5 Pre-operating system management applications.......................................................................................... 41
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications.........................................................................................41
System Setup....................................................................................................................................................................41
Viewing System Setup............................................................................................................................................... 41
System Setup details.................................................................................................................................................42
System BIOS...............................................................................................................................................................42
iDRAC Settings utility.................................................................................................................................................61
Device Settings...........................................................................................................................................................61
Dell Lifecycle Controller....................................................................................................................................................61
Embedded system management.............................................................................................................................. 61
Boot Manager................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Viewing Boot Manager...............................................................................................................................................61
Boot Manager main menu........................................................................................................................................ 62
One-shot UEFI boot menu........................................................................................................................................62
System Utilities...........................................................................................................................................................62
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................62
6 Installing and removing enclosure components............................................................................................ 63
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................63
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................63
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................63
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................63
Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled................................................................................................................................. 64
Sled Installation Guidelines........................................................................................................................................64
Removing a sled ........................................................................................................................................................65
Installing a sled ...........................................................................................................................................................67
PERC battery................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Removing the PERC battery....................................................................................................................................69
Installing the PERC battery.......................................................................................................................................70
Air shroud...........................................................................................................................................................................71
Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................71
Installing the air shroud .............................................................................................................................................72
System memory............................................................................................................................................................... 73
System memory guidelines....................................................................................................................................... 73
General memory module installation guidelines...................................................................................................... 74
Removing a memory module.................................................................................................................................... 76
Installing a memory module.......................................................................................................................................77
Support bracket............................................................................................................................................................... 78
Removing the support bracket.................................................................................................................................78
Installing the support bracket...................................................................................................................................79
Linking board and PCIe cable......................................................................................................................................... 80
Removing the linking board and PCIe cables......................................................................................................... 80
Installing the linking board and PCIe cables.............................................................................................................81
Processor and heat sink module.................................................................................................................................... 82
Removing a processor and heat sink module.........................................................................................................83
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