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Dell PowerEdge M620 Systems
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: HHB
Regulatory Type: HHB003
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2012 Dell Inc. ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Precision , OptiPlex , Latitude , PowerEdge , PowerVault , ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Pow
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 About Your System......................................................................................................................7 Front-Panel Features And Indicators.......................................................................................................................7 Using USB Diskette or USB DVD/CD Drives...........................
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Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility..................................................................................................................23 3 Installing Blade Components..................................................................................................25 Recommended Tools..............................................................................................................................................25 Removing And Installing A Blade.........................
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Installing A Hard Drive/SSD In A Hard-Drive/SSD Carrier...............................................................................51 Hard-Drive/SSD Backplane....................................................................................................................................52 Removing The Hard-Drive/SSD Backplane......................................................................................................52 Installing The Hard-Drive/SSD Backplane.......................
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System Error Messages..........................................................................................................................................73 Warning Messages...............................................................................................................................................130 Diagnostic Messages...........................................................................................................................................131 Alert Message
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1 About Your System Front-Panel Features And Indicators Figure 1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators 1. blade handle release button 2. hard drives (2) 3. status/identification indicator 4. USB connectors (2) 5. blade power button Using USB Diskette or USB DVD/CD Drives The blade has USB ports on the front which allow you to connect a USB diskette drive, USB flash drive, USB DVD/CD drive, keyboard, or mouse. The USB drives can be used to configure the blade. NOTE: Your blade supports only De
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Hard-Drive/SSD Indicator Patterns The hard-drive/SSD indicators display different patterns as drive events occur in the system. NOTE: The blade must have a hard drive/SSD or a hard-drive blank installed in each drive bay. Figure 2. Hard-Drive/SSD Indicators 1. drive activity indicator (green) 2. drive status indicator (green and amber) NOTE: If the drive is in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status LED (on the right side) does not function and remains off. Drive-Status Indic
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• The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. • The Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack. • The Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Owner’s Manual provides information about enclosure features and describes how to troubleshoot the enclosure and install or replace the enclosure's components. • The Dell Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide pr
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2 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS-level options. The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup: Keystroke Description Enters the System Setup. Enters System Services, which opens the Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 (LC2). The Dell LC2 allows you to access utilities such as embedded system diagnostics. For more information, see the Dell LC2 documentation. Enters the BIOS Boo
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NOTE: Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode. NOTE: For the latest information on supported operating systems, see dell.com/ossupport. Entering System Setup 1. Turn on or restart your system. 2. Press immediately after you see the following message: = System Setup If your operating system begins to load before you press , allow the syst
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Menu Item Description iDRAC Settings This option is used to view and configure iDRAC settings. Device Settings This option is used to view and configure device settings. System BIOS Screen NOTE: The options for System Setup change based on the system configuration. NOTE: System Setup defaults are listed under their respective options in the following sections, where applicable. Menu Item Description iDRAC Settings This option is used to view and configure iDRAC settings. Device Settings This opt
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Menu Item Description System Manufacturer Contact Information Displays the contact information of the system manufacturer. Memory Settings Screen Menu Item Description System Memory Size Displays the amount of memory installed in the system. System Memory Type Displays the type of memory installed in the system. System Memory Speed Displays the system memory speed. System Memory Voltage Displays the system memory voltage. Video Memory Displays the amount of video memory. System Memory Testing Sp
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Menu Item Description can disable this option for applications that require high utilization of random memory access. Hardware Prefetcher Allows you to enable or disable hardware prefetcher. By default, the Hardware Prefetcher option is set to Enabled. DCU Streamer Allows you to enable or disable DCU streamer prefetcher. By default, the DCU Streamer Prefetcher Prefetcher option is set to Enabled. DCU IP Prefetcher Allows you to enable or disable DCU IP prefetcher. By default, the DCU IP Prefe
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Menu Item Description If the operating system supports UEFI, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. By default, the Boot Mode option is set to BIOS. NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this field to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu. Boot Sequence Allows you to enable or disable the boot sequence retry feature. If this field is enabled and the Retry system fails to boot,
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Menu Item Description Slot Disablement The Slot Disablement feature controls the configuration of mezzanine cards installed in the specified slots. Only mezzanine card slots that are present on your system are available for control. Serial Communications Screen Menu Item Description Serial Communication Allows you to enable the COM port or Console Redirection options. Serial Port Address Allows you to set the port address for serial devices. By default, the Serial Port Address option is set t
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Menu Item Description Monitor/Mwait Allows you to enable Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. By default, the Monitor/Mwait option is set to Enabled for all system profiles, except Custom. NOTE: This option can be disabled only if the C States option in Custom mode is disabled. NOTE: When C States is enabled in Custom mode, changing the Monitor/Mwait setting does not impact system power/performance. Memory Patrol Allows you to set the memory patrol scrub frequency. By default, the Memo
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Menu Item Description NOTE: BIOS updates using Dell Update Package is not affected by this option. Power Button Allows you to enable or disable the power button on the front of the system. By default, the Power Button option is set to Enabled. AC Power Allows you to set how the system reacts after AC power is restored to the system. By default, the Recovery AC Power Recovery option is set to Last. Miscellaneous Settings Menu Item Description System Time Allows you to set the time on the system
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Assigning A System And/Or Setup Password NOTE: The password jumper enables or disables the System Password and Setup Password features. For more information on the password jumper settings, see System Board Jumper Settings. You can assign a new System Password and/or Setup Password or change an existing System Password and/or Setup Password only when the password jumper setting is enabled and Password Status is Unlocked. If the Password Status is Locked, you cannot change the System Password
