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Introduction

Dell™ PowerEdge™ 700 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

  Other Documents You May Need

  Obtaining Technical Assistance

The system includes the following service features to make troubleshooting and repair easy and effective:

• Embedded server management hardware, which monitors temperatures and voltages throughout the system.
  
  
• System diagnostics, which checks for hardware problems (if the system can boot)
  
  

System upgrade options are offered, including:

• Processors
  
  
• System memory
  
  
• Expansion-card options, including RAID controller cards
  
  
• SATA or SCSI hard drives
  
  
• IDE or SCSI tape backup devices
  
  
• IDE CD, DVD, and CD-RW/DVD drives
  
  

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 Getting Started Guide provides an overview of initially setting up your system.
  
  
• The User's Guide provides information about system features and technical specifications.
  
  
• 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

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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