Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerEdge FX2 and FX2s Enclosure Owner's Manual
- About your Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s
- Initial system configuration
- PowerEdge FX2/FX2s mapping configurations
- Installing and removing PowerEdge FX2/FX2s enclosure components
- Customer and field replaceable units—PowerEdge FX2/FX2s
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- System cover
- Sleds
- Inside the system
- CMC module
- I/O module
- PCIe module
- Expansion cards
- Power supply units
- Cooling fans
- Cooling-fan cage
- PCIe switch board
- Fan interface board
- Interposer module
- Midplane assembly
- Control panel
- KVM panel
- Troubleshooting your system
- Technical specifications—PowerEdge FX2/FX2s
- Getting help
Installing the system cover
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions on page 33.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system on page 33.
3. Remove the system cover.
NOTE: You must remove the system cover to service components inside the system.
Steps
1. Place the bottom edge of the cover, opposite the cover lock, into the slots on the system.
2. Lower the cover onto the system.
3. Slide the system cover toward the back of the system until the system cover is flush with the system surface.
4. Turn the cover lock clockwise to the lock position.
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system on page 33.
Related information
Removing the system cover on page 34
Sleds
CAUTION:
To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the system must be replaced with either a sled or
a blank within two minutes of removing the sled or blank.
NOTE: Ensure that you have downloaded the latest BIOS on the sled(s) from Dell.com/support.
Removing a compute sled
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions on page 33.
2. Turn off the compute sled by using either the CMC, iDRAC, or the sled power button.
Ensure that the front-panel indicator on the sled is off.
Steps
1. Press the release button on the sled handle to the unlock position.
2. Rotate the sled handle away from the sled to disengage the sled from the midplane connectors.
3. Slide the compute sled out of the enclosure.
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