Dell PowerEdge 2900 Manual

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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. C...

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Contents 3 Contents CAUTION: Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SAFETY: Rack Mounting of Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 General Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 5 CAUTION: Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your system and working environment from potential damage. For complete safety and regula...

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6 Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide General Installation Instructions The system Rack Installation Guide provides instructions for trained service technicians installing one or more systems in an open-frame relay rack or in a rack cabinet. The RapidR...

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 7 Rack Stabilizer Feet CAUTION: Before installing systems in a rack, install front and side stabilizers on stand-alone racks or the front stabilizer on racks joined to other racks. Failure to install stabilizers acco...

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8 Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide Figure 1-1. Tower-To-Rack Kit Contents Recommended Tools and Supplies • #2 Phillips screwdriver • 3/8-inch or 10-mm nut driver • T-10 Torx driver (for removing and installing the front panels) Conversion Tasks I...

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 9 • Installing the optional 1x2 flex bay bracket • Installing the shoulder nuts and plastic filler panels • Removing the rack doors • Installing the system in the rack • Installing the cable-management arm •...

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10 Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide Figure 1-2. Removing the Tower Bezel Preparing the System for Conversion 1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and peripherals. 2 Note the order of the ...

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 11 Removing the System Cover CAUTION: Any installation that requires removal of the system cover is intended solely to be performed by trained service technicians. See your Product Information Guide for complete info...

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12 Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide Figure 1-3. Removing the Tower Components 3 1 2 5 6 8 7 4 11 10 9 1 top panel 2 hex screw (top panel) 3 cover 4 cover latch and release lock 5 hex screw (4) 6 bottom panel 7 chassis slot for stabilizer foot (4) 8 to...

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 13 Removing the Optional 1x2 Flex Bay Bracket If your system has the optional 1x2 flex bay, use the following procedure to remove the 1x2 flex bay bracket: 1 With the system cover removed, push the spring latch on top ...

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14 Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide Figure 1-4. Removing the Control Panel Assembly 1 control panel board (top view) 2 M3 x 5 T10 Torx panhead screw (3) 3 control panel board (bottom view) 4 control panel cable 5 tower chassis cutouts 6 display modul...

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 15 Removing the Tower Front Plate Using a T-10 Torx driver, remove the 29 screws that secure the tower front plate to the system chassis. See Figure 1-5. Figure 1-5. Removing the Tower Front Plate Installing the Rack F...

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16 Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide Figure 1-6. Installing the Rack Front Plate and Rack Ears 1 metal filler panel 2 chassis double wall 3 right rack ear 4 6-32 Phillips flathead screw (8) 5 M3 x 8 T10 Torx flathead screw (34) 6 rack front plate 7 lef...

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 17 Installing the Control Panel Assembly 1 Install the control panel assembly. a Insert the display module into the front panel cutout and secure with the two M3 x 12 T10 Torx panhead screws. NOTICE: Do not over-tig...

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18 Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide Figure 1-7. Installing the Control Panel Assembly 1 M3 x 12 T10 Torx panhead screw (2) 2 display module 3 display module cable 4 control panel board 5 M3 x 5 T10 Torx panhead screw (3) 6 control panel cable 7 syst...

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 19 Installing the Optional 1x2 Flex Bay Bracket NOTE: The rack front panel is keyed so that the 1x2 flex bay bracket installs in the opposite orientation as the tower front panel. 1 Insert the 1x2 flex bay bracket th...

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20 Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide Installing the System Cover 1 Lift up on the cover latch. See Figure 1-3. 2 Place the cover on top of the system and offset the cover slightly back so that it clears the chassis hooks and lays flat o n the system c...

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 21 Figure 1-9. Installing the Shoulder Nuts Removing the Rack Doors You must remove the doors from the rack cabinet to provide access to the interior of the rack and to prevent damage to the doors while installing the ...

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22 Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide Installing the Cable-Management Arm See the procedures contained in the system Rack Installation Guide. Routing Cables See the procedures contained in the system Rack Installation Guide. Installing the Rack Bezel To ...

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