Dell PowerEdge XR12

Expansion cards and expansion card risers.................................................................................................................36
Expansion card installation guidelines.....................................................................................................................37
Removing the expansion card riser 1....................................................................................................................... 41
Installing the expansion card riser 1......................................................................................................................... 41
Removing the expansion card riser 2..................................................................................................................... 42
Installing the expansion card riser 2........................................................................................................................43
Removing the expansion card riser 3..................................................................................................................... 44
Installing the expansion card riser 3........................................................................................................................45
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser 1............................................................................... 46
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 1..............................................................................47
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser 2.............................................................................. 49
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 2............................................................................. 51
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser 3.............................................................................. 54
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 3............................................................................ 56
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Removing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................. 59
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................ 59
Removing the drive carrier........................................................................................................................................60
Installing the drive carrier...........................................................................................................................................61
Removing the drive from the drive carrier............................................................................................................62
Installing the drive into the drive carrier................................................................................................................63
Drive backplane..................................................................................................................................................................64
Drive backplane details.............................................................................................................................................. 64
Removing the drive backplane ................................................................................................................................65
Installing the drive backplane................................................................................................................................... 65
Internal storage configuration matrix for XR12..........................................................................................................66
Cable routing...................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Drive cage........................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Removing the drive cage........................................................................................................................................... 72
Installing the drive cage............................................................................................................................................. 73
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................ 74
Removing a cooling fan.............................................................................................................................................. 74
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................ 75
Intrusion switch module................................................................................................................................................... 76
Removing the intrusion switch module.................................................................................................................. 76
Installing the intrusion switch................................................................................................................................... 77
System memory................................................................................................................................................................. 78
System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................78
General memory module installation guidelines....................................................................................................80
Intel Optane PMem 200 Series installation guidelines ...................................................................................... 80
Removing a memory module..................................................................................................................................... 81
Installing a memory module....................................................................................................................................... 82
Processor and heat sink module.................................................................................................................................... 83
Removing a processor and heat sink module....................................................................................................... 83
Removing the processor from the processor and heat sink module ............................................................. 85
Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module ..................................................................... 87
Installing the processor and heat sink module..................................................................................................... 90
Optional internal USB memory key............................................................................................................................... 92
Removing the internal USB memory key............................................................................................................... 92
Installing the internal USB memory key................................................................................................................. 93
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