Table Of Contents - Dell PowerEdge R250 VN927 Installation And Service Manual

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Chapter 1: About this document.................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 2: PowerEdge R250 system overview............................................................................... 7

Front view of the system...................................................................................................................................................7

Rear view of the system.................................................................................................................................................... 8

Inside the system .............................................................................................................................................................. 10

System information label...................................................................................................................................................11

Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix.......................................................................................................................13

Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 13

Chapter 3: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................ 15

Setting up the system.......................................................................................................................................................15

iDRAC configuration..........................................................................................................................................................15

Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................15

Options to log in to iDRAC.........................................................................................................................................16

Resources to install operating system.......................................................................................................................... 17

Options to download firmware .................................................................................................................................17

Options to download and install OS drivers ..........................................................................................................17

Downloading drivers and firmware...........................................................................................................................18

Chapter 4: Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation..........................19

Minimum configuration to POST ...................................................................................................................................19

Configuration validation....................................................................................................................................................19

Error messages............................................................................................................................................................ 20

Chapter 5: Installing and removing system components...............................................................21

Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................21

Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 22

After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 22

Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 22

Optional front bezel.......................................................................................................................................................... 23

Removing the front bezel.......................................................................................................................................... 23

Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................ 23

System cover......................................................................................................................................................................24

Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 24

Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 25

Optional optical drive........................................................................................................................................................26

Removing the optical drive....................................................................................................................................... 26

Installing the optical drive..........................................................................................................................................27

Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................ 29

Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................29

Installing the air shroud..............................................................................................................................................29

Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................ 30

Removing a cooling fan..............................................................................................................................................30

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