User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerEdge R720 and R720xd Owner's Manual
- About Your System
- Using The System Setup and Boot Manager
- Installing System Components
- Recommended Tools
- Front Bezel (Optional)
- Opening And Closing The System
- Inside The System
- Cooling Shroud
- System memory
- Hard Drives
- Removing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
- Installing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
- Removing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)
- Installing A 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)
- Removing A 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
- Installing A 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank
- Removing A Hot-Swap Hard Drive
- Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Drive
- Removing A Hard Drive From A Hard-Drive Carrier
- Installing A Hard Drive Into A Hard-Drive Carrier
- Optical Drive (Optional)
- Cooling Fans
- Internal USB Memory Key (Optional)
- PCIe Card Holder
- Top Cover Lock Latch
- Cable Retention Bracket
- Expansion Cards And Expansion-Card Risers
- Expansion Card Installation Guidelines
- Removing An Expansion Card From The Expansion-Card Riser 2 Or 3
- Installing An Expansion Card Into The Expansion-Card Riser 2 Or 3
- Removing An Expansion Card From The Expansion-Card Riser 1
- Installing An Expansion Card Into The Expansion-Card Riser 1
- Removing Expansion-Card Risers
- Installing Expansion-Card Risers
- GPU Card Installation Guidelines
- Installing A GPU Card
- Removing A GPU Card
- SD vFlash Card
- Internal Dual SD Module
- Internal SD Card
- Integrated Storage Controller Card
- Network Daughter Card
- Processors
- Power Supplies
- System Battery
- Hard-Drive Backplane
- Control Panel Board
- System Board
- Troubleshooting Your System
- Safety First—For You And Your System
- Troubleshooting System Startup Failure
- Troubleshooting External Connections
- Troubleshooting The Video Subsystem
- Troubleshooting A USB Device
- Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device
- Troubleshooting A NIC
- Troubleshooting A Wet System
- Troubleshooting A Damaged System
- Troubleshooting The System Battery
- Troubleshooting Power Supplies
- Troubleshooting Cooling Problems
- Troubleshooting Cooling Fans
- Troubleshooting System Memory
- Troubleshooting An Internal USB Key
- Troubleshooting An SD Card
- Troubleshooting An Optical Drive
- Troubleshooting A Tape Backup Unit
- Troubleshooting A Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting A Storage Controller
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting Processors
- Using System Diagnostics
- Jumpers And Connectors
- Technical Specifications
- System Messages
- Getting Help
Installing A Processor......................................................................................................................................87
Power Supplies.......................................................................................................................................................88
Hot Spare Feature............................................................................................................................................ 89
Removing An AC Power Supply....................................................................................................................... 89
Installing An AC Power Supply........................................................................................................................ 90
Wiring Instructions For A DC Power Supply.................................................................................................... 91
Removing A DC Power Supply......................................................................................................................... 93
Installing A DC Power Supply.......................................................................................................................... 94
Removing The Power Supply Blank................................................................................................................. 95
Installing The Power Supply Blank.................................................................................................................. 95
System Battery....................................................................................................................................................... 95
Replacing The System Battery.........................................................................................................................95
Hard-Drive Backplane............................................................................................................................................ 96
Removing The Hard-Drive Backplane..............................................................................................................97
Installing The Hard-Drive Backplane.............................................................................................................110
Removing The Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)..................................................................................111
Installing The Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)...................................................................................113
Control Panel Board..............................................................................................................................................114
Removing The Control Panel (PowerEdge R720)............................................................................................114
Installing The Control Panel (PowerEdge R720).............................................................................................115
Removing The Control Panel (PowerEdge R720xd)........................................................................................116
Installing The Control Panel (PowerEdge R720xd).........................................................................................117
Removing The I/O Panel (PowerEdge R720xd)...............................................................................................118
Installing The I/O Panel (PowerEdge R720xd)................................................................................................119
System Board........................................................................................................................................................119
Removing The System Board.........................................................................................................................119
Installing The System Board.......................................................................................................................... 121
4 Troubleshooting Your System...............................................................................................123
Safety First—For You And Your System............................................................................................................... 123
Troubleshooting System Startup Failure.............................................................................................................. 123
Troubleshooting External Connections.................................................................................................................123
Troubleshooting The Video Subsystem................................................................................................................123
Troubleshooting A USB Device............................................................................................................................ 123
Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device.................................................................................................................... 124
Troubleshooting A NIC..........................................................................................................................................124
Troubleshooting A Wet System............................................................................................................................124
Troubleshooting A Damaged System................................................................................................................... 125
Troubleshooting The System Battery................................................................................................................... 126
Troubleshooting Power Supplies..........................................................................................................................126
Troubleshooting Cooling Problems.......................................................................................................................126
Troubleshooting Cooling Fans.............................................................................................................................. 127