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Installing and removing sled components
Related links
Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
After working inside your system
Installing a processor blank and DIMM blank
Installinga processor blank and DIMMblank
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Manyrepairsmayonlybedonebyacertifiedservicetechnician.Youshouldonlyperformtroubleshootingandsimple
repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
NOTE:
You must remove the processor-and-DIMM blank when using a dual processor configurationortoserviceother
components inside the system.
1
Followthesafetyguidelineslistedinthe Safetyinstructions section.
2
FollowtheprocedurelistedintheBefore workinginside yoursystemsection.
3
Remove the coolingshroud.
Steps
1
Align the standoffs on the processor blank and DIMM blank with the heat sink retention sockets on the processor socket.
2
Lower the processor blank and DIMM blank onto the system until the standoffs on the processor blank and DIMM blank engage with
theheatsinkretentionsockets.
Next steps
1
Ensure that you install a processor blank and DIMM blank when you have removed a processor permanently.
2
Install the coolingshroud.
3
Followthe procedure listed inthe After working inside your systemsection.
Related links
Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
After working inside your system
Removing a processor blank and DIMM blank
Solid State Drives (SSD)
The PowerEdge FC430 system supports up totwo 1.8 inch-uSATA SSDs. The SSDs are supplied inspecial hotswapdrive carriers that fit
in the drive bays and these drives connect to thesystem board through the SSD backplane board.
SSD installation guidelines
In adual SSD baysled that has asingle SSD installed, an SSDblank must beinstalled in thevacant drive baytomaintain proper airflow.
Shutdown procedure forservicing an SSD
NOTE:
This section applies only to situations where the sled must be turned off to service an SSD.
