Installing a cabled power supply unit
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and
simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow
the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
NOTE:
A hot-swappable non-redundant power supply unit (PSU) must be installed in Slot 1 of the PSU slot.
Steps
1. Slide the PSU into the PSU slot.
2. Align the screw hole on the PSU with the standoff on the chassis.
3. Tighten the screw to secure the PSU to the chassis.
4. Connect all the power cables to the system board, hard drives.
Figure 52. Installing a cabled PSU
1. PSU
2. screw
3. P1 cable connector
4. P2 cable connector
5. P3 cable connector
6. standoff
7. Backplane connector
Next steps
1. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
2. Connect the power cable to the PSU and plug the cable into a power outlet.
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