Dell PowerEdge 2800 - Activating the Integrated RAID Controller; Prepare System for RAID Installation

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Contents
Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installation Instructions
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Before You Begin
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Installing the Tower-to-Rack Kit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tower-to-Rack Kit Contents
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Recommended Tools and Supplies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conversion Tasks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Removing the Bezel, Metal Feet, and Cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Removing the Control Panel Assembly and Tower Front Panel
. . . . . . 12
Installing the Rack Front Panel and Control Panel Assembly
. . . . . . . 14
Removing the Trim Panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Removing the Rack Doors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the System in a Rack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the Cable-Management Arm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Routing Cables
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the Rack Bezel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the Rack Doors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing the Rack-to-Tower Kit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rack-to-Tower Kit Contents
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Before You Begin
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the Rack Doors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Recommended Tools and Supplies
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Conversion Tasks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the Rack Doors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the Cable-Management Arm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the Cable-Management Arm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Removing the System From the Rack
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing the Tower Trim Panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Removing the Bezel and Cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Removing the Control Panel Assembly and Rack Front Panel
. . . . . . 26
Installing the Tower Front Panel and Control Panel Assembly
. . . . . . 28
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