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1 About this document.....................................................................................................................7
2 Dell EMC PowerEdge R240 system overview.................................................................................. 8
Front view of the system......................................................................................................................................................8
Control panels.................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Rear view of the system..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Inside the system................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Locating the information tag of your system.................................................................................................................... 11
3 PowerEdge R240 initial system setup and configuration.................................................................13
Setting up your system........................................................................................................................................................13
iDRAC configuration............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Options to set up iDRAC IP address............................................................................................................................ 13
Log in to iDRAC.............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Options to install the operating system.............................................................................................................................14
Methods to download firmware and drivers...............................................................................................................14
Downloading drivers and firmware...............................................................................................................................15
4 PowerEdge R240 Pre-operating system management applications..................................................16
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications............................................................................................16
System Setup....................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Viewing System Setup...................................................................................................................................................16
System Setup details......................................................................................................................................................17
System BIOS................................................................................................................................................................... 17
iDRAC Settings utility.................................................................................................................................................... 33
Device Settings.............................................................................................................................................................. 33
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................... 33
Embedded system management................................................................................................................................. 33
Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Viewing Boot Manager..................................................................................................................................................33
Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................................................ 34
One-shot UEFI boot menu........................................................................................................................................... 34
System Utilities.............................................................................................................................................................. 34
PXE boot.............................................................................................................................................................................. 34
5 PowerEdge R240 installing and removing system components....................................................... 35
Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 35
Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................... 35
After working inside your system...................................................................................................................................... 35
Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 36
Front bezel........................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Removing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................. 36
Installing the front bezel................................................................................................................................................37
System cover....................................................................................................................................................................... 37
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