Owners Manual

Important information about the BOSS device (PCIe cards M.2 Drive)...................................................................33
Examples of write intensive applications not to be run on the boot device....................................................... 33
5 Pre-operating system management applications..........................................................................................34
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications........................................................................................34
System Setup................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Viewing System Setup.............................................................................................................................................. 34
System Setup details.................................................................................................................................................35
System BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................. 35
iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................55
Device Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 55
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................55
Embedded systems management............................................................................................................................56
Boot Manager.................................................................................................................................................................. 56
Viewing Boot Manager..............................................................................................................................................56
Boot Manager main menu........................................................................................................................................ 56
One-shot BIOS boot menu....................................................................................................................................... 57
System Utilities...........................................................................................................................................................57
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................57
6 Installing and removing system components................................................................................................ 58
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................58
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................59
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................59
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................59
Optional front bezel......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Removing the optional front bezel...........................................................................................................................60
Installing the optional front bezel.............................................................................................................................60
System cover.................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Removing the system cover......................................................................................................................................61
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 62
Backplane cover...............................................................................................................................................................63
Removing the backplane cover................................................................................................................................63
Installing the backplane cover.................................................................................................................................. 64
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................. 65
Air shroud..........................................................................................................................................................................66
Removing the air shroud...........................................................................................................................................66
Installing the air shroud..............................................................................................................................................67
Cooling fans......................................................................................................................................................................68
Removing a cooling fan.............................................................................................................................................68
Installing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................... 69
System memory............................................................................................................................................................... 70
General memory module installation guidelines.......................................................................................................71
Mode-specic guidelines...........................................................................................................................................72
Removing a memory module.................................................................................................................................... 73
Installing a memory module.......................................................................................................................................74
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