Dell Precision R7610- User Manual

3 Removing the Front Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Unlock the front bezel using the key provided.a) Lift the bezel-release tab and pull the front bezel away from the computer. 13

4 Installing the Front Bezel 1. Insert the front bezel in its slot in a downward direction and push it towards the computer. 2. Secure the release tab. 3. Lock the front bezel using the key provided. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 15

5 Removing the Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel 3. Rotate the latch-release lock counter-clockwise to the unlocked position.a) Lift the latch and slide the cover towards the back of the computer. 4. Lift the cover away from the computer....

6 Installing the Cover 1. Place the cover on the computer and press it down until it clicks into place. 2. Press down the cover latch. 3. Install the front bezel. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 19

7 Removing the Power Supply 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Press and hold the orange tab towards the latch and pull the power supply unit away from the computer. 21

8 Installing the Power Supply Unit 1. Insert the power supply unit into the computer until it clicks into place. 2. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 23

9 Removing the Hard Drive Carrier 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the front bezel. 3. Press the hard-drive carrier release button.a) Pull the hard-drive carrier handle open.b) Slide the hard drive out of the drive bay. 25

10 Installing the Hard Drive Carrier 1. Insert the hard drive into the drive bay. 2. Press the hard-drive carrier handle until it clicks into place. 3. Install the front bezel. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 27

11 Removing the Hard Drive Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– hard drive carrier 3. Remove the screws that secure the hard drive caddy to the hard drive.a) Slide the hard drive out of the drive assembly. 29

12 Installing the Hard Drive Assembly 1. Place the hard drive in the hard-drive caddy. 2. Tighten the screws that secure the hard drive on either side of the hard-drive caddy. 3. Install : – hard drive carrier– front bezel 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 31

13 Removing the Control Panel CAUTION: Two different Torx screwdrivers are needed for the control panel disassembly/reassembly, a T10 and T8. 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover 3. Remove the torx screw that secures the control panel.a) Di...

14 Installing the Control Panel 1. Connect the control panel cables. 2. Install the screws that secure the control panel. 3. Replace the torx screw that secures the control panel. 4. Install : – cover– front bezel. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 35

15 Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– cooling shroud 3. Push the blue release tab in the direction indicated and lift the plastic cover.a) Release the plastic cover from the hinges that secure it on the other s...

16 Installing the Optical Drive 1. Insert the optical drive into the drive bay. 2. Connect the power and data cables. 3. Replace the plastic cover by securing the tabs on one side to the metal hinges and by pressing down the other side until it clicks into place. 4. Install: – cooling shroud– cover–...

17 Removing the Cooling Shroud 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover 3. Lift the cooling shroud straight up and away from the system board. 41

18 Installing the Cooling Shroud 1. Place the cooling shroud in front of the system fans into the system board. 2. Install: – cover– front bezel 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 43

19 Removing the SAS (Serial attached SCSI) Backplane 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– cooling shroud– optical drive– hard-drive carrier– hard-drive assembly 3. Disconnect all the SAS cables by pressing on their respective release tabs....

21 Removing the Front-Chassis Assembly 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– cooling shroud 3. Press inwards on the two release tabs and slide the front-chassis assembly towards the front of the computer . 49

22 Installing the Front-Chassis Assembly 1. Slide the front-chassis assembly towards the back of the computer until it clicks into place. 2. Install: – cooling shroud– cover– front bezel 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 51

23 Removing the Fan Bracket 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – cover– cooling shroud 3. Pull both release tabs upwards simultaneously to release the fan bracket.a) Lift the fan-bracket and remove it from the computer. 53

24 Installing the Fan Bracket 1. Place the fan bracket in the computer. 2. Ensure that there are no cables on top of the fan connectors. 3. Press both release tabs downwards simultaneously to secure the bracket. 4. Install: – cooling shroud– cover 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside You...

25 Removing the System Fans 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – cover– front chassis assembly 3. Press the release tab and lift the fan out of the system fan assembly.a) Repeat the above step to remove the remaining system fans from the assembly. 57

26 Installing the System Fans 1. Insert the fan in the system fan assembly until it clicks into place. 2. Repeat the above step to install the remaining system fans into the assembly. 3. Install: – front chassis assembly– cover 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 59

27 Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– cooling shroud– fan bracket 3. Press the release latch away from the battery to allow the battery to pop-up from the socket. Lift the coin-cell battery out of the compu...

28 Installing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Place the coin-cell battery into the slot on the system board. 2. Press the coin-cell battery downward until the release latch springs back into place and secures it. 3. Install: – fan bracket– cooling shroud– cover– front bezel 4. Follow the procedures in Afte...

29 Removing the Memory 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– cooling shroud– front chassis assembly– fan bracket 3. Press down on the memory-securing clips on each side of the memory module, and lift the memory module upwards to remove it f...

30 Installing the Memory 1. Insert the memory module into the memory socket. 2. Press down on the memory module until the securing clips secure the memory in place. 3. Install: – fan bracket– front chassis assembly– cooling shroud– cover– front bezel 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside ...

31 Removing the Heat Sink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– cooling shroud– fan bracket 3. Slide the front chassis assembly forward. 4. Loosen the captive screws on the heat sink. It is recommended to begin loosening the diagonal-facing...

32 Installing the Heat Sink 1. Place the heat sink over the processor on the system board. 2. Tighten and secure the diagonally-facing captive screws on the heat sink. 3. Install: – fan bracket– front-chassis assembly– cooling shroud– cover– front bezel 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Insi...

33 Removing the Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– cooling shroud– front chassis assembly– fan bracket– heat sink 3. To remove the processor: NOTE: The processor cover is secured by two levers. They have icons that indicate whi...

34 Installing the Processor 1. Place the processor in its socket. 2. Replace the processor cover. NOTE: The processor cover is secured by two levers. They have icons that indicate which lever needs to be opened first and which lever closes first 3. Slide the first lever sideways into the retention h...

35 Removing the Expansion Card Cages 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover 3. Release the power cables from the metal clips . 4. Lift the outer expansion-card cage and flip it over. 77

36 Installing the Expansion Card Cages 1. Connect the cables leading to the center expansion-card cage. 2. Install the center expansion-card cage in the computer. 3. Connect the cables leading to the outer expansion-card cage. 4. Install the outer expansion-card cage in the computer. 5. Thread the c...

37 Removing the Power-Distribution Unit 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– cooling shroud– power supply– system fans– fan bracket 3. Slide the front chassis assembly forward. 4. Disconnect the optical drive power connector and the SAS ba...

38 Installing the Power-Distribution Unit 1. Place the power-distribution unit on the computer. 2. Install the screws that secure the power distribution unit. 3. Route all the power cables through their routing channels. 4. Connect the CPU 1, CPU 2, SAS Backplane and optical driver power connectors....

39 Removing the Remote Access Host Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– expansion card cages 3. Remove all the cards from the card riser cage. 4. Lift the release tab upwards and slide the riser board towards the right to remove it fr...

40 Installing the Remote Access Host Card 1. Install the remote access host card in its slot. 2. Install: – expansion card cages– cover– front bezel 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 89

41 Removing the SAS Controller Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– expansion card cages– remote access host card 3. Remove the screws that secure the SAS controller card and remove it from the computer. 91

42 Installing the SAS Controller Card 1. Install the screws that secure the SAS controller card. 2. Install: – remote access host card– expansion card cages– cover– front bezel 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. 93

43 Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove: – front bezel– cover– cooling shroud– heat sink– processor– memory– front-chassis assembly– power supply– fan bracket– expansion card cages– power distribution unit 3. Lift the blue release tab, ...

44 Installing the System Board 1. Place the system board on the chassis. 2. Slide the system board towards the back of the computer. 3. Press the blue release tab. 4. Install: – power distribution unit– expansion card cages– fan bracket– memory– processor– heat sink– front-chassis assembly– cooling ...

45 System Board Components The following image displays the system board components . 1. DIMM slots2. System-fan connectors3. Front-panel connector4. CPU 2 memory power connector5. Power-distribution unit connector6. 24-pin power connector7. Front USB connector8. I/O riser bus9. SAS connectors 10. P...

46 Troubleshooting Diagnostic LEDs NOTE: The diagnostic LEDs only serve as an indicator of the progress through the POST process. These LEDs do not indicate the problem that caused the POST routine to stop. The diagnostic LEDs are located on the front of the chassis next to the power button. These d...

Light Pattern Problem Description Troubleshooting Steps Diagnostic LEDs Power Button LED discrete graphic card. • Ensure that all hard drives and optical drive cables are properly connected to the system board. • If there is an error message on the screen identifying a problem with a device (such as...

47 Specifications NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start → Help and Support and select the option to view information about your compute...

48 System Setup Boot Menu As with previous workstation platforms, this computer includes a one-time boot menu. This feature gives users a quick and convenient mechanism to bypass the System Setup-defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: floppy, CD-ROM, or hard d...

49 Contacting Dell Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by coun...