Owners Manual

System BIOS..................................................................................................................................................................41
iDRAC Settings utility.................................................................................................................................................60
Device Settings.............................................................................................................................................................61
Dell Lifecycle Controller....................................................................................................................................................61
Embedded system management...............................................................................................................................61
Boot Manager..................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Viewing Boot Manager................................................................................................................................................61
Boot Manager main menu.......................................................................................................................................... 61
One-shot UEFI boot menu........................................................................................................................................ 62
System Utilities............................................................................................................................................................ 62
PXE boot............................................................................................................................................................................. 62
Chapter 6: Installing and removing enclosure components.......................................................... 63
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................63
Before working inside your system...............................................................................................................................63
After working inside your system..................................................................................................................................64
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 64
Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled................................................................................................................................. 64
Sled Installation Guidelines........................................................................................................................................64
Removing a sled ..........................................................................................................................................................65
Installing a sled ............................................................................................................................................................67
PERC battery..................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Removing the PERC battery.................................................................................................................................... 68
Installing the PERC battery.......................................................................................................................................69
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................ 70
Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................70
Installing the air shroud ..............................................................................................................................................71
System memory................................................................................................................................................................. 72
System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................ 72
General memory module installation guidelines....................................................................................................73
Removing a memory module.....................................................................................................................................75
Installing a memory module....................................................................................................................................... 76
Support bracket................................................................................................................................................................. 77
Removing the support bracket.................................................................................................................................77
Installing the support bracket...................................................................................................................................78
Linking board and PCIe cable......................................................................................................................................... 79
Removing the linking board and PCIe cables........................................................................................................79
Installing the linking board and PCIe cables..........................................................................................................80
Processor and heat sink module.....................................................................................................................................81
Removing a processor and heat sink module....................................................................................................... 82
Installing a processor and heat sink module..........................................................................................................83
Removing the fabric processor from the processor heat sink module.......................................................... 85
Installing the fabric processor into the processor heat sink module.............................................................. 86
Removing the non-fabric processor from the processor and heat sink module..........................................88
Installing the non-fabric processor into a processor and heat sink module...................................................91
Removing the fabric and sideband cables.............................................................................................................93
Installing the fabric and sideband cables............................................................................................................... 94
Expansion cards.................................................................................................................................................................95
PCIe slot priority .........................................................................................................................................................95
Removing the expansion card riser assembly.......................................................................................................97
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