Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Service Manual

Figure 82. Securing the force plate
Next steps
1. Install the heat sink.
2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
Installing the heat sink
Prerequisites
Never uninstall the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to replace the processor or system board. The heat sink is
necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
3. If installed, remove the air shroud.
4. If installed, remove the processor dust cover.
NOTE: The procedure to install standard and L-type heat sink is similar.
Steps
1. If you are using an existing heat sink, remove the thermal grease on the heat sink by using a clean lint-free cloth.
NOTE:
For a new heat sink, the thermal paste is preapplied to the heat sink. Remove the protective cover, and install
the heat sink.
2. Use the thermal grease syringe included with your processor kit to apply the grease in a thin spiral on the top of the
processor.
Installing and removing system components
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Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U Rack
Processor	Up to two AMD EPYC 7002 or 7003 Series processors, up to 64 cores per processor
Memory	32 DDR4 DIMM slots, up to 4TB
Storage	Up to 24x 2.5" SAS/SATA/NVMe drives, or 12x 3.5" SAS/SATA drives
RAID Controller	PERC H345
Power Supply	1100W Platinum
PCIe Slots	Up to 8 x PCIe Gen4 slots
Operating System Support	Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi, Microsoft Windows Server