Dell PowerEdge C4130 User manual

Dell PowerEdge C4130
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: E32S Series
Regulatory Type: E32S001

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2014 - 10
Rev. A00

Contents
1 About the PowerEdge C4130 system................................................................8
Supported configurations on PowerEdge C4130 systems..................................................................8
Customer and field replaceable units...................................................................................................8
Front panel features and indicators......................................................................................................9
Back panel features and indicators..................................................................................................... 11
NIC indicator codes.............................................................................................................................12
uSATA SSD indicator codes.................................................................................................................13
Redundant power supply indicator codes..........................................................................................13
Documentation matrix........................................................................................................................ 15
Quick Resource Locator ...............................................................................................................16
2 Performing initial system configuration ........................................................17
Setting up your system........................................................................................................................17
Methods of setting up and configuring the iDRAC IP address ......................................................... 17
Logging in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................18
Installing the operating system...........................................................................................................18
Managing your system remotely........................................................................................................ 18
Downloading drivers and firmware.................................................................................................... 18
3 Pre-operating system management applications........................................20
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................... 20
About System Setup............................................................................................................................20
Enabling Console Redirection.......................................................................................................21
Entering System Setup...................................................................................................................21
System Setup Main Menu.............................................................................................................. 21
System BIOS screen.......................................................................................................................21
System Information screen...........................................................................................................22
Memory Settings screen details....................................................................................................22
Processor Settings screen ............................................................................................................23
SATA Settings screen ....................................................................................................................25
Boot Settings screen..................................................................................................................... 26
Network Settings screen............................................................................................................... 27
Integrated Devices screen ............................................................................................................27
Serial Communication screen...................................................................................................... 29
System Profile Settings screen......................................................................................................29
System Security Settings screen....................................................................................................31
Miscellaneous Settings screen......................................................................................................32
About Boot Manager...........................................................................................................................34

Entering Boot Manager ................................................................................................................ 34
Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................ 34
Changing the boot order....................................................................................................................34
Choosing the system boot mode.......................................................................................................34
Assigning a system and setup password............................................................................................35
Deleting or changing an existing system and/or setup password....................................................36
4 Installing and removing system components...............................................37
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................... 37
Before working inside your system.................................................................................................... 37
After working inside your system........................................................................................................37
Recommended tools.......................................................................................................................... 38
System covers..................................................................................................................................... 38
Removing the system top cover (front)....................................................................................... 38
Installing the system top cover (front)..........................................................................................39
Removing the system top cover (back)........................................................................................39
Installing the system top cover (back)......................................................................................... 40
Inside the system.................................................................................................................................41
Intrusion switch...................................................................................................................................42
Removing the intrusion switch.....................................................................................................42
Installing the intrusion switch.......................................................................................................43
Internal dual SD module (optional).................................................................................................... 43
Removing an internal SD card...................................................................................................... 43
Installing an internal SD card........................................................................................................44
Removing the internal dual SD module ...................................................................................... 44
Installing the internal dual SD module ........................................................................................ 46
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 46
Removing the cooling shroud......................................................................................................46
Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................ 47
Processor blank...................................................................................................................................48
Removing a processor blank........................................................................................................ 48
Installing a processor blank.......................................................................................................... 49
System memory.................................................................................................................................. 50
General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................52
Mode-specific guidelines..............................................................................................................52
Sample memory configurations................................................................................................... 53
Removing memory modules........................................................................................................ 56
Installing memory modules.......................................................................................................... 57
Processors........................................................................................................................................... 59
Removing a heat sink....................................................................................................................60
Removing a processor...................................................................................................................61
Installing a processor.................................................................................................................... 65

Installing a heat sink......................................................................................................................66
System battery.....................................................................................................................................68
Replacing the system battery....................................................................................................... 68
PCIe shroud.........................................................................................................................................69
Removing the PCIe shroud...........................................................................................................69
Installing the PCIe shroud.............................................................................................................70
Expansion card riser and expansion cards..........................................................................................71
Expansion card installation guidelines.......................................................................................... 71
Removing the expansion card riser.............................................................................................. 72
Installing the expansion card riser................................................................................................ 73
Removing expansion cards...........................................................................................................74
Installing expansion cards............................................................................................................. 75
Expansion card cabling diagrams................................................................................................. 77
Power supply units..............................................................................................................................78
Hot Spare feature.......................................................................................................................... 79
Removing the power supply unit blank........................................................................................79
Installing the power supply unit blank......................................................................................... 80
Removing an AC power supply unit............................................................................................. 81
Installing an AC power supply unit...............................................................................................82
Hard drives.......................................................................................................................................... 82
Removing the optional 2.5 inch hard drive cage.........................................................................83
Installing the optional 2.5 inch hard drive cage...........................................................................84
Removing the optional 2.5 inch hard drive cage cover.............................................................. 84
Installing the optional 2.5 inch hard drive cage cover.................................................................85
Removing 2.5 inch cabled hard drives from the hard drive cage............................................... 86
Installing a 2.5 inch cabled hard drive into the hard drive cage................................................. 88
Hard drive cabling diagrams.........................................................................................................90
uSATA SSDs......................................................................................................................................... 92
Removing a 1.8 inch uSATA SSD blank.........................................................................................92
Installing a 1.8 inch uSATA SSD blank...........................................................................................93
Removing a 1.8 inch uSATA SSD carrier.......................................................................................93
Installing a 1.8 inch uSATA SSD carrier.........................................................................................94
Removing a 1.8 inch uSATA SSD from a SSD carrier................................................................... 95
Installing a 1.8 inch uSATA SSD into a SSD carrier.......................................................................96
Removing the 1.8 inch uSATA SSD cage......................................................................................96
Installing the 1.8 inch uSATA SSD cage........................................................................................ 97
Removing the 1.8 inch uSATA SSD backplane.............................................................................98
Installing the 1.8 inch uSATA SSD backplane...............................................................................99
Internal USB memory key (optional).................................................................................................. 99
Replacing the internal USB key.....................................................................................................99
Cable routing clip.............................................................................................................................. 101
Removing the cable routing clip.................................................................................................101

Installing the cable routing clip.................................................................................................. 102
System board.....................................................................................................................................102
Removing the system board.......................................................................................................102
Installing the system board.........................................................................................................105
Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................108
Installing the Trusted Platform Module......................................................................................108
Re-enabling the TPM for BitLocker users.................................................................................. 109
Re-enabling the TPM for TXT users........................................................................................... 109
Cooling fans.......................................................................................................................................110
Removing a cooling fan.............................................................................................................. 110
Installing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................111
Graphics processing unit...................................................................................................................112
GPU installation guidelines..........................................................................................................112
Removing a GPU blank (optional)............................................................................................... 112
Removing a GPU riser cable from the system board.................................................................114
Removing a GPU..........................................................................................................................115
Removing a GPU riser cable board.............................................................................................116
Removing the custom GPU brackets from the GPU removed from your system....................118
Removing the GPU brackets from the replacement GPUs........................................................119
Installing the GPU brackets on the GPU removed from your system.......................................121
Installing the custom GPU brackets on the replacement GPU.................................................122
Installing a GPU riser cable board...............................................................................................122
Installing a GPU blank..................................................................................................................123
Installing a GPU........................................................................................................................... 124
Installing a GPU riser cable on the system board...................................................................... 124
GPU cabling diagrams.................................................................................................................126
GPU switch board (optional).............................................................................................................134
Removing the optional GPU switch board ................................................................................134
Installing the optional GPU switch board ..................................................................................135
Control panel module.......................................................................................................................136
Removing the control panel module......................................................................................... 136
Installing the control panel module............................................................................................137
5 Troubleshooting your system........................................................................ 139
Safety first—for you and your system...............................................................................................139
Troubleshooting system startup failure........................................................................................... 139
Troubleshooting external connections............................................................................................139
Troubleshooting the video subsystem.............................................................................................139
Troubleshooting a USB device......................................................................................................... 139
Troubleshooting a serial I/O device.................................................................................................140
Troubleshooting a NIC..................................................................................................................... 140
Troubleshooting a wet system..........................................................................................................141

Troubleshooting a damaged system................................................................................................142
Troubleshooting the system battery................................................................................................ 143
Troubleshooting power supply units............................................................................................... 143
Troubleshooting power source problems................................................................................. 143
Troubleshooting power supply unit problems...........................................................................143
Troubleshooting cooling problems................................................................................................. 144
Troubleshooting cooling fans.......................................................................................................... 145
Troubleshooting system memory.................................................................................................... 145
Troubleshooting an internal USB key...............................................................................................146
Troubleshooting an SD card.............................................................................................................147
Troubleshooting a hard drive............................................................................................................147
Troubleshooting a storage controller.............................................................................................. 148
Troubleshooting expansion cards....................................................................................................149
Troubleshooting processors.............................................................................................................150
Troubleshooting a GPU.................................................................................................................... 150
System messages.............................................................................................................................. 150
Warning messages...................................................................................................................... 150
Diagnostic messages................................................................................................................... 151
Alert messages............................................................................................................................. 151
6 Using system diagnostics................................................................................152
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.................................................................................................152
When to use the Embedded System Diagnostics...................................................................... 152
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager............................................152
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.....................152
System diagnostic controls.........................................................................................................153
7 Jumpers and connectors................................................................................ 154
System board jumper settings.......................................................................................................... 154
System board connectors.................................................................................................................155
Disabling a forgotten password........................................................................................................156
8 Technical specifications..................................................................................158
9 Getting help.......................................................................................................162
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................. 162
Locating your system service tag..................................................................................................... 162
Mini Express Service Tag.............................................................................................................162
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................162
Quick Resource Locator .................................................................................................................. 163

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About the PowerEdge C4130 system
The Dell PowerEdge C4130 rack servers support up to:
• Two Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors
• Sixteen DIMMs
• Four 2.5 inch hard drives (optional)
• Two 1.8 inch solid state drives (SSDs)
• Two power supply units (PSUs)
• Four graphics processing units (GPUs)
NOTE: All GPU cards must be of the same type and model. Mixing GPUs is not supported.
NOTE: The PSU 2 slot also functions as the optional 2.5 inch hard drive cage slot. If you install the
optional 2.5 inch hard drives, your system will not support the redundancy feature.
Supported configurations on PowerEdge C4130 systems
Table 1. Supported configurations
PowerEdge C4130
systems Configuration type Description
Single processor
systems
Configuration A
Configuration E
Supports four GPUs and a GPU switch board.
Supports two GPUs but does not support a GPU switch
board.
Dual processor
systems
Configuration B
Configuration C
Configuration D
Supports four GPUs and a GPU switch board.
Supports four GPUs but does not support a GPU switch
board.
Supports two GPUs but does not support a GPU switch
board.
.
NOTE: Incorrect removal and installation of the GPUs will cause operational issues to your system.
Customer and field replaceable units
The following components are Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs):
• Cooling fans
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• Expansion card riser
• Expansion cards
• Internal dual SD module (IDSDM)
• SD cards
• Internal USB keys
• Power supply units (PSUs)
• 1.8 inch uSATA SSDs
• 1.8 inch uSATA SSD cage
• 1.8 inch uSATA SSD backplane
• 2.5 inch hard drives
• 2.5 inch hard drive cage
• Memory modules
• PCI shroud
• Cooling shroud
• Cable routing clip
• Heat sinks and processors
The following components are Field Replaceable Units (FRUs). Removal and installation procedures
should be performed only by Dell certified service technicians.
• Graphics processing units (GPUs)
• GPU switch board
• GPU riser cable board
• GPU brackets
• GPU blanks
• Intrusion switch
• System board
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
• System battery
• Control panel module
Front panel features and indicators
Figure 1. Front panel features and indicators
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Item Indicator, button, or
connector Icon Description
1 Health indicator Indicates the health of the system.
• If the system is on and in good health, the
indicator lights solid blue. No corrective action
is required.
• The indicator blinks amber if the system is on or
in standby, and if any error exists (for example, a
failed fan). See the System Event Log or system
messages for the specific issue. For more
information on error messages, see the Dell
Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at
dell.com/esmmanuals. Invalid memory
configurations can cause the system to halt at
startup without any video output. See Getting
help.
2 Ambient air temperature
sensor
Measures the ambient air temperature.
3 Power-on indicator,
power button
The power-on indicator lights when the system
power is on. The power button controls the power
supply output to the system.
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.
4 System identification
button
The identification button on the front and back
panels can be used to locate a particular system
within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed,
the corresponding system identification button on
the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed
again.
Press the system identification button to turn the
system ID on or 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 F2 iDRAC setup),
press and hold the button for more than 15
seconds.
5 Control panel Consists of the health indicator, ambient air
temperature sensor, power-on indicator, power
button, and the system identification button.
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Back panel features and indicators
Figure 2. Back panel features and indicators—PowerEdge C4130
Item Indicator, button, or
connector Icon Description
1 System identification
button
The identification button on the front and back
panels can be used to locate a particular system
within a rack. When one of these buttons is
pressed, the corresponding system identification
button on the back flashes until one of the buttons
is pressed again.
Press the system identification button to turn the
system ID on or 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 F2 iDRAC setup),
press and hold the button for more than 15
seconds.
2 NMI button Used 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.
3 iDRAC8 Enterprise port Dedicated management port.
4 Half-height PCIe
expansion card slot 1
Allows you to connect half-height, half-length, low
profile PCI Express expansion cards.
5 Serial connector Allows you to connect a serial device to the
system.
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Item Indicator, button, or
connector Icon Description
6 Video connector Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system.
7 USB connector (2) Allows you to connect USB devices to the system.
The ports are USB 3.0-compliant.
8 Half-height PCIe
expansion card slot 2
Allows you to connect half-height, half-length, low
profile PCI Express expansion cards.
9 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.
10 Ethernet connector (2) Two integrated 10/100/1000/Mbps NIC
connectors.
11 Hard drive (2) Up to two 1.8 inch uSATA SSDs.
12 Power supply unit (PSU1) One 1600 W PSU.
13 Power supply unit
(PSU2)/2.5 inch Hard
drive cage slot
One 1600 W PSU or up to four 2.5 inch cabled
hard drives.
NIC indicator codes
Figure 3. NIC indicators
1. link indicator 2. activity indicator
Convention Indicator pattern Description
A Link and activity indicators
are OFF
The NIC is not connected to the network.
B Link indicator is green The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum
port speed (1 Gbps).
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Convention Indicator pattern Description
C Link indicator is yellow The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its
maximum port speed.
D Activity indicator is blinking
green
Network data is being sent or received.
uSATA SSD indicator codes
Figure 4. uSATA SSD indicators
1. uSATA SSD activity indicator 2. uSATA SSD status indicator
3. uSATA SSD
NOTE: If the SSD 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 Condition
Blinks green two times per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.
Off Drive ready for insertion or removal.
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.
Blinks green, amber, and turns off Predicted drive failure
Blinks amber four times per second Drive failed
Steady green Drive online
Blinks green three seconds, amber three
seconds, and turns off six seconds
Rebuild aborted
Redundant power supply indicator codes
Each AC power supply unit (PSU) has an illuminated translucent handle that indicates whether power is
present or whether a power fault has occurred.
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Figure 5. AC PSU status indicator
1. AC PSU status indicator/handle
Convention Power Indicator
Pattern Description
A Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is
operational.
B Flashing green When the firmware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle
flashes green.
CAUTION: Do not disconnect the power cord or unplug the
PSU when updating firmware. If firmware update is
interrupted, the PSUs will not function. You must roll back the
PSU firmware by using Life cycle controller. See Dell Lifecycle
Controller User’s Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.
C Flashing green
and turns off
When hot-adding a PSU, the PSU handle flashes green five times at
4 Hz rate and turns off. This indicates that there is a PSU mismatch
with respect to efficiency, feature set, health status, and supported
voltage. Replace the PSU with a PSU that matches the capacity of
the PSU.
CAUTION: For AC power supplies, use only PSUs with the
Extended Power Performance (EPP) label on the back. Mixing
PSUs from previous generations of PowerEdge servers can
result in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to power on.
D Flashing amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.
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Convention Power Indicator
Pattern Description
CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the
PSU with the flashing indicator. Swapping the other PSU 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.
CAUTION: AC PSUs support both 220 V and 110 V input
voltages with the exception of Titanium PSUs, which support
only 220 V. When two identical PSUs receive different input
voltages, they can output different wattages, and trigger a
mismatch.
CAUTION: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type
and have the same maximum output power.
CAUTION: Combining AC and DC PSUs is not supported and
triggers a mismatch.
E Not lit 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... Refer to...
Install your system into a rack Rack documentation included with your rack
solution
Set up your system and know the system technical
specifications
Getting Started With Your System that shipped with
your system or see dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Install the operating system Operating system documentation at dell.com/
operatingsystemmanuals
Get an overview of the Dell Systems Management
offerings
Dell OpenManage Systems Management Overview
Guide at dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Configure and log in to iDRAC, set up managed
and management system, know the iDRAC
features and troubleshoot using iDRAC
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals
Know about the RACADM subcommands and
supported RACADM interfaces
RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for
iDRAC and CMC at dell.com/esmmanuals
Launch, enable and disable Lifecycle Controller,
know the features, use and troubleshoot Lifecycle
Controller
Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at dell.com/
esmmanuals
Use Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick
Start Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals
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To... Refer to...
Set up, use, and troubleshoot OpenManage Server
Administrator
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s
Guide at dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Install, use, and troubleshoot OpenManage
Essentials
Dell OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide at
dell.com/openmanagemanuals
Know the features of the storage controller cards,
deploy the cards, and manage the storage
subsystem
Storage controller documentation at dell.com/
storagecontrollermanuals
Check the event and error messages generated by
the system firmware and agents that monitor
system components
Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at
dell.com/esmmanuals
Quick Resource Locator
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.
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Performing initial system configuration
After you receive your PowerEdge system, you must set up your system, install the operating system if it
is not pre-installed, and set up and configure the system iDRAC IP address.
Setting up your system
1. Unpack the server.
2. Install the server into the rack. For more information on installing the server into the rack, see your
system Rack Installation Placemat at dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
3. Connect the peripherals to the system.
4. Connect the system to its electrical outlet.
5. Turn the system on by pressing the power button or using iDRAC.
6. 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. iDRAC Settings utility.
2. Lifecycle Controller.
3. Dell Deployment Toolkit.
You can configure iDRAC 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 Access
Controller User's Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.
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Logging in to iDRAC
You can log in to iDRAC as an iDRAC local user, a Microsoft Active Directory user, or a Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user. You can also log in by using Single Sign-On or a Smart Card. The
default user name is root and password is calvin. For more information on logging in to iDRAC and
iDRAC licenses, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.
You can also access 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.
Installing the operating system
If the server is shipped without an operating system, install the supported operating system on the server
by using one of the following methods:
• Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media. See the operating system
documentation at dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals.
• 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.
Managing your system remotely
To perform out-of-band systems management using iDRAC, you must configure 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 by using the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator (OMSA) software and OpenManage Essentials (OME) systems management console. For
more information, see dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
Downloading drivers and firmware
It is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management
firmware on your system.
Prerequisites
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.
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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 you require to a diskette drive, USB drive, CD, or DVD.
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Pre-operating system management
applications
The pre-operating system management applications for your PowerEdge system help you 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:
• System Setup
• Boot Manager
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
Navigation keys
The navigation keys can help you quickly access the pre-operating system management applications.
Key Description
<Page Up> Moves to the previous screen.
<Page
Down>
Moves to the next screen.
Up arrow Moves to the previous field.
Down
arrow
Moves to the next field.
<Enter> 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.
<Tab> Moves to the next focus area.
NOTE: This feature is applicable for the standard graphical browser only.
<Esc> Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing <Esc> in the main
screen exits System BIOS/iDRAC Settings/Device Settings/Service Tag Settings and
proceeds with system boot.
<F1> Displays the System Setup help.
About System Setup
Using System Setup, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your
system.
You can access System Setup in two ways:
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