Dell PowerEdge SC1425 Guide

Dell™PowerEdge™SC1425SystemsInstallationandTroubleshooting
Guide
Introduction
Indicators, Messages, and Codes
Finding Software Solutions
Running the System Diagnostics
Troubleshooting Your System
Installing System Components
Installing Drives
Getting Help
Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors
I/O Connectors
Service-Only Parts Replacement Procedures
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
Abbreviations and Acronyms
For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the Glossary in your User's Guide.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Initial release: 15 Sept 2004
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Jumpers, Switches, and Connectors
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Jumpers—A General Explanation
System Board Jumpers
System Board Connectors
Riser Board Connectors
Disabling a Forgotten Password
This section provides specific information about the system jumpers. It also provides some basic information on jumpers and switches and describes the
connectors on the various boards in the system.
Jumpers—A General Explanation
Jumpers provide a convenient and reversible way of reconfiguring the circuitry on a printed circuit board. When reconfiguring the system, you may need to
change jumper settings on circuit boards or drives.
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Jumpers
Jumpers are small blocks on a circuit board with two or more pins emerging from them. Plastic plugs containing a wire fit down over the pins. The wire connects
the pins and creates a circuit. To change a jumper setting, pull the plug off its pin(s) and carefully fit it down onto the pin(s) indicated. FigureA-1 shows an
example of a jumper.
Figure A-1. Example Jumper
A jumper is referred to as open or unjumpered when the plug is pushed down over only one pin or if there is no plug at all. When the plug is pushed down
over two pins, the jumper is referred to as jumpered. The jumper setting is often shown in text as two numbers, such as 1–2. The number 1 is printed on the
circuitboardwithatrianglesothatyoucanidentifyeachpinnumberbasedonthelocationofpin1.
FigureA-2 shows the location and default settings of the server-module jumper blocks. See TableA-1 for the designations, default settings, and functions of
the jumpers.
System Board Jumpers
FigureA-2 shows the location of the configuration jumpers on the system board. TableA-1 lists the jumper settings.
Figure A-2. System Board Jumpers

Table A-1.SystemBoardJumperSettings
System Board Connectors
See FigureA-3 and TableA-2 for the location and description of the system board connectors.
Figure A-3. System Board Connectors
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Jumper

Setting

Description
PASSWD
(default)
The password feature is enabled.
The password feature is disabled.
NVRAM_CLR
(default)
The configuration settings in NVRAM are retained at system boot.
The configuration settings in NVRAM are cleared at next system boot.
jumpered unjumpered

Table A-2.SystemBoardConnectors
Riser Board Connectors
See FigureA-4 for the location and description of the riser card connectors.
Figure A-4. Standard PCI-X Riser Card
Disabling a Forgotten Password
The system's software security features include a system password and a setup password, which are discussed in detail in "Using the System Setup Program"
in your User's Guide.Thepasswordjumperenablesthesepasswordfeaturesordisablesthemandclearsanypassword(s)currentlyinuse.
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Connector
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Description
BATTERY
Connector for the 3.0 V coin battery
CP_CONN
Control panel connector
DIMMn_ x
Memory module connector (6)
FAN_n
FAN1 is the connector for the expansion card fan module, and FAN2-5 is the connector for the processor and memory fan modules (4)
IDE1
IDE device connector
PROC_n
Processor connector (2)
PWR_CONNn
Power supply connector (2)
SATA_n
SATA device connectors
USB_HEADER FRONT
USB device connector
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1. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
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2. Open the system. See "Opening the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
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3. Remove the password jumper plug.
See FigureA-2 to locate the password jumper on the system board.
If necessary, remove the riser card insulator to improve access to the jumper. See "Removing the Riser Card" in "Installing System Components."
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4. If you removed the riser card insulator in step 3, reinstall it now. See "Installing the Riser Card" in "Installing System Components."
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5. Close the system. See "Closing the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
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6. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system.
The existing passwords are not disabled (erased) until the system boots with the password jumper plug removed. However, before you assign a new
system and/or setup password, you must install the jumper plug.
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7. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
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8. Open the system. See "Opening the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
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9. Install the password jumper plug.
See FigureA-2 to locate the password jumper on the system board.
If necessary, remove the riser card insulator to improve access to the jumper, then reinstall the riser card insulator.
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10. Close the system, reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system. See "Closing the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
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11. Assign a new system and/or setup password.
To assign a new password using the System Setup program, see "Using the System Setup Program" in your User's Guide.
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NOTE: If you assign a new system and/or setup password with the jumper plug still removed, the system disables the new password(s) the next
time it boots.

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I/O Connectors
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Serial Connector
PS/2-Compatible Keyboard and Mouse Connectors
Video Connector
USB Connectors
Integrated NIC Connectors
Network Cable Requirements
I/O connectors are the gateways that the system uses to communicate with external devices, such as a keyboard, mouse, printer, or monitor. This section
describes the various connectors on your system. If you reconfigure the hardware connected to the system, you may also need the pin number and signal
information for these connectors. FigureB-1 illustrates the connectors on the system.
Figure B-1. I/O Connectors
TableB-1 shows the icons used to label the connectors on the system.
Table B-1. I/O Connector Icons
Serial Connector
Serial connectors support devices such as external modems, printers, and mice that require serial data transmission. The serial connector is also used by the
BMC to provide remote access to the system. The serial connector uses a 9-pin D-subminiature connector.
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Serial Connector Autoconfiguration
The default designation of the integrated serial connector is COM1. When you add an expansion card containing a serial connector that has the same
designation as the integrated connector, the system's autoconfiguration feature remaps (reassigns) the integrated serial connector to the next available
designation. Both the new and the remapped COM connectors share the same IRQ setting. COM1 and COM3 share IRQ4, while COM2 and COM4 share IRQ3.
Before adding a card that remaps the COM connectors, check the documentation that came with the software to make sure that the software can
accommodate the new COM connector designation.
FigureB-2 illustrates the pin numbers for the serial connector and TableB-2 defines the pin assignments for the connector.
Figure B-2. Serial Connector Pin Numbers
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Icon
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Connector
Serial connector
Mouse connector
Keyboard connector
Video connector
USB connector
NIC connector
NOTE: If two COM connectors share an IRQ setting, you may not be able to use them both at the same time. In addition, if you install one or more
expansion cards with serial connectors designated as COM1 and COM3, the integrated serial connector is disabled.

Table B-2.SerialConnectorPinAssignments
PS/2-Compatible Keyboard and Mouse Connectors
The PS/2-compatible keyboard and mouse cables attach to 6-pin, miniature DIN connectors. FigureB-3 illustrates the pin numbers for these connectors and
TableB-3 defines the pin assignments for these connectors.
Figure B-3. PS/2-Compatible Keyboard and Mouse Connector Pin Numbers
Table B-3. Keyboard and Mouse Connector Pin Assignments
Video Connector
You can attach a VGA-compatible monitor to the system's integrated video controller using a 15-pin high-density D-subminiature connector on the system front
or back panel. FigureB-4 illustrates the pin numbers for the video connector and TableB-4 defines the pin assignments for the connector.
Figure B-4. Video Connector Pin Numbers
Table B-4. Video Connector Pin Assignments
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Pin

Signal
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I/O

Definition
1
DCD
I
Data carrier detect
2
SIN
I
Serial input
3
SOUT
O
Serial output
4
DTR
O
Data terminal ready
5
GND
N/A
Signal ground
6
DSR
I
Data set ready
7
RTS
O
Request to send
8
CTS
I
Clear to send
9
RI
I
Ring indicator
Shell
N/A
N/A
Chassis ground
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Pin

Signal

I/O

Definition
1
KBDATA or MFDATA
I/O
Keyboard data or mouse data
2
NC
N/A
No connection
3
GND
N/A
Signal ground
4
FVcc
N/A
Fused supply voltage
5
KBCLK or MFCLK
I/O
Keyboard clock or mouse clock
6
NC
N/A
No connection
Shell
N/A
N/A
Chassis ground
NOTE: Installing a video card automatically disables the system's integrated video controller.

USB Connectors
The system's USB connectors support USB-compliant peripherals such as keyboards, mice, and printers and may also support USB-compliant devices such as
diskette drives and optical drives. FigureB-5 illustrates the pin numbers for the USB connector and TableB-5 defines the pin assignments for the connector.
Figure B-5. USB Connector Pin Numbers
Table B-5. USB Connector Pin Assignments
Integrated NIC Connectors
Each of the system's integrated NICs function as a separate network expansion card while providing fast communication between servers and workstations.
FigureB-6 illustrates the pin numbers for the NIC connector and TableB-6 defines the pin assignments for the connectors.
Figure B-6. NIC Connector
Table B-6. NIC Connector Pin Assignments
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Pin
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Signal

I/O

Definition
1
RED
O
Red video
2
GREEN
O
Green video
3
BLUE
O
Blue video
4
NC
N/A
No connection
5–8, 10
GND
N/A
Signal ground
9
VCC
N/A
Vcc
11
NC
N/A
No connection
12
DDC data out
O
Monitor detect data
13
HSYNC
O
Horizontal synchronization
14
VSYNC
O
Vertical synchronization
15
NC
N/A
No connection
NOTICE: Do not attach a USB device or a combination of USB devices that draw a maximum current of more than 500 mA per channel or +5 V. Attaching
devices that exceed this threshold may cause the USB connectors to shut down. See the documentation that accompanied the USB devices for their
maximum current ratings.
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Pin

Signal

I/O

Definition
1
Vcc
N/A
Supply voltage
2
DATA
I
Data in
3
+DATA
O
Data out
4
GND
N/A
Signal ground
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Pin

Signal

I/O

Definition

Network Cable Requirements
The NIC supports a UTP Ethernet cable equipped with a standard RJ45-compatible plug.
Observe the following cabling restrictions.
lUse Category 5 or greater wiring and connectors.
lDo not exceed a cable run length (from a workstation to a hub) of 100 m (328 ft).
For detailed guidelines on operation of a network, see "Systems Considerations of Multi-Segment Networks" in the IEEE 802.3 standard.
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1
TD+
O
Data out (+)
2
TD–
O
Data out (–)
3
RD+
I
Data in (+)
4
NC
N/A
No connection
5
NC
N/A
No connection
6
RD–
I
Data in (–)
7
NC
N/A
No connection
8
NC
N/A
No connection
NOTICE: To avoid line interference, voice and data lines must be in separate sheaths.

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Service-Only Parts Replacement Procedures
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Recommended Tools
Control Panel Assembly
System Board
Recommended Tools
You may need the following items to perform the procedures in this section:
lKey to the system keylock
lWrist grounding strap
l#2 Phillips screwdriver
Control Panel Assembly
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Removing the Control Panel Assembly
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1. Open the system. See "Opening the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
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2. Disconnect the control panel cables. See FigureC-1.
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3. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws that secure the control panel assembly to the chassis. See FigureC-1.
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4. Carefully lift the back of the control panel assembly to clear the chassis mounting studs, and remove the assembly from the system.
Figure C-1. Control Panel Assembly Removal
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Installing the Control Panel Assembly
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1. Align the control panel assembly's mounting holes with the chassis mounting studs, and lower the assembly over the studs. See FigureC-1.
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2. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, install the two screws that secure the control panel assembly to the chassis. See FigureC-1.
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: 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.