Installation and Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R450 Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- About this document
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R450 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
- Optional serial COM port
- Optional BOSS S1 card
- 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
Figure 32. Installing a drive into the drive carrier
Next steps
Install the drive carrier.
Optional optical drive
This is a service technician replaceable part only.
Removing the optical drive
The procedure for removing an optical drive and optical drive blank is the same.
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
3. If installed, remove the front bezel.
4. Remove the drive backplane cover.
Steps
1. Disconnect the power and data cables from the connectors on the optical drive.
NOTE: Observe the routing of the cable as you remove it from the system.
2. To release the optical drive, press the release tab and push the drive towards the front of the system.
3. Slide the optical drive out of the system.
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Installing and removing system components