Dell PowerEdge XE9640 Installation And Service Manual page 4

Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications........................................................ 33
System Setup..................................................................................................................................................................... 33
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................34
iDRAC Settings............................................................................................................................................................ 54
Device Settings............................................................................................................................................................54
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................54
Embedded system management..............................................................................................................................54
Boot Manager.................................................................................................................................................................... 54
PXE boot............................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Chapter 6: Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation......................... 56
Minimum configuration to POST ..................................................................................................................................56
Configuration validation...................................................................................................................................................56
Error messages............................................................................................................................................................ 57
Chapter 7: Installing and removing system components ............................................................. 59
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................59
Before working inside your system ..............................................................................................................................60
After working inside your system..................................................................................................................................60
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Optional front bezel...........................................................................................................................................................61
Removing the front bezel...........................................................................................................................................61
Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................ 62
System cover..................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Removing the system cover..................................................................................................................................... 63
Installing the system cover....................................................................................................................................... 64
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................65
Removing a cooling fan module............................................................................................................................... 65
Installing a cooling fan module................................................................................................................................. 66
Cable cover......................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Removing the cable cover.........................................................................................................................................67
Installing the cable cover...........................................................................................................................................68
Fan board............................................................................................................................................................................ 69
Removing the cooling fan board for Intel GPU configurations ....................................................................... 69
Installing the cooling fan board for Intel GPU configurations .......................................................................... 71
Removing the cooling fan board for NVIDIA GPU configurations .................................................................. 72
Installing the cooling fan board for NVIDIA GPU configurations..................................................................... 74
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Removing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................. 75
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................ 76
Removing a drive carrier............................................................................................................................................ 77
Installing the drive carrier.......................................................................................................................................... 77
Removing the drive from the drive carrier............................................................................................................ 78
Installing the drive into the drive carrier................................................................................................................ 79
Drive backplane................................................................................................................................................................. 80
Drive backplane............................................................................................................................................................80
Removing the drive backplane for Intel GPU configurations ........................................................................... 81
Installing the drive backplane for Intel GPU configurations..............................................................................82
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