Dell 6450 manual

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    support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-1      Th is se ction describe s ho w to i nstall the f ol lo wing op tions:  Expans ion card s  Memory upgrades  Micro proce ssor u pgrade s T[...]

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    8-2 Dell P owerEdge 64 50 Systems Inst al lation a nd T roublesho oting Guide      para ll el por t con nect or (P ARAL LEL) pri mar y mi cropro ces sor (PR OC_1 [top]–PROC_4) Dell R emote As sistant Ca rd connect or (S VR_MGT) c hass is intr usi[...]

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    support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-3  Th e sy stem board con tains se ve n P eriphera l Componen t Interconn ect (PCI) ex pansion -card conne ctors ( see Figur e 8-2).      ?[...]

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    8-4 Dell P owerEdge 64 50 Systems Inst al lation a nd T roublesho oting Guide F or sy stems us ing NetW are 5.0, the f ollowin g minimu m configu ration is requ ired to support h ot-plug e xpansion ca rds:  No v ell NetW are 5.0 sym metric multiproc essin g (SMP) ope rating sys tem w ith Support P ac k 3A or later  The lates t Del l syste m-b[...]

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    support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-5  "   !    T o remov e an exp ansion c ard, perf orm the f ollo wing ste ps. NO TE: T o f acilitate the [...]

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    8-6 Dell P owerEdge 64 50 Systems Inst al lation a nd T roublesho oting Guide  If you r computer use s the Windows 2000 oper ating sy stem , press the switc h nex t to the ex pansion slot to po w er do wn the e xpan sion-car d connec - tor (see F igure 8-3), or run the Unplug or Eject Ha rdw are cont rol app let from the s tatus ba r . Th e gree[...]

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    support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-7 6. Grasp the e xpansion card b y it s top corners , and careful ly remo ve it from th e ex pans ion-card co nnecto r . 7 . If y ou are rem o ving the ca rd perman ently , install a metal filler bra c ket o ver the empty card-s lot openin g. NO TE: Y ou must ins tall a fill er brac ket o v er a[...]

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    8-8 Dell P owerEdge 64 50 Systems Inst al lation a nd T roublesho oting Guide  If y our co mputer's o peratin g sy stem do es not support ho t-plug P CI cards , or the ex pansion card its elf doe s not sup port hot-plu g remo val , sh ut do wn the sy stem, includ ing an y at tac hed p eriphe rals, and discon nect the sy stem f rom its elect[...]

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    support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-9 1 3. If y our co mputer uses the NetW are 5.0 op erating sy stem, the re plac ement adapter card is n ot automa tically bou nd wh en the slo t is t urned on, and y ou are using th e T ransmission Control P rotocol/Interne t Pr otocol (T CP/IP), enter t he f ol- lo wing command on the sy stem c[...]

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    8-1 0 Dell P ow erEdge 6450 Sy stems Inst allation and T ro ublesho oting Guide  &'!( ()  T able 8-2 il lustrates se v eral sa mple memo r y configura tions ba sed o n these guideli nes.   !  T o pe rform a m [...]

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    support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-1 1 1 . Shut do wn the sy stem, includin g an y at t ac hed periph erals, a nd disco nnect t he sy stem from the electri cal outlet. 2. Open th e panel d oors on top of the comput er . See “ A ccessing the Interi or of Y our S ystem ” in Chapte r 7 . 3. Holdi ng the mem or y board b y the up[...]

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    8-1 2 Dell P ow erEdge 6450 Sy stems Inst allation and T ro ublesho oting Guide  +!'!(( 2. Align the DIMM's e dge conn ector with the slot i n the cente r of the DIMM soc ke t, and ins ert the D IMM in the s oc ket (s ee step A in Figure 8-6). Th e DIM M soc ket has t[...]

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    support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-1 3 ,-. '!((     Eac [...]

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    8-1 4 Dell P ow erEdge 6450 Sy stems Inst allation and T ro ublesho oting Guide 3. Slide the termin ator card up and out of the g uide br ac ket a ssembly (see Figur e 8-8 ).   - .        " ?[...]

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    support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-1 5 "*, ' &1    ,  2  &  #     #[...]

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    8-1 6 Dell P ow erEdge 6450 Sy stems Inst allation and T ro ublesho oting Guide    Th e sy stem bat ter y maintains sy stem conf iguration, date, a nd time i nf ormati on in a specia l section of memory when yo u turn of f the sy stem. T he operating lif e of the ba[...]

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    support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-1 7 1 . Enter t he S y stem Se t up progra m and, if possi ble, mak e a printed cop y of the S ys- tem Set up screens. See "Usin g the S ystem Set up P rogra m" in t he User's Guide fo r i n s tru c t i on s . 2. Shut do wn the sy stem, includin g an y at t ac hed periph erals, a [...]

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    8-1 8 Dell P ow erEdge 6450 Sy stems Inst allation and T ro ublesho oting Guide 1 0. Close the panel d oors. R econnect the comp uter an d peripher als to their A C po w er so urces an d t urn th em on. 1 1 . Enter the S y stem Set up prog ram to confirm th at the bat ter y is oper ating properly . 1 2 . Ent er t he co rrect tim e and date t hrou g[...]