Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC XC740xd XC Series Appliance and XC Core System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- Overview
- Documentation resources
- Technical specifications
- 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
- Persistent Memory details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- 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 your 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
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Backplane cover
- Inside the system
- Air shroud
- Cooling-fan assembly
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch
- Hard drives
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Opening and closing the PCIe card holder latch
- Removing the expansion card from expansion card riser
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser
- Removing an expansion card riser 1
- Installing an expansion card riser 1
- Removing an expansion card riser 2
- Installing an expansion card riser 2
- Removing an expansion card riser 3
- Installing an expansion card riser 3
- IDSDM/vFlash card
- Network daughter card
- Hard drive backplane
- System battery
- Power supply units
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
- BOSS card
Methods to download firmware and drivers...............................................................................................................30
Downloading drivers and firmware................................................................................................................................30
Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications........................................................ 32
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications.................................................................................... 32
System Setup.....................................................................................................................................................................32
Viewing System Setup............................................................................................................................................... 32
System Setup details..................................................................................................................................................33
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................33
iDRAC Settings utility.................................................................................................................................................53
Device Settings............................................................................................................................................................53
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................53
Embedded systems management............................................................................................................................53
Boot Manager.................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Viewing Boot Manager...............................................................................................................................................54
Boot Manager main menu......................................................................................................................................... 54
One-shot BIOS boot menu........................................................................................................................................54
System Utilities............................................................................................................................................................ 54
PXE boot............................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Chapter 6: Installing and removing system components.............................................................. 56
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................56
Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 57
After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 57
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Optional front bezel..........................................................................................................................................................58
Removing the optional front bezel..........................................................................................................................58
Installing the optional front bezel............................................................................................................................58
System cover..................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 59
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 60
Backplane cover................................................................................................................................................................. 61
Removing the backplane cover.................................................................................................................................61
Installing the backplane cover.................................................................................................................................. 62
Inside the system.............................................................................................................................................................. 63
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................65
Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................65
Installing the air shroud..............................................................................................................................................65
Cooling-fan assembly....................................................................................................................................................... 66
Removing the cooling fan assembly........................................................................................................................66
Installing the cooling fan assembly..........................................................................................................................67
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................68
Removing a cooling fan..............................................................................................................................................68
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................69
Intrusion switch..................................................................................................................................................................70
Removing an intrusion switch...................................................................................................................................70
Installing an intrusion switch......................................................................................................................................71
Hard drives..........................................................................................................................................................................72
Removing a hard drive blank.....................................................................................................................................72
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