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Dell™ PowerEdge™ T105 Systems
Hardware Owner’s Manual
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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book.book Page 2 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 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. © 2007-2009 Dell Inc.
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book.book Page 3 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Contents 1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Accessing System Features During Startup. . . . . . . 12 Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 13 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 15 Connecting External Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 NIC Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Power Supply Indicators . . . .
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book.book Page 4 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Memory Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 CPU Information Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 SATA Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Integrated Devices Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 System Security Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Exit Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 5 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Optical and Tape Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Removing an Optical or Tape Drive. . . . . . . . . 57 Installing an Optical or Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . 60 Hard Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Hard Drive Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . 64 Removing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Installing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 6 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Installing the Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Removing the Chassis Intrusion Switch . . . . . . 93 Installing the Chassis Intrusion Switch. . . . . . . 94 Bezel (Service Only Parts Procedure). . . . . . . . . . 95 Removing the Bezel. . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 7 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Troubleshooting a NIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Troubleshooting a Wet System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Troubleshooting a Damaged System . . . . . . . . . . 110 Troubleshooting the System Battery. . . . . . . . . . . 111 Troubleshooting Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems . . . . . . . 113 Troubleshooting a Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Troubleshooting System Memory . . .
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book.book Page 8 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Using the Custom Test Options . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Selecting Devices for Testing. . . . . . . . . . . 129 Selecting Diagnostics Options . . . . . . . . . . 129 Viewing Information and Results . . . . . . . . . 130 6 Jumpers and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . 131 System Board Jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 System Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Disabling a Forgotten Password. . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 9 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Contents 9
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book.book Page 10 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM 10 Contents
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book.book Page 11 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 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 systems monitor the system and component status and alert you when a problem arises. System conditio
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book.book Page 12 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM � Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system, software, and/or documentation. NOTE: Always check for updates on support.dell.com and read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents. � 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
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book.book Page 13 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 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 6 5 4 3 2 Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components Item Component Icon Description 1 USB connectors (2) Connects USB 2.0-compliant devices to the system. About Your System 13
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book.book Page 14 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Table 1-2. Front-Panel Components (continued) Item Component Icon Description 2 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 running an ACPI-compliant operating system, the power is turned o
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book.book Page 15 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 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 USB connectors (5) 4 NIC connector 5 video connector 6 serial connector 7 I/O expansion-card slots (4) About Your System 15
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book.book Page 16 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Connecting External Devices When connecting external devices to your system, follow these guidelines: � Most devices must be connected to a specific connector and device drivers must be installed before the device operates properly. (Device drivers are normally included with your operating system software or with the device itself.) See the documentation that accompanied the device for specific installation and configuration instructions
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book.book Page 17 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Table 1-3. NIC Indicator Codes Indicator Type Indicator Code Description Activity Off When off at the same time that the link indicator is off, the NIC is not connected to the network or the NIC is disabled in the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 31. Blinking Indicates that network data is being sent or received. Link Off When off at the same time that the activity indicator is off, the NIC is not conn
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book.book Page 18 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Diagnostic Lights The four diagnostic indicator lights on the system front panel display error codes during system startup. Table 1-5 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. NOTE: If the power LEDs blink amber, there is a problem with the power supply. If the power LED shows a solid amber, a BIOS fa
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book.book Page 19 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM Table 1-5. Diagnostic Indicator Codes (continued) Code Causes Corrective Action Possible video failure. See "Getting Help" on page 137. Diskette drive or hard Ensure that the diskette drive and drive failure. hard drive are properly connected. See "Hard Drives" on page 64 or "Diskette Drive" on page 52 for information on the drives installed in your system. Possible USB failure. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 107. No memor
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book.book Page 20 Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM System Messages System messages appear on the screen to notify you of a possible problem with the system. Table 1-6 lists the system messages that can occur and the probable cause and corrective action for each message. NOTE: If you receive a system message that is not listed in Table 1-6, check the documentation for the application that is running when the message appears or the operating system's documentation for an explanation of th
