Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- About this document
- System overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Drive backplane cover
- Air shroud
- Cooling fans
- Side wall brackets
- Intrusion switch module
- Optional serial COM port
- Drives
- Drive backplane
- Cable routing
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink module
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Optional IDSDM module
- Optional BOSS S2 card
- Front mounting front PERC module
- Optional OCP card
- System battery
- Optional internal USB key
- MicroSD card
- Power supply unit
- Power interposer board
- Cooling fan cage board
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Optional optical drive
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Figure 103. Installing the cooling fan cage board
Next steps
1. Connect cables to the fan board.
2. Replace the following components:
a. Cooling fan cage assembly
b. Air shroud
3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
System board
This is a service technician replaceable part only.
Removing the system board
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
If you are using the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) with an encryption key, you may be prompted
to create a recovery key during program or System Setup. Be sure to create and safely store this recovery key.
If you replace this system board, you must supply the recovery key when you restart your system or program
before you can access the encrypted data on your drives.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the following components:
a. Air shroud
b. Cooling fan cage assembly
c. Expansion cards
d. IDSDM module (if installed)
e. Internal USB key (if installed)
f. Processor and heat sink module
g. Memory modules
h. OCP (if installed)
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Installing and removing system components