Installation and Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R250 Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- About this document
- PowerEdge R250 system overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Optional optical drive
- Air shroud
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch
- Drive backplane
- Drives
- Cable routing
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Optional IDSDM module
- MicroSD card
- Optional BOSS S1 card
- PERC
- System battery
- Optional internal USB card
- Power supply unit
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: PowerEdge R250 system overview............................................................................... 7
Front view of the system...................................................................................................................................................7
Rear view of the system.................................................................................................................................................... 8
Inside the system .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
System information label...................................................................................................................................................11
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix.......................................................................................................................13
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 13
Chapter 3: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................ 15
Setting up the system.......................................................................................................................................................15
iDRAC configuration..........................................................................................................................................................15
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................15
Options to log in to iDRAC.........................................................................................................................................16
Resources to install operating system.......................................................................................................................... 17
Options to download firmware .................................................................................................................................17
Options to download and install OS drivers ..........................................................................................................17
Downloading drivers and firmware...........................................................................................................................18
Chapter 4: Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation..........................19
Minimum configuration to POST ...................................................................................................................................19
Configuration validation....................................................................................................................................................19
Error messages............................................................................................................................................................ 20
Chapter 5: Installing and removing system components............................................................... 21
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................21
Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 22
After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 22
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Optional front bezel.......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Removing the front bezel.......................................................................................................................................... 23
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................ 23
System cover......................................................................................................................................................................24
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 24
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 25
Optional optical drive........................................................................................................................................................26
Removing the optical drive....................................................................................................................................... 26
Installing the optical drive..........................................................................................................................................27
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................29
Installing the air shroud..............................................................................................................................................29
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Removing a cooling fan..............................................................................................................................................30
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