Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 6450 Dell
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support .dell.com I nst alling System Board Options 8-1 .
8-2 Dell P owerEdge 64 50 Systems Inst al lation a nd T roublesho oting Guide para ll el por .
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).
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 i.
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.
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 .
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).
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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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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.
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 .
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 .
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