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
Installing the 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. If installed, remove the expansion card risers.
Steps
1. Align and lower the rear drive module with the guide on the system board.
2. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, tighten the captive screws that secures the rear drive module into the system.
Figure 69. Installing the 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module
Next steps
1. Connect all the cables to the rear drive module.
2. Install the drives.
3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Removing the rear drive cage
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions on page 26.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system on page 27.
3. Remove all the drives.
4. Disconnect all the cables from the rear drive cage.
5. If installed, remove the expansion card riser.
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Installing and removing system components