Dell PowerEdge 1750 Technical manual

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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.

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Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc.; Intel is a registered trademark and Xeon is a trademark of

Intel Corporation; Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc.

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other than its own.

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This document provides updated information for your system on the following topics:

• Processor

• Flashing the system BIOS

• Installing the Red Hat®Linux Advanced Server 2.1 operating system

• COM2 availability

• Teamed NIC addresses with the Novell®NetWare®6.0 operating system

• Installing a processor

• Installing or removing a ROMB backup battery

• Connecting external SCSI devices

• System message update

Processor

Your system contains up to two Intel®Xeon™ processors with a front-side bus speed of

either 400 or 533 MHz, and a minimum internal operating frequency of 2.4 GHz.

In systems with a 400-MHz front-side bus, the 266-MHz DDR SDRAM memory modules

run at 200 MHz.

Flashing the System BIOS

If you need to flash the system’s BIOS, go to the Dell Support website at support.dell.com

and download the most current BIOS available for your system. Do not use the system

BIOS that was provided on your Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD.

Installing Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1

Dell recommends installing Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 using the Server Assistant

CD, which ensures proper loading of all the drivers and avoids use of the driver update

diskette. If you intend to install Red Hat Linux using the driver update diskette instead of

the Server Assistant CD, ensure that you download the latest drivers for Red Hat Linux

Advanced Server 2.1 from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

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The updated drivers on the Dell Support website include the latest script file, which

prevents future erroneous error messages by ensuring that the drivers for the embedded

SCSI controller are placed in the correct location.

Run the script file after installing the operating system. See the readme file included with

the updated drivers for more information about running the script file.

COM2 Availability

COM2 circuitry exists on the system board, but it is reserved for use by an optional ERA/O

controller. Although COM2 may be reported as available under certain operating systems,

COM1 is the only serial port that is available on your system.

Teamed NIC Addresses With Novell

NetWare 6.0

When two or more Gigabit Ethernet Channel or 802.3ad NICs are set up as a team when

running the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system, the team is assigned a single media

access control (MAC) address that identifies the team to the network. The Broadcom

Advanced Server program driver that is used to form the team displays the MAC address as

FFFFFFFFFFFF rather than displaying the correct address of the team.

This issue does not affect the functionality of the team, since the team address is available

to the network.

Installing a Processor

Always use the new heat sink that ships with a processor upgrade kit. Thermal interface

grease on the underside of the heat sink is critical to maintaining optimum contact between

the heat sink and the processor. Used or older heat sinks may not have enough grease

remaining on it to ensure proper contact.

Installing or Removing a ROMB Backup

Battery

If an ERA/O controller is installed under the ROMB backup battery, remove the SCSI

backplane board before removing or installing the battery, and replace the SCSI backplane

board after removing or installing the battery.

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CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure you must turn off the system and

disconnect it from its power source. See your System Information Guide for

complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer,

and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

NOTE: The following two procedures assume that you have already removed the

system covers and performed the initial steps of "Installing a ROMB Card" or

"Removing a ROMB Card" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

Removing the SCSI Backplane Board

1Pull each hard-drive carrier partially out of its slot, approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch).

2Disconnect the diskette-drive interface cable from the FLOPPY connector on the

backplane board. See Figure 1-1.

3Disconnect the CD drive interface cable from the CD_ROM connector on the

backplane board. See Figure 1-1.

4Press the release latch in toward the backplane board and use the handle to pull the

board out of its connector and up out of the chassis. See Figure 1-1.

Installing the SCSI Backplane Board

1Insert the SCSI backplane board into the chassis:

aFit the metal tabs (one tab at each end of the backplane) into the slots in the

chassis wall and lower the backplane into the chassis, ensuring that the CD and

diskette drive interface cables are not caught under the backplane. See Figure 1-1.

bPress down firmly over the handle to seat the backplane in its connector.

2Pivot the release latch out into the securing slot in the chassis.

3Connect the CD drive interface cable to the CD_ROM connector on the backplane

board.

4Connect the diskette-drive interface cable to the FLOPPY connector on the backplane

board.

5Press all installed hard drives firmly back into the SCSI connectors on the backplane.

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Figure 1-1. SCSI Backplane Board

Connecting External SCSI Devices

You can connect external SCSI devices to the external SCSI connector on the system’s back

panel or to an installed SCSI controller card.

CD drive interface

connector

diskette drive interface connector

handle

release latch

tabs (2)

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System Message Update

The system messages shown in Table 1-1 have been added or updated.

Table 1-1. System Messages

Message Causes Corrective Actions

Caution! NVRAM_CLR

jumper is installed on

system board - please

run SETUP program.

NVRAM_CLR jumper is

installed.

Remove the NVRAM_CLR

jumper. See Figure A-2 in the

Installation and Troubleshooting

Guide for jumper location.

Invalid configuration

information - please

run SETUP program.

Invalid configuration settings in

the System Setup program, or

the system battery is faulty.

Check the System Setup

configuration settings. See

"Using the System Setup

Program" in your User’s Guide.

Replace the battery. See

"Replacing the System Battery"

in the Installation and

Troubleshooting Guide.

This processor system

bus speed is unknown.

System halted!

The installed processor is not

supported by the system.

Reboot the system. If you

receive beep code 4-4-3

(processor frequency mismatch),

replace the installed processor(s)

with processor(s) supported by

your system. See "Processors" in

the Installation and

Troubleshooting Guide.

If a beep code does not occur at

system boot, turn off the system,

install the NVRAM_CLR

jumper, and reboot the system.

See Figure 5-2 in the Installation

and Troubleshooting Guide for

jumper locations.

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Processor 1 is a

533-MHz system bus

processor.

Processor 2 is a

533-MHz system bus

processor.

This system only

supports 400-MHz

system bus speed.

System halted!

Two 533-MHz processors are

installed. This system supports

only Intel Xeon 400-MHz front-

side-bus processors.

Reboot the system. If you

receive beep code 4-4-3

(processor frequency mismatch),

replace both processors with

Intel Xeon 400-MHz front-side-

bus processors. See "Processors"

in the Installation and

Troubleshooting Guide.

If a beep code does not occur at

system boot, turn off the system,

install the NVRAM_CLR

jumper, and reboot the system.

See Figure 5-2 in the Installation

and Troubleshooting Guide for

jumper locations.

Processor 1 is a

533-MHz system bus

processor.

This system only

supports 400-MHz

system bus speed.

System halted!

A 533-MHz processor is installed

in processor slot 1. This system

supports only Intel Xeon

400-MHz front-side-bus

processors.

Reboot the system. If you

receive beep code 4-4-3

(processor frequency mismatch),

replace processor 1 with an Intel

Xeon 400-MHz front-side-bus

processors. See "Processors" in

the Installation and

Troubleshooting Guide.

If a beep code does not occur at

system boot, turn off the system,

install the NVRAM_CLR

jumper, and reboot the system.

See Figure 5-2 in the Installation

and Troubleshooting Guide for

jumper location.

Table 1-1. System Messages (continued)

Message Causes Corrective Actions

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