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Dell E70S, Installation And Service Manual

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iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes

iDRAC Quick Sync 2 module (optional) is located on the left control panel of the system.

Table 79. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators and descriptions 

iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator

code

Condition

Corrective action

Off (default state)

Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
feature is powered off. Press the iDRAC
Quick Sync 2 button to power on the
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature.

If the LED fails to power on, reseat the left
control panel flex cable and check. If the problem
persists, see the 

Getting help

 section.

Solid white

Indicates that iDRAC Quick Sync 2 is
ready to communicate. Press the iDRAC
Quick Sync 2 button to power off.

If the LED fails to power off, restart the system.
If the problem persists, see the 

Getting help

section.

Blinks white rapidly

Indicates data transfer activity.

If the indicator continues to blink indefinitely, see
the

Getting help

 section.

Blinks white slowly

Indicates that firmware update is in
progress.

If the indicator continues to blink indefinitely, see
the

Getting help

 section.

Blinks white five times rapidly
and then powers off

Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
feature is disabled.

Check if iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is
configured to be disabled by iDRAC. If
the problem persists, see the 

Getting help

section. 

www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

 or 

Dell

OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide

at 

https://www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals

.

Solid amber

Indicates that the system is in fail-safe
mode.

Restart the system. If the problem persists, see
the 

Getting help

 section.

Blinking amber

Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2
hardware is not responding properly.

Restart the system. If the problem persists, see
the 

Getting help

 section.

iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes

The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC
subsystem.

You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or
tablet. Cable length should not exceed 3 feet (0.91 meters). Performance could be affected by cable quality. The following table
describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:

Table 80. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes 

iDRAC Direct LED

indicator code

Condition

Solid green for two
seconds

Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.

Blinking green (on for
two seconds and off for
two seconds) 

Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.

System diagnostics and indicator codes

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Summary of Contents for E70S

Page 1: ...Dell EMC PowerEdge R750 Installation and Service Manual Regulatory Model E70S Regulatory Type E70S001 September 2021 Rev A02 ...

Page 2: ...ential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem WARNING A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death 2021 Dell Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Dell EMC and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners ...

Page 3: ...e 27 Options to download and install OS drivers 28 Downloading drivers and firmware 28 Chapter 4 Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation 29 Minimum configuration to POST 29 Configuration validation 29 Error messages 30 Chapter 5 Installing and removing system components 31 Safety instructions 31 Before working inside your system 32 After working inside your system 32 Recomme...

Page 4: ...Removing a drive blank 79 Installing a drive blank 79 Removing the drive carrier 80 Installing the drive carrier 81 Removing the drive from the drive carrier 82 Installing the drive into the drive carrier 83 Rear drive module 84 Removing the 4 x 2 5 inch rear drive module 84 Installing the 4 x 2 5 inch rear drive module 85 Removing the 2 x 2 5 inch rear drive module 86 Installing the 2 x 2 5 inch ...

Page 5: ... serial COM port 170 Installing the serial COM port 171 Optional VGA port for liquid cooling module 173 Removing the VGA port 173 Installing the VGA port 174 Optional IDSDM module 176 Removing the IDSDM module 176 Installing the IDSDM module 176 MicroSD card 177 Removing the MicroSD card 177 Installing the MicroSD card 178 Optional BOSS S2 module 179 Removing the BOSS S2 module blank 179 Installin...

Page 6: ... and rear I O board 206 Control panel 208 Removing the right control panel 208 Installing the right control panel 209 Removing the left control panel 210 Installing the left control panel 211 Chapter 6 Upgrade Kits 212 BOSS S2 module kit 213 GPU kit 216 IDSDM kit 219 Internal USB card kit 220 Serial COM port kit 220 VGA port kit 220 Chapter 7 Jumpers and connectors 221 System board connectors 221 ...

Page 7: ...lp 235 Recycling or End of Life service information 235 Contacting Dell Technologies 235 Accessing system information by using QRL 235 Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R750 system 236 Receiving automated support with SupportAssist 236 Chapter 10 Documentation resources 237 Contents 7 ...

Page 8: ...ument provides an overview about the system information about installing and replacing components technical specifications diagnostic tools and guidelines to be followed while installing certain components 1 8 About this document ...

Page 9: ...CIe SSD Documentation Manuals and Documents NOTE All instances of SAS SATA drives PCIe SSDs and NVMe are referred to as drives in this document unless specified otherwise CAUTION Do not install GPUs network cards or other PCIe devices on your system that are not validated and tested by Dell Damage caused by unauthorized and invalidated hardware installation will null and void the system warranty N...

Page 10: ... failed hardware components There are up to five status LEDs and an overall system health LED Chassis health and system ID bar For more information see the Status LED indicators section Quick Sync 2 wireless Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system The Quick Sync feature is optional This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices called as OpenManage Mobile OMM feature Using iDRA...

Page 11: ...ons on the product documentation page Left control panel view Figure 5 Left control panel without optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator Table 2 Left control panel without optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator Item Indicator button or connector Icon Description 1 Status LED indicators N A Indicates the status of the system For more information see the Status LED indicators section 2 System health a...

Page 12: ...te Access Controller User s Guide at www dell com poweredgemanuals NOTE For more information about the indicator codes see the System diagnostics and indicator codes section Right control panel view Figure 7 Right control panel view Table 4 Right control panel Ite m Indicator or button Icon Description 1 Power button Indicates if the system is powered on or off Press the power button to manually p...

Page 13: ... information about the expansion cards supported on your system see the expansion card guidelines section 6 USB 2 0 port 1 This port is USB 2 0 compliant 7 PCIe expansion card riser 4 slot 7 and slot 8 N A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards For more information about the expansion cards supported on your system see the expansion card guidelines section 8 Po...

Page 14: ...nsion cards supported on your system see theexpansion card guidelines section 2 BOSS S2 module optional N A This slot supports the BOSS S2 module 3 Rear handle N A To lift the system 4 PCIe expansion card riser 2 slot 3 and slot 6 N A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards For more information about the expansion cards supported on your system see the expansion...

Page 15: ...werEdge R750 Technical Specifications on product documentation page NOTE For more information see the Dell EMC PowerEdge R750 Technical Specifications on the product documentation page Figure 10 Rear view of the system with 4 x 2 5 inch rear drive module Table 7 Rear view of the system with 4 x 2 5 inch rear drive module Item Ports panels or slots Icon Description 1 Rear drive module N A Enables y...

Page 16: ...ar system within a rack To turn the system ID on or off To reset iDRAC press and hold the button for more than 16 s NOTE To reset iDRAC using system ID ensure that the system ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup If the system stops responding during POST press and hold the system ID button for more than 5 s to enter the BIOS progress mode 12 OCP NIC port optional N A This port supports OCP 3 0 ...

Page 17: ...module bay 3 Riser 1 4 Power supply unit PSU 1 5 Riser 2 cage 6 System board 7 Air shroud 8 Cooling fan 9 Drive backplane cover 10 Service tag 11 Cooling fan cage assembly 12 Power supply unit PSU 2 13 Riser 3 14 Riser 4 15 Intrusion switch module System overview 17 ...

Page 18: ...risers and GPU shroud 1 Handle 2 BOSS S2 module bay 3 Riser 1 4 GPU air shroud top cover 5 GPU air shroud 6 Cooling fan 7 Drive backplane 8 Service tag 9 Cooling fan cage assembly 10 Riser 3 11 Riser 4 12 Intrusion switch module 18 System overview ...

Page 19: ...ive backplane 9 Service tag 10 Cooling fan cage assembly 11 Power supply unit PSU 2 12 Intrusion switch module 13 Liquid cooling module tubes NOTE To show the liquid cooling configuration system air shroud is not shown in the image Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag The unique Express Service Code and Service Tag are used to identify the system System overview 19 ...

Page 20: ...ocating the Express Service Code and Service tag 1 Information tag front view 2 Information tag back view 3 OpenManage Mobile OMM label 4 iDRAC MAC address and iDRAC secure password label 5 Service Tag Express Service Code QRL label The Mini Enterprise Service Tag MEST label is located on the rear of the system that includes the Service Tag ST Express Service Code Exp Svc Code and Manufacture Date...

Page 21: ...Figure 15 Service information Figure 16 Memory information and system board connectors System overview 21 ...

Page 22: ...Figure 17 LED behavior Figure 18 Icon legend Figure 19 Configuration and layout for 2 5 inch drive system Figure 20 Configuration and layout for 3 5 inch drive system 22 System overview ...

Page 23: ...Figure 21 System tasks Figure 22 Heat sink Figure 23 BOSS S2 Figure 24 Express service tag System overview 23 ...

Page 24: ...l com sites csdocuments Business_solutions_engineering Docs_Documents en rail rack matrix pdf The document provides the information that is listed below Specific details about rail types and their functionalities Rail adjustability range for various types of rack mounting flanges Rail depth with and without cable management accessories Types of racks supported for various types of rack mounting fl...

Page 25: ...RAC configuration The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller iDRAC is designed to make you more productive as a system administrator and improve the overall availability of Dell EMC servers iDRAC alerts you to system issues helps you to perform remote management and reduces the need for physical access to the system Options to set up iDRAC IP address To enable communication between your system a...

Page 26: ...D panel section iDRAC Direct and Quick Sync 2 optional Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide at https www dell com idracmanuals or for system specific Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide go to https www dell com poweredgemanuals Product Support page of your system Documentation NOTE To determine the most recent iDRAC release for your platform and for latest docume...

Page 27: ...99 Lifecycle Controller Lifecycle Controller User s Guide at https www dell com idracmanuals or for system specific Lifecycle Controller User s Guide go to https www dell com poweredgemanuals Product Support page of your system Documentation Dell recommends using Lifecycle Controller to install the OS since all required drivers are installed on the system NOTE To determine the most recent iDRAC re...

Page 28: ...pport page of your system Documentation NOTE To determine the most recent iDRAC release for your platform and for latest documentation version see https www dell com support article sln308699 Downloading drivers and firmware It is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS drivers and systems management firmware on the system Prerequisites Ensure that you clear the web browser cache...

Page 29: ...ations stored in a table maintained by iDRAC One or more sensors are assigned to each of the configuration elements During POST any configuration validation error is logged in the System Event Log SEL LifeCycle LC log The reported events are categorized in the configuration validation error table Table 12 Configuration validation error Error Description Possible cause and recommendations Example C...

Page 30: ...the message is observed in the System Configuration Check operation Recommended Response Action Do the following and retry the operation 1 Disconnect the input power 2 Check for proper cable connection and component placement If the issue persists contact the service provider Category System Health HWC Hardware Config Severity Critical Trap EventID 2329 Table 14 Error message HWC8011 Error code HW...

Page 31: ...rnal USB card Intrusion switch module Optional OCP card Power supply unit Trusted Platform Module System board LOM card and rear I O board Control panel Safety instructions NOTE Whenever you need to lift the system get others to assist you To avoid injury do not attempt to lift the system by yourself CAUTION Ensure to have two or more people to lift the system horizontally from the box and place i...

Page 32: ...ty one For more information about the Part replacement configuration see the Lifecycle Controller User s Guide at https www dell com idracmanuals Before working inside your system Prerequisites Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions Steps 1 Power off the system and all attached peripherals 2 Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals 3 I...

Page 33: ...ule Table 15 12 x 3 5 inch SAS SATA 2 x 2 5 inch SAS SATA with APERC in Riser 1 and optional BOSS S2 module From To SIG_PWR_1 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SA1 adapter PERC controller connector BP_DST_SA1 backplane signal connector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SB1 adapter PERC controller connector BP_DST_SA1 rear backplane signal connector and BP_DST_SB1 backplan...

Page 34: ...ector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SA1 adapter PERC controller connector BP_DST_SA1 backplane signal connector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SB1 adapter PERC controller connector BP_DST_SA1 rear backplane signal connector and BP_DST_SB1 backplane signal connector SIG_PWR_0 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 rear backplane power connector Figure 27 12 x 3 5 inch SAS SATA 2 x 2 5 inch NVMe with APERC in Riser 1 34 Installing...

Page 35: ...P_DST_PB1 rear backplane signal connector Figure 28 12 x 3 5 inch SAS SATA 2 x 2 5 inch NVMe with APERC in Riser 2 Table 18 12 x 3 5 inch SAS SATA 2 x 2 5 inch NVMe with APERC in Riser 2 From To SIG_PWR_1 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SA1 adapter PERC controller connector BP_DST_SA1 backplane signal connector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SB1 adapter PERC controll...

Page 36: ...RL_SRC_SA1 adapter PERC controller connector BP_DST_SA1 backplane signal connector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SB1 adapter PERC controller connector BP_DST_SA1 rear backplane signal connector and BP_DST_SB1 backplane signal connector SIG_PWR_0 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 rear backplane power connector Figure 30 12 x 3 5 inch SAS SATA 4 x 2 5 inch NVMe with APERC in Riser 2 and optional BOSS S2 module...

Page 37: ...P_DST_PA1 rear backplane signal connector and BP_DST_PB1 rear backplane signal connector SL7_CPU1_PA5 signal connector on system board BP_DST_PA2 rear backplane signal connector and BP_DST_PB2 rear backplane signal connector Figure 31 8 x 2 5 inch SAS with NVMe and fPERC Table 21 8 x 2 5 inch SAS with NVMe and fPERC From To SIG_PWR_1 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector ...

Page 38: ...ne signal connector and BP_DST_PB1 backplane signal connector CTRL_SRC_PB1 fPERC controller connector BP_DST_PA2 backplane signal connector and BP_DST_PB2 backplane signal connector SL1_CPU2_PB1 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board and SL4_CPU1_PA2 signal connector on system board Riser 1C signal connector from Riser 1C 3...

Page 39: ...ignal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector CTRL_SRC_PA1 fPERC controller connector BP_DST_PA1 backplane signal connector and BP_DST_PB1 backplane signal connector CTRL_SRC_PB1 fPERC controller connector BP_DST_PA2 backplane signal connector and BP_DST_PB2 backplane signal connector SL2_CPU2_PA1 signal...

Page 40: ...A2 backplane signal connector SL2_CPU2_PA1 signal connector on system board BP_DST_PB2 backplane signal connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board and SL4_CPU1_PA2 signal connector on system board BP_DST_PA1 backplane signal connector and BP_DST_PB1 backplane signal connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector Riser 1 R1 paddle card on Riser 1 sl...

Page 41: ...nd BP_DST_PB2 backplane signal connector SL1_CPU2_PB1 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector CTRL_SRC_PA1 fPERC controller connector BP_DST_PA1 backplane signal connector and BP_DST_PB1 backplane signal connector CTRL_SRC_PB1 fPERC controller connector BP_DST_PA2 backplane signal connector and BP...

Page 42: ...ard power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector CTRL_SRC_SB1 fPERC controller connector BP_DST_SB1 backplane signal connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector Figure 37 16 x 2 5 inch SAS SATA with fPERC and Riser 1C 42 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 43: ...16 x 2 5 inch SAS SATA 8 x 2 5 inch NVMe with fPERC From To SIG_PWR_1 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector CTRL_SRC_SB1 fPERC controller connector BP_DST_SB1 backplane signal connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SL1_CPU2_PB1 signal connector on system board BP_DST_PA1 backplane signal connector SL2_CPU2_PA1 signal con...

Page 44: ...ckplane power connector CTRL_SRC_PB1 fPERC controller connector DST_SB1 backplane expander signal connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_2 backplane power connector Figure 40 24 x 2 5 inch SAS SATA with expander fPERC and Riser 1C 44 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 45: ...ander and fPERC Table 31 24 x 2 5 inch SAS SATA 8 universal 16 SAS with expander and fPERC From To SIG_PWR_1 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector CTRL_SRC_SB1 fPERC controller connector DST_SB1 backplane signal connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SL1_CPU2_PB1 signal connector on system board BP_DST_PA1 backplane sign...

Page 46: ...or BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SA1 adapter PERC controller connector DST_SB1 backplane expander signal connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_2 backplane power connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector Figure 43 24 x 2 5 inch SAS SATA with dual controller expander fPERC and APERC in Riser 2 46 Installing and re...

Page 47: ...A 2 x 2 5 inch SAS with expander and fPERC Table 34 24 x 2 5 inch SAS SATA 2 x 2 5 inch SAS with expander and fPERC From To SIG_PWR_1 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 backplane power connector CTRL_SRC_SB1 fPERC controller connector DST_SB1 backplane expander signal connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_2 backplane power connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system boar...

Page 48: ...T_SB1 backplane expander signal connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_2 backplane power connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SIG_PWR_0 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 rear backplane power connector SL7_CPU1_PA5 signal connector on system board BP_DST_PA1 rear backplane expander signal connector and BP_DST_PB1 rear backpl...

Page 49: ...PERC controller connector DST_SB1 backplane expander signal connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_2 backplane power connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SIG_PWR_0 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 rear backplane power connector SRC_SA1 backplane expander signal connector BP_DST_SA1 rear backplane expander signal connector ...

Page 50: ...board power connector BP_PWR_2 backplane power connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SIG_PWR_0 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 rear backplane power connector SL4_CPU1_PA2 signal connector on system board BP_DST_PA1 rear backplane signal connector and BP_DST_PB1 rear backplane signal connector SL7_CPU1_PA5 signal connector on system board B...

Page 51: ...L_SRC_SB1 fPERC controller connector DST_SB1 backplane expander signal connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_2 backplane power connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SIG_PWR_0 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 rear backplane power connector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SA1 adapter PERC controller connector BP_DST_SA1 rear backplane expand...

Page 52: ...L_SRC_SB1 fPERC controller connector DST_SB1 backplane expander signal connector SIG_PWR_2 system board power connector BP_PWR_2 backplane power connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector SIG_PWR_0 system board power connector BP_PWR_1 rear backplane power connector APERC_CTRL_SRC_SA1 adapter PERC controller connector BP_DST_SA1 rear backplane expand...

Page 53: ...ne power connector SL3_CPU1_PB2 signal connector on system board DST_PB2 backplane switch signal connector SL4_CPU1_PA2 signal connector on system board DST_PA2 backplane switch signal connector SL1_CPU2_PB1 signal connector on system board DST_PB1 backplane switch signal connector SL2_CPU2_PA1 signal connector on system board DST_PA1 backplane switch signal connector Installing and removing syste...

Page 54: ...ST_PA2 backplane switch signal connector CTRL_SRC_PB1 fPERC controller connector DST_PB2 backplane switch signal connector SL1_CPU2_PB1 signal connector on system board CTRL_DST_PA1 fPERC input connector M 2 SSD module Removing the M 2 SSD module Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove th...

Page 55: ...requisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions Steps 1 Align the M 2 SSD module connectors with the connectors on the BOSS card 2 Push the M 2 SSD module until the module is seated firmly on the BOSS card 3 Secure the M 2 SSD module on the BOSS card with the retention straps and screws Installing and removing system components 55 ...

Page 56: ...ptional on the front bezel If the front bezel has an LCD panel see LCD panel section Removing the front bezel The procedure to remove the front bezel with and without the LCD panel is the same Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Keep the bezel key handy NOTE The bezel key is part of the LCD bezel package Steps 1 Unlock the bezel 2 Press the release butt...

Page 57: ...panel is the same Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Locate and remove the bezel key NOTE The bezel key is part of the LCD bezel package Steps 1 Align and insert the tabs on the bezel into the slots on the system 2 Press the bezel until the release button clicks in place 3 Lock the bezel Installing and removing system components 57 ...

Page 58: ...2 Power off the system and any attached peripherals 3 Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and peripherals Steps 1 Using a 1 4 inch flat head or a Phillips 2 screwdriver rotate the lock counterclockwise to the unlock position 2 Lift the release latch until the system cover slides back 3 Lift the cover from the system 58 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 59: ...nside your system 3 Ensure that all internal cables are connected and routed properly and no tools or extra parts are left inside the system Steps 1 Align the tabs on the system cover with the guide slots on the system and slide the system cover 2 Close the system cover release latch 3 Using a 1 4 inch flat head or Phillips 2 screwdriver rotate the lock clockwise to the lock position Installing an...

Page 60: ...ckplane cover Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps 1 Slide the drive backplane cover in the direction of the arrows marked on the drive backplane cover 2 Lift the drive backplane cover from the system 60 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 61: ... the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps 1 Align the drive backplane cover with the guide slots on the system 2 Slide the drive backplane cover to the front of the system until the drive backplane cover fits into place Installing and removing system components 61 ...

Page 62: ...Figure 59 Installing the drive backplane cover Next steps 1 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 62 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 63: ...ure listed in Before working inside your system Steps Hold the edges of the air shroud and lift the air shroud out of the system Figure 60 Removing the air shroud Next steps 1 Replace the air shroud Installing the air shroud Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps 1 Align the slot on the...

Page 64: ...e your system with the air shroud removed The system may get overheated quickly resulting in shutdown of the system and loss of data 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the full length expansion card risers Steps Hold the edges of the GPU air shroud and lift the air shroud out of the system 64 ...

Page 65: ...delines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the full length expansion card risers Steps 1 Align the slot on the GPU air shroud with the standoff on the system 2 Lower the GPU air shroud into the system until it is firmly seated Installing and removing system components 65 ...

Page 66: ...r operate your system with the air shroud removed The system may get overheated quickly resulting in shutdown of the system and loss of data 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps Press the blue tabs on either sides of the top cover and lift the top cover out of the GPU air shroud 66 Installing and r...

Page 67: ...Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps 1 Align the tabs on the top cover with the slots on the GPU air shroud 2 Lower the top cover into the GPU air shroud until it is firmly seated Installing and removing system components 67 ...

Page 68: ...CAUTION Never operate your system with the air shroud removed The system may get overheated quickly resulting in shutdown of the system and loss of data 3 Remove the GPU air shroud top cover NOTE The GPU air shroud filler must be removed to avoid interference with full length double width expansion card installation NOTE The GPU air shroud filler must be installed if single width GPU card or empty...

Page 69: ...tes 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the GPU air shroud top cover 4 If required remove the full length expansion card risers Steps Align and install the GPU shroud fillers into shroud Installing and removing system components 69 ...

Page 70: ...es CAUTION Never operate your system with the air shroud removed The system may get overheated quickly resulting in shutdown of the system and loss of data 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps Press the edges on either side of the rear drive module air shroud and lift the rear drive module air shro...

Page 71: ...afety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system Steps 1 Align the rear drive module air shroud with the rear drive module on the system 2 Lower the air shroud into the rear drive module until it is firmly seated Figure 69 Installing the rear drive module air shroud Installing and removing system components 71 ...

Page 72: ...nd lift the cooling fan cage assembly away from the system Figure 70 Removing the cooling fan cage assembly Next steps 1 Replace the cooling fan cage assembly Installing the cooling fan cage assembly Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions CAUTION Ensure that the cables inside the system are correctly installed and retained by the cable retention bracket befo...

Page 73: ...Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Removing a cooling fan Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system NOTE The procedure to remove standard STD high performance silver grade HPR SLVR or high performance gold grade HPR GOLD fan is same Steps Press the orange release tab...

Page 74: ... instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system NOTE The procedure to install standard STD high performance silver grade HPR SLVR or high performance gold grade HPR GOLD fan is same Steps Align and slide the cooling fan into the cooling fan assembly until the fan clicks into place 74 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 75: ... the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the rear drive module air shroud Steps Press the orange release tab and lift the rear drive module cooling fan to disconnect from the connector on the rear drive module WARNING Ensure not to tilt or rotate the cooling fan while removing from the rear drive module Installing and removing system comp...

Page 76: ... safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the rear drive module air shroud Steps Align and slide the rear drive module cooling fan into the rear drive module until the fan clicks into place Figure 75 Installing a rear drive module cooling fan 76 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 77: ...ve the drive backplane cover 4 If installed remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud 5 Remove the cooling fan assembly NOTE Ensure that you note the routing of the cables as you remove them from the system board Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped Steps 1 Press the blue side tabs to release the side wall cable holder NOTE Move t...

Page 78: ... assembly NOTE Ensure that you note the routing of the cables as you remove them from the system board Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped Steps 1 Align the guide slots on the side wall bracket with the guides on the system and slide until the cover is seated firmly NOTE Route the cables through the side wall cable holder 2 Close the side...

Page 79: ...s must be installed in all empty drive slots Steps Press the release button and slide the drive blank out of the drive slot Figure 78 Removing a drive blank Next steps 1 Replace the drive blank Installing a drive blank Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 If installed remove the front bezel Steps Slide the drive blank into the drive slot until the releas...

Page 80: ...umentation for the storage controller CAUTION Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running see the documentation for the storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion CAUTION To prevent data loss ensure that your operating system supports drive installation For more information about the drives i...

Page 81: ...ON To prevent data loss ensure that your operating system supports hot swap drive installation See the documentation supplied with your operating system NOTE When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed while the system is powered on the drive automatically begins to rebuild Ensure that the replacement drive is blank Any data on the replacement drive is immediately lost once the drive is in...

Page 82: ...ted in the Safety instructions 2 Remove the drive carrier Steps 1 Using a Phillips 1 screwdriver remove the screws from the slide rails on the drive carrier NOTE If the drive carrier has Torx screw use Torx 6 for 2 5 inch drive or Torx 8 for 3 5 inch drive screwdriver to remove the drive 2 Lift the drive out of the drive carrier 82 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 83: ...h the drive connector facing towards the rear of the carrier 2 Align the screw holes on the drive with the screws holes on the drive carrier 3 Using a Phillips 1 screwdriver secure the drive to the drive carrier with the screws NOTE When installing a drive into the drive carrier ensure that the screws are torqued to 4 lbf in NOTE If the drive carrier has Torx screw use Torx 6 for 2 5 inch drive or...

Page 84: ...re listed in Before working inside your system 3 If required remove the air shroud 4 Remove the drives 5 If installed remove the BOSS S2 module 6 Disconnect the cables from the rear drive module NOTE Refer cable routing topic for more information Steps 1 Using a Phillips 2 screwdriver loosen the captive screws that secures the rear drive module to the system 2 Lift the rear drive module from the s...

Page 85: ...fore working inside your system 3 If required remove the air shroud 4 Remove the drives 5 If installed remove the BOSS S2 module 6 Disconnect the cables from the rear drive module NOTE Refer cable routing topic for more information Steps 1 Align and lower the rear drive module with the guide on the system board 2 Using a Phillips 2 screwdriver tighten the captive screws that secures the rear drive...

Page 86: ...Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 If required remove the air shroud 4 Remove the drives 5 Disconnect the cables from the rear drive module NOTE Refer cable routing topic for more information Steps 1 Using a Phillips 2 screwdriver loosen the captive screws that secures the rear drive module to the system 2...

Page 87: ... inside your system 3 If required remove the air shroud 4 Remove the drives 5 Disconnect the cables from the rear drive module NOTE Refer cable routing topic for more information Steps 1 Align the slot on the rear drive module with the guide on the system 2 Place the rear drive module on top of the riser until firmly seated 3 Using a Phillips 2 screwdriver tighten the captive screws that secures t...

Page 88: ...ackplane This is a service technician replaceable part only Drive backplane Depending on your system configuration the drive backplanes supported are listed here Table 42 Supported backplane options System Supported hard drives options PowerEdge R750 2 5 inch x 8 NVMe backplane 3 5 inch x 12 SAS or SATA backplane 2 5 inch x 16 SAS SATA or NVMe backplane 2 x 8 NVMe 2 5 inch x 24 SAS SATA NVMe backp...

Page 89: ...tem board 7 BP_DST_PB2 PCIe NVMe connector Figure 89 12x 3 5 inch drive backplane 1 BP_DST_SB1 2 BP_PWR_1 backplane power and signal cable to system board 3 BP_DST_SA1 Figure 90 16 x 2 5 inch drive backplane 1 BP_DST_SB1 backplane to front PERC 2 BP_PWR_CTRL front PERC power and control signal 3 BP_DST_SA1 backplane to front PERC 4 BP_PWR_1 backplane power and signal cable to system board Installi...

Page 90: ...ST_PB2 PCIe NVMe connector Figure 92 24 x 2 5 inch NVMe switched backplane 1 BP_PWR_CTRL2 2 BP_PWR_2 3 BP_PWR_1 4 BP_PWR_CTRL1 Figure 93 24 x 2 5 inch NVMe switched board 1 DST_PA2 2 DST_PB2 3 DST_PA1 4 DST_PB1 Removing the drive backplane Prerequisites CAUTION To prevent damage to the drives and backplane remove the drives from the system before removing the backplane 90 Installing and removing s...

Page 91: ...s from the connector on the system board and backplane Steps 1 Press the blue release tabs to disengage the drive backplane from the hooks on the system 2 Lift and pull the drive backplane out of the system NOTE To avoid damaging the backplane ensure that you move the control panel cables from the cable routing clips before removing the backplane Figure 94 Removing the drive backplane Next steps 1...

Page 92: ... guide Figure 95 Installing the drive backplane Next steps 1 Connect the drive backplane cables to the connector on the system board and backplane 2 Install the cooling fan cage assembly 3 Install the drives 4 If removed install the air shroud or install the GPU air shroud 5 Install the drive backplane cover 6 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system PERC module This is a se...

Page 93: ... Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the drive backplane cover 4 If installed remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud 5 If required remove the drive backplane 6 Route the cable properly to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped Steps 1 Align the connectors and guide slots on the front PERC module with the connectors an...

Page 94: ... in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the expansion card riser 4 Disconnect all the cables from the adapter PERC APERC card observe the cable routing NOTE APERC module must be installed only in expansion card riser 1 or riser 2 Steps 1 TIlt the expansion card retention latch lock to open 2 Pull the card holder before removing the card from the riser 3 Hold the APERC module by the edge...

Page 95: ...le 4 If the APERC module is not going to be replaced install a filler bracket and close the card retention latch Figure 99 Installing the filler bracket Next steps 1 Replace the APERC module Installing and removing system components 95 ...

Page 96: ...ller bracket for future use Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to maintain Federal Communications Commission FCC certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system Figure 100 Removing the filler bracket 3 Hold the adapter PERC APERC module by the edges and align the module edge conn...

Page 97: ...guidelines The PowerEdge R750 system supports DDR4 registered DIMMs RDIMMs Load Reduced DIMM LRDIMMs and Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS System memory holds the instructions that are started by the processor Your system memory is organized into eight channels per processor two memory sockets per channel 16 memory sockets per processor and 32 memory sockets per system Installing and removing...

Page 98: ...s B7 and B15 Slots B2 and B10 Slots B6 and B14 Slots B4 and B12 Slots B8 and B16 Table 44 Supported memory matrix DIMM type Rank Capacity DIMM rated voltage and speed Operating Speed 1 DIMM per channel DPC 2 DIMMs per channel DPC RDIMM 1 R 8 GB DDR4 1 2 V 3200 MT s 3200 MT s 3200 MT s 2 R 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB DDR4 1 2 V 3200 MT s 3200 MT s 3200 MT s LRDIMM 4 R 128 GB DDR4 1 2 V 3200 MT s 3200 MT s 32...

Page 99: ... Single processor Optimizer Independent channel population order A 1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A 6 A 7 A 8 A 9 A 10 A 11 A 12 A 13 A 14 A 15 A 16 1 2 4 6 8 12 or 16 DIMMs are allowed Dual processor Start with processor1 Processor 1 and processor 2 population should match Optimizer Independent channel population order A 1 B 1 A 2 B 2 A 3 B 3 A 4 B 4 A 5 B 5 A 6 B 6 A 7 B 7 A 8 B 8 A 9 B 9 A 10 B 10 A 11 B 11...

Page 100: ...n VMware ESXI environment if BPS goal is changed between App Direct Mode and Memory Mode it is recommended to sanitize the Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS before creating a new goal Populate Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS in DIMM slot 1 unless Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS is the only DIMM in that channel and then populate in DIMM slot 0 For more information about the suppo...

Page 101: ...4 MM or AD 4 4 128 256 512 1024 AD 4 4 256 256 1024 1024 AD 4 4 16 512 64 2048 AD 4 4 32 512 128 2048 MM or AD 4 4 64 512 256 2048 MM or AD 4 4 128 512 512 2048 MM or AD 4 4 256 512 1024 2048 AD Table 48 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS Configuration 2 6 x RDIMMs LRDIMMs 1 x Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS per processor Total No of RDIMMs LRDIMMs Total No of Intel Persistent Memory 20...

Page 102: ... Total Standard Memory Capacity GB Total PM Capacity GB Supported Modes 8 1 16 128 128 128 AD 8 1 32 128 256 128 AD 8 1 64 128 512 128 AD 8 1 128 128 1024 128 AD 8 1 256 128 2048 128 AD 8 1 16 256 128 256 AD 8 1 32 256 256 256 AD 8 1 64 256 512 256 AD 8 1 128 256 1024 256 AD 8 1 256 256 2048 256 AD 8 1 16 512 128 512 AD 8 1 32 512 256 512 AD 8 1 64 512 512 512 AD 8 1 128 512 1024 512 AD 8 1 256 51...

Page 103: ...2 2048 2048 AD Table 51 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS Configuration 5 8 x RDIMMs LRDIMMs 8 x Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS per processor Total No of RDIMMs LRDIMMs Total No of Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS DIMMs 1 R LRDIMM capacity GB 1 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series BPS capacity GB Total Standard Memory Capacity GB Total PM Capacity GB Supported Modes 8 8 16 128 128...

Page 104: ...2 64 512 768 1024 AD 12 2 128 512 1536 1024 AD 12 2 256 512 3072 1024 AD Removing a memory module Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud WARNING The memory modules are hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered off All...

Page 105: ... of the memory module with the alignment key of the memory module socket and insert the memory module in the socket CAUTION To prevent damage to the memory module or the memory module socket during installation do not bend or flex the memory module insert both ends of the memory module simultaneously NOTE The memory module socket has an alignment key that enables you to install the memory module i...

Page 106: ...e part only Removing the processor and heat sink module Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud NOTE The heat sink and processor are hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down Allow the heat sink and processor to c...

Page 107: ...oosening the captive screws 2 Set all the anti tilt wires to unlocked position inward position Figure 105 Removing the processor heat sink module 3 Lift the PHM from the system and set the PHM aside with the processor side facing up Installing and removing system components 107 ...

Page 108: ...r shroud 4 Remove the processor heat sink module or remove the liquid cooling module CAUTION You may find the CMOS battery loss or CMOS checksum error displayed during the first instance of powering on the system after the processor or system board replacement which is expected To fix this simply go to setup option to configure the system settings Steps 1 Place the heat sink with the processor sid...

Page 109: ... release tab at the pin 1 connector pull out the tip of the retaining clip release tab and then lift the retaining clip partially from the heat sink 5 Repeat the procedure at the remaining three corners of the retaining clip 6 After all the corners are released from the heat sink lift the retaining clip from the pin 1 corner of the heat sink Figure 108 Removing the retaining clip Next steps Replac...

Page 110: ...Place the retaining clip on top of the processor in the processor tray aligning pin 1 indicator on the processor NOTE Ensure the pin 1 indicator on the retaining clip is aligned with the pin 1 indicator on the processor before placing the retaining clip on the processor NOTE Before you install the heat sink ensure to place the processor and retaining clip in the tray Figure 109 Installing the reta...

Page 111: ...se syringe included with your processor kit to apply the grease in a thin spiral design on the bottom of the heat sink CAUTION Applying too much thermal grease can result in excess grease coming in contact with and contaminating the processor socket NOTE The thermal grease syringe is intended for single use only Dispose the syringe after you use it Installing and removing system components 111 ...

Page 112: ...12 Removing the Thermal Interface Material TIM protective film 7 Place the heat sink on the processor and press the base of the heat sink until the retaining clip locks onto the heat sink at all the four corners CAUTION To avoid damaging the fins on the heat sink do not press down on the heat sink fins 112 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 113: ...w the procedure listed in After working inside your system Installing the processor and heat sink module Prerequisites Never remove the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to replace the processor or system board The heat sink is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before work...

Page 114: ...ard to prevent damaging the components Figure 114 Installing the processor heat sink 3 Set the anti tilt wires to the locked position outward position and then using the Torx T30 screwdriver tighten the screws 12 in lbf on the PHM a Tighten the first screw three turns b Tighten the screw diagonally opposite to the screw you tighten first c Repeat the procedure for the remaining two screws d Return...

Page 115: ... powered off Allow the liquid cooling module and processor to cool down before handling them NOTE Rear I O RIO board is different for the system with liquid cooling modules NOTE The procedure to remove the processor from the liquid cooling module is same as removing the processor from the PHM Steps 1 Using a Phillips 2 screw driver loosen the captive screw on the liquid cooling ring holder 2 Tilt ...

Page 116: ... liquid cooling module Prerequisites Never uninstall the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to replace the processor or system board The heat sink is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud 4 R...

Page 117: ... cable must be placed first into the clip underneath the cooling tubes then place tube 2 and tube 1 into the clip to ensure cable does not interfere with the PCIe risers 6 Route the rear end of the liquid cooing tubes through the RIO board NOTE Follow the number labels on the liquid cooling tubes and ring holders 1 2 7 Connect the liquid cooling leak detection cable to the connector on RIO 8 Align...

Page 118: ...edgemanuals Expansion card installation guidelines Figure 118 Expansion card slot connectors 1 Riser 4 slot 7 and slot 8 2 Riser 3 slot 4 and slot 5 3 Riser 2 slot 3 and slot 6 4 Riser 1 slot 1 and slot 2 The following table describes the expansion card riser configurations Table 53 Riser configurations Configurations Expansion card risers PCIe Slots Controlling processor height Length Slot width ...

Page 119: ...5 Processor 2 Full height Half length x8 x8 R4A 7 Processor 2 Full height double width Full length x16 Config3 2 with 4x FH 1x SNAPI LP and 1x LP R1A 2 Processor 1 Full height Half length x16 R2B SNAPI 3 and 6 Processor 1 and 2 Low profile Half length x8 x8 x8 R3B 4 and 5 Processor 2 Full height Half length x8 x8 R4A 7 Processor 2 Full height Half length x16 Config4 1 with 4x FH and 2x LP R1B 1 an...

Page 120: ...th x16 x16 R4B 7 and 8 Processor 2 Full height Half length x8 x8 R1 paddle card NA NA NA NA NA R3 paddle card NA NA NA NA NA Config8 with 2x FH and 1x LP R1B 1 and 2 Processor 1 Full height Half length x8 x8 R2A 3 Processor 1 Low profile Half length x16 Config9 with 1x LP R2A 3 Processor 1 Low profile Half length x16 NOTE In config7 with R1 and R3 paddle cards does not have any physical slot on it...

Page 121: ...Figure 121 Riser 1C 1 Slot 2 2 Slot 1 Figure 122 Riser 1A FL 1 Slot 2 Figure 123 Riser 1C FL 1 Slot 2 2 Slot 1 Installing and removing system components 121 ...

Page 122: ...Figure 124 Riser 2A 1 Slot 3 2 Slot 6 Figure 125 Riser 2B SNAPI 1 Slot 3 2 Slot 6 Figure 126 Riser 3A 1 Slot 5 122 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 123: ...Figure 127 Riser 3B 1 Slot 5 2 Slot 4 Figure 128 Riser 4A 1 Slot 7 Figure 129 Riser 4B 1 Slot 7 2 Slot 8 Installing and removing system components 123 ...

Page 124: ...lot priority Maximum number of cards Inventec VGA 8 1 Inventec Serial 8 1 Inventec FPERC 10 15 Integrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC 11 Integrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC HBA11 Integrated slot 2 Foxconn APERC 10 15 2 1 1 Foxconn APERC 11 2 1 1 Inventec APERC 10 15 2 1 1 Foxconn APERC HBA11 2 1 1 SolarFlare NIC 25Gb 7 2 1 3 Broadcom NIC 25Gb 7 2 1 3 Intel NIC 25Gb 7 2 1 3 Qlogic Marvell NIC 25Gb 7 2 1 3 Emu...

Page 125: ...ght 8 7 2 1 1 Inventec BOSS S2 Adapter Integrated slot 1 Samsung PCIe SSD 8 7 2 1 4 Table 55 Configuration 1 R1B R2A R3B R4B Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards Inventec VGA 4 8 1 Inventec Serial 4 8 1 NVIDIA GPU T4 LP 3 6 2 Inventec FPERC 10 15 Integrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC11 Integrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERCHBA11 Integrated slot 2 Foxconn APERC 10 15 2 1 1 Foxconn APERC11 2 1 1 Inven...

Page 126: ... 6 3 2 Broadcom NIC 10Gb 6 3 2 Broadcom NIC 1Gb 5 4 7 2 1 5 Intel NIC 1Gb 5 4 7 2 1 5 Broadcom NIC 1Gb 6 3 2 Intel NIC 1Gb 6 3 2 Mellanox NIC HDR100 VPI 6 3 2 Mellanox NIC HDR VPI 6 3 2 Mellanox OCP 25Gb Integrated slot 1 SolarFlare OCP 25Gb Integrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 25Gb Integrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 25Gb Integrated slot 1 Intel OCP 25Gb Integrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 10Gb Integrated slot 1 I...

Page 127: ...PERC 10 15 Intergrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC 10 15 Intergrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC 11 Intergrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC HBA 11 Intergrated slot 2 Foxconn APERC 10 15 2 3 1 Foxconn APERC 11 2 3 1 Inventec APERC 10 15 2 3 1 Foxconn APERC HBA 11 2 3 1 Mellanox NIC 100Gb 7 2 2 Mellanox NIC 25Gb 7 2 2 SolarFlare NIC 25Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Broadcom NIC 25Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Intel NIC 25Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Qlogic Marvell NIC 2...

Page 128: ...6 3 2 Mellanox NIC HDR VPI 7 2 2 Mellanox NIC HDR VPI 6 3 2 Mellanox OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 SolarFlare OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 1Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 1Gb In...

Page 129: ...llanox NIC 100Gb 6 3 2 Mellanox NIC 25Gb 7 2 2 SolarFlare NIC 25Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Broadcom NIC 25Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Intel NIC 25Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Qlogic Marvell NIC 25Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Mellanox NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 SolarFlare NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 Broadcom NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 Intel NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 Qlogic Marvell NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 Emulex HBA FC32 5 4 7 2 4 Qlogic HBA FC32 5 4 7 2 4 Emulex HBA FC32 6 3 2 Qlogic HBA FC32 6 3 2 Emulex HBA FC16...

Page 130: ... 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 1Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 1Gb Intergrated slot 1 Foxconn External Adapter 5 4 7 2 4 Foxconn External Adapter 6 3 2 Foxconn External Adapter 5 4 7 2 6 3 6 Inventec BOSS 1 5 Intergrated slot 1 Inventec BOSS S1 Full height 5 4 7 2 1 Inventec BOSS S1 Low profile 6 3 1 Inventec BOSS S2 Adap...

Page 131: ... Broadcom NIC 25Gb 6 1 Intel NIC 25Gb 6 1 Qlogic Marvell NIC 25Gb 6 1 Emulex HBA FC32 5 4 7 2 4 Qlogic HBA FC32 5 4 7 2 4 Emulex HBA FC32 6 1 Qlogic HBA FC32 6 1 Emulex HBA FC16 5 4 7 2 4 QLogic HBA FC16 5 4 7 2 4 Emulex HBA FC16 6 1 QLogic HBA FC16 6 1 Broadcom NIC 10Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Intel NIC 10Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Qlogic Marvell NIC 10Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Qlogic Marvell NIC 10Gb 6 1 Broadcom NIC 10Gb 6 1 Intel NIC...

Page 132: ... 1 5 Intergrated slot 1 Inventec BOSS S1 Full height 5 4 1 Inventec BOSS S1 Low profile 6 1 Inventec BOSS S2 Adapter Integrated slot 1 Samsung PCIe SSD 5 4 7 2 5 Table 59 Configuration 3 2 R1A R2B R3B R4A HL Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards Inventec VGA 4 8 1 Inventec Serial 4 8 1 NVIDIA GPU T4 FH 7 2 2 Inventec FPERC 10 15 Intergrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC 10 15 Intergrated slot 2 F...

Page 133: ...0Gb 6 1 Intel NIC 10Gb 6 1 Broadcom NIC 1Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Intel NIC 1Gb 5 4 7 2 4 Broadcom NIC 1Gb 6 1 Intel NIC 1Gb 6 1 Mellanox NIC HDR100 VPI 7 2 2 Mellanox NIC HDR100 VPI 3 1 Mellanox NIC HDR VPI 7 2 2 Mellanox NIC HDR VPI 3 1 Mellanox OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 SolarFlare OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 25Gb Intergrate...

Page 134: ...40 7 1 NVIDIA GPU T4 FH 5 1 NVIDIA GPU T4 LP 3 6 2 NVIDIA GPU M10 7 1 Inventec FPERC 10 15 Intergrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC 10 15 Intergrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC 11 Intergrated slot 2 Foxconn FPERC HBA 11 Intergrated slot 2 Mellanox NIC 100Gb 5 7 2 1 4 Mellanox NIC 100Gb 6 3 2 Mellanox NIC 25Gb 5 7 2 1 4 SolarFlare NIC 25Gb 5 7 2 1 4 Broadcom NIC 25Gb 5 7 2 1 4 Intel NIC 25Gb 5 7 2 1 4 Qlogic Mar...

Page 135: ...x NIC HDR VPI 5 7 2 1 4 Mellanox NIC HDR VPI 6 3 2 Mellanox OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 SolarFlare OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 1Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 1Gb Intergrated...

Page 136: ...7 2 1 4 Intel NIC 25Gb 5 7 2 1 4 Qlogic Marvell NIC 25Gb 5 7 2 1 4 Mellanox NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 SolarFlare NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 Broadcom NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 Intel NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 Qlogic Marvell NIC 25Gb 6 3 2 Emulex HBA FC32 5 7 2 1 4 Qlogic HBA FC32 5 7 2 1 4 Emulex HBA FC32 6 3 2 Qlogic HBA FC32 6 3 2 Emulex HBA FC16 5 7 2 1 4 QLogic HBA FC16 5 7 2 1 4 Emulex HBA FC16 6 3 2 QLogic HBA FC16 6 3 2 Broadcom NIC 10G...

Page 137: ... OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 1Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 1Gb Intergrated slot 1 Foxconn External Adapter 5 7 2 1 4 Foxconn External Adapter 6 3 2 Foxconn External Adapter 5 7 2 1 6 3 6 Inventec BOSS 1 5 Intergrated slot 1 Inventec BOSS S1 Full height 5 7 2 1 1 Inventec BOSS S1 Low profile 6 3 1 Inventec BOSS S2 Adapter Integrated slot 1 Samsung PCIe SSD 5 7 2 1 6 Table 62 Configu...

Page 138: ...6 7 1 QLogic HBA FC16 7 1 Emulex HBA FC16 6 3 2 QLogic HBA FC16 6 3 2 Broadcom NIC 10Gb 7 1 Intel NIC 10Gb 7 1 Qlogic Marvell NIC 10Gb 7 1 Qlogic Marvell NIC 10Gb 6 3 2 Broadcom NIC 10Gb 6 3 2 Intel NIC 10Gb 6 3 2 Qlogic Marvell NIC 10Gb 6 3 2 Broadcom NIC 10Gb 6 3 2 Broadcom NIC 1Gb 7 1 Intel NIC 1Gb 7 1 Broadcom NIC 1Gb 6 3 2 Intel NIC 1Gb 6 3 2 Mellanox NIC HDR100 VPI 6 3 2 Mellanox NIC HDR VPI...

Page 139: ...63 Configuration 6 R1B R2A R4B Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards Inventec Serial 8 1 Inventec FPERC 10 15 Intergrated slot 1 Foxconn FPERC 10 15 Intergrated slot 1 Foxconn FPERC 11 Intergrated slot 1 Foxconn FPERC HBA 11 Intergrated slot 1 Foxconn APERC 10 15 2 1 3 1 Foxconn APERC 11 2 1 3 1 Inventec APERC 10 15 2 1 3 1 Foxconn APERC HBA 11 2 1 3 1 Mellanox NIC 100Gb 6 3 2 SolarFlare...

Page 140: ... HDR VPI 6 3 2 Mellanox OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 SolarFlare OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 1Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 1Gb Intergrated slot 1 Foxconn External Adapter 7 2...

Page 141: ... 7 3 Qlogic HBA FC32 7 2 Emulex HBA FC32 6 3 2 Qlogic HBA FC32 6 3 3 Emulex HBA FC16 7 3 QLogic HBA FC16 7 2 Emulex HBA FC16 6 3 2 QLogic HBA FC16 6 3 3 Broadcom NIC 10Gb 7 3 Intel NIC 10Gb 7 3 Qlogic Marvell NIC 10Gb 7 2 Qlogic Marvell NIC 10Gb 6 3 3 Broadcom NIC 10Gb 6 3 3 Intel NIC 10Gb 6 3 3 Broadcom NIC 1Gb 7 2 Intel NIC 1Gb 7 2 Broadcom NIC 1Gb 6 3 2 Intel NIC 1Gb 6 3 2 Mellanox NIC HDR100 V...

Page 142: ... Inventec BOSS S2 Adapter Integrated slot 1 Samsung PCIe SSD 8 7 6 Table 65 Configuration 8 R1B R2A Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards Inventec Serial 4 8 1 Inventec FPERC 10 15 Integrated slot 1 Foxconn FPERC 10 15 Integrated slot 1 Foxconn FPERC 11 Integrated slot 1 Foxconn FPERC HBA 11 Integrated slot 1 Mellanox NIC 100Gb 3 1 SolarFlare NIC 25Gb 2 1 2 Broadcom NIC 25Gb 2 1 2 Intel ...

Page 143: ...ntegrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 25Gb Integrated slot 1 Intel OCP 25Gb Integrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 10Gb Integrated slot 1 Intel OCP 10Gb Integrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 10Gb Integrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 1Gb Integrated slot 1 Intel OCP 1Gb Integrated slot 1 Foxconn External Adapter 2 1 2 Foxconn External Adapter 3 1 Foxconn External Adapter 2 1 3 3 Inventec BOSS 1 5 Integrated slot 1 Inventec BOSS S1 ...

Page 144: ... Intel NIC 1Gb 3 1 Mellanox NIC HDR100 VPI 3 1 Mellanox NIC HDR VPI 3 1 Mellanox OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 SolarFlare OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 25Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Intel OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 QLogic OCP 10Gb Intergrated slot 1 Broadcom OCP 1Gb Intergrated slot 1 Inte...

Page 145: ...nect the cables from the expansion card or system board Steps 1 Loosen the captive screws on the riser 2 Press the blue release tab or blue button on the riser and holding the edges lift the expansion card riser from the riser connector on the system board NOTE The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps The numbers are for representation of sequence Figure 131 Removing the expansion ca...

Page 146: ...Figure 132 Removing the expansion card riser Riser 3 Figure 133 Removing the expansion card riser Riser 2 146 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 147: ... screws NOTE You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion card slot to maintain Federal Communications Commission FCC certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system Figure 135 Installing the Riser 1 blank Installing and removing system components 147 ...

Page 148: ...Figure 136 Installing the Riser 2 blank Figure 137 Installing the Riser 3 blank 148 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 149: ... Do not install GPUs network cards or other PCIe devices on your system that are not validated and tested by Dell Damage caused by unauthorized and invalidated hardware installation will null and void the system warranty Steps 1 If installed remove the riser blanks and if required loosen the captive screws NOTE Store the riser blanks for future use Filler brackets must be installed in empty expans...

Page 150: ...Figure 139 Removing the Riser 2 blank Figure 140 Removing the Riser 1 blank 150 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 151: ...es on the expansion card riser with the guides on the system board 3 Lower the expansion card riser into place and press the touch points until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated on the system board connector 4 Tighten the captive screws on the risers and system if any Installing and removing system components 151 ...

Page 152: ...Figure 143 Installing the expansion card riser Riser 2 Figure 144 Installing the expansion card riser Riser 1 152 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 153: ...1 If required re connect the cables to the expansion card 2 Install the air shroud or Install the GPU air shroud 3 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 4 Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card Installing and removing system components 153 ...

Page 154: ...rotate the expansion card retention latch lock to open 2 Pull the card holder before removing the card from the riser 3 Hold the expansion card by the edges and pull the card from the riser NOTE The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps The numbers are for representation of sequence Figure 147 Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser 4 If the expansion card is not going t...

Page 155: ...UTION Do not install GPUs network cards or other PCIe devices on your system that are not validated and tested by Dell Damage caused by unauthorized and invalidated hardware installation will null and void the system warranty Steps 1 Pull and lift up the expansion card retention latch lock to open 2 If installed remove the filler bracket NOTE Store the filler bracket for future use Filler brackets...

Page 156: ...ansion card connector until seated 5 Close the expansion card retention latch 6 Push the card holder to hold the card in the riser NOTE The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps The numbers are for representation of sequence Figure 150 Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 156 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 157: ...roud top cover 4 If installed remove the GPU air shroud filler 5 If applicable disconnect the cables from the expansion card or system board NOTE Full length risers are supported only in Riser 1 and Riser 4 slot Steps 1 To remove full length expansion card riser a Loosen the captive screws on the riser b Disconnect the GPU power cable from the system board c Press the blue release tab and holding ...

Page 158: ...s NOTE You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion card slot to maintain Federal Communications Commission FCC certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system Figure 153 Installing the Riser 1 blank 158 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 159: ... into the expansion card risers 5 If installing full length expansion card riser for the first time remove air shroud and replace it with GPU air shroud Steps 1 If installed remove the riser blanks by loosening the captive screws NOTE Store the Riser blanks for future use Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to maintain Federal Communications Commission FCC certification...

Page 160: ...the expansion card riser with the guides on the system board c Lower the expansion card riser into place and press the touch points until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated on the system board connector d Tighten the captive screws on the risers and system if any NOTE The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps The numbers are for representation of sequence 160 Installin...

Page 161: ... the cables to the expansion card or system board 2 If required install the GPU air shroud filler 3 Install the GPU air shroud top cover 4 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 5 Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card Installing and removing system components 161 ...

Page 162: ...nsion card holder latch on the riser c Press the tab and pull the card holder from the riser d Hold the GPU card by the edges and pull the card from the riser NOTE The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps The numbers are for representation of sequence Figure 159 Removing GPU from Riser 1 2 To remove the GPU from Riser 4 a Slide the expansion card latch on the riser b Disconnect the G...

Page 163: ...eral Communications Commission FCC certification of the system The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system The filler bracket is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions 4 Install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the expansion card latch Installing and removing system components 163 ...

Page 164: ...CAUTION Do not install GPUs network cards or other PCIe devices on your system that are not validated and tested by Dell Damage caused by unauthorized and invalidated hardware installation will null and void the system warranty WARNING Consumer Grade GPU should not be installed or used in the Enterprise Server products Steps 1 If installed remove the filler bracket NOTE Store the filler bracket fo...

Page 165: ... on the GPU with the connector on the riser b Insert the GPU into the riser until firmly seated c Close the expansion card holder latch d Press the card holder latch to secure the GPU card to the riser e Connect the GPU power cable to the GPU card Installing and removing system components 165 ...

Page 166: ...nector on the riser b Insert the GPU into the riser until firmly seated c Close the expansion card holder latch d Press the card holder latch to secure the GPU card to the riser e Connect the GPU power cable to the GPU card f Close the expansion card latch on the riser 166 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 167: ... 2 5 inch NVMe direct attach configuration only Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud 4 Remove cooling fan cage assembly NOTE Observe the cable routing before disconnecting the cables 5 Remove the paddle card cable from side wall brack...

Page 168: ...ch configuration only Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud 4 Remove cooling fan cage assembly NOTE Observe the cable routing before disconnecting the cables 5 Remove the paddle card cable from side wall bracket 168 Installing and remo...

Page 169: ...seated on the system board connector Figure 167 Installing the R1 paddle card Figure 168 Installing the R3 paddle card Next steps 1 Connect the paddle card cables to the drive backplane 2 Insert the paddle card cable into the side wall bracket 3 Install cooling fan cage assembly 4 Install the air shroud or install the GPU air shroud 5 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system...

Page 170: ...air shroud NOTE The serial COM port is supported only in slot 4 or slot 8 of the expansion card riser Steps 1 Loosen the captive screws on the system 2 Press the blue release tab or blue button on the riser and holding the edges lift the expansion card riser from the riser connector on the system board 3 Disconnect the serial COM port cable from the rear I O board Figure 169 Disconnecting the seri...

Page 171: ...lines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud NOTE The serial COM port is supported only in slot 4 or slot 8 of the expansion card riser Steps 1 Open the latch on the expansion card riser and remove the filler bracket from the expansion card riser 2 Slide the serial COM port into the e...

Page 172: ... 5 Lower the expansion card riser into place and press the touch points until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated on the system board connector 6 Tighten the captive screws on the system Figure 172 Connecting the serial COM port Next steps 1 Install the air shroud or install the GPU air shroud 2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 172 Installing and remov...

Page 173: ... port is supported only in slot 4 or slot 8 of the expansion card riser Steps 1 Loosen the captive screws on the system 2 Press the blue release tab or blue button on the riser and holding the edges lift the expansion card riser from the riser connector on the system board 3 Disconnect the VGA port cable from the liquid cooling LC rear I O board Figure 173 Disconnecting the VGA port cable 4 Open t...

Page 174: ...in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the air shroud or remove the GPU air shroud 4 Remove expansion card riser NOTE VGA port is supported only in slot 4 or slot 8 of the expansion card riser Steps 1 Open the latch on the expansion card riser and remove the filler bracket from the expansion card riser 2 Slide the VGA port into the ex...

Page 175: ... the expansion card riser with the guides on the system board 5 Lower the expansion card riser into place and press the touch points until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated on the system board connector 6 Tighten the captive screws on the system Figure 176 Connecting the VGA port cable Installing and removing system components 175 ...

Page 176: ...ing the IDSDM module remove the MicroSD cards NOTE Temporarily label each SD card with its corresponding slot number before removal Reinstall the SD cards into the corresponding slots Steps Holding the blue pull tab lift the IDSDM module out of the system Figure 177 Removing the IDSDM module Next steps 1 Replace the IDSDM module Installing the IDSDM module Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guideli...

Page 177: ... 2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system MicroSD card Removing the MicroSD card Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the IDSDM module Steps 1 Locate the MicroSD card slot on the IDSDM module and press the card to partially release it from the slot For ...

Page 178: ... enabled in System Setup NOTE Ensure that you install the MicroSD cards into the same slots based on the labels you had marked on the cards during removal Steps 1 Locate the MicroSD card slot on the IDSDM module Orient the MicroSD card appropriately and insert the contact pin end of the card into the slot To locate IDSDM see the System board jumpers and connectors section NOTE The slot is keyed to...

Page 179: ...e listed in After working inside your system Optional BOSS S2 module Removing the BOSS S2 module blank Prerequisites Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions Steps Use a screwdriver to push out the blank from the BOSS S2 module bay Installing and removing system components 179 ...

Page 180: ...or install BOSS S2 card module Installing the BOSS S2 module blank Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions Steps Align the blank with the BOSS S2 module bay and push it into the bay until it clicks into place 180 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 181: ...ard carrier blank Prerequisites Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions Steps Press and pull the BOSS S2 card carrier blank out from the BOSS S2 module Figure 183 Removing the BOSS S2 card carrier blank Installing and removing system components 181 ...

Page 182: ...cks into place Figure 184 Installing the BOSS S2 card carrier blank Removing the BOSS S2 module The procedure to remove is the BOSS S2 module with 4 x 2 5 inch rear drive module is same Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system Steps 1 Pull and lift the BOSS S2 card carrier retention latch l...

Page 183: ...M 2 SSD out from the BOSS S2 card carrier Figure 186 Removing the M 2 SSD 5 Disconnect the BOSS S2 power and signal cable from the system board 6 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver remove the M3 x 0 5 x 4 5 mm screw that secures the BOSS S2 module on Riser 1 7 Slide the BOSS S2 module towards the front of the chassis and lift the module Installing and removing system components 183 ...

Page 184: ... BOSS S2 power and signal cable from the BOSS S2 module Figure 188 Removing the BOSS S2 power and signal cable from the BOSS S2 module Next steps 1 Replace the BOSS S2 module or Install the BOSS module blank 184 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 185: ... and signal cables to the connectors on the BOSS S2 module Figure 189 Connecting the BOSS S2 power and signal cables to the BOSS S2 module 2 Align the BOSS S2 module at an angle with the controller card module slot 3 Insert the BOSS S2 module and push the module horizontally towards the rear of the system until firmly seated 4 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver secure the BOSS S2 module with the M3 ...

Page 186: ...e BOSS S2 card carrier 8 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver secure the M 2 SSD on the BOSS S2 card carrier with the M3 x 0 5 x 4 5 mm screw Figure 191 Installing the M 2 SSD 9 Slide the BOSS S2 card carrier into the BOSS S2 module slot 10 Close the BOSS S2 card carrier release latch to lock the carrier in place 186 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 187: ...batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions See the Safety instructions that came with your system for more information 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 If applicable disconnect the power or data cables from the expansion cards 4 Remove the expansion card risers Steps 1 To remove the...

Page 188: ...s into place Figure 194 Installing the system battery Next steps 1 Install the expansion card risers 2 If applicable connect the cables to one or more expansion cards 3 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system 4 Confirm that the battery is operating properly by performing the following steps a Enter the System Setup while booting by pressing F2 188 Installing and removing sy...

Page 189: ...r the maximum permissible dimensions of the USB memory key are 15 9 mm wide x 57 15 mm long x 7 9 mm high 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the expansion card risers Steps 1 Holding the blue tag lift the internal USB card to disconnect from the connector on the system board 2 Remove the U...

Page 190: ...side your system 3 While booting press F2 to enter System Setup and verify that the system detects the USB memory key Intrusion switch module This is a service technician replaceable part only Removing the intrusion switch module Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the expansi...

Page 191: ...s 2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system 3 Remove the expansion card riser NOTE Ensure that you note the routing of the cables as you remove them from the system board Route the cable properly when you replace it to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped Steps 1 Align the guides on the intrusion switch module with the standoffs on the system 2 Slide the intrusi...

Page 192: ...low the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the expansion card riser Steps 1 Open the blue latch to disengage the OCP card 2 Push the OCP card towards the rear end of the system to disconnect from the connector on the system board 3 Slide the OCP card out of the slot on the system 192 Installing and rem...

Page 193: ... to be replaced install a filler bracket Figure 200 Installation of filler bracket Next steps 1 Replace the OCP card Installing the OCP card Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions Installing and removing system components 193 ...

Page 194: ...ll null and void the system warranty Steps 1 If installed remove the filler bracket Figure 201 Removal of filler bracket 2 Open the blue latch on the system board 3 Slide the OCP card into the slot in the system 4 Push until the OCP card is connected to the connector on the system board 5 Close the blue latch to lock the OCP card to the system NOTE The numbers on the image do not depict the exact ...

Page 195: ...e The active PSU supports 100 percent of the system load thus operating at higher efficiency The PSU in the sleep state monitors output voltage of the active PSU If the output voltage of the active PSU drops the PSU in the sleep state returns to an active output state If having both PSUs active is more efficient than having one PSU in the sleep state the active PSU can also activate the sleeping P...

Page 196: ...ng a second PSU Figure 203 Removing a power supply unit blank Next steps 1 Replace the PSU blank or install the PSU Installing a power supply unit blank Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions NOTE Install the power supply unit PSU blank only in the second PSU bay 2 If required Remove the PSU Steps Align the PSU blank with the PSU bay and push it into the PSU...

Page 197: ...r Figure 205 Removing a power supply unit adapter Next steps 1 Replace the PSU adapter or Install the PSU Installing a power supply unit adapter Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 If required Remove the PSU NOTE Remove the PSU adapter when installing PSU with 86 mm wide form factor Steps 1 Align and insert the power supply unit adapter 2 Using a philli...

Page 198: ...ble from the power outlet and from the PSU you intend to remove 3 Remove the cable from the strap on the PSU handle 4 Unlatch and lift or remove the optional cable management accessory if it interferes with the PSU removal NOTE For information about the cable management when the PSU is removed or installed while the system is in a rack see the system s cable management arm documentation at https w...

Page 199: ...ed in the Safety instructions 2 For systems that support redundant PSU ensure that both the PSUs are of the same type and have the same maximum output power NOTE The maximum output power shown in watts is listed on the PSU label 3 Remove the PSU blank Steps Slide the PSU into the PSU bay until the release latch snaps into place Installing and removing system components 199 ...

Page 200: ...ntil discovery is complete The PSU status indicator turns green to indicate that the PSU is functioning properly Trusted Platform Module This is a service technician replaceable part only Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module Removing the TPM Prerequisites NOTE Ensure that your operating system supports the version of the TPM module being installed Ensure that you download and install the latest B...

Page 201: ...ch that the plastic rivet aligns with the slot on the system board 3 Press the plastic rivet until the rivet snaps into place 4 Replace the screw that secures the TPM to the system board Figure 209 Installing the TPM Initializing TPM for users Steps 1 Initialize the TPM For more information see Initializing the TPM for users 2 The TPM Status changes to Enabled Activated Initializing the TPM 1 2 fo...

Page 202: ...low the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the following components a Air shroud b Cooling fan cage assembly c Side wall bracket d Processor and heat sink module or Liquid cooling module e Memory modules f R1 and R3 paddle cards if installed g BOSS S2 module h Expansion card risers i GPU air shroud if ...

Page 203: ...m 3 If you are replacing the system board remove all the components that are listed in the removing the system board section Steps 1 Unpack the new system board assembly CAUTION Do not lift the system board by holding a memory module processor or other components CAUTION Take care not to damage the system identification button while placing the system board into the chassis 2 Holding the system bo...

Page 204: ...inside the system are routed along the chassis wall and secured using the cable securing bracket 3 Ensure that you perform the following steps a Use the Easy Restore feature to restore the Service Tag See the Restoring the system by using the Easy Restore feature section b If the service tag is not backed up in the backup flash device enter the system service tag manually See the Manually update t...

Page 205: ...ly update the Service Tag After replacing a system board if Easy Restore fails follow this process to manually enter the Service Tag using System Setup About this task If you know the system service tag use the System Setup menu to enter the service tag Steps 1 Power on the system 2 To enter the System Setup press F2 3 Click Service Tag Settings 4 Enter the service tag NOTE You can enter the servi...

Page 206: ...eps 1 Replace the LOM card and rear I O board Installing the LOM card and rear I O board Prerequisites 1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions 2 Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system 3 Remove the system board 206 Installing and removing system components ...

Page 207: ...card or rear I O board until firmly seated on the system board connector 3 Using a Phillips 2 screwdriver secure the LOM card or rear I O board to the system board with screws Figure 214 Installing the LOM card and rear I O board Figure 215 Installing the liquid cooling rear I O board Next steps 1 Install the system board 2 Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system Installing...

Page 208: ...ps 1 screwdriver remove the screws that secures the right control panel and cable cover to the system 2 Remove the cable cover away the system 3 Disconnect the right control panel cable and the VGA cable from the connectors on the system board 4 Holding the cable slide the right control panel out of the system NOTE Observe the routing of the cable as you remove the right control panel from the sys...

Page 209: ...the slot on the system NOTE Route the cable properly to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped 4 Connect the right control panel cable and VGA cable to the connectors on the system board 5 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver tighten the screws that secures the right control panel and the cable cover to the system NOTE The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps The numbers are for...

Page 210: ...ve the screws that secures the left control panel and the cable cover to the system 2 Remove the cable cover away the system 3 Disconnect the control panel cable from the connector on the system board 4 Holding the cable slide the left control panel out of the system NOTE Observe the routing of the cable as you remove the right control panel from the system NOTE The numbers on the image do not dep...

Page 211: ... in the slot on the system NOTE Route the cable properly to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped 4 Connect the left control panel cable to the connector on the system board 5 Using the Phillips 1 screwdriver tighten the screws to secures the left control panel and the cable cover to the system NOTE The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps The numbers are for representation...

Page 212: ...Installing the LOM card and rear I O board Network cards OCP See Installing the OCP card PCIe SSD card See Installing the drive Power cords N A Power supplies See Installing a power supply unit Quick sync N A SD cards See Installing the MicroSD card TPM See Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module Processor enablement thermal kits See Installing the processor Internal USB 3 0 card See Internal USB ca...

Page 213: ...fety guidelines and before working inside the system instructions Table 68 BOSS S2 module kit components R750 quantity Components in kit NA BOSS cover 1 M3 x 0 05 x 4 5 mm screws 1 BOSS signal cable 1 BOSS power cable 1 BOSS S2 module 1 or 2 BOSS S2 card carrier 1 or 2 M 2 SSD 2 M 2 240 GB information label 2 M 2 480 GB information label 1 BOSS card filler 1 Tech sheet To remove the BOSS blank 1 P...

Page 214: ...stalling the BOSS S2 module steps 1 to 5 2 Install the M 2 SSD To install the M 2 SSD see installing the BOSS S2 module steps 6 to 10 NOTE Installing the BOSS S2 card carrier does not require the system to be powered off System shutdown is only required when installing the BOSS S2 controller card module To remove the BOSS S2 controller card module 1 Power off the system and remove the system cover...

Page 215: ...to 8 4 Install the BOSS S2 module blank NOTE Removal of the BOSS S2 card carrier does not require the system to be powered off System shutdown is only required when removing the BOSS S2 module NOTE Disconnect the BOSS signal cable and the BOSS power cable before lifting the module from the system Upgrade Kits 215 ...

Page 216: ...Power cable 2x 6 2 pin power cables 2 x 8 pin power cables Power cable 2x 6 2 pin power cables 2 x 8 pin power cables Foam Mylar foam 1 Mylar foam 1 FL Full Length HL Half Length HPR High Performance SLVR Silver NOTE The Riser R3B is shipped with the GPU FL kit however riser R3B does not support GPU NOTE The configuration 3 1 supports GPU only on slots 2 and 7 Table 70 Components in the half lengt...

Page 217: ...rds require t type heat sink and GPU shroud irrespective of the length 3 Remove the air shroud and install the GPU air shroud 4 Remove the GPU air shroud top cover NOTE The GPU air shroud top cover is part of the GPU air shroud 5 Remove the GPU air shroud filler 6 Install the GPU NOTE See expansion card installation guidelines to know about risers and slots that support GPU NOTE For information on...

Page 218: ... the foam on the system cover To install the foam a Place the system cover with the System Information Label SIL side facing up b For easier handling peel off a small section of the adhesive cover and align the foam with the system cover c Remove rest of the adhesive cover and install foam on the system cover d Press along the length of the foam to ensure that it is firmly affixed to the system co...

Page 219: ... card For installation procedure of IDSDM see installing the IDSDM module section NOTE Ensure to install the IDSDM module in the IDSDM USB card port and not in the J_R3_PCIE_PWR connector port Figure 223 IDSDM port information Upgrade Kits 219 ...

Page 220: ...nal USB card port information Serial COM port kit The serial COM port kit contains the components listed in the table Table 73 Serial COM port kit Components Quantity Serial COM port card 1 Cable 1 For installation procedure of the serial COM port see serial COM port section VGA port kit The VGA port kit contains the components listed in the table Table 74 VGA port kit Components Quantity VGA port...

Page 221: ...asswords To install components and cables correctly you must be able to identify the connectors on the system board Topics System board connectors System board jumper settings Disabling a forgotten password System board connectors Figure 225 System board jumpers and connectors Table 75 System board jumpers and connectors Item Connector Description 1 LFT_CP Left control panel connector 2 BAT_SIG NV...

Page 222: ...nnector 7 18 SIG_PWR_4 Power connector 4 use for GPU only 19 IO_RISER1 CPU1 Riser 1 20 SIG_PWR_0 Power connector 0 use for GPU only Rear BP 21 PSU 1 Power supply unit 1 22 SL6_PCH_PA4 PCIe connector 6 23 FRONT_VIDEO Front VGA 24 BOSS_PWR BOSS card power 25 RGT_CP Right control panel connector 26 2U FAN6 Fan 6 27 SIG_PWR_2 Power connector 2 use for BP only 28 A11 A3 A15 A7 A9 A1 A13 A5 DIMM for CPU...

Page 223: ... have potential loss of data Disabling a forgotten password The software security features of the system include a system password and a setup password The password jumper enables or disables password features and clears any password s currently in use Prerequisites CAUTION Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as...

Page 224: ...the system to the electrical outlet and then power on the system 6 Power off the system 7 Remove the system cover 8 Move the jumper on the system board from pins 4 and 6 to pins 2 and 4 9 Replace the system cover 10 Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet and then power on the system 11 Assign a new system and or setup password 224 Jumpers and connectors ...

Page 225: ...tor The indicator turns solid amber if there is a drive error Check the System Event Log to determine if the drive has an error Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test Restart the system and run embedded diagnostics ePSA If the drives are configured in a RAID array restart the system and enter the host adapter configuration utility program Temperature indicator The indicator turns solid amber ...

Page 226: ...tion about the supported PCIe cards see the Expansion card installation guidelines section System health and system ID indicator codes The system health and system ID indicator is located on the left control panel of the system Figure 227 System health and system ID indicator Table 78 System health and system ID indicator codes System health and system ID indicator code Condition Solid blue Indica...

Page 227: ...ed Check if iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is configured to be disabled by iDRAC If the problem persists see the Getting help section www dell com poweredgemanuals or Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User s Guide at https www dell com openmanagemanuals Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail safe mode Restart the system If the problem persists see the Getting help section Blinking amber I...

Page 228: ...system is connected to a power source and an error is detected the LCD turns amber regardless of whether the system is powered on or off When the system powers off and there are no errors the LCD enters the standby mode after five minutes of inactivity Press any button on the LCD to power it on If the LCD panel stops responding remove the bezel and reinstall it If the problem persists see Getting ...

Page 229: ...IPMI description in the SEL This enables you to match an LCD message with an SEL entry Select Simple to view LCD error messages in a simplified user friendly description For information about the event and error messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components go to qrl dell com Look Up Error Code type the error code and then click Look it up Set home Select the ...

Page 230: ...en Indicates that the NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port speed and data is being sent or received Link indicator is green and activity indicator is off Indicates that the NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and data is not being sent or received Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is off Indicates that the NIC is connected to a va...

Page 231: ...imum output power CAUTION When correcting a PSU mismatch replace the PSU with the blinking indicator Swapping the PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and an unexpected system shutdown To change from a high output configuration to a low output configuration or vice versa you must power off the system CAUTION AC PSUs support both 240 V and 120 V input voltages with the except...

Page 232: ...LEDs on the drive carrier indicate the state of each drive Each drive carrier has two LEDs an activity LED green and a status LED bicolor green amber The activity LED blinks whenever the drive is accessed Figure 231 Drive indicators on the drive and the mid drive tray backplane 1 Drive activity LED indicator 2 Drive status LED indicator 3 Drive capacity label NOTE If the drive is in the Advanced H...

Page 233: ...System Diagnostics is also known as Enhanced Pre boot System Assessment ePSA diagnostics The Embedded System Diagnostics provide a set of options for particular device groups or devices allowing you to Run tests automatically or in an interactive mode Repeat tests Display or save test results Run thorough tests to introduce additional test options to provide extra information about the failed devi...

Page 234: ...ntrols Menu Description Configuration Displays the configuration and status information of all detected devices Results Displays the results of all tests that are run System health Provides the current overview of the system performance Event log Displays a time stamped log of the results of all tests run on the system This is displayed if at least one event description is recorded 234 System diag...

Page 235: ... com support home 2 Select your country from the drop down menu on the lower right corner of the page 3 For customized support a Enter the system Service Tag in the Enter a Service Tag Serial Number Service Request Model or Keyword field b Click Search The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed 4 For general support a Select your product category b Select your product ...

Page 236: ...ical support for your Dell EMC server storage and networking devices By installing and setting up a SupportAssist application in your IT environment you can receive the following benefits Automated issue detection SupportAssist monitors your Dell EMC devices and automatically detects hardware issues both proactively and predictively Automated case creation When an issue is detected SupportAssist a...

Page 237: ...ing Started Guide document that is shipped with your system www dell com poweredgemanuals Configuring your system For information about the iDRAC features configuring and logging in to iDRAC and managing your system remotely see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User s Guide For information about understanding Remote Access Controller Admin RACADM subcommands and supported RACADM interf...

Page 238: ...e Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise User s Guide https www dell com serviceabilitytools For information about partner programs enterprise systems management see the OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents www dell com openmanagemanuals Working with the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers For information about understanding the features of the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers PERC...

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