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 71. Installing an expansion card into a Riser 2c
Next steps
1. If applicable, connect the cables to the expansion card.
2. Install the air shroud.
3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
4. Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card.
NOTE:
While replacing faulty storage controller, FC, or NIC card with the same type of card, after you power on the
system; the new card automatically updates to the same firmware and configuration of the faulty one. For more information
about the Part replacement configuration, see the Lifecycle Controller User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Optional serial COM port
This is a service technician replaceable part only.
Removing the serial COM port
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the air shroud.
Steps
1. Lift the expansion card riser (Riser 1, Riser 2c) and disconnect the serial COM port cable from the connector on the system
board.
2. Open the latch, slide the serial COM port out of the expansion card riser, and the lock the latch .
NOTE: The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
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