Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerEdge R930 Owner's Manual
- Contents
- About the PowerEdge R930
- Documentation resources
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Network Settings
- System Security
- System Information
- Memory Settings
- Processor Settings
- SATA Settings
- Integrated Devices
- Serial Communication
- System Profile Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Front bezel (optional)
- System cover
- Inside the system
- System memory
- Memory riser
- Memory riser and fan cage
- Cooling fans
- Cable management tray
- Hard drives
- Optical drive (optional)
- Internal USB memory key (optional)
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Removing the left or right expansion card riser blank
- Installing the left or right expansion card riser blank
- Removing the left or right expansion card riser
- Installing the left or right expansion card riser
- Removing an expansion card from expansion card risers
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion card risers
- Network Daughter Card riser
- Network daughter card
- Chassis intrusion switch
- SD vFlash card (optional)
- Internal dual SD module (optional)
- Integrated storage controller card
- Processors and heat sinks
- Power supply units
- Power distribution board
- System battery
- Hard drive backplane
- SAS expander daughter card
- Control panel
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Troubleshooting your system
- Troubleshooting system startup failure
- Troubleshooting external connections
- Troubleshooting the video subsystem
- Troubleshooting a USB device
- Troubleshooting a serial input and output device
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a wet system
- Troubleshooting a damaged system
- Troubleshooting the system battery
- Troubleshooting power supply units
- Troubleshooting cooling problems
- Troubleshooting cooling fans
- Troubleshooting system memory
- Troubleshooting an internal USB key
- Troubleshooting a micro SD card
- Troubleshooting an optical drive
- Troubleshooting a drive or SSD
- Troubleshooting a storage controller
- Troubleshooting expansion cards
- Troubleshooting processors
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
Figure 97. Removing the SAS expander daughter card
a. SAS expander daughter card
b. release tab (2)
1. Install the SAS expander daughter card.
2. Reconnect the SAS cables connected to the SAS expander daughter card and hard drive backplane.
3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Related references
Safety instructions on page 60
Before working inside your system on page 61
Related tasks
Installing the SAS expander daughter card on page 159
After working inside your system on page 61
Installing the SAS expander daughter card
CAUTION:
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
1. Open the release tabs, and insert the SAS expander daughter card into the slot in the front of the system.
2. Push the SAS expander daughter card into the system until the release tabs click into place.
NOTE: Ensure that the SAS expander daughter card pins engage with the slots on the backplane.
3. Press the release tabs to lock the SAS expander daughter card in place.
Installing and removing system components
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