Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- About Your System
- Accessing System Features During Startup
- Front-Panel Features and Indicators
- LCD Panel Features
- Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns for RAID
- Back Panel Features and Indicators
- Power Indicator Codes
- NIC Indicator Codes
- LCD Status Messages
- System Messages
- Warning Messages
- Diagnostics Messages
- Alert Messages
- Other Information You May Need
- Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
- Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
- Inside the System
- Front Bezel (Optional)
- Information Tag
- Opening and Closing the System
- Hard Drives
- Power Supplies
- Internal SD Module
- Internal SD Flash Card
- Internal USB Memory Key
- Internal USB Cable
- Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Enterprise Card (Optional)
- VFlash Media (Optional)
- NIC Hardware Key
- Cooling Shroud
- Cooling Fans
- Optical Drive
- Integrated Storage Controller Card
- RAID Battery
- Cable Routing
- Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers
- Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
- Installing an Expansion Card
- Removing an Expansion Card
- Removing Expansion-Card Riser 1
- Replacing Expansion-Card Riser 1
- Removing Expansion-Card Riser 2
- Replacing Expansion-Card Riser 2
- Removing Expansion-Card Riser 2 From the Expansion-Card Bracket
- Replacing the Riser 2 Board on the Expansion-Card Bracket
- System Memory
- Processors
- System Battery
- Control Panel Assembly
- SAS Backplane (Service Only Procedure)
- System Board
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First-For You and Your System
- Troubleshooting System Startup Failure
- Troubleshooting External Connections
- Troubleshooting the Video Subsystem
- Troubleshooting a USB Device
- Troubleshooting a Serial I/O Device
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a Wet System
- Troubleshooting a Damaged System
- Troubleshooting the System Battery
- Troubleshooting Power Supplies
- Troubleshooting System Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting a Fan
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting an Internal SD Card
- Troubleshooting an Internal USB Memory Key
- Troubleshooting an Optical Drive
- Troubleshooting a Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting a Storage Controller
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting the Processor
- Running the System Diagnostics
- Jumpers and Connectors
- Getting Help
- Index

122 Installing System Components
1
Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.
For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.
2
Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect
the system from the electrical outlet.
3
Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 83.
4
Open the expansion-card guide latch and remove the filler bracket at the
back of the system. See Figure 3-21.
NOTE: Keep this bracket in case you need to remove the expansion card.
Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion-card slots to maintain
FCC certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the
system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
5
Install the expansion card:
a
If the expansion card is 24.13 cm (9.5 in), align its front edge with the
front card guide. See Figure 3-21.
b
Position the expansion card so that the card-edge connector aligns
with the expansion-card connector on the expansion-card riser board.
c
Insert the card-edge connector firmly into the PCIe card connector
until the card is fully seated.
d
When the card is seated in the connector, close the expansion-card
latch. See Figure 3-21.
6
Connect any expansion-card cables for the new card.
See the documentation that came with the card for information about its
cable connections.
7
Close the system. See "Closing the System" on page 83.
8
Reconnect your system and peripherals to their electrical outlets, and turn
on the system.