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Dell™ PowerEdge™ T300 Systems
Hardware Owner’s Manual
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever
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Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Accessing System Features During Startup. . . . . . . 12 Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 13 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Power Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 NIC Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 LCD Status Messages
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Responding to Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . 41 Using the System Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . 42 System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Memory Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 CPU Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 SATA Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Integrated Devices Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Serial Communication Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 49 S
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System Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Removing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Installing the System Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 EMI Fillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Removing an EMI Filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Installing an EMI Filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Processor Airflow Shroud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Removing the Processor Airflow Shroud. . . . . . 70 Installing the Processor Airflow S
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Removing an Expansion Card. . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Installing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 SAS Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Removing a SAS Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . 96 Installing a SAS Controller Card . . . . . . . . . . 97 RAID Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Removing a RAID Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Installing a RAID Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Remote Access Controller Card (RAC). . .
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Removing the System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Installing the System Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . 120 Installing the Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . 121 Power Supply Distribution Module . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Removing the Power Supply Distribution Module . 122 Installing the Power Supply Distribution Module . 123 SAS Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device . . . . . . . 138 Troubleshooting a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . 138 Troubleshooting a NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Troubleshooting a Wet System. . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Troubleshooting a Damaged System. . . . . . . . . . 142 Troubleshooting the System Battery. . . . . . . . . . 143 Troubleshooting Redundant Power Supplies . . . . . 143 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems . . . . . . 145 Troubleshooting a Fan . . . . . . . . . .
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System Diagnostics Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 When to Use the System Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . 164 Running the System Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 System Diagnostics Testing Options . . . . . . . . . . 165 Using the Custom Test Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Selecting Devices for Testing . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Selecting Diagnostics Options . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Viewing Information and Results. . . . . . . . . . 166 6 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . .
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10 Contents
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About Your System This section describes the physical, firmware, and software interface features that provide and ensure the essential functioning of your system. The physical connectors on your system’s front and back panels provide convenient connectivity and system expansion capability. The system firmware, applications, and operating system monitor the system and component status and alert you when a problem arises. System conditions can be reported by any of the following: Front or
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Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides information to configure and install these options. Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system, software, and/or documentation. NOTE: Always check for updates at support.dell.com and read the updates first because they often supercede information in other documents. Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute updates to the system or documentation or advanc
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Table 1-1. Keystrokes for Accessing System Features (continued) Keystroke Description If you have PXE support enabled through the System Setup Program (see "Integrated Devices Screen" on page 48), this keystroke allows you to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For more information, see the documentation for your integrated NIC. Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the system's front panel. Table 1-2 provides compo
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Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components Item Component Icon Description 1 3.5-inch drive bay Holds an optional diskette drive. 2 lower 5.25-inch drive Holds an optional optical drive or bay tape backup unit. 3 upper 5.25-inch drive Holds an optical drive. bay 4 power button The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system. NOTE: If you turn off the system using the power button and the system is running an ACPI-compliant operating system, the system performs a graceful shutdow
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Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components (continued) Item Component Icon Description 7 LCD panel Provides system ID, status information, and system error messages. The LCD lights blue during normal system operation. Both the system management software and the identification buttons located on the front and back of the system can cause the LCD to flash blue to identify a particular system. The LCD lights amber when the system needs attention, and the LCD panel displays an error code followed
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Back-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-2 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the system's back panel. Figure 1-2. Back-Panel Features and Indicators 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 expansion card slots (5) 2 USB connectors (4) 3 NIC connectors (2) 4 video connector 5 serial connector 6 power connector(s) Connecting External Devices When connecting external devices to your system, follow these guidelines: Most devices must be connected to a specific connector and device drivers must
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Always attach an external device while your system and the device are turned off. Next, turn on any external devices before turning on the system (unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise). See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 41 for information about enabling, disabling, and configuring I/O ports and connectors. Power Indicator Codes The power button on the front panel controls the power to the system from the system's power supplies. The power indicator lights
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Figure 1-3. Redundant Power Supply Indicators 1 2 3 1 power supply status (DC out is 2 power supply fault operational) 3 AC line status (AC in is operational) NIC Indicator Codes Each NIC on the back panel has an indicator that provides information on network activity and link status (see Figure 1-4). For a list of NIC indicator codes, see Table 1-4. Figure 1-4. NIC Indicators 1 2 1 link indicator 2 activity indicator 18 About Your System
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Table 1-4. NIC Indicator Codes Indicator Indicator Code Link and activity The NIC is not connected to the network. indicators are off Link indicator is green The NIC is connected to a valid link partner on the network. Activity indicator is Network data is being sent or received. amber blinking LCD Status Messages The system's control panel LCD provides status messages to signify when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention. The LCD lights blue to indicate a normal
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Table 1-5. LCD Status Messages Code Text Causes Corrective Actions N/A SYSTEM NAME A 62-character string that This message is for can be defined by the user in information only. the System Setup program. You can change the The SYSTEM NAME system ID and name in displays under the following the System Setup conditions: program (see "Entering the System Setup The system is powered on. Program" on page 41). The power is off and active errors are displayed. E1000 FAILSAFE, Check the system
