Dell PowerEdge C5125 User Manual

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Dell PowerEdge C5125

Hardware Owner’s

Manual

Regulatory Model: B04S

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of

your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if

instructions are not followed.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal

injury, or death.

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and Windows® are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation

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Regulatory Model: B04S

2011-05 Rev. A00

Contents

1 About the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2 Using the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

BIOS Setup Options at Boot

Console Redirection

Configuring Special Keys

The Legend Bar

General Help

Access Level

Main Menu

Advanced Menu

Boot Menu

Server Menu

Security Menu

Exit Menu

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Loading BIOS Defaults

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POST Error Messages and Handling

IRQ Assignment Conflicts

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3 Installing System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Inside the System

Sled Configuration

Removing a Sled

Installing a Sled

Removing Memory Modules

Installing a Memory Module

Removing 2.5" Hard-Drives

Installing 2.5" Hard-Drives

Removing 3.5" Hard-Drives

Installing 3.5" Hard-Drives

Removing a Heat Sink

Installing a Heat Sink

Removing a Processor

Installing a Processor

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Removing the 2.5" Hard-Drive Board

Installing the 2.5" Hard-Drive Board

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Removing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Board

Installing the 3.5" Hard-Drive Board

Removing the System Board

Installing the System Board

Removing a Power Supply Unit

Installing a Power Supply Unit

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Removing the Chassis Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Installing the Chassis Cover

Removing the Fan Cage

Installing the Fan Cage

Removing a Backplane

Installing a Backplane

Removing a Power Distribution Board

Installing a PDB Board

Removing the RTC Battery

Installing the RTC Battery

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4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Troubleshooting Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

5 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

C5125 System Board Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

2.5" Hard-Drive Board Connectors

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3.5" Hard-Drive Board Connectors

Backplane Connectors

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Power Distribution Board Connectors

PDB Power and PMBus Connectors

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6 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

7 Index

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About the System

The system (C5125) includes the following configurations:

• 12-sled, system board+ 3.5" hard-drive board+cables

• 12-sled, system board + 2.5" hard-drive board+cables

Server management for the C5125 sled is available through a dedicated NIC port at the front of the system. For more information, see "Front-Panel Features and Indicators" on page 8.

About the System 7

Front-Panel Features and Indicators

345

Figure 1-1. Sled Front Features (Rotated Counter-clockwise 90°)

Item Feature Description

1 Latch Press to release sled from chassis.

2 Handle Hold to pull sled out of chassis.

3 VGA/USB connector Custom port with custom cable

(USB [2] and video)

4 Power button ON/OFF button for sled

5 NIC LAN ports 10/100/1G NIC LAN connector 1

10/100/1G NIC LAN connector 2

Sled Population Rules

NOTE: The Dell PowerEdge C5000 is a blade enclosure supporting a Dell PowerEdge sled

system.

The following sled Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) is available for the PowerEdge C5000 enclosure:

• A twelve sled SKU

For further information, see "Sled Configuration" on page 49.

8 About the System

Sled LED Description

4321

567

0132

Figure 1-2. Sled LEDs (Rotated Counter-clockwise 90°)

Item Feature Status Description

4, 2 LAN link LED OFF No link

3, 1 LAN activity LED OFF No activity

LAN link LED LAN activity LED

5 Hard-drive activity

LEDs

6 Identity LED Blue Identifies the sled on

7 Power/Status Green Normal operation

Green OFF

Blinking green Green

Blinking green Amber

Link No activity

Link Activity 10 Mb

Link Activity 100 Mb

Link Activity 1G

Blinking green Hard-drive 0 active

Hard-drive 1 active

Hard-drive 2 active

Hard-drive 3 active

command

Blinking amber Fault with power off

OFF Power off

About the System 9

10 About the System

Using the System Setup Program

Setup Menu

The computer employs the latest AMI Core BIOS, which is stored in Flash memory. The Flash memory supports the Plug and Play specification, and contains a BIOS Setup program, the Power On Self Test (POST) routine, and the PCI auto-configuration utility.

This system supports system BIOS shadowing which enables the BIOS to execute from 64-bit onboard write-protected DRAM.

You can configure items such as:

• Hard drives and peripherals

• Password protection

• Power management features

The Setup utility should be executed under the following conditions:

• When changing the system configuration

• When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup utility

• When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts

• When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup

NOTE: Only items in brackets [ ] can be modified. Items that are not in brackets are

display only.

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BIOS Setup Options at Boot

You can initiate SETUP by pressing the respective keys during the POST:

<F2> Enter the BIOS Setup

Console Redirection

The console redirection allows a remote user to diagnose and fix problems on a server, which has not successfully booted the operating system (OS). The centerpiece of the console redirection is the BIOS Console. The BIOS Console is a Flash ROM-resident utility that redirects input and output over a serial or modem connection.

The BIOS supports console redirection to a serial port. If serial port based headless server support is provided by the system, the system must provide support for redirection of all BIOS driven console I/O to the serial port. The driver for the serial console must be capable of supporting the functionality documented in the ANSI Terminal Definition.

Enable/Disable Console Redirection

The console redirection function can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS Setup menu.

COM1 for console redirection

COM2 for Serial over LAN

Value Description

00H Console Redirection function disable

01H Console Redirection to COM1 (3F8H)

Configuring Special Keys

Console redirection uses ANSI terminal emulation, which is limited to basic ASCII characters. There are no function keys, arrow keys, or control keys in this character set. However, the PowerEdge C5000 software requires the use of function keys and control keys for ordinary functions. You can emulate a function key or control key by using a special key sequence called an escape sequence, to represent a specific key.

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For console redirection, an escape sequence starts with an escape character. This character can be entered in a variety of different ways depending on the requirements of your terminal emulation software. For example, 0x1b, ^[, and <Esc> refer to the same escape character.

The following table lists the escape sequence that must be sent to represent a special key or command.

Key ANSI Escape Sequence Windows Platform Design Note

F1 <ESC><Shift>op <ESC>1

F2 <ESC><Shift>oq <ESC>2

F3 <ESC><Shift>or <ESC>3

F4 <ESC><Shift>os <ESC>4

F5 <ESC><Shift>ot <ESC>5

F6 <ESC><Shift>ou <ESC>6

F7 <ESC><Shift>ov <ESC>7

F8 <ESC><Shift>ow <ESC>8

F9 <ESC><Shift>ox <ESC>9

F10 <ESC><Shift>oy <ESC>0

F11 <ESC><Shift>oz <ESC>!

F12 <ESC><Shift>oa <ESC>@

Home <ESC>[<Shift>h <ESC>h

End <ESC>[<Shift>k <ESC>k

Ins <ESC>[2 <ESC>+

Del <ESC>[3 <ESC>-

Page Up <ESC>[5 <ESC>?

Page Down <ESC>[6 <ESC>/

Reset <ESC><Shift>b <ESC>R<ESC>r<ESC>R

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The Legend Bar

The legend bar is at the side of the Setup screen. The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and functions.

Legend Key Function

F1 General Help

? Select Screen

or Select Item

+ or - Change Option/Field

Enter Go to Sub Screen

Page Down Next Page

Page Up Previous Page

Home Go to Top of Screen

End Go to Bottom of Screen

F7 Discard Changes

F9 Load Optimal Default

F10 Save and Exit

Esc Exit

General Help

In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the Setup Utility also provides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by pressing <F1>. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions. To exit the help window, press <Enter> or <Esc>.

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Access Level

The Access Level property controls who has access to the control (supervisor or user).

Table 2-1 summarizes the effect of Access Level on a control.

Table 2-1. Access Level Summary

Password(s) Installed

None N/A N/A View &

User Only User N/A View &

Supervisor

Only

Both Supervisor N/A View &

Both User None No Setup

Password Entered

Supervisor N/A View &

User Access Level Selected by Supervisor

View Only Hidden View

Limited Hidden View

Full Hidden View &

Access

Level

Edit

Access

Level

View & Edit

No Setup Access

Only

Edit

Access

Level

View & Edit

No Setup Access

View Only

View & Edit

Access

Level

View & Edit

No Setup Access

View & Edit

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Main Menu

The Main menu is the screen that is first displayed on entering the BIOS Setup. If an error occurs, the Error Manager screen is displayed.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Boot Server Security Exit

System Overview Use [ENTER, [TAB]

AMIBIOS

Version : 1.0.0 Build Date: 01/17/11

Product Information

Name :PowerEdge C5125

Asset Tag :2234567890

Service Tag :1234567

ePPID :12345678901234567890123

Or [SHIFT-TAB] to

a Field.

Use <-> to configure

system time.

select

Processor

AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 910e Processor

Speed :2500MHz

Count :4

System Memory

Size :2048MB

System Time[17:40:55]

System Date[Mon 05/21/2011]

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 , 

+ , 

Ta b

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Field

Select Screen

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

AMIBIOS

Option Description

Ver si on

Displays the BIOS version.

NOTE: Check this version number when updating BIOS from

the manufacturer.

Build Date

Displays the date the BIOS was created.

Product Information

Option Description

Name

Asset Tag

Service Tag

Electronic Piece Part

System product name.

System asset tag number.

System service tag number.

Information from PPID label.

Identification (ePPID)

Processor

Option Description

Ty p e

Speed

Counter

Displays the type of processor installed on the system board.

Displays the maximum speed of the processor.

Displays the number of installed processors.

System Memory

Option Description

Size

System Time

Displays how much memory (DRAM) is installed on the system board.

Scroll to this item to adjust the time. Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time.

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Option Description

System Date

Scroll to this item to adjust the date. Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system date.

Control Group User Access Level

System Time Access Level 2

System Date Access Level 2

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Advanced Menu

The Advanced screen provides an access point to configure several options. On this screen, the user selects the option that is to be configured. Configurations are performed on the selected screen, not directly on the Advanced screen.

CAUTION:

system to malfunction. Unless you have experience adjusting these items, it is recommended that you leave these settings at the default values. If making settings to items on these pages causes your system to malfunction or prevents the system from booting, open BIOS and choose "Load Optimal Defaults" in the Exit menu to boot up normally.

Main Advanced Boot Server Security Exit

Advanced Settings Configure the CPU

Caution:Setting wrong values in below sections

• CPU Configuration

• SATA Configuration

• PCI Configuration

• USB Configuration

Making incorrect settings to items on these pages may cause the

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

may cause system to malfunction

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 , 

Enter

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

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CPU Configuration

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

CPU Configuration

Module Version :13.65

AGESA Version :3.5.5.0

Physical Count :1

Logical Count :4

AMD Phenom II

Processor 910e

Revision :C2

Cache L1 :512KB

Cache L2 :2048KB

Cache L3 :6MB

Speed: :2500MHz

Able to Change Freq.

uCode Patch Level

Secure Virtual Machine Mode

PowerN ow

PowerC ap

L3 Power Control

Non Coherent HT Link Speed

NB Clk 2000MHz

:Yes

:0x1000086

[Enabled]

[P-state 0]

[Enabled]

[2000MHz] *1

Enable/Disable

Secure Virtual Machine

Mode (SVM)

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 , 

+,

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

*1: [800MHz] [2000MHz]

NOTE: Default values shown

NOTE: C1E support - The current BIOS disables the Enhanced C1 State support

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Options:

• Module Version : CPU module version.

• AGESA Version : AMD Generic Encapsulated Software Architecture

(AGESA) version number

• Physical Count : Number of physical CPUs.

• Logical Count : Number of logical CPUs

• Revision : Processor revision

•

Cache L1

Cache L2

Cache L3

: Information only. Displays the size of CPU L1.

: Information only. Displays the size of CPU L2.

: Information only. Displays the size of CPU L3.

• Speed : Processor speed

• Able to Change Freq : Whether or not the desired CPU is capable of

changing its FID/VID

• uCode Patch Level : Shows processor micro code level

• Secure Virtual Machine Mode : Enable/Disable Secure Virtual Machine

Mode(SVM)

• PowerNow : Enable/disable the generation of ACPI _PPC, _PSS, and

_PCT objects.

• PowerCap : This option can decide the highest performance P-state in

OS.

• L3 Power Control : Enabled: The clock to idle subcaches in the L3 is

stopped

• Non Coherent HT Link Speed : Non-coherent HyperTransport

Control Group User Access Level

Secure Virtual Machine Mode Access Level 1

PowerNow Access Level 1

PowerCap Access Level 1

L3 Power Control Access Level 1

Non Coherent HT Link Speed Access Level 1

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SATA Configuration

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

SATA Configuration Options

OnChip SATA Type

[Native IDE]*1

Native

AHCI

IDE

•SATA Port0

•SATA Port1

•SATA Port2

•SATA Port3

Power Saving Features

[Hard Disk]

[Not Detected]

[Disabled]*2

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 , 

Enter

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

*1: [Native IDE] [AHCI]

*2: [Enable] [Disabled].

Options include:

• [Native IDE] - Supports up to four SATA ports.

• [AHCI] -Supports all SATA ports using the Advanced Host Controller Interface.

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SATA Port0-3: [Not Detected][Hard Disk][ATAPI CDROM] While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of SATA devices. This displays the status of auto detection of SATA devices. This item displays information only and is unavailable when AHCI Mode is enabled.

Power Saving Features: Disable/Enable power saving features in the server board.

Control Group User Access Level

OnChip SATA Type Access Level 1

Power Saving Features Access Level 1

PCI Configuration

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen. The PCI Screen provides fields to configure the onboard NIC controllers.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

PCI Configuration iSCSI Remove Boot if enable

iSCSI boot, must disable PXE boot

iSCSI Remote Boot

[DISABLED]*1

NIC1 - 82576EB

NIC2 - 82576EB

IOMMU

•Active State Power Management Configuration

[Enabled with PXE]*2

[DISABLED]*1

*1: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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 , 

+,

F10

ESC

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Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

*2: [Disabled] [Enabled with PXE] [Enabled without PXE]

*3: [Disabled] [Enabled with PXE] [Enabled without PXE]

NIC1 - Intel 82576EB: [Disabled][Enabled with PXE][Enabled without PXE]

NIC2 - Intel 82576EB: [Disabled][Enabled with PXE][Enabled without PXE]

Control Group User Access Level

iSCSI Remote Boot Access Level 1

NIC1 – 82576EB Access Level 1

IOMMU Access Level 1

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Active State Power Management Configuration

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

Active State Power Management Configuration Active State Power

Management (ASPM).

Onboard LAN ASPM [Disabled] *1

NB-SB Link ASPM [L1] *2



 , 

+,

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Options

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

*1: Disabled/L0s/L1/L0s & L1/L0s Downstream/L0s Downstream + L1

*2: Disabled/L1

Control Group User Access Level

Onboard LAN ASPM Access Level 1

NB-SB Link ASPM Access Level 1

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USB Configuration

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

USB Configuration Enables support for legacy

USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.

Module Version - 2.24.5-13.4

USB Devices Enabled:

1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 1 Hub, 1 Drive

Legacy USB Support [Enabled] *1

• USB Mass Storage Device Configuration

USB PORT 0 (Front 0) [Enabled]

USB PORT 1 (Front 1) [Enabled]

USB PORT 2 (BMC) [Enabled] *2

USB PORT 3 (SSD) [Enabled]



 , 

+,

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Options

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

*1: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

*2: Internal USB connector.

This menu enables you to configure USB devices.

USB Devices Enabled: displays USB devices currently detected.

USB PORT 2 (BMC): internal port.

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Legacy USB Support:

Control Group User Access Level

Legacy USB Support Access Level 1

USB PORT 0(Front 0) Access Level 1

USB PORT 1(Front 1) Access Level 1

USB PORT 2(BMC) Access Level 1

USB PORT 3(SSD) Access Level 1

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Boot Menu

This page enables you to set POST boot parameters.

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Settings Configure Settings during

System Boots.

• Boot Settings Configuration

• Boot Device Priority

•Network Device

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 

Enter

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Go to Sub Screen

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

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Boot Settings Configuration

Select this item and press Enter to view the following submenu items:

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Boot

Boot Settings ConfigurationAllows BIOS to skip

Quick Boot

Quiet Boot

Wait For ’F1’ If Error

Force PXE First

Force PXE First Boot Only

Force USB First

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled] *1

[Disabled]

certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.



 , 

+,

F10

ESC

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

Save and Exit

Exit

*1: [Disabled] [Enabled] (If you enable PXE first, the 1

boot device will set

to PXE. Disable PXE first, the device priority will not change).

Quick Boot: enable this item to allow BIOS to skip certain tests during the POST, which will decrease boot up time.

Quiet Boot: enable this item to display the OEM logo instead of POST messages. When disabled, normal POST messages appear.

Wait For 'F1' If Error: enable this item to have the system prompt you to press F1 if an error occurs. This enables you to view the error.

Force PXE First: Enable and disable this item to force a network boot (PXE).

Force PXE Boot Only: Enable/Disable PXE to be the Only boot device.

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Force USB First: Enable/Disable USB to be the first boot device, the priority is higher than PXE.

Control Group User Access Level

Quick Boot Access Level 1

Quiet Boot Access Level 1

Wait For ‘F1’ If Error Access Level 1

Force PXE First Access Level 1

Force PXE Boot Only Access Level 1

Force USB First Access Level 1

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