Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- About this document
- System overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Cable routing
- RIO card
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Drive backplane cover
- Control panel
- Air shroud
- Cooling fan
- Side wall brackets
- Drives
- Drive backplane
- Rear drive cage
- Front PERC module
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Removing the expansion card risers
- Installing the expansion card risers
- Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser
- Removing the full length expansion card risers
- Installing the full length expansion card risers
- Removing a GPU
- Installing a GPU
- Optional serial COM port
- Optional IDSDM module
- MicroSD card
- M.2 SSD module
- BOSS S2 card (optional)
- System battery
- Optional internal USB card
- Intrusion switch module
- Optional OCP card
- Power supply unit
- Trusted Platform Module
- System board
- LOM card and rear I/O board
- Upgrade Kits
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
NOTE: To enable the BOSS S2 in the system, ensure that the BIOS firmware version is 1.5.5 and iDRAC firmware version is
4.30.30.30 or later.
Before you begin the installation or removal process, follow the safety guidelines and before working inside the system
instructions.
Table 42. BOSS S2 kit components
R7525 (quantity) Components in kit
NA BOSS cover
1 M3 x 0.05 x 4.5 mm screws
1 BOSS signal cable
1 BOSS power cable
1 BOSS-S2 controller card module
1 or 2* BOSS-S2 card carrier
1 or 2* M.2 SSD
2 M.2 240 GB information label
2 M.2 480 GB information label
1 BOSS card filler
1 Tech sheet
To remove the BOSS blank :
1. Power off the system and remove the system cover.
2. Use a screwdriver to push out the BOSS blank from inside of the BOSS S2 controller card module slot.
Figure 151. Removing the BOSS blank
To install the BOSS blank:
1. Power off the system and remove the system cover.
2. Align the BOSS blank at an angle with the BOSS S2 controller card module slot.
3. Slot the BOSS blank into the BOSS S2 controller card module slot until it is firmly seated.
Upgrade Kits
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