Owners Manual

NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures must be performed only by Dell

certified service technicians.

Installing the Trusted Platform Module

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. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.

2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.

Steps

1. Locate the TPM connector on the system board.

NOTE: To locate the TPM connector on the system board, see the System board connectors section.

2. Align the edge connectors on the TPM with the slot on the TPM connector.

3. Insert the TPM into the TPM connector such that the plastic rivet aligns with the slot on the system board.

4. Press the plastic rivet until the rivet snaps into place.

Figure 71. Installing the TPM

rivet slot on the system board 2. plastic rivet

3. TPM 4. TPM connector

Next steps

1. Install the system board.

2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users

Steps

Initialize the TPM.

For more information about initializing the TPM, see https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753140.aspx.

The TPM Status changes to Enabled, Activated.

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