Expanded operating temperature............................................................................................................................ 38
Expanded operating temperature restrictions........................................................................................................38
Particulate and gaseous contamination specications..........................................................................................38
5 Initial system setup and conguration..........................................................................................................40
Setting up your system................................................................................................................................................... 40
iDRAC conguration........................................................................................................................................................ 40
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................40
Log in to iDRAC...........................................................................................................................................................41
Options to install the operating system......................................................................................................................... 41
Methods to download rmware and drivers............................................................................................................41
Downloading drivers and rmware.......................................................................................................................... 42
6 Pre-operating system management applications..........................................................................................43
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications........................................................................................43
System Setup................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Viewing System Setup.............................................................................................................................................. 44
System Setup details.................................................................................................................................................44
System BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................. 45
iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................ 65
Device Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 66
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................66
Embedded system management............................................................................................................................. 66
Boot Manager.................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Viewing Boot Manager..............................................................................................................................................66
Boot Manager main menu.........................................................................................................................................67
One-shot BIOS boot menu....................................................................................................................................... 67
System Utilities...........................................................................................................................................................67
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................67
7 Installing and removing system components................................................................................................ 68
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................68
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................68
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................68
Optional front bezel......................................................................................................................................................... 69
Removing the front bezel......................................................................................................................................... 69
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................69
System feet.......................................................................................................................................................................70
Removing the system feet........................................................................................................................................70
Installing the system feet...........................................................................................................................................71
Caster wheels – optional.................................................................................................................................................72
Removing caster wheels........................................................................................................................................... 72
Installing caster wheels..............................................................................................................................................73
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................74
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 74
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 75
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