Owners Manual

iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................ 47
Device Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................47
Embedded systems management............................................................................................................................47
Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................................................47
Viewing Boot Manager..............................................................................................................................................47
Boot Manager main menu.........................................................................................................................................48
One-shot BIOS boot menu.......................................................................................................................................48
System Utilities...........................................................................................................................................................48
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................48
6 Installing and removing system components................................................................................................ 49
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................49
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................49
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................49
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................49
Inside the sled...................................................................................................................................................................50
XC6420 Series sled......................................................................................................................................................... 50
Removing a sled ........................................................................................................................................................50
Installing a sled .......................................................................................................................................................... 52
Air shroud..........................................................................................................................................................................54
Removing the air shroud...........................................................................................................................................54
Installing the air shroud ............................................................................................................................................ 55
System memory............................................................................................................................................................... 56
System memory guidelines....................................................................................................................................... 56
General memory module installation guidelines......................................................................................................58
Mode-specic guidelines.......................................................................................................................................... 58
Removing a memory module....................................................................................................................................62
Installing a memory module...................................................................................................................................... 62
Support bracket............................................................................................................................................................... 63
Removing the support bracket.................................................................................................................................63
Installing the support bracket...................................................................................................................................64
Expansion cards............................................................................................................................................................... 65
PCIe slot priority ....................................................................................................................................................... 65
Removing the expansion card riser assembly........................................................................................................ 66
Installing the expansion card riser assembly........................................................................................................... 67
Removing an expansion card....................................................................................................................................68
Installing an expansion card...................................................................................................................................... 70
Removing the riser card............................................................................................................................................ 72
Installing the riser card...............................................................................................................................................73
M.2 SATA drive.................................................................................................................................................................74
Removing the M.2 SATA x16 riser............................................................................................................................74
Installing the M.2 SATA x16 riser..............................................................................................................................75
Removing the M.2 SATA card.................................................................................................................................. 76
Installing the M.2 SATA card.....................................................................................................................................77
Mezzanine and OCP cards............................................................................................................................................. 78
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