Dell PowerEdge NM176 user manual

User manual for the device Dell PowerEdge NM176

Device: Dell PowerEdge NM176
Category: Server
Manufacturer: Dell
Size: 13.7 MB
Added : 6/23/2013
Number of pages: 182
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book.book Page 1 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM
Dell™ PowerEdge™ R200 Systems
Hardware Owner’s Manual
www.dell.com | support.dell.com

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book.book Page 2 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM 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 r

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book.book Page 3 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM 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 . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . 18 NIC Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 System Messages . . . . . . .

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book.book Page 4 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Memory Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 CPU Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 SATA Configuration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Integrated Devices Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Console Redirection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 System Security Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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book.book Page 5 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Removing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Installing the Cooling Shroud . . . . . . . . . . . 57 System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Replacing the System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Removing the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Installing the Optical Drive . . . . . .

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book.book Page 6 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Riser Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Removing the Riser Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Installing the Riser Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Memory Module Installation Guidelines . . . . . . 81 Installing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Removing Memory Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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book.book Page 7 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Troubleshooting a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . 102 Troubleshooting a NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Responding to a Systems Management Software Alert Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Troubleshooting a Wet System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Troubleshooting a Damaged System . . . . . . . . . . 105 Troubleshooting the System Battery . . . . . . . . . . 106 Troubleshooting the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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book.book Page 8 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM System Diagnostics Testing Options . . . . . . . . . . 119 Using the Custom Test Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Selecting Devices for Testing . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Selecting Diagnostics Options . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Viewing Information and Results . . . . . . . . . . 120 6 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 121 System Board Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 System Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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book.book Page 9 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Contents 9

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book.book Page 10 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM 10 Contents

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book.book Page 11 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM 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 systems monitor the system and component status and alert you when a problem arises. System conditio

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book.book Page 12 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM  Systems management software documentation describes the features, requirements, installation, and basic operation of the software.  Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software.  Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides information to configure and install these options.  Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe ch

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book.book Page 13 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Table 1-1. Keystrokes for Accessing System Features (continued) Keystroke Description Option is displayed only if you have PXE support enabled through the System Setup Program (see "SATA Configuration Screen" on page 40 for options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the SATA Configuration screen). This keystroke allows you to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For more information, see the documentatio

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book.book Page 14 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Figure 1-1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators 3 4 2 5 1 12 6 7 11 10 9 8 14 About Your System

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book.book Page 15 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components Item Component Icon Description 1 Power-on indicator, The power button turns system power off power button and on. NOTICE: If you turn off the system using the power button and the system is running an ACPI-compliant operating system, the system can perform an orderly shutdown before power is turned off. If the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds, the system power will turn off regardle

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book.book Page 16 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components (continued) Item Component Icon Description 2 Diagnostic The diagnostic indicators aid in indicators (4) diagnosing and troubleshooting the system. For more information, see "Diagnostics Indicator Codes" on page 29. 3 USB connectors (2) Connect USB 2.0-compliant devices to the system. 4 Hard-drive activity The green hard-drive activity indicator indicator flashes when the hard drives are in use. 5 Vide

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book.book Page 17 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components (continued) Item Component Icon Description 12 NMI button The NMI button is used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using 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's documentation. Back-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-2 shows the contr

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book.book Page 18 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM Figure 1-2. Back-Panel Features and Indicators 1 24 3 5 6 7 89 10 12 11 1 power supply 2 keyboard connector 3 mouse connector connector 4 USB connectors (2) 5 Kensington lock 6 serial connector 7 video connector 8 NIC1 connector 9 NIC2 connector 10 expansion slots (2) 11 system status 12 system identification indicator button Connecting External Devices When connecting external devices to your system, follow these guidelines:  Most devices

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book.book Page 19 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM  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 35 for information about enabling, disabling, and configuring I/O ports and connectors. NIC Indicator Codes Each NIC on the back panel has an indicator that provides information on net

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book.book Page 20 Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:30 PM NOTE: If you receive a system message that is not listed in Table 1-4, 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. CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before performing any procedure, see your Produc


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