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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1750 Systems User's Guide

  Indicators on the Optional Bezel

  Front-Panel Features and Indicators

  Back-Panel Features and Indicators

  System Features

  Supported Operating Systems

  Power Protection Devices

  Other Documents You May Need

  Obtaining Technical Assistance

Your system is a rack-dense, full-featured, highly available, rack-mount system equipped with one or two Intel® Xeon™ microprocessors.

This section describes the major hardware and software features of your system and provides information about the indicators on the system's front and back panels. It also provides information about other documents you may need when setting up your system and how to obtain technical assistance.

Indicators on the Optional Bezel

The optional system bezel incorporates a system status indicator divided into blue and amber system status indicators. See Figure 1-1. The blue indicator lights up when the system is operating correctly. The amber indicator lights up when the system needs attention due to a problem with power supplies, fans, system temperature, or hard drives.

Table 1-1 lists the system's indicator patterns. Different patterns are displayed as events occur in the system.

Figure 1-1. System Status Indicators

Table 1-1. System Status Indicator Patterns

Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 1-2 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located behind the optional bezel on the system's front panel.

Figure 1-2. Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Table 1-2. Front-Panel LED Indicators, Buttons,
and Connectors 

SCSI Hard-Drive Indicator Codes

If the optional RAID on motherboard (ROMB) card is activated, two indicators on each of the hard-drive carriers provide information on the status of the SCSI hard drives. See Figure 1-3 and Table 1-3. The SCSI backplane firmware controls the drive power-on/fault indicator.

Figure 1-3. SCSI Hard-Drive Indicators

Table 1-3 lists the drive indicator patterns. Different patterns are displayed as drive events occur in the system. For example, if a hard-drive fails, the "drive failed" pattern appears. After the drive is selected for removal, the "drive being prepared for removal" pattern appears, followed by the "drive ready for insertion or removal" pattern. After the replacement drive is installed, the "drive being prepared for operation" pattern appears, followed by the "drive online" pattern.

NOTE: If the optional ROMB card is not installed, only the "drive online" indicator pattern appears. The drive-activity indicator also blinks when the drive is being accessed.

Table 1-3. Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns 

Back-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 1-4 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located on the system's back panel.

NOTE: Connect the power cable to connector PS1 if your system only has one power supply. See Figure 1-4.

Figure 1-4. Back-Panel Features and Indicators

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 normally included with your operating system software or with the device itself.) See the documentation that accompanied the device for specific installation and configuration instructions.
  
  
• Always attach external devices while your system is turned off. Next, turn on any external devices before turning on the system (unless the documentation for the device specifies otherwise).
  
  

For information about individual connectors, see your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide. For information about enabling, disabling, and configuring I/O ports and connectors, see "Using the System Setup Program."

System Features

• One or two Intel Xeon microprocessors with an internal operating speed of at least 2.0 GHz, a level 2 cache of 512 KB, and a front-side bus operating at 533 MHz.
  
  
• Support for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), which is available on systems with two Intel Xeon microprocessors. SMP greatly improves overall system performance by dividing microprocessor operations between independent microprocessors. To take advantage of this feature, you must use an operating system that supports multiprocessing.
  
  

NOTE: If you decide to upgrade your system by installing a second microprocessor, you must order the microprocessor upgrade kits from Dell. Not all versions of the Intel Xeon microprocessor will work properly as additional microprocessors. The upgrade kit from Dell contains the correct version of the microprocessor as well as the instructions for performing the upgrade. Both microprocessors must have the same internal operating frequency and cache size.

• A minimum of 256 MB of PC-266 registered DDR SDRAM memory modules, upgradable to a maximum of 8 GB by installing combinations of 128-MB, 256-MB, 512-MB, 1-GB, or 2-GB 2-way interleaving memory modules in the four memory module sockets on the system board.
  
  
• Support for up to three 1-inch, internal U320 SCSI hard drives (with hot-plug capability when using the optional ROMB card).
  
  
• A single, 1.44-MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive.
  
  
• An IDE CD or DVD drive.
  
  
• Up to two hot-pluggable, 320-W power supplies in a 1 + 1 redundant configuration.
  
  
• Seven hot-pluggable system cooling fans.
  
  

The system board includes the following features:

• One of the following PCI expansion card slot options. Expansion card slots accommodate full-height, half-length expansion cards.
  
  
• Two connected riser cards that each have a 3.3-V, 64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X expansion slot.
  
  

or

• Two connected riser cards, one with a 3.3-V, 64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X expansion slot and one with a 5-V, 64-bit, 33-MHz PCI expansion slot.
  
  

• An integrated VGA-compatible video subsystem with an ATI RAGE XL video controller. This video subsystem contains 8 MB of SDRAM video memory (nonupgradable). Maximum resolution is 1024 x 768 with 256 colors; 16.7 million colors are available for true-color graphics in the following resolutions: 640 x 480, 800 x 600, and 1024 x 768.
  
  
• An integrated, dual-channel U320 SCSI host adapter. The internal channel supports up to three SCSI hard drives on the SCSI backplane. The SCSI backplane automatically configures SCSI ID numbers and SCSI termination, greatly simplifying drive installation. The second SCSI channel (an external SCSI channel) is available at the back of the system.
  
  
• Optional ROMB through a separate RAID controller that incorporates 128 MB of cache memory and a RAID battery.
  
  
• Two integrated Gigabit Ethernet NICs, capable of supporting 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, and 1000-Mbps data rates.
  
  
• Optional remote access controller (RAC) for remote systems management.
  
  
• Systems management circuitry that monitors operation of the system fans as well as critical system voltages and temperatures. The systems management circuitry works in conjunction with the systems management software.
  
  
• Back-panel connectors include mouse, keyboard, serial, video, USB, external SCSI, RAC Ethernet, and two NIC connectors.
  
  
• Front-panel connectors include a video and a USB connector.
  
  

For more information about specific features, see "Technical Specifications."

The following software is included with your system:

• A System Setup program for quickly viewing and changing system configuration information. For more information on this program, see "Using the System Setup Program."
  
  
• Enhanced security features, including a system password and a setup password, available through the System Setup program.
  
  
• System diagnostics for evaluating system components and devices. For information about using the system diagnostics, see "Running the System Diagnostics" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
  
  
• Video drivers for displaying many popular application programs in high-resolution modes.
  
  
• SCSI device drivers that allow the operating system to communicate with devices attached to the integrated SCSI subsystem. For more information about these drivers, see "Installing and Configuring Hard Drives" in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.
  
  
• Systems management software and documentation CDs.
  
  

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server
  
  
• Microsoft Windows.NET Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, and Web Edition (when available)
  
  
• Red Hat Linux 8.0 and Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1
  
  
• Novell® NetWare® 6.0
  
  

Power Protection Devices

Certain devices protect your system from the effects of problems such as power surges and power failures.

• PDU — Uses circuit breakers to ensure that the AC current load does not exceed the PDU's rating.
  
  
• Surge protector — Prevents voltage spikes, such as those that may occur during an electrical storm, from entering the system through the electrical outlet. They do not protect against brownouts, which occur when the voltage drops more than 20 percent below the normal AC line voltage level.
  
  
• Line conditioner — Maintains a system's AC power source voltage at a moderately constant level and provides protection from brownouts, but does not protect against a complete power loss.
  
  
• UPS — Uses battery power to keep the system running when AC power is unavailable. The battery is charged by AC power while it is available so that after AC power is lost, the battery can provide power to the system for a limited amount of time—from 5 minutes to approximately an hour. A UPS that provides only 5 minutes of battery power allows you to shutdown the system. Use surge protectors and PDUs with all universal power supplies, and ensure that the UPS is UL-safety approved.
  
  

Other Documents You May Need

The System Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document.

• The Rack Installation Guide included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack.
  
  
• The Setting Up Your System document provides an overview of initially setting up your system.
  
  
• The Installation and Troubleshooting Guide describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components.
  
  
• The Dell Remote Access Controller Installation and Setup Guide provides complete information about installing, configuring, and using a RAC to remotely access a system.
  
  
• Systems management software documentation describes the features, requirements, installation, and basic operation of the software.
  
  
• Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software.
  
  
• 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 read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.

• Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute updates to the system or documentation or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians.
  
  

Obtaining Technical Assistance

If you do not understand a procedure in this guide or if the system does not perform as expected, see your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

Dell Enterprise Training and Certification is available; see www.dell.com/training for more information. This service may not be offered in all locations.

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