Dell EMC PowerEdge R7515 - Page 4

Drive backplane cover......................................................................................................................................................... 51
Removing the drive backplane cover...........................................................................................................................51
Installing the drive backplane cover............................................................................................................................ 52
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Removing the air shroud...............................................................................................................................................54
Installing the air shroud.................................................................................................................................................55
Cooling fan............................................................................................................................................................................57
Removing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................................................57
Installing a cooling fan...................................................................................................................................................58
Intrusion switch module......................................................................................................................................................60
Removing the intrusion switch.................................................................................................................................... 60
Installing the intrusion switch.......................................................................................................................................60
Drives.....................................................................................................................................................................................61
Removing a drive blank..................................................................................................................................................61
Installing the drive blank................................................................................................................................................62
Removing the drive carrier...........................................................................................................................................62
Installing the drive carrier............................................................................................................................................. 63
Removing the drive from the drive carrier................................................................................................................. 64
Installing the drive into the drive carrier..................................................................................................................... 65
Drive backplane................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Drive backplane..............................................................................................................................................................66
Removing the drive backplane.....................................................................................................................................68
Installing the drive backplane....................................................................................................................................... 69
Removing the rear drive backplane.............................................................................................................................70
Installing the rear drive backplane................................................................................................................................ 71
Rear drive cage.................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Removing the rear drive cage...................................................................................................................................... 72
Installing the rear drive cage.........................................................................................................................................73
System memory...................................................................................................................................................................74
System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................... 74
General memory module installation guidelines..........................................................................................................75
Removing a memory module........................................................................................................................................78
Installing a memory module.......................................................................................................................................... 78
Processor and heat sink..................................................................................................................................................... 80
Removing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................ 80
Removing the processor............................................................................................................................................... 81
Installing the processor................................................................................................................................................. 83
Installing the heat sink...................................................................................................................................................85
Expansion cards and expansion card risers......................................................................................................................86
Expansion card installation guidelines......................................................................................................................... 86
Removing the expansion card riser.............................................................................................................................90
Installing the expansion card riser................................................................................................................................92
Removing an expansion card....................................................................................................................................... 94
Installing an expansion card..........................................................................................................................................95
Removing an expansion card from the expansion card riser................................................................................... 97
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser......................................................................................100
Removing an accelerator card....................................................................................................................................103
Installing an accelerator card......................................................................................................................................105
M.2 SSD module.................................................................................................................................................................107
Removing the M.2 SSD module................................................................................................................................. 107
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