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    Dell PowerEdge C6145 Systems Hardware Owner's Manual Regulatory Model B05S
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    potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and PowerEdge™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. AMD® is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
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    Indicator Patterns 14 Back Panel Features and Indicators 15 NIC Indicator Codes 18 Power and System Board Indicator Codes 20 Power Supply Indicator Codes 21 BMC Heart Beat LED 22 Post 27 Main Menu ...29 Main Screen 29 BIOS Firmware 30 System Firmware 30 Product Information 30 Contents | 3
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    Menu 32 CPU Configuration 34 Power Management Maximum Performance 36 Power Management OS Control 37 Power Management Advanced Platform Management Link 38 Memory Configuration 39 IDE Configuration 40 USB Configuration 43 PCI Configuration 44 Hyper Transport Configuration 48 Boot Menu
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    Setup Options 68 3 Installing System Components 78 Safety Instructions 78 Recommended Tools 78 Inside the System 79 Hard Hard-Drive Carrier 83 Power Supplies ...84 Recommended Configuration 84 Full Configuration 84 Removing a Power Supply 85 Installing a Power Supply 86 System-Board
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    -Card Bridge Board 106 Removing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board 106 Installing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board 107 System Memory 107 Supported DIMM Configuration 107 Removing the Memory Modules 110 Installing the Memory Modules 111 System Battery 113 Replacing the System Battery 113 System
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    Closing the System 118 Cooling Fans...118 Removing a Cooling Fan 118 Installing a Cooling Fan 120 Power Distribution Boards 121 Removing a Power Distribution Board 121 Installing a Power Distribution Board 122 Fan Controller Board 123 Removing the Fan Controller Board 123 Installing the Fan
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    Device 150 Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device 151 Troubleshooting a NIC 152 Troubleshooting a Wet System 153 Troubleshooting a Damaged System 154 Troubleshooting the System Battery 154 Troubleshooting Power Supplies 155 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems 156 Troubleshooting a Fan 156
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    171 10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors 172 Fan Controller Board Connectors 173 Power Distribution Board Connectors 174 Sensor Board Connectors 175 Switch and Jumper Settings 176 System Configuration Switch Settings 176 3.5" Backplane Jumper Settings 177 2.5" Backplane Expander Card Jumper
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    utility. For more information, see the documentation for your SAS RAID card. Enters the utility to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For more information, see the documentation for your integrated NIC. BIOS recovery during Boot Block. 10 | About Your System
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    Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1. Front Panel−3.5" x8 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards Figure 1-2. Front Panel−3.5" x12 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards About Your System | 11
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    Figure 1-3. Front Panel−2.5" x18 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards Figure 1-4. Front Panel−2.5" x24 Hard Drives With Two Motherboards Figure 1-5. Front Panel−2.5" x24 Hard Drives With One Motherboard 12 | About Your System
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    the system is turned off. NOTE: To force an ungraceful shutdown, press and hold the power button for 5 seconds. The identification button can be used to locate a particular system and motherboard within a chassis. When the button is pushed, the blue system status indicator on the front blinks until
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    Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns Figure 1-6. Hard-Drive Indicators 1 hard-drive activity indicator (green) 2 hard-drive status indicator (green and amber) Table 1-1. Hard-Drive Status Indicators−For 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With CPLD Hard Drive Type SAS Function Activity LED Status LED Green
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    On 3000 ms Off 3000 ms Off 500 ms On 500 ms Off 1000 ms Off Back-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-7. Back Panel−Two Motherboards About Your System | 15
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    Figure 1-8. Back Panel−One Motherboard Item Indicator, Button Icon Or Connector 1 Power supply 2 2 Power supply 1 3 NIC connector 1 4 NIC connector 2 5 Serial port 6 VGA . Lights amber when the system needs attention due to a problem. Dedicated management port. 16 | About Your System
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    system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant. Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are USB 2.0-compliant. The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system. NOTE: When powering on the system, the video monitor can take from several seconds to over 2 minutes to display an image
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    (Speed) Solid green Blinking green Solid amber Blinking amber Off NIC Status Indicator (Link/Activity) Solid green Blinking green Off 2 link/activity indicator Condition Linking at 100 Mbps speed Port identification with 10 or 100 Mbps
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    (BMC Management Port) 1 speed indicator NIC Status Indicator (Speed) Green Off NIC Status Indicator (Link/Activity) Green Off 2 link/activity indicator Condition Linking at 100 Mbps speed Linking at 10 Mbps speed when the link/activity LED
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    Blinking Off BMC Critical condition event in Power On mode S0/S1 BMC Critical condition event in Power Off mode S4/S5 Power On S0/S1 Power Off S4/S5 Blue Solid IPMI through Chassis Identify Command On or ID Button Press ID On Off IPMI through Chassis Identify Command Off or ID Button Press
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    OK/DC OK) or in standby mode (100 VAC-240 VAC for 1100 W, 200 VAC-240 VAC for 1400 W) Power supply is at fault condition (UVP/OVP/OCP/SCP/OTP/Fan Fault) Power supply is off or AC input voltage is out of normal operating range (100 VAC-240 VAC for 1100 W, 200 VAC
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    BMC Heart Beat LED The system board provides BMC heart beat LED (CR2) for BMC debugs. When BMC firmware is ready, the BMC heart beat LED blinks. Figure 1-12. BMC Heart Beat LED 1 BMC heart beat LED 2 system board 22 | About Your System
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    Event Log (SEL) for Investigation Whenever possible, the BIOS will output the current boot progress codes on the video can be sent on the progress port. The progress codes may be reported by the system BIOS or option ROMs. The Response section in the following table is divided into three types: 1
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    5122h Error Message Memory Ignore Memory Disable CMOS cleared by jumper Password cleared by jumper Response Pause Pause Pause Pause Post Error Code Event The BIOS logs the event to the BMC if POST error is detected. Here is an example of event with POST error code 4168h for "Memory Ignore
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    this document or as a separate document. The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of rack installation, system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com/manuals and read the updates first because they often supersede
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    the Plug and Play specification, and contains a System Setup program, the Power On Self Test (POST) routine, and the PCI auto-configuration utility. This system board supports system BIOS shadowing, enabling the BIOS to execute from 64-bit onboard write-protected DRAM. This Setup utility should
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    serial console must be capable of supporting the functionality documented in the ANSI Terminal Definition. Please refer to the following steps to set console redirection: 1 Enter the BIOS setup menu. 2 Select server. 3 Select remote access configuration. 4 Enable Remote Access. 5 Select serial port
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    b) Make sure BMC NIC under the IPMI configuration. If users select dedicated NIC, make sure the LAN cable has been plugged in the dedicated port.  If users have the DHCP server, select BMC IP address source to DHCP.  If users set IP address source to static, enter the BMC themselves in IP address
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    Main Menu The main menu displays information about your system boards and BIOS. Main Screen Using the System Setup Program | 29
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    NOTE: The information about BMC/FCB/Asset Tag/Service Tag/ePPID shown in the main menu is different in each server. NOTE: The options for the System Setup program change based on the system configuration. NOTE: The System Setup program defaults are listed under their respective options in the
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    Count Displays the physical processor count. System Memory Option Size System Date System Time Description Displays the total system memory size installed on the system board. Displays the current date. Displays the current time. Using the System Setup Program | 31
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    settings at the default values. If making settings to items on these pages causes your system to malfunction or prevents the system from booting, open BIOS and choose Load Optimal Defaults in the Exit menu to boot up normally. 32 | Using the System Setup Program
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    Option CPU Configuration Memory Configuration IDE Configuration USB Configuration PCI Configuration Hyper Transport Configuration Description Configure CPU. Configure memory. Configure the IDE device(s). Configure the USB support. Configure PCI. Configure Hyper Transport. Power cycle is recommended
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    CPU Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Module Version Node Count Core Count Revision Cache L1 Description Displays the
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    APML mode, you can change setting of PSU Power Capping options. Secure Virtual Machine Select this item machine mode (SVM). (Enabled default) C1E Support (Enabled default) Select this item to enable or UP platforms, leave it enabled; For DP/MP servers, it may be used to tune performance to the
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    Maximum Performance or APML, PowerNow function will be disabled. Select OS Control, PowerNow function will be enabled. Under OS Control mode, CPU Power Capping appears. Under APML mode, PSU Power Capping appears. Only Node 2 and PIC 18 supports APML function. 36 | Using the System Setup Program
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    Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option OS Control CPU Power Capping (P-state 0 default) Description Select Power Management to OS control mode. Sets CPU Power Capping. This option decides the highest performance P-state in OS. Using the System Setup Program | 37
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    Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option APML PSU Power Capping Description Select Power Management to AMD Advanced Platform Management Link mode. The setting controls PSU power with the power wattage limit ranging from 450 to 2800 W. The value is sent to BMC by
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    Memory Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option CS Sparing Enable (Disabled default) Description Reserve a spare memory rank in each channel. This item will become grey if the memory population cannot support memory sparing. Using the System Setup
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    IDE Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: No AHCI option ROM, use AMD AHCI driver (need load driver when install OS, windows 2008 R2 had native support.) Two SATA (Port 4 and Port 5) share one IDE channel (could be either Primary or Secondary channel) from IDE
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    . This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS. IDE Detect Time Out(Sec) (35 Sec. default) Select the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI device(s). Power Saving Features (Disabled default) Disables/Enables power saving features in SB. As general rule, this feature should
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    AHCI Port0 Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option SATA Port0 (Auto default) S.M.A.R.T Description Select SATA Port0 to Auto. S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. 42 | Using the System Setup Program
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    Mode (Hispeed default) Description Displays the module version. Displays USB devices currently detected. Select this item to enable or disable legacy USB support. Configure the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or FullSpeed (12 Mbps). If user uses USB device (Floppy, CDROM) to install RedHat
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    items to enable or disable the USB 1.1 HC. PCI Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option NIC Function Support (PXE default) NIC1 Option ROM Description NIC for PXE or iSCSI Option ROM support. Disables/enables Option ROM. The "NIC1 Option 44 | Using
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    Option (Enabled default) NIC2 Option ROM (Enabled default) Onboard VGA device (Enabled default) PCIE-Slot ASPM Onboard LAN ASPM Mezzing Slot ASPM NB-SB ASPM Description ROM" is shown in SETUP screen when PXE or iSCSI is set. Sets OnBoard 82576EB and disables/enables Option ROM. The "NIC2 Option ROM
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    PCIE Slot/Onboard LAN/Mezzing Slot ASPM Scroll to one of these three items and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Link ASPM (Disabled default) Description For ATI GFX Card: M2x - use ASPM L1 only M5x - use both ASPM L0 46 | Using the System Setup Program
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    NB-SB Port Features Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Link ASPM (L1 default) Description Sets this item to L1 or to disable. Using the System Setup Program | 47
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    Hyper Transport Configuration 48 | Using the System Setup Program
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    Boot Menu This page enables you to set POST boot parameters. Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Using the System Setup Program | 49
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    Boot Settings Configuration Select this item and press Enter to view the following submenu items: Option Quick Boot (Enabled default) Quiet Boot (Enabled default) Wait For 'F1' if Error (Enabled default) Hit 'F2' Message Display (Enabled default) Force PXE first Description Allow BIOS to skip
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    Option (Disabled default) Description Force PXE Boot only (Disabled default) Forces the system to boot by PXE only. Force USB First (Disabled default) Forces the system to boot from USB first. NOTE: The following list shows the priority of the boot options: • Select boot device by pop menu (
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    Hard Disk Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: 52 | Using the System Setup Program
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    Removable Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Using the System Setup Program | 53
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    CD/DVD Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: 54 | Using the System Setup Program
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    USB Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Using the System Setup Program | 55
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    Network Drives Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: 56 | Using the System Setup Program
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    Security Menu This page enables you to set the security parameters. Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Using the System Setup Program | 57
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    Option Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password User Access Level (Full Access default) Change User Password Password Check (Full Access default) Boot Sector Virus Protection (Full Access default) Description Displays whether the supervisor password is installed or not. Displays
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    Menu This page enables you to configure Server parameters. Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option WHEA Support (Disabled default) Restore on AC Power Loss (Power Off default) AC Power Recovery Delay (Immediate default) Description Enables or disables Windows
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    View BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Event Log The "Delay Time" is shown in SETUP screen when in AC Power Recovery Delay is User define. Delay Time will change to 0 after reboot if set to less than 30. View all events in the BMC Event
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    Remote Access Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: the selected port is enabled. When "Serial Port Number" set to "COM2", the setting will support SOL. Select serial port settings. Select flow control for console redirection. When setting "Flow Control" to
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    Option Redirection After BIOS POST (Always default) Terminal Type (ANSI default) VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support (Enabled default) Description Hyper Terminal on remote side will be discontinued when + key is pressed. But onboard NIC PXE Option ROM Configuration is also set when + key is
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    IPMI Configuration Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Set BMC NIC (Shared default) BMC IP address source (DHCP default) Description Sets the type of BMC NIC from BIOS. BMC will reset. Sets BMC IP address source from BIOS. Using the System Setup Program | 63
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    IP Address Configuration Select IP Address item in the IPMI Configuration screen to view the following submenu: Option IP Address Description Enter IP address in decimal in the form of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (XXX less than 256 and in decimal only). 64 | Using the System Setup Program
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    Subnet Mask Configuration Select Subnet Mask item in the IPMI Configuration screen to view the following submenu: Option Subnet Mask Description Enter Subnet Mask in decimal in the form of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (XXX less than 256 and in decimal only). Using the System Setup Program | 65
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    Default Gateway IP Configuration: Select Default Gateway IP item in the IPMI Configuration screen to view the following submenu: Option Default Gateway IP Description Enter Default Gateway IP in decimal in the form of XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (
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    Exit Menu Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen: Option Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Description Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Exit system
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    SETUP menu allow users to control by system configuration utility (syscfg). The utility is included in Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK). Users can use Option ROM 002E NIC Function Support 005C TOKEN_RBU_EN 005Dh TOKEN_RBU_DIS 006E NIC1 Option ROM 009B Legacy USB Support Description Enable
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    Legacy USB Support Restore on AC power Loss 00A2 Restore on AC power Loss 00A3 Restore on AC power Loss 00BB power was lost. After an AC power loss, when AC power is restored, the system will power on. Enable the system's secondary embedded network interface controller, but does not enable the NIC
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    Token 0222 0224 0225 0231 0232 Setup Option Power Management Onboard VGA device Onboard VGA device CPU 12 cores only. Enable CPU cores to auto mode. Enable CPU C1E support. Disable CPU C1E support. The BIOS console redirection, if enabled, operates in VT100 emulation model. See also tokens BFh, C0h
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    to occur on the next and all subsequent boots and causes a change in the system's defined boot sequence (unlike tokens 93h and 94h). The BIOS chooses the first PXE-capable device as the system's onboard network controller, if present and enabled, or the first bootable network device found in the
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    Serial port number Terminal Type Force USB First Force USB First Redirection After BIOS POST IPMI Detection IPMI Detection IOMMU IOMMU Secure Virtual Machine Mode Description Onboard NIC support PXE ROM. Onboard NIC support iSCSI ROM. Set serial port flow control to none. Set serial port flow
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    Option Secure Virtual Machine Mode USB 2.0 Controller Mode USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-Off BIOS EHCI Hand-Off CPU Power Capping CPU Power Capping CPU Power Capping CPU Power Capping CPU Power Capping PSU Power Capping PSU Power Capping SATA-AHCI Ports Auto Clk Ctrl SATA-AHCI Ports Auto
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    -Slot ASPM to L0. Set PCIE-Slot ASPM to L1. Set PCIE-Slot ASPM to L0 & L1. Disable Onboard NIC ASPM. Set Onboard NIC ASPM to L0. Set Onboard NIC ASPM to L1. Set Onboard NIC ASPM to L0 & L1. Disable Mezzing Slot ASPM. Set Mezzing Slot ASPM to L0. Set Mezzing Slot ASPM
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    " mode and the system board at location 2 in the chassis. Use this option to input BMC LAN port IP address. Use this option to input BMC LAN port subnet mask address. Use this option to input BMC LAN port Gateway address. Configures power recovery behavior. This item can be seen when "Remote on
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    setting range of delay time is 0˜255 Sec. Power On Delay Configures time for power on delay, the setting range of delay time is 0˜255 Sec. Clear BMC System Event Log Clears all events in the BMC Event Log. Get Board ID Identify MLB's Board ID in chassis. 76 | Using the System Setup Program
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    Setup Menu CPU Configuration CPU Configuration ->Power Management SATA Configuration Hyper Transport Configuration PCI Configuration -> Active State Power Management Configuration L3 Power Control DRAM Prefetcher Hardware Prefetcher Software Prefetcher Power Management Performance Settings
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    Hard Drives The installation and removal procedures for the 3.5" hard drive and the 2.5" hard drive are similar. Following is an example showing the replacement procedure of a 3.5" hard drive. Removing a Hard-Drive Blank CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, all empty hard-drive bays must have
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    In non-redundant mode if the power requirement exceeds the installed system power capacity, the BIOS will throttle the CPUs. Also, if CPU Power Capping is enabled, then CPU throttling occurs on configurations that exceed the cap value. Table 3-1. PSU and Motherboard Support Matrix PSU 1100 W 1400
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    directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. CAUTION: The System requires one power supply to operate normally. 1 Turn off the
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    directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. CAUTION: The System requires one power supply to operate normally. 1 Verify that
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions of the chassis. See
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. NOTE: The air duct configuration differs with the number of processors installed
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions has been powered down.
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    way. See Figure 3-9. 6 Lift the processor out of the socket and leave the socket-release lever up so that the socket is ready for the new processor. CAUTION: Be careful not to bend any of the pins on the ZIF socket when removing the processor. Bending the pins can permanently damage
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    4 Lift the expansion-card assembly out of the system-board assembly. See Figure 3-10. Figure 3-10. Removing the Expansion-Card Assembly 1 screw (3) 3 system-board assembly 2 expansion-card assembly 5 Remove the screw that secures the expansion card to the expansioncard cage. 6 Grasp the
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    . 6 Grasp the filler bracket by its edges, and carefully remove it from the expansion-card connector. See Figure 3-11. NOTE: Keep this bracket in case you need to remove the expansion card. Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion-cards slots to maintain FCC certification of the system
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    Figure 3-15. Removing and Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card 1 screw (3) 2 10GbE mezzanine-card assembly 3 mezzanine-card bridge board 4 system-board assembly 6 Remove the three screws that secure the 10GbE mezzanine card to the bracket. See Figure 3-16. 7 Remove the 10GbE mezzanine card
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    Figure 3-18. Memory Slot Locations 1 DIMM A1_CHA 3 DIMM A3_CHB 5 DIMM A5_CHC 7 DIMM A7_CHD 9 DIMM C1_CHA 11 DIMM C3_CHB 13 DIMM C5_CHC 15 DIMM C7_CHD 17 DIMM D8_CHD 19 DIMM D6_CHC 21 DIMM D4_CHB 23 DIMM D2_CHA 25 DIMM B8_CHD 27 DIMM B6_CHC 29 DIMM B4_CHB 31 DIMM B2_CHA 2 DIMM
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    Table 3-3. Memory Module Configurations and Limitation (Memory Unit=GB) Installing System Components | 109
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    that have memory modules installed. 8 Repeat step 4 through step 7 of this procedure to install the remaining memory modules in the approved configurations. See Table 3-3. 9 Replace the system-board assembly. See "Installing a System-Board Assembly" on page 88. 10 Start up the system. Press
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions Hold the new battery with
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    Figure 3-20. Replacing the System Battery 1 system battery 2 positive side of battery connector 3 retention clip 4 negative side of battery connector 7 Replace the system-board assembly. See "Installing a System-Board Assembly" on page 88. 8 Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet and
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions drive and power cables
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    . 5 Remove the memory modules and transfer them to the same locations on the new board. See "Removing the Memory Modules" on page 110 and "Installing the Memory Duct" on page 89. 7 Connect the hard drive and power cables to the system board. 8 If applicable, install the SAS mezzanine card.
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    4 securing screw Closing the System 1 Place the cover on the chassis and slide it to the front of the chassis until it snaps into place. See Figure 3-22. 2 Secure the for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow time for the fan to stop spinning before removing it from the
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    distribution boards. See "Removing a Power Distribution Board" on page 121. 4 Disconnect all the cables from the fan controller board. See Figure 5-11. Note the routing of the cable underneath the tabs on the chassis as you remove them from the system. You must route these cables properly when you
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    middle plane holder. Figure 3-27. 8 Disconnect all the cables from the upper middle plane. Note the routing of the cable underneath the tabs on the chassis as you remove them from the system. You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or
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    middle plane 2 screw (6) 3 stand-off on middle plane holder (2) 10 Remove the screws that secure the mid-plane holder support to the chassis. See Figure 3-28. 11 Lift the mid-plane holder support out of the chassis. See Figure 3-28. Figure 3-28. Removing and Installing the Mid-plane Holder
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    . Figure 3-29. Removing and Installing the Mid-plane Holder 1 screw (6) 2 mid-plane holder 14 Remove the screws that secure the lower middle plane to the chassis. Figure 3-30. 15 Disconnect all the cables from the lower middle plane. Note the routing of the cable underneath the tabs on the
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    5 Replace the screws that secure the middle plane holder to the chassis. See Figure 3-29. 6 Place the middle plane holder support into the chassis. See Figure 3-28. 7 Replace the screws that secure the middle plane holder support to the chassis. See Figure 3-28. 8 Place the upper middle plane on the
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    from the backplane. See Figure 5-3 for 3.5" hard drives and Figure 5-5 for 2.5" hard drives. Note the routing of the cable underneath the tabs on the chassis as you remove them from the system. You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or
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    Figure 3-32. Removing and Installing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Cage (2) 1 3.5" hard-drive cage 2 front-panel assembly (2) 9 Remove the screws that secure the backplane to the hard-drive cage. 10 Remove the backplane from the hard-drive cage. See Figure 3-33. Figure 3-33. Removing and Installing the
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions on the chassis to prevent
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    cables from being pinched or crimped. 7 Disconnect all the cables from the expander card. Note the routing of the cable underneath the tabs on the chassis as you remove them from the system. You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or
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    5-11. Note the routing of the cable underneath the tabs on the chassis as you remove them from the system. You must route these cables cables from being pinched or crimped. 9 Remove the hard-drive cage from the chassis. See Figure 3-35. Figure 3-35. Removing and Installing the Hard-Drive Cage
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    Figure 3-36. Removing and Installing the Backplane with the Expander Card 1 2.5" hard-drive cage 2 2.5" hard-drive backplane 3 screw (11) 4 expander card 12 Remove the expander card from the 2.5" hard-drive backplane. See Figure 3-37. Figure 3-37. Removing and Installing the Expander Card
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions on the chassis to prevent
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions on the chassis as you
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    9 Remove the screws that secure the front-panel assembly to the harddrive cage. See Figure 3-38. 10 Remove the front-panel assembly from the hard-drive cage. See Figure 3-38. Figure 3-38. Removing and Installing a Front-Panel Assembly 1 front-panel assembly 2 screw (2) 11 Push aside the
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    on the chassis to prevent troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
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    or crimped. 5 Disconnect front panel cables from the fan controller board. See Figure 5-11. Note the routing of the cable underneath the tabs on the chassis as you remove them from the system. You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions on the chassis to prevent
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions on the chassis as you
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    Figure 3-41. Removing and Installing the Sensor-Board Assembly 1 sensor-board assembly 2 screw (2) 10 Remove the screw that secures the sensor board to the sensor-board holder. See Figure 3-42. 11 Remove the sensor board from sensor-board holder. See Figure 3-42. Figure 3-42. Removing and
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions on the chassis to prevent
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    and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. Installation Problems Perform the following checks when you troubleshoot installation problems: • Check all cable and power
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    back-panel connectors on your system. Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem 1 Check the system and power connections to the monitor. 2 Check the video interface cabling from the system to the monitor. Troubleshooting a USB Device Use the following steps to troubleshoot a USB keyboard and/or mouse. For
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    system and restoring the BIOS to the default settings. 7 Reconnect and power on each USB device one at a time. 8 If a device causes the same problem, power down the device, replace the USB cable, and power up the device. If the problem persists, replace the device. If all troubleshooting fails, see
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    on the system and the serial device. If the problem is resolved, replace the serial device. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 179. Troubleshooting a NIC 1 Restart the system and check for any system messages pertaining to the NIC controller. 2 Check the appropriate indicator on the
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions • Power supplies • Fans
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions • Power supplies •
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. Ensure that none of the following conditions exist: • System cover, air duct, drive blank, power supply blank
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    "Removing a System-Board Assembly" on page 87. 6 Check the memory channels and ensure that they are populated correctly. See "Supported DIMM Configuration" on page 107. 7 Reseat the memory modules in their sockets. See "Installing the Memory Modules" on page 111. Troubleshooting Your System | 157
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    , and disconnect the system from the power source. 12 Remove the system-board problem is still indicated, repeat step 11 through step 17 for each memory module installed. If the problem persists after all memory modules have been checked, see "Getting Help" on page 179. 158 | Troubleshooting
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    or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. CAUTION: This troubleshooting procedure can destroy data stored on the hard
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    the configuration utility troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
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    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions If the problem persists,
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    Help" on page 179. 14 If you have tested all the processors and the problem persists, the system board is faulty. See "Getting Help" on page 179. IRQ USB controller, NIC VGA, USB controller Mouse controller Processor Primary IDE controller Secondary IDE controller Troubleshooting Your System |
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    the various boards in the system. Figure 5-1. System Board Connectors 1 PCI-E x16 slot 3 3 PCI-E x16 slot 2 5 processor 1 7 processor 3 9 main power connector 164 | Jumpers and Connectors 2 PCI-E x16 slot 1 4 processor 2 6 DIMM sockets for processor 1 8 DIMM sockets for processor 3 10 signal board
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    x16 mezzanine card slot 33 USB port 1 35 BMC management port 37 VGA port 39 NIC 2 12 Hard Drive to backplane SATAII connector 4 14 Hard Drive to backplane SATAII connector SATAII connector 1 28 system battery 30 system configuration jumper 32 power button 34 USB port 0 36 ID LED 38 serial port 40
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    Backplane Connectors 3.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With CPLD Figure 5-2. Front View of the Backplane 1 3.5" backplane 2 SATAII and SAS connectors 1-4 (from left to right) for system board 1 3 SATAII and SAS connectors 6-5 4 SATAII and SAS connectors 1-4 (from (from left to right) for system board 2
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    6-5 (from right to left) for system board 2 for system board 2 (from right to left) 11 backplane power connector for power supply 1 12 backplane power connector for power supply 2 2.5" Hard-Drive Backplane With Expander Figure 5-4. Front View of the Backplane 1 SATAII and SAS connectors 1-12
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    1 3 SATAII hard-drive connectors 1-12 (from right to left) for system board 1 5 power-supply connector 2 2 SATAII hard-drive connectors 1-12 (from right to left) for system board 2 4 PCI-E x8 connector 2.5" Hard-Drive Backplane Expander Card Connectors Figure 5-6. 2.5" Hard-Drive
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    Figure 5-7. Middle Plane Connectors 1 Mini-SAS connector for hard drive 2 1-4 3 fan controller board connector 4 5 middle plane to system board power 6 connector 7 IPMB connector 8 9 power connector 1 Mini-SAS connector for hard drive 5- 6 signal connector CPLD JTAG to system board
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    Expansion Card Connectors Figure 5-8. Expansion Card Connectors 1 PCI-E Gen 2 x16 iPass connector 2 expansion card (HIC card) 3 PCI-E Gen 2 x16 golden fingers 170 | Jumpers and Connectors
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    SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors Figure 5-9. SAS Mezzanine Card Connectors 1 Mini-SAS connector 3 SAS mezzanine card 5 SAS port 5 2 PCI-E Gen2 x8 connector 4 SGPIO connector B 6 SAS port 4 Jumpers and Connectors | 171
  • Dell PowerEdge C6145 | Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 172
    10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors Figure 5-10. 10GbE Mezzanine Card Connectors 1 10GbE mezzanine card 3 SFP + port 1 2 PCI-E Gen2 x8 connector 4 SFP + port 0 172 | Jumpers and Connectors
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    Board Connectors 1 front-panel connector for system board 4 (not used) 3 front-panel connector for system board 3 (not used) 5 system fan board power connector 1 7 system fan speed control jumper 9 FCB firmware update connector 11 PMbus connector 2 13 hard-drive backplane connector 15 system fan
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    Power Distribution Board Connectors Figure 5-12. Power Distribution Board Connectors 1 hard-drive backplane power 2 connector 3 main power connector 1 4 5 system fan board power connector 6 PMbus connector main power connector 2 bridge card connector 174 | Jumpers and Connectors
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    Sensor Board Connectors Figure 5-13. Sensor Board Connectors 1 power connector 2 sensor board Jumpers and Connectors | 175
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    documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product. System Configuration Switch Settings The function of system
  • Dell PowerEdge C6145 | Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 177
    only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
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    A B C D Function SAS Card Selection MLB Mode Selection UART Selection Reserved Off *Disable *Disable *Disable − On Enable Enable Enable − NOTE: The * in the table of system configuration jumper describes the default status and the default state is not active state. 178 | Jumpers and Connectors
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    provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1 Visit support.dell.com. Click your country/region at
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    drive, 80 C collecting system event log, 23 contacting dell, 179 cooling fans installing, 120 removing, 118 troubleshooting, 156 D damaged systems troubleshooting, 154 daughter card 180 | Index 7 installing, 102, 105 removing, 101, 103 Dell contacting, 179 drive blank installing, 80 removing, 80
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    , 111 removing, 110 memory modules (DIMMs) configuring, 107 middle planes installing, 129 removing, 125 N NICs troubleshooting, 152 P phone numbers, 179 POST accessing system features, 10 power distribution board removing, 121 power supplies installing, 86 removing, 85 processor installing, 94
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    support contacting Dell, 179 system closing, 118 opening, 117 system board connectors, 164 installing, 116 jumper settings, 176 removing, 115 system board assembly installing, 88 removing, 87 system cooling troubleshooting, 156 system features accessing, 10 system setup boot settings configuration
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    hard drive, 159 keyboard, 150 memory, 157 NIC, 152 processors, 162 SAS RAID controller daughter card, 160 sequence, 149 system battery, 154 system boot issues, 23 system cooling, 156 video, 150 wet system, 153 V video troubleshooting, 150 W warranty, 25 wet system troubleshooting, 153 Index | 183
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