the following backplane combinations e 3 5 inch x8 SAS SATA backplane and 2 5 inch x4 PCle SSD backplane e 2 5 inch x16 SAS SATA backplane and 2 5 inch x4 PCle SSD backplane e 2 5 inch x16 SAS SATA backplane for hard drives in the hard drive bay and 2 5 inch x16 SAS SATA backplane for hard drives in a flex bay Removing the hard drive backplane Prerequisites Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Remove all hard drives Remove the cooling shroud cod oC NE If applicable remove the cooling fan assembly A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product A CAUTION To prevent damage to the drives and backplane you must remove the hard drives from the system before removing the backplane A CAUTION You must note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can replace them in the same locations Steps 1 Disconnect the SAS SATA SSD data signal and power cable s from the backplane 2 Pull the release pin or the release tab and pull the backplane up and
119. oling fan assembly Incorrectly installed cables may get damaged Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Steps 1 Align the slots on the cooling fan assembly with the guide pins on the chassis side walls 2 Slide the cooling fan assembly into the chassis 3 Lockthe cooling fan assembly into the chassis by pressing the release levers down Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system System memory Your system supports DDR4 registered DIMMs RDIMMs and load reduced DIMMs LRDIMMs It supports DDR4 voltage specifications K NOTE MT s indicates DIMM speed in MegaTransfers per second Memory bus operating frequency can be 2133 MT s 1866 MT s 1600 MT s or 1333 MT s depending on e DIMM type RDIMM or LRDIMM e Number of DIMMs populated per channel e System profile selected for example Performance Optimized Custom or Dense Configuration Optimized e Maximum supported DIMM frequency of the processors The system contains 24 memory sockets split into two sets of 12 sockets one set per processor Each 12 socket set is organized into four channels In each channel the release levers of the first socket are marked white the second socket black and the third socket green NOTE DIMMs in sockets Al to A12 are assigned to processor 1 and DIMMs in sockets B1 to B12 are assigned to processor 2 59 B1 B5 B9 B2 B6 B10 B12 B8 B4 B11 B7 B3 AT A11 A4 AB A12 A10 A6 A2 A9
120. onnector on PCle SSD backplane 13 x16 backplane signal cable to x16 backplane power connector on x16 backplane SAS cable to PCle SSD backplane signal cable to PCle SSD backplane SAS connector on PCle SSD backplane PCle SSD backplane 123 15 12 Figure 56 Cabling 2 5 inch x16 plus 2 5 inch x4 SAS SATA backplane 1 PCle B cable on PCle SSD backplane 2 PCle D cable on PCle SSD backplane 3 SAS B connector on PERC 4 SASA connector on PERC 5 PCle B cable PCle bridge card 6 PCle D cable on PCle bridge card 7 PCle A cable on PCle bridge card 8 PCle C cable on PCle bridge card 9 PCle SSD backplane power connector on 10 PCle SSD backplane signal connector PDB on system board 11 x16 backplane signal connector on 12 x16 backplane power connector on system board PDB 13 SAS A connector on x16 backplane 14 SAS B connector on x16 backplane 15 power connector on x16 backplane 16 signal connector on x16 backplane 124 17 signal connector on PCle SSD backplane 18 power connector on PCle SSD backplane 19 PCle C cable on PCle SSD backplane 20 PCle A cable on PCle SSD backplane 2 a 11 Y Y NV Y YY YY X YO o 2 2 4 2 4 4 Y NV Y Y YY YX YY NV Ng YY YX Figure 57 Removing and installing 2 5 inch x32 SAS SATA backplane with two PERC cards 1 signal cable to backplane 2 2 release pin 3 power cable to backplane 2 4 SAS cable to backplane 2 5 signal cable to backplane 1 6 power cable
121. onnector on the internal dual SD module Orient the SD card appropriately and insert the contact pin end of the card into the slot K NOTE The slot is keyed to ensure correct insertion of the card 2 Press the card into the card slot to lock it into place Next steps 1 If removed replace the cooling shroud 2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Processors Removing a processor Prerequisites X CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product K NOTE To ensure proper system cooling you must install a processor blank in any empty processor socket 95 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver handy 3 Ifyou are upgrading your system download the latest system BIOS version from dell com support and follow the instructions included in the compressed download file to install the update on your system K NOTE You can update the system BIOS using the Lifecycle Controller Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system If installed remove the cooling fan assembly If installed
122. or equipment using 48 60 V DC power supplies a qualified electrician must perform all connections to DC power and to safety grounds Do not attempt connecting to DC power or installing grounds yourself All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national codes and practices Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow all safety instructions that came with the product CAUTION The system requires one power supply for normal operation On power redundant systems remove and replace only one power supply at a time in a system that is powered on K NOTE You may have to unlatch and lift the optional cable management arm if it interferes with power supply removal For information about the cable management arm see the system s rack documentation Steps 1 Disconnect the power wires from the power source and the connector from the power supply you intend to remove 2 Disconnect the safety ground wire 3 Press the release latch and slide the power supply out of the chassis 3 4 1 5 Figure 41 Removing and installing a DC power supply 1 release latch 2 power supply status indicator 3 power supply 4 connector 5 power supply handle Installing a DC power supply unit Prerequisites A WARNING For equipment using 48 60 V DC power supplies a qualified electrician must perform all connections to DC power and to safety grounds Do not attempt conne
123. ormation tag push the information tag into the control panel slot 3 Connect the control panel cable and the control panel USB cable to the control panel module 4 Align and insert the control panel into the control panel slot in the chassis 5 Secure the control panel to the chassis using the screw 6 Connect the control panel cable and the control panel USB cable to the system board Next steps 1 If applicable install the cooling fan assembly 2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 132 System board The system board has the connectors for your system components and also contains the integrated components Removing the system board Prerequisites A A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product CAUTION If you are using the Trusted Platform Module TPM with an encryption key you may be prompted to create a recovery key during program or System Setup Be sure to create and safely store this recovery key If you replace this system board you must supply the recovery key when you restart your system or program before you can access the encry
124. ost Assembling the DC input power wires Prerequisites A WARNING For equipment using 48 60 V DC power supplies a qualified electrician must perform all connections to DC power and to safety grounds Do not attempt connecting to DC power or installing grounds yourself All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national codes and practices Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow all safety instructions that came with the product 105 Steps 1 Strip the insulation from the ends of the DC power wires exposing approximately 13 mm 0 5 inch of copper wire A WARNING Reversing polarity when connecting DC power wires can permanently damage the power supply or the system Insert the copper ends into the mating connectors and tighten the captive screws at the top of the mating connector using a 2 Phillips screwdriver A WARNING To protect the power supply from electrostatic discharge the captive screws must be covered with the rubber cap before inserting the mating connector into the power supply Rotate the rubber cap clockwise to fix it over the captive screws Insert the mating connector into the power supply Figure 40 Assembling the DC input power wires 1 wire RTN 2 DC power connector captive screws 2 4 rubber cap 5 DC power socket 6 wire 48 V Removing a DC power supply unit Prerequisites A A 106 WARNING F
125. ould only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Steps 1 Install the power distribution board PDB 2 Align the power interposer board PIB connector with the connector on the PDB 3 Keeping the grooves on the PIB aligned with the pins on the chassis connect the PIB to the connector on the PDB Next steps Install the system board For more information see Installing the system board Connect the power cables to the system board and the hard drive backplane If applicable install the cooling fan assembly Install the cooling shroud Install the PCle card holders Install the power supply module s in their original locations NOORWNE Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system System top cover Do not remove the system top cover unless you are converting the system from tower to rack mode Removing the system top cover Prerequisites Ju CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support te
126. out from the system NOTE For a Dell PowerEdge Express Flash PCle SSD backplane press the release tab to unlock the hard drive backplane and release it from the hard drive bay 111 112 Figure 44 Removing and installing the PCle SSD hard drive backplane oO Naw ep release tab hard drive connector power cable power connector on backplane signal cable connector on backplane Do mw PCle SSD hard drive backplane PCle cable signal cable PCle cable connector on backplane Figure 45 Removing and installing a 3 5 inch x8 SAS SATA backplane 1 backplane power connector 2 backplane power cable 3 release pin 4 signal cable 5 x8 backplane 6 SAS cable 113 6 5 Figure 46 Cabling 3 5 inch x8 SAS SATA backplane 1 power connector on backplane 2 SASA connector on backplane 3 SASA connector on system board 4 power connector on PDB 5 signal connector on system board 6 signal connector on backplane 114 Figure 47 Removing and installing a 3 5 inch x8 SAS SATA backplane with a single PERC card 1 SAS cable 2 x8 backplane 3 power connector 4 power cable 5 release pin 6 signal cable 115 8 7 Figure 48 Cabling 3 5 inch x8 SAS SATA backplane with a single PERC card power connector on backplane SAS B connector on PERC card power connector on PDB MG ON Et signal connector on backplane 116 oo DN SAS A connector on backplane SAS A connector on PERC card sign
127. ow the system to finish booting and then restart your system and try again Boot Manager main menu Menu Item Description Continue Normal The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the first item in the boot Boot order lf the boot attempt fails the system continues with the next item in the boot order until the boot is successful or no more boot options are found One Shot Boot Takes you to the boot menu where you can select a one time boot device to boot Menu from Launch System Enables you to access the System Setup Setup Launch Lifecycle Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Lifecycle Controller program Controller System Utilities Launches system utilities menu such as system diagnostics and UEFI shell Changing the boot order You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive About this task K NOTE The instructions given below may vary if you have selected BIOS for Boot Mode Steps 1 In the System Setup Main Menu click System BIOS Boot Settings 2 Click Boot Option Settings Boot Sequence 3 Use the arrow keys to select a boot device and use the and keys to move the device down or up in the ordering 4 Click Exit click Yes to save the settings on exit 43 Choosing the system boot mode System Setup enables you to specify the boot mode for installing your operating system BIOS boot mode the default is the standard BIOS level boot i
128. proceed as needed through the following steps If your system has a RAID controller and your hard drives are configured in a RAID array perform the following steps a Reboot the system and press lt F10 gt during system startup to run the Lifecycle Controller and then run the Hardware Configuration wizard to check the RAID configuration See the Lifecycle Controller documentation or online help for information on RAID configuration b Ensure that the hard drive s are configured correctly for the RAID array c Take the hard drive offline and reseat the drive d Exit the configuration utility and allow the system to boot to the operating system Ensure that the required device drivers for your controller card are installed and are configured correctly See the operating system documentation for more information Reboot the system and enter the System Setup Verify that the controller is enabled and the drives are displayed in the System Setup Next steps If the problem persists try troubleshooting the expansion cards or see Getting Help 158 Troubleshooting a storage controller A E kw NP ONAN 10 11 12 13 14 CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is
129. pted data on your hard drives CAUTION Do not attempt to remove the TPM plug in module from the motherboard Once the TPM plug in module is installed it is cryptographically bound to that specific motherboard Any attempt to remove an installed TPM plug in module breaks the cryptographic binding and it cannot be re installed or installed on another motherboard 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Keepthe 2 Phillips screwdriver ready Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 4 Remove the following a PCle card holder b cooling shroud C cooling fan assembly if applicable d integrated storage controller card e internal dual SD module f internal USB key if installed g heat sink s h processors s A CAUTION To prevent damage to the processor pins when replacing a faulty system board ensure that you cover the processor socket with the processor protective cap memory modules Steps 1 Disconnect all cables from the system board CAUTION Take care not to damage the system identification button while removing the system board from the chassis 2 Hold the post pull the blue release pin and slide the system board toward the front of the system 3 Holding the post incline the system board at an angle and lift the system board out of the chassis 155 CAUTION Do not lift the system board assembly by grasping a memory module processor or other components l4 Fig
130. ptional flash memory card slots with the internal SD module NOTE One card slot is dedicated for redundancy Integrated Matrox G200 with DRAC8 16 MB shared with DRAC8 application memory 171 Environmental specifications NOTE For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations see dell com environmental_datasheets Temperature Storage Continuous operation for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft Fresh air Maximum temperature gradient operating and storage Relative humidity Storage Operating Maximum vibration Operating Storage Maximum shock Operating Storage Maximum altitude Operating Storage Operating temperature de rating Up to 35 C 95 F 35 C to 40 C 95 F to 104 F 172 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F with no direct sunlight on the equipment For information on fresh air see Expanded Operating Temperature section 20 C h 36 F h 5 to 95 RH with 33 C 91 F maximum dew point Atmosphere must be non condensing at all times 10 to 80 Relative Humidity with 29 C 84 2 F maximum dew point 0 26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz all operation orientations 1 88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min all six sides tested Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x y and z axes of 40 G for up to 2 3 ms Six consecutively executed shock
131. pulses in the positive and negative x y and z axes one pulse on each side of the system of 71 G for up to 2 ms 3048 m 10 000 ft 12 000 m 39 370 ft Maximum temperature is reduced by 1 C 300 m 1 F 547 ft above 950 m 3 117 ft Maximum temperature is reduced by 1 C 175 m 1 F 319 ft above 950 m 3 117 ft Environmental specifications 40 C to 45 C 104 F to 113 F Maximum temperature is reduced by 1 C 125 m 1 F 228 ft above 950 m 3 117 ft Particulate contamination K NOTE This section defines the limits to help avoid IT equipment damage and or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination If it is determined that levels of particulates or gaseous pollution are beyond the limits specified below and are the reason for the damage and or failures to your equipment it may be necessary for you to re mediate the environmental conditions that are causing the damage and or failures Re mediation of environmental conditions will be the responsibility of the customer Air filtration Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 ISO 14644 1 with a 95 fid K NOTE Applies to data center environments dd TIUS Md only Air filtration requirements do not i apply to IT equipment designed to be used W4 NOTE Air entering the data center must outside a data center in environments such have MERV11 or MERV13 filtration as an office or factory floor Conductive dust Air must be free of conductive dust
132. quisites K NOTE It is recommended that you remove the system feet only when you are converting the system from the tower mode to the rack mode or when you are replacing the system feet with the wheel assembly Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready Rotate the system feet inward ANNP Lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface 48 Steps Remove the screws securing the system feet to the base of the tower Figure 9 Removing and installing the system feet screw hole 4 2 slot 12 tab 12 4 base of the tower system feet 4 6 screw 4 Installing the system feet Prerequisites A CAUTION Installing the feet on a stand alone tower system is necessary to provide a stable foundation for the system Failure to install the feet poses the risk of having the system tip over possibly causing bodily injury or damage to the system 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready 3 Lay the system on its side on a flat stable surface Steps 1 Align the three tabs on the system feet with the three slots on the base of the chassis 2 Secure the system feet to the base of the chassis by using the screws 49 Next steps Place the system upright on a flat stable surface and turn the system feet outward Caster wheels optional tower mode Caster wheels provide mobility to the system in the tower mode C
133. r handle Installing a hot swap hard drive Prerequisites A AN PAS A A ES CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product CAUTION Use only hard drives that have been tested and approved for use with the hard drive backplane CAUTION Combining SAS and SATA hard drives in the same RAID volume is not supported CAUTION When installing a hard drive ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed Inserting a hard drive carrier and attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier s shield spring and make it unusable CAUTION To prevent data loss ensure that your operating system supports hot swap drive installation See the documentation supplied with your operating system CAUTION When a replacement hot swappable hard drive is installed and the system is powered on the hard drive automatically begins to rebuild Make absolutely sure that the replacement hard drive is blank or contains data that you wish to have over written Any data on the replacement hard drive is immediately lost after the hard drive is install
134. r system 1 Unpack the server Install the server into the rack For more information on installing the server into the rack see your system s Rack Installation Placemat at dell com poweredgemanuals For tower systems that can be converted to the rack mode see Preparing a system for conversion from tower mode to rack mode to know how to convert the tower system to the rack mode configuration Connect any peripherals to the system Connect the system to its electrical outlet Turn the system on by pressing the power button or using DRAC Aw pw Turn on the attached peripherals Methods of setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address You can set up the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller IDRAC IP address by using one of the following interfaces 1 DRAC Settings utility 2 Lifecycle Controller 3 Dell Deployment Toolkit 4 Server LCD panel You can configure DRAC IP using 1 iDRAC Web Interface For more information see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide 2 Remote Access Controller ADMin RACADM For more information see the RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide and the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide 3 Remote Services that includes Web Services Management WS Man For more information see the Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide For more information on setting up and configuring iDRAC see the Integrated Dell Remote Ac
135. ration see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmanuals Steps 1 Ensure your USB storage device is connect to the front USB Management Port identified by s icon 2 Ensure your USB storage device is configured with an NTFS or a FAT32 file system with only one partition 3 Verify that the USB storage device is configured correctly For more information on configuring the USB storage device see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmanuals 4 Inthe IDRAC Settings Utility ensure the USB Management Port Mode is configured as Automatic or iDRAC Direct Only 5 Make sure the iDRAC Managed USB XML Configuration option is either Enabled or Enabled only when the server has default credential settings 6 Remove and re insert the USB storage device 7 If import operation does not work try with a different USB storage device Next steps If all troubleshooting fails see Getting help 149 Troubleshooting iDRAC Direct laptop connection For information on USB laptop connection and server configuration see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmanuals Steps e 1 Make sure your laptop is connected to the front USB Management Port identified by icon with a USB Type A A cable 2 Inthe IDRAC Settings Utility ensure the USB Management Port Mode is configured as Automatic or DRAC Direct Only 3 Ifthe laptop is runn
136. rd Prerequisites Ensure that the Password jumper is set to enabled and the Password Status is Unlocked before attempting to delete or change the existing System and or Setup password You cannot delete or change an existing System or Setup password if the Password Status is Locked Steps 1 To enter System Setup press lt F2 gt immediately after a power on or restart 2 From the System Setup Main Menu select System BIOS and press lt Enter gt The System BIOS screen is displayed 3 On the System BIOS Screen select System Security and press Enter The System Security screen is displayed 4 On the System Security screen verify that Password Status is Unlocked 5 Select System Password alter or delete the existing system password and press Enter or Tab 6 Select Setup Password alter or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab If you change the System and Setup password a message prompts you to re enter the new password If you delete the System and Setup password a message prompts you to confirm the deletion 7 Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen Press Esc again and a message prompts you to save the changes 45 Installing and removing system components Sa AN A A A fety instructions WARNING Whenever you need to lift the system get others to assist you To avoid injury do not attempt to lift the system by yourself WARNING Opening or removing the sys
137. rd connector until the card is fully seated 6 Close the expansion card latch by pushing the latch up until the latch snaps into place N Connect any cables to the expansion card 8 Replace the expansion card holder Next steps 1 Install the expansion card holder 2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system GPU card holder optional Removing the GPU card holder Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the cooling shroud A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps Press the release tab and pull the GPU card holder out from the chassis 88 Figure 31 Removing and installing the GPU card holder 1 release tab 2 GPU card holder 3 guide pin Next steps 1 Install the cooling shroud 2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Installing the GPU card holder Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your sys
138. rd drive to the hard drive carrier Optical drives and tape drives Your system supports one of the following configurations System Configurations Systems with up to eight 3 5 inch hard drives or Up to three SATA half height optical drives s Olives Up to three SATA SAS SCSI tape drives A combination of optical and tape drives 77 System Configurations Systems with up to eight 3 5 inch hard drives or Up to one SATA half height optical drive eight 2 5 inch hard drives in the 3 5 inch hard drive carrier or sixteen 2 5 inch hard drives plus four PCle SSDs Up to one SATA SAS SCSI tape drive Systems with up to eighteen 3 5 inch hard drives One optical or tape drive Systems with up to thirty two 2 5 inch hard drives One slim optical drive with option to choose from DVD ROM or DVD RW Tape drives are not supported Removing the optical drive or tape drive Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Disconnect the power and d
139. re iDRAC for remote accessibility set up the management station and managed system and configure the supported Web browsers For more information see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals You can also remotely monitor and manage the server using the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator OMSA software and OpenManage Essentials OME systems management console For more information see dell com openmanagemanuals Downloading and installing drivers and firmware It is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS drivers and systems management firmware on your system Prerequisites K NOTE Ensure that you clear the web browser cache Steps 1 Go to dell com support drivers 2 In the Product Selection section enter the service tag of your system in the Service Tag or Express Service Code field 25 NOTE If you do not have the service tag select Automatically detect my Service Tag for me to allow the system to automatically detect your service tag or select Choose from a list of all Dell products to select your product from the Product Selection page 3 Click Get drivers and downloads The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed 4 Download the drivers that you require to a diskette drive USB drive CD or DVD 26 Pre operating system management applications The pre operating system management applications for your PowerEdge system help yo
140. re the BIOS settings DRAC settings and device settings of your system You can access System Setup in two ways e Standard Graphical Browser This is enabled by default Text Browser This is enabled using Console Redirection NOTE By default help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser To view the help text in the text browser press F1 Enabling Console Redirection To enable Console Redirection in System Setup select System BIOS Serial Communication On with Console Redirection via COMx or Auto if a serial terminal is present Entering System Setup 1 Turn on or restart your system Press lt F2 gt immediately after you see the following message lt F2 gt System Setup If your operating system begins to load before you press lt F2 gt allow the system to finish booting and then restart your system and try again System Setup Main Menu Option Description System BIOS Enables you to configure BIOS settings DRAC Settings Enables you to configure DRAC settings The DRAC Settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the DRAC parameters using UEFI You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the DRAC Settings utility For more information about this utility see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at dell com esmmanuals Device Settings Enables you to configure device settings System BIOS screen details You
141. remove the full length PCle card s ous Remove the cooling shroud WARNING The heat sink and processor are hot to the touch for some time after the system has been powered down Allow the heat sink and processor to cool before handling them A CAUTION Never remove the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to remove the processor The heat sink is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions Steps 1 Toremove the heat sink a Loosen one of the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board Wait 30 seconds for the heat sink to loosen from the processor b Remove the screw diagonally opposite the screw you first removed c Repeat the procedure for the remaining two screws d Remove the heat sink d i 4 Figure 34 Removing and installing a processor 1 heatsink 2 captive screws 4 96 3 processor socket 4 slots 4 CAUTION The processor is held in its socket under strong pressure Be aware that the release lever can spring up suddenly if not firmly grasped 3 4 Figure 35 Processor shield 1 close first socket release lever 2 lock icon 3 processor 4 open first socket release lever 5 unlock icon 2 To remove the processor a Release the open first socket lever near the unlock icon by pushing the lever down and out from under the tab b Similarly release the close first socket release lever near the lock icon by pushing the lever down and out from under th
142. rk Card 1 option Configure this function using the NIC management utilities of the system Allows you to enable or disable the I OAT option Enable only if the hardware and software supports the feature Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded Video Controller By default the embedded video controller is Enabled If the Embedded Video Controller is the only display capability in the system that is no add in graphics card is installed then the Embedded Video Controller is automatically used as the primary display even if the Embedded Video Controller setting is Disabled Displays the current state of the Embedded Video Controller Current State of Embedded Video Controller is a read only field indicating the current state for the Embedded Video Controller Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS configuration of Single Root I O Virtualization SR IOV devices By default the SR IOV Global Enable option is set to Disabled If your system stops responding this watchdog timer aids in the recovery of your operating system When this field is set to Enabled the operating system is allowed to initialize the timer When is set to Disabled the default the timer will have no effect on the system Allows you to enable support for PCle devices that require large amounts of memory By default the option is set to Enabled 57 Menu Item Slot Disablement Description Allows you to enable or disable available PCle slots on your
143. rn the system on and reconnect any attached peripherals Inside the system A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 55 Figure 12 Inside the system 1 cooling fan in the cooling fan assembly optional 3 guide to align the cooling shroud 5 processor 2 7 expansion card holder 9 cooling fan in the cooling shroud 2 11 expansion card holder 13 DIMM slots 6 15 hard drive backplane Cooling shroud 54 10 11 12 10 12 14 13 14 15 expansion card holder DIMM slots 6 system board holder DIMM slots 6 DIMM slots 6 processor 1 expansion card holder Removing the cooling shroud Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product A CAUTION Never operate your system
144. roblem Dell Embedded System Diagnostics NOTE The Dell Embedded System Diagnostics is also known as Enhanced Pre boot System Assessment ePSA diagnostics The embedded system diagnostics provides a set of options for particular device groups or devices allowing you to Run tests automatically or in an interactive mode e Repeat tests e Display or save test results e Run thorough tests to introduce additional test options to provide extra information about the failed device s e View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully View error messages that inform you of problems encountered during testing When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics If a major component or device in the system does not operate properly running the embedded system diagnostics may indicate component failure Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager 1 Asthe system boots press lt F11 gt 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to select System Utilities Launch Diagnostics The ePSA Pre boot System Assessment window is displayed listing all devices detected in the system The diagnostics starts executing the tests on all the detected devices Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller 1 Asthe system boots press lt F11 gt Select Hardware Diagnostics Run Hardware Diagnostics The ePSA Pre boot System Assessment window is displayed listing all devices detected in
145. ropriate drivers are installed and the protocols are bound See the NIC documentation 5 Enter the System Setup and confirm that the NIC ports are enabled on the Integrated Devices screen 6 Ensure that the NICs hubs and switches on the network are all set to the same data transmission speed and duplex See the documentation for each network device 150 7 Ensure that all network cables are of the proper type and do not exceed the maximum length Next steps If all troubleshooting fails see Getting Help Troubleshooting a wet system Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 2 3 ous 9 Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet Remove the system cover Remove the following components from the system hard drives e hard drive backplane e USB memory key e hard drive tray e cooling shroud e expansion card risers if present e expansion cards e power supply unit s e cooling fan assembly if present cooling fans e processor s and heat sink s
146. ry device Reseat the memory modules in their sockets nstall the system Enter the System Setup and check the system memory setting f the problem is not resolved proceed with the next step Remove the system cover f a diagnostic test or error message indicates a specific memory module as faulty swap or replace the module with a known good memory module To troubleshoot an unspecified faulty memory module replace the memory module in the first DIMM socket with a module of the same type and capacity f an error message is displayed on the screen this may indicate a problem with the installed DIMM type s incorrect DIMM installation or defective DIMM s Follow the on screen instructions to resolve the problem For more information see General memory module installation guidelines nstall the system cover As the system boots observe any error message that is displayed and the diagnostic indicators on the front of the system f the memory problem persists repeat step 12 through step 15 for each memory module installed 155 Next steps If the problem persists after all memory modules have been checked see Getting Help Troubleshooting an internal USB key Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Da
147. s as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 o 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 If the system is operational run the appropriate diagnostic test See Using system diagnostics for available diagnostic tests If diagnostics indicate a fault follow the corrective actions provided by the diagnostic program If the system is not operational turn off the system and attached peripherals and unplug the system from the power source Wait at least 10 seconds and then reconnect the system to the power source Turn on the system and attached peripherals and note the messages on the screen If an error message is displayed indicating a fault with a specific memory module go to step 12 Enter the System Setup and check the system memory setting Make any changes to the memory settings if needed If the memory settings match the installed memory but the problem still persists go to step 12 Turn off the system and attached peripherals and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet Remove the system cover Check the memory channels and ensure that they are populated correctly NOTE See the system event log or system messages for the location of the failed memory module Reinstall the memo
148. s on the front and back button panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack When one of these buttons is pressed the LCD panel on the front and the system status indicator on the back flash until one of the buttons is pressed again Press to toggle the system ID ON and OFF If the system stops responding during POST press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode To reset iDRAC if not disabled in lt F2 gt iDRAC setup press and hold for more than 15 seconds 5 LCD menu buttons Allows you to navigate the control panel LCD menu 6 Information tag A slide out label panel which allows you to record system information such as Service Tag NIC MAC address and so on as per your need 7 LCD panel Displays system ID status information and system error messages The LCD lights blue during normal system operation When the system needs attention the LCD lights amber and displays an error code followed by descriptive text 12 Item Indicator button or connector Icon Description 8 USB management port iDRAC Direct port 9 VGA connector 10 USB connector 11 Optical drive or tape drive bay 12 14 15 Physical drives 15 Flex Bay LCD panel features e NOTE If the system is connected to a power source and an error is detected the LCD lights amber regardless of whether the system is turned on or off The USB management port can function as
149. ser board and power distribution board Removing the power interposer board Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system A CAUTION To prevent damage to the power interposer board PIB you must remove the power supply module s from the system before removing the power interposer board or power distribution board PDB 3 Remove the power supply module s from the back of the chassis 4 Remove the PCle card holders 5 Remove the cooling shroud 6 If applicable remove the cooling fan assembly 7 Disconnect the power cables to the system board and the hard drive backplane 8 Remove the system board For more information see Removing the system board Steps 1 Pullthe release pin and detach the PIB from the PDB 2 Slide and lift the PIB up until the grooves on the PIB disengage from the pins on the chassis 138 1 3 x Figure 66 Removing and installing the power interposer board 1 power interposer board 2 re
150. should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Locate the USB connector or USB key on the system board NOTE To locate the internal USB connector on the system board see System board connectors 2 If installed remove the USB key 3 Insert the new USB key into the USB connector Figure 29 Replacing the internal USB key 1 USB memory key 2 USB memory key connector Next steps 1 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 2 While booting press F2 to enter the System Setup and verify that the USB key is detected by the system 85 Expansion card holder Removing the expansion card holder Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Fan CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that ca
151. sis until it is firmly seated 3 If removed install the cooling fans in the cooling shroud Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Cooling fans There are two cooling fans on the cooling shroud and an optional cooling fan assembly that houses four cooling fans on your system NOTE Each fan is listed in the system s management software referenced by the respective fan number If there is a problem with a particular fan you can easily identify and replace the proper fan by noting the fan numbers on the cooling fan assembly Removing a cooling fan Prerequisites Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system WARNING Opening or removing the system cover when the system is on may expose you to a risk of electric shock Exercise utmost care while removing or installing cooling fans CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Db CAUTION The cooling fans are hot swappable To maintain proper cooling while the system is on replace only one fan at a time CAUTION Do
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153. stem Security settings screen details eterne nentes 40 Miscellaneous Settings screen details esee ennemi 42 About Boot Managers sue s am seats o eter tpa Made tret bete belt en Lao toe euius 43 Entering Bodt Marnaget s i air alan aped nate n AA eie 43 Boot Manager Mal Mentari boca oeste wl dba altel Ate ett DL PM etate cae ens 43 Changing the boOtiorden noo O ANIME ts 43 Choosing the system boot mode incierto teo ai toe de Ae 44 Assigning a system and setup passWOTO oooccoccccncocnconoconononnnnnononoonnnonnnonnnonnconn corno nnnn nro ENEAN nnne ens 44 Deleting or changing an existing system password and setup password ssssesss 45 4 Installing and removing system components esee 46 Safety IAStrUCTIONS onnee tel betur He eb eet te Pr edt tete ett tc tiet ded 46 Before working inside your system 46 After working inside your system ene redet dere i aided ace tee ER e d ue ER ea 46 Recommended OO Sit etm ud a d E EQ ERE E YR CP ERR HERR es 47 Front bezel OPONE den e d has 47 Installinig the frontbezel cx s cte eese bee teet P epi Fe eth e e E T 47 Removing the front Dezelk x so rene t e ne ee d ce nne odi HO o fec dean 48 Systemi ciere mae PRU E acai eerie E 48 REMOVING the systemi feet os oe os bedded ede epe b eq e et rer Dd 48 Installing the system feet eee dee rte d de a eco ea a p abe eens 49 Caster wheels Optional tower rode eti ertet ce t E YR he o m Pete e t BR d 50
154. system The Slot Disablement feature controls the configuration of PCle cards installed in the specified slot Slot disablement must be used only when the installed peripheral card is preventing booting into the operating system or causing delays in system startup If the slot is disabled both the Option ROM and UEFI driver are disabled Serial Communication screen details You can use the Serial Communication screen to view the properties of the serial communication port You can view the Serial Communication screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS gt Serial Communication The Serial Communication screen details are explained below Example Menu Item Serial Communication Serial Port Address External Serial Connector Failsafe Baud Rate Remote Terminal Type Redirection After Boot Description 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 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 Enables you to associate the external serial connector
155. system kernel to maximize system availability Specifies if Non Uniform Memory architecture NUMA is supported If this field is Enabled memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is installed If Disabled the system supports NUMA asymmetric memory configurations By default Node Interleaving option is set to Disabled Specifies the Snoop Mode options Snoop Mode options available are Home Snoop Early Snoop Cluster on Die By default the Snoop Mode option is set to Early Snoop The field is only available when Node Interleaving is Disabled Processor Settings screen details You can use the Processor Settings screen to view the processor settings and perform specific functions such as enabling virtualization technology hardware prefetcher and logical processor idling You can view the Processor Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS gt Processor Settings The Processor Settings screen details are explained as follows Example Menu Item Logical Processor Alternate RTID Requestor Transaction ID Setting Virtualization Technology Address Translation Service ATS Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Hardware Prefetcher Description Enables or disables the logical processors and displays the number of logical processors If the Logical Processor option is set to Enabled the BIOS displays all the logical processors If this option is set to Disabled the BIO
156. t blank in the bay by pulling the blank outward CAUTION To ensure proper system cooling the power supply blank must be installed in the second power supply bay in a non redundant configuration Remove the power supply blank only if you are installing a second power supply Figure 42 Removing and installing the power supply blank 1 power supply blank 2 power supply bay Installing the power supply unit blank Install the power supply unit blank only in the second power supply unit bay To install the power supply unit blank align the blank with the power supply unit bay and push it into the chassis until it clicks into place System battery Replacing the system battery Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the cooling shroud A WARNING There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer See your safety information for additional information A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety
157. t swappable SAS SATA SSD or Nearline SAS hard drives Hard drive slots O through 5 6 through 11 and 12 through 17 Up to sixteen 2 5 inch internal hot swappable SAS SATA SSD or Nearline SAS hard drives hard drive slots O through 7 and 8 through 15 Up to sixteen 2 5 inch internal hot swappable SAS SATA or SSD hard drives plus four PCle SSDs Hard drive slots O through 3 O through 7 and 8 through 15 Up to thirty two 2 5 inch internal hot swappable SAS SATA SSD or Nearline SAS hard drives Hard drive slots O through 7 8 through 15 16 through 23 and 24 through 31 Up to thirty two 2 5 inch internal hot swappable SAS SATA SATA SSD or Nearline SAS hard drives Drives Optical drive Connectors Back NIC Serial USB Video Front USB Video External vFlash memory card Internal USB Internal Dual SD Module Video Video type Video memory Hard drive slots O through 7 8 through 15 0 through 7 and 8 through 15 One optional SATA DVD ROM drive or DVD RW drive or One optional slim SATA DVD ROM drive or DVD RW drive Es NOTE DVD devices are data only Two 10 100 1000 Mbps DB 9 Serial Port connector Six Hi Speed USB Host Four USB 2 0 and two USB 3 0 15 pin VGA Two Hi Speed USB Host One USB 2 0 and one USB 3 0 15 pin VGA NOTE The front VGA port is available only with the rack configuration One vFlash memory card slot One 4 pin USB 3 0 compliant Two o
158. talling the front bezel 4 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and peripherals 5 Turn the system on including any attached peripherals Recommended tools You need the 2 Phillips screwdriver to perform the removal and installation procedures The following tools are required for assembling cables for a DC power supply unit PSU e AMP 90871 1 hand crimping tool or equivalent e Tyco Electronics 58433 3 or equivalent e Wire stripper pliers capable of removing insulation from size 10 AWG solid or stranded insulated copper wire K NOTE Use alpha wire part number 3080 or equivalent 65 30 stranding Front bezel optional Installing the front bezel Locate and remove the bezel keys Insert the bezel tabs into the bezel tab slots in the chassis Insert the bezel tabs into the slots on the chassis Press the release latch and push the bezel toward the system until the bezel locks into place na ape Lock the bezel 47 4 Figure 8 Installing and removing the front bezel 1 release latch 2 system 3 bezel key 4 bezel Removing the front bezel Unlock the bezel using the bezel keys Press the release latch at the top of the bezel Pull the top end of the bezel away from the system Remove the bezel by unhooking the bezel tabs from the slots at the bottom of the system PWN EP System feet The system feet provide stability to the system in the tower mode Removing the system feet Prere
159. tem A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 89 Steps Align the GPU card holder with the slots on the chassis and the guide pin and push till it is firmly seated Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system GPU cards optional GPU card installation guidelines Observe the following guidelines while installing a GPU card e Ensure that the GPU enablement kit is ready e Ensure that all GPU cards are of the same type or model e Each GPU card supports up to 6 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory e A single processor configuration only supports up to two double or single width cards on slots 1 and e A dual processor configuration supports up to four double or single width cards on slots 1 3 6 and 7 Both the processors must be installed to use slots 6 and 7 Two double width GPU cards on a single processor configuration and four double width GPU cards on a dual processor configuration do not support any other add on cards e Ona system with four double width GPU cards the hard drive setting must be either onboard SATA controller or
160. tem cover when the system is on may expose you to a risk of electric shock CAUTION Do not operate the system without the cover for a duration exceeding five minutes CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product NOTE It is recommended that you always use a static mat and static strap while working on components inside the system NOTE To ensure proper operation and cooling all bays in the system must be populated at all times with either a module or with a blank Before working inside your system Turn off the system including any attached peripherals Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals If installed remove the front bezel For more information see Removing the front bezel Lay the system on its side Remove the system cover For more information see Removing the system cover After working inside your system 1 46 Install the system cover For more information see Installing the system cover Place the system upright on its feet on a flat stable surface Install the optional bezel For more information see Ins
161. tes or restores entries in the Authorized Signature Database db Imports exports deletes or restores entries in the Forbidden Signature Database dbx Miscellaneous Settings screen details You can use the Miscellaneous Settings screen to perform specific functions such as updating the asset tag and changing the system date and time You can view the Miscellaneous Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS Miscellaneous Settings The Miscellaneous Settings screen details are explained as follows Example Menu Item System Time System Date Asset Tag Keyboard NumLock F1 F2 Prompt on Error Load Legacy Video Option ROM In System Characterization 42 Description Enables you to set the time on the system Enables you to set the date on the system Displays the asset tag and enables you to modify it for security and tracking purposes Enables you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or disabled By default the Keyboard NumLock is set to On K NOTE This option does not apply to 84 key keyboards Enables or disables the F1 F2 prompt on error By default F1 F2 Prompt on Error is set to Enabled The F1 F2 prompt also includes keyboard errors Enables you to determine whether the system BIOS loads the legacy video INT 10H option ROM from the video controller Selecting Enabled in the operating system does not support UEFI video output standards This field is
162. tes that the power supply unit is mismatched with the other power supply unit in terms of efficiency feature set health status and supported voltage Replace the power supply unit that has the flashing indicator with a power supply unit that matches the capacity of the other installed power supply unit NOTE For AC power supplies use only PSUs with the Extended Power Performance EPP label on the back Mixing PSUs from previous generations of servers can result in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to power on Indicates a problem with the power supply unit Convention Power indicator Condition pattern JN CAUTION When correcting a power supply unit mismatch replace only the power supply unit with the flashing indicator Swapping the opposite power supply unit to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and unexpected system shutdown To change from a High Output configuration to a Low Output configuration or vice versa you must power down the system A CAUTION AC power supplies support both 220 V and 110 V input voltages with the exception of Titanium power supplies which support only 220 V When two identical power supplies receive different input voltages they can output different wattages and trigger a mismatch A CAUTION If two power supplies are used they must be of the same type and have the same maximum output power CAUTION Combining AC and DC power supplies is not supported and triggers a mismatc
163. th f Length Length Length Length f Length Link Width x16 x4 x16 x8 x4 x16 x16 x8 K NOTE To use PCle slots 4 5 6 and 7 both the processors must be installed K NOTE The expansion card slots are not hot swappable Align the expansion card holder with the projections on the chassis and push it down until firmly seated Slot Width x16 x8 x16 x8 x8 x16 x16 x8 The following table describes the installation order for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit The expansion cards with the highest priority must be installed first using the slot priority indicated All other expansion cards must be installed in card priority and slot priority order Table 4 Expansion card installation order CPU CPU1 Card Priority Card Type Dell PowerEdge Express Flash PCle SSD Bridge GPU single width and double width RAID 40 Gb NICs Slot Priority 1 5 5 1 8 1 5 1 5 Maximum Allowed 1 85 CPU Card Priority Card Type Slot Priority Maximum Allowed FC16 HBA al 2 10 Gb NICs FC8 HBA FC4 HBA VO N WD OC N N N N 1 Gb NICs 10 Non RAID TE NA A AL OM ot ps ROD UG Q aww 1 Dell PowerEdge Express Flash PCle SSD Bridge 2 GPU single width and 3 6 7 1 4 double width RAID 40 Gb NICs CPU2 FC16 HBA 10 Gb NICs nore FC8 HBA 1 5 2 FC4 HBA 1 5 2 Oo 0 N O Oo KR N 1 Gb NICs 1 5 2 a N N N N A A A 10 Non RAID EN AM N
164. th A4 A5 with A6 and so on Sample memory configurations The following tables show sample memory configurations for one and two processor configurations that follow the appropriate memory guidelines 62 NOTE 1R 2R and 4R in the following tables indicate single dual and quad rank DIMMs respectively Table 1 Memory configurations single processor System capacity in GB 4 16 24 48 96 128 144 DIMM size in GB 4 16 16 16 and 8 Number of DIMMs 12 12 10 DIMM rank organization and frequency 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R x4 and 2R x8 1866 x8 2133 MT s x8 1866 MT s x8 2133 MT s x8 1866 MT s x8 2133 MT s x8 1866 MT s x8 2133 MT s x8 1866 MT s x8 2133 MT s x8 1866 MT s x8 1866 MT s x8 1600 MT s x8 2133 MT s x8 1866 MT s x8 1866 MT s x8 1600 MT s x4 2133 MT s x4 1866 MT s x4 2133 MT s x4 1866 MT s MT s 2R x4 and 2R x8 1600 MT s DIMM slot population Al A1 A2 Al A2 A5 A4 A1 A2 A1 A2 A5 A4 A1 A2 A5 A4 A10 A11 A12 Al A2 A5 A4 Al A2 A5 A4 A10 A11 A12 Al A2 A5 A4 A1 A2 A5 A4 Al A2 A5 A4 A11 A5 A6 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A5 A6 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A5 A6 A5 A6 A7 A8 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 63 System capacity in GB
165. the system The diagnostics starts executing the tests on all the detected devices 162 System diagnostic controls Menu Description Configuration Displays the configuration and status information of all detected devices Results Displays the results of all tests that are executed System health Provides the current overview of the system performance Event log Displays a time stamped log of the results of all tests run on the system This is displayed if at least one event description is recorded For information about embedded system diagnostics see the ePSA Diagnostics Guide Notebooks Desktops and Servers at dell com support manuals 163 Jumpers and connectors System board connectors 123 45 6 7 8 91011 12 13 14 36 33 31 15 27 25 23 21 19 17 26 24 22 20 18 Figure 72 System board jumpers and connectors Item Connector Description 1 SLOT1 PCIE G3 X16 CPU1 PCle card connector 1 2 SLOT2 PCIE G2 X4 PCH PCle card connector 2 3 SLOT3 PCIE_G3_X16 CPU1 PCle card connector 3 4 B1 B5 B9 B2 B6 B10 Memory module sockets 5 FAN1 Cooling shroud fan connector 6 CPU2 Processor 2 7 FAN2 Fan connector 164 Item 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Connector B12 B8 B4 B11 B7 B3 SLOT4 PCIE G3 X8 CPU2 SLOT5 PCIE G2 X4 CPU2 SLOT6 PCIE G3 X16 CPU2 SLOT7 PCIE G3 X16 CPU2 CPU1 TPM_Module PIB_CO
166. the operational state of the TPM By default the TPM Activation option is set to No Change Displays the TPM status CAUTION Clearing the TPM results in the loss of all keys in the TPM The loss of TPM keys may affect booting to the operating system Menu Item Description Clears all the contents of the TPM By default the TPM Clear option is set to No Intel TXT Enables or disables the Intel Trusted Execution Technology TXT To enable Intel TXT Virtualization Technology must be enabled and TPM Security must be Enabled with Pre boot measurements By default the Intel TXT option is set to Off Power Button Enables or disables the power button on the front of the system By default the Power Button option is set to Enabled NMI Button Enables or disables the NMI button on the front of the system By default the NMI Button option is set to Disabled AC Power Sets how the system reacts after AC power is restored to the system By default Recovery the AC Power Recovery option is set to Last AC Power Sets how the system supports staggering of power up after AC power is restored to Recovery Delay the system By default the AC Power Recovery Delay option is set to Immediate User Defined Delay Sets the User Defined Delay when the User Defined option for AC Power Recovery 60s to 240s Delay is selected UEFI Variable Provides varying degrees of securing UEFI variables When set to Standard the Access default UEFI variables are a
167. the option is set to Disabled Sets the memory patrol scrub frequency By default the Memory Patrol Scrub option is set to Standard Sets the memory refresh rate to either 1x or 2x By default the Memory Refresh Rate option is set to 1x Selects the Processor Uncore Frequency Dynamic mode allows the processor to optimize power resources across the cores and uncore during runtime The optimization of the uncore frequency to either save power or optimize performance is influenced by the setting of the Energy Efficiency Policy Selects the Energy Efficient Policy The CPU uses the setting to manipulate the internal behavior of the processor and determines whether to target higher performance or better power savings 39 Menu Item Number of Turbo Boot Enabled Cores for Processor 1 Monitor Mwait Description K NOTE If there are two processors installed in the system you see an entry for Number of Turbo Boost Enabled Cores for Processor 2 Controls the number of turbo boost enabled cores for processor 1 By default the maximum number of cores is enabled Enables the Monitor Mwait instructions in the processor By default the Monitor Mwait option is set to Enabled for all system profiles except Custom K NOTE This option can be disabled only if the C States option in Custom mode is disabled K NOTE When C States is enabled in Custom mode changing the Monitor Mwait setting does not impact system power performa
168. ting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 66 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the cooling shroud 4 Remove the cooling fan assembly A WARNING The memory modules are hot to the touch for some time after the system has been powered down Allow time for the memory modules to cool before handling them Handle the memory modules by the card edges and avoid touching the components or metallic contacts on the memory module Steps 1 Locate the appropriate memory module socket A CAUTION Handle each memory module only by the card edges making sure not to touch the middle of the memory module or gold contacts CAUTION To prevent damage to the memory module or the memory module socket during installation do not bend or flex the memory module insert both ends of the memory module simultaneously 2 Align the edge connector of the memory module with the alignment key of the memory module socket and insert the memory module in the socket K NOTE The alignment key allows you to install the memory module in the socket in only one way A CAUTION Do not apply pressure at the center of th
169. to backplane 1 7 SAS cable to backplane 1 8 power connector on backplane 1 9 x16 backplane 1 10 x16 backplane 2 11 power connector on backplane 2 125 126 11 10 9 8 7 5 Figure 58 Cabling 2 5 inch x32 SAS SATA backplane with two PERC cards gr OE 11 13 15 SAS A connector on ist PERC SAS B connector on 2nd PERC backplane 2 power connector on PDB signal cable from backplane 1 on system board SAS A connector on backplane 1 power connector on backplane 1 power connector on backplane 2 SAS A connector on backplane 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 SAS B connector on 1st PERC SAS A connector on 2nd PERC backplane 1 power connector on PDB signal cable from backplane 2 on system board SAS B connector on backplane 1 signal connector on backplane 1 SAS B connector on backplane 2 signal connector on backplane 2 YO 2 4 7 e 4 Z Y Y Y Y NV NY Y NV Y Y YY YX Y Y NV Y NV NV Y N Figure 59 Removing and installing 2 5 inch x32 SAS SATA backplane with a single PERC card O N a NES signal cable to backplane 2 power cable to backplane 2 signal cable to backplane 1 SAS cable to backplane 1 x16 backplane 1 x16 backplane 2 release pin SAS cable to backplane 2 power cable to backplane 1 power connector on backplane 1 SAS connector on backplane 2 power connector on backplane 2 127 128 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 6 Figure 60 C
170. 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 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 Sets the remote console terminal type By default the Remote Terminal Type option is set to VT 100 VT 220 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 You can view the System Profile Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu System BIOS System Profile Settings 38 The System Profile Settings screen details are explained as follows Example Menu Item System Profile CPU Power Management Memory Frequency Turbo Boost Energy Efficient Turbo C1E C States Collaborative CPU Performance Control Memory Patrol Scrub Memory Refresh Rate Uncore Frequency Energy Eff
171. tructions that came with the product Steps 1 Remove the cables a Fora 2 5 inch drive flex bay remove the cables from the slim optical drive and the backplane b Fora Dell PowerEdge Express Flash device flex bay remove the cables from the backplane 2 Remove the two screws that secure the flex bay to the chassis 3 Press the release latch and pull the flex bay from the chassis 68 Figure 19 Removing and installing a flex bay 1 flex bay 2 tab 3 3 screw hole 2 4 release latch 5 screw 2 Installing a flex bay Prerequisites 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Steps 1 Align the tabs on the flex bay with the slots on the front of the chassis 2 Insert the flex bay into the chassis until the tabs click into place 3 Install the two screws to secure the flex bay to the chassis Next steps Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 69 Hard drives Your system supports Enterprise class hard drives which are designed for 24x7 op
172. ty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product Troubleshooting system startup failure If you boot the system to the BIOS boot mode after installing an operating system from the UEFI Boot Manager the system hangs The reverse is also true You must boot to the same boot mode in which you installed the operating system For all other startup issues note the system messages that appear on the screen Troubleshooting external connections Ensure that all external cables are securely attached to the external connectors on your system before troubleshooting any external devices Troubleshooting the video subsystem 1 Check the system and power connections to the monitor 2 Check the video interface cabling from the system to the monitor 3 Run the appropriate diagnostic test If the tests run successfully the problem is not related to video hardware If the tests fail see Getting Help Troubleshooting a USB device About this task Use the following steps to troubleshoot a USB keyboard mouse For other USB devices go to step 7 Steps 1 Disconnect the keyboard and mouse cables from the system and reconnect them 2 Ifthe problem persists connect the keyboard mouse to the USB port s on the opposite side of the system 148 3 Ifthe problem is resolved restart the system enter the System Setup and check if the non functioning USB ports are enabled Check if USB 3 0 is enabled in System Setup
173. u manage different settings and features of your system without booting to the operating system Your PowerEdge system has the following pre operating system management applications e System Setup Boot Manager Dell Lifecycle Controller Dell Lifecycle Controller allows you to perform useful tasks such as configuring BIOS and hardware settings deploying operating system updating drivers changing RAID settings and saving hardware profiles For more information about Dell Lifecycle Controller see the documentation at dell com esmmanuals Navigation keys The navigation keys can help you access the pre operating system management applications Key Description lt PgUp gt Moves to the previous screen lt PgDn gt Moves to the next screen Up arrow Moves to the previous field Down Moves to the next field arrow lt Enter gt Enables you to type a value in the selected field if applicable or follow the link in the field Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop down list if applicable lt Tab gt Moves to the next focus area K NOTE This feature is applicable for the standard graphics browser only lt Esc gt Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen Pressing lt Esc gt in the main screen exits System BIOS IDRAC Settings Device Settings Service Tag Settings and proceeds with system boot lt F1 gt Displays the System Setup help text 27 About System Setup Using System Setup you can configu
174. ure 64 Removing the system board 1 post 2 system board 3 release pin Installing the system board Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Keep the 2 Phillips screwdriver ready 3 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 134 Steps 1 Unpack the new system board assembly A CAUTION Do not lift the system board assembly by grasping a memory module processor or other components 2 Hold the post incline the system board and lower the system board into the chassis 3 Push the system board toward the back of the chassis such that the ports on the system board align with the corresponding slots on the chassis Next steps 1 Install the Trusted Platform Module TPM For information on how to install TPM see Installing the Trusted Platform Module For information on TPM see Trusted Platform Module 2 Install the following a processors s and heat sink s b internal USB key if installed c internal dual SD module d integrated storage controller card e coo
175. with the cooling shroud removed The system may get overheated quickly resulting in shutdown of the system and loss of data 1 Ensure that you read the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 f required remove the two cooling fans For more information see Removing a cooling fan Steps Pull the cooling shroud release tab and holding the touch points at the center of the cooling shroud lift the shroud from the system Figure 13 Removing and installing the cooling shroud 1 cooling shroud 2 cooling shroud release tab 55 3 fan release tab 4 cooling fan Installing the cooling shroud Prerequisites A CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product K NOTE For proper seating of the cooling shroud in the system chassis ensure that the cables inside the system are routed along the chassis wall and secured using the cable securing bracket Ensure that you read the Safety instructions Steps 1 Align the tabs on the cooling shroud with the securing slots on the chassis 2 Press the cooling shroud into the chas
176. you need not provide the system password to boot the system About this task To assign a System Password and Setup Password follow the steps below Steps 1 To enter System Setup press lt F2 gt immediately after a power on or reboot 2 From the System Setup Main Menu select System BIOS and press lt Enter gt The System BIOS screen is displayed 3 On the System BIOS screen select System Security and press Enter The System Security screen is displayed 4 On the System Security screen verify that Password Status is Unlocked 5 Select System Password enter your system password and press lt Enter gt or lt Tab gt Use the following guidelines to assign the system password e A password can have up to 32 characters e The password can contain the numbers O through 9 e Only the following special characters are allowed space CJ C 0 0 0 0 C A message prompts you to re enter the system password 44 Re enter the system password and click OK Select Setup Password enter your system password and press lt Enter gt or lt Tab gt A message prompts you to re enter the setup password Re enter the setup password and click OK Press lt Esc gt to return to the System BIOS screen Press lt Esc gt again A message prompts you to save the changes K NOTE Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots Deleting or changing an existing system password and setup passwo
177. your country from the drop down menu on the top left corner of the page 3 For customized support a Enter your system service tag in the Enter your Service Tag field b Click Submit The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed 4 For general support a Select your product category b Select your product segment c Select your product The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed Locating your system service tag Your system is identified by a unique Express Service Code and Service Tag number The Express Service Code and Service Tag are found on the front of the system by pulling out the information tag Alternatively the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the system This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel Quick Resource Locator QRL Use the Quick Resource Locator QRL to get immediate access to system information and how to videos This can be done by visiting dell com QRL or by scanning a model specific QR code located on your Dell PowerEdge system using your smartphones or tablets You can also access your system information and how to videos by scanning the following QR code 175 Quick Resource Locator www dell com QRL Server PET630 176

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