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Dell PowerEdge 6800 Troubleshooting Manual

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Dell™ Systems
Tower-to-Rack
Conversion Guide
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  • Page 1 Dell™ Systems Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide w w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m...
  • Page 2 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, RapidRails, VersaRails, and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. 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: Table Of Contents

    Contents ....... . . Safety Instructions ......Installation Instructions .
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  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your server, storage system, or appliance from potential damage. For complete safety and regulatory information, see your Product Information Guide. Warranty information might be included within this document or as a separate document.

  • Page 6: Installation Instructions

    CAUTION: Do not install rack kit components designed for another system. Use only the rack kit for your Dell system. Using the rack kit for another system may result in damage to the system and personal injury. The RapidRails rack kit can be installed in any Dell rack cabinet and in most industry-standard rack cabinets.

  • Page 7: Installing The Tower-To-Rack Kit

    Important Safety Information Observe the safety precautions in the following subsections when installing your system in the rack. CAUTION: You must strictly follow the procedures in this document to protect yourself as well as others who may be involved. Your system may be very large and heavy, and proper preparation and planning are important to prevent injury to yourself and to others.

  • Page 8: Conversion Tasks

    Tower-to-Rack Kit Contents The tower-to-rack kit includes the following items (see Figure 1-1): • One rack front panel with rack handles and thumbscrews • Twenty-one 6-32 x 0.312-inch black pan-head Torx screws • Four 6-32 x 0.312-inch black flat-head Phillips screws •...

  • Page 9: Removing The Optional Tower Bezel

    Removing the Optional Tower Bezel, Metal Feet, and Cover 1 To remove the tower bezel, orient the system as shown in Figure 1-2 and perform the following steps: Unlock the keylock. See Figure 1-2. Rotate the keylock end of the bezel away from the front panel. Unhook the other end of the bezel and pull the bezel away from the system.

  • Page 10: Removing The Metal Feet

    2 Remove the four metal feet from the system: Orient the system so that the metal feet hang over the edge of the table as shown in Figure 1-3. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver or a 1/4-inch nut driver, remove the screw that secures each metal foot and pull each foot from the chassis.

  • Page 11: Removing And Installing The Cover

    Figure 1-4. Removing and Installing the Cover cover thumbscrews (2) Removing the Control Panel Assembly and Tower Front Panel 1 Label each hard drive, any optical drives, and devices installed in the media bay with their location in the chassis. 2 Remove all hard drives, media devices, and filler plates from the drive and media bays.

  • Page 12: Removing And Installing The Control Panel Assembly And Front Panel

    4 Remove the control panel assembly: Orient the system so that the front panel hangs over the edge of the table as shown in Figure 1-5. Disconnect the interface cables from the control panel assembly. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the three screws that secure the control panel assembly to the tower front panel.
  • Page 13 5 Remove the tower front panel: Using a T-10 Torx driver, remove the 4 flat-head screws located between the drive bays on the tower front panel. See Figure 1-5. Using a T-15 Torx driver, remove the 21 pan-head screws that secure the tower front panel to the drive tray.

  • Page 14: Replacing The Control Panel Assembly

    NOTICE: The system identification switch is very fragile. When aligning the LCD board on the rack carrier, be careful not to damage the system identification switch. See Figure 1-6. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, install the two screws that secure the LCD board to the replacement bracket.

  • Page 15: Removing The Trim Panel

    Removing the Trim Panel 1 Lay the system on its cover as shown in Figure 1-7. Figure 1-7. Removing the Trim Panel hex-head Phillips screws (6) shoulder mounting screws (6) 2 Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver or 1/4-inch nut driver, remove the three screws from the side of the trim panel.

  • Page 16: Installing The Optional Rack Bezel

    Installing the System in a Rack For information on installing the system in a rack, including installing the cable-management arm and routing the system cables, see the system Rack Installation Guide. Installing the Optional Rack Bezel To install the rack bezel, hook the right end of the bezel onto the chassis, then fit the free end of the bezel onto the system.

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