Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerEdge FC830 system 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
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing sled components
- Safety instructions
- Recommended tools
- Sled
- Inside the sled
- Cooling shroud
- Cooling shroud retention bar
- System memory
- Processor blank and DIMM blank
- Processors
- PCIe mezzanine card
- PCIe mezzanine card support bracket
- Internal dual SD module (optional)
- rSPI card (optional)
- SD vFlash card
- Network daughter card
- Hard drives or SSDs
- Hard-drive or SSD bay numbering
- Hard drive or SSD installation guidelines
- Removing a hard drive or SSD
- Installing a hard drive or SSD
- Removing a hard drive or SSD blank
- Installing a hard drive or SSD blank
- Shutdown procedure for servicing a hard drive or SSD
- Configuring the boot drive
- Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD from a 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD carrier
- Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD in a 2.5-inch hard-drive or SSD carrier
- Removing a 1.8-inch SSD from a 1.8-inch SSD carrier
- Installing a 1.8-inch SSD in a 1.8-inch SSD carrier
- Hard-drive or SSD cage
- Hard drive or SSD backplane
- Removing a 2.5 inch (x8) SATA hard-drive or SSD backplane
- Installing a 2.5-inch (x8) SATA hard-drive or SSD backplane
- Removing a 2.5-inch (x8) SAS hard-drive or SSD backplane
- Installing a 2.5-inch (x8) SAS hard-drive or SSD backplane
- Removing a 2.5-inch (x6) SATA hard drive or SSD and 2.5-inch (x2) PCIe SSD backplane
- Installing a 2.5-inch (x6) SATA hard drive or SSD and 2.5-inch (x2) PCIe SSD backplane
- Removing a 1.8-inch (x16) SAS SSD backplane
- Installing a 1.8-inch (x16) SAS SSD backplane
- Storage controller card
- Expander card
- System battery
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Troubleshooting your system
- Getting help
Related references
Safety instructions on page 48
Related tasks
Before working inside your system on page 48
Installing the optional rSPI card on page 89
After working inside your system on page 49
Installing the optional rSPI card
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 came with the product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Keep the #2 Phillips screwdriver ready.
4. Remove the rSPI card.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the rSPI card, hold the card only by its edges.
NOTE: You must remove the rSPI card to replace a faulty rSPI card or service other components inside the system.
Steps
1. Align the two screw holes on the rSPI card with the standoffs on the system board.
2. Install the two screws to secure the rSPI card to the system board.
Figure 33. Installing the rSPI card
1.
screw (2) 2. rSPI card
3. standoff (2) 4. connector
Next steps
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Installing and removing sled components
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