Inside the system – Dell PowerEdge 2970 User Manual

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Installing System Components

Inside the System

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.

In Figure 3-1, the bezel and system cover are removed to provide an interior view of the system.

Figure 3-1.

Inside the System

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15

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1

RAID battery (optional)

2

SAS controller or optional SAS
RAID controller daughter card

3

sideplane

4

power supply bay

5

cooling shroud

6

expansion-card cage and left
riser (PCIe slots 2 and 3)

7

power supplies (1 or 2)

8

center riser (PCIe slot 1)

9

memory modules (up to 8)

10

heatsinks and
microprocessors (1 or 2)

11

hot-pluggable fans (4)

12

SAS/SATA backplane

13

slimline optical drive (optional) 14

media bay for optional diskette
drive and/or tape drive

15

SAS or SATA hard drives (up
to 8)

16

control panel

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