Dell PowerEdge 1500SC - Manual (Page 32)

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Installing System Board Options
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1500SC Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Removing the Fan
Replacing the Fan
Removing and Installing Power Supplies
Expansion Cards
Cooling Shrouds
Adding Memory
Microprocessor Upgrades
Replacing the System Battery
This section describes how to install the following options:
l Expansion cards
l Memory upgrades
l Microprocessor upgrades
This section also includes instructions for replacing the fan, cooling shrouds, power supplies, and system battery, if necessary.
Use Figure 6 -1 to locate the system board features. Table 6 -1 describes the system board connectors and sockets.
Figure 6-1. System Board Connectors and Sockets
Table 6-1. System Board Connectors and Sockets
WARNING: Before you perform this procedure, you must turn off the system and disconnect it from its power source. For more information, see
" Safety First— For You and Your System " in "Troubleshooting Your System."
Connector or Socket Description
SCSI BACKPLANE Hot-pluggable SCSI backplane board interface cable connector
BATTERY System battery connector
PARALLEL, COMn, VGA Parallel port connector; sometimes referred to as LPT1, serial port connectors; sometimes referred to as COM1, video connector
DIMM_n Memory riser card connectors (2)
ENET_1GB Ethernet connector
FAN Power for the front system fan
SCSI_n Power and data to the diskette and CD drive from the system board
PRIMARY IDE CD drive connector
SECONDARY IDE Tape drive connector
DISKETTE Diskette connector
KYBD Keyboard connector
MOUSE Mouse connector
PSDB I/F Power supply distribution board interface connector
CNTL PNL System control panel connector