Dell EMC PowerEdge T40 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

1 About this document.....................................................................................................................6
2 PowerEdge T40 system overview...................................................................................................7
Front view of the system......................................................................................................................................................8
Rear view of the system.......................................................................................................................................................9
Inside view of the system....................................................................................................................................................10
Locating the information tag of your system................................................................................................................... 10
System Information Label.................................................................................................................................................... 11
3 Initial system setup and configuration.......................................................................................... 15
Setting up your system....................................................................................................................................................... 15
Options to install the operating system.............................................................................................................................15
Methods to download firmware and drivers...............................................................................................................15
4 Pre-operating system management applications............................................................................16
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications............................................................................................16
System Setup....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Viewing System Setup...................................................................................................................................................16
Boot menu.......................................................................................................................................................................16
Navigation keys...............................................................................................................................................................17
System Setup options....................................................................................................................................................17
Updating the BIOS.........................................................................................................................................................23
System and setup password........................................................................................................................................30
PXE boot............................................................................................................................................................................... 31
5 Installing and removing system components.................................................................................32
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 32
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................... 32
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................... 32
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 33
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Removing the system cover.........................................................................................................................................33
Installing the system cover...........................................................................................................................................34
Front bezel........................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Removing the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................35
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................... 36
Hard drives........................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Removing a drive carrier from the drive bay .............................................................................................................37
Installing a drive carrier into the drive bay..................................................................................................................38
Removing a drive from the drive carrier.....................................................................................................................39
Installing a drive into the drive carrier.........................................................................................................................40
PSU assembly.......................................................................................................................................................................41
Opening the PSU assembly...........................................................................................................................................41
Closing the PSU assembly............................................................................................................................................42
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