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    www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ Po werConnect™ 2016 and 2024 Systems User ’s Guide[...]

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    Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important infor mation that helps you make better use of your computer . NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potentia l damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTIO N indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury , or death. _____________ [...]

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    Contents 3 Contents 1 Caution: Safety Instr uctions General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 R ack Mounting of Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Modems, T elecommunications, or Local Area Network Options . . 9 Prot ecting Against Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Over view P ackage Conten[...]

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    4 Contents Before Y ou Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 R egulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 FCC Notices (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 IC[...]

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    Safety Instr uctions 5 Caution: Safety Instructions Use the following safe ty guidelines to ensur e your own personal safety and to help protect your system f rom potential damage. General • Observe and follow service markings. Do no t service any product ex cept as explained in your system documentation. Opening or re m ov i ng c ov er s th a t [...]

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    6 Safety Instr uctions www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Use only approved power cabl e(s). If you have not been provided with a power cable for your system or for any A C-power ed op tion intended for your system, purchase a power cable that is approved for use in yo ur country . The power cable must be rated for the product and for the voltage[...]

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    Safety Instr uctions 7 Systems are considered to be components in a rack. Thus, "component" re fers to any system as well as to various pe ripherals or supporting har dwar e. CAUTION: Installing systems in a rack without the front and side stabilizers installed could cause the rack to tip o ver , potentially resultin g in bodily injury un[...]

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    8 Safety Instr uctions www .dell.com | support.dell.com • Do not step on or stand on a ny component when servicin g other components in a rack. CAUTION: A qualified electr ician must perform all conne ctions to DC power and to safety grounds. All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national code s and practices. CAUTION: Never [...]

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    Safety Instr uctions 9 • When unpacking a static-sensitive compon ent from its shipping carton, do not remove the component from the antistatic packing material until you ar e rea dy to install the component in your system. Just befor e unwrapping the antistatic packaging, be sure to dischar ge st atic electricity from your body . • When transp[...]

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    10 Safety Instr uctions www .dell.com | support.dell.com[...]

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    FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConnectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905ch.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 1 SECTION 1 Over view P ackage Co ntents Fr ont P anel Indic ators Mounting Kit Instr uctions T echnical Infor mation[...]

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    12 Overview www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerCo nnectE-Doc P ostsEng UG rev7H905ch.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Horizontal Rule The P owerConnect 201 6 and 2024 switches provide 16 and 24 10 /100-Mbps ports respectively . W ith co mplete switching featur es lik e a uto-sensing [...]

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    Over view 13 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerCo nnectE-Doc P ostsEng UG rev7H905ch.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 F ront P anel Indicators The LEDs on the f ront panel displ ay the following information: • Status of the power supply • Connection speed of either 10-Mbps or 100-Mbps • Data activity on the se[...]

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    14 Overview www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerCo nnectE-Doc P ostsEng UG rev7H905ch.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Fdx/Col LED • Orange — The port is operati ng at full-duple x mode. • Off — No link established or the port is operating at half -duplex mode. PowerConnect 20[...]

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    Over view 15 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerCo nnectE-Doc P ostsEng UG rev7H905ch.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 RJ-45 10/100-Mbps Switch P orts There ar e either 16 or 24 RJ-45 connectors on the front panel of the switch. The switches provide 10/100-Mbps switching ports that can sense the 10/100M speed and n e[...]

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    16 Overview www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerCo nnectE-Doc P ostsEng UG rev7H905ch.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Installing on a Flat Surface The switch can be installed on any appr opriate level surf ace that can safely support the weight of the hubs and their attached cables. [...]

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    Over view 17 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerCo nnectE-Doc P ostsEng UG rev7H905ch.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 T echnical Information Network Protocol and St andards Compatibility IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD (ISO/IEC 8802-3) IEEE 802.3 10Base- T (ISO/IEC 8802-3) IEEE 802.3u 100Base- TX (ISO/IEC 8802-3) IEEE 802.3x Flo[...]

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    18 Overview www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerCo nnectE-Doc P ostsEng UG rev7H905ch.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03[...]

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    FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll P owerConne ctE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 www . dell.com | support.dell.com 2 SECTION 2 Help and R egulator y Notices Getting Help Regulatory Notices[...]

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    20 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Getting Help T echnical Assistance If you need help with a technical pr oblem, Dell is r eady to assist you. CAUTION: If you need to remo ve t[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 21 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 Y ou can contact Dell electronicall y using the following addresses: •W o r l d W i d e W e b www .dell.co m/ www .dell.co m/ap/ (for Asian/P acific countries only) www .eur[...]

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    22 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Automated Order-Status Service T o check on the status of any Dell pr oducts that you have or der ed, you can go to support.dell.com , or you [...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 23 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 3 Include a copy of the Diagnostics Checklist indicating the tests you have run and any error messages r eported by the Dell Diagnostics. 4 Include any accessories that belong[...]

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    24 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Contacting Dell T o contact Dell electronically , you can access the following websites: • www .dell.c om • support.dell.com (technical su[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 25 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 NOTE: T oll-free numbers are for use within the co untr y for which they are listed. When you need to contact Dell, use the electronic addr esses, telephone numbers, and codes[...]

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    26 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Austria (V ienna) International Access Code: 900 Country Code: 43 City Code: 1 We b s i t e : support.euro.dell.com E-mail: tech_support_centr[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 27 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 Brunei Country Code: 67 3 Customer T echnical Support (P enang, Malaysia) 604 633 4966 Customer Service (P enang, Malaysia) 604 633 4949 T ransaction Sales (P enang, Malaysia)[...]

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    28 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 China (Xiamen) Country Code: 86 City Code: 592 T ech Support website: support.ap.dell.com/china T ech Support E-mail: cn_support@dell .com T e[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 29 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 Denmark (Copenhagen) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 45 We b s i t e : support.euro.dell.com E-mail Support (portable computers): den_nbk_support@dell.com E-mail S[...]

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    30 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 F rance (P aris) (Mon tpellier) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 33 City Codes: (1) (4) We b s i t e : support.euro.dell.com E-mail[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 31 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 Hong Kong International Access Code: 001 Country Code: 85 2 T echnical Support (Dimension™ and Inspiron™) 296 93188 T echnical Support (OptiPle x™, Latitude™, and Dell[...]

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    32 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Italy (Milan) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 39 City Code: 02 We b s i t e : support.euro.dell.com E-mail: support.euro .dell.c o[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 33 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 Japan (Kawas aki) International Access Code: 001 Country Code: 81 City Code: 44 We b s i t e : support.jp .dell.com T echnical Support (servers) toll-fr ee: 0120-1984-98 T ech[...]

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    34 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Latin America Customer T echnical Support (Austin, T exas, U.S.A.) 512 728-4093 Customer Service (A ustin, T exas, U.S.A.) 512 728-3619 F ax ([...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 35 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 Mexico International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 52 Customer T echnical Support 001-877-384-8979 or 001-877-269-3383 Sales 50-81-8800 or 01-800-888-3355 Customer Service 001[...]

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    36 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Norway (Lysaker) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 47 We b s i t e : support.euro.dell.com E-mail Support (portable computers): nor_[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 37 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 Pue rt o R ic o General Support 1-800-805-7545 St. Kitts and Nevis General Support toll-free: 1-877-441-4731 St. Lucia General Support 1-800-882-1521 St. V ince nt and th e Gr[...]

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    38 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Sweden (Upplands V asby) International Access Code: 00 Country Code: 46 City Code: 8 We b s i t e : support.euro.dell.com E-mail: swe_support@[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 39 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 Thailand International Access Code: 001 Country Code: 66 T echnical Support toll-free: 0880 060 07 Customer Service (P enang, Malaysia) 604 633 4949 Sales toll-fr ee: 0880 060[...]

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    40 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 U.S.A. (Aust in, T exas) International Access Code: 011 Country Code: 1 Automated Or der -Status Service toll-free: 1-800-433-9014 AutoT ech ([...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 41 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 R egulator y Notices FCC Compliance Statemen t This equipment generates and uses radio frequency ener gy . If not installed and used properly , in strict accor dance with the [...]

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    42 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 CAUTION: Do not use a RJ-11 (tel ephone) cable to connect your network equipment. FCC Notices (U.S. Only) Class A This equipment has been test[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 43 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 CE Notice (Europ ean Union) Marking by the symbol indicates comp liance of this Dell computer to the EMC Directive and the Low V oltage Directive of the European Unio n. Such [...]

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    44 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03 Set 2: F or –48- VDC powered systems • EN 55022 — "Information T echnology Equipm ent — Radio Disturbance Characteristics — Lim[...]

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    Help and R egulator y Notices 45 FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 W orking F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/3/03 VCCI Class A ITE R egulator y Mark If the regulatory label includes the fo llowing marking, your computer is a Class A product: NOM Information (Mexico Only) The following inf[...]

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    46 Help and R egulator y Notices www .dell.com | support.dell.com FILE L OCA TION: C:A-2003 Working F olderAll PowerConn ectE-Doc PostsEng UG rev7H905gethelp.fm DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 6/ 3/03[...]