Chapter 1: Dell EMC PowerEdge M640 overview............................................................................6
Front view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 6
Health status indicator................................................................................................................................................. 7
Hard drive indicator codes...........................................................................................................................................7
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes.............................................................................................................................8
Locating the Service Tag of your system................................................................................................................ 8
System information label................................................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 2: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................ 10
Setting up your system.....................................................................................................................................................10
iDRAC configuration..........................................................................................................................................................10
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................10
Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................. 11
Options to install the operating system........................................................................................................................ 11
Methods to download firmware and drivers...........................................................................................................11
Downloading drivers and firmware...........................................................................................................................12
Chapter 3: Installing and removing system components............................................................... 13
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................13
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................13
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................14
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................14
Removing the system from the enclosure................................................................................................................... 14
Installing the system into the enclosure....................................................................................................................... 16
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................... 17
System cover...................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Removing the system cover...................................................................................................................................... 18
Installing the system cover........................................................................................................................................ 19
Air shroud.............................................................................................................................................................................21
Removing the air shroud.............................................................................................................................................21
Installing the air shroud...............................................................................................................................................21
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Removing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................. 22
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................ 23
Removing a drive carrier............................................................................................................................................23
Installing a drive carrier.............................................................................................................................................. 24
Removing a drive from a drive carrier....................................................................................................................25
Installing a drive into drive carrier........................................................................................................................... 26
Removing the drive cage........................................................................................................................................... 27
Installing the drive cage............................................................................................................................................. 28
Drive backplane..................................................................................................................................................................29
Removing the drive backplane................................................................................................................................. 29
Installing the drive backplane.................................................................................................................................... 31
System memory ................................................................................................................................................................33
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