Quick Start Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R650xs Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- About this document
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R650xs 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
- Intrusion switch module
- Drives
- Optional optical drive
- Drive backplane
- Cable routing
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink module
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Drive cage
- Optional serial COM port
- MicroSD card
- Optional BOSS S1 card
- Optional IDSDM module
- Optional OCP card
- Front mounting front PERC module
- System battery
- Optional internal USB card
- VGA module
- Power supply unit
- Power interposer board
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
3. From the TPM Security option, select On with Preboot Measurements.
4. From the TPM Command option, select Activate.
5. Save the settings.
6. Restart your system.
Initializing the TPM 2.0 for users
Steps
1. While booting your system, press F2 to enter System Setup.
2. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > System Security Settings.
3. From the TPM Security option, select On.
4. Save the settings.
5. Restart your system.
Control panel
This is a service technician replaceable part only.
Removing the left control panel
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions on page 25.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system on page 26.
3. Remove the air shroud.
4. If applicable, remove the backplane cover.
Steps
1. Disconnect the control panel cable from the system board connector.
NOTE: Observe the routing of the cable as you remove it from the system.
2. Open the cable retention latch.
3. Remove the cable from cable clip.
4. Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the left control panel assembly to the system.
5. Hold the left control panel assembly and remove the control panel along with the cable from the system.
NOTE: The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
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