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Dell PowerEdge M420 Systems
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: QHB
Regulatory Type: QHB Series
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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. Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever w
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 About Your System......................................................................................................................7 Overview...................................................................................................................................................................7 Front-Panel Features And Indicators..............
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3 Installing Blade Components..................................................................................................25 Recommended Tools..............................................................................................................................................25 Removing And Installing A Sleeve..........................................................................................................................25 Removing The Sleeve................................
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Removing Memory Modules............................................................................................................................47 Installing Memory Modules.............................................................................................................................48 Management Riser Card.........................................................................................................................................49 Removing The Management Riser Card..
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Contacting Dell.....................................................................................................................................................121
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1 About Your System Overview Your system includes up to four quarter-height blades installed in a sleeve. To function as a system, the sleeve is inserted into an M1000e enclosure (chassis). CAUTION: Exercise care while handling the sleeve to prevent damage to the internal components. NOTE: To ensure proper operation and cooling, all blade slots in the sleeve must be populated at all times with either a blade or quarter-height blade blank(s). NOTE: For complete instructions on operating the qua
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Figure 2. Blade Slot Numbering Front-Panel Features And Indicators Figure 3. Front-Panel Features and Indicators 1. blade handle release button 2. solid state drives (2) 3. USB connectors (2) 4. blade power button/indicator Solid State Drive Features Your system supports two 1.8 inch uSATA Solid State Drives (SSD). The SSDs plug into the SSD backplane inside the blade. On blades with a diskless configuration, you must install SSD blanks in all drive slots, and the SSD backplane must still be
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Figure 4. SSD Features 1. activity indicator (green) 2. status indicator (green and amber) NOTE: If the SSD is in Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status LED remains off. Drive-Status Indicator Pattern Condition Blinks green two times per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal Off Drive ready for insertion or removal NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all SSDs are initialized after system power is applied. Drives are not ready for insertion or remo
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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 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 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 opt
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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 Speed Displays the system memory speed. System Memory Voltage Displays the system memory voltage. Video Memory Displays the amount of video memory. System Memory Testing Specifies whether system memory tests are run during system boot. Options are Enabled and Disabled. By default, the System M
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Menu Item Description DCU Streamer Allows you to enable or disable DCU streamer prefetcher. By default, the DCU Streamer Prefetcher Prefetcher option is set to Enabled. DCU IP Prefetcher Allows you to enable or disable DCU IP prefetcher. By default, the DCU IP Prefetcher option is set to Enabled. Execute Disable Allows you enable or disable execute disable memory protection technology. By default, the Execute Disable option is set to Enabled. Number of Cores per Allows you to control the numb
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Integrated Devices Screen Menu Item Description Integrated RAID Allows you to enable or disable the integrated RAID controller. By default, the Integrated Controller RAID Controller option is set to Enabled. User Accessible USB Allows you to set the user accessible ports. Selecting All Ports Off disables all USB ports. By Ports default, the User Accessible USB Ports option is set to All Ports On. Internal SD Card If set to Mirror mode, data is written on both SD cards. If any one of the SD car
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Menu Item Description Remote Terminal Type Allows you to set the remote console terminal type. By default, the Remote Terminal Type option is set to VT 100/VT220. Redirection After Boot Allows you to enable or disable to the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. By default, the Redirection After Boot option is set to Enabled. System Profile Settings Screen Menu Item Description System Profile Allows you to set the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to
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System Security Screen Menu Item Description Intel AES-NI The Intel AES-In option improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption using the Advanced Encryption Standard set and is set to Enabled by default. 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 sys
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Menu Item Description Report Keyboard Errors Allows you to set whether keyboard-related error messages are reported during system boot. 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 Characterization This field enables or disables In-System Characterization. By default, In-System Characterization is set to Enabled. System And Setup Pas
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– The following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`). A message prompts you to re-enter the system password. 6. Re-enter the system password that you entered earlier and click OK. 7. Select Setup Password, enter your system password and press or . A message prompts you to re-enter the setup password. 8. Re-enter the setup password that you entered earlier and click OK. 9. Press to save the changes. NOTE: Password protecti
