Dell PowerApp 120 Information Update - Page 3

Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1550 and PowerApp™ 120 Systems Information Update support.dell.com This document updates information in your Dell PowerEdge 1550 and PowerApp 120 system documentation. It describes the following features: • Remote basic input/output system (BIOS) update • Dell Diagnostics dual in-line memory module (DIMM) isolation • Corrected orientation of heat-sink clip in figure Remote BIOS Update Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant provides a feature, Remote Flash BIOS, that allows you to upgrade the BIOS of a remote system without being at that system. The current BIOS release does not support this feature. You can download an updated BIOS at http:\\support.dell.com. Dell Diagnostics DIMM Isolation You can use the Dell Diagnostics software to identify a defective DIMM; however, if you installed four DIMMs with the same density, the software cannot identify which DIMM is defective. To isolate the defective DIMM, perform the following steps: 1. Remove two DIMMs in the same bank, BANK_1 or BANK_2. 2. Run the Dell Diagnostics memory test. • For PowerEdge systems, run the memory test from a diagnostics diskette created from the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD or from the utility partition. • For PowerApp systems, run the memory test from the Dell PowerApp Resource CD. Systems Information Update 1-1