Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications........................................................ 38
System Setup..................................................................................................................................................................... 38
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................39
iDRAC Settings............................................................................................................................................................ 54
Device Settings............................................................................................................................................................54
Service Tag Settings.................................................................................................................................................. 54
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................54
Embedded system management..............................................................................................................................54
Boot Manager.................................................................................................................................................................... 54
PXE boot............................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Chapter 6: Minimum to POST ..................................................................................................... 56
Minimum configuration to POST ..................................................................................................................................56
Chapter 7: Configuration validation............................................................................................. 57
Error messages.................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Chapter 8: Installing and removing system components ............................................................. 59
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................59
Before working inside your system ..............................................................................................................................59
After working inside your system..................................................................................................................................59
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Optional front bezel..........................................................................................................................................................60
Removing the front bezel..........................................................................................................................................60
Installing the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................61
System cover..................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 62
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 63
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................65
Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................65
Installing the air shroud..............................................................................................................................................66
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................ 68
Removing the cooling fan..........................................................................................................................................68
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................ 68
Intrusion switch..................................................................................................................................................................70
Removing the intrusion switch.................................................................................................................................70
Installing the intrusion switch................................................................................................................................... 70
Drive backplane...................................................................................................................................................................71
Drive backplane guidelines......................................................................................................................................... 71
Removing the front drive bay backplane............................................................................................................... 72
Installing the front drive bay backplane................................................................................................................. 73
Cable routing...................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Drives.................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
Removing a drive blank...............................................................................................................................................81
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................. 81
Removing a drive carrier............................................................................................................................................82
Removing the drive from the drive carrier............................................................................................................83
Installing a drive into the drive carrier....................................................................................................................84
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