Dell PowerEdge T110 User manual

Dell™ PowerEdge™ T110
Systems
Hardware Owner’s
Manual
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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your computer.
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instructions are not followed.
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injury, or death.
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Contents
1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Accessing System Features During Startup. . . . . . . 11
Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 12
Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 14
Guidelines for Connecting External Devices . . . . . . 15
NIC Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Power Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Diagnostics Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Alert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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2 Using the System Setup Program and
UEFI Boot Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Choosing the System Boot Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Entering the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Responding to Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the System Setup Program
Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Memory Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Processor Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SATA Settings Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Boot Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Integrated Devices Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
PCI IRQ Assignments Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Serial Communication Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
System Security Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Exit Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Entering the UEFI Boot Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using the UEFI Boot Manager
Navigation Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
UEFI Boot Manager Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
UEFI Boot Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
System Utilities Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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System and Setup Password Features . . . . . . . . . 49
Using the System Password . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using the Setup Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Embedded System Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Baseboard Management Controller Configuration . . . . 54
Entering the BMC Setup Module . . . . . . . . . . 54
3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . 55
Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Inside the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Opening and Closing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Opening the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Closing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Installing the Front Bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Removing Front Bezel Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Installing Front Bezel Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
EMI Filler Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing an EMI Filler Panel . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Installing an EMI Filler Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Optical and Tape Drives (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing an Optical or Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing an Optical or Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . 66
Hard Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Hard Drive Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . 68
Removing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Installing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Removing a Hard Drive from a
Hard-Drive Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Expansion Card Stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Removing the Expansion Card Stabilizer . . . . . . 72
Installing the Expansion Card Stabilizer . . . . . . 72
Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Removing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Installing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines. . . . . . . 75
Removing an Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Installing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
SAS Controller Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . 79
System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
General Memory Module
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Mode-Specific Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Removing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Installing Memory Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Installing a Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
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Cooling Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Removing the Cooling Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Installing the Cooling Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Replacing the System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Installing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Internal USB Memory Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . 96
Installing the Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . 97
Control Panel Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Removing the Control Panel Assembly. . . . . . . 98
Installing the Control Panel Assembly . . . . . . . 100
System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Removing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Installing the System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
4 Troubleshooting Your System . . . . . . . . 105
Safety First—For You and Your System . . . . . . . . . 105
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure . . . . . . . . 105
Troubleshooting External Connections . . . . . . . . . 105
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem . . . . . . . . . 106
Troubleshooting a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device. . . . . . . . . . 107
Troubleshooting a NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Troubleshooting a Wet System. . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Troubleshooting a Damaged System. . . . . . . . . . 109
Troubleshooting the System Battery . . . . . . . . . . 110
Troubleshooting Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems . . . . . . 111
Troubleshooting Cooling Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Troubleshooting System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key . . . . . . . . . 114
Troubleshooting an Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Troubleshooting a Tape Backup Unit . . . . . . . . . 116
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Troubleshooting the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
5 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . . 121
Using Online Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Embedded System Diagnostics Features . . . . . . . 121
When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics . . . 122
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics . . . . . 122
System Diagnostics Testing Options. . . . . . . . . . 122
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Using the Custom Test Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Selecting Devices for Testing . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Selecting Diagnostics Options . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Viewing Information and Results . . . . . . . . . . 124
6 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 125
System Board Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
System Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Disabling a Forgotten Password . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
7 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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About Your System 11
About Your System
Accessing System Features During Startup
The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup:
Keystroke Description
<F2> Enters the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup
Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 35.
<F10> Enters System Services, which opens the Unified Server
Configurator (USC). The USC allows you to access utilities such as
embedded system diagnostics. For more information, see the USC
documentation.
<F11> Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the
Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface (
UEFI) Boot Manager, depending on the
system's boot configuration. See "Using the System Setup Program
and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 35.
<F12> Starts Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) boot.
<Ctrl><E> Enters the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Configuration Utility, which allows access to the System Event Log
(SEL) and configuration of remote access to the system. For more
information, see the BMC user documentation.
<Ctrl><C> Enters the SAS Configuration Utility. For more information, see
the SAS adapter documentation.
<Ctrl><R> Enters the PERC configuration utility. For more information, see
the PERC card documentation.
<Ctrl><S> Enters the utility to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For more
information, see the documentation for your integrated NIC.
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12 About Your System
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-1. Front Panel Features and Indicators
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 Power-on indicator,
power button
The power-on indicator lights when the
system power is on.
The power button controls the DC
power supply output to the system.
NOTE: When powering on the system, the
video monitor can take from several
seconds to over 2 minutes to display an
image, depending on the amount of
memory installed in 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.
1
5
23
4
7
6
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2 System health
indicator
The system health indicator blinks
amber when a system fault is detected.
3 Hard drive activity
indicator
The hard drive activity indicator lights
up when the hard drive is in use.
4 USB connectors (2) Connects USB devices to the system.
The ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
5 Diagnostic indicator
lights (4)
The four diagnostic indicator lights
display error codes during system
startup. See "Diagnostic Lights" on
page 18.
6 Tape drive (optional) One optional half-height (using one
drive bay).
7 Optical drive
(optional)
One optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or
DVD+/-RW drive.
NOTE: DVD devices are data only.
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
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14 About Your System
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-2. Back-Panel Features and Indicators
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 Padlock ring Locks the cover release latch
2 Security cable slot Connects a cable lock to the system
3 Voltage selection
switch
Sets the voltage for the power supply to
the voltage that most closely matches
the AC power available at your location
8
9
7
6
10
1
4
11
2
3
5
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Guidelines for Connecting External Devices
• Turn off power to the system and external devices before attaching a new
external device. Turn on any external devices before turning on the system
(unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise).
• Ensure that the appropriate driver for the attached device has been
installed on the system.
• If necessary to enable ports on your system, use the System Setup program.
See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on
page 35.
4 Power supply 305 W power supply
5 Cable clasp Secures the power cable
6 USB connectors (4) Connects USB devices to the system.
The ports are USB 2.0-compliant
7 eSATA connector Connects additional storage devices
8 Serial connector Connects a serial device to the system
9 Video connector Connects a VGA display to the system
10 Ethernet connector Integrated 10/100/1000 NIC connector
11 PCIe expansion card
slots (4)
Connects up to four PCI Express
expansion cards
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
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16 About Your System
NIC Indicator Codes
Figure 1-3. NIC Indicator Codes
1 link indicator 2 activity indicator
Indicator Indicator Code
Link and activity indicators
are off
The NIC is not connected to the network.
Link indicator is green The NIC is connected to a valid network link at
1000 Mbps.
Link indicator is amber The NIC is connected to a valid network link at
10/100 Mbps.
Activity indicator is green
blinking
Network data is being sent or received.
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About Your System 17
Power Selection
The voltage selection switch on the back panel of the system allows you to
select one of two primary voltage inputs.
Figure 1-4. Power Selection Switch
CAUTION: Be sure to set the voltage selection switch on the power supply for the
voltage that most closely matches the AC power available at your location.
Ensure that the switch is set to the proper voltage according to Table 1-1.
Table 1-1. Voltage Selection Switch
If your power source is: The voltage selection switch should be set to:
110 V
220 V
115
230
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18 About Your System
Diagnostic Lights
The four diagnostic indicator lights on the system front panel display error
codes during system startup. Table 1-2 lists the causes and possible corrective
actions associated with these codes. A highlighted circle indicates the light is
on; a non-highlighted circle indicates the light is off.
Table 1-2. Diagnostic Indicator Code
Code Causes Corrective Action
The system is in a normal
off condition or a possible
pre-BIOS failure has
occurred.
The diagnostic lights are
not lit after the system
successfully boots to the
operating system.
Plug the system into a working
electrical outlet and press the
power button.
The system is in a normal
operating condition after
POST.
Information only.
BIOS checksum failure
detected; system is in
recovery mode.
See "Getting Help" on page 129.
Possible processor failure. See "Troubleshooting the
Processor" on page 119.
Memory failure. See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 113.
Possible expansion card
failure.
See "Troubleshooting Expansion
Cards" on page 118.
Possible video failure. See "Getting Help" on page 129.
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Hard drive failure. Ensure that the hard drives are
properly connected. See "Hard
Drives" on page 68 for
information on the drives
installed in your system.
Possible USB failure. See "Troubleshooting a USB
Device" on page 106.
No memory modules
detected.
See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 113.
System board failure. See "Getting Help" on page 129.
Memory configuration
error.
See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 113.
Possible system board
resource and/or system
board hardware failure.
See "Getting Help" on page 129.
Possible system resource
configuration error.
See "Getting Help" on page 129.
Other failure. Ensure that the optical drive and
hard drives are properly
connected. See "Troubleshooting
Your System" on page 105 for the
appropriate drive installed in your
system. If the problem persists,
see "Getting Help" on page 129.
Code Causes Corrective Action
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20 About Your System
System Messages
System messages appear on the screen to notify you of a possible problem
with the system.
NOTE: If you receive a system message not listed in the table, check the
documentation for the application that is running when the message appears or the
operating system's documentation for an explanation of the message and
recommended action.
Message Causes Corrective Actions
Alert! BMC not
responding.
Rebooting.
The BMC is not
responding to BIOS
communication either
because it is not
functioning properly or has
not completed
initialization. The system
reboots.
Wait for the system to reboot.
Alert! BMC not
responding.
Power required
may exceed PSU
wattage.
Alert!
Continuing
system boot
accepts the risk
that system may
power down
without warning.
The BMC is hung.
The BMC was remotely
reset while system was
booting.
After AC recovery, the
BMC takes longer than
normal to boot.
Remove AC power to the
system for 10 seconds and
restart the system.
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