Dell PowerVault DP500 - Manual (Page 39)

2. Open the system. See Opening the System .
3. Remove the plastic filler plug from the system back panel. See Figure 3 -19 .
4. Remove the central riser board. See Removing the Central Riser Board .
5. Angle the RAC card so that its NIC connector inserts through the back- panel RAC card opening, and then straighten the card.
Figure 3-19. Installing a RAC Card
6. Align the front edge of the RAC card with the two front plastic retention standoffs adjacent to the RAC system board connector, and press down the side
of the card until it is fully seated. See
Figure 3 -19 .
When the front of the card is fully seated, the plastic standoff snaps over the edge of the card.
7. Connect the two short ribbon cables to the RAC card and the system board. See Figure 6 -2 for the connector locations
a. Connect one cable to connector 1 on the RAC card and to RAC_CONN1 on the system board.
b. Connect the second cable to connector 2 on the RAC card and to RAC_CONN2 on the system board. Reinstall the central riser board. See
Installing the Central Riser Board .
8. Close the system. See Closing the System .
9. Reconnect the system and peripherals to their power sources, and turn them on.
See the RAC card documentation for information on configuring and using the RAC card.
Optical Drive
An optional slimline optical drive is mounted on a tray that slides in the front panel and connects to the controllers on the system board through the SAS
backplane board.
Removing the Optical Drive
1 RAC-card connectors (2) 2 RAC-card cables (2)
3 retention standoff hole 4 RAC card
5 filler plug 6 support standoffs holes(2)
NOTICE: Be careful when attaching cables to the system board that you do not damage the surrounding system board components.
NOTICE: When detaching the RAC cables from the system board, squeeze the metal ends of the cable connectors and gently work the connector out of
the socket. Do not pull on the cable to unseat the connector. Doing so can damage the cable.
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. See
your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against
electrostatic discharge.