Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- 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
Figure 26. Installing a drive into the drive carrier
Next steps
1. Replace the front bezel.
System cover
System cover provides security for the entire system and also helps in maintaining proper air flow inside the system.
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. Use a 1/4 inch flat head or a Phillips #2 screwdriver to turn the latch release lock counterclockwise to the unlock position.
2. Open the latch till the system cover slides back.
3. Lift the cover from the system.
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Installing and removing system components