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Pre-operating system management applications ............................................. 25
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications ..................................................................................... 25
System Setup ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Viewing System Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 25
System Setup details ........................................................................................................................................ 26
System BIOS .................................................................................................................................................... 26
iDRAC Settings utility ........................................................................................................................................ 45
Device Settings ................................................................................................................................................. 45
Dell Lifecycle Controller .......................................................................................................................................... 46
Embedded system management ...................................................................................................................... 46
Boot Manager ......................................................................................................................................................... 46
Viewing Boot Manager ...................................................................................................................................... 46
Boot Manager main menu ................................................................................................................................ 46
PXE boot ................................................................................................................................................................ 47
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Installing and removing blade components ..................................................... 48
Safety instructions .................................................................................................................................................. 48
Before working inside your system ................................................................................................................... 48
After working inside your system ...................................................................................................................... 48
Recommended tools .............................................................................................................................................. 48
Removing and installing a blade ............................................................................................................................. 49
Removing the blade .......................................................................................................................................... 49
Installing a blade ............................................................................................................................................... 51
System cover ......................................................................................................................................................... 51
Removing the system cover .............................................................................................................................. 51
Installing the system cover................................................................................................................................ 52
Inside the blade ...................................................................................................................................................... 54
Cooling shroud ....................................................................................................................................................... 55
Removing the cooling shroud ........................................................................................................................... 55
Installing the cooling shroud ............................................................................................................................. 55
Processor blank and DIMM blank ........................................................................................................................... 56
Removing a processor or DIMM blank .............................................................................................................. 56
Installing a processor or DIMM blank ................................................................................................................ 57
System memory ..................................................................................................................................................... 58
General memory module installation guidelines ................................................................................................ 60
Mode-specific guidelines .................................................................................................................................. 60
Sample memory configurations ........................................................................................................................ 61
Removing memory modules ............................................................................................................................. 63
Installing memory modules ............................................................................................................................... 64
I/O module mezzanine cards .................................................................................................................................. 65
Mezzanine card installation guidelines.............................................................................................................. 65
Removing the mezzanine card ......................................................................................................................... 66
Installing the mezzanine card ........................................................................................................................... 67
Internal dual SD module (optional) ......................................................................................................................... 68
Replacing an SD card ....................................................................................................................................... 68