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Information Update - Page 1
Dell™ PowerEdge™ SC 1430 Systems Information Update
Installing a Fourth Hard Drive
A fourth hard drive requires an optional hard-drive carrier with a cooling fan. Installation steps are described in "Installing an Optional Fourth Hard Drive" in your Hardware Owner's Manual. When performing this procedure, note the following additional information:
NOTE: If a second processor is ...
Getting Started Guide - Page 5
... the four memory module sockets on the system board
• Support for up to two 3.5-inch internal Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) or SATA hard drives using the internal hard drive bays. A third hard drive may be installed in the flex bay. A fourth hard drive may be installed using a hard drive carrier. A controller expansion card is required for SAS hard drives or for more than two SATA hard drives...
Getting Started Guide - Page 6
... integrated Gigabit Ethernet NIC, capable of supporting 1000-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 10-Mbps data rates, with support for PXE and Wake-on-LAN
• Seven USB 2.0-compliant connectors (two on the front and five on the back) capable of supporting a diskette drive, a CD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a mouse, or a USB flash drive
• Back-panel connectors include serial, video, parallel, five USB connectors...
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... the monitor's controls until the displayed image is satisfactory.
Complete the 0perating System Setup
If you purchased a preinstalled operating system, see the operating system documentation that ships with your system. To install an operating system for the first time, see the Quick Installation Guide. Be sure the operating system is installed before installing hardware or software not purchased...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 9
...; Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides information to configure and install these options.
• 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.
About Your...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 13
... power connector 4 USB connectors (5) 7 serial connector
2 expansion-card slots (5) 5 video connector
3 NIC connector 6 parallel connector
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...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 19
...
Alert! Processor thermal probe failure detected.
The processor thermal probe has failed.
See "Getting Help" on page 123.
BIOS Update Attempt Failed!
Remote BIOS update attempt failed. Retry the BIOS update. If...The following DIMM/rank has been disabled by BIOS: DIMM x Rank y
Mismatched DIMMs installed; faulty Ensure that all pairs of memory modules
memory module(s). The system has are of the...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 20
... Run the System Setup program to
System Setup program.
correct the settings. See "Using the
System Setup Program" on page 27.
Faulty or improperly installed diskette Replace the diskette. If the problem
drive.
persists, see "Troubleshooting a Diskette
Drive" on page 105.
Loose diskette drive interface cable, or Reseat diskette drive interface cable, or
loose power cable.
power cable. See...
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... cables are properly connected. See "Troubleshooting a USB Device" on page 99, "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 105, or "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 107 for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your system.
Remote configuration update attempt failed
System unable to process Remote Configuration request.
Retry Remote Configuration.
ROM bad checksum = address Expansion card...
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... and Date settings. See
system battery.
"Using the System Setup Program" on
page 27. If the problem persists, replace
the system battery. See "System Battery"
on page 79.
Timer chip counter 2 failed
Faulty system board.
See "Getting Help" on page 123.
Unsupported CPU combination
Unsupported CPU stepping detected
Microprocessor(s) is not supported by Install a supported microprocessor or...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 27
... or date • Enable or disable integrated devices • Correct discrepancies between the installed hardware and configuration settings
Entering the System Setup Program
1 Turn on or restart your system. 2 Press immediately after you see the following message display briefly on the screen:
= System Setup
If your operating system begins to load before you press , allow the system...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 30
... drive. Hard disk allows the USB flash drive to act as a hard drive. Floppy allows the USB flash drive to act as a removal diskette drive. Auto automatically chooses an emulation type.
Integrated Devices
See "Integrated Devices Screen" on page 32.
PCI IRQ Assignment
Displays a screen to change the IRQ assigned to each of the integrated devices on the PCI bus, and any installed expansion cards...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 31
... on the CPU Information screen.
Table 2-3. CPU Information Screen
Option
Description
64-bit Technology
Specifies if the installed processor(s) support Intel 64-bit extensions.
Core Speed
Displays the clock speed of the processor(s).
Bus Speed
Displays the bus speed of the processor(s).
Logical Processor (Enabled default)
Displays when the processor(s) support HyperThreading. Enabled...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 41
... how to install the following system components: • Front drive bezel • Hard drives • Diskette drive • Optical and tape drives • Expansion cards • SAS controller card • Microprocessor • Memory • System battery • Power supply • Cooling Fans • Chassis intrusion switch • Bezel • Front I/O panel • System board...
Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 73
... Processor
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.
1 Prior to upgrading your system, download the latest system BIOS version on support.dell...
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....
b Ensure that the hard drive has been configured correctly for the RAID. c Exit the configuration utility and allow the system to boot to the operating system. 4 Ensure that the required device drivers for your SAS RAID controller are installed and are configured correctly. See the operating system documentation for more information. 5 Check the cable connections inside the system...
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... RAID.
mm - Millimeter(s).
ms - Millisecond(s). MS-DOS® - Microsoft Disk Operating System.
NAS - Network Attached Storage. NAS is one of the concepts used for implementing shared storage on a network. NAS systems have their own operating systems, integrated hardware, and software that are optimized to serve specific storage needs.
NIC - Network interface controller. A device that is installed...
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... as RAM and hard drives.
processor - The primary computational chip inside the system that controls the interpretation and execution of arithmetic and logic functions. Software written for one processor must usually be revised to run on another processor. CPU is a synonym for processor.
protected mode - An operating mode that allows operating systems to implement: • A memory address space...
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ROMB - RAID on motherboard.
rpm - Revolutions per minute.
RTC - Real-time clock.
SAS - Serial-attached SCSI.
SATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. A standard interface between the system board and storage devices.
SCSI - Small computer system interface. An I/O bus interface with faster data transmission rates than standard ports.
SDRAM - Synchronous dynamic random-access memory.
sec - ...
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... automatically supplies power to your system in the event of an electrical failure.
USB - Universal Serial Bus. A USB connector provides a single connection point for multiple USB-compliant devices, such as mice and keyboards. USB devices can be connected and disconnected while the system is running.
utility - A program used to manage system resources- memory, disk drives, or printers, for example...