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Dell PowerEdge M620 Systems
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: HHB
Regulatory Type: HHB003
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved. ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Boomi , Dell Precision , OptiPlex , Latitude , PowerEdge
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Contents 1 About Your System......................................................................................................................7 Front-Panel Features And Indicators....................................................................................................................... 7 Using USB Diskette or USB DVD/CD Drives............................................................................................................. 7 Hard-Drive/SSD Indicator Patterns...........
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Recommended Tools.............................................................................................................................................. 25 Removing And Installing A Blade........................................................................................................................... 25 Removing The Blade........................................................................................................................................ 25 Installing The Blade.
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Installing The Hard-Drive/SSD Backplane.......................................................................................................53 System Board..........................................................................................................................................................53 Removing The System Board........................................................................................................................... 53 Installing The System Board.......
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Alert Messages.....................................................................................................................................................142 9 Getting Help..............................................................................................................................143 Contacting Dell..................................................................................................................................................... 143
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1 About Your System Front-Panel Features And Indicators Figure 1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators 1. blade handle release button 4. USB connectors (2) 2. hard drives (2) 5. blade power button 3. status/identification indicator Using USB Diskette or USB DVD/CD Drives The blade has USB ports on the front which allow you to connect a USB diskette drive, USB flash drive, USB DVD/CD drive, keyboard, or mouse. The USB drives can be used to configure the blade. NOTE: Your blade supports only Del
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Hard-Drive/SSD Indicator Patterns The hard-drive/SSD indicators display different patterns as drive events occur in the system. NOTE: The blade must have a hard drive/SSD or a hard-drive blank installed in each drive bay. Figure 2. Hard-Drive/SSD Indicators 1. drive activity indicator (green) 2. drive status indicator (green and amber) NOTE: If the drive is in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status LED (on the right side) does not function and remains off. Drive-Status Condi
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Other Information You May Need WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. • The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications. • The Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack. • The Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Owner’s Manual pro
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2 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS-level options. The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup: Keystroke Description Enters the System Setup. Enters System Services, which opens the Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 (LC2). The Dell LC2 allows you to access utilities such as embedded system diagnostics. For more information, see the Dell LC2 documentation. Enters the BIOS Boo
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NOTE: Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode. NOTE: For the latest information on supported operating systems, see dell.com/ossupport. Entering System Setup 1. Turn on or restart your system. 2. Press immediately after you see the following message: = System Setup If your operating system begins to load before you press , allow the syst
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Menu Item Description Device Settings This option is used to view and configure device settings. System BIOS Screen NOTE: The options for System Setup change based on the system configuration. NOTE: System Setup defaults are listed under their respective options in the following sections, where applicable. Menu Item Description iDRAC Settings This option is used to view and configure iDRAC settings. Device Settings This option is used to view and configure device settings. System Information Dis
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Memory Settings Screen Menu Item Description System Memory Size Displays the amount of memory installed in the system. System Memory Type Displays the type of memory installed in the system. System Memory Displays the system memory speed. Speed System Memory Displays the system memory voltage. Voltage Video Memory Displays the amount of video memory. System Memory Specifies whether system memory tests are run during system boot. Options are Enabled and Testing Disabled. By default, the System M
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Menu Item Description Virtualization Allows you enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization. By Technology default, the Virtualization Technology option is set to Enabled. Adjacent Cache Line Allows you to optimize the system for applications that require high utilization of sequential Prefetch memory access. By default, the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch option is set to Enabled. You can disable this option for applications that require high utilization o
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Menu Item Description CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in the same boot mode. If the operating system supports UEFI, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. By default, the Boot Mode option is set to BIOS. NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this field to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu. Boot Se
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Menu Item Description OS Watchdog Timer Allows you to enable or disable the OS watchdog timer. When this field is enabled, the operating system initializes the timer and the OS watchdog timer helps in recovering the operating system. By default, the OS Watchdog Timer option is set to Disabled. Embedded Video Allows you to enable or disable the Embedded Video Controller. By default, the embedded Controller video controller is Enabled. SR-IOV Global Enable Allows you to enable or disable the BI
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System Profile Settings Screen Menu Item Description System Profile Allows you to set the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than Custom, the BIOS automatically sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to Custom. By default, the System Profile option is set to Performance Per Watt Optimized (DAPC). DAPC is Dell Active Power Controller. NOTE: The following parameters are available only when the System Profile
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Menu Item Description System Password Allows you to set the system password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system. Setup Password Allows you to set the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system. Password Status Allows you to lock the system password. By default, the Password Status option is set to Unlocked. TPM Security Allows you to control the reporting mode of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM).
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Menu Item Description Report Keyboard Allows you to set whether keyboard-related error messages are reported during system boot. Errors By default, the Report Keyboard Errors field is set to Report. F1/F2 Prompt on Error Allows you to enable or disable the F1/F2 prompt on error. By default, F1/F2 Prompt on Error is set to Enabled. In-System This field enables or disables In-System Characterization. By default, In-System Characterization Characterization is set to Enabled. System And Setup Pas
