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Reenable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). See the Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module section. 4. If you are not using Easy restore, import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license. For more information, see the iDRAC User's Guide available at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals . 5. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system on page 41. Restoring Service Tag using Easy Restore The Easy Restore feature allows you to restore your Service Tag, iDRAC license, UEFI configuration, and the system configuration data after replacing the system board. All data is backed up in a backup Flash drive device automatically. If BIOS detects a new system board, and the Service Tag in the backup Flash drive device is different, BIOS prompts the user to restore the backup information. About this task Below is a list of options available: 1. Restore the Service Tag, license, and diagnostics information, press Y. 2. Navigate to the Lifecycle Controller based restore options, press N. 3. Restore data from a previously created Hardware Server Profile, press F10. NOTE: When the restore process is complete, BIOS prompts to restore the system configuration data. 4. To restore the system configuration data, press Y 5. To use the default configuration settings, press N NOTE: After the restore process is complete, system reboots. NOTE: If restoring the Service Tag is successful, you can check the Service Tag information in the System Information screen and compare it with the Service Tag on the system. Manually updating Service Tag After replacing a system board, if Easy Restore fails, follow this process to manually enter the Service Tag, using System Setup. About this task If you know the system Service Tag, use the System Setup menu to enter the Service Tag. Steps 1. Turn on the system. 2. To enter the System Setup, press F2. 3. Click Service Tag Settings. 4. Enter the Service Tag. NOTE: You can enter the Service Tag only when the Service Tag field is empty. Ensure that you enter the correct Service Tag. After the Service Tag is entered, it cannot be updated or changed. 5. Click OK. LOM card and rear I/O board Removing the LOM card and rear I/O board Prerequisites 1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions on page 40. 2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system on page 41. 3. Remove the system board. 164 Installing and removing system components

Section	Page
Dell EMC PowerEdge R7525 Installation and Service Manual	3
About this document	8
System overview	9
Front view of the system	9
Left control panel view	12
Right control panel view	13
Rear view of the system	14
Inside the system	16
Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag	18
System information label	18
Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix	21
Initial system setup and configuration	22
Setting up the system	22
iDRAC configuration	22
Options to set up iDRAC IP address	22
Options to log in to iDRAC	23
Resources to install operating system	23
Options to download firmware	24
Options to download and install OS drivers	24
Downloading drivers and firmware	25
Pre-operating system management applications	26
System Setup	26
System BIOS	27
System Information	27
Memory Settings	28
Processor Settings	28
SATA Settings	29
NVMe Settings	30
Boot Settings	30
Choosing system boot mode	31
Changing boot order	31
Network Settings	32
Integrated Devices	33
Serial Communication	34
System Profile Settings	35
System Security	36
Creating a system and setup password	36
Using your system password to secure your system	37
Deleting or changing system and setup password	37
Operating with setup password enabled	37
Redundant OS Control	38
Miscellaneous Settings	38
iDRAC Settings utility	38
Device Settings	39
Dell Lifecycle Controller	39
Embedded system management	39
Boot Manager	39
PXE boot	39
Installing and removing system components	40
Safety instructions	40
Before working inside your system	41
After working inside your system	41
Recommended tools	41
Optional front bezel	42
Removing the front bezel	42
Installing the front bezel	42
System cover	43
Removing the system cover	43
Installing the system cover	44
Drive backplane cover	45
Removing the drive backplane cover	45
Installing the drive backplane cover	46
Control panel	47
Removing the right control panel	47
Installing the right control panel	48
Removing the left control panel	49
Installing the left control panel	50
Air shroud	52
Removing the air shroud	52
Installing the air shroud	52
Removing the GPU air shroud	53
Installing the GPU air shroud	54
Removing the GPU air shroud top cover	55
Installing the GPU air shroud top cover	56
Cooling fan	57
Removing the cooling fan cage assembly	57
Installing the cooling fan cage assembly	58
Removing a cooling fan	59
Installing a cooling fan	60
Side wall bracket	61
Removing the side wall bracket	61
Installing the side wall bracket	62
Drives	63
Removing a drive blank	63
Installing a drive blank	64
Removing the drive carrier	64
Installing the drive carrier	65
Removing the drive from the drive carrier	66
Installing the drive into the drive carrier	67
Drive backplane	68
Drive backplane	68
Removing the drive backplane	70
Installing the drive backplane	71
Cable routing	73
Rear drive cage	76
Removing the rear drive cage	76
Installing the rear drive cage	77
Front PERC module	78
Removing the front mounting front PERC module	78
Installing the front mounting front PERC module	79
Removing the rear mounting front PERC module	80
Installing the rear mounting front PERC module	81
System memory	82
System memory guidelines	82
General memory module installation guidelines	83
Removing a memory module	86
Installing a memory module	87
Processor and heat sink	88
Removing a heat sink	88
Removing the processor	89
Installing the processor	91
Installing the heat sink	93
Expansion cards and expansion card risers	95
Expansion card installation guidelines	95
Removing the expansion card risers	121
Installing the expansion card risers	124
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser	126
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser	127
Removing the full length expansion card risers	129
Installing the full length expansion card risers	131
Removing a GPU	133
Installing a GPU	136
Optional serial COM port	138
Removing the serial COM port	138
Installing the serial COM port	140
Optional IDSDM module	141
Removing the IDSDM module	141
Installing the IDSDM module	142
MicroSD card	143
Removing the MicroSD card	143
Installing the MicroSD card	144
M.2 SSD module	145
Removing the M.2 SSD module	145
Installing the M.2 SSD module	146
System battery	147
Replacing the system battery	147
Optional internal USB card	149
Removing the internal USB card	149
Installing the internal USB card	150
Intrusion switch module	150
Removing the intrusion switch module	150
Installing the intrusion switch module	151
Optional OCP card	152
Removing the OCP card	152
Installing the OCP card	154
Power supply unit	155
Hot spare feature	155
Removing a power supply unit blank	156
Installing a power supply unit blank	156
Removing a power supply unit	156
Installing a power supply unit	157
Trusted Platform Module	158
Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module	158
Removing the TPM	158
Installing the TPM	159
Initializing TPM for users	159
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for users	159
Initializing the TPM 2.0 for users	159
System board	160
Removing the system board	160
Installing the system board	162
Restoring Service Tag using Easy Restore	164
Manually updating Service Tag	164
LOM card and rear I/O board	164
Removing the LOM card and rear I/O board	164
Installing the LOM card and rear I/O board	165
Upgrade Kits	167
GPU kit	168
IDSDM kit	171
Internal USB card kit	172
Serial COM port kit	173
Jumpers and connectors	174
System board connectors	174
System board jumper settings	176
Disabling a forgotten password	176
Technical specifications	178
Chassis dimensions	179
Chassis weight	180
Processor specifications	180
PSU specifications	180
Supported operating systems	181
Cooling fan specifications	181
System battery specifications	182
Expansion card riser specifications	182
Memory specifications	183
Storage controller specifications	183
Drive specifications	184
Drives	184
Ports and connectors specifications	184
USB ports specifications	184
NIC port specifications	185
Serial connector specifications	185
VGA ports specifications	185
IDSDM	185
Video specifications	185
Environmental specifications	186
Thermal air restrictions	187
Thermal restriction matrix	188
System diagnostics and indicator codes	191
Status LED indicators	191
System health and system ID indicator codes	192
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes	192
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes	193
LCD panel	193
Viewing Home screen	194
Setup menu	194
View menu	195
NIC indicator codes	195
Power supply unit indicator codes	196
Drive indicator codes	198
Using system diagnostics	198
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics	198
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller	199
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager	199
System diagnostic controls	199
Getting help	200
Recycling or End-of-Life service information	200
Contacting Dell	200
Accessing system information by using QRL	200
Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R7525 system	201
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist	201

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Reenable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). See the

Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module

section.

If you are not using Easy restore, import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license. For more information, see the

iDRAC User's

Guide

available at

https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals

Follow the procedure listed in

After working inside your system

on page 41.

Restoring Service Tag using Easy Restore

The Easy Restore feature allows you to restore your Service Tag, iDRAC license, UEFI configuration, and the system configuration data

after replacing the system board. All data is backed up in a backup Flash drive device automatically. If BIOS detects a new system board,

and the Service Tag in the backup Flash drive device is different, BIOS prompts the user to restore the backup information.

About this task

Below is a list of options available:

Restore the Service Tag, license, and diagnostics information, press

Navigate to the Lifecycle Controller based restore options, press

Restore data from a previously created

Hardware Server Profile

, press

F10.

NOTE:

When the restore process is complete, BIOS prompts to restore the system configuration data.

To restore the system configuration data, press

To use the default configuration settings, press

NOTE:

After the restore process is complete, system reboots.

NOTE:

If restoring the Service Tag is successful, you can check the Service Tag information in the System Information

screen and compare it with the Service Tag on the system.

Manually updating Service Tag

After replacing a system board, if Easy Restore fails, follow this process to manually enter the Service Tag, using

System Setup

About this task

If you know the system Service Tag, use the

System Setup

menu to enter the Service Tag.

Steps

Turn on the system.

To enter the

System Setup

, press

Click

Service Tag Settings

Enter the Service Tag.

NOTE:

You can enter the Service Tag only when the Service Tag field is empty. Ensure that you enter the correct

Service Tag. After the Service Tag is entered, it cannot be updated or changed.

Click

LOM card and rear I/O board

Removing the LOM card and rear I/O board

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in the

Safety instructions

on page 40.

Follow the procedure listed in the

Before working inside your system

on page 41.

Remove the system board

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Installing and removing system components