Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC XC740xd XC Series Appliance and XC Core System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- Overview
- Documentation resources
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Persistent Memory details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Network Settings
- Viewing Network Settings
- Network Settings screen details
- UEFI iSCSI Settings
- Viewing UEFI iSCSI Settings
- UEFI iSCSI Settings details
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure your system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Redundant OS Control
- Viewing Redundant OS Control
- Redundant OS Control screen details
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Backplane cover
- Inside the system
- Air shroud
- Cooling-fan assembly
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch
- Hard drives
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Opening and closing the PCIe card holder latch
- Removing the expansion card from expansion card riser
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser
- Removing an expansion card riser 1
- Installing an expansion card riser 1
- Removing an expansion card riser 2
- Installing an expansion card riser 2
- Removing an expansion card riser 3
- Installing an expansion card riser 3
- IDSDM/vFlash card
- Network daughter card
- Hard drive backplane
- System battery
- Power supply units
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
- BOSS card
Hard drive backplane connectors
Figure 64. Back view of 24 x 2.5 inch backplane
1. backplane to expander board connector (BP_XCEDE_3) 2. backplane to expander board connector (BP_XCEDE_2)
3. backplane to expander board connector (BP_XCEDE_31) 4. signal connector (J_BP_SIG)
5. power connector (J_PWR_A) 6. power connector (J_PWR_B)
7. PCIe connector (BP PCIE A2) 8. PCIe connector (BP PCIE B2)
9. PCIe connector (BP PCIE A1) 10. PCIe connector (BP PCIE B1)
11. PCIe connector (BP PCIE A0) 12. PCIe connector (BP PCIE B0)
Figure 65. Back view of 12 x 3.5 inch backplane
1.
power connector (J_BP_PWR) 2. SAS connector (A2 BP SAS)
3. SAS connector (A1 BP SAS) 4. signal connector (BP SIG1)
5. SAS connector (J_SAS_A0_B0)
Removing the hard drive backplane
The procedure to remove the backplane is identical for all backplane configurations.
Prerequisites
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the hard drives from the system before
removing the backplane.
Installing and removing system components 107