Dell PowerEdge 2850 - Manual (Page 11)

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Introduction
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Other Documents You May Need
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Your high-speed system offers significant service and upgrade features. The system includes the following service features to make troubleshooting and repair
easy and effective:
l Embedded remote access hardware, which monitors temperatures and voltages throughout the system and notifies you if the system overheats, if a
system cooling fan malfunctions, or if a power supply fails
l Redundant, hot-pluggable cooling fans
l Redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies
l System diagnostics, which checks for hardware problems (if the system can boot)
System upgrade options are offered, including:
l An additional microprocessor
l Additional system memory
l A variety of PCI, PCI Express (PCIe), and PCI-X expansion-card options (including RAID controller cards)
l An integrated RAID controller that can be activated with an additional memory module, key, and battery
Other Documents You May Need
l The Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack.
l The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of initially setting up your system.
l The User's Guide provides information about system features and technical specifications.
l The Installation and Troubleshooting Guide describes how to troubleshoot the system and install or replace system components.
l Systems management software documentation describes the features, requirements, installation, and basic operation of the software.
l Operating system documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use the operating system software.
l Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides information to configure and install these options.
l Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system, software, and/or documentation.
l 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 at any time you do not understand a procedure described in this guide or if your system does not perform as expected, a number of tools are provided to
help you. For more information on these help tools, see "
Getting Help ."
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The Product Information Guide provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a
separate document.
NOTE: Always read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.