Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 - Page 4

Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Removing the cooling fan cage assembly..............................................................................................................37
Installing the cooling fan cage assembly................................................................................................................38
Removing a cooling fan..............................................................................................................................................39
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................ 40
Side wall brackets.............................................................................................................................................................. 41
Removing the side wall bracket................................................................................................................................ 41
Installing the side wall bracket................................................................................................................................. 42
Intrusion switch module................................................................................................................................................... 43
Removing the intrusion switch module.................................................................................................................. 43
Installing the intrusion switch module.................................................................................................................... 44
Optional serial COM port.................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the optional serial COM port.................................................................................................................45
Installing the optional serial COM port ..................................................................................................................46
Drives....................................................................................................................................................................................47
Removing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................. 47
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................ 48
Removing the drive carrier........................................................................................................................................48
Installing the drive carrier..........................................................................................................................................49
Removing the drive from the drive carrier............................................................................................................50
Installing the drive into the drive carrier................................................................................................................ 51
Drive backplane................................................................................................................................................................. 52
Drive backplane............................................................................................................................................................52
Removing the drive backplane ................................................................................................................................ 53
Installing the drive backplane................................................................................................................................... 54
Cable routing...................................................................................................................................................................... 56
System memory.................................................................................................................................................................59
System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................59
General memory module installation guidelines....................................................................................................60
Removing a memory module..................................................................................................................................... 61
Installing a memory module.......................................................................................................................................62
Processor and heat sink module....................................................................................................................................63
Removing processor and heat sink module...........................................................................................................63
Removing the processor from the processor and heat sink module.............................................................. 65
Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module.......................................................................67
Installing the processor heat sink module.............................................................................................................. 71
Expansion cards and expansion card risers.................................................................................................................73
Expansion card installation guidelines.....................................................................................................................73
Removing the expansion card.................................................................................................................................. 76
Installing the expansion card.....................................................................................................................................77
Optional IDSDM module...................................................................................................................................................79
Removing the IDSDM module...................................................................................................................................79
Installing the IDSDM module..................................................................................................................................... 79
Optional BOSS S2 card....................................................................................................................................................80
Removing the BOSS S2 module.............................................................................................................................. 80
Installing the BOSS S2 module.................................................................................................................................83
Front mounting front PERC module.............................................................................................................................86
Removing the front mounting front PERC module............................................................................................. 86
Installing the front mounting front PERC module............................................................................................... 87
Optional OCP card............................................................................................................................................................ 88
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