Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications........................................................ 47
System Setup..................................................................................................................................................................... 47
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................48
iDRAC Settings............................................................................................................................................................ 68
Device Settings............................................................................................................................................................68
Service Tag Settings.................................................................................................................................................. 68
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................68
Embedded system management..............................................................................................................................68
Boot Manager.................................................................................................................................................................... 69
PXE boot............................................................................................................................................................................. 69
Chapter 6: Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation......................... 70
Minimum configuration to POST .................................................................................................................................. 70
Configuration validation................................................................................................................................................... 70
Error messages............................................................................................................................................................. 71
Chapter 7: Installing and removing system components ..............................................................72
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................ 72
Before working inside your system .............................................................................................................................. 73
After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 73
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 73
Cable routing...................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Optional front bezel........................................................................................................................................................ 100
Removing the front bezel........................................................................................................................................ 100
Installing the front bezel........................................................................................................................................... 101
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................102
Removing the system cover....................................................................................................................................102
Installing the system cover......................................................................................................................................103
Drive backplane cover.................................................................................................................................................... 104
Removing the drive backplane cover....................................................................................................................104
Installing the drive backplane cover......................................................................................................................105
Air shrouds.........................................................................................................................................................................107
Removing the air shrouds........................................................................................................................................ 107
Installing the air shrouds.......................................................................................................................................... 108
Removing the PCH shroud.......................................................................................................................................110
Installing the PCH shroud......................................................................................................................................... 110
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................ 111
Removing a cooling fan module............................................................................................................................... 111
Installing a cooling fan module.................................................................................................................................112
Drives...................................................................................................................................................................................113
Removing a drive blank............................................................................................................................................. 113
Installing a drive blank............................................................................................................................................... 114
Removing the drive carrier.......................................................................................................................................114
Installing the drive carrier......................................................................................................................................... 115
Removing the drive from the drive carrier........................................................................................................... 116
Installing the drive into the drive carrier............................................................................................................... 117
Removing an EDSFF E3.S drive blank................................................................................................................... 118
Installing an EDSFF E3.S drive blank..................................................................................................................... 119
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