Owners Manual

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Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 2: PowerEdge MX740c sled overview............................................................................... 7

Front view of the system...................................................................................................................................................8

Inside the system.................................................................................................................................................................8

Locating the Service Tag of your system......................................................................................................................9

System information label..................................................................................................................................................10

Chapter 3: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................ 13

Setting up your system.....................................................................................................................................................13

iDRAC configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 13

Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................13

Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 14

Options to install the operating system........................................................................................................................14

Methods to download firmware and drivers..........................................................................................................15

Downloading drivers and firmware...........................................................................................................................15

Chapter 4: Installing and removing system components............................................................... 16

Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................16

Before working inside your sled...................................................................................................................................... 17

After working inside your sled.........................................................................................................................................17

Recommended tools.......................................................................................................................................................... 17

PowerEdge MX740c sled................................................................................................................................................. 17

Removing the sled from enclosure...........................................................................................................................17

Installing the sled into enclosure.............................................................................................................................. 19

System cover..................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 20

Installing system cover................................................................................................................................................21

Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................ 23

Removing air shroud................................................................................................................................................... 23

Installing air shroud..................................................................................................................................................... 23

Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Removing drive blank..................................................................................................................................................24

Installing drive blank....................................................................................................................................................25

Removing drive carrier............................................................................................................................................... 25

Installing drive carrier................................................................................................................................................. 26

Removing a drive from drive carrier........................................................................................................................27

Installing a drive into drive carrier........................................................................................................................... 28

Drive backplane..................................................................................................................................................................29

Removing drive backplane.........................................................................................................................................30

Installing drive backplane............................................................................................................................................31

Cable routing...................................................................................................................................................................... 32

Drive cage........................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Removing the drive cage...........................................................................................................................................36

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