Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC DSS8440 Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- About this document
- DSS8440 system overview
- Technical specifications
- Chassis dimensions
- Chassis weight
- Processor specifications
- PSU specifications
- Cooling fans specifications
- System battery specifications
- Expansion card riser specifications
- GPU specifications
- Memory specifications
- Drive specifications
- Ports and connectors specifications
- Environmental specifications
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Network Settings
- Viewing Network Settings
- Network Settings screen details
- UEFI iSCSI Settings
- Viewing UEFI iSCSI Settings
- UEFI iSCSI Settings details
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure the system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Redundant OS Control
- Viewing Redundant OS Control
- Redundant OS Control screen details
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- System cover
- Front bezel
- Air shroud
- Drives
- Drive backplane
- Power supply unit
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Removing a GPU
- Installing a GPU
- Removing a GPU support bracket
- Installing a GPU support bracket
- Removing the PCIe switch board
- Installing the PCIe switch board
- Removing a GPU power interposer board
- Installing a GPU power interposer board
- Removing a butterfly module and riser 3 board
- Installing the riser 3 board and butterfly module
- Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU
- Nvidia A100 GPU and NVLink bridge
- Nvidia A40 GPU and NVLink bridge
- Processor and heat sink
- System memory
- Riser 2 module
- Riser 1 module
- Network daughter card
- System board tray module
- System board and power interposer board
- Backup battery
- Power distribution board
- PSB power interposer board
- Front control module
- Fan louvers
- Cooling fans
- Fan cage
- Handle
- Slide rail installation
- Cable Routing
- Dell EMC DSS8440 cable instruction
- 3M cable Installation-Config A left
- 3M cable Installation-Config A right
- Fan cable assembly to fan bracket
- Fan cable MB-PDB assembly to MB
- Fan cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB
- Front control cable assembly control board to MB
- GPU power cable assembly GPU card to PSB
- IDC cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB
- IDC cable MB-PDB assembly to MB
- IDC cable PDB-PIB assembly to PIB
- IDC cable PIB-PDB assembly to PDB
- IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to PDB
- IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to riser board1
- IDC cable PIB-PDB assembly to PDB
- IDC cable Riser 2- PDB assembly to riser board 2
- Mini SAS HD cable assembly PERC-HDBP
- Mini SAS HD cable assembly HDBP-MB
- Power cable BP-PDB assembly to BP
- Power cable BP-PDB assembly to PDB
- Power cable assembly to PDB
- Power cable assembly to PIB
- Power cable1 assembly to Riser1
- Power cable2 Riser-PDB assembly to PDB
- Power cable2 Riser-PDB assembly to Riser
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
System Utilities............................................................................................................................................................. 41
PXE boot.............................................................................................................................................................................. 41
Chapter 6: Installing and removing system components.............................................................. 42
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................42
Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 43
After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 43
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 43
System cover......................................................................................................................................................................43
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 43
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 44
Front bezel..........................................................................................................................................................................45
Removing the front bezel..........................................................................................................................................45
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................ 46
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................ 48
Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................48
Installing the air shroud.............................................................................................................................................. 48
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Removing a drive carrier and drive......................................................................................................................... 49
Installing the drive and drive carrier....................................................................................................................... 50
Drive backplane................................................................................................................................................................. 52
Removing the drive backplane................................................................................................................................. 52
Installing the drive backplane................................................................................................................................... 52
Power supply unit..............................................................................................................................................................53
Removing a power supply unit................................................................................................................................. 53
Installing a power supply unit................................................................................................................................... 54
Expansion cards and expansion card risers ............................................................................................................... 55
Removing a GPU......................................................................................................................................................... 55
Installing a GPU............................................................................................................................................................56
Removing a GPU support bracket...........................................................................................................................57
Installing a GPU support bracket.............................................................................................................................58
Removing the PCIe switch board............................................................................................................................ 59
Installing the PCIe switch board...............................................................................................................................61
Removing a GPU power interposer board.............................................................................................................63
Installing a GPU power interposer board...............................................................................................................63
Removing a butterfly module and riser 3 board...................................................................................................64
Installing the riser 3 board and butterfly module.................................................................................................65
Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU.........................................................................................................................................................67
Removing a T4 GPU....................................................................................................................................................67
Installing a T4 GPU..................................................................................................................................................... 69
Removing the Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU from butterfly module...............................................................................71
Installing the Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU in butterfly riser module............................................................................. 71
Nvidia A100 GPU and NVLink bridge............................................................................................................................ 72
Removing a A100 GPU and NVLink bridge............................................................................................................ 72
Installing a A100 GPU and NVLink bridge.............................................................................................................. 75
Nvidia A40 GPU and NVLink bridge..............................................................................................................................77
Removing a A40 GPU and NVLink bridge..............................................................................................................78
Installing a A40 GPU and NVLink bridge................................................................................................................80
Processor and heat sink.................................................................................................................................................. 83
Removing the processor and heat sink.................................................................................................................. 83
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