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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4

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Tower Installation Guide

Systèmes Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4

00 et 6300

Guide d’installation en tour

Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4x00 und 6300 Systeme

Tower-Installationshandbuch

Sistemas Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4

00 y 6300

Guía de instalación en torre

Summary of Contents for POWEREDGE 4300

Page 1: ...nd 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide Systèmes Dell PowerEdge 4x00 et 6300 Guide d installation en tour Dell PowerEdge 4x00 und 6300 Systeme Tower Installationshandbuch Sistemas Dell PowerEdge 4x00 y 6300 Guía de instalación en torre ...

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Page 3: ...www dell com Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems TOWER INSTALLATION GUIDE ...

Page 4: ...ch if not avoided may result in minor or moderate injury WARNING A WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious bodily injury ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice 1999 Dell Computer Corporation All rights reserved Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo and PowerEdge are trademarks...

Page 5: ...System 1 8 Removing the Rails and Rack Adapters 1 9 Removing the Slide Assemblies From the Rack 1 10 Replacing the Rack Doors 1 12 Installing the Rubber Feet 1 13 Removing the Front Bezel 1 14 Reorienting Drives 1 15 Reorienting the System Badge 1 16 Replacing the Front Bezel 1 16 Attaching Cables and Turning the System On 1 17 Index Figures Figure 1 1 Tower Kit Contents 1 2 Figure 1 2 Opening the...

Page 6: ... the Rack 1 9 Figure 1 8 Removing the Rails and Rack Adapters 1 10 Figure 1 9 Removing the Slide Assemblies 1 11 Figure 1 10 Removing a Cage Nut 1 12 Figure 1 11 Installing the Rubber Feet 1 13 Figure 1 12 Removing the System Cover 1 14 Figure 1 13 Removing the Front Bezel 1 15 ...

Page 7: ...Only trained service technicians are authorized to perform this procedure which includes removing the system cover and accessing the components inside the system One tower kit is required for each system you are converting to the tower configuration The tower kit includes the following items see Figure 1 1 Four rubber feet 18 plastic filler plugs Four 8 32 x 0 5 inch hex head thread forming screws...

Page 8: ...oving your system from the rack Kit Restrictions This tower kit is intended to be installed by trained service technicians Rack Stabilizer Feet WARNING Removing PowerEdge systems from a Dell rack without the front and side stabilizer feet installed could cause the rack to tip over potentially resulting in bodily injury under certain circumstances Therefore always install the stabilizer feet before...

Page 9: ...ommended Tools To install the tower kit you need the following tools A 2 Phillips screwdriver A flat blade screwdriver Installation To install a tower kit perform these steps see the following subsections for detailed instructions 1 Shut down and turn off the system 2 Remove the rack s front and rear doors 3 Remove the cable management arm 4 Remove the cable tray 5 Remove the system from the rack ...

Page 10: ...s it will go press the push button rotate the handle clockwise until the latch releases and then pull the door open Figure 1 2 Opening the Latch on the Door 2 Remove the front door of the rack If you have a 42 unit U 1 75 inches rack perform the following steps see Figure 1 3 a One person should grasp the top of the door to stabilize it The other person should grasp the bottom of the door b The pe...

Page 11: ...s If you have a 24 U rack perform the following steps see Figure 1 4 a With the door open lift out and fully retract all hinge pins b Lift the door out carefully Repeat steps 1 and 2 to remove the back door from the rack Store the doors in an area where they will not fall over while you install the kit hinge release lever ...

Page 12: ...stened to the cable management arm and release the Velcro strips securing the cables to the cable management arm 3 From the back of the rack remove the three 10 32 x 0 25 inch Phillips head screws securing the cable management arm to the cable tray on the back of the system see Figure 1 5 4 Slide the system partially out of the rack and verify that the cable management arm and all of the cables ar...

Page 13: ...nt Arm Removing the Cable Tray Remove the cable tray on the back of the system by removing the five 6 32 x 0 25 inch Phillips head screws that secure the tray to the system chassis see Figure 1 6 cable management arm 10 32 x 0 25 inch screws 3 back of computer vertical rail right angle bracket cable tray 10 32 x 0 5 inch screw ...

Page 14: ...ese steps WARNING If you are removing more than one system first remove the system in the highest position Never pull more than one system out of the rack at a time 1 Slide the system out of the rack until the slides lock in the extended position WARNING Because of the size and weight of the system never attempt to remove the system from the slide assemblies by yourself 2 Press the green button ne...

Page 15: ...em perform these steps WARNING The system weighs approximately 50 kilograms kg 110 pounds lb when fully loaded To prevent personal injury do not attempt to move the system by yourself 1 Remove the three rails on each side of the system see Figure 1 8 Remove each rail by removing the four 10 32 x 0 25 inch Phillips head screws that secure the rail to the system chassis interior slide green push but...

Page 16: ...3 Install a plastic filler plug provided with the kit into each hole on the top left side of the system Removing the Slide Assemblies From the Rack To remove the slide assemblies from the rack perform these steps 1 Remove the two 10 32 x 0 5 inch Phillips head screws that secure the slide s mounting bracket to the front of the rack rack adapters 2 10 32 x 0 25 inch screws 3 securing each rack adap...

Page 17: ...used to secure the rack adapter thumbscrews from each vertical rail use a flat blade screwdriver or the cage nut installation tool if available pry down on the outside top edge of the cage nut while pushing inward on the cage nut to remove it from the vertical rail see step 3 in Figure 1 10 Repeat this step to remove the remaining cage nuts 5 Package all the rack installation hardware you removed ...

Page 18: ...Lift the front door into position and align the hinges with the holes in the rack as shown in Figure 1 3 2 Slide the hinges into the holes in the rack until the hinge release levers lock the hinges into position 3 Verify that the hinges are latched 4 Close the door latch by rotating the handle counterclockwise until it stops push in the handle until it locks in position and then slide the cover do...

Page 19: ... steps 1 and 2 to install the back door Installing the Rubber Feet To install the rubber feet on the system base perform these steps 1 Lay the system on its left side see Figure 1 11 on a piece of foam or cardboard to prevent damage to the system 2 Attach a rubber foot in each of the four corners on the cabinet base the cabinet s right side in the former rack configuration using an 8 32 x 0 5 inch...

Page 20: ...back edge of the cover to the unlocked position b Slide the cover about a centimeter half an inch toward the back of the system c Grasping the top of the cover at both ends lift it away from the chassis 2 With your fingertips gently pry loose the four tabs along the right edge of the bezel and disengage the three clips on the opposite edge from the chassis see Figure 1 13 3 Rotate the bezel to the...

Page 21: ...t panel inserts from the front bezel See your system s Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for instructions on removing and replacing front panel inserts 2 Reposition the plastic frame surrounding the drive opening in the front bezel a Facing the inside of the front bezel press against the center of the frame with your thumbs until the frame bows sufficiently to loosen the tabs on the sides of ...

Page 22: ...xternal drives to match the new system orientation a Slide each drive into the bay until it snaps securely into place b Reconnect the appropriate DC power cable and interface cable to each drive 7 Close the system board tray Reorienting the System Badge To rotate the system badge on the front bezel perform these steps 1 Facing the inner side of the bezel remove the system badge by compressing the ...

Page 23: ... perform these steps 1 Connect the I O cables to their connectors on the back of the system 2 Connect the power cable to the back of the system 3 Plug the other end of the power cable into an AC receptacle of the proper current rating 4 Turn on the system and all attached peripherals 5 Ensure that the power on self test POST successfully completes and that the operating system boots ...

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Page 25: ...oving 1 14 replacing 1 16 C cable management arm removing 1 6 cable tray removing 1 7 cables connecting 1 17 disconnecting 1 6 cage nuts removing 1 11 D doors opening latch 1 4 removing 1 4 replacing 1 12 drives reorienting 1 15 F feet installing 1 13 K kit contents illustrated 1 2 list of 1 1 ...

Page 26: ... restrictions kit installation 1 2 rubber feet installing 1 13 S safety information 1 2 slide assemblies removing 1 10 stabilizer feet 1 2 system removing rails 1 9 weight 1 9 system badge reorienting 1 16 T tools recommended 1 3 tower kit contents illustrated 1 2 list of 1 1 tower kit installation rack adapters removing 1 9 rails removing 1 9 W weight system 1 9 ...

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