Inside The System; Front Bezel - Dell PowerVault 500 Owner's Manual

Key to the system keylock
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#1 and #2 Phillips screwdrivers
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T-10 Torx driver
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Wrist grounding strap
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Inside the System
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. See
your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against
electrostatic discharge.
In Figure 3-1, the bezel and system cover are removed to provide an interior view of the system.
Figure 3-1. Inside the System
1 RAID battery (optional)
3 sideplane
5 power supplies (2)
7 central riser
9 heatsinks and microprocessors (2)
11 SAS backplane
13 SAS or SATA hard drives (up to 8,
depending on configuration)
The system board holds the system's control circuitry and other electronic components. Several hardware options, such as the microprocessors and memory,
are installed directly on the system board. The expansion-card cage containing the left riser accommodates up to two full-length PCIe or PCI-X expansion
cards, while the central riser accommodates one half-length PCIe expansion card.
The system provides space for an optional optical drive. The optical drive connects to the controllers on the system board through the sideplane board. For
more information, see Optical Drive.
Depending on the hard drive configuration you ordered, an optional 3.5-inch diskette drive, and an optional tape drive may also be available for installation
into a media bay. See Table 3-1 for configuration options.
Table 3-1. Hard Drive and Media Bay Configurations
Number of Hard Drives on Backplane
6
4
The hard-drive bays provide space for up to six 3.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drives. The hard drives connect to a RAID controller card through the SAS backplane
board. For more information, see Hard Drives
During an installation or troubleshooting procedure, you may be required to change a jumper setting. For more information, see
Front Bezel
A lock on the bezel restricts access to the power button, diskette drive, optical drive, and hard drive(s). A control panel LCD located on the front panel and
2 SAS controller daughter card or SAS RAID
controller daughter card (optional)
4 power supply bay
6 left riser
8 memory modules (8)
10 hot-pluggable fans (4)
12 slimline optical drive (optional)
14 control panel
Hard-Drive Size Media Bay
3.5-inch No
3.5-inch Yes
and SAS Controller Daughter Card.
System Board Jumpers.