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Dell PowerEdge 2400 Installation Manual

Installing redundant power supplies
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  • Page 2 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, PowerEdge, and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.
  • Page 3          This document provides instructions on upgrading your Dell system with dual, redun- dant hot-plug power supplies and a power-supply distribution board (PSDB).                                     ! !  "      #    $   $   %#   & $ '      '    ()"* %  ++*  # +         Remove the front bezel and both computer covers.
  • Page 4 When you disconnect a cable connector from the SCSI backplane board and the system board, press the plastic latch on one side of the connector to release it. Remove the two screws on either side of the power supply (see Figure 1-2). Dell PowerEdge 2400 Systems — Installing Redundant Power Supplies...
  • Page 5 Slide the PSDB toward the back of the system about 1 cm (a quarter of an inch). Secure the PSDB by tightening the thumbscrew. Dell PowerEdge 2400 Systems — Installing Redundant Power Supplies...
  • Page 6 Catch on power supply handle Power supplies (2) PSDB    !  Attach the 12-conductor cable labeled "PWR3" to connector P3 on the PSDB (see Figure 1-4) and to connector POWER2 on the system board. Dell PowerEdge 2400 Systems — Installing Redundant Power Supplies...
  • Page 7 Using your thumb and index finger, squeeze the catch in the middle of the power supply handle (see Figure 1-3). Rotate the handle downward. ()"*#    - $   , +  ,     Slide the power supply into the chassis (see Figure 1-3). Dell PowerEdge 2400 Systems — Installing Redundant Power Supplies...
  • Page 8 Connect the AC power cable to the power supplies and to the electrical outlet. Make sure that the AC power cable passes through the plastic strain-relief clip on the system back panel. Dell PowerEdge 2400 Systems — Installing Redundant Power Supplies...