Name: Dell PowerEdge EL
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 Components37

Recommended Tools37
Front Bezel (Optional)37
- Removing the Front Bezel37
- Installing the Front Bezel38
Opening and Closing the System38
- Opening the System38
- Closing the System39
Inside the System39
Cooling Shroud41
- Removing the Cooling Shroud41
- Installing the Cooling Shroud42
System Memory43
- General Memory Module Installation Guidelines45
- Mode-Specific Guidelines46
- Sample Memory Configurations47
- Removing Memory Modules49
- Installing Memory Modules50
Hard Drives51
- Removing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank51
- Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank52
- Removing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)52
- Installing a 2.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank (Back)53
- Removing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank53
- Installing a 3.5 Inch Hard-Drive Blank53
- Removing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive53
- Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Drive54
- Removing a Hard Drive from a Hard-Drive Carrier55
- Installing a Hard Drive into a Hard-Drive Carrier56
Optical Drive (Optional)56
- Removing the Optical Drive56
- Installing the Optical Drive57
Cooling Fans58
- Removing a Cooling Fan58
- Installing a Cooling Fan59
- Removing the Cooling-Fan Assembly59
- Installing the Cooling-Fan Assembly60
Internal USB Memory Key (Optional)61
- Replacing the Internal USB Key61
Pcie Card Holder61
- Removing the Pcie Card Holder62
- Installing the Pcie Card Holder63
- Opening and Closing the Pcie Card Holder Latch63
Cable Retention Bracket64
- Removing the Cable Retention Bracket64
- Installing the Cable Retention Bracket65
Expansion Cards and Expansion-Card Risers65
- Expansion Card Installation Guidelines65
- Removing an Expansion Card from the Expansion-Card Riser 2 or 367
- Installing an Expansion Card into the Expansion-Card Riser 2 or 368
- Removing an Expansion Card from the Expansion-Card Riser 169
- Installing an Expansion Card into the Expansion-Card Riser 170
- Removing Expansion-Card Risers71
- Installing Expansion-Card Risers74
- GPU Card Installation Guidelines74
- Installing a GPU Card75
- Removing a GPU Card76
SD Vflash Card77
- Replacing an SD Vflash Card77
- Removing the Vflash Media Unit78
- Installing the Vflash Media Unit79
Internal Dual SD Module80
- Removing the Internal Dual SD Module80
- Installing the Internal Dual SD Module81
Internal SD Card82
- Removing an Internal SD Card82
- Installing an Internal SD Card82
Integrated Storage Controller Card82
- Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card83
- Installing the Integrated Storage Controller Card84
Network Daughter Card84
- Removing the Network Daughter Card84
- Installing the Network Daughter Card85
Processors85
- Removing a Processor86
- Installing a Processor89
Power Supplies90
- Hot Spare Feature91
- Removing an AC Power Supply91
- Installing an AC Power Supply92
- Wiring Instructions for a DC Power Supply93
- Removing a DC Power Supply95
- Installing a DC Power Supply96
- Removing the Power Supply Blank97
- Installing the Power Supply Blank97
System Battery97
- Replacing the System Battery97
Hard-Drive Backplane98
- Removing the Hard-Drive Backplane99
- Installing the Hard-Drive Backplane112
- Removing the Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)113
- Installing the Optional Hard-Drive Backplane (Back)115
Control Panel116
- Removing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720)116
- Installing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720)118
- Removing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)118
- Installing the Control Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)119
- Removing the I/O Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)120
- Installing the I/O Panel (Poweredge R720Xd)121
System Board121
- Removing the System Board121
- Installing the System Board123

4 Troubleshooting Your System125

5 Using System Diagnostics135

6 Jumpers and Connectors137

7 Technical Specifications141

8 System Messages147

9 Getting Help165

Contacting Dell165

Brand	Dell
Model	PowerEdge EL
Category	Server
Language	English

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