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5 Installing and removing system components Topics: • Safety instructions • Before working inside your system • After working inside your system • Recommended tools • Optional front bezel • System cover • Drive backplane cover • Air shroud • Cooling fans • Side wall brackets • Drives • PERC module • Drive backplane • Cable routing • System memory • Processor and heat sink module • Expansion cards and expansion card risers • Optional serial COM port • Optional VGA port for liquid cooling module • Optional IDSDM module • MicroSD card • M.2 SSD module • Optional BOSS S2 module • System battery • Optional internal USB card • Intrusion switch module • Optional OCP card • Power supply unit • Trusted Platform Module • System board • LOM card and rear I/O board • Control panel Safety instructions NOTE: Whenever you need to lift the system, get others to assist you. To avoid injury, do not attempt to lift the system by yourself. CAUTION: Ensure to have two or more people to lift the system horizontally from the box and place it on a flat surface, rack lift, or into the rails. WARNING: Opening or removing the system cover while the system is powered on may expose you to a risk of electric shock. WARNING: Do not operate the system without the cover for a duration exceeding five minutes. Operating the system without the system cover can result in component damage. Installing and removing system components 27

Section	Page
Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xa Installation and Service Manual	1
Contents	3
About this document	8
Dell EMC PowerEdge R750xa system overview	9
Front view of the system	9
Left control panel view	11
Right control panel view	12
Rear view of the system	13
Inside the system	15
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag	16
System information label	17
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix	20
Initial system setup and configuration	21
Setting up the system	21
iDRAC configuration	21
Options to set up iDRAC IP address	21
Options to log in to iDRAC	22
Resources to install operating system	23
Options to download firmware	23
Options to download and install OS drivers	24
Downloading drivers and firmware	24
Minimum to POST and system management configuration validation	25
Minimum configuration to POST	25
Configuration validation	25
Error messages	26
Installing and removing system components	27
Safety instructions	27
Before working inside your system	28
After working inside your system	28
Recommended tools	28
Optional front bezel	29
Removing the front bezel	29
Installing the front bezel	30
System cover	30
Removing the system cover	30
Installing the system cover	31
Drive backplane cover	32
Removing the drive backplane cover	32
Installing the drive backplane cover	33
Air shroud	35
Removing the air shroud	35
Installing the air shroud	36
Removing the air shroud blank	38
Installing the air shroud blank	38
Cooling fans	39
Removing the cooling fan cage assembly	39
Installing the cooling fan cage assembly	40
Removing a cooling fan	41
Installing a cooling fan	42
Side wall brackets	43
Removing the side wall bracket	43
Installing the side wall bracket	44
Drives	45
Removing a drive blank	45
Installing a drive blank	46
Removing the drive carrier	47
Removing the drive from the drive carrier	47
Installing the drive into the drive carrier	48
Installing the drive carrier	49
Removing a NVMe drive blank	50
Installing a NVMe drive blank	51
PERC module	52
Removing the rear mounting front PERC module	52
Installing the rear mounting front PERC module	53
Drive backplane	54
Drive backplane	54
Removing the drive backplane	55
Installing the drive backplane	56
Removing a NVMe connector blank	57
Installing a NVMe connector blank	58
Cable routing	59
System memory	63
System memory guidelines	63
General memory module installation guidelines	64
Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) installation guidelines	65
Removing a memory module	70
Installing a memory module	71
Processor and heat sink module	72
Removing the processor and heat sink module	72
Removing the processor	74
Installing the processor	76
Installing the processor and heat sink module	79
Removing the liquid cooling module	81
Installing the liquid cooling module	82
Expansion cards and expansion card risers	84
Expansion card installation guidelines	84
Removing the expansion card risers	93
Installing the expansion card risers	96
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser	99
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser	101
Removing R1 and R4 paddle cards	102
Installing R1 and R4 paddle cards	103
Removing the R3 paddle card	104
Installing the R3 paddle cards	105
Replacing the GPU bracket	106
Removing the GPU riser module	108
Installing the GPU riser module	110
Removing the GPU	111
Installing the GPU	113
Removing the NVLink sponges	114
Installing the NVLink sponges	115
Removing the NVLink bridges	116
Installing the NVLink bridges	117
Removing the GPU riser module card holders	119
Installing the GPU riser module card holders	119
Optional serial COM port	121
Removing the serial COM port	121
Installing the serial COM port	122
Optional VGA port for liquid cooling module	124
Removing the VGA port	124
Installing the VGA port	125
Optional IDSDM module	127
Removing the IDSDM module	127
Installing the IDSDM module	127
MicroSD card	128
Removing the MicroSD card	128
Installing the MicroSD card	129
M.2 SSD module	130
Removing the M.2 SSD module	130
Installing the M.2 SSD module	131
Optional BOSS S2 module	132
Removing the BOSS S2 module blank	132
Installing the BOSS S2 module blank	133
Removing the BOSS S2 card carrier blank	134
Installing the BOSS S2 card carrier blank	135
Removing the BOSS S2 module	135
Installing the BOSS S2 module	137
System battery	140
Replacing the system battery	140
Optional internal USB card	141
Removing the internal USB card	141
Installing the internal USB card	142
Intrusion switch module	143
Removing the intrusion switch module	143
Installing the intrusion switch module	144
Optional OCP card	145
Removing the OCP card	145
Installing the OCP card	146
Power supply unit	147
Hot spare feature	148
Removing a power supply unit blank	148
Installing a power supply unit blank	148
Removing a power supply unit adapter	149
Installing a power supply unit adapter	150
Removing a power supply unit	150
Installing a power supply unit	151
Trusted Platform Module	152
Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module	152
Removing the TPM	152
Installing the TPM	153
Initializing TPM for users	153
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for users	153
Initializing the TPM 2.0 for users	154
System board	154
Removing the system board	154
Installing the system board	155
Restoring the system using Easy Restore	157
Manually update the Service Tag	157
LOM card and rear I/O board	157
Removing the LOM card and rear I/O board	157
Installing the LOM card and rear I/O board	158
Control panel	160
Removing the right control panel	160
Installing the right control panel	161
Removing the left control panel	162
Installing the left control panel	163
Upgrade Kits	164
BOSS S2 module kit	165
GPU kit	168
IDSDM kit	171
Internal USB card kit	172
Serial COM port kit	172
VGA port kit	172
Jumpers and connectors	173
System board connectors	173
System board jumper settings	175
Disabling a forgotten password	175
System diagnostics and indicator codes	177
Status LED indicators	177
System health and system ID indicator codes	178
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes	179
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes	179
LCD panel	180
Viewing Home screen	181
Setup menu	181
View menu	181
NIC indicator codes	182
Power supply unit indicator codes	182
Drive indicator codes	184
Using system diagnostics	185
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics	185
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller	185
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager	185
System diagnostic controls	186
Getting help	187
Recycling or End-of-Life service information	187
Contacting Dell Technologies	187
Accessing system information by using QRL	187
Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R750xa system	188
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist	188