Dell PowerEdge 2900 Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 6

Troubleshooting Your System, Replacing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery - backplane

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Installing a RAC Card 87 Activating the Integrated NIC TOE 89 Microprocessor 89 Replacing a Processor 89 1x8 SAS Backplane Board 93 Removing the 1x8 SAS Backplane Board 93 Installing the 1x8 SAS Backplane Board 93 Optional 1x2 Flex Bay Drive Bracket 94 Removing the 1x2 Flex Bay Drive Bracket 94 Installing the 1x2 Flex Bay Drive Bracket 95 SAS Controller Daughter Card 96 Replacing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery 96 Removing the SAS Controller Daughter Card 97 Installing the SAS Controller Daughter Card 99 Cabling the SAS Backplane Boards 99 Cable Requirements 99 Cabling the SAS Controller (Non-RAID 99 Cabling the SAS RAID Controller 101 Configuring the Boot Drive 105 Control Panel Assembly (Service-Only Procedure 105 Removing the Control Panel Assembly 105 Installing the Control Panel Assembly 106 System Board (Service-Only Procedure 107 Removing the System Board 107 Installing the System Board 109 Power Distribution Board (Service-Only Procedure 110 Removing the Power Distribution Board 110 Installing the Power Distribution Board 112 4 Troubleshooting Your System Safety First-For You and Your System 115 Start-Up Routine 115 6 Contents

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Contents
Installing a RAC Card
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87
Activating the Integrated NIC TOE
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89
Microprocessor
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89
Replacing a Processor
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89
1x8 SAS Backplane Board
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93
Removing the 1x8 SAS Backplane Board
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93
Installing the 1x8 SAS Backplane Board
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93
Optional 1x2 Flex Bay Drive Bracket
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94
Removing the 1x2 Flex Bay Drive Bracket
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94
Installing the 1x2 Flex Bay Drive Bracket
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95
SAS Controller Daughter Card
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96
Replacing the SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card Battery
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96
Removing the SAS Controller Daughter Card
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97
Installing the SAS Controller Daughter Card
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99
Cabling the SAS Backplane Boards
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99
Cable Requirements
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99
Cabling the SAS Controller (Non-RAID)
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99
Cabling the SAS RAID Controller
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101
Configuring the Boot Drive
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105
Control Panel Assembly (Service-Only Procedure)
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105
Removing the Control Panel Assembly
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105
Installing the Control Panel Assembly
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106
System Board (Service-Only Procedure)
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107
Removing the System Board
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107
Installing the System Board
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109
Power Distribution Board (Service-Only Procedure)
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110
Removing the Power Distribution Board
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110
Installing the Power Distribution Board
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112
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Troubleshooting Your System
Safety First—For You and Your System
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115
Start-Up Routine
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115