Dell DSS 2500 Owner's Manual page 4

Methods to download firmware and drivers........................................................................................................... 27
5 Pre-operating system management applications..........................................................................................29
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications........................................................................................ 29
System Setup................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Viewing System Setup.............................................................................................................................................. 30
System Setup details.................................................................................................................................................30
System BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................. 30
iDRAC Settings utility................................................................................................................................................ 50
Device Settings........................................................................................................................................................... 51
Boot Manager................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Viewing Boot Manager...............................................................................................................................................51
Boot Manager main menu......................................................................................................................................... 51
PXE boot...........................................................................................................................................................................52
6 Installing and removing system components................................................................................................ 53
Safety instructions...........................................................................................................................................................53
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................ 54
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................54
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................54
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................54
Removing the system cover.....................................................................................................................................54
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 55
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................. 57
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Removing the cooling shroud...................................................................................................................................59
Installing the cooling shroud..................................................................................................................................... 60
System memory............................................................................................................................................................... 62
General memory module installation guidelines......................................................................................................63
Mode-specific guidelines.......................................................................................................................................... 63
Sample memory configurations................................................................................................................................64
Removing memory modules..................................................................................................................................... 66
Installing memory modules........................................................................................................................................67
Hard drives........................................................................................................................................................................68
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier........................................................................................................ 69
Installing a hot-swappable hard drive carrier.......................................................................................................... 70
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank...................................................................................................................... 71
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank.........................................................................................................................71
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter....................................................................... 72
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter................................................................... 73
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.............................74
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.............................75
Removing a hot swappable hard drive from a hard drive carrier......................................................................... 76
Installing a hot swappable hard drive into a hard drive carrier..............................................................................76
Removing the (optional) 2.5 inch internal hard drive carrier.................................................................................77
Installing the (optional) 2.5 inch internal hard drive carrier...................................................................................79
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