Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c Installation and Service Manual
- About this document
- Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Installing and removing sled components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your sled
- After working inside your sled
- Recommended tools
- PowerEdge MX840c sled
- Sled cover
- Air shroud
- Processor expansion module
- Drives
- Drive backplane
- Cable routing
- Drive cage
- Battery backup unit
- Control panel
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- iDRAC card
- PERC cards
- Optional Internal dual SD module
- M.2 BOSS module
- Mezzanine card
- Optional internal USB memory key
- System battery
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c overview....................................................................... 7
Front view of the sled........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Inside the sled.......................................................................................................................................................................8
Locating the Service Tag of the sled............................................................................................................................ 10
System information label..................................................................................................................................................10
Chapter 3: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................ 14
Setting up your sled...........................................................................................................................................................14
iDRAC configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................14
Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Options to install the operating system........................................................................................................................15
Methods to download firmware and drivers..........................................................................................................15
Downloading drivers and firmware...........................................................................................................................16
Chapter 4: Installing and removing sled components.................................................................... 17
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................17
Before working inside your sled......................................................................................................................................18
After working inside your sled.........................................................................................................................................18
Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................18
PowerEdge MX840c sled.................................................................................................................................................18
Removing the sled from the enclosure................................................................................................................... 18
Installing the sled into the enclosure...................................................................................................................... 20
Sled cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Removing the sled cover........................................................................................................................................... 22
Installing the sled cover............................................................................................................................................. 22
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Removing the air shroud from the PEM................................................................................................................ 24
Installing the air shroud on the PEM.......................................................................................................................24
Removing the air shroud from the system board................................................................................................ 25
Installing the air shroud on the system board...................................................................................................... 26
Processor expansion module.......................................................................................................................................... 27
Removing the processor expansion module..........................................................................................................27
Installing the processor expansion module............................................................................................................28
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Drive installation guidelines....................................................................................................................................... 29
Removing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................. 29
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................ 30
Removing a drive carrier.............................................................................................................................................31
Installing a drive carrier.............................................................................................................................................. 32
Removing a drive from the drive carrier................................................................................................................ 33
Installing a drive into the drive carrier....................................................................................................................34
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