Owners Manual

Installing and removing system components

This section provides information about installing and removing the system components.

Topics:

• Safety instructions

• Before working inside your system

• After working inside your system

• Recommended tools

• System cover

• Inside the system

• Cooling shroud

• System memory

• Hard drives

• Cooling fans

• Expansion cards and expansion card riser (optional)

• Remote management port card (optional)

• Processors and heat sinks

• Power supplies

• Power interposer board

• System battery

• Hard drive backplane

• Control panel

• System board

Safety instructions

NOTE:

Whenever you need to lift the system, get others to assist you. To avoid injury, do not attempt to lift the system by

yourself.

WARNING: Opening or removing the system cover while the system is powered on may expose you to a risk of

electric shock.

CAUTION: Do not operate the system without the cover for a duration exceeding five minutes.

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform

troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or

telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by

your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.

NOTE: It is recommended that you always use an antistatic mat and antistatic strap while working on components inside

the system.

NOTE: To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the system and system fans must be populated always with

either a component or with a blank.

Before working inside your system

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.

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