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Dell™PowerVault™NX1950SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual About Your System Using the System Setup Program Installing System Components Troublesho

Keyboard Controller failure Faulty keyboard controller; faulty system board See Getting Help. Manufacturing mode detected System is in manufacturing m

Warning Messages A warning message alerts you to a possible problem and prompts you to respond before the system continues a task. For example, befo

Back to Contents Page  Running the System Diagnostics Dell™PowerVault™NX1950SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Using Server Administrator Di

Click the testing option in the Main Menu window. Table5-1providesabriefexplanationoftestingoptions. Table 5-1. SystemDiagnosticsTestingOp

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Back to Contents Page  About Your System Dell™PowerVault™NX1950SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual This section describes the physical, firmwa

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Back to Contents Page  Glossary Dell™PowerVault™NX1950SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual This section defines or identifies technical terms,

DVD — Digital versatile disc. ECC — Error checking and correction. EEPROM — Electronically erasable programmable read-only memory. EMC — Electromagnet

LAN — Local area network. A LAN is usually confined to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated spec

modem. readme file — A text file, usually shipped with software or hardware, that contains information supplementing or updating the product's do

Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure1-1 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located behind the optional rack bezel on the system&a

Back to Contents Page  Windows 2000 — An integrated and complete Microsoft Windows operating system that does not require MS-DOSandthatprovidesad

Back to Contents Page  Installing System Components Dell™PowerVault™NX1950SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual This section describes how to in

In Figure3-1, the bezel, system cover, and memory cooling shroud are removed to provide an interior view of the system. Figure 3-1. Inside the Syst

To replace the front bezel, perform the preceding steps in reverse. Opening and Closing the System     Opening the System To upgrade or troubl

 Closing the System  1. Lift up the latch on the cover.  2. Placethecoverontopofthesystemandoffsetthecoverslightlybacksothatitc

Replacing a Cooling Fan Module  1. Ensure that the fan handle is upright and lower the fan into its retention base until the fan is fully seated. The

 1. To remove the cooling shroud, locate the release tab on the shroud edge that is nearest to the adjacent system board shroud. See Figure3-6. 

 4. Holding the power-supply handle, pull the power supply straight out to clear the chassis. Figure 3-7. Removing and Installing a Power Supply

 3. Slide the daughter card tray towards the sideplane until the edge connector on the daughter card fits into the socket on the sideplane board and

3. Connect the battery cable to the RAID controller daughter card. See Figure3-10. Figure 3-10. Installing a SAS RAID Battery  Removing a RAID

Figure 1-2. Hard-Drive Indicators Table1-3 lists the drive indicator patterns. Different patterns are displayed as drive events occur in the syste

 5. Install the expansion card: a. Position the expansion card so that the card-edge connector aligns with the expansion-card connector on the P

Thememorymodulesocketsaredividedintotwoequalbranches(0and1).Eachbranchconsistsoftwochannels: l Channel 0 and channel 1 are in bran

 1. Open the system. See Opening and Closing the System.  2. Remove the memory cooling shroud. See Removing the Memory Cooling Shroud.  3. Lo

4. Press down and out on the ejectors on each end of the socket until the memory module pops out of the socket. See Figure3-12. Handle each memory

 6. Wait 30 seconds for the heat sink to loosen from the processor.  7. Open the other heat sink retention lever.  8. If the heat sink has

 3. Install the processor in the socket. a. If the release lever on the processor socket is not positioned all the way up, move it to that posit

 6. Align the front edge of the RAC card with the front plastic retention standoffs, and press down the front of the card until it is fully seated.

 Installing the Optical Drive Tray  1. Align the optical drive tray with its opening in the front panel. The optical drive opening is located di

The process for removing a drive blank depends on whether your system is configured with 3.5-inch hard drives. For 3.5-inch hard drive configurations:

 1. Insert the SAS hard drive into the hard-drive carrier with the connector end of the drive at the rear. See Figure3-18.  2. Viewing the assem

l Most devices must be connected to a specific connector and device drivers must be installed before the device operates properly. (Device drivers ar

 Installing an Expansion-Card Riser   1. Align the riser board with the alignment pins on the system board, then lower the board onto the pins.

 5. Disconnect the SAS cable and power cable from the backplane. If you are removing a 3.5-inch hard drive (two-drive) backplane, see Figure3-20

 1. If applicable, remove the bezel. See Removing and Replacing the Front Bezel.  2. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect

5. Remove the system battery. a. Support the battery connector by pressing down firmly on the positive side of the connector. b. While supportin

a. Squeeze the metal tabs on the ends of the cable connector. b. Gently work the connector out of the socket.  f. Disconnect the front panel ca

9. Reconnect the system to the power source and turn on the system and attached peripherals.  10. If applicable, install the bezel. See Removing a

 Installing the System Board   1. Lower the system-board tray until the tray sits flat on the bottom of the chassis.  2. Ensure that all syst

Back to Contents Page  Jumpers and Connectors Dell™PowerVault™NX1950SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual System Board Jumpers Disabling a F

The password jumper enables these password features or disables them and clears any password(s) currently in use.  1. Turnoffthesystem,including

LCD Status Messages The system's control panel LCD provides status messages to signify when the system is operating correctly or when the syste

Table 6-2. System Board Connectors    Connector  Description 1 RAC_CONN2 Connector for the remote access control connector (RAC) 2 RAC_CONN1 Co

SAS Sideplane Board Connectors Figure 6-3. Side Plane Components Back to Contents Page  1 SAS daughter card connector 2 control panel connector

Back to Contents Page  Using the System Setup Program Dell™PowerVault™NX1950SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Entering the System Setup Pro

Figure 2-1. Main System Setup Program Screen Table2-2 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the main System

 CPU Information Screen Table2-3 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the CPUInformationscreen. Table 2-3

 Exit Screen After you press <Esc> to exit the System Setup program, the Exit screen displays the following options: l Save Changes and Exit

When a system password is assigned, the setting shown for the System Password option is Enabled.IfthesettingshownforthePassword Status is Unloc

2. Enter the System Setup program by pressing <F2> during POST.  3. Select the System Security screen field to verify that the Password Stat

l Uses the system's integrated NIC l Fault logging and SNMP alerting l Access to system event log and sensor status l Control of system fu

Back to Contents Page  Troubleshooting Your System Dell™PowerVault™NX1950SystemsHardwareOwner'sManual Safety First—For You and Your Sy

error. E1422 CPU Machine Chk The system BIOS has reported a machine check error. See Getting Help. E1610 PS # Missing No power is available from the s

 Troubleshooting External Connections Loose or improperly connected cables are the most likely source of problems for the system, monitor, and other

Action  1. Examine the keyboard and its cable for signs of damage.  2. Swap the faulty keyboard with a working keyboard. If the problem is reso

If the tests run successfully but the problem persists, see Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device.  Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device  Problem l D

l NIC cannot communicate with network.  Action  1. Run the appropriate online diagnostic test. See Running the System Diagnostics.  2. Check t

Troubleshooting a Damaged System  Problem l System was dropped or damaged.  Action   1. Open the system. See Opening and Closing the System.

Troubleshooting Power Supplies  Problem l System-status indicators are amber. l Power-supply fault indicators are amber. l Front-panel status

  1. Run the appropriate diagnostic test. See Using Server Administrator Diagnostics.  2. Open the system. See Opening and Closing the System.

10. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached peripherals.  11. Enter the System Setup program and check

Troubleshooting a Hard Drive  Problem l Device driver error. l One or more hard drives not recognized by the system.  Action   1. Run the ap

  1. Run the appropriate online diagnostic test. See Using Server Administrator Diagnostics.  2. Enter the System Setup program and ensure that

 Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages The code and text on the LCD can often specify a very precise fault condition that is easily corre

5. Ensure that each expansion card is firmly seated in its connector. See Installing an Expansion Card.  6. Close the system. See Opening and Clos

8. Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.  9. Open the system. See Opening and Closin

Any of these actions will remove fault messages, and return the status indicators and LCD colors to the normal state. Messages will reappear under th