Dell PowerEdge R730 Owner's Manual

Dell PowerEdge R730

Owner's Manual

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Chapter 1: Dell PowerEdge R730 system overview.....8
Supported configurations for the PowerEdge R730 system.....8
Front panel.....10
3.5 inch hard drive chassis.....10
2.5 inch hard drive chassis.....12
LCD panel.....13
Back panel.....16
Diagnostic indicators.....17
Diagnostic indicators on the front panel.....17
Hard drive indicator codes.....18
uSATA SSD indicator codes.....19
NIC indicator codes.....20
Power supply unit indicator codes.....20
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes.....22
Quick Sync indicator codes.....24
Locating service tag of your system.....24
Chapter 2: Documentation resources.....25
Chapter 3: Technical specifications.....27
Chassis dimensions.....27
Chassis weight.....28
Processor specifications.....28
PSU specifications.....28
System battery specifications.....28
Expansion bus specifications.....28
Memory specifications.....29
Drive specifications.....29
Hard drives.....29
Optical drive.....29
Ports and connectors specifications.....30
USB ports.....30
NIC ports.....30
Serial connector.....30
VGA ports.....30
Internal Dual SD Module.....30
Video specifications.....30
Environmental specifications.....31
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications.....32
Standard operating temperature.....32
Expanded operating temperature.....33
Expanded operating temperature restrictions.....33
Chapter 4: Initial system setup and configuration.....34

Setting up your system.....34
iDRAC configuration.....34
Options to set up iDRAC IP address.....34
Options to install the operating system.....35
Methods to download firmware and drivers.....35
Chapter 5: Pre-operating system management applications.....37
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications.....37
System Setup.....37
Viewing System Setup.....38
System Setup details.....38
System BIOS.....38
iDRAC Settings utility.....63
Device Settings.....63
Dell Lifecycle Controller.....64
Embedded systems management.....64
Boot Manager.....64
Viewing Boot Manager.....64
Boot Manager main menu.....65
PXE boot.....65
Chapter 6: Installing and removing system components.....66
Safety instructions.....66
Before working inside your system.....67
After working inside your system.....67
Recommended tools.....67
Front bezel (optional).....68
Removing the optional front bezel.....68
Installing the optional front bezel.....69
System cover.....71
Removing the system cover.....71
Installing the system cover.....72
Inside the system.....73
Cooling shroud.....74
Removing the cooling shroud.....74
Installing the cooling shroud.....75
Cooling fans.....75
Removing a cooling fan.....76
Installing a cooling fan.....77
Cooling fan assembly.....77
Removing the cooling fan assembly.....77
Installing the cooling fan assembly.....78
System memory.....79
General memory module installation guidelines.....81
Mode-specific guidelines.....81
Sample memory configurations.....82
Removing memory modules.....85
Installing memory modules.....86
Processors and heat sinks.....88

Removing a heat sink.....88
Removing a processor.....90
Installing a processor.....93
Installing a heat sink.....94
PCle card holder.....97
Removing the PCle card holder.....97
Installing the PCle card holder.....98
Opening and closing the PCle card holder latch.....99
Cable retention bracket.....100
Removing the cable retention bracket.....100
Installing the cable retention bracket.....101
Integrated storage controller card.....102
Removing the integrated storage controller card.....102
Installing the integrated storage controller card.....104
Expansion cards and expansion card riser.....105
Expansion card installation guidelines.....105
Removing an expansion card from expansion card riser 2 or 3.....106
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 2 or 3.....108
Removing an expansion card from the expansion card riser 1.....109
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 1.....110
Removing the riser 1 blank.....112
Installing the riser 1 blank.....113
Removing expansion card