Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications.........................................................31
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications.....................................................................................31
System Setup......................................................................................................................................................................31
Viewing System Setup................................................................................................................................................ 31
System Setup details..................................................................................................................................................32
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................32
iDRAC Settings utility.................................................................................................................................................52
Device Settings............................................................................................................................................................52
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................52
Embedded systems management............................................................................................................................53
Boot Manager.................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Viewing Boot Manager...............................................................................................................................................53
Boot Manager main menu......................................................................................................................................... 53
One-shot BIOS boot menu........................................................................................................................................53
System Utilities............................................................................................................................................................ 54
PXE boot............................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Chapter 6: Installing and removing system components.............................................................. 55
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................55
Before working inside your system...............................................................................................................................56
After working inside your system..................................................................................................................................56
Recommended tools.........................................................................................................................................................56
Optional front bezel..........................................................................................................................................................56
Removing the optional front bezel..........................................................................................................................57
Installing the optional front bezel............................................................................................................................ 57
System cover..................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 58
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 59
Backplane cover................................................................................................................................................................ 60
Removing the backplane cover................................................................................................................................60
Installing the backplane cover...................................................................................................................................61
Inside the system.............................................................................................................................................................. 62
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................63
Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................63
Installing the air shroud..............................................................................................................................................63
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................64
Removing a cooling fan..............................................................................................................................................64
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................65
System memory.................................................................................................................................................................66
System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................66
General memory module installation guidelines....................................................................................................67
Mode-specific guidelines........................................................................................................................................... 68
Removing a memory module......................................................................................................................................71
Installing a memory module....................................................................................................................................... 72
Processors and heat sinks...............................................................................................................................................73
Removing a processor and heat sink module........................................................................................................73
Removing a processor from processor heat sink module.................................................................................. 74
Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module...................................................................... 75
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