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CAUTION: Safety Instructions

General Installation Instructions

Installing the Tower-to-Rack Kit

Recommended Tools and Supplies

Removing the Bezel

Preparing the System for Conversion

Removing the System Cover

Removing the Optional 1x2 Flex Bay Bracket

Removing the Tower Front Plate

Installing the Control Panel Assembly

Installing the Optional 1x2 Flex Bay Bracket

Installing the System Cover

Removing the Rack Doors

Installing the Cable-Management Arm

Dell PowerEdge 2900 Manual

system features

supported operating systems

other information you may need

technical specifications

PowerEdge 2900

optical drive

about your system

System Orientation

Accessing System Features During Startup

Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Hard-Drive Indicator Codes

Back-Panel Features and Indicators

Power Indicator Codes

NIC Indicator Codes

Solving Problems Described by LCD Status Messages

Warning Messages

Entering the System Setup Program

Using the System Setup Program

CPU Information Screens

Integrated Devices Screen

Serial Communication Screen

Exit Screen

System and Setup Password Features

Using the Setup Password

Disabling a Forgotten Password

Entering the BMC Setup Module

Recommended Tools

Opening and Closing the System

Removing the Peripheral Bay Panel (Tower Only)

Installing the Bezel

Hot-Plug Hard Drives

Before You Begin

Removing a Drive Blank

Replacing a Hard-Drive Carrier

Installing a SATA Hard Drive Into a SATA Drive Carrier

Installing a SATA Hard Drive and Interposer Card Into a SATAu Hard-Drive Carrier

Power Supplies

Installing a Power Supply

Removing the Power Supply Blank

Removing and Installing a Fan

Removing or Installing the Cooling Shroud Fan

Expansion Cards

Removing an Expansion Card

Installing an Internal SCSI Tape Backup Unit

Optical Drive

Diskette Drive

Installing the Diskette Drive Into the Drive Carrier

System Battery

Cooling Shroud

Installing the Cooling Shroud

Removing the Back Fan Bracket

General Memory Module Installation Guidelines

Memory Mirroring Support

Removing Memory Modules

Activating the Integrated NIC TOE

x8 SAS Backplane Board

Optional 1x2 Flex Bay Drive Bracket

Installing the 1x2 Flex Bay Drive Bracket

SAS Controller Daughter Card

Removing the SAS Controller Daughter Card

Installing the SAS Controller Daughter Card

Cabling the SAS RAID Controller

Configuring the Boot Drive

System Board (Service-Only Procedure)

Installing the System Board

Power Distribution Board (Service-Only Procedure)

Installing the Power Distribution Board

Safety First—For You and Your System

Checking the Equipment

Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem

Troubleshooting the Mouse

Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device

Troubleshooting a NIC

Troubleshooting a Damaged System

Troubleshooting the System Battery

Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems

Troubleshooting System Memory

Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive

Troubleshooting an Optical Drive

Troubleshooting an External SCSI Tape Drive

Troubleshooting a Hard Drive

Troubleshooting a SAS or SAS RAID Controller Daughter Card

Troubleshooting Expansion Cards

Troubleshooting the Microprocessors

Using Server Administrator Diagnostics

Running the System Diagnostics

Selecting Diagnostics Options

System Board Jumpers

System Board Connectors

SAS Backplane Connectors

Technical Assistance

AutoTech Service

Dell Enterprise Training and Certification

Before You Call

Contacting Dell

Glossary

Index

getting started

installation et configuration

English

PowerEdge 2900 III – New System Features

Optional Internal USB Memory Key

Installing the Optional Internal USB Memory Key

and PowerEdge 2900 III Systems

System Message Update

LCD Status Messages Update

System Setup Program Update

CPU Information Screen

System Security Screen

SATA Optical Drive Support on RHEL3 and SLES9

Hardware Owner's Manual Updates

memory information

Français

nouvelles fonctionnalités des systèmes

clé de mémoire usb interne (en option)

mise à niveau des processeurs pour les systèmes

mise à jour du programme de configuration

cran system security (sécurité du système)

cran des communications série

neue sicherheitsmerkmale

aktualisierung von systemmeldungen

system security

system setup

Espanol

del sistema

memoria usb interna opcional

actualizaciones de procesador para los sistemas

actualización de los mensajes del sistema

actualización de los mensajes de estado

pantalla memory

pantalla cpu information

pantalla integrated devices

pantalla system security

pantalla serial communication

rack installation guide

Installation Tasks

Rack Kit Contents

Configuring the Sliding Rail Assemblies

Installing the Mounting Rails in the Rack

Installing the VersaRails

Installing the System in the Rack

Cable Management

Attaching the Cable-Management Arm

Attaching the System Status-Indicator Cable

Replacing the Rack Doors

prÉcaution : consignes de sécurit

consignes générales d'installation

tâches d'installation

outils et fournitures recommandés

retrait des portes du rack

marquage du rack

configuration des rails coulissants

installation des rails de montage dans le rack

installation des rails versarails

installation du système dans le rack

installation du câble du voyant d'état

remise en place des portes du rack

Deutsch

vorsicht: sicherheitshinweise

allgemeine installationsanleitung

ablauf der installation

abnehmen der rack-türen

markieren des racks

konfiguration der gleitschienensätze

installation der montageschienen im rack

installation von versarails

installation des systems im rack

anbringen der kabelablage

befestigen des kabelführungsarms

befestigen des kabelführungsarmhalters

precauciÓn: instrucciones de seguridad

instrucciones generales de instalación

tareas de instalación

herramientas y material recomendados

extracción de las puertas del rack

marcado del rack

configuración de los ensamblajes de rieles deslizantes

instalación de los rieles de montaje en el rack

instalación de versarails

instalación del sistema en el rack

tendido de cables

fijación del cable de indicador de estado del sistema

colocación de las puertas del rack