Dell PowerEdge 2300 Installation and operation manual

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Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in
bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, notices, cautions, and warnings,
and they are used as follows:
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your
computer system.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2000 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer
Corporation is strictly forbidden.
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Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities
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Precautionary Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Recording the System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Updating the ESM Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Updating the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Saving RCU Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 1300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 2300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Installing Upgrade Microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Removing the Microprocessors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Removing and Replacing the Guide Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Removing and Replacing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Removing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Replacing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Installing the Upgrade Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Installing a New Cooling Shroud in the PowerEdge 1300 and 2300 . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Reassembling and Checking the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
 Figure 1-1. Removing the System Board Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Figure 1-2. Removing the System Board Mounting Tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Figure 1-3. Removing the System Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Figure 1-4. Removing the Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Figure 1-5. Removing the Old Guide Bracket Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Figure 1-6. Installing the New Guide Bracket Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Figure 1-7. Removing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Figure 1-8. Installing the Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Figure 1-9. Installing a New Cooling Shroud Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18

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This document provides procedures for upgrading the Intel®Pentium®II or III
microprocessors with either Intel Pentium II or Pentium III microprocessors in the
following Dell PowerEdge systems:
PowerEdge 1300
PowerEdge 2300
PowerEdge 4300
PowerEdge 4350
Installing one or more microprocessors in your server may involve the following
activities:
Verifying the basic input/output system (BIOS) revision and saving the current
configuration data
Accessing the system board (see your system’s Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide)
Replacing the system board mounting plate or tray (PowerEdge 2300 and 4300)
Installing the upgrade microprocessor
Installing the cooling shroud (if applicable)
Reassembling and checking the system
The upgrade procedure requires a #2 Phillips screwdriver. In addition, you should use
a wrist grounding strap for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. Read the safety
instructions in the following section.

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The contents of your kit will vary, depending on the PowerEdge system and the
number of microprocessors you are installing. Each kit will have one or more new
Pentium II or Pentium III microprocessor(s), diskettes containing the Resource
Configuration Utility (RCU), BIOS, embedded server management (ESM) firmware,
and diagnostics. Also included, for some system models, is a cooling shroud and
mounting hardware or a replacement system board mounting plate or tray.
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Before you perform any of the procedures in this document, take a few moments to
read the following warning for your personal safety and to prevent damage to the
computer system from ESD.
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Before you start to work on the computer, perform the following steps in the
sequence listed:
1. Turn off your computer and any devices.
2. Ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface on the chassis, such as
the metal around the card-slot openings at the back of the computer, before
touching anything inside your computer.
While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface on the computer
chassis to dissipate any static electricity that might harm internal components.
3. Disconnect your computer and devices from their power sources. Also, discon-
nect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer.
Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock.
In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate:
When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop,
not on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking tabs; if
you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before
disconnecting the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned
to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, make
sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.
Handle components and cards with care. Don’t touch the components or
contacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket.
Hold a component such as a microprocessor chip by its edges, not by its pins.
If your system has two microprocessors installed, the secondary microprocessor
must be the same type and have the same operating frequency and cache size as the
primary microprocessor. For example, if the system you are installing has a
500-megahertz (MHz) Pentium III primary microprocessor, the secondary
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Before shutting down your system, perform these preliminary steps:
Record the system configuration
Update the ESM firmware
Update the BIOS (if necessary)
Use the RCU diskette (provided in the kit) to save the RCU configuration settings
(see your User’s Guide for information).
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View the system configuration screens in the System Setup program and make a
record of the settings.
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If an ESM firmware diskette is included with your kit, update your ESM firmware with
the version contained on that diskette by performing the following steps. The latest
version of the ESM firmware is also available online at http://support.dell.com.
1. Insert the ESM firmware diskette provided in the upgrade kit into the diskette
drive.
2. Reboot the system.
3. After the system completes the boot routine, follow the instructions on the
screen.
4. After the Successfully Completed Done message appears on the screen,
remove the ESM firmware diskette from the diskette drive and follow the
instructions on the screen to reboot the system.

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If a BIOS diskette is included with your kit, update your BIOS with the version
contained on that diskette by performing the following steps. The latest version of
the BIOS is also available online at http://support.dell.com.
1. Insert the BIOS diskette provided in the upgrade kit into the diskette drive.
2. Reboot the system.
3. After the system completes the boot routine, follow the instructions on the
screen.
4. After the BIOS has been successfully installed message appears on
the screen, remove the BIOS diskette from the diskette drive and follow the
instructions on the screen to reboot the system.
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Use the RCU to save the current system configuration settings by performing the
following steps:
1. Insert the RCU diskette into the diskette drive and reboot the system.
2. When the welcome screen appears, press <Enter>.
The main menu appears.
3. Select Step 5: Save and Exit, and then follow the online instructions to save the
current system configuration information.
NOTE: The RCU recognizes microprocessors operating at 450 MHz and faster.
The latest version of the RCU is available online at http://support.dell.com.
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To upgrade to Pentium II or Pentium III microprocessors in the PowerEdge 1300, per-
form the following steps:
1. Access the system board, which involves the following steps:
a. Disconnecting power and peripheral cables.
b. Removing the covers.
c. Rotating the power supply.
See your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions.
2. Remove the microprocessors.
See “Removing the Microprocessors”, found later in this document.

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3. Remove and replace the guide brackets.
See “Removing and Replacing the Guide Brackets”, found later in this
document.
4. Remove the cooling shroud.
See “Removing and Replacing the Cooling Shroud”, found later in this
document.
5. Install the upgrade microprocessor.
See “Installing the Upgrade Microprocessors”, found later in this document.
6. Replace the cooling shroud.
See “Removing and Replacing the Cooling Shroud”, found later in this
document.
If the upgrade kit comes with a new cooling shroud, you must install the new
cooling shroud. See “Installing a New Cooling Shroud”, found later in this
document.
7. Reassemble and check the system, as follows:
a. Rotate the power supply back into position, making sure that the securing
tab snaps into place.
b. Replace the covers and front bezel. Reconnect your computer and peripher-
als to their power sources and turn them on.
As the system boots, it detects the presence of the new microprocessor
and automatically changes the system configuration information in the Sys-
tem Setup program.
NOTE: After you remove and replace the cover of a PowerEdge 1300 system,
the chassis intrusion detector causes the following message to be displayed at
the next system start-up:
ALERT! Cover was previously removed.
c. Enter the System Setup program and confirm that the top line in the system
data area correctly identifies the installed microprocessor(s). By default, the
serial numbers of Pentium III microprocessors are not displayed. See the
procedures in “Using the System Setup Program”in your User's Guide for
accessing and modifying entries in the System Setup screens.
d. Reset the chassis intrusion detector while in the System Setup program by
changing Chassis Intrusion to Not Detected.
NOTE: If a setup password has been assigned by someone else, contact your
network administrator for information on resetting the chassis intrusion detector.

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e. Run the Dell Diagnostics to verify that the new microprocessor is operating
correctly.
See your User’s Guide and your computer Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide for additional information on running the Dell Diagnostics and
troubleshooting any problems that may occur.
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To upgrade to Pentium II or Pentium III microprocessors in the PowerEdge 2300, per-
form the following steps.
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NOTES: If you are installing a 600 MHz (or greater) microprocessor in your
PowerEdge 2300, the system board mounting plate must be replaced. A replacement
mounting plate is provided with the upgrade kit.
If you are upgrading a PowerEdge 2300 with one or two microprocessors with an
operating frequency less than 600 MHz, you do not need to replace the system board
mounting plate.
1. Access the system board, which involves the following steps:
a. Disconnecting power and peripheral cables.
b. Removing the covers.
c. Removing the front bezel.
d. Removing the cooling fan shroud.
e. Replacing the system board mounting plate or tray. Applies only when
installing 600 MHz or greater microprocessors.
See your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for specific instructions,
if needed.

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2. If you are installing a 600 MHz or greater microprocessor, replace the system
board mounting plate as follows.
a. Unlock and remove the front bezel.
b. Remove the right- and left-side computer covers.
c. Record the location and disconnect all external peripheral cables from their
connectors on the back of the computer.
d. Record the location of any internal expansion card cables, and then record
the slot number assignments and remove all the expansion cards.
Place the expansion cards in antistatic bags or on a grounded antistatic mat
or other antistatic surface.
e. Record the locations and disconnect all internal cables attached to the sys-
tem board.
f. At the left side of the system, locate and remove the three screws that
secure the system board and mounting plate to the chassis (see Figure 1-1).
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g. Slide the system board and mounting plate assembly forward about
12.7 millimeters (mm) (0.5 inch), rotate it away from the top of the chassis,
and lift it out of the chassis.
h. Lay the assembly with the system board facing up on a flat surface.
i. Remove the mounting screw from the mounting plate.
j. Slide the system board about 6.3 mm (0.25 inch) toward the front (left edge
of the mounting plate) and lift the system board up and away from the
mounting plate.
3. To install the replacement mounting plate assembly (provided in your upgrade kit)
in your PowerEdge 2300 system, perform the preceding steps in reverse order.
4. Remove the microprocessor.
See “Removing the Microprocessors”, found later in this document.
5. Remove the cooling shroud.
See “Removing and Replacing the Cooling Shroud”, found later in this document.
6. Install the upgrade microprocessor.
See “Installing the Upgrade Microprocessor”, found later in this document.
7. Replace the cooling shroud.
See “Removing and Replacing the Cooling Shroud”, found later in this document.
If the upgrade kit comes with a new cooling shroud, you must install the new
cooling shroud. See “Installing a New Cooling Shroud”, found later in this
document.
8. Reassemble and check the system.
See “Reassembling and Checking the System”, found later in this document.
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To upgrade to Pentium II or Pentium III microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4300, per-
form the following steps.
NOTES: If you are installing a 600-MHz (or greater) microprocessor in your
PowerEdge 4300, the system board mounting tray must be replaced. A replacement
mounting tray is provided with the upgrade kit.
If you are upgrading a PowerEdge 4300 with a microprocessor with an operating
frequency less than 600 MHz, you do not need to replace the system board
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1. Remove the system board mounting tray as follows.
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a. Unlock and remove the computer cover.
For instructions, see the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
b. To access the system board, release the system-board tray latch at the back
lower corner of the tray (see Figure 1-2) and pull the tray open to the first
stop position (or service position).
NOTE: From the service position, if you depress and release the tray latch and
pull the tray out again, you will come to a second stop position that is used by
manufacturing. To remove the tray completely from any position, depress and
hold the latch, and pull the tray out of the chassis.
c. Record the location of any internal expansion card cables, record the slot
number assignments, and then remove all the expansion cards.
Place the expansion cards in antistatic bags or on a grounded antistatic mat
or other antistatic surface.
d. Record the locations and disconnect all internal cables attached to the sys-
tem board.
e. Press and hold the tray release latch as you slide the system board and
mounting tray assembly completely out of the chassis.
f. Lay the tray assembly with the system board facing up on a flat surface.
g. Remove the mounting screw from the mounting tray.
h. Slide the system board 6.3 mm (0.25 inch) toward the front (left edge of the
mounting tray, as shown in Figure 1-3) and lift the system board away from
the mounting tray.
2. To install the upgrade mounting tray assembly (provided in your upgrade kit) in
your PowerEdge 4300 system, perform the preceding steps in reverse order.
3. Remove the microprocessors.
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4. Replace the guide brackets.
See “Removing and Replacing the Guide Brackets”, found later in this
document.
5. Install the upgrade microprocessor.
See “Installing the Upgrade Microprocessor”, found later in this document.
6. Reassemble and check the system.
See “Reassembling and Checking the System”, found later in this document.
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To upgrade to Pentium II or Pentium III microprocessors in the PowerEdge 4350, per-
form the following steps:
1. Access the system board, which involves the following steps:
a. Disconnecting power and peripheral cables.
b. Removing the covers.
c. Removing the front bezel.
d. Removing the cooling fan shroud.
See your system Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for specific instructions,
if needed.
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2. Remove the microprocessors.
See “Removing the Microprocessors”, found later in this document.
3. Remove and replace the guide brackets.
See “Removing and Replacing the Guide Brackets”, found later in this
document.
4. Install the upgrade microprocessor.
See “Installing the Upgrade Microprocessor”, found later in this document.
5. Reassemble and check the system.
See “Reassembling and Checking the System”, found later in this document.
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To remove the current microprocessors from the system board, perform the follow-
ing steps.
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1. Unscrew and remove the two large thumbscrew retention pins that secure the
microprocessor to the system board.
2. Press the microprocessor’s release latches inward until they snap into position
(see Figure 1-4).
NOTE: Figure 1-4 illustrates the SEC cartridge. The heat sink on the single-edge
connector cartridge 2 (SECC2) package is different.
3. Grasp the microprocessor assembly firmly and pull it away from the microproces-
sor guide bracket assembly.
You must use up to 15 pounds (lb) of force to disengage the microprocessor
from the connector.

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To remove the guide bracket assembly, perform the following steps:
1. Remove any terminator card installed in the guide bracket.
2. Remove any microprocessor assembly installed in the guide bracket.
3. Use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to loosen the four captive nuts that secure the
guide bracket assembly to the system board (see Figure 1-5).
4. Lift up the assembly to remove it from the four threaded posts.
To install the new guide bracket assembly, perform the following steps:
1. Position the guide bracket over the four threaded posts (see Figure 1-6).
You can install the guide bracket only one way (the captive nuts will not align
with the threaded posts if installed incorrectly).
2. Tighten the four captive nuts using a #2 Phillips screwdriver.
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captive nuts (4)
threaded posts (4)
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The plastic cooling shroud inside the system is used to improve airflow over the
microprocessors. You may need to remove this shroud to access certain components
on the system board.
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To remove the cooling shroud, perform the following steps.
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
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the
power cable from the electrical outlet.
2. Remove the right-side computer cover.
3. Unscrew and remove the two retention pins (see Figure 1-7).
4. Remove the shroud by lifting the end of the shroud closest to the microproces-
sor(s) until the opposite end of the shroud disengages from the cooling fan on
the system back panel.

1-16 Dell PowerEdge Systems —Microprocessor Upgrade
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To replace the cooling shroud, perform the following steps:
1. Hook the upper edge of the large opening on the end of the cooling shroud over
the top of the cooling fan on the system back panel.
2. Lower the other end of the shroud into place over the microprocessor(s).
3. Secure the shroud by reinstalling the two retention pins.
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thumbscrew
retention pins (2)