Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 Installation and Service Manual
Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview
Documentation resources
Technical specifications
Initial system setup and configuration
Pre-operating system management applications
Installing and removing system components
System diagnostics
- Dell Embedded System Diagnostics
Jumpers and connectors
Getting help

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Installation and Service Manual

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Rev. A11

1 Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview............................................................................................. 7

Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R7415 system..........................................................................................7

Front view of the system......................................................................................................................................................8

Left control panel view..................................................................................................................................................10

Right control panel view................................................................................................................................................13

Back panel features............................................................................................................................................................. 14

NIC indicator codes........................................................................................................................................................15

Power supply unit indicator codes............................................................................................................................... 16

Drive indicator codes..................................................................................................................................................... 18

LCD panel........................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Locating the Service Tag of your system......................................................................................................................... 19

System information label.................................................................................................................................................... 20

2 Documentation resources............................................................................................................23

3 Technical specifications..............................................................................................................25

System dimensions..............................................................................................................................................................25

Chassis weight.....................................................................................................................................................................26

Processor specifications.....................................................................................................................................................26

Supported operating systems............................................................................................................................................26

PSU specifications...............................................................................................................................................................26

System battery specifications............................................................................................................................................27

Expansion bus specifications..............................................................................................................................................27

Memory specifications........................................................................................................................................................ 27

PERC Controller ................................................................................................................................................................. 28

Drive specifications............................................................................................................................................................. 28

Drives.............................................................................................................................................................................. 28

Ports and connectors specifications.................................................................................................................................29

USB ports....................................................................................................................................................................... 29

NIC ports........................................................................................................................................................................ 29

Serial connector.............................................................................................................................................................29

VGA ports.......................................................................................................................................................................29

Internal Dual SD Module............................................................................................................................................... 29

Video specifications.............................................................................................................................................................29

Environmental specifications............................................................................................................................................. 30

Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications .............................................................................................31

Standard operating temperature.................................................................................................................................32

Expanded operating temperature................................................................................................................................32

Thermal restriction matrix............................................................................................................................................ 32

4 Initial system setup and configuration.......................................................................................... 34

Setting up your system.......................................................................................................................................................34

iDRAC configuration............................................................................................................................................................34

Options to set up iDRAC IP address........................................................................................................................... 34

Contents

Contents 3

Log in to iDRAC............................................................................................................................................................. 35

Options to install the operating system............................................................................................................................35

Methods to download firmware and drivers..............................................................................................................35

Downloading drivers and firmware..............................................................................................................................36

5 Pre-operating system management applications........................................................................... 37

Options to manage the pre-operating system applications........................................................................................... 37

System Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................37

Viewing System Setup.................................................................................................................................................. 37

System Setup details.....................................................................................................................................................37

System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................. 38

iDRAC Settings utility....................................................................................................................................................55

Device Settings..............................................................................................................................................................56

Dell Lifecycle Controller......................................................................................................................................................56

Embedded system management.................................................................................................................................56

Boot Manager......................................................................................................................................................................56

Viewing Boot Manager................................................................................................................................................. 56

Boot Manager main menu............................................................................................................................................ 56

One-shot BIOS boot menu...........................................................................................................................................57

System Utilities.............................................................................................................................................................. 57

PXE boot...............................................................................................................................................................................57

6 Installing and removing system components.................................................................................58

Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 58

Before working inside your system................................................................................................................................... 58

After working inside your system......................................................................................................................................58

Recommended tools........................................................................................................................................................... 59

Optional front bezel............................................................................................................................................................ 59

Removing the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................59

Installing the front bezel............................................................................................................................................... 60

System cover........................................................................................................................................................................61

Removing the system cover......................................................................................................................................... 61

Installing the system cover...........................................................................................................................................62

Backplane cover.................................................................................................................................................................. 63

Removing the backplane cover................................................................................................................................... 63

Installing the backplane cover......................................................................................................................................64

Inside the system.................................................................................................................................................................65

Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................. 66

Removing the air shroud...............................................................................................................................................66

Installing the air shroud.................................................................................................................................................68

Cooling fans..........................................................................................................................................................................69

Removing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................................................70

Installing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................................................... 71

Intrusion switch....................................................................................................................................................................73

Removing the intrusion switch.....................................................................................................................................73

Installing the intrusion switch....................................................................................................................................... 73

Drives.................................................................................................................................................................................... 74

Removing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................. 74

Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................... 75

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Removing a drive carrier...............................................................................................................................................75

Installing a drive carrier................................................................................................................................................. 76

Removing the drive from the drive carrier..................................................................................................................77

Installing a drive into the drive carrier......................................................................................................................... 78

System memory...................................................................................................................................................................79

General memory module installation guidelines.......................................................................................................... 81

Mode-specific guidelines.............................................................................................................................................. 82

Removing a memory module........................................................................................................................................82

Installing a memory module.......................................................................................................................................... 83

Processors and heat sinks..................................................................................................................................................84

Removing a heat sink.................................................................................................................................................... 84

Removing the AMD processor.....................................................................................................................................85

Installing the AMD processor....................................................................................................................................... 88

Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................... 91

Rear drive cage....................................................................................................................................................................92

Removing the rear drive cage......................................................................................................................................93

Installing the rear drive cage........................................................................................................................................ 93

Drive backplane....................................................................................................................................................................94

Removing the drive backplane ....................................................................................................................................96

Installing the drive backplane....................................................................................................................................... 97

Removing the rear drive backplane.............................................................................................................................98

Installing the rear drive backplane............................................................................................................................... 99

Expansion cards and expansion card risers.................................................................................................................... 100

Expansion card installation guidelines........................................................................................................................100

Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser.......................................................................................102

Installing expansion card into the expansion card riser........................................................................................... 104

Removing an expansion card......................................................................................................................................105

Installing an expansion card........................................................................................................................................ 107

Removing expansion card risers.................................................................................................................................108

Installing the expansion card risers.............................................................................................................................110

Optional MicroSD or vFlash card......................................................................................................................................112

Removing the MicroSD card....................................................................................................................................... 112

Installing the MicroSD card..........................................................................................................................................113

Optional IDSDM or vFlash module....................................................................................................................................114

Removing the IDSDM or vFlash module.................................................................................................................... 114

Installing the IDSDM or vFlash module...................................................................................................................... 115

LOM riser card.................................................................................................................................................................... 116

Removing the LOM riser card.....................................................................................................................................116

Installing the LOM riser card....................................................................................................................................... 118

Mini PERC card..................................................................................................................................................................120

Removing the mini PERC card................................................................................................................................... 120

Installing the mini PERC card...................................................................................................................................... 121

Cable routing.......................................................................................................................................................................123

System battery...................................................................................................................................................................127

Replacing the system battery.....................................................................................................................................127

Optional internal USB memory key..................................................................................................................................128

Replacing optional internal USB memory key...........................................................................................................128

Optional optical drive.........................................................................................................................................................129

Removing the optical drive......................................................................................................................................... 129

Installing the optical drive............................................................................................................................................130

Contents 5

Power supply units.............................................................................................................................................................132

Hot spare feature.........................................................................................................................................................132

Removing a power supply unit blank......................................................................................................................... 132

Installing a power supply unit blank............................................................................................................................133

Removing a power supply unit....................................................................................................................................133

Installing a power supply unit......................................................................................................................................134

Removing a non-redundant cabled AC power supply unit..................................................................................... 135

Installing a non-redundant cabled AC power supply unit........................................................................................136

Wiring instructions for a DC power supply unit........................................................................................................136

Power interposer board.....................................................................................................................................................138

Removing the power interposer board......................................................................................................................138

Installing the power interposer board........................................................................................................................139

Control panel...................................................................................................................................................................... 140

Removing the left control panel.................................................................................................................................140

Installing the left control panel.................................................................................................................................... 141

Removing the right control panel...............................................................................................................................142

Installing the right control panel................................................................................................................................. 143

System board......................................................................................................................................................................144

Removing the system board.......................................................................................................................................144

Installing the system board......................................................................................................................................... 146

Restore the service tag using Easy Restore...................................................................................................................148

Manually updating Service Tag.................................................................................................................................. 148

Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................................................148

Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module..................................................................................................................148

Initializing TPM for BitLocker users........................................................................................................................... 149

7 System diagnostics................................................................................................................... 150

Dell Embedded System Diagnostics................................................................................................................................ 150

Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager........................................................................150

Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller.................................................150

System diagnostic controls..........................................................................................................................................151

8 Jumpers and connectors ...........................................................................................................152

System board jumpers and connectors.......................................................................................................................... 152

System board jumper settings..........................................................................................................................................153

Disabling forgotten password...........................................................................................................................................154

9 Getting help............................................................................................................................. 155

Contacting Dell...................................................................................................................................................................155

Documentation feedback..................................................................................................................................................155

Accessing system information by using QRL................................................................................................................. 155

Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R7415...................................................................................................... 156

Receiving automated support with SupportAssist .......................................................................................................156

Recycling or End-of-Life service information.................................................................................................................156

6Contents

Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview

The PowerEdge R7415 is a 2U, single socket rack system and support these configurations:

• One AMD EPYC™ processor

• Sixteen DIMM slots

• Two redundant power supply units (PSU) or single cabled PSU

• 8 x 3.5 inch, 12 x 3.5 inch, 12 x 3.5 inch + 2 x 3.5 inch (rear), or 24 x 2.5 inch SAS, SATA, or NVMe drives (up to 12 SAS/SATA/NVMe

+ 12 NVMe drives), 8 x 2.5 inch (universal drive) + 16 (NVMe drive), 24 x 2.5 inch (NVMe drive only).

NOTE: Hot swap for the NVMe drives is supported for your system. For more information on correct usage and technical

specifications, see the

Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5 inch Small Form Factor User's Guide

Dell.com/support/manuals > All Products > Server, Storage, & Networking > Dell Adapters page.

NOTE: All instances of SAS, SATA hard drives, SSDs and NVMe drives are referred to as drives in this document, unless

specified otherwise.

Topics:

•Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R7415 system

•Front view of the system

•Back panel features

•Locating the Service Tag of your system

•System information label

Supported configurations for the PowerEdge

R7415 system

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 system supports the following configurations:

Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview 7

Figure 1. Supported configurations for a PowerEdge R7415 system with rear drive

Front view of the system

The front view displays the features available on the front of the system.

Figure 2. Front view of 12 x 3.5 inch system

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Figure 3. Front view of 24 x 2.5 inch system

Figure 4. Front view of 8 x 3.5 inch system

Table 1. Features available on the front of the system

Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description

1 Left control panel N/A Contains the system health and system ID, status LED, and the

iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.

NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only

on certain configurations.

• Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware

components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall

system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more

information, see the Status LED indicators section.

• Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.

The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows

management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature

aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system

level diagnostic and error information that can be used in

troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at

www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

2 Drive slots [3.5 inch or 2.5

inch drives]

N/A Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For

more information about drives, see the Technical specifications

section.

3 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct port, VGA port.

4 Information tag N/A The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system

information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If you

have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the Information

tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.

5 Optical drive (optional) N/A One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.

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Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description

NOTE: DVD devices are data only.

Left control panel view

Figure 5. Left control panel without optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator

Figure 6. Left control panel with optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator

Table 2. Left control panel

Item Indicator, button, or

connector

Icon Description

1 Status LED indicators N/A Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the

Status LED indicators section.

2 System health and system

ID indicator Indicate the system health. For more information, see the System

health and system ID indicator codes section.

3 iDRAC Quick Sync 2

wireless indicator (optional) Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The

Quick Sync 2 feature allows management of the system using mobile

devices. This feature aggregates hardware/firmware inventory and

various system level diagnostic/error information that can be used in

troubleshooting the system. You can access system inventory, Dell

Lifecycle Controller logs or system logs, system health status, and

also configure iDRAC, BIOS, and networking parameters. You can

also launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) viewer

and virtual Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), on a supported

mobile device. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote

Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

Status LED indicators

NOTE: The indicators display solid amber if any error occurs.

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Table 3. Status LED indicators and descriptions

Icon Description Condition Corrective action

Drive indicator The indicator turns solid amber if

there is a drive error. • Check the System Event Log to determine if the

drive has an error.

• Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. Restart

the system and run embedded diagnostics (ePSA).

• If the drives are configured in a RAID array, restart

the system, and enter the host adapter configuration

utility program.

Temperature

indicator

The indicator turns solid amber if the

system experiences a thermal error

(for example, the ambient

temperature is out of range or there

is a fan failure).

Ensure that none of the following conditions exist:

• A cooling fan has been removed or has failed.

• System cover, air shroud, memory module blank, or

back filler bracket is removed.

• Ambient temperature is too high.

• External airflow is obstructed.

If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

Electrical indicator The indicator turns solid amber if the

system experiences an electrical error

(for example, voltage out of range, or

a failed power supply unit (PSU) or

voltage regulator).

Check the System Event Log or system messages for

the specific issue. If it is due to a problem with the PSU,

check the LED on the PSU. Reseat the PSU.

If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

Memory indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a

memory error occurs.

Check the System Event Log or system messages for

the location of the failed memory. Reseat the memory

module.

If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

PCIe indicator The indicator turns solid amber if a

PCIe card experiences an error.

Restart the system. Update any required drivers for the

PCIe card. Reinstall the card.

If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

NOTE: For more information about the

supported PCIe cards, see the Expansion card

installation guidelines section.

System health and system ID indicator codes

The system health and system ID indicator is located on the left control panel of your system.

Figure 7. System health and system ID indicators

Table 4. System health and system ID indicator codes

System health and system ID indicator code Condition

Solid blue Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system

ID mode is not active. Press the system health and system ID button

to switch to system ID mode.

Blinking blue Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health

and system ID button to switch to system health mode.

Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists,

see the Getting help section.

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System health and system ID indicator code Condition

Blinking amber Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System

Event Log or the LCD panel, if available on the bezel, for specific error

message. For information about the event and error messages

generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system

components, see the Error Code Lookup page at qrl.dell.com.

iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes

iDRAC Quick Sync 2 module (optional) is located on the left control panel of your system.

Figure 8. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators

Table 5. iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicators and descriptions

iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator

code

Condition Corrective action

Off (default state) Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2

feature is turned off. Press the iDRAC

Quick Sync 2 button to turn on the iDRAC

Quick Sync 2 feature.

If the LED fails to turn on, reseat the left control

panel flex cable and check. If the problem persists,

see the Getting help section.

Solid white Indicates that iDRAC Quick Sync 2 is ready

to communicate. Press the iDRAC Quick

Sync 2 button to turn off.

If the LED fails to turn off, restart the system. If the

problem persists, see the Getting help section.

Blinks white rapidly Indicates data transfer activity. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

Blinks white slowly Indicates that firmware update is in

progress.

If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

Blinks white five times rapidly and

then turns off

Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2

feature is disabled.

Check if iDRAC Quick Sync 2 feature is configured to

be disabled by iDRAC. If the problem persists, see the

Getting help section. For more information, see

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's

Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals or Dell

OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide at

www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe

mode.

Restart the system. If the problem persists, see the

Getting help section.

Blinking amber Indicates that the iDRAC Quick Sync 2

hardware is not responding properly.

Restart the system. If the problem persists, see the

Getting help section.

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Right control panel view

Figure 9. Right control panel view

Table 6. Right control panel

Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description

1 Power button Indicates if the system is powered on or off.

Press the power button to manually power on

or off the system.

NOTE: Press the power button to

gracefully shut down an ACPI-

compliant operating system.

2 USB port (2) The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These

ports enable you to connect USB devices to the

system.

3 iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) The iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port enables

you to access the iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB)

features. For more information, see the iDRAC

User’s Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

4 iDRAC Direct LED N/A The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to

indicate that the iDRAC Direct port is

connected. For more information, see the

iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes section.

5 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the

system. For more information, see the

Technical specifications section.

iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes

The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the port is connected and is being used as a part of the iDRAC subsystem.

You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB (type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet. The

following table describes iDRAC Direct activity when the iDRAC Direct port is active:

Table 7. iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes

iDRAC Direct LED

indicator code

Condition

Solid green for two seconds Indicates that the laptop or tablet is connected.

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iDRAC Direct LED

indicator code

Condition

Flashing green (on for two

seconds and off for two

seconds)

Indicates that the laptop or tablet connected is recognized.

Turns off Indicates that the laptop or tablet is unplugged.

Back panel features

Figure 10. Back panel features of 12 x 3.5 inch + 2 x 3.5 inch (rear) drive system

Figure 11. Back panel features of riser 1B system

Table 8. Back panel features of PowerEdge R7415

Item Features Icon Description

1 Serial port Use the serial port to connect a serial device to the system. For

more information about the supported serial port, see the Serial

connectors section in the Technical specifications chapter.

2 Drive N/A Two optional rear drives supported for 12 x 3.5 inch system.

3 Riser 1A slot N/A Use the card slot to connect half-height PCIe expansion card on

low profile riser (slot 2).

4 Riser 3A slot N/A Use the card slot to connect half-height PCIe expansion card on

low profile riser (slot 3).

5 Power supply unit (PSU) N/A For information about supported PSUs, see the PSU specification

section in the Technical specifications chapter.

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Item Features Icon Description

6 LOM riser ports (2) Use the Ethernet or SFP+ ports to connect Local Area Networks

(LANs) to the system. For more information about the supported

Ethernet or SFP+ ports, see the NIC ports section in the Technical

specifications chapter (slot 1).

7 Ethernet ports (2) Use the Ethernet ports to connect Local Area Networks (LANs) to

the system. For more information about the supported Ethernet

ports, see the NIC ports section in the Technical specifications

chapter.

8 USB 3.0 port (2) Use the USB 3.0 port to connect USB devices to the system.

These ports are 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant.

9 iDRAC9 dedicated network port Use the iDRAC9 dedicated network port to securely access the

embedded iDRAC on a separate management network, see the

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at

www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

10 VGA port Use the VGA port to connect a display to the system. For more

information about the supported VGA port, see the VGA port

section in the Technical specifications chapter.

11 System status indicator cable

port

N/A Enables you to connect the status indicator cable and view system

status when the CMA is installed.

12 System identification button Press the system ID button:

• To locate a particular system within a rack.

• To turn the system ID on or off.

To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 15

seconds.

NOTE:

• To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the

system ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.

• If the system stops responding during POST, press

and hold the system ID button (for more than five

seconds) to enter the BIOS progress mode.

13 Riser 1B slot Use the card slots to connect full-height PCIe expansion cards on

full height riser (Upper is slot 2 and lower is slot 3).

14 PCIe slot Use the card slots to connect up to two half-height PCIe expansion

cards on the system board.

15 PSU blank Use the PSU blank to cover the PSU 2 slot.

NIC indicator codes

Each NIC on the back of the system has indicators that provide information about the activity and link status. The activity LED indicator

indicates if data is flowing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.

Figure 12. NIC indicator codes

1. link LED indicator

2. activity LED indicator

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Table 9. NIC indicator codes

Status Condition

Link and activity indicators are off The NIC is not connected to the network.

Link indicator is green and activity indicator is blinking

green

The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and

data is being sent or received.

Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is blinking

green

The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port

speed and data is being sent or received.

Link indicator is green and activity indicator is off The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed and

data is not being sent or received.

Link indicator is amber and activity indicator is off The NIC is connected to a valid network at less than its maximum port

speed and data is not being sent or received.

Link indicator is blinking green and activity is off NIC identify is enabled through the NIC configuration utility.

Power supply unit indicator codes

AC power supply units (PSUs) have an illuminated translucent handle that serves as an indicator.

The DC PSUs have an LED that serves as an indicator.

The indicator shows whether power is present or if a power fault has occurred.

Figure 13. AC PSU status indicator

1. AC PSU status indicator/handle

Table 10. AC PSU status indicator codes

Power indicator codes Condition

Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational.

Blinking amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.

Not illuminated Power is not connected to the PSU.

Blinking green When the firmware of the PSU is being updated, the PSU handle blinks green.

CAUTION: Do not disconnect the power cord or unplug the PSU when updating firmware. If

firmware update is interrupted, the PSUs do not function.

Blinking green and turns off When hot-plugging a PSU, the PSU handle blinks green five times at a rate of 4 Hz and turns off. This

indicates a PSU mismatch with respect to efficiency, feature set, health status, or supported voltage.

CAUTION: If two PSUs are installed, both the PSUs must have the same type of label; for

example, Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. Mixing PSUs from previous generations

of PowerEdge servers is not supported, even if the PSUs have the same power rating. This

results in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to turn the system on.

CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the blinking

indicator. Swapping the PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and

unexpected system shutdown. To change from a high output configuration to a low output

configuration or vice versa, you must turn off the system.

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Power indicator codes Condition

CAUTION: AC PSUs support both 240 V and 120 V input voltages with the exception of

Titanium PSUs, which support only 240 V. When two identical PSUs receive different input

voltages, they can output different wattages, and trigger a mismatch.

CAUTION: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same

maximum output power.

CAUTION: Combining AC and DC PSUs is not supported and triggers a mismatch.

Figure 14. DC PSU status indicator

1. DC PSU status indicator

Table 11. DC PSU status indicator codes

Power indicator codes Condition

Green A valid power source is connected to the PSU and the PSU is operational.

Blinking amber Indicates a problem with the PSU.

Not illuminated Power is not connected to the PSU.

Blinking green When hot-plugging a PSU, the PSU indicator blinks green. This indicates that there is a PSU mismatch

with respect to efficiency, feature set, health status, or supported voltage.

CAUTION: If two PSUs are installed, both the PSUs must have the same type of label;

for example, Extended Power Performance (EPP) label. Mixing PSUs from previous

generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported, even if the PSUs have the same

power rating. This results in a PSU mismatch condition or failure to turn the system on.

CAUTION: When correcting a PSU mismatch, replace only the PSU with the blinking

indicator. Swapping the PSU to make a matched pair can result in an error condition and

unexpected system shutdown. To change from a High Output configuration to a Low

Output configuration or vice versa, you must turn off the system.

CAUTION: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same type and have the same

maximum output power.

CAUTION: Combining AC and DC PSUs is not supported and triggers a mismatch.

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Drive indicator codes

Each drive carrier has an activity LED indicator and a status LED indicator. The indicators provide information about the current status of

the drive. The activity LED indicator indicates whether the drive is currently in use or not. The status LED indicator indicates the power

condition of the drive.

Figure 15. Drive indicators

1. Drive activity LED indicator

2. Drive status LED indicator

3. Drive

NOTE: If the drive is in the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode, the status LED indicator does not turn on.

Table 12. Drive indicator codes

Drive status indicator code Condition

Flashes green twice per second Identifying drive or preparing for removal.

Off Drive ready for removal.

NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all drives

are initialized after the system is turned on. Drives are not

ready for removal during this time.

Flashes green, amber, and then turns off Predicted drive failure.

Flashes amber four times per second Drive failed.

Flashes green slowly Drive rebuilding.

Solid green Drive online.

Flashes green for three seconds, amber for three seconds, and

then turns off after six seconds

Rebuild stopped.

LCD panel

The LCD panel provides system information, status, and error messages to indicate if the system is functioning correctly or requires

attention. The LCD panel can be used to configure or view the system’s iDRAC IP address. For information about the event and error

messages generated by the system firmware and agents that monitor system components, see the Error Code Lookup page at

qrl.dell.com.

The LCD panel is available only on the optional LCD bezel. The optional LCD bezel is hot pluggable.

The statuses and conditions of the LCD panel are outlined here:

18 Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview

• The LCD backlight is white during normal operating conditions.

• When the system needs attention, the LCD backlight turns amber, and displays an error code followed by descriptive text.

NOTE: If the system is connected to a power source and an error is detected, the LCD turns amber regardless of

whether the system is turned on or off.

• When the system turns off and there are no errors, LCD enters the standby mode after five minutes of inactivity. Press any button on

the LCD to turn it on.

• If the LCD panel stops responding, remove the bezel and reinstall it. If the problem persists, see the Getting help section.

• The LCD backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off using the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools.

Figure 16. LCD panel features

Table 13. LCD panel features

Item Button or display Description

1 Left Moves the cursor back in one-step increments.

2 Select Selects the menu item highlighted by the cursor.

3 Right Moves the cursor forward in one-step increments.

During message scrolling:

• Press and hold the right button to increase scrolling speed.

• Release the button to stop.

NOTE: The display stops scrolling when the button is released. After 45

seconds of inactivity, the display starts scrolling.

4 LCD display Displays system information, status, and error messages or iDRAC IP address.

Locating the Service Tag of your system

You can identify your system using the unique Express Service Code and Service Tag. Pull out the information tag in front of the system

to view the Express Service Code and Service Tag. Alternatively, the information may be on a sticker on the chassis of the system. The

mini Enterprise Service Tag (EST) is found on the back of the system. This information is used by Dell to route support calls to the

appropriate personnel.

Figure 17. Locating Service Tag of your system

1. Information tag (front view) 2. Information tag (back view)

3. OpenManage Mobile (OMM) label (optional) 4. iDRAC MAC address and iDRAC secure password label

5. Service Tag

Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview 19

System information label

Figure 18. PowerEdge R7415 – service information

20 Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview

Figure 19. Memory information

Figure 20. Rear drive installation

Figure 21. Riser 1A and LOM riser installation

Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview 21

Figure 22. Riser 1B installation

22 Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415 overview

Documentation resources

This section provides information about the documentation resources for your system.

To view the document that is listed in the documentation resources table:

• From the Dell EMC support site:

1. Click the documentation link that is provided in the Location column in the table.

2. Click the required product or product version.

NOTE: To locate the product name and model, see the front of your system.

3. On the Product Support page, click Manuals & documents.

• Using search engines:

• Type the name and version of the document in the search box.

Table 14. Additional documentation resources for your system

Task Document Location

Setting up your system For more information about installing and securing

the system into a rack, see the Rail Installation

Guide included with your rack solution.

For information about setting up your system, see

the Getting Started Guide document that is

shipped with your system.

www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

Configuring your system For information about the iDRAC features,

configuring and logging in to iDRAC, and managing

your system remotely, see the Integrated Dell

Remote Access Controller User's Guide.

For information about understanding Remote

Access Controller Admin (RACADM)

subcommands and supported RACADM

interfaces, see the RACADM CLI Guide for iDRAC.

For information about Redfish and its protocol,

supported schema, and Redfish Eventing are

implemented in iDRAC, see the Redfish API Guide.

For information about iDRAC property database

group and object descriptions, see the Attribute

Registry Guide.

www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

For information about earlier versions of the

iDRAC documents, see the iDRAC documentation.

To identify the version of iDRAC available on your

system, on the iDRAC web interface, click ? >

About.

www.dell.com/idracmanuals

For information about installing the operating

system, see the operating system documentation.

www.dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals

For information about updating drivers and

firmware, see the Methods to download firmware

and drivers section in this document.

www.dell.com/support/drivers

Managing your system For information about systems management

software offered by Dell, see the Dell

www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

Documentation resources 23

Task Document Location

OpenManage Systems Management Overview

Guide.

For information about setting up, using, and

troubleshooting OpenManage, see the Dell

OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide.

www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals >

OpenManage Server Administrator

For information about installing, using, and

troubleshooting Dell OpenManage Essentials, see

the Dell OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide.

www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals >

OpenManage Essentials

For information about installing, using, and

troubleshooting Dell OpenManage Enterprise, see

the Dell OpenManage Enterprise User’s Guide.

www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals >

OpenManage Enterprise

For information about installing and using Dell

SupportAssist, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist

Enterprise User’s Guide.

www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools

For information about partner programs enterprise

systems management, see the OpenManage

Connections Enterprise Systems Management

documents.

www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals

Working with the Dell

PowerEdge RAID controllers

For information about understanding the features

of the Dell PowerEdge RAID controllers (PERC),

Software RAID controllers, or BOSS card and

deploying the cards, see the Storage controller

documentation.

www.dell.com/storagecontrollermanuals

Understanding event and error

messages

For information about the event and error

messages that are generated by the system

firmware and agents that monitor system

components, see the Error Code Lookup.

www.dell.com/qrl

Troubleshooting your system For information about identifying and

troubleshooting the PowerEdge server issues, see

the Server Troubleshooting Guide.

www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

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Technical specifications

The technical and environmental specifications of your system are outlined in this section.

Topics:

•System dimensions

•Chassis weight

•Processor specifications

•Supported operating systems

•PSU specifications

•System battery specifications

•Expansion bus specifications

•Memory specifications

•PERC Controller

•Drive specifications

•Ports and connectors specifications

•Video specifications

•Environmental specifications

System dimensions

Figure 23. Dimensions of the PowerEdge R7415 system

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Table 15. Dimensions of the PowerEdge R7415 system

Xa Xb Y Za (with bezel) Za (without

bezel)

Zb* Zc

482 mm (18.97

inches)

434 mm (17.08

inches)

86.8 mm (3.41

inches)

35.84 mm (1.41

inches)

22 mm (0.87

inches)

647.07 mm

(25.47 inches)

681.755 mm

(26.84 inches)

* - Zb goes to the nominal rear wall external surface where the system board I/O connectors are located.

Chassis weight

Table 16. Chassis weight

System Maximum weight (with all drives/SSDs)

8 x 3.5 inch 24.4 kg (53.79 lb)

12 x 3.5 inch 26.61 kg (58.66 lb)

12 x 3.5 inch + 2 x 3.5 inch (rear) 28.21 kg (62.19 lb)

24 x 2.5 inch 23.22 kg (51.19 lb)

Processor specifications

The PowerEdge R7415 system support one AMD EPYC™ processor.

Supported operating systems

The R7415 supports the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V

• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server

Virtualization options:

• VMware® ESXi 6.7

NOTE: For more information about the specific versions and additions, go to https://www.dell.com/support/home/

Drivers/SupportedOS/poweredge-r7415.

PSU specifications

The PowerEdge R7415 system supports the following AC or DC power supply units (PSU).

Table 17. PSU specifications

PSU Class Heat dissipation

(maximum)

Frequency Voltage

1600 W AC Platinum 6000 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging

1100 W AC Platinum 4100 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging

1100 W HVDC Platinum 4100 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC autoranging and 200–380 V DC

1100 W DC Platinum 4416 BTU/hr N/A (-(48–60)) V DC

750 W AC Titanium 2843 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 200–240 V AC, autoranging

750 W AC Platinum 2891 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging

750 W Mixed Mode

HVDC(for China only)

Platinum 2891 BTU/hr N/A 100–240 V AC autoranging and 240 V DC

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PSU Class Heat dissipation

(maximum)

Frequency Voltage

750 W Mixed Mode

Platinum 2891 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC

750 W Mixed Mode

DC (for China only)

Platinum 2891 BTU/hr N/A 240 V DC

495 W AC Platinum 1908 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging

450 W AC Bronze 1871 BTU/hr 50/60 Hz 100–240 V AC, autoranging

NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated using the PSU wattage rating.

NOTE: This system is also designed to connect to the IT power systems with a phase-to-phase voltage not exceeding

230 V.

NOTE: If a system with 1600 W AC PSU operates at low line 100-120 V AC, then the power rating per PSU is derated to

800 W.

NOTE: If a system with 1100 W AC PSU or 1100 W mixed mode PSU operates at low line 100-120 V AC, then the power

rating per PSU is derated to 1050 W.

System battery specifications

The PowerEdge R7415 system supports CR 2032 3.0-V lithium coin cell system battery.

Expansion bus specifications

The PowerEdge R7415 system supports PCI Express (PCIe) Gen3 expansion cards, which need to be installed on the system board using

expansion card risers. This system supports low profile, full height, and 2U expansion card risers.

Table 18. Expansion card riser configurations

Expansion card riser PCIe slots on the riser Processor

connection

Height Length Slot width

Riser-1B (2U riser) Slot 2 Processor 1 Full Height Full Length x16

Riser-1B (2U riser) Slot 3 Processor 1 Full Height Full Length x16

Riser-1A (low profile

riser right)

Slot 2 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x16

Riser-3A (low profile

riser left)

Slot 3 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x16

NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.

Memory specifications

The PowerEdge R7415 system supports 16 DDR4 DIMM (registered DIMM (RDIMM) and load reduced DIMM (LRDIMM)) slots.

Supported memory bus frequencies are 2666 MT/s, 2400 MT/s, 2133 MT/s, and 1866 MT/s.

Table 19. Memory specifications

Memory module sockets Memory capacity Minimum RAM Maximum RAM

Sixteen 288-pin • 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB single

rank or dual rank (RDIMMs)

• 64GB quad rank(LRDIMMs)

• 8 GB with single processor • 1 TB with a single processor

Technical specifications 27

NOTE: For optimal performance, populate one DIMM per channel with DDR4-2666 memory modules on the first slot of

each memory channel. The first slot of each channel can be identified as the DIMM slots with white latches. For

example, 64 GB system memory capacity can be divided into 8 x 8 GB DIMM slots.

PERC Controller

The Dell PERC (PowerEdge RAID Controller) family of enterprise-class controllers is designed for enhanced performance, increased

reliability and fault tolerance, and simplified management - providing a powerful, easy-to-manage way to create a robust infrastructure and

help maximize system uptime.

The new PERC controller offerings leverage heavily on previous generation PERC family. The premium performance PERC series

controller drives better IOPs and enhanced the SSD performance.

Table 20. PERC series controller offerings

Performance Level Controller and Description

Entry S140

Value H330 MiniMono,

H730P, MiniMono

Value Performance H740P, MiniMono

Premium Performance H840

Drive specifications

Drives

The PowerEdge R7415 system supports:

• Up to 8 x 3.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 7

• Up to 12 x 3.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 11

• Up to 12 x 3.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 11 + up to 2 x 3.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline

SAS) rear accessible drives in slots 12 to 13

• Up to 24 x 2.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 23

• Up to 12 x 2.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in slots 0 to 11 and up to 12 x 2.5 inch NVMe drives in 12

universal slots 12 to 23

• Up to 24 x 2.5 inch NVMe drives in bay 0 (slot 0 to 11) and bay 1 (slots 0 to 11)

• Up to 8 x 2.5 inch (SAS, SATA or Nearline SAS) front accessible drives in Universal slots 0 to 7 (Bay 0) and up to 16 x 2.5 inch NVMe

drives in bay 0 (slots 8 to 11) and bay 1 (slots 0 to 11)

NOTE: Hot swap for the NVMe drives is supported for your system. For more information on correct usage and technical

specifications, see the

Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5 inch Small Form Factor User's Guide

Dell.com/support/manuals > All Products > Server, Storage, & Networking > Dell Adapters page.

NOTE: Universal slots that support SAS, SATA hard drives/SSDs, or NVMe drives in the same slot.

28 Technical specifications

Ports and connectors specifications

USB ports

The PowerEdge R7415 system supports:

• USB 2.0-compliant port on the front panel

• USB 3.0-compliant port on the back panel

• USB 3.0-compliant internal port

The following table provides more information about the USB specifications:

Table 21. USB specifications

Front panel Back panel Internal USB

• Three USB 2.0-compliant port (One

iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port +

two USB 2.0 port)

NOTE: The Micro-AB USB 2.0-

compliant port on the front panel

can be used only as an iDRAC

Direct or a management port.

• Two USB 3.0-compliant port • One internal USB 3.0 port

NIC ports

The PowerEdge R7415 system supports two Network Interface Controller (NIC) ports on the back panel, which have two 1 Gbps

configuration.

NOTE: You can install up to four PCIe add-on NIC cards.

NOTE: For information about Linux network performance settings, see the

Linux® Network Tuning Guide for AMD

EPYC™ Processor Based Servers

AMD tuning guide.

Serial connector

The serial connector connects a serial device to the system. The PowerEdge R7415 system supports one serial connector on the back

panel, which is a 9-pin connector, Data Terminal Equipment (DTE), 16550-compliant.

VGA ports

The Video Graphic Array (VGA) port enables you to connect the system to a VGA display. The PowerEdge R7415 system supports two

15-pin VGA ports one each on the front and back panels.

Internal Dual SD Module

The PowerEdge R7415 system supports two optional flash memory card slots with an internal dual MicroSD module.

NOTE: One card slot is dedicated for redundancy.

Video specifications

The PowerEdge R7415 system supports Matrox G200eR2 graphics card with 16 MB capacity.

Technical specifications 29

Table 22. Supported video resolution options

Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) Color depth (bits)

1024 x 768 60 8, 16, 32

1280 x 800 60 8, 16, 32

1280 x 1024 60 8, 16, 32

1360 x 768 60 8, 16, 32

1440 x 900 60 8, 16, 32

1600 x 900 60 8, 16, 32

1600 x 1200 60 8, 16, 32

1680 x 1050 60 8, 16, 32

1920 x 1080 60 8, 16, 32

1920 x 1200 60 8, 16, 32

NOTE: 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200 resolutions are only supported in reduced blanking mode.

Environmental specifications

NOTE: For additional information about environmental certifications, please refer to the Product Environmental

Datasheet located with the Manuals & Documents on support.dell.com.

Table 23. Temperature specifications

Temperature Specifications

Storage –40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117

ft)

10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.

Fresh air For information about fresh air, see the Expanded Operating Temperature

section.

Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage) 20°C/h (68°F/h)

Table 24. Relative humidity specifications

Relative humidity Specifications

Storage 5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be

non-condensing at all times.

Operating 10% to 80% relative humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point.

Table 25. Maximum vibration specifications

Maximum vibration Specifications

Operating 0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).

Storage 1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).

Table 26. Maximum shock specifications

Maximum shock Specifications

Operating Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y,

and z axes of 6 G for up to 11 ms.

Storage Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y,

and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.

30 Technical specifications

Table 27. Maximum altitude specifications

Maximum altitude Specifications

Operating 30482000 m (10,0006560 ft)

Storage 12,000 m (39,370 ft)

Table 28. Operating temperature derating specifications

Operating temperature derating Specifications

Up to 35°C (95°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m

(3,117 ft).

35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m

(3,117 ft).

40°C to 45°C (104°F to 113°F) Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 m (1°F/228 ft) above 950 m

(3,117 ft).

Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications

The following table defines the limitations that help avoid any equipment damage or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination. If

the levels of particulates or gaseous pollution exceed the specified limitations and result in equipment damage or failure, you may need to

rectify the environmental conditions. Re-mediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.

Table 29. Particulate contamination specifications

Particulate contamination Specifications

Air filtration Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a

95% upper confidence limit.

NOTE: This condition applies to data center environments only.

Air filtration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed

to be used outside a data center, in environments such as an

office or factory floor.

NOTE: Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or

MERV13 filtration.

Conductive dust Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive

particles.

NOTE: This condition applies to data center and non-data center

environments.

Corrosive dust • Air must be free of corrosive dust.

• Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than

60% relative humidity.

NOTE: This condition applies to data center and non-data center

environments.

Table 30. Gaseous contamination specifications

Gaseous contamination Specifications

Copper coupon corrosion rate <300 Å/month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985.

Silver coupon corrosion rate <200 Å/month as defined by AHSRAE TC9.9.

NOTE: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.

Technical specifications 31

Standard operating temperature

Table 31. Standard operating temperature specifications

Standard operating temperature Specifications

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117

ft)

10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.

Expanded operating temperature

Table 32. Expanded operating temperature specifications

Expanded operating temperature Specifications

Continuous operation 5°C to 40°C at 5% to 85% RH with 29°C dew point.

NOTE: Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C to

40°C), the system can operate continuously in temperatures as

low as 5°C and as high as 40°C.

For temperatures between 35°C and 40°C, de-rate maximum allowable

temperature by 1°C per 175 m above 950 m (1°F per 319 ft).

≤ 1% of annual operating hours –5°C to 45°C at 5% to 90% RH with 29°C dew point.

NOTE: Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C to

40°C), the system can operate down to –5°C or up to 45°C for a

maximum of 1% of its annual operating hours.

For temperatures between 40°C and 45°C, de-rate maximum allowable

temperature by 1°C per 125 m above 950 m (1°F per 228 ft).

NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature range, system performance may be impacted.

NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature range, ambient temperature warnings may be reported on the

bezel's LCD panel and in the System Event Log.

Expanded operating temperature restrictions

• Do not perform a cold startup below 5°C.

• The operating temperature specified is for a maximum altitude of 3050 m (10,000 ft).

• Redundant power supply configuration is required.

• GPGPU card is not supported.

• Rear drive configuration is not supported.

• Non-Dell qualified peripheral cards and/or peripheral cards greater than 25 W are not supported.

• 180 W CPU is not supported.

• Cabled PSU is not supported.

Thermal restriction matrix

Table 33. Thermal restriction matrix for R7415

Storage configuration Front 8 x 3.5 inch

drive

12 x 3.5 inch drive 12 x 3.5

inch drive

24 x 2.5 inch

drive

24 x 2.5 inch

drive with

NVMe

Storage configuration Rear NA NA 2 x 3.5 inch

drive

NA NA

Fan type Standard fan Standard fan High

performanc

e fan

Standard fan High

performance

fan

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Storage configuration Front 8 x 3.5 inch

drive

12 x 3.5 inch drive 12 x 3.5

inch drive

24 x 2.5 inch

drive

24 x 2.5 inch

drive with

NVMe

CPU heat sink type 1.5U heat sink 1.5U heat sink 2U heat

sink

1.5U heat

sink

1.5U heat

sink

Processor

number

TDP

(W)

Core count Ambient =

35°C

Ambient

= 35°C

Ambient =

35°C

Ambient =

35°C

Ambient =

35°C

Ambient =

30°C

AMD 7601 180 W 32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AMD 7551P 180 W 32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AMD 7451 180 W 24 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AMD 7401P 155

W/170 W

24 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AMD 7351P 155

W/170 W

16 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AMD 7251 120 W 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AMD 7281 155

W/170 W

16 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

AMD 7261 155

W/170 W

8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Other thermal restrictions

The list below are other thermal restrictions:

1. Mellanox CX4 and CX5 only support up to 35°C ambient.

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Initial system setup and configuration

Setting up your system

Perform the following steps to set up your system:

Steps

1. Unpack the system.

2. Install the system into the rack. For more information about installing the system into the rack, see the Rail Installation Guide at

www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

3. Connect the peripherals to the system.

4. Connect the system to its electrical outlet.

5. Power on the system by pressing the power button or by using iDRAC.

6. Power on the attached peripherals.

For more information about setting up your system, see the Getting Started Guide that shipped with your system.

iDRAC configuration

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make system administrators more productive and improve the

overall availability of Dell systems. iDRAC alerts administrators about system issues and enables them to perform remote system

management. This reduces the need for physical access to the system.

Options to set up iDRAC IP address

To enable communication between your system and iDRAC, you must first configure the network settings based on your network

infrastructure.

NOTE: For static IP configuration, you must request for it at the time of purchase.

This option is set to DHCP by Default. You can set up the IP address by using one of the following interfaces:

Interfaces Document/Section

iDRAC Settings

utility

Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

Dell Deployment

Toolkit

Dell Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Deployment Toolkit

Dell Lifecycle

Controller

Dell Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

Server LCD panel LCD panel section

iDRAC Direct and

Quick Sync 2

(optional)

See Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals

NOTE: To access iDRAC, ensure that you connect the ethernet cable to the iDRAC9 dedicated network port. You can

also access iDRAC through the shared LOM mode, if you have opted for a system that has the shared LOM mode

enabled.

34 Initial system setup and configuration

You can log in to iDRAC as:

• iDRAC user

• Microsoft Active Directory user

• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user

If you have opted for secure default access to iDRAC, you must use the iDRAC secure default password available on the system

Information tag. If you have not opted for secure default access to iDRAC, then use the default user name and password –root and

calvin. You can also log in by using your Single Sign-On or Smart Card.

NOTE: You must have the iDRAC credentials to log in to iDRAC.

NOTE: Ensure that you change the default username and password after setting up the iDRAC IP address.

For more information about logging in to the iDRAC and iDRAC licenses, see the latest Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's

Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

You can also access iDRAC by using RACADM. For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide at

www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

Options to install the operating system

If the system is shipped without an operating system, install a supported operating system by using one of the following resources:

Table 34. Resources to install the operating system

Resources Location

iDRAC www.dell.com/idracmanuals

Lifecycle Controller www.dell.com/idracmanuals > Lifecycle Controller

OpenManage Deployment Toolkit www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Deployment

Toolkit

Dell certified VMware ESXi www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions

Installation and How-to videos for supported operating systems on

PowerEdge systems

Supported Operating Systems for Dell EMC PowerEdge systems

Methods to download firmware and drivers

You can download the firmware and drivers by using any of the following methods:

Table 35. Firmware and drivers

Methods Location

From the Dell EMC support site www.dell.com/support/home

Using Dell Remote Access Controller Lifecycle Controller (iDRAC

with LC)

www.dell.com/idracmanuals

Using Dell Repository Manager (DRM) www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals > Repository Manager

Using Dell OpenManage Essentials www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Essentials

Using Dell OpenManage Enterprise www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Enterprise

Using Dell Server Update Utility (SUU) www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals > Server Update Utility

Using Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Deployment

Toolkit

Using iDRAC virtual media www.dell.com/idracmanuals

Initial system setup and configuration 35

Downloading drivers and firmware

Dell EMC recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management firmware on your system.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and firmware.

Steps

1. Go to www.dell.com/support/home.

2. In the Drivers & Downloads section, type the Service Tag of your system in the Enter a Service Tag or product ID box, and then

click Submit.

NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, select Detect Product to allow the system to automatically detect the

Service Tag, or click View products, and navigate to your product.

3. Click Drivers & Downloads.

The drivers that are applicable to your system are displayed.

4. Download the drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.

36 Initial system setup and configuration

Pre-operating system management

applications

You can manage basic settings and features of a system without booting to the operating system by using the system firmware.

Topics:

•Options to manage the pre-operating system applications

•System Setup

•Dell Lifecycle Controller

•Boot Manager

•PXE boot

Options to manage the pre-operating system

applications

Your system has the following options to manage the pre-operating system applications:

• System Setup

• Dell Lifecycle Controller

• Boot Manager

• Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)

System Setup

By using the System Setup screen, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your system.

NOTE: Help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser by default. To view the help text in the text

browser, press F1.

You can access system setup by using two methods:

• Standard graphical browser—The browser is enabled by default.

• Text browser—The browser is enabled by using Console Redirection.

Viewing System Setup

To view the System Setup screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

System Setup details

The System Setup Main Menu screen details are explained as follows:

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Option Description

System BIOS Enables you to configure BIOS settings.

iDRAC Settings Enables you to configure the iDRAC settings.

The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI (Unified

Extensible Firmware Interface). You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC settings

utility. For more information about this utility, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at

www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

Device Settings Enables you to configure device settings.

Service Tag

Settings

Enables you to configure service tag settings.

System BIOS

You can use the System BIOS screen to edit specific functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, set the SATA and

PCIe NVMeRAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports.

Viewing System BIOS

To view the System BIOS screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Information

System BIOS Settings details

About this task

The System BIOS Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

System

Information

Specifies information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, and Service Tag.

Memory Settings Specifies information and options related to the installed memory.

Processor

Settings

Specifies information and options related to the processor such as speed and cache size.

SATA Settings Specifies options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports.

NVMe Settings Specifies options to change the NVMe settings. If the system contains the NVMe drives that you want to

configure in a RAID array, you must set both this field and the Embedded SATA field on the SATA Settings

menu to RAID mode. You might also need to change the Boot Menu setting to UEFI. Otherwise, you should se

this field to Non-RAID mode.

NOTE: For NVMe setting RAID mode, ESXi and WS2012R2 operating system is not supported.

Hotplug and Ubuntu operating system will be available at a later time.

Boot Settings Specifies options to specify the Boot Mode (BIOS and UEFI). Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings.

Network Settings Specifies options to manage the UEFI network settings and boot protocols.

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Option Description

Legacy network settings are managed from the Device Settings menu.

Integrated Devices Specifies options to manage integrated device controllers and ports, specifies related features and options.

Serial

Communication

Specifies options to manage the serial ports, its related features and options.

System Profile

Settings

Specifies options to change the processor power management settings, memory frequency.

System Security Specifies options to configure the system security settings, such as system password, setup password, Trusted

Platform Module (TPM) security, and UEFI secure boot. It also manages the power button on the system.

Redundant OS

Control

Sets the redundant OS info for redundant OS control.

Miscellaneous

Settings

Specifies options to change the system date and time.

System Information

You can use the System Information screen to view system properties such as Service Tag, system model name, and the BIOS version.

Viewing System BIOS

To view the System BIOS screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Information

System Information details

About this task

The System Information screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

System Model

Name

Specifies the system model name.

System BIOS

Version

Specifies the BIOS version installed on the system.

System Service

Tag

Specifies the system Service Tag.

System

Manufacturer

Specifies the name of the system manufacturer.

System

Manufacturer

Contact

Information

Specifies the contact information of the system manufacturer.

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Option Description

System CPLD

Version

Specifies the current version of the system complex programmable logic device (CPLD) firmware.

UEFI Compliance

Version

Specifies the UEFI compliance level of the system firmware.

Memory Settings

You can use the Memory Settings screen to view all the memory settings and enable or disable specific memory functions, such as

system memory testing and node interleaving.

Viewing Memory Settings

To view the Memory Settings screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click Memory Settings.

Memory Settings details

About this task

The Memory Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

System Memory

Size

Specifies the memory size in the system.

System Memory

Type

Specifies the type of memory installed in the system.

System Memory

Speed

Specifies the system memory speed.

System Memory

Voltage

Specifies the system memory voltage.

Video Memory Specifies the amount of video memory.

System Memory

Testing

Specifies whether the system memory tests are run during system boot. Options are Enabled and Disabled. This

option is set to Disabled by default.

Memory Operating

Mode

Specifies the memory operating mode. The option available is Optimizer Mode. This option is set to Optimizer

Mode by default.

Current State of

Memory Operating

Mode

Specifies the current state of the memory operating mode.

Memory

Interleaving

Specifies if Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA) is supported.

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Option Description

Table 36. Memory interleaving options

Memory Options

Single memory module Disabled by default.

Two or more memory modules •Disabled

•Channel Interleaving

•Die Interleaving

Memory Interleaving is set to Channel Interleaving

by default.

NOTE: The AMD EPYC micro architecture utilizes four NUMA per socket. An additional

performance fine tuning and/or NUMA-aware software is required for best performance.

Opportunistic

Self-Refresh

Enables or disables opportunistic self-refresh feature. This option is set to Disabled by default.

Processor Settings

You can use the Processor Settings screen to view the processor settings, and perform specific functions such as enabling virtualization

technology, hardware prefetcher and software prefetcher.

Viewing Processor Settings

To view the Processor Settings screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click Processor Settings.

Processor Settings details

About this task

The Processor Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

Logical Processor Each processor core supports up to two logical processors. If this option is set to Enabled, the BIOS displays all

the logical processors. If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS displays only one logical processor per core. This

option is set to Enabled by default.

Virtualization

Technology

Enables or disables the virtualization technology for the processor. This option is set to Enabled by default.

Hardware

Prefetcher

Enables or disables the hardware prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by default.

Software

Prefetcher

Enables or disables the software prefetcher. This option is set to Enabled by default.

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Option Description

NUMA Distance

Enumeration

Specifies the NUMA Distance Enumeration. This option is set to Physical by default.

MADT Core

Enumeration

Specifies the MADT Core Enumeration. This option is set to Roud Robin by default.

CCX as NUMA

Domain

Enables or disables the CCX as NUMA Domain. This option is set to Auto by default.

Minimum SEV-ES

ASID

Determines the numbers of Secure Encrypted Virtualization ES and non ES available Address Space IDs. This

option is set to 1 by default.

Number of Cores

per Processor

Controls the number of enabled cores in each processor. This option is set to All by default.

Processor Core

Speed

Specifies the maximum core frequency of the processor.

Processor n NOTE: Depending on the number of CPUs, there might be up to n processors listed.

The following settings are displayed for each processor installed in the system:

Option Description

Family-Model-

Stepping

Specifies the family, model, and stepping of the processor as defined by AMD.

Brand Specifies the brand name.

Level 2 Cache Specifies the total L2 cache.

Level 3 Cache Specifies the total L3 cache.

Number of Cores Specifies the number of cores per processor.

SATA Settings

You can use the SATA Settings screen to view the SATA settings of SATA devices and enable SATA and PCIe NVMe RAID mode on

your system.

Viewing SATA Settings

To view the SATA Settings screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click SATA Settings.

SATA Settings details

About this task

The SATA Settings screen details are explained as follows:

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Option Description

Embedded SATA Enables the embedded SATA option to be set to Off, AHCI mode, or RAID modes. This option is set to AHCI

Mode by default.

NOTE:

1. You might also need to change the Boot Mode setting to UEFI. Otherwise, you should se the

field to Non-RAID mode.

2. No ESXi and WS2012R2 OS support under RAID mode and Ubuntu OS will be available at a later

time.

Security Freeze

Lock

Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is applicable only

for AHCI Mode. This option is set to Enabled by default.

Write Cache Enables or disables the command for the embedded SATA drives during POST. This option is set to Disabled by

default.

Port n Sets the drive type of the selected device.

For AHCI Mode or RAID Mode, BIOS support is always enabled.

Option Description

Model Specifies the drive model of the selected device.

Drive Type Specifies the type of drive attached to the SATA port.

Capacity Specifies the total capacity of the drive. This field is undefined for removable media

devices such as optical drives.

NVMe Settings

The NVMe settings is set to Non-RAID mode.

Boot Settings

You can use the Boot Settings screen to set the boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI. It also enables you to specify the boot order.

•UEFI: The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a new interface between operating systems and platform firmware. The

interface consists of data tables with platform related information, boot and runtime service calls that are available to the operating

system and its loader. The following benefits are available when the Boot Mode is set to UEFI:

• Support for drive partitions larger than 2 TB.

• Enhanced security (e.g., UEFI Secure Boot).

• Faster boot time.

NOTE: You must use only the UEFI boot mode in order to boot from NVMe drives.

•BIOS: The BIOS Boot Mode is the legacy boot mode. It is maintained for backward compatibility.

Viewing Boot Settings

To view the Boot Settings screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click Boot Settings.

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Boot Settings details

About this task

The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

Boot Mode Enables you to set the boot mode of the system. If the operating system supports UEFI, you can set this option to

UEFI. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. This option is set to UEFI

by default.

CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system

is not installed in the same boot mode.

NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables the BIOS Boot Settings menu.

Boot Sequence

Retry

Enables, disable or reset the Boot Sequence Retry feature. If this option is set to Enabled and the system fails

to boot, the system re-attempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. If set to Reset, the system performs a cold

reset immediately. This option is set to Enabled by default.

Hard-disk Failover Enables or disables the Hard-disk failover. This option is set to Disabled by default.

Generic USB Boot Enables or disables the generic USB boot. This option is set to Disabled by default.

Hard-disk Drive

Placeholder

Enables or disables the Hard-disk drive placeholder. This option is set to Disabled by default.

UEFI Boot

Settings

Specifies the UEFI boot sequence.

NOTE: This option control the UEFI boot order. The first option in the list will be attempted first.

Choosing system boot mode

System Setup enables you to specify one of the following boot modes for installing your operating system:

• UEFI boot mode (the default), is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface.

If you have configured your system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS.

1. From the System Setup Main Menu, click Boot Settings, and select Boot Mode.

2. Select the UEFI boot mode you want the system to boot into.

CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in

the same boot mode.

3. After the system boots in the specified boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode.

NOTE: Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating

systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode.

NOTE: For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to www.dell.com/ossupport.

Changing boot order

About this task

You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. The following instructions may vary if you

have selected BIOS for Boot Mode.

Steps

1. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > Boot Settings > UEFI Boot Settings > UEFI Boot Sequence.

2. Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and use the plus (+) and minus (-) sign keys to move the device down or up in the order.

3. Click Exit, and then click Yes to save the settings on exit.

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Network Settings

You can use the Network Settings screen to modify UEFI PXE, iSCSI, and HTTP boot settings. The network settings option is available

only in the UEFI mode.

NOTE: For information about Linux network settings, see the

Linux® Network Tuning Guide for AMD EPYC™ Processor

Based Servers

AMD tuning guide.

Viewing Network Settings

To view the Network Settings screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click Network Settings.

Network Settings screen details

The Network Settings screen details are explained as follows:

About this task

Option Description

UEFI PXE Settings Enables you to control the configuration of the UEFI PXE device.

PXE Device n (n =

1 to 4)

Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the device.

PXE Device n

Settings(n = 1 to

Enables you to control the configuration of the PXE device.

Table 37. PXE Device n Settings details

Option Description

Interface Specifies NIC interface used for the PXE device.

Protocol Specifies Protocol used for PXE device. This option is set to IPv4 or IPv6. This

option is set to IPv4 by default.

Vlan Enables Vlan for PXE device. This option is set to Enable or Disable. This option is

set to Disable by default.

Vlan ID Shows the Vlan ID for the PXE device

Vlan Priority Shows the Vlan Priority for the PXE device.

UEFI HTTP

Settings

Enables you to control the configuration of the UEFI HTTP device

HTTP Device n (n

= 1 to 4)

Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is created for the device.

HTTP Device n

Settings (n = 1 to

Enables you to control the configuration of the HTTP device.

Table 38. HTTP Device n Settings details

Option Description

Interface Specifies NIC interface used for the HTTP device.

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Option Description

Protocol Specifies Protocol used for HTTP device. This option is set to IPv4 or IPv6. This

option is set to IPv4 by default.

Vlan Enables Vlan for HTTP device. This option is set to Enable or Disable. This option

is set to Disable by default.

Vlan ID Shows the Vlan ID for the HTTP device

Vlan Priority Shows the Vlan Priority for the HTTP device.

URi Obtain URi from the DHCP server if not specified

UEFI iSCSI

Settings

Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device.

Table 39. UEFI iSCSI Settings screen details

Option Description

iSCSI Initiator Name Specifies the name of the iSCSI initiator in IQN format.

iSCSI Device1 Enables or disables the iSCSI device. When disabled, a

UEFI boot option is created for the iSCSI device

automatically. This is set to Disabled by default.

iSCSI Device1 Settings Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI

device.

Integrated Devices

You can use the Integrated Devices screen to view and configure the settings of all integrated devices including the video controller,

integrated RAID controller, and the USB ports.

Viewing Integrated Devices

To view the Integrated Devices screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click Integrated Devices.

Integrated Devices details

About this task

The Integrated Devices screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

User Accessible

USB Ports

Configures the user accessible USB ports. Selecting Only Back Ports On disables the front USB ports; selecting

All Ports Off disables all front and back USB ports; selecting All Ports Off (Dynamic) All Ports On disables all

front and back USB ports during POST and front ports can be enabled or disabled dynamically by authorized users

without resetting the system

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Option Description

The USB keyboard and mouse still function in certain USB ports during the boot process, depending on the

selection. After the boot process is complete, the USB ports will be enabled or disabled as per the setting.

Internal USB Port Enables or disables the internal USB port. This option is set to On or Off. This option is set to On by default.

Integrated RAID

Controller

Enables or disables the integrated RAID controller. This option is set to Enabled by default.

Embedded NIC1

and NIC2

NOTE: The Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options are only available on systems that do not have

Integrated Network Card 1.

Enables or disables the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options. If set to Disabled (OS), the NIC may still be available

for shared network access by the embedded management controller. The embedded NIC1 and NIC2 options are

only available on systems that do not have Network Daughter Cards (NDCs). The Embedded NIC1 and NIC2

option is mutually exclusive with the Integrated Network Card 1 option. Configure the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2

option by using the NIC management utilities of the system.

Embedded Video

Controller

Enables or disables the use of Embedded Video Controller as the primary display. When set to Enabled, the

Embedded Video Controller will be the primary display even if add-in graphic cards are installed. When set to

Disabled, an add-in graphics card will be used as the primary display. BIOS will output displays to both the primary

add-in video and the embedded video during POST and pre-boot environment. The embedded video will then be

disabled right before the operating system boots. This option is set to Enabled by default.

NOTE: When there are multiple add-in graphic cards installed in the system, the first card

discovered during PCI enumeration is selected as the primary video. You might have to re-arrange

the cards in the slots in order to control which card is the primary video.

Current State of

Embedded Video

Controller

Displays the current state of the embedded video controller. The Current State of Embedded Video

Controller option is a read-only field. If the Embedded Video Controller is the only display capability in the system

(that is, no add-in graphics card is installed), then the Embedded Video Controller is automatically used as the

primary display even if the Embedded Video Controller setting is set to Disabled..

SR-IOV Global

Enable

Enables or disables the BIOS configuration of Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) devices. This option is set to

Disabled by default.

OS Watchdog

Timer

If your system stops responding, this watchdog timer aids in the recovery of your operating system. When this

option is set to Enabled, the operating system initializes the timer. When this option is set to Disabled (the

default), the timer does not have any effect on the system.

Memory Mapped

I/O Limit

Controls where MMIO is mapped. The 1 TB option is designed for specific OS which cannot support MMIO over 1

TB. This option is set to 8 TB by default. The default option is the maximum address that the system supports and

recommended in most cases.

Slot Disablement Enables or disables the available PCIe slots on your system. The slot disablement feature controls the

configuration of the PCIe cards installed in the specified slot. Slots must be disabled only when the installed

peripheral card prevents booting into the operating system or causes delays in system startup. If the slot is

disabled, both the Option ROM and UEFI drivers are disabled. Only slots that are present on the system will be

available for control.

Table 40. Slot Disablement

Option Description

Slot 1 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 1. This option

is set to Enabled by default.

Slot 2 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 2. This option

is set to Enabled by default.

Slot 3 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 3. This option

is set to Enabled by default.

Slot 4 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 4. This option

is set to Enabled by default.

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Option Description

Slot 5 Enables or disables or only the boot driver is disabled for the PCIe slot 5. This option

is set to Enabled by default.

Slot Bifurcation Auto Discovery Bifurcation Settings allows Platform Default Bifurcation and Manual bifurcation Control.

The default is set to Platform Default Bifurcation. The slot bifurcation field is accessible when set to Manual

bifurcation Control and is grayed out when set to Platform Default Bifurcation.

Table 41. Slot Bifurcation

Option Description

Slot 1 Bifurcation x8 or x4 or x4x4 Bifurcation

Slot 2 Bifurcation x16 or x8 or x4 or x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation

Slot 3 Bifurcation x16 or x8 or x4 or x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation

Slot 4 Bifurcation x16 or x8 or x4 or x4x4x8 or x8x4x4 Bifurcation

Slot 5 Bifurcation x8 or x4 or x4x4 Bifurcation

Serial Communication

You can use the Serial Communication screen to view the properties of the serial communication port.

Viewing Serial Communication

To view the Serial Communication screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click Serial Communication.

Serial Communication details

About this task

The Serial Communication screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

Serial

Communication

Selects serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. BIOS console redirection can

also be enabled, and the port address can be specified. This option is set to Auto by default.

Serial Port

Address

Enables you to set the port address for serial devices. This option is set to Serial Device1=COM2, Serial Device

2=COM1 by default.

NOTE: You can use only Serial Device 2 for the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature. To use console

redirection by SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.

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Option Description

NOTE: Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting saved in iDRAC. The

serial MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings

from within the BIOS setup utility may not always revert the serial MUX setting to the default

setting of Serial Device 1.

External Serial

Connector

Enables you to associate the External Serial Connector to Serial Device 1, Serial Device 2, or the Remote

Access Device by using this option. This option is set to Serial Device 1 by default.

NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can be used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). To use console redirection by

SOL, configure the same port address for console redirection and the serial device.

NOTE: Every time the system boots, the BIOS syncs the serial MUX setting saved in iDRAC. The

serial MUX setting can independently be changed in iDRAC. Loading the BIOS default settings

from within the BIOS setup utility may not always revert this setting to the default setting of

Serial Device 1.

Failsafe Baud Rate Specifies the failsafe baud rate for console redirection. The BIOS attempts to determine the baud rate

automatically. This failsafe baud rate is used only if the attempt fails, and the value must not be changed. This

option is set to 115200 by default.

Remote Terminal

Type

Sets the remote console terminal type. This option is set to VT100/VT220 by default.

Redirection After

Boot

Enables or disables the BIOS console redirection when the operating system is loaded. This option is set to

Enabled by default.

System Profile Settings

You can use the System Profile Settings screen to enable specific system performance settings such as power management.

Viewing System Profile Settings

To view the System Profile Settings screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Profile Settings.

System Profile Settings details

About this task

The System Profile Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

System Profile Sets the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than Custom, the BIOS

automatically sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to

Custom. This option is set to Performance Per Watt (OS) by default. Other options include Performance and

Custom.

NOTE: All the parameters on the system profile setting screen are available only when the System

Profile option is set to Custom.

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Option Description

CPU Power

Management

Sets the CPU power management. This option is set to OS DBPM by default. Other option includes Maximum

Performance.

Memory

Frequency

Sets the speed of the system memory. You can select Maximum Performance or a specific speed. This option is

set to Maximum Performance by default.

Turbo Boost Enables or disables the processor to operate in the turbo boost mode. This option is set to Enabled by default.

C States Enables or disables the processor to operate in all available power states. This option is set to Enabled by default.

Memory Patrol

Scrub

Sets the memory patrol scrub frequency. This option is set to Standard by default.

Memory Refresh

Rate

Sets the memory refresh rate to either 1x or 2x. This option is set to 1x by default.

PCI ASPM L1 Link

Power

Management

Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to Enabled by default.

Determinism

Slider

Set the system determinism by Power Determinism or Performance Determinism. This option is set to

Performance Determinism by default.

System Security

You can use the System Security screen to perform specific functions such as setting the system password, setup password and

disabling the power button.

Viewing System Security

To view the System Security screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Security.

System Security Settings details

About this task

The System Security Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

CPU AES-NI Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the Advanced Encryption

Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to Enabled by default.

System Password Sets the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and is read-only if the password jumper is not

installed in the system.

Setup Password Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system.

Password Status Locks the system password. This option is set to Unlocked by default.

TPM Security NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.

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Option Description

Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The TPM Security option is set to Off by default. You

can only modify the TPM Status, and TPM Activation if the TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre-boot

Measurements or On without Pre-boot Measurements.

When TPM 1.2 is installed, the TPM Security option is set to Off, On with Pre-boot Measurements, or On

without Pre-boot Measurements.

Table 42. TPM 1.2 security information

Option Description

TPM Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option

is set to No Change by default.

TPM Firmware Indicates the firmware version of the TPM.

TPM Status Specifies the TPM status.

TPM Command Controls the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). When

set to None, no command is sent to the TPM. When

set to Activate, the TPM is enabled and activated.

When set to Deactivate, the TPM is disabled and

deactivated. When set to Clear, all the contents of the

TPM are cleared. This option is set to None by default.

When TPM 2.0 is installed, the TPM Security option is set to On or Off. This option is set to Off by default.

Table 43. TPM 2.0 security information

Option Description

TPM Information Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option

is set to No Change by default.

TPM Firmware Indicates the firmware version of the TPM.

TPM Hierarcy Enable, disable, or clear the storage and endorsement

hierarchies. When set to Enabled, the storage and

endorsement hierarchies can be used.

When set to Disabled, the storage and endorsement

hierarchies cannot be used.

When set to Clear, the storage and endorsement

hierarchies are cleared of any values, and then reset to

Enabled.

Power Button Enables or disables the power button on the front of the system. This option is set to Enabled by default.

AC Power

Recovery

Sets how the system behaves after AC power is restored to the system. This option is set to Last by default.

AC Power

Recovery Delay

Sets the time delay for the system to power up after AC power is restored to the system. This option is set to

Immediate by default.

User Defined

Delay (60 s to 600

Sets the User Defined Delay option when the User Defined option for AC Power Recovery Delay is selected.

UEFI Variable

Access

Provides varying degrees of securing UEFI variables. When set to Standard (the default), UEFI variables are

accessible in the operating system per the UEFI specification. When set to Controlled, selected UEFI variables

are protected in the environment and new UEFI boot entries are forced to be at the end of the current boot

order.

Secure Boot Enables Secure Boot, where the BIOS authenticates each pre-boot image by using the certificates in the Secure

Boot Policy. Secure Boot is set to Disabled by default.

Secure Boot

Policy

When Secure Boot policy is set to Standard, the BIOS uses the system manufacturer’s key and certificates to

authenticate pre-boot images. When Secure Boot policy is set to Custom, the BIOS uses the user-defined key

and certificates. Secure Boot policy is set to Standard by default.

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Option Description

Secure Boot Mode Configures how the BIOS uses the Secure Boot Policy Objects (PK, KEK, db, dbx).

If the current mode is set to Deployed Mode, the available options are User Mode and Deployed Mode. If the

current mode is set to User Mode, the available options are User Mode, Audit Mode, and Deployed Mode.

Options Description

User Mode In User Mode, PK must be installed, and BIOS performs signature verification on

programmatic attempts to update policy objects.

The BIOS allows unauthenticated programmatic transitions between modes.

Deployed Mode Deployed Mode is the most secure mode. In Deployed Mode, PK must be installed and

the BIOS performs signature verification on programmatic attempts to update policy

objects.

Deployed Mode restricts the programmatic mode transitions.

Audit Mode In Audit mode, PK is not present. The BIOS does not authenticate programmatic updates

to the policy objects, and transitions between modes. The BIOS performs a signature

verification on pre-boot images and logs the results in the image Execution Information

Table, but executes the images whether they pass or fail verification.

Audit Mode is useful for programmatic determination of a working set of policy objects.

Secure Boot

Policy Summary

Specifies the list of certificates and hashes that secure boot uses to authenticate images.

Secure Boot

Custom Policy

Settings

Configures the Secure Boot Custom Policy. To enable this option, set the Secure Boot Policy to Custom option.

Creating a system and setup password

Prerequisites

Ensure that the password jumper is enabled. The password jumper enables or disables the system password and setup password features.

For more information, see the System board jumper settings section.

NOTE: If the password jumper setting is disabled, the existing system password and setup password are deleted and

you need not provide the system password to boot the system.

Steps

1. To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or rebooting your system.

2. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > System Security.

3. On the System Security screen, verify that Password Status is set to Unlocked.

4. In the System Password field, type your system password, and press Enter or Tab.

Use the following guidelines to assign the system password:

• A password can have up to 32 characters.

• The password can contain the numbers 0 through 9.

• Only the following special characters are allowed: space, (”), (+), (,), (-), (.), (/), (;), ([), (\), (]), (`).

A message prompts you to reenter the system password.

5. Reenter the system password, and click OK.

6. In the Setup Password field, type your setup password and press Enter or Tab.

A message prompts you to reenter the setup password.

7. Reenter the setup password, and click OK.

8. Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again.

A message prompts you to save the changes.

NOTE: Password protection does not take effect until the system reboots.

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Using your system password to secure your system

About this task

If you have assigned a setup password, the system accepts your setup password as an alternate system password.

Steps

1. Turn on or reboot your system.

2. Type the system password and press Enter.

Next steps

When Password Status is set to Locked, type the system password and press Enter when prompted at reboot.

NOTE: If an incorrect system password is typed, the system displays a message and prompts you to reenter your

password. You have three attempts to type the correct password. After the third unsuccessful attempt, the system

displays an error message that the system has stopped functioning and must be turned off. Even after you turn off and

restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct password is entered.

Deleting or changing system and setup password

Prerequisites

NOTE: You cannot delete or change an existing system or setup password if the Password Status is set to Locked.

Steps

1. To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or restarting your system.

2. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > System Security.

3. On the System Security screen, ensure that Password Status is set to Unlocked.

4. In the System Password field, alter or delete the existing system password, and then press Enter or Tab.

5. In the Setup Password field, alter or delete the existing setup password, and then press Enter or Tab.

If you change the system and setup password, a message prompts you to reenter the new password. If you delete the system and

setup password, a message prompts you to confirm the deletion.

6. Press Esc to return to the System BIOS screen. Press Esc again, and a message prompts you to save the changes.

7. Select Setup Password, change, or delete the existing setup password and press Enter or Tab.

NOTE: If you change the system password or setup password, a message prompts you to reenter the new password.

If you delete the system password or setup password, a message prompts you to confirm the deletion.

Operating with setup password enabled

If Setup Password is set to Enabled, type the correct setup password before modifying the system setup options.

If you do not type the correct password in three attempts, the system displays the following message:

Invalid Password! Number of unsuccessful password attempts: <x> System Halted! Must power

down.

Password Invalid. Number of unsuccessful password attempts: <x> Maximum number of password

attempts exceeded.System halted.

Even after you turn off and restart the system, the error message is displayed until the correct password is typed. The following options

are exceptions:

• If System Password is not set to Enabled and is not locked through the Password Status option, you can assign a system

password. For more information, see the System Security Settings screen section.

• You cannot disable or change an existing system password.

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NOTE: You can use the password status option with the setup password option to protect the system password from

unauthorized changes.

Redundant OS Control

You can use the Redundant OS Control screen to set the redundant OS info for redundant OS control. It enables you to set up a

physical recovery disk on your system.

Viewing Redundant OS Control

To view the Redundant OS Control screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click Redundant OS Control.

Redundant OS Control screen details

The Redundant OS Control screen details are explained as follows:

About this task

Option Description

Redundant OS

Location

Enables you to select a backup disk from the following devices:

•None

•IDSDM

•SATA Ports in AHCI mode

•BOSS PCIe Cards (Internal M.2 Drives)

•Internal USB

NOTE: RAID configurations and NVMe cards not are included as BIOS does not have the ability to

distinguish between individual drives in those configurations.

Redundant OS

State NOTE: This option is disabled if Redundant OS Location is set to None.

When set to Visible, the backup disk is visible to the boot list and OS. When set to Hidden, the backup disk is

disabled and is not visible to the boot list and OS. This option is set to Visible by default.

NOTE: BIOS will disable the device in hardware, so it cannot be accessed by the OS.

Redundant OS

Boot

NOTE: This option is disabled if Redundant OS Location is set to None or if Redundant OS State is

set to Hidden.

When set to Enabled, BIOS boots to the device specified in Redundant OS Location. When set to Disabled,

BIOS preserves the current boot list settings. This option is set to Enabled by default.

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Miscellaneous Settings

You can use the Miscellaneous Settings screen to perform specific functions such as updating the asset tag and changing the system

date and time.

Viewing Miscellaneous Settings

To view the Miscellaneous Settings screen, perform the following steps:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:

F2 = System Setup

NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then

restart your system and try again.

3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

4. On the System BIOS screen, click Miscellaneous Settings.

Miscellaneous Settings details

About this task

The Miscellaneous Settings screen details are explained as follows:

Option Description

System Time Enables you to set the time on the system.

System Date Enables you to set the date on the system.

Asset Tag Specifies the asset tag and enables you to modify it for security and tracking purposes.

Keyboard

NumLock

Enables you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or disabled. This option is set to On by

default.

NOTE: This option does not apply to 84-key keyboards.

F1/F2 Prompt on

Error

Enables or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error. This option is set to Enabled by default. The F1/F2 prompt also

includes keyboard errors.

Load Legacy Video

Option Rom

Enables or disables the Load Legacy Video Option Rom option. This option is set to Disable by default.

Dell Wyse

P25/P45 BIOS

Access

Enables or disables the Dell Wyse P25/P45 BIOS Access. This option is set to Enabled by default.

Power Cycle

Request

Enables or disables the Power Cycle Request. This option is set to None by default.

iDRAC Settings utility

The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI. You can enable or disable various

iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC settings utility.

NOTE: Accessing some of the features on the iDRAC settings utility needs the iDRAC Enterprise License upgrade.

For more information about using iDRAC, see Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

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Device Settings

Device Settings enables you to configure device parameters.

Dell Lifecycle Controller

Dell Lifecycle Controller (LC) provides advanced embedded systems management capabilities including system deployment, configuration,

update, maintenance, and diagnosis. LC is delivered as part of the iDRAC out-of-band solution and Dell system embedded Unified

Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications.

Embedded system management

The Dell Lifecycle Controller provides advanced embedded system management throughout the system’s lifecycle. The Dell Lifecycle

Controller can be started during the boot sequence and can function independently of the operating system.

NOTE: Certain platform configurations may not support the full set of features provided by the Dell Lifecycle Controller.

For more information about setting up the Dell Lifecycle Controller, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the operating

system, see the Dell Lifecycle Controller documentation at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

Boot Manager

The Boot Manager screen enables you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities.

Viewing Boot Manager

About this task

To enter Boot Manager:

Steps

1. Turn on, or restart your system.

Enter the result of your step here (optional).

2. Press F11 when you see the following message:

F11 = Boot Manager

If your operating system begins to load before you press F11, allow the system to complete the booting, and then restart your system

and try again.

Boot Manager main menu

Menu item Description

Continue Normal

Boot

The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the first item in the boot order. If the boot attempt fails, the

system continues with the next item in the boot order until the boot is successful or no more boot options are

found.

One-shot Boot

Enables you to access boot menu, where you can select a one-time boot device to boot from.

Launch System

Setup

Enables you to access System Setup.

Launch Lifecycle

Controller

Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Dell Lifecycle Controller program.

System Utilities Enables you to launch System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics.

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One-shot BIOS boot menu

One-shot BIOS boot menu enables you to select a boot device to boot from.

System Utilities

System Utilities contains the following utilities that can be launched:

• Launch Diagnostics

• BIOS Update File Explorer

• Reboot System

PXE boot

You can use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) option to boot and configure the networked systems remotely.

To access the PXE boot option, boot the system and then press F12 during POST instead of using standard Boot Sequence from BIOS

Setup. It does not pull any menu or allows managing of network devices.

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Installing and removing system components

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.

WARNING: Opening or removing the system cover while the system is powered on may expose you to a risk of electric

shock.

CAUTION: 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.

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and

simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and

support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow

the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.

NOTE: It is recommended that you always use an antistatic mat and antistatic strap while working on components inside

the system.

CAUTION: To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the system and system fans must be always populated

with a component or a blank.

Before working inside your system

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Turn off the system, including all attached peripherals.

2. Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.

3. If applicable, remove the system from the rack.

For more information, see the Rack Installation Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

4. Remove the system cover.

After working inside your system

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Install the system cover.

2. If applicable, install the system into the rack.

For more information, see the Rack Installation Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

3. Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.

4. Turn on the attached peripherals and then turn on the system.

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Recommended tools

You need the following tools to perform the removal and installation procedures:

• Key to the bezel lock

The key is required only if your system includes a bezel.

• Phillips #1 screwdriver

• Phillips #2 screwdriver

• Torx #T20 screwdriver

• 1/4 inch flat head screwdriver

• Wrist grounding strap

You need the following tools to assemble the cables for a DC power supply unit:

• AMP 90871-1 hand-crimping tool or equivalent

• Tyco Electronics 58433-3 or equivalent

• Wire-stripper pliers to remove insulation from size 10 AWG solid or stranded, insulated copper wire

NOTE: Use alpha wire part number 3080 or equivalent (65/30 stranding).

Optional front bezel

An optional metal bezel is mounted on the front of the system. The front bezel displays the system branding. A lock on the bezel is used to

protect unauthorized access to the drives. There are two versions of bezel available:

• With LCD panel

• Without LCD panel

For bezels with LCD panel, the system status can be viewed on the LCD panel. For more information, see the LCD panel section.

Removing the front bezel

The procedure to remove the front bezel with and without the LCD panel is the same.

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Unlock the bezel by using the bezel key.

NOTE: The bezel key is part of the LCD bezel package.

2. Press the release button, and pull the left end of the bezel.

3. Unhook the right end, and remove the bezel.

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Figure 24. Removing the front bezel with the LCD panel

Next steps

Installing the front bezel

The procedure to install the front bezel with and without the LCD panel is the same.

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Locate and remove the bezel key.

NOTE: The bezel key is part of the LCD bezel package.

2. Align and insert the right end of the bezel onto the system.

3. Push the bezel on the system until it clicks into place.

4. Lock the bezel by using the key.

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Figure 25. Installing the front bezel with the LCD panel

System cover

Removing the system cover

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals.

3. Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.

Steps

1. Using a 1/4 inch flat head or a Phillips #2 screwdriver, rotate the latch release lock counter clockwise to the unlocked position.

2. Lift to open the latch till the system cover slides back and the tabs on the system cover disengage from the guide slots on the system.

3. Hold the cover on both sides, and lift the cover away from the system.

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Figure 26. Removing the system cover

Next steps

Installing the system cover.

Installing the system cover

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Ensure that all internal cables are routed correctly and connected, and no tools or extra parts are left inside the system.

Steps

1. Align the tabs on the system cover with the guide slots on the system.

2. Close the system cover latch down.

The system cover slides forward, the tabs on the system cover engage with the guide slots on the system and the system cover latch

locks into place.

3. Using a 1/4 inch flat head or a Phillips #2 screwdriver, rotate the latch release lock clockwise to the locked position.

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Figure 27. Installing the system cover

Next steps

1. Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.

2. Turn on the system, including any attached peripherals.

Backplane cover

Removing the backplane cover

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

Steps

1. Slide the backplane cover in the direction of the arrows marked on the backplane cover.

2. Lift the backplane cover away from the system.

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Figure 28. Removing the backplane cover

Next steps

Installing the backplane cover.

Installing the backplane cover

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Align the backplane cover with the guide slots on the system.

2. Slide the backplane cover toward the front of the system until the backplane cover locks into place.

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Figure 29. Installing the backplane cover

Next steps

Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Inside the system

NOTE: Components that are hot swappable have orange touch points and the components that are not hot swappable

have blue touch points.

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Figure 30. Inside the system with rear drive cage

1. Information tag 2. Drive backplane

3. Cooling fans 4. Memory module

5. CPU 6. System board

7. Mini PERC card 8. Riser 1A

9. Riser 3A 10. Air shroud

11. Rear drive cage

Air shroud

Removing the air shroud

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Never operate your system with the air shroud removed. The system may get overheated quickly, resulting in

shutdown of the system and loss of data.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. If installed, remove the rear drive cage.

NOTE: On a system with 2 x 3.5 inch rear drive cage, you must remove the rear drive cage before you remove the air

shroud. The procedure to remove the air shroud remains the same.

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Steps

Hold the air shroud at both ends, and lift it away from the system.

Figure 31. Removing air shroud on a system without a rear drive cage

Figure 32. Removing air shroud on a system with a rear drive cage

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Next steps

Install the air shroud.

Installing the air shroud

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. If applicable, route the cables inside the system along the system wall and secure the cables by using the cable latch.

Steps

1. Align the tabs on the air shroud with the slots on the system.

2. Lower the air shroud into the system until it is firmly seated.

When firmly seated, the memory socket numbers marked on the air shroud align with the respective memory sockets below.

Figure 33. Installing the air shroud

NOTE: The procedure to install the air shroud for 2 x 3.5 inch rear drive system is identical.

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Next steps

1. If removed, install the rear drive cage.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Cooling fans

The cooling fans are integrated into the system to dissipate the heat generated by the functioning of the system. These fans provide

cooling for the processors, expansion cards, and memory modules.

Your system supports up to six standard or high performance cabled cooling fans.

Table 44. Fan support matrix for the PowerEdge R7415

Front

Storage

PSU type CPU count Fan1 Fan2 Fan3 Fan4 Fan5 Fan6

8 x 3.5 inch Cable PSU 1 Not required Required Required Required Required Required

Redundant

PSU

1 Required Required Required Required Required Required

12 x 3.5 inch Redundant

PSU

1 Required Required Required Required Required Required

24 x 2.5 inch Redundant

PSU

1 Required Required Required Required Required Required

NOTE: The high performance fans are required for 12 x 3.5 inch drive + 2 x 3.5 inch rear drive, or 24 x 2.5 inch drive

(with NVMe) system. For more information, see the Thermal restriction matrix section.

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Removing a cooling fan

The procedure for removing standard and high performance fans is identical.

Prerequisites

NOTE: Opening or removing the system cover when the system is on, may expose you to a risk of electric shock.

Exercise utmost care while removing or installing cooling fans.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. Move the cables out of way to access the cooling fan cable connector on the system board. Also make a note of the cooling fan cable

routed along the guides on the rear end of the fan cage.

Steps

1. Disconnect the cooling fan cable connected to the system board connector.

2. Press the release tab, and lift the cooling fan out of the cooling fan cage.

Figure 34. Removing a cooling fan

a) On the system with 8 x 3.5 inch [redundant power supply], 12 x 3.5 inch, and 24 x 2.5 inch drive, disconnect the fan 1 cable from

the power interposer board (PIB) connector.

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Figure 35. Disconnecting the fan cable from the PIB connector

Next steps

Installing a cooling fan.

Installing a cooling fan

The procedure for installing standard and high performance fans is identical.

Prerequisites

NOTE: Opening or removing the system cover when the system is on may expose you to a risk of electric shock.

Exercise utmost care while removing or installing cooling fans.

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Holding the release tab, place the cooling fan into the cooling fan cage.

2. Route the cooling fan cable through the guides on the cooling fan cage.

3. Connect the cooling fan cable to the connector on the system board.

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Figure 36. Installing a cooling fan

a) On the system with 8 x 3.5 inch [redundant power supply], 12 x 3.5 inch, and 24 x 2.5 inch drive, connect the fan 1 cable to the

connector on the power interposer board (PIB).

Figure 37. Connecting the fan cable to the PIB connector

Next steps

1. Installing the air shroud.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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Intrusion switch

Removing the intrusion switch

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. Move the cables out of way to access the intrusion switch cable. Also make a note of the intrusion switch cable routing.

Steps

1. Disconnect the intrusion switch cable connected to the connector on the system board.

2. Slide the intrusion switch out of the intrusion switch slot.

Figure 38. Removing the intrusion switch

Next steps

Installing the intrusion switch.

Installing the intrusion switch

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Align the intrusion switch with the intrusion switch slot on the system.

2. Slide the intrusion switch until it is firmly seated in the intrusion switch slot.

3. Route the intrusion switch cable and connect the intrusion switch cable to the connector on the system board.

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Figure 39. Installing the intrusion switch

Next steps

1. Install the air shroud.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Drives

Removing a drive blank

The procedure for removing 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch drive blanks is identical.

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. If installed, remove the front bezel.

CAUTION: To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.

CAUTION: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.

Steps

Press the release button, and slide the drive blank out of the drive slot.

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Figure 40. Removing a drive blank

Next steps

Installing a drive or installing a drive blank

Installing a drive blank

The procedure for installing 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch drive blanks is identical.

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

CAUTION: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.

Steps

Insert the drive blank into the drive slot, and push the blank until the release button clicks into place.

Figure 41. Installing a drive blank

Next steps

If removed, install the front bezel.

Removing a drive carrier

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. If installed, remove the front bezel.

3. Using the management software, prepare the drive for removal.

If the drive is online, the green activity or fault indicator flashes while the drive is turning off. When the drive indicators are off, the

drive is ready for removal. For more information, see the storage controller documentation.

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CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the

storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and

insertion.

CAUTION: Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.

CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports drive installation. See the

documentation supplied with your operating system.

Steps

1. Press the release button to open the drive carrier release handle.

2. Holding the handle, slide the drive carrier out of the drive slot.

Figure 42. Removing a drive carrier

Next steps

1. Install a drive carrier.

2. If you are not replacing the drive immediately, install a drive blank in the empty drive slot to maintain proper system cooling.

Installing a drive carrier

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Before attempting to remove or install a drive while the system is running, see the documentation for the

storage controller card to ensure that the host adapter is configured correctly to support drive removal and insertion.

CAUTION: Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.

CAUTION: Combining SAS and SATA drives in the same RAID volume is not supported.

CAUTION: When installing a drive, ensure that the adjacent drives are fully installed. Inserting a drive carrier and

attempting to lock its handle next to a partially installed carrier can damage the partially installed carrier's shield spring

and make it unusable.

CAUTION: To prevent data loss, ensure that your operating system supports hot-swap drive installation. See the

documentation supplied with your operating system.

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CAUTION: When a replacement hot swappable drive is installed and the system is powered on, the drive automatically

begins to rebuild. Ensure that the replacement drive is blank or contains data that you wish to overwrite. Any data on

the replacement drive is immediately lost after the drive is installed.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. If installed, remove the drive blank.

Steps

1. Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier to open the release handle.

2. Insert the drive carrier into the drive slot and slide until the drive connects with the backplane.

3. Close the drive carrier release handle to lock the drive in place.

Figure 43. Installing a drive carrier

Next steps

If installed, install the front bezel.

Removing the drive from the drive carrier

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

CAUTION: Mixing drives from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.

2. If installed, remove the front bezel.

3. Remove the drive carrier.

Steps

1. Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws from the slide rails on the drive carrier.

2. Lift the drive out of the drive carrier.

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Figure 44. Removing the drive from the drive carrier

Next steps

Install the drive into the drive carrier.

Installing a drive into the drive carrier

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

CAUTION: Mixing drive carriers from other generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.

NOTE: When installing a drive into the drive carrier, ensure that the screws are torqued to 4 in-lbs.

Steps

1. Insert the drive into the drive carrier with the connector end of the drive towards the back of the carrier.

2. Align the screw holes on the drive with the screws holes on the drive carrier.

When aligned correctly, the back of the drive is flush with the back of the drive carrier.

3. Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, secure the drive to the drive carrier with screws.

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Figure 45. Installing a drive into the drive carrier

Next steps

1. If removed, install the front bezel.

2. Install the drive carrier.

System memory

The system supports DDR4 registered DIMM (RDIMMs) slots and load reduced DIMM (LRDIMMs) slots. System memory holds the

instructions that are executed by the processor.

NOTE: MT/s indicates DIMM speed in MegaTransfers per second.

Memory bus operating frequency can be 2666 MT/s, 2400 MT/s, 2133 MT/s, or 1866 MT/s depending on the following factors:

• DIMM type (RDIMM or LRDIMM)

• Number of DIMM slots populated per channel

• System profile selected (for example, Performance Optimized, or Custom [can be run at high speed or lower])

• Maximum supported DIMM frequency of the processors

NOTE: For maximum DDR frequency of the processor, refer to AMD EPYC 7000 series table below.

Table 45. AMD EPYC 7000 Series datasheet

Mode

numb

OPN 2P/1P Core

Thread

Base

freq

(Ghz)

All

cores

boost

freq

(Ghz)

Max

boost

freq

(Ghz)

(MB)

DDR

chann

els

Max DDR

freq (1DPC)

PCIe TDP (W)

7601 PS7601BDVIH

2P OR

32 64 2.20 2.70 3.20 64 8 2666 X128 180

7551P PS755PBDVI

HAF

ONLY

32 64 2.00 2.55 3.00 64 8 2666 X128 180

7451 PS7451BDVH

CAF

2P OR

24 48 2.30 2.90 3.20 64 8 2666 X128 180

7401P PS740PBEVH

CAF

ONLY

24 48 2.00 2.80 3.00 64 8 2400/2666 X128 155/170

7351P PS735PBEVG

PAF

ONLY

16 32 2.40 2.90 2.90 64 8 2400/2666 X128 155/170

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Mode

numb

OPN 2P/1P Core

Thread

Base

freq

(Ghz)

All

cores

boost

freq

(Ghz)

Max

boost

freq

(Ghz)

(MB)

DDR

chann

els

Max DDR

freq (1DPC)

PCIe TDP (W)

7281 PS7281BEVG

AAF

2P OR

16 32 2.10 2.70 2.70 32 8 2400/2666 X128 155/170

7251 PS7251BFV8S

2P OR

8 16 2.10 2.90 2.90 32 8 2400 X128 120

7261 PS7261BEV8R

2P OR

8 16 2.50 2.90 2.90 64 8 2400/2666 x128 155/170

Your system contains 16 memory sockets.

NOTE: For optimal performance, populate one DIMM per channel with DDR4-2666 memory modules on the first slot of

each memory channel. The first slot of each channel can be identified as the DIMM slots with white latches. For

example, 64 GB system memory capacity can be divided into 8 x 8 GB DIMM slots.

Table 46. Memory speed table

DIMM type Rank Capacity DIMM rated

voltage and speed

Operating Speed

1 DPC/ 2 DPC

RDIMM 1R 8 GB DDR4 (1.2 V), 2666

MT/s

2666 MT/s 2133 MT/s

RDIMM 2R 16 GB , 32 GB DDR4 (1.2 V), 2666

MT/s

2400 MT/s 2133 MT/s

LRDIMM 4R 64 GB DDR4 (1.2 V), 2666

MT/s

2666 MT/s 2133 MT/s

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Figure 46. Memory socket location

Memory channels are organized as follows:

Table 47. Memory channels

Processor Channel

Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7

AMD

Processor

A1/A9 A2/A10 A3/A11 A4/A12 A5/A13 A6/A14 A7/A15 A8/A16

General memory module installation guidelines

To ensure optimal performance of your system, observe the following general guidelines when configuring your system memory. If your

system's memory configurations fail to observe these guidelines, your system might not boot, stop responding during memory

configuration, or operate with reduced memory.

The memory bus may operate at frequency can be 2666 MT/s, 2400 MT/s, or 2133 MT/s depending on the following factors:

• System profile selected (for example, Performance Optimized, or Custom [can be run at high speed or lower])

• Maximum supported DIMM speed of the processors

• Maximum supported speed of the DIMMs

NOTE: MT/s indicates DIMM speed in MegaTransfers per second.

The system supports Flexible Memory Configuration, enabling the system to be configured and run in any valid chipset architectural

configuration. The following are the recommended guidelines for installing memory modules:

• All DIMMs must be DDR4.

• RDIMMs and LRDIMMs must not be mixed.

• x4 and x8 DRAM based memory modules can be mixed.

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• Up to two RDIMMs can be populated per channel regardless of rank count.

• Up to two LRDIMMs can be populated per channel regardless of rank count.

• A maximum of two different ranked DIMMs can be populated in a channel regardless of rank count.

• If memory modules with different speeds are installed, they will operate at the speed of the slowest installed memory module (s).

• Populate memory module sockets only if a processor is installed.

• For single-processor systems, sockets A1 to A16 are available.

• For dual-processor systems, sockets A1 to A16 and sockets B1 to B16 are available.

• Populate all the sockets with white release tabs first, followed by the black release tabs.

• When mixing memory modules with different capacities, populate the sockets with memory modules with the highest capacity first.

For example, if you want to mix 8 GB and 16 GB memory modules, populate 16 GB memory modules in the sockets with white release

tabs and 8 GB memory modules in the sockets with black release tabs.

• Memory modules of different capacities can be mixed provided other memory population rules are followed.

For example, 8 GB and 16 GB memory modules can be mixed.

• In a dual-processor configuration, the memory configuration for each processor must be identical.

For example, if you populate socket A1 for processor 1, then populate socket B1 for processor 2, and so on.

• Mixing of more than two memory module capacities in a system is not supported.

• Unbalanced memory configurations will result in a performance loss so always populate memory channels identically with identical

DIMMs for best performance.

• Populate eight identical memory modules per processor (one DIMM per channel) at a time to maximize performance.

Mode-specific guidelines

The configurations allowed depend on the memory mode selected in the System BIOS.

Optimizer Mode

This mode supports Single Device Data Correction (SDDC) only for memory modules that use x4 device width. It does not impose any

specific slot population requirements.

NOTE:

• Normal DIMM population rule:

• Single processor systems: Slot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

• DIMM population changed when Performance Optimized Mode is ordered and there is a quantity of 4 or 8 DIMMs per

processor.

• With DIMM quantity of 4, the population with 1 processor is slot 1, 3, 5, 7

• With DIMM quantity of 8, the population with 1 processor is slot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Table 48. Memory population rules

Processor Configuration Memory population Memory population information

Single processor Optimizer (Independent

channel) population order

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,

15, 16

Populate in this order, odd amount of

DIMMs per processor is allowed.

Removing a memory module

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

WARNING: Allow the memory modules to cool after you power off the system. Handle the memory modules by the card

edges and avoid touching the components or metallic contacts on the memory module.

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CAUTION: To ensure proper system cooling, memory module blanks must be installed in any memory socket that is not

occupied. Remove memory module blanks only if you intend to install memory modules in those sockets.

Steps

1. Locate the appropriate memory module socket.

CAUTION: Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the memory

module or metallic contacts.

2. Push the ejectors outward on both ends of the memory module socket to release the memory module from the socket.

3. Lift and remove the memory module from the system.

Figure 47. Removing a memory module

Next steps

1. Install a memory module.

2. If you are removing the memory module permanently, install a memory module blank. The procedure to install a memory module blank

is similar to that of the memory module.

Installing a memory module

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Locate the appropriate memory module socket.

CAUTION: Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the memory

module or metallic contacts.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the memory module or the memory module socket during installation, do not bend

or flex the memory module. You must insert both ends of the memory module simultaneously.

2. Open the ejectors on the memory module socket outward to allow the memory module to be inserted into the socket.

3. Align the edge connector of the memory module with the alignment key of the memory module socket, and insert the memory module

in the socket.

CAUTION: Do not apply pressure at the center of the memory module; apply pressure at both ends of the memory

module evenly.

NOTE: The memory module socket has an alignment key that enables you to install the memory module in the socket

in only one orientation.

4. Press the memory module with your thumbs until the socket levers firmly click into place.

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Figure 48. Installing a memory module

Next steps

1. If applicable, install the air shroud.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

3. To verify if the memory module has been installed properly, press F2 and navigate to System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS >

Memory Settings. In the Memory Settings screen, the System Memory Size must reflect the updated capacity of the installed

memory.

4. If the value is incorrect, one or more of the memory modules may not be installed properly. Ensure that the memory module is firmly

seated in the memory module socket.

5. Run the system memory test in system diagnostics.

Processors and heat sinks

Removing a heat sink

Prerequisites

WARNING: The heat sink may be hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow the heat

sink to cool before removing it.

CAUTION: Never remove the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to remove the processor. The heat sink is

necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

Steps

1. Using a Torx #T20 screw driver, loosen the captive screw 4 on the heat sink.

Allow some time (approximately 30 seconds) for the heat sink to loosen from the processor.

NOTE: The captive screw numbers are marked on the heat sink.

2. Loosen the captive screw 3 that is diagonally opposite to the screw 4.

3. Repeat the procedure for the remaining two captive screws 2 and 1.

4. Loosen all the captive screws in the sequence 4, 3, 2, 1 and lift the heat sink away from the system.

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Figure 49. Removing a heat sink

Next steps

Install the heat sink.

Removing the AMD processor

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. Remove the heat sink.

CAUTION: You may find the CMOS battery loss or CMOS checksum error displayed during the first instance of

powering on the system after the CPU or system board replacement which is expected. To fix this, simply go to setup

option to configure the system settings.

Steps

1. Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, loosen the screws to release the force plate. The sequence to loosen the screws is 3, 2, and 1.

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Figure 50. Removing screws on the force plate

2. Release the processor socket rail frame by lifting up the blue latches.

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Figure 51. Lifting the rail frame

3. Holding the blue tab on the processor tray, slide the tray out of the rail frame.

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Figure 52. Removing the processor tray

Next steps

Install the AMD processor.

Installing the AMD processor

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Holding the blue tab on the processor tray, slide the tray into the processor socket rail frame until firmly seated.

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Figure 53. Placing the processor tray into the rail frame

2. Push the rail frame down until the blue latches lock into place.

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Figure 54. Closing the rail frame

3. Secure the force plate to the processor socket base by tightening the screws in the sequence 1, 2, and 3. When all three screws are

fully threaded, the socket is then actuated. The three screws are tightened to a torque value of 16.1 ± 1.2 kgf-cm (14.0 ± 1.0 lbf-in).

NOTE: Press the force plate while tightening the screws to avoid tilting of the processor cover out of the processor

socket.

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Figure 55. Securing the force plate

Next steps

1. Install the heat sink.

2. Install the air shroud.

3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Installing the heat sink

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Never remove the heat sink from a processor unless you intend to replace the processor or system board.

The heat sink is necessary to maintain proper thermal conditions.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. If installed, remove the processor dust cover.

Steps

1. If you are using an existing heat sink, remove the thermal grease on the heat sink by using a clean lint-free cloth.

NOTE: For a new heat sink, the thermal paste is pre-applied to the heat sink. Remove the protective cover and install

the heat sink.

2. Use the thermal grease syringe included with your processor kit to apply the grease in a quadrilateral design on the top of the

processor.

CAUTION: Applying too much thermal grease can result in excess grease coming in contact with and contaminating

the processor socket.

NOTE: The thermal grease syringe is intended for single use only. Dispose of the syringe after you use it.

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3. Orient the heat sink with the screw holes on the processor plate. The captive screws on the heat sink should align with the screw

holes on the processor plate.

4. Using a Torx #T20 screwdriver, tighten the captive screw 1 to secure the heat sink to the system board.

NOTE: The captive screw numbers are marked on the heat sink.

5. Tighten the captive screw 2 that is diagonally opposite to the screw 1.

6. Repeat the procedure for the remaining captive screws 3 and 4.

7. Tighten all the captive screws in the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4.

Figure 56. Installing the heat sink

Next steps

1. Install the air shroud.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Rear drive cage

The rear drive cage supports up to two 3.5 inch drives.

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Removing the rear drive cage

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove all the drives.

4. Disconnect all the cables from the rear drive backplane.

Steps

1. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, loosen the captive screws that secure the rear drive cage to the system.

2. Slide the rear drive cage towards the front of the system to an unlocked position marked on the drive cage.

3. Lift the rear drive cage away from the system.

Figure 57. Removing the rear drive cage

Next steps

Install the rear drive cage.

Installing the rear drive cage

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Align the captive screws on the drive cage with the screw holes on the system.

2. Lower the drive cage into the system and slide it to the back of the system to align with the locked position marked on the drive cage.

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3. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, tighten the captive screws.

Figure 58. Installing the rear drive cage

Next steps

1. Reconnect all the disconnected cables to the rear drive backplane.

2. Install all the drives.

3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Drive backplane

Depending on your system configuration, the drive backplanes supported in PowerEdge R7415 are listed here:

• 3.5 inch (x8) SAS, SATA backplane

• 3.5 inch (x12) SAS or SATA backplane and 3.5 inch (x2) SAS or SATA backplane (rear)

• 2.5 inch (x24) SAS or SATA backplane

• 2.5 inch (x12) SAS or SATA + 2.5 inch (x12) NVMe backplane

• 2.5 inch (x24) NVMe backplane

• 2.5 inch (x8) SAS or SATA + 2.5 inch (x16) NVMe backplane

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Figure 59. 8 X 3.5 inch drive backplane

1. SAS/SATA B cable connector 2. Signal connector

3. SAS/SATA A cable connector 4. Power connector

Figure 60. 12 X 3.5 inch drive backplane

1. Power cable connector 2. SAS/SATA cable connector

3. SAS/SATA cable connector 4. Backplane signal connector

5. SAS cable connector

Figure 61. 24 X 2.5 inch drive backplane

1. SAS cable connector 2. SAS cable connector

3. Signal cable connector 4. Power cable connector

5. Power cable connector 6. Signal cable (A2) connector

7. Signal cable (B2) connector 8. Signal cable (A1) connector

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9. Signal cable (B1) connector 10. Signal cable (A0) connector

11. Signal cable (B0) connector

Figure 62. 2 x 3.5 inch drive backplane (rear)

1. Power connector

2. Signal connector

3. SAS cable connector

Figure 63. 24 x 2.5 inch drive backplane

1. expander board connector B1 (PE1_B) 2. expander board connector A1 (PE1_A)

3. expander board connector B2 (PE2_B) 4. expander board connector A2 (PE2_A)

5. signal connector (J_SIG_A1) 6. SAS connector (J_BP_SAS)

7. power connector (J_BP_PWR_A1) 8. signal connector (J_SIG_A2)

9. power connector (J_BP_PWR_A2)

Removing the drive backplane

Prerequisites

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the drives from the system before removing the

backplane.

CAUTION: Note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before you remove the drive so that you can

replace them in the same location.

NOTE: The procedure to remove the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. Remove the backplane cover.

5. Remove all drives from the front bay.

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6. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.

Steps

Press and hold the blue release tabs, and lift the backplane up to disengage the slots on the backplane from the hooks on the system.

NOTE: If your backplane has an expander board, the procedure to remove remains the same.

Figure 64. Removing the drive backplane

Next steps

Install the drive backplane.

Installing the drive backplane

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

NOTE: The procedure to install the backplane is similar for all backplane configurations.

Steps

1. Align the slots on the backplane with the hooks on the system by holding the blue release tabs.

2. Lower the drive backplane until the blue release tabs snap into place.

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Figure 65. Installing the drive backplane

Next steps

1. Connect all the cables to the backplane.

2. Install all the drives.

3. Install the backplane cover.

4. Install the air shroud.

5. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Removing the rear drive backplane

Prerequisites

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, you must remove the drives from the system before

removing the backplane.

CAUTION: You must note the number of each hard drive and temporarily label them before removal so that you can

replace them in the same locations.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove all the drives from the rear drive cage.

4. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.

5. Remove the rear drive cage.

Steps

1. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the drive backplane to the rear drive cage.

2. Disengage the backplane from the hooks on the rear drive cage, and remove it from the rear drive cage.

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Figure 66. Removing the rear drive backplane

Next steps

Install the rear drive backplane.

Installing the rear drive backplane

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Use the hooks on the rear drive cage as guides to align the drive backplane.

2. Lower the backplane into the rear drive cage until it is firmly seated.

3. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, secure the backplane to the rear drive cage with the screws.

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Figure 67. Installing the rear drive backplane

Next steps

1. Install the rear drive cage.

2. Install all the drives.

3. Connect all the cables to the backplane.

4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Expansion cards and expansion card risers

NOTE: A System Event Log (SEL) event is logged if an expansion card riser is not supported or missing. It does not

prevent your system from turning on. However, if a F1/F2 pause occurs with an error message, see

Troubleshooting

expansion cards

section in the

Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide

at www.dell.com/

poweredgemanuals.

Expansion card installation guidelines

The following table describes the supported expansion cards:

Table 49. Expansion card riser configurations

Expansion card riser PCIe slots on the riser Processor

connection

Height Length Slot width

Riser-1B (2U riser) Slot 2 Processor 1 Full Height Full Length x16

Riser-1B (2U riser) Slot 3 Processor 1 Full Height Full Length x16

Riser-1A (low profile

riser right)

Slot 2 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x16

Riser-3A (low profile

riser left)

Slot 3 Processor 1 Low Profile Half Length x16

NOTE: The expansion-card slots are not hot-swappable.

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The following table provides guidelines for installing expansion cards to ensure proper cooling and mechanical fit. The expansion cards with

the highest priority should be installed first using the slot priority indicated. All the other expansion cards should be installed in the card

priority and slot priority order.

Table 50. Riser configurations: No riser - CPU

Card Type Slot Priority Maximum number of cards

LOM riser ; 2x1G BCM5720L (FXN) 1 1

LOM riser ; 2x10G BCM57416 (BASeT/SFP

+) (FXN)

1 1

HCA: EDR (Mellanox) 4 2

PCIe SSD PCIe Card (SAMSUNG) 4,5 2

HBA: FC32 (Emulex) 4,5 2

NIC: 25Gb (Broadcom/Mellanox) 4,5 2

HBA: FC16 (Emulex) 4,5 2

NIC: 10Gb (Intel/Broadcom/Mellanox) 4,5 2

HBA: FC8 (Emulex) 4,5 2

NIC: 1Gb (Broadcom/Intel) 4,5 2

PERC 10: External Adapter (Dell) 4,5 1

HBA: External Adapter (Dell) 4,5 1

Internal Storage (Dell) 4,5 1

PERC 10: Mini mono/PERC 9: Mini mono/

HBA: Mini mono (Dell)

Integrated Slot 1

Table 51. Riser configurations: Riser 1A + Riser 3A - CPU

Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards

LOM riser ; 2x1G BCM5720L 1 1

LOM riser ; 2x10G BCM57416 (BASeT/SFP

1 1

PCIe SSD PCIe Card (Samsung) 2, 3 2

HCA: EDR (Mellanox) 2, 3 2

HBA: FC32 (Emulex) 2, 3 2

NIC: 25Gb (Broadcom/Mellanox) 2, 3 2

HBA: FC16 (Emulex) 2, 3 2

NIC: 10Gb (Intel/Broadcom/Mellanox) 2, 3 2

HBA: FC8 (Emulex) 2, 3 2

NIC: 1Gb (Broadcom/Intel) 2, 3 2

PERC 10: External Adapter (Dell) 2, 3 1

HBA: External Adapter (Dell) 2, 3 1

Internal Storage (Dell) 2, 3 1

PERC 10: Mini mono/PERC 9: Mini mono/

HBA: Mini mono (Dell)

Integrated Slot 1

Table 52. Riser configurations: Riser 1B - CPU

Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards

LOM riser ; 2x1G BCM5720L 1 1

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Card type Slot priority Maximum number of cards

LOM riser ; 2x10G BCM57416 (BASeT/SFP

1 1

HCA: EDR (Mellanox) 4 1

Internal Storage (Dell) 5 1

HCA: EDR (Mellanox) 2, 3 2

NIC: 100Gb (Mellanox) 2, 3 2

HBA: FC32 (Emulex) 2, 3 2

NIC: 25Gb (Broadcom/Mellanox) 2, 3 2

HBA: FC16 (Emulex) 2, 3 2

NIC: 10Gb (Intel/Broadcom/Mellanox) 2, 3 2

HBA: FC8 (Emulex) 2, 3 2

NIC: 1Gb (Broadcom/Intel) 2, 3 2

PERC 10: External Adapter (Dell) 2, 3 2

HBA: External Adapter (Dell) 2, 3 1

Internal Storage (Dell) 2, 3 1

PCIe SSD PCIe Card (SAMSUNG) 2, 3, 4, 5 4

HBA: FC32 (Emulex) 4, 5 2

NIC: 25Gb (Broadcom/Mellanox) 4, 5 2

HBA: FC16 (Emulex) 4, 5 2

NIC: 10Gb (Intel/Broadcom/Mellanox) 4, 5 2

HBA: FC8 (Emulex) 4, 5 2

NIC: 1Gb (Broadcom/Intel) 4, 5 2

PERC 10: External Adapter (Dell) 4, 5 1

HBA: External Adapter (Dell) 4, 5 1

PERC 10: Mini mono/PERC 9: Mini mono/

HBA: Mini mono (Dell)

Integrated Slot 1

Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. If applicable, disconnect the cables from the expansion card.

5. When removing a card from the risers, ensure that the PCIe card holder latch is closed.

NOTE: The procedure to remove expansion card from riser 1A, riser 3A, or riser 1B is identical.

Steps

1. Pull and lift up the expansion card retention latch lock to open.

2. Hold the expansion card by its edges, and pull the card until the card edge connector disengages from the expansion card connector

on the riser.

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Figure 68. Removing the expansion card from the riser 3A

3. Install a filler bracket if you are not going to replace the expansion card.

NOTE: You must install a filler bracket over an empty expansion card slot to maintain Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in

proper cooling and airflow inside the system.

Figure 69. Installing a filler bracket for a riser 3A

Next steps

Install expansion card into the expansion card riser.

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Installing expansion card into the expansion card riser

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. If installing a new expansion card, unpack it and prepare the card for installation.

NOTE: For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.

3. When installing a card into low profile or full height riser, open the PCIe card holder latch.

NOTE: The procedure to install expansion card into the riser 1A, riser 3A, or riser 1B is identical.

Steps

1. Pull and lift up the expansion card retention latch lock to open.

2. If installed, remove the filler bracket.

NOTE: Store the filler bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to

maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and

dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.

Figure 70. Removing a filler bracket for a riser 3A

3. Hold the card by its edges, and align the card edge connector with the expansion card connector on the riser.

4. Insert the card edge connector firmly into the expansion card connector until the card is fully seated.

5. Close the expansion card retention latch.

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Figure 71. Installing the expansion card into a riser 3A

Next steps

1. If applicable, connect the cables to the expansion card.

2. Install the air shroud.

3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

4. Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card.

Removing an expansion card

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.

4. Remove the air shroud.

5. If installed, remove the rear drive cage.

Steps

1. Pull and lift up the expansion card retention latch lock to open.

2. Hold the expansion card by the edge and pull the card to disconnect from the system board connector.

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Figure 72. Removing an expansion card from the system board

3. If the expansion card is not going to be replaced, install a filler bracket by performing the following steps:

a) Align the slot on the filler bracket with the tab on the expansion card slot.

b) Align the filler bracket with the slot on the system.

c) Push the filler bracket downward until firmly seated.

d) Close the expansion card retention latch by pushing the latch down until the latch snaps into place.

Figure 73. Installing the filler bracket

e) Press the expansion card latch till the filler bracket locks into place.

NOTE: Filler brackets must be installed over empty expansion card slots to maintain FCC certification of the system.

The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.

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Next steps

Install an expansion card.

Installing an expansion card

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Unpack the expansion card and prepare it for installation.

For instructions, see the documentation accompanying the card.

2. If you are installing a new card, remove the filler bracket.

a) Pull and lift up the expansion card retention latch lock to open.

b) Pull the filler bracket upward out of the system.

Figure 74. Removing the filler bracket

NOTE: Store the filler bracket for future use. Filler brackets must be installed in empty expansion card slots to

maintain FCC certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of the system and aid in proper

cooling and airflow inside the system.

3. Holding the card on the edges, align the card with the expansion card connector on the system board.

4. Press the expansion card firmly into the expansion card connector on the system board until the card is fully seated.

5. Close the expansion card retention latch by pushing the latch down until the latch snaps into place.

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Figure 75. Installing an expansion card on the system board

Next steps

1. Connect the required cables to the expansion card.

2. Install the air shroud.

3. If removed, install the rear drive cage.

4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Removing expansion card risers

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Disconnect any cables connected to the expansion card.

4. Remove the air shroud.

5. If installed, remove the rear drive cage.

Steps

Hold the touch points, and lift the expansion card riser, from the riser connector, on the system board.

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Figure 76. Removing the riser 3A

a) For the riser 1A, first loosen the captive screw and then holding the touch points lift the riser away from the system.

Figure 77. Removing the riser 1A

b) For the riser 1B, follow the steps below:

1. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, loosen the captive screws.

2. Remove the screw at the back of the riser 1B.

3. Holding the touch points, lift the riser away from the system.

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Figure 78. Removing the riser 1B

Next steps

Install the expansion card risers.

Installing the expansion card risers

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. If removed, install the expansion cards into the expansion card risers.

2. Holding the touch points, align the expansion card riser with the connector and the riser guide pin on the system board.

3. Lower the expansion card riser into place until the expansion card riser connector is fully seated in the connector.

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Figure 79. Installing the riser 3A

a) For the riser 1A, tighten the captive screw to secure the riser to the system board.

Figure 80. Installing the riser 1A

b) For the riser 1B, tighten the captive screws and replace the screw at the back of the riser to firmly hold the riser to the system

board.

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Figure 81. Installing the riser 1B

Next steps

1. Install the air shroud.

2. If removed, install the rear drive cage.

3. Install any device drivers required for the card as described in the documentation for the card.

4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Optional MicroSD or vFlash card

Removing the MicroSD card

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

Steps

1. Locate the MicroSD card slot on the IDSDM or vFlash module, and press the card to partially release it from the slot.

2. Hold the MicroSD card and remove it from the slot.

NOTE: Temporarily label each MicroSD card with its corresponding slot number after removal.

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Next steps

Installing the MicroSD card.

Installing the MicroSD card

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

NOTE: To use an MicroSD card with your system, ensure that the Internal SD Card Port is enabled in System Setup.

NOTE: If reinstalling, ensure that you install the MicroSD cards into the same slots based on the labels you had marked

on the cards during removal.

Steps

1. Locate the MicroSD card connector on the IDSDM or vFlash module. Orient the MicroSD card appropriately and insert the contact-pin

end of the card into the slot.

NOTE: The slot is keyed to ensure correct insertion of the card.

2. Press the card into the card slot to lock it into place.

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Next steps

1. Install the air shroud.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Optional IDSDM or vFlash module

NOTE: The write-protect switch is on the IDSDM or vFlash module.

Removing the IDSDM or vFlash module

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. If you are replacing the IDSDM or vFlash module, remove the MicroSD cards.

NOTE: Temporarily label each MicroSD card with its corresponding slot number after removal.

Steps

1. Locate the IDSDM or vFlash connector on the system board.

To locate IDSDM or vFlash connector, see the System board jumpers and connectors section.

2. Holding the pull tab, lift the IDSDM or vFlash module out of the system.

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Figure 82. Removing the optional IDSDM/vFlash module

NOTE: There are two dip switches on the IDSDM or vFlash module for write-protection.

Next steps

Install the IDSDM or vFlash module.

Installing the IDSDM or vFlash module

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Locate the IDSDM or vFlash connector on the system board.

To locate IDSDM or vFlash, see the System board jumpers and connectors section.

2. Align IDSDM or vFlash module with the connector on the system board.

3. Push IDSDM or vFlash module until it is firmly seated in the connector on the system board.

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Figure 83. Installing optional IDSDM/vFlash card

Next steps

1. Install the MicroSD cards.

NOTE: Reinstall the MicroSD cards into the same slots based on the labels you had marked on the cards during

removal.

2. Install the air shroud.

3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

LOM riser card

Removing the LOM riser card

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. If installed, remove the rear drive cage.

5. If installed, remove the risers.

Steps

1. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the LOM riser card to the system board.

2. Release the two blue side plastic snaps holding the LOM riser card.

3. Hold the LOM riser card by the edges on either side, and lift to disconnect the card from the connector on the system board.

4. Slide the LOM riser card towards the front of the system until the Ethernet connectors or the SFP+ are clear of the slot in the back

panel.

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Figure 84. Removing the LOM riser card

5. Lift the LOM riser card out of the system.

6. Remove the LOM riser bracket.

a) Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the screw that secures the bracket to the chassis.

b) Slide the bracket out of the slot on the chassis.

Figure 85. Removing the LOM riser bracket

7. If the LOM riser card is not being replaced immediately, install the LOM filler bracket.

a) Insert and slide the LOM filler bracket into the slot on the chassis.

b) Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, secure the LOM filler bracket to the chassis with a screw

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Figure 86. Installing the LOM filler bracket

Next steps

Install the LOM riser card.

Installing the LOM riser card

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Remove the LOM filler bracket.

a) Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the screw that secures the bracket to the chassis.

b) Slide the LOM filler bracket out of the slot on the chassis.

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Figure 87. Removing the LOM filler bracket

2. Install the LOM riser bracket.

a) Insert and slide the LOM riser bracket into the slot on the chassis.

b) Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, secure the bracket to the chassis with a screw.

Figure 88. Installing the LOM riser bracket

3. Align and slide the LOM riser card to fit into the slot on the back panel of the system.

4. Press the LOM riser card until the card is firmly seated on the system board connector and the two blue plastic snap holds the LOM

riser card in place.

5. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, secure the LOM riser card to the system board with the two screws.

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Figure 89. Installing the LOM riser card

Next steps

1. If removed, install the risers.

2. If removed, install the rear drive cage.

3. Install the air shroud.

4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Mini PERC card

Your system includes a dedicated expansion card slot on the system board for the primary storage controller card. The mini PERC card

provides the storage subsystem for internal drives of your system. The mini PERC card supports SAS and SATA drives and also enables

you to set up the drives in RAID configurations as supported by the version of the mini PERC card.

Removing the mini PERC card

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. If installed, remove the rear drive cage.

5. If installed, remove the riser 1B.

Steps

1. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, loosen the screws that secure the cable to the mini PERC card.

2. Holding the tab, lift the cable to disconnect from the mini PERC card.

3. Slide out the mini PERC card to disengage it from the card holder on the system board.

4. Lift the mini PERC card out of the system.

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Figure 90. Removing the mini PERC card

Next steps

Install the mini PERC card.

Installing the mini PERC card

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Slide the mini PERC card at an angle into the card holder on the system board.

2. Lower the mini PERC card into place until the mini PERC card is firmly seated on the card holder.

3. Route the cable along the side walls of the chassis.

4. Align the screws on the cable with the screw holes on the mini PERC card.

5. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, secure the cable to the mini PERC card with the screws.

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Figure 91. Installing the mini PERC card

Next steps

1. If removed, install the riser 1B.

2. Install the air shroud.

3. If removed, install the rear drive cage.

4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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Cable routing

Figure 92. Cable routing - 8 x 3.5 inch drive backplane

1. Drive backplane 2. SATA cable

3. Power cable 4. Cable guiding latch

5. Signal cable 6. System board

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Figure 93. Cable routing - 8 x 3.5 inch drive backplane with mini PERC card

1. Drive backplane 2. SAS cable

3. Power cable 4. Cable guiding latch

5. Signal cable 6. System board

7. Mini PERC card

Figure 94. Cable routing - 12 x 3.5 inch drive backplane with 2 x 3.5 inch rear drive backplane

1. Drive backplane 2. SAS cable

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3. Signal cable 4. Cable guiding latch

5. Power cable 6. Rear drive signal cable

7. Rear drive power signal 8. Rear drive backplane

9. Mini PERC card 10. System board

11. SAS cable

Figure 95. Cable routing - 12 x 3.5 inch drive backplane

1. Drive backplane 2. Signal cable

3. Cable guiding latch 4. Power cable

5. System board 6. Mini PERC card

7. SAS cable

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Figure 96. Cable routing - 12 x 2.5 inch SAS drive + 12 x 2.5 inch NVMe drive backplane

1. Drive backplane 2. Signal cable

3. Cable guiding latch 4. Power cable

5. Power cable 6. Mini PERC card

7. System board 8. SAS cable

9. PCIe cable

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Figure 97. Cable routing - 24 x 2.5 inch NVMe drive backplane

1. Drive backplane 2. SAS cable

3. PCIe cable 4. Cable guiding latch

5. PCIe cable 6. Signal cable

7. Power cable 8. Power cable

9. Mini PERC card 10. System board

11. PCIe cable 12. PCIe cable

System battery

Replacing the system battery

Prerequisites

WARNING: There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. Replace the battery only with the

same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. For more information, see the safety information that

shipped with your system.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. If applicable, disconnect the power or data cables from the expansion card(s).

4. If installed, remove the riser 3A.

5. Remove the LOM riser card.

Steps

1. Locate the battery socket. For more information, see the System board jumpers and connectors section.

CAUTION: To avoid damage to the battery connector, you must firmly support the connector while installing or

removing a battery.

2. Use a plastic scribe to pry out the system battery.

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Figure 98. Removing the system battery

3. To install a new system battery, hold the battery with the positive side facing up and slide it under the securing tabs.

4. Press the battery into the connector until it snaps into place.

Figure 99. Installing the system battery

Next steps

1. If removed, install the low profile risers.

2. Install the LOM riser card.

3. If applicable, connect the cables to the expansion card(s).

4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

5. While booting, press F2 to enter the System Setup and ensure that the battery is operating properly.

6. Enter the correct time and date in the System Setup Time and Date fields.

7. Exit the System Setup.

Optional internal USB memory key

An optional USB memory key installed inside your system can be used as a boot device, security key, or mass storage device. To boot from

the USB memory key, configure the USB memory key with a boot image and then specify the USB memory key in the boot sequence in

System Setup.

An optional USB memory key can be installed in the internal USB 3.0 port.

NOTE: To locate the internal USB port on the system board, see the System board jumpers and connectors section.

Replacing optional internal USB memory key

Prerequisites

CAUTION: To avoid interference with other components in the server, the maximum permissible dimensions of the USB

memory key are 15.9 mm wide x 57.15 mm long x 7.9 mm high.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

Steps

1. Locate the USB port or USB memory key on the system board.

To locate the internal USB port on the system board, see the System board jumpers and connectors section.

2. If installed, remove the USB memory key from the USB port.

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3. Insert the replacement USB memory key into the USB port.

Next steps

1. Install the air shroud.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

3. While booting, press F2 to enter System Setup and verify that the system detects the USB memory key.

Optional optical drive

Optical drives retrieve and store data on optical discs such as CD and DVD. Optical drives can be categorized into two basic types: optical

disc readers and optical disc writers.

Removing the optical drive

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. If installed, remove the front bezel.

4. Disconnect the power and data cables from the connectors on the optical drive.

NOTE: Ensure that you note the routing of the power and data cable on the side of the system as you remove them

from the system board and drive. Route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent them from being

pinched or crimped.

Steps

1. Press the release tab to release the optical drive.

2. Slide the optical drive out of the system until it is free of the optical drive slot.

Figure 100. Removing optical drive

3. If you are not installing a new optical drive, install the optical drive blank. The procedure to install the optical drive blank is the same as

the optical drive.

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Figure 101. Installing optical drive blank

Next steps

Install an optical drive.

Installing the optical drive

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. If installed, remove the optical drive blank. The procedure to remove an optical blank is similar to the optical drive.

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Figure 102. Removing optical blank

2. Align the optical drive with the optical drive slot on the front of the system.

3. Slide in the optical drive until the release tab snaps into place.

Figure 103. Installing optical drive

Next steps

1. Connect the power and data cables to the connector on the optical drive and the connector on the system board.

NOTE: Route the cable properly on the side of the system to prevent it from being pinched or crimped.

2. If removed, install the front bezel.

3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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Power supply units

The power supply unit (PSU) is an internal hardware component which supplies power to the components in the system.

Your system supports one of the following:

• Two 1600 W, 1100 W, 750 W, or 495 W AC PSUs

• Two 1100 W, 750 W Mixed Mode HVDC (for China only) PSUs

• Two 750 W Mixed Mode AC, DC (DC for China only) PSUs

• One 450 W cabled AC PSU

NOTE: For more information, see the Technical specifications section.

CAUTION: If two PSUs are installed, both the PSUs must have the same type of label. For example, Extended Power

Performance (EPP) label. Mixing PSUs from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported, even if the

PSUs have the same power rating. Mixing PSUs result in mismatch condition or failure to turn the system on.

NOTE: When two identical PSUs are installed, power supply redundancy (1+1 – with redundancy or 2+0 – without

redundancy) is configured in system BIOS. In redundant mode, power is supplied to the system equally from both PSUs

when Hot Spare is disabled. When Hot Spare is enabled, one of the PSUs is put into the sleep mode when system

utilization is low to maximize efficiency.

NOTE: If two PSUs are used, they must be of the same maximum output power.

Hot spare feature

Your system supports the hot spare feature that significantly reduces the power overhead associated with power supply unit (PSU)

redundancy.

When the hot spare feature is enabled, one of the redundant PSUs is switched to the sleep state. The active PSU supports 100 percent of

the load, thus operating at higher efficiency. The PSU in the sleep state monitors output voltage of the active PSU. If the output voltage

of the active PSU drops, the PSU in the sleep state returns to an active output state.

If having both PSUs active is more efficient than having one PSU in the sleep state, the active PSU can also activate the sleeping PSU.

The default PSU settings are as follows:

• If the load on the active PSU is more than 50 percent, then the redundant PSU is switched to the active state.

• If the load on the active PSU falls below 20 percent, then the redundant PSU is switched to the sleep state.

You can configure the hot spare feature by using the iDRAC settings. For more information about iDRAC settings, see the Integrated Dell

Remote Access Controller User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

Removing a power supply unit blank

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

If you are installing a second PSU, remove the PSU blank in the bay by pulling the blank outward.

CAUTION: To ensure proper system cooling, the PSU blank must be installed in the second PSU bay in a non-redundant

configuration. Remove the PSU blank only if you are installing a second PSU.

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Figure 104. Removing a power supply unit blank

Next steps

Install the PSU or PSU blank.

Installing a power supply unit blank

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Install the power supply unit (PSU) blank only in the second PSU bay.

Steps

Align the PSU blank with the PSU slot and push it into the PSU slot until it clicks into place.

Figure 105. Installing a power supply unit blank

Removing a power supply unit

The procedure for removing AC and DC PSUs is identical.

Prerequisites

CAUTION: The system needs one power supply unit (PSU) for normal operation. On power-redundant systems, remove

and replace only one PSU at a time in a system that is powered on.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Disconnect the power cable from the power source and from the PSU you intend to remove, and then remove the cable from the

strap on the PSU handle.

3. Unlatch and lift the optional cable management arm if it interferes with the PSU removal.

For information about the cable management arm, see the system’s rack documentation at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

Steps

Press the orange release latch and slide the PSU out of the system by using the PSU handle.

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Figure 106. Removing a power supply unit

Next steps

Install the PSU or the PSU blank.

Installing a power supply unit

The procedure for installing AC and DC PSUs is identical.

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. For systems that support redundant PSU, ensure that both the PSUs are of the same type and have the same maximum output

power.

NOTE: The maximum output power (shown in watts) is listed on the PSU label.

Steps

Slide the PSU into the system until the PSU is fully seated and the release latch snaps into place.

Figure 107. Installing a power supply unit

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Next steps

1. If you have unlatched the cable management arm, relatch it. For information about the cable management arm, see the system’s rack

documentation at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

2. Connect the power cable to the PSU, and plug the cable into a power outlet.

CAUTION: When connecting the power cable to the PSU, secure the cable to the PSU with the strap.

NOTE: When installing, hot swapping, or hot adding a new PSU, wait for 15 seconds for the system to recognize the

PSU and determine its status. The PSU redundancy may not occur until discovery is complete. Wait until the new

PSU is discovered and enabled before you remove the other PSU. The PSU status indicator turns green to signify

that the PSU is functioning properly.

Removing a non-redundant cabled AC power supply unit

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. Disconnect all the cables from the connectors on the system board.

5. If installed, remove the expansion card riser.

Steps

1. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the screw securing the PSU to the system.

2. Slide the PSU out of the PSU cage.

Figure 108. Removing a non-redundant cabled AC PSU

Next steps

1. Installing a non-redundant cabled AC PSU.

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Installing a non-redundant cabled AC power supply unit

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Unpack the new power supply unit (PSU).

2. Slide the new PSU into the PSU cage until the PSU is fully seated.

3. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, secure the PSU to the system with the screw.

Figure 109. Installing a non-redundant cabled AC PSU

Next steps

1. Connect all the cables to the connectors on the system board.

2. If removed, install the expansion card riser.

3. Install the air shroud.

4. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Wiring instructions for a DC power supply unit

Your system supports up to two –(48–60) V DC power supply units (PSUs).

NOTE: For equipment using –(48–60) V DC power supply units (PSUs), a qualified electrician must perform all

connections to DC power and to safety grounds. Do not attempt connecting to DC power or installing grounds yourself.

All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national codes and practices. Damage due to servicing that is

not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow all safety instructions that came with the

product.

CAUTION: Wire the unit with copper only, unless otherwise specified, use only 10 American Wire Gauge (AWG) wire

rated minimum 90ºC for source and return. Protect the –(48–60) V DC (1 wire) with a branch circuit over-current

protection rated 50 A for DC with a high interrupt current rating.

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CAUTION: Connect the equipment to a –(48–60) V DC supply source that is electrically isolated from the AC source

(reliably grounded –(48–60) V DC SELV source). Ensure that the –(48–60) V DC source is efficiently secured to earth

(ground).

NOTE: A readily accessible disconnect device that is suitably approved and rated shall be incorporated in the field

wiring.

Input requirements

• Supply voltage: –(48–60) V DC

• Current consumption: 32 A (maximum)

Kit contents

• Dell part number 6RYJ9 terminal block or equivalent (1)

• #6-32 nut equipped with lock washer (1)

Required tools

Wire-stripper pliers capable of removing insulation from size 10 AWG solid or stranded, insulated copper wire.

NOTE: Use alpha wire part number 3080 or equivalent (65/30 stranding).

Required wires

• One UL 10 AWG, 2 m maximum (stranded) black wire [–(48–60) V DC].

• One UL 10 AWG, 2 m maximum (stranded) red wire (V DC return).

• One UL 10 AWG, 2 m maximum, green with a yellow stripe, stranded wire (safety ground).

Assembling and connecting safety ground wire

Prerequisites

NOTE: For equipment using –(48–60) V DC power supply units (PSUs), a qualified electrician must perform all

connections to DC power and to safety grounds. Do not attempt connecting to DC power or installing grounds yourself.

All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national codes and practices. Damage due to servicing that is

not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow all safety instructions that came with the

product.

Steps

1. Strip the insulation from the end of the green or yellow wire, exposing approximately 4.5 mm (0.175 inch) of copper wire.

2. Using a hand-crimping tool (Tyco Electronics, 58433-3 or equivalent), crimp the ring-tongue terminal (Jeeson Terminals Inc., R5-4SA

or equivalent) to the green and yellow wire (safety ground wire).

3. Connect the safety ground wire to the grounding post on the back of the system by using a #6-32 nut equipped with a locking

washer.

Assembling DC input power wires

Prerequisites

NOTE: For equipment using –(48–60) V DC power supply units (PSUs), a qualified electrician must perform all

connections to DC power and to safety grounds. Do not attempt connecting to DC power or installing grounds yourself.

All electrical wiring must comply with applicable local or national codes and practices. Damage due to servicing that is

not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow all safety instructions that came with the

product.

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Steps

1. Strip the insulation from the ends of the DC power wires, exposing approximately 13 mm (0.5 inch) of copper wire.

NOTE: Reversing polarity when connecting DC power wires can permanently damage the power supply or the

system.

2. Insert the copper ends into the mating connectors and tighten the captive screws at the top of the mating connector using a Phillips

#2 screwdriver.

NOTE: To protect the power supply from electrostatic discharge, the captive screws must be covered with the

rubber cap before inserting the mating connector into the power supply.

3. Rotate the rubber cap clockwise to fix it over the captive screws.

4. Insert the mating connector into the power supply.

Power interposer board

Removing the power interposer board

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

4. Disconnect all the cables connected to the system board.

5. Remove the PSU.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the power interposer board, you must remove the power supply module (s) or power

supply blank from the system before removing the power interposer board or power distribution board.

Steps

1. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the screw securing the power interposer board (PIB) to the system.

2. Press the blue release latch on the PIB to release it from the hook on the PSU cage.

3. Lift the PIB away from the system.

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Figure 110. Removing power interposer board

Next steps

1. Installing the power interposer board.

Installing the power interposer board

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Align the slots on the PIB with the hook on the PSU cage and slide it into place.

2. Using Phillips #2 screwdriver, tighten the screw to secure the PIB to the system.

3. Route the cables and connect it to the system board.

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Figure 111. Installing power interposer board

Next steps

1. Install PSU.

2. Install the air shroud.

3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Control panel

Removing the left control panel

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the air shroud.

NOTE: Ensure that you note the routing of the cables as you remove them from the system board. You must route

the cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped.

Steps

1. Disconnect the left control panel cable from the connector on the system board.

2. Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the left control panel assembly to the system.

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Figure 112. Removing the left control panel

3. Holding by the sides, remove the left control panel assembly away from the system.

Next steps

Installing the left control panel.

Installing the left control panel

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Route the control panel cable through the side wall of the system.

2. Align the left control panel assembly with the control panel slot on the system and attach the control panel assembly to the system.

3. Connect the control panel cable to the system board connector.

4. Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, tighten the screws to secure the left control panel assembly to the system.

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Figure 113. Installing the left control panel

Next steps

1. Install the air shroud.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Removing the right control panel

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

NOTE: Ensure that you note the routing of the cables as you remove them from the system board. You must route

the cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped.

3. Remove the air shroud.

Steps

1. Disconnect the VGA cable from the connector on the system board

2. Lift open the cable latch and disconnect the control panel cable from the connector on the system board.

3. Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the right control panel assembly to the system.

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Figure 114. Removing the right control panel

4. Holding by the sides, remove the right control panel assembly away from the system.

Next steps

Install the right control panel.

Installing the right control panel

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Route the control panel cable and VGA cable through the side wall of the system.

2. Align the right control panel assembly with the control panel slot on the system and attach the right control panel assembly to the

system.

3. Connect the VGA cable to the connector on the system board.

4. Connect the control panel cable to the connector system board and secure it using cable latch.

5. Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, secure the right control panel assembly to the system with screws.

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Figure 115. Installing the right control panel

Next steps

1. Install the air shroud.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

System board

Removing the system board

Prerequisites

CAUTION: If you are using the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) with an encryption key, you may be prompted to create

a recovery key during program or System Setup. Be sure to create and safely store this recovery key. If you replace this

system board, you must supply the recovery key when you restart your system or program before you can access the

encrypted data on your drives.

CAUTION: You may find the CMOS battery loss or CMOS checksum error displayed during the first instance of

powering on the system after the CPU or system board replacement which is expected. To fix this, simply go to setup

option to configure the system settings.

CAUTION: Do not attempt to remove the TPM plug-in module from the system board. Once the TPM plug-in module is

installed, it is cryptographically bound to that specific system board. Any attempt to remove an installed TPM plug-in

module breaks the cryptographic binding, and it cannot be re-installed or installed on another system board.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3. Remove the following:

a. Air shroud

b. Expansion cards

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c. Expansion card risers

d. Mini PERC card

e. vFlash/IDSDM module

f. Internal USB key (if installed)

g. Processor

h. Heat sink

i. Memory modules and memory module blanks

j. LOM riser card

k. Rear drive cage (if applicable)

Steps

1. Disconnect all cables from the system board.

CAUTION: Take care not to damage the system identification button while removing the system board from the

chassis.

CAUTION: Do not lift the system board by holding a memory module, processor, or other components.

2. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the 10 screws that secures the system board to the chassis.

Figure 116. System board screws

3. Hold the system board holder, slightly lift the system board to disengage from the step stand-off and connectors from the slots on the

chassis.

4. Lift the system board out of the chassis.

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Figure 117. Removing the system board

Next steps

Installing the system board.

Installing the system board

Prerequisites

Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

Steps

1. Unpack the new system board assembly.

CAUTION: Do not lift the system board by holding a memory module, processor, or other components.

CAUTION: Take care not to damage the system identification button while placing the system board into the chassis.

2. Holding the system board holder, incline the system board with the step stand-off , and lower the system board on the chassis.

4. Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, secure the system board to the chassis with the 10 screws.

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Figure 118. Installing the system board

Next steps

1. Replace the following:

a. Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

b. Mini PERC card

c. IDSDM/vFlash module

d. Expansion cards

e. Expansion card risers

f. Processor

g. Heat sink

h. Memory modules and memory module blanks

i. LOM riser card

j. Air shroud

k. Rear drive cage (if applicable)

2. Reconnect all cables to the system board.

NOTE: Ensure that the cables inside the system are routed along the chassis wall and secured using the cable

securing bracket.

3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

4. Ensure that you:

a. Use the Easy Restore feature to restore the Service Tag. For more information, see the Easy restore section.

b. If the Service Tag is not backed up in the backup flash device, enter the Service Tag manually. For more information, see the

Restoring the Service Tag by using Easy Restore section.

c. Update the BIOS and iDRAC versions.

d. Re-enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). For more information, see the Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module section.

5. Import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license.

For more information, see iDRAC User's Guide, at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

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Restore the 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 automatically in a backup flash drive device. If BIOS detects a new system board,

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

About this task

Following is a list of options available:

1. Restore the Service Tag, iDRAC 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.

Trusted Platform Module

Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module

Prerequisites

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

NOTE:

• Ensure that your operating system supports the version of the TPM module being installed.

• Ensure that you download and install the latest BIOS firmware on your system.

• Ensure that the BIOS is configured to enable UEFI boot mode.

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About this task

CAUTION: If you are using the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) with an encryption key, you may be prompted to create

a recovery key during program or System Setup. Work with the customer to create and safely store this recovery key.

When replacing this system board, you must supply the recovery key when you restart your system or program before

you can access the encrypted data on your hard drives.

CAUTION: Once the TPM plug-in module is installed, it is cryptographically bound to that specific system board. Any

attempt to remove an installed TPM plug-in module breaks the cryptographic binding, the removed TPM cannot be

reinstalled or installed on another system board.

Removing the TPM

Steps

1. Locate the TPM connector on the system board.

NOTE: To locate the TPM connector on the system board, see the System board jumpers and connectors section.

2. Press to hold the module down and remove the screw using the security Torx 8-bit shipped with the TPM module.

3. Slide the TPM module out from its connector.

4. Push the plastic rivet away from the TPM connector and rotate it 90° counterclockwise to release it from the system board.

5. Pull the plastic rivet out of its slot on the system board.

Installing the TPM

Steps

1. To install the TPM, align the edge connectors on the TPM with the slot on the TPM connector.

2. Insert the TPM into the TPM connector such that the plastic rivet aligns with the slot on the system board.

3. Press the plastic rivet until the rivet snaps into place.

Figure 119. Installing the TPM

Next steps

1. Install the system board.

2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

Initializing TPM for BitLocker users

Steps

Initialize the TPM.

For more information, see https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc753140.aspx.

The TPM Status changes to Enabled, Activated.

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System diagnostics

If you experience a problem with your system, run the system diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of

running system diagnostics is to test your system hardware without using additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix

the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem.

Topics:

•Dell Embedded System Diagnostics

Dell Embedded System Diagnostics

NOTE: The Dell Embedded System Diagnostics is also known as Enhanced Pre-boot System Assessment (ePSA)

diagnostics.

The Embedded System Diagnostics provides a set of options for particular device groups or devices allowing you to:

• Run tests automatically or in an interactive mode

• Repeat tests

• Display or save test results

• Run thorough tests to introduce additional test options to provide extra information about the failed device(s)

• View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully

• View error messages that inform you of problems encountered during testing

Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot

Manager

Run the Embedded System Diagnostics (ePSA) if your system does not boot.

Steps

1. When the system is booting, press F11.

2. Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select System Utilities > Launch Diagnostics.

3. Alternatively, when the system is booting, press F10, select Hardware Diagnostics > Run Hardware Diagnostics.

The ePSA Pre-boot System Assessment window is displayed, listing all devices detected in the system. The diagnostics starts

executing the tests on all the detected devices.

Results

Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell

Lifecycle Controller

Steps

1. As the system boots, press F10.

2. Select Hardware Diagnostics → Run Hardware Diagnostics.

The ePSA Pre-boot System Assessment window is displayed, listing all devices detected in the system. The diagnostics starts

executing the tests on all the detected devices.

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System diagnostic controls

Menu Description

Configuration Displays the configuration and status information of all detected devices.

Results Displays the results of all tests that are run.

System health Provides the current overview of the system performance.

Event log Displays a time-stamped log of the results of all tests run on the system. This is displayed if at least one event

description is recorded.

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Jumpers and connectors

This topic provides specific information about the jumpers. It also provides some basic information about jumpers and switches and

describes the connectors on the system board. Jumpers on the system board help to disable the system and setup passwords. You must

know the connectors on the system board to install components and cables correctly.

Topics:

•System board jumpers and connectors

•System board jumper settings

•Disabling forgotten password

System board jumpers and connectors

Figure 120. System board jumpers and connectors

Table 53. System board jumpers and connectors

Item Connector Description

1. FAN6 Cooling fan 6 connector

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Item Connector Description

2. SATA_A/PCIE_A Internal SATA A or PCIe A connector

3. PCIE_B PCIe B connector

4. SATA_B/PCIE_C Internal SATA B or PCIe C connector

5. CPU Processor socket

6. PCIE_D PCIe D connector

7. PCIE_E PCIe E connector

8. PCIE_F PCIe F connector

9. LFT_CP_CONN Left control panel connector

10. BP_SIG1 Backplane signal connector 1

11. INTRUSION Intrusion switch connector

12. J_USB3_INT1 USB connector

13. RGT_CP_CONN Right control panel connector

14. SYS_PWR1 System power connector 1

15. SYS_PWR2 System power connector 2

16. PIB_SIG2 Power interposer board signal connector 2

17. PIB_SIG1 Power interposer board signal connector 1

18. IDSDM Internal Dual SD Module connector

19. J_BP_PWR0 Backplane power connector

20. J_BP_SIG0 Backplane signal connector

21. J_SATA_A1 SATA A connector

22. SLOT5 PCIe slot 5

23. SLOT4 PCIe slot 4

24. J_TPM_MODULE TPM module connector

25. J_FRONT_VIDEO1 VGA connector

26. PWRD_EN Reset BIOS password

27. NVRAM_CLR Clear NVRAM

28. SLOT1 LOM riser card connector

29. BATTERY Battery connector

30. A8, A16, A7, A15, A6, A14, A5, A13, A9, A1, A10, A2, A11, A3,

A12, A4

Memory module sockets

31. RISER1A/RISER1B Expansion card riser connector [2U riser]

32. SYS_PWR3 System power connector 3

33. J_STORAGE Mini PERC card connector

System board jumper settings

For information on resetting the password jumper to disable a password, see the Disabling Forgotten Password section.

Table 54. System board jumper settings

Jumper Setting Description

PWRD_EN The BIOS password feature is enabled.

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Jumper Setting Description

The BIOS password feature is disabled. iDRAC local access is

unlocked at next AC power cycle. iDRAC password reset is enabled

in F2 iDRAC settings menu.

NVRAM_CLR The BIOS configuration settings are retained at system boot.

The BIOS configuration settings are cleared at system boot.

CAUTION: Be careful when changing the BIOS settings. The BIOS interface is designed for advanced users. Any change

in the setting could prevent your system from starting correctly and you might have potential loss of data.

1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

2. Remove the system cover.

3. Move the jumper on the system board jumper from pins 3 and 5 to pins 1 and 3, and wait approximately 10 seconds.

4. Replace the jumper plug on the pins 3 and 5.

5. Install the system cover.

6. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, including any attached peripherals, and turn on the system.

Disabling forgotten password

The software security features of the system include a system password and a setup password. The password jumper enables or disables

password features and clears any password(s) currently in use.

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and

simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and

support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow

the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.

Steps

1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

2. Remove the system cover.

3. Move the jumper on the system board jumper from pins 2 and 4 to pins 4 and 6.

4. Install the system cover.

The existing passwords are not disabled (erased) until the system boots with the jumper on pins 4 and 6. However, before you assign

a new system and/or setup password, you must move the jumper back to pins 2 and 4.

NOTE: If you assign a new system and/or setup password with the jumper on pins 4 and 6, the system disables the

new password(s) the next time it boots.

5. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn on the system, including any attached peripherals.

6. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

7. Remove the system cover.

8. Move the jumper on the system board jumper from pins 4 and 6 to pins 2 and 4.

9. Install the system cover.

10. Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn on the system, including any attached peripherals.

11. Assign a new system and/or setup password.

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Getting help

Topics:

•Contacting Dell

•Documentation feedback

•Accessing system information by using QRL

•Receiving automated support with SupportAssist

•Recycling or End-of-Life service information

Contacting Dell

Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can

find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Availability varies by country and product,

and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical assistance, or customer service issues:

Steps

1. Go to www.dell.com/support/home

2. Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.

3. For customized support:

a) Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag field.

b) Click Submit.

The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.

4. For general support:

a) Select your product category.

b) Select your product segment.

c) Select your product.

The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.

5. For contact details of Dell Global Technical Support:

a) Click Global Technical Support

b) The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or e-mail the Dell Global Technical Support team.

Documentation feedback

You can rate the documentation or write your feedback on any of our Dell EMC documentation pages and click Send Feedback to send

your feedback.

Accessing system information by using QRL

You can use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) located on the information tag in the front of the R7415, to access the information about

the Dell EMC PowerEdge R7415.

Prerequisites

Ensure that your smartphone or tablet has the QR code scanner installed.

The QRL includes the following information about your system:

• How-to videos

• Reference materials, including the Installtion and Service Manual, LCD diagnostics, and mechanical overview

• Your system service tag to quickly access your specific hardware configuration and warranty information

• A direct link to Dell to contact technical assistance and sales teams

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Steps

1. Go to www.dell.com/qrl and navigate to your specific product or

2. Use your smartphone or tablet to scan the model-specific Quick Resource (QR) code on your system or in the Quick Resource

Locator section.

Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R7415

Figure 121. Quick Resource Locator for PowerEdge R7415

Receiving automated support with SupportAssist

Dell EMC SupportAssist is an optional Dell EMC Services offering that automates technical support for your Dell EMC server, storage, and

networking devices. By installing and setting up a SupportAssist application in your IT environment, you can receive the following benefits:

•Automated issue detection — SupportAssist monitors your Dell EMC devices and automatically detects hardware issues, both

proactively and predictively.

•Automated case creation — When an issue is detected, SupportAssist automatically opens a support case with Dell EMC Technical

Support.

•Automated diagnostic collection — SupportAssist automatically collects system state information from your devices and uploads it

securely to Dell EMC. This information is used by Dell EMC Technical Support to troubleshoot the issue.

•Proactive contact — A Dell EMC Technical Support agent contacts you about the support case and helps you resolve the issue.

The available benefits vary depending on the Dell EMC Service entitlement purchased for your device. For more information about

SupportAssist, go to www.dell.com/supportassist.

Recycling or End-of-Life service information

Take back and recycling services are offered for this product in certain countries. If you want to dispose of system components, visit

www.dell.com/recyclingworldwide and select the relevant country.

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