System Setup......................................................................................................................................................................41
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................42
iDRAC Settings utility.................................................................................................................................................58
Device Settings............................................................................................................................................................58
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................58
Embedded system management..............................................................................................................................58
Boot Manager.................................................................................................................................................................... 58
PXE boot............................................................................................................................................................................. 59
Chapter 6: Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation......................... 60
Minimum configuration to POST ..................................................................................................................................60
Configuration validation...................................................................................................................................................60
Error messages............................................................................................................................................................. 61
Chapter 7: Installing and removing system components.............................................................. 62
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................62
Before working inside your system...............................................................................................................................63
After working inside your system..................................................................................................................................63
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 63
Optional front bezel..........................................................................................................................................................64
Removing the front bezel..........................................................................................................................................64
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................65
System cover..................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 66
Installing the system cover........................................................................................................................................67
Drive backplane cover......................................................................................................................................................68
Removing the drive backplane cover..................................................................................................................... 68
Installing the drive backplane cover........................................................................................................................69
Air shroud.............................................................................................................................................................................71
Removing the air shroud.............................................................................................................................................71
Installing the air shroud...............................................................................................................................................71
Cooling fan.......................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Removing a cooling fan.............................................................................................................................................. 72
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................ 73
Drives....................................................................................................................................................................................74
Removing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................. 74
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................ 75
Removing a drive carrier............................................................................................................................................76
Installing the drive carrier.......................................................................................................................................... 77
Removing the drive from the drive carrier............................................................................................................ 79
Installing the drive into the drive carrier................................................................................................................80
Rear drive module.............................................................................................................................................................. 81
Removing the rear HDD drive module.....................................................................................................................81
Installing the rear HDD drive module...................................................................................................................... 82
Removing the rear E3.S drive module....................................................................................................................83
Installing the rear E3.S drive module...................................................................................................................... 84
Drive backplane................................................................................................................................................................. 85
Drive backplane............................................................................................................................................................85
Removing the drive backplane ................................................................................................................................ 87
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