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Dell™ PowerEdge™ SC440 Systems
Hardware Owner’s Manual
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book.book Page 2 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2006 Dell Inc. All rights r
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book.book Page 3 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Accessing System Features During Startup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Connecting External Devices .
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book.book Page 4 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM 3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Recommended Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Inside the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Opening the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Closing the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Front Drive Bezel. . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 5 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Cooling Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Removing the Cooling Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Replacing the Cooling Fans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Removing the System Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Installing the System Battery . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Troubleshooting a NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Troubleshooting a Wet System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Troubleshooting a Damaged System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Troubleshooting the System Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Troubleshooting Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Troubleshooting System Cooling P
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book.book Page 7 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM 6 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 System Board Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 System Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Disabling a Forgotten Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 7 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 8 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM 8 Contents
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book.book Page 9 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM About Your System This section describes the physical, firmware, and software interface features that provide and ensure the essential functioning of your system. The physical connectors on your system’s front and back panels provide convenient connectivity and system expansion capability. The system firmware, applications, and operating system monitor the system and component status and alert you when a problem arises. System conditions can b
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book.book Page 10 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute updates to the system or documentation or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians. Accessing System Features During Startup Table 1-1 describes keystrokes that may be entered during startup to access system features. If your operating system begins to load before you enter the keystroke, allow the system to finish booting, and th
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book.book Page 11 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the system's front panel. Table 1-2 provides component descriptions. Figure 1-1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators 1 2 3 9 4 8 5 7 6 Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components Item Component Icon Description 1 upper 5.25-inch drive Holds an optical drive. bay 2 lower 5.25-inch drive Holds an optional optical or tape backup unit drive. bay 3 flex bay
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book.book Page 12 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components (continued) Item Component Icon Description 5 USB connectors (2) Connects USB 2.0-compliant devices to the system. 6 power button The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system. NOTE: If you turn off the system using the power button and the system is running an ACPI-compliant operating system, the system performs a graceful shutdown before the power is turned off. If the system is not runn
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book.book Page 13 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 voltage selection switch 2 power connector 3 NIC connector 4 USB connectors (5) 5 serial connector 6 video connector 7 I/O expansion-card slots (5) Connecting External Devices When connecting external devices to your system, follow these guidelines: Most d
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book.book Page 14 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Always attach an external device while your system and the device are turned off. Next, turn on any external devices before turning on the system (unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise). See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 27 for information about enabling, disabling, and configuring I/O ports and connectors. NIC Indicator Codes The NIC on the back panel has an indicator that provides information on network ac
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book.book Page 15 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Power Supply Indicators The voltage selection switch on the back panel of the system allows you to select one of two primary voltage inputs. Ensure that the switch is set to the proper voltage according to Table 1-4. Table 1-4. Voltage Selection Switch If your power source is: The voltage selection switch should be set to: 110 V 115 220 V 230 For information on system power requirements, see "Technical Specifications" in your Getting Started Gu
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book.book Page 16 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Table 1-5. Diagnostic Indicator Codes (continued) Code Causes Corrective Action Possible video failure. See "Getting Help" on page 107. Diskette drive or hard Ensure that the diskette drive and hard drive drive failure. are properly connected. See "Hard Drives" on page 51 or "Diskette Drive" on page 44 for information on the drives installed in your system. Possible USB failure. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 82. No memory modul
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book.book Page 17 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. See your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge. Table 1-6. System Messages Message Causes Corrective Actions A filename cannot contain Do not use these characters in filenames. any of the followi
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book.book Page 18 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Table 1-6. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Alert! CPU fan failure. The processor cooling fan is faulty or Ensure that the processor cooling shroud the fan assembly is not installed is properly installed. See correctly. "Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems" on page 86 and "Microprocessor" on page 62. Alert! Error initializing The system encountered a problem See "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" PCI Express s
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book.book Page 19 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Table 1-6. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Alert! Previous Shutdown The processor or hard drive Ensure that nothing is blocking the Due to Thermal Event overheated the last time the system airflow vents and that all fans are was used. working correctly. Also, ensure that the processor heat sink is properly installed. See "Microprocessor" on page 62. Alert! Uncorrectable One or more memory modules might See "Troub
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book.book Page 20 Monday, June 5, 2006 3:20 PM Table 1-6. System Messages (continued) Message Causes Corrective Actions Data error The diskette drive or hard drive For the operating system, run the cannot read the data. appropriate utility to check the file structure of the diskette drive or hard drive. See your operating system documentation for information on running these utilities. Decreasing available One or more memory modules might Reinstall the memory modules and, if memory be f
