Name: Dell PE R720XD
Brand: Dell
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings2

Table of Contents3

1 About Your System9

2 Using the System Setup and Boot Manager21

3 Installing System Components35

Recommended Tools35
Front Bezel (Optional)35
- Removing the Front Bezel35
- Installing the Front Bezel36
Opening and Closing the System36
- Opening the System36
- Closing the System37
Inside the System37
Cooling Shroud39
- Removing the Cooling Shroud39
- Installing the Cooling Shroud40
System Memory40
- General Memory Module Installation Guidelines43
- Mode-Specific Guidelines44
- Sample Memory Configurations45
- Removing Memory Modules47
- Installing Memory Modules48
Hard Drives49
- Removing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank49
- Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank50
- Removing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)50
- Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)51
- Removing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank51
- Installing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank51
- Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive51
- Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive52
- Removing a Hard Drive from a Hard-Drive Carrier53
- Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Carrier53
Optical Drive (Optional)54
- Removing the Optical Drive54
- Installing the Optical Drive55
Cooling Fans56
- Removing a Cooling Fan56
- Installing a Cooling Fan57
- Removing the Cooling-Fan Assembly57
- Installing the Cooling-Fan Assembly58
Internal USB Memory Key (Optional)59
- Replacing the Internal USB Key59
Pcie Card Holder59
- Removing the Pcie Card Holder60
- Installing the Pcie Card Holder61
- Opening and Closing the Pcie Card Holder Latch61
Cable Retention Bracket62
- Removing the Cable Retention Bracket62
- Installing the Cable Retention Bracket63
Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers63
- Expansion Card Installation Guidelines63
- Removing an Expansion Card from the Expansion-Card Riser 2 or 364
- Installing an Expansion Card into the Expansion-Card Riser 2 or 365
- Removing an Expansion Card from the Expansion-Card Riser 166
- Installing an Expansion Card into the Expansion-Card Riser 167
- Removing Expansion-Card Risers68
- Installing Expansion-Card Risers71
SD Vflash Card71
- Replacing an SD Vflash Card71
- Removing the Vflash Media Unit72
- Installing the Vflash Media Unit73
Internal Dual SD Module74
- Removing the Internal Dual SD Module74
- Installing the Internal Dual SD Module75
Internal SD Card76
- Removing an Internal SD Card76
- Installing an Internal SD Card76
Integrated Storage Controller Card76
- Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card77
- Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card78
Network Daughter Card78
- Removing the Network Daughter Card78
- Installing the Network Daughter Card79
Processors79
- Removing a Processor80
- Installing a Processor83
Power Supplies84
- Hot Spare Feature85
- Removing an AC Power Supply85
- Installing an AC Power Supply86
- Wiring Instructions for a DC Power Supply87
- Removing a DC Power Supply89
- Installing a DC Power Supply90
- Removing the Power Supply Blank91
- Installing the Power Supply Blank91
System Battery91
- Replacing the System Battery91
Hard-Drive Backplane92
- Removing the Hard-Drive Backplane93
- Installing the Hard-Drive Backplane105
- Removing the Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)106
- Installing the Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)108
Control Panel109
- Removing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720)109
- Installing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720)111
- Removing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)111
- Installing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)112
- Removing the I/O Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)113
- Installing the I/O Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)114
System Board114
- Removing the System Board114
- Installing the System Board116

4 Troubleshooting Your System119

5 Using System Diagnostics129

6 Jumpers and Connectors131

7 Technical Specifications135

8 System Messages141

9 Getting Help157

Contacting Dell157

Brand	Dell
Model	PE R720XD
Category	Desktop
Language	English

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