Installation and Service Manual

Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: PowerEdge R750xs system overview............................................................................8
Front view of the system...................................................................................................................................................8
Left control panel view................................................................................................................................................11
Right control panel view............................................................................................................................................. 12
Rear view of the system.................................................................................................................................................. 12
Inside the system .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
System information label..................................................................................................................................................15
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix.......................................................................................................................18
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 19
Chapter 3: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................20
Setting up the system......................................................................................................................................................20
iDRAC configuration......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Options to set up iDRAC IP address.......................................................................................................................20
Options to log in to iDRAC.........................................................................................................................................21
Resources to install operating system......................................................................................................................... 22
Options to download firmware ................................................................................................................................22
Options to download and install OS drivers .........................................................................................................23
Downloading drivers and firmware..........................................................................................................................23
Chapter 4: Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation......................... 24
Minimum configuration to POST ..................................................................................................................................24
Configuration validation................................................................................................................................................... 24
Error messages............................................................................................................................................................ 25
Chapter 5: Installing and removing system components.............................................................. 26
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................26
Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 27
After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 27
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Optional front bezel.......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Removing the front bezel..........................................................................................................................................28
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................ 29
System cover..................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 29
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 30
Drive backplane cover.......................................................................................................................................................31
Removing the drive backplane cover...................................................................................................................... 31
Installing the drive backplane cover........................................................................................................................32
Optional optical drive........................................................................................................................................................33
Removing the optical disk drive............................................................................................................................... 33
Installing the optical disk drive................................................................................................................................. 34
Contents
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