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Contents 1
Contents
1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Accessing System Features During Startup . . . . . . . 9
Front-Panel Features and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . 10
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
. . . . . . . . . . 12
Guidelines for Connecting External Devices
. . . . . 13
NIC Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Diagnostic Lights
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Diagnostics Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Alert Messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other Information You May Need
. . . . . . . . . . . 21
2 Using the System Setup Program
and Boot Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Choosing the System Boot Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Entering the System Setup Program
. . . . . . . . . . 24
Responding to Error Messages
. . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the System Setup Program Navigation Keys
24
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System Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Main Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Memory Settings Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Processor Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SATA Settings Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Boot Settings Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Integrated Devices Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
PCI IRQ Assignments Screen
. . . . . . . . . . 30
Serial Communication Screen
. . . . . . . . . . 31
Power Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 32
System Security Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Exit Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Entering the Boot Manager
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Boot Manager Navigation Keys
. . . . 35
Boot Manager Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Boot Settings Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
System Utilities Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
System and Setup Password Features
. . . . . . . . . 38
Using the System Password
. . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Setup Password
. . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Embedded System Management
. . . . . . . . . . . 41
Baseboard Management Controller Configuration
. . . 42
Entering the BMC Setup Module
. . . . . . . . 42
iDRAC6 Configuration Utility
. . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Entering the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility
. . . 43
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3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . 45
Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Inside the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front Bezel (Optional)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the Front Bezel
. . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Installing the Front Bezel
. . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Opening and Closing the System
. . . . . . . . . . . 48
Opening the System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Closing the System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Optical Drive (Optional)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Removing an Optical Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing an Optical Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Filler Panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Removing a Filler Panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Installing a Filler Panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hard Drives
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Removing a 3.5-Inch Hard Drive
. . . . . . . . . 54
Installing a 3.5-Inch Hard Drive
. . . . . . . . . 56
Removing a 3.5-Inch Hard Drive From a
Hard-Drive Carrier
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Installing a 3.5-Inch Hard Drive Into a
Hard-Drive Carrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Expansion Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
. . . . . 59
Removing an Expansion Card . . . . . . . . . . 59
Installing an Expansion Card
. . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Expansion-Card Riser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing an Expansion-Card Riser
. . . . . . . 61
Installing an Expansion-Card Riser
. . . . . . . 63
Internal USB Memory Key
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cooling Shroud
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Removing the Cooling Shroud
. . . . . . . . . . 65
Installing the Cooling Shroud
. . . . . . . . . . 67
System Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
General Memory Module Installation Guidelines
67
Mode-Specific Guidelines
. . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Installing Memory Modules
. . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing Memory Modules. . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cooling Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Removing a Cooling Fan
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Installing a Cooling Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
iDRAC6 Express Card (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . 74
Installing an iDRAC6 Express Card
. . . . . . . 74
Removing an iDRAC6 Express Card. . . . . . . 76
iDRAC6 Enterprise Card (Optional)
. . . . . . . . . 77
Installing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card
. . . . . . 77
Removing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card
. . . . . 79
VFlash Media (Optional)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Installing a VFlash Media Card
. . . . . . . . . 80
Removing a VFlash Media Card
. . . . . . . . . 80
Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Removing a Processor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Installing a Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Removing the Power Supply
. . . . . . . . . . . 85
Installing the Power Supply
. . . . . . . . . . . 87
System Battery
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Replacing the System Battery
. . . . . . . . . . 87
Control Panel Assembly
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Removing the Control Panel Assembly
. . . . . 89
Installing the Control Panel Assembly
. . . . . . 91
System Board
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Removing the System Board
. . . . . . . . . . . 91
Installing the System Board
. . . . . . . . . . . 93
4 Troubleshooting Your System . . . . . . . . 95
Safety First—For You and Your System. . . . . . . . 95
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure. . . . . . . . 95
Troubleshooting External Connections
. . . . . . . . 95
Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
. . . . . . . . 96
Troubleshooting a USB Device
. . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
. . . . . . . . . 97
Troubleshooting a NIC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Troubleshooting a Wet System
. . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Troubleshooting a Damaged System
. . . . . . . . . 99
Troubleshooting the System Battery
. . . . . . . . . . 100
Troubleshooting Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems . . . . . . 101
Troubleshooting a Fan
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Troubleshooting System Memory . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Troubleshooting an Internal USB Key
. . . . . . . . . 104
Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
. . . . . . . . . . . 105
Troubleshooting a Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Troubleshooting an Expansion Card
. . . . . . . . . . 107
Troubleshooting the Processor
. . . . . . . . . . . . 108
5 Running the System Diagnostics. . . . . 109
Using Online Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Embedded System Diagnostics Features
. . . . . . . 109
When to Use the Embedded System Diagnostics
. . . 110
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics . . . . . 110
System Diagnostics Testing Options
. . . . . . . . . 110
Using the Custom Test Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Selecting Devices for Testing
. . . . . . . . . . 111
Selecting Diagnostics Options
. . . . . . . . . . 111
Viewing Information and Results
. . . . . . . . 111
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6 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 113
System Board Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
System Board Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Disabling a Forgotten Password
. . . . . . . . . . . . 116
7 Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Contacting Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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About Your System 9
1
About Your System
Accessing System Features During Startup
The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup.
Keystroke Description
<F2> Enters the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup
Program and Boot Manager" on page 23.
<F10> Enters System Services, which opens the Unified Server Configurator
(USC). The USC allows you to access utilities such as embedded
system diagnostics. For more information, see the Unified Server
Configurator documentation.
<F11> Enters the Boot Manager, depending on the system’s boot configuration.
See "Using the System Setup Program and Boot Manager" on page 23.
<F12> Starts PXE boot.
<Ctrl><E> Enters the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) or iDRAC
Configuration Utility, which allows access to the System Event Log
(SEL) and configuration of remote access to the system. For more
information, see the BMC or iDRAC user documentation.
<Ctrl><C> Enters the SAS Configuration Utility. For more information, see your
SAS adapter documentation.
<Ctrl><R> Enters the RAID configuration utility. For more information, see the
documentation for your SAS RAID card.
<Ctrl><S> Enters the utility to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For more
information, see the documentation for your integrated NIC.
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10 About Your System
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 Power-on indicator/
power button
The power-on indicator lights when the
system power is on.
The power button controls the DC power
supply output to the system. When the
system bezel is installed, the power button
is not accessible.
NOTE: When powering on the system,
the video monitor can take from several
seconds to over 2 minutes to display an
image, depending on the amount of
memory installed in the system.
NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating
systems, turning off the system using the
power button causes the system to
perform a graceful shutdown before
power to the system is turned off.
2 NMI button 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.
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9
1067 9
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About Your System 11
3 Video connector Connects a monitor to the system.
4 Hard-drive activity
indicator
Lights up when the hard drive is in use.
5 Diagnostic indicator
lights (4)
The four diagnostic indicator lights
display error codes during system startup.
See "Diagnostic Lights" on page 15.
6 System status
indicator
Lights blue during normal
system operation.
Lights amber when the system needs
attention due to a problem.
7 System identification
button
The system identification buttons on the
front and back panels can be used to
locate a particular system within a rack.
When one of the buttons is pushed, the
system status indicators on the front and
back panels light blue until one of the
buttons is pushed again.
8 USB connectors (2) Connect USB devices to the system. The
ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
9 System identification
panel
A slide-out panel for system information
including the Express Service Tag,
embedded NIC MAC address, and
iDRAC6 Enterprise card MAC address.
Space is provided for an additional label.
10 Optical drive
(optional)
One optional slim-line SATA DVD-ROM
or DVD+/-RW drive, or combination CD-
RW/DVD drive (when available).
NOTE: DVD devices are data only.
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
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12 About Your System
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-2 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the
system's back panel.
Figure 1-2. Back-Panel Features and Indicators
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 iDRAC6 Enterprise port
(optional)
Dedicated management port for the
optional iDRAC6 Enterprise card.
2 VFlash media slot
(optional)
Connects an external SD memory card
for the optional iDRAC6 Enterprise
card.
3 PCIe expansion card slot Connects a PCI Express expansion card.
4 Serial connector Connects a serial device to the system.
5 Video connector Connects a VGA display to the system.
6 eSATA Connects additional storage devices.
7 USB connectors (2) Connect USB devices to the system. The
ports are USB 2.0-compliant.
8 Ethernet connectors (2) Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC
connectors.
9 System status indicator Lights blue during normal
system operation.
Lights amber when the system needs
attention due to a problem.
12 4
13
5678 91011 12
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About Your System 13
Guidelines for Connecting External Devices
• Turn off power to the system and external devices before attaching a new
external device. Turn on any external devices before turning on the system
(unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise).
• Ensure that the appropriate driver for the attached device has been installed
on the system.
• If necessary to enable ports on your system, use the System Setup program.
S
ee "Entering the System Setup Program
" on page 24
.
10 System identification
button
The system identification buttons on the
front and back panels can be used to
locate a particular system within a rack.
When one of the buttons is pushed, the
system status indicators on the front and
back panels light blue until one of the
buttons is pushed again.
11 System identification
connector
Connects the optional system status
indicator assembly through the optional
cable management arm.
12 Power supply 250 W power supply.
13 Retention clip Secures the power cable.
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
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14 About Your System
NIC Indicator Codes
Figure 1-3. NIC Indicator Codes
1 link indicator 2 activity indicator
Indicator Indicator Code
Link and activity
indicators are off
The NIC is not connected to the network.
Link indicator is green The NIC is connected to a valid network link at 1000 Mbps.
Link indicator is amber The NIC is connected to a valid network link at 10/100
Mbps.
Activity indicator is green
blinking
Network data is being sent or received.
1
2
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About Your System 15
Diagnostic Lights
The four diagnostic indicator lights on the system front panel display error codes
during system startup. Table 1-1 lists the causes and possible corrective actions
associated with these codes. A highlighted circle indicates the light is on; a non-
highlighted circle indicates the light is off.
Table 1-1. Diagnostic Indicator Codes
Code Causes Corrective Action
The system is in a normal
off condition or a possible
pre-BIOS failure has
occurred.
The diagnostic lights are
not lit after the system
successfully boots to the
operating system.
Plug the system into a working
electrical outlet and press the
power button.
The system is in a normal
operating condition after
POST.
Information only.
BIOS checksum failure
detected; system is in
recovery mode.
See "Getting Help" on page 117.
Possible processor failure. See "Troubleshooting the
Processor" on page 108.
Memory failure. See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 102.
Possible expansion card
failure.
See "Troubleshooting an
Expansion Card" on page 107.
Possible video failure. See "Getting Help" on page 117.
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Hard drive failure. Ensure that the diskette drive and
hard drive are properly connected.
See "Hard Drives" on page 54 for
information on the drives installed
in your system.
Possible USB failure. See "Troubleshooting a USB
Device" on page 96.
No memory modules
detected.
See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 102.
System board failure. See "Getting Help" on page 117.
Memory configuration
error.
See "Troubleshooting System
Memory" on page 102.
Possible system board
resource and/or system
board hardware failure.
See "Getting Help" on page 117.
Possible system resource
configuration error.
See "Getting Help" on page 117.
Other failure. Ensure that the optical drive and
hard drives are properly connected.
See "Troubleshooting Your
System" on page 95 for the
appropriate drive installed in your
system. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 117.
Code Causes Corrective Action
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