Owners Manual

Figure 138. Installing the BOSS blank
To install the BOSS S2 controller card module:
1. Install the BOSS S2 controller card module. To install the BOSS S2 controller card module, see installing the BOSS S2
controller card module steps 1 to 3.
2. Install the M.2 SSD. To install the M.2 SSD, see installing the BOSS S2 controller card module steps 4 to 8.
NOTE:
Installing the BOSS S2 card carrier does not require the system to be powered off. System shutdown is only
required when installing the BOSS S2 controller card module.
NOTE: Connect the BOSS signal cable and BOSS power cable after inserting the BOSS S2 controller card module into the
system.
To remove the BOSS S2 controller card module:
1. Remove the M.2 SSD. To remove the M.2 SSD, see removing the BOSS S2 controller card module step 1 to 4.
2. Remove the BOSS S2 controller card module. To remove the BOSS S2 controller card module, see removing the BOSS S2
controller card module step 5 to 6.
3. Install the BOSS blank.
NOTE:
Removal of the BOSS S2 card carrier does not require the system to be powered off. System shutdown is only
required when removing the BOSS S2 controller card module.
NOTE: Disconnect the BOSS signal cable and the BOSS power cable before lifting the controller card module from the
system.
PCIe Gen 4 NVMe enablement Kit
NOTE:
To enable the PCIe Gen4 NVMe feature, update the BIOS version to 1.2.11 or greater and backplane firmware
version to be greater than 2.84. For latest firmware, refer to the System’s Drivers and Downloads page at www.dell.com/
support/drives and search for PowerEdge R6525.
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