Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Installation And Service Manual

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Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................ 37Removing the cooling fan cage assembly..............................................................................................................37Installing the cooling fan cage assembly................................................................................................................38Removing a cooling fan..............................................................................................................................................39Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................ 40Side wall brackets.............................................................................................................................................................. 41Removing the side wall bracket................................................................................................................................ 41Installing the side wall bracket................................................................................................................................. 42Intrusion switch module................................................................................................................................................... 43Removing the intrusion switch module.................................................................................................................. 43Installing the intrusion switch module.................................................................................................................... 44Optional serial COM port.................................................................................................................................................45Removing the optional serial COM port.................................................................................................................45Installing the optional serial COM port ..................................................................................................................46Drives....................................................................................................................................................................................47Removing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................. 47Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................ 48Removing the drive carrier........................................................................................................................................48Installing the drive carrier..........................................................................................................................................49Removing the drive from the drive carrier............................................................................................................50Installing the drive into the drive carrier................................................................................................................ 51Drive backplane................................................................................................................................................................. 52Drive backplane............................................................................................................................................................52Removing the drive backplane ................................................................................................................................ 53Installing the drive backplane................................................................................................................................... 54Cable routing...................................................................................................................................................................... 56System memory.................................................................................................................................................................59System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................59General memory module installation guidelines....................................................................................................60Removing a memory module..................................................................................................................................... 61Installing a memory module.......................................................................................................................................62Processor and heat sink module....................................................................................................................................63Removing processor and heat sink module...........................................................................................................63Removing the processor from the processor and heat sink module.............................................................. 65Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module.......................................................................67Installing the processor heat sink module.............................................................................................................. 71Expansion cards and expansion card risers.................................................................................................................73Expansion card installation guidelines.....................................................................................................................73Removing the expansion card.................................................................................................................................. 76Installing the expansion card.....................................................................................................................................77Optional IDSDM module...................................................................................................................................................79Removing the IDSDM module...................................................................................................................................79Installing the IDSDM module.....................................................................................................................................79Optional BOSS S2 card....................................................................................................................................................80Removing the BOSS S2 module.............................................................................................................................. 80Installing the BOSS S2 module.................................................................................................................................83Front mounting front PERC module............................................................................................................................. 86Removing the front mounting front PERC module............................................................................................. 86Installing the front mounting front PERC module............................................................................................... 87Optional OCP card............................................................................................................................................................ 884 Contents