Dell PowerEdge 2950 User Manual

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3 Enter the System Setup program and check the system memory setting. See "Entering the System
Setup Program" on page 37.
If the amount of memory installed matches the system memory setting, go to step 11.
4 Remove the bezel. See "Front Bezel" on page 53.
5 Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
6 Open the system. See "Opening and Closing the System" on page 54.
7 Reseat the memory modules in their sockets. See "Installing Memory Modules" on page 90.
8 Close the system. See "Opening and Closing the System" on page 54.
9 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached peripherals.
10 Enter the System Setup program and check the system memory setting. See "Using the System Setup
Program" on page 37.
If the amount of memory installed does not match the system memory setting, then perform the
following steps:
a Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.
b Open the system. See "Opening and Closing the System" on page 54.
NOTE: Several configurations for memory modules exist; see "General Memory Module Installation
Guidelines" on page 89.
c
Swap the memory module in socket 1 with another of the same capacity. See "Installing Memory
Modules" on page 90.
d Close the system. See "Opening and Closing the System" on page 54.
e Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet, and turn on the system and attached peripherals.
f As the system boots, observe the monitor screen and the indicators on the keyboard.
11 Perform the following steps:
a Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.
b Open the system. See "Opening and Closing the System" on page 54.
c Perform step c through step f in step 10 for each memory module installed.
If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 147.
Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive
Problem
• Error message indicates a diskette drive problem.
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Dell PowerEdge 2950 Specifications

General

Tcase	67 °C
Bus type	FSB
Stepping	E0
FSB Parity	Yes
Processor code	SLBBP
Processor cache	12 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	E5405
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon 5400 Series
Processor socket	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Processor codename	Harpertown
Motherboard chipset	Intel® 5000X
Processing Die size	214 mm²
Processor frequency	2 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor lithography	45 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor front side bus	1333 MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 W
Number of processors installed	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	6
Number of Processing Die Transistors	820 M
HDD size	3.5 \
HDD capacity	160 GB
HDD interface	Serial ATA
Total storage capacity	3320 GB
Maximum storage capacity	6 TB
Graphics card	ES1000
Memory slots	8x DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	667 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB
Maximum graphics card memory	16 MB
Networking features	Broadcom NetXtreme IITM 5708 Gigabit5 Ethernet NIC
Supported network protocols	TOE (TCP/IP)
Other network protocols supported	iSCSI Boot
PS/2 ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	5
Bundled software	Symantec Backup ExecTM 12.5 Symantec Backup ExecTM System Recovery 8.5 CommVault 7.0 Vizioncore
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Red Hat Linux Enterprise SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x86-64 VMware ESX 3.5
Chassis type	Rack (2U)
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	-40 - 65 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
Certification	FCC (U.S. only) Class A ICES (Canada) Class B CE Mark (EN 55022 Class B, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3) VCCI (Japan) Class B BSMI (Taiwan) Class A C-Tick (Australia/New Zealand) Class B SABS (South Africa) Class B CCC (China) Class B MIC (Korea) Class B UL 60950 CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950 EN 60950 IEC 60950
Processor ARK ID	33079

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	744 mm
Width	444.3 mm
Height	86.4 mm
Weight	23000 g