Figure6-1. System Board Features; Table 6-1. System Board Connectors And Sockets; Installing System Board Options - Dell PowerEdge 2500 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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Installing System Board Options

Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2500 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Removing and Replacing Fan Assemblies
Expansion Cards
Removing and Installing the Cooling Shroud
Removing and Installing a Power Supply
This section describes how to install the following options:
Expansion cards
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Memory upgrades
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Microprocessor upgrades
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Integrated RAID controller
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This section also includes instructions for replacing the fan assemblies, cooling shroud, power supplies, RAID battery, and system battery, if necessary.
Use Figure 6-1 to locate the system board features.
WARNING: Before you perform this procedure, you must turn off the system and disconnect it from its power source. For more information, see
"Safety First— For You and Your
Figure 6-1. System Board Features

Table 6-1. System Board Connectors and Sockets

Connector or Socket Description
SCSI BACKPLANE Hot-pluggable SCSI backplane board interface cable connector
RAID BAT RAID battery connector
BATTERY System battery connector
COMn Serial port connectors; sometimes referred to as COM1 and COM2
Table 6-1 describes the system board connectors and sockets.
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Adding Memory
Microprocessor Upgrades
Activating the Integrated RAID Controller
Replacing the System Battery