Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 Installation and Service Manual
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Installing and removing enclosure components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 sled
- PERC battery
- Air shroud
- System memory
- Support bracket
- Linking board and PCIe cable
- Processor and heat sink module
- Removing a processor and heat sink module
- Installing a processor and heat sink module
- Removing the fabric processor from the processor heat sink module
- Installing the fabric processor into the processor heat sink module
- Removing the non-fabric processor from the processor and heat sink module
- Installing the non-fabric processor into a processor and heat sink module
- Removing the fabric and sideband cables
- Installing the fabric and sideband cables
- Expansion cards
- PCIe slot priority
- Removing the expansion card riser assembly
- Installing the expansion card riser assembly
- Removing an expansion card
- Installing an expansion card
- Removing the riser card
- Installing the riser card
- Removing the M.2 SATA x16 riser
- Installing the M.2 SATA x16 riser
- Removing the M.2 SATA card
- Installing the M.2 SATA card
- M.2 SSD module
- Mezzanine and OCP cards
- System battery
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- System diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Figure 74. Installing system board
Next steps
1. If not installed, install the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). For information about how to install the TPM, see the Installing
the Trusted Platform Module section. For more information about the TPM, see the Trusted Platform Module section.
NOTE:
The TPM plug-in module that is once installed is attached to the system board and cannot be removed. In the
event of a system board replacement, a TPM plug-in module is provided along with the system board for all systems that
have a TPM.
2. Replace the following components:
a. Air shroud
b. Expansion card risers
c. Processor heat sink module
d. Memory modules
e. OCP card
f. Mezzanine card
g. Linking board
3. Reconnect all cables to the system board.
NOTE:
Ensure that the cables inside the system are routed along the chassis wall and secured using the cable securing
bracket.
4. Follow the procedure that is listed in After working inside your system.
5. Ensure that you:
a. Use the Easy Restore feature to restore the Service Tag. For more information, see the Restoring the Service Tag by
using the Easy Restore feature section.
b. If the Service Tag is not backed up in the backup flash device, enter the Service Tag manually. For more information, see
the Restoring the Service Tag by using the Easy Restore feature section.
c. Update the BIOS and iDRAC versions.
d. Re-enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). For more information, see the Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module
section.
6. Import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license.
For more information, see iDRAC User's Guide, at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Restoring the Service Tag by using the Easy Restore feature
By using the Easy Restore feature, you can restore your Service Tag, license, UEFI configuration, and the system configuration
data after replacing the system board. All data is automatically backed up in a backup flash device an rSPI card automatically. If
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Installing and removing enclosure components