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Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide Systèmes Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4x00 et 6300 Guide d’installation en tour Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4x00 und 6300 Systeme Tower-Installationshandbuch Sistemas Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4x00 y 6300 Guía de instalación en torre ™ www.dell.com...
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™ Dell™ PowerEdge™ 4x00 and 6300 Systems TOWER INSTALLATION GUIDE www.dell.com...
6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide This installation guide provides instructions for trained service technicians converting one or more Dell PowerEdge 4x00 or 6300 rack-mounted computer systems into a tower configuration. WARNING: The power supplies in this computer system produce high voltages and energy hazards, which can cause bodily harm.
This tower kit is intended to be installed by trained service technicians. Rack Stabilizer Feet WARNING: Removing PowerEdge systems from a Dell rack without the front and side stabilizer feet installed could cause the rack to tip over, potentially resulting in bodily injury under certain circumstances.
The stabilizer feet help prevent the possibility of the rack tipping over when a system or other components are pulled out of the rack far enough so that the slide assemblies are fully extended. Refer to the Dell PowerEdge Rack-Mountable Solutions Installation Guide provided with the rack for instructions on installing the stabilizer feet.
If you have a 42-unit (U [1.75 inches]) rack, perform the following steps (see Figure 1-3): Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide One person should grasp the top of the door to stabilize it. The other person should grasp the bottom of the door.
Store the doors in an area where they will not fall over while you install the kit. support.dell.com With the door open, lift out and fully retract all hinge pins. Lift the door out carefully. Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide hinge release lever...
(see Figure 1-5). Fold the cable management arm and place the arm, together with all attaching hardware, in a container for future use. Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide hinge insert hinge pin...
Phillips-head screws that secure the tray to the system chassis (see Figure 1-6). support.dell.com 10-32 x 0.5-inch screw vertical rail cable-management arm back of computer cable tray 10-32 x 0.25-inch screws (3) Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide right-angle bracket...
Press the green button near the end of each interior slide to release the slide locks (see Figure 1-7), and then slide the system completely out of the rack. Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide back of computer cable tray 6-32 x 0.25-inch screws (5)
Remove the three rails on each side of the system (see Figure 1-8). Remove each rail by removing the four 10-32 x 0.25-inch Phillips-head screws that secure the rail to the system chassis. support.dell.com interior slide thumbscrews (4) Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide green push button...
Remove the two 10-32 x 0.5-inch Phillips-head screws that secure the slide’s mounting bracket to the front of the rack. 1-10 Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide install plastic filler plugs on this side only rack adapters (2) 10-32 x 0.25-inch screws (3)
Repeat this step to remove the remaining cage nuts. Package all the rack installation hardware you removed and label it for future use. support.dell.com front of rack Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide slide-assembly mounting-bracket flange alignment...
(see Figure 1-2). Repeat steps 1 through 4 to install the back door. 1-12 Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide cage-nut installation tool cage nut...
(screws and rubber feet at provided with the kit), as shown in Figure 1-11. Figure 1-11. Installing the Rubber Feet support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide 8-32 x 0.5-inch screw rubber feet (4) 1-13...
Rotate the bezel to the left to disengage and remove it. 1-14 Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide Turn the keylock on the back edge of the cover to the unlocked position. Slide the cover about a centimeter (half an inch) toward the back of the system.
Pull the frame out of the bezel. Rotate the frame 90 degrees to match the new orientation of the drives. Replace the frame in the front bezel and carefully press it into place. Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide system badge...
Reinstall the system cover. 1-16 Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide Disconnect the DC power cable and the interface cable from the back of the drive. Be sure to record the power connector number and the location of the interface connector.
Plug the other end of the power cable into an AC receptacle of the proper current rating. Turn on the system and all attached peripherals. Ensure that the power-on self-test (POST) successfully completes and that the operating system boots. support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge 4x00 and 6300 Systems Tower Installation Guide 1-17...
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