Service Manual
1 About this document.....................................................................................................................6
2 Dell EMC XC740xd2 system overview.............................................................................................7
Front view of the system......................................................................................................................................................7
Control panels.................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Rear view of the system.................................................................................................................................................8
Inside the system............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Locating the information tag of your system...............................................................................................................9
System Information Label.............................................................................................................................................. 11
3 Initial system setup and configuration.......................................................................................... 14
Setting up your system........................................................................................................................................................14
iDRAC configuration............................................................................................................................................................ 14
Options to set up iDRAC IP address............................................................................................................................14
Log in to iDRAC.............................................................................................................................................................. 15
Options to install the operating system.............................................................................................................................15
Methods to download firmware and drivers...............................................................................................................15
Downloading drivers and firmware...............................................................................................................................15
4 Pre-operating system management applications............................................................................17
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications............................................................................................17
System Setup........................................................................................................................................................................17
Viewing System Setup...................................................................................................................................................17
System Setup details......................................................................................................................................................17
System BIOS...................................................................................................................................................................18
iDRAC Settings utility....................................................................................................................................................33
Device Settings..............................................................................................................................................................34
Dell Lifecycle Controller...................................................................................................................................................... 34
Embedded system management................................................................................................................................. 34
Boot Manager...................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Viewing Boot Manager..................................................................................................................................................34
Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................................................ 34
One-shot UEFI boot menu........................................................................................................................................... 35
System Utilities.............................................................................................................................................................. 35
PXE boot.............................................................................................................................................................................. 35
5 Installing and removing system components.................................................................................36
Installing and removing system components...................................................................................................................36
Safety instructions........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................. 36
After working inside your system................................................................................................................................ 37
Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................37
Front bezel......................................................................................................................................................................37
System cover................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Contents
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