Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa Installation and Service Manual
- About this document
- PowerEdge R940xa system overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Front bezel
- Drives
- System cover
- Support bar
- Cooling fans
- Cooling fan assembly
- Optional USB 3.0 module
- Optional optical drive
- Control panel
- Air shroud
- NVDIMM-N battery
- Drive backplane
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Removing the expansion card riser
- Installing the expansion card riser
- Removing the expansion card from the riser
- Installing the expansion card in the riser
- Removing the expansion card from the system board
- Installing the expansion card on the system board
- GPU card installation guidelines
- Removing the GPU
- Installing the GPU
- M.2 SSD module
- Optional IDSDM or vFlash module
- Network daughter card
- System battery
- Optional internal USB memory key
- Power supply units
- Power interposer board
- Trusted Platform Module
- System board
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
11. NIC ports (4)
For more information, see the Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa Technical Specifications on the product documentation page.
NOTE: The expansion card configurations are X8 PCIe Riser 1+X8 PCIe Riser 2 or X16 PCIe Riser 1+X16 PCIe Riser 2.
Inside the system
Figure 6. Inside the system
1. Drive backplane
2. Cooling fan assembly
3. System board
4. Riser 2
5. Riser 1
Locating the information 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 back of the
system chassis. The mini Enterprise Service Tag (EST) is found on the back of the system chassis. This information is used by
Dell to route support calls to the appropriate personnel.
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PowerEdge R940xa system overview