Dell PowerVault 745N - Manual (Page 5)

5. Install the power supply. See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for more information.
6. Install the fan assembly. See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for more information.
7. Connect the riser board.
8. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the two captive screws that secure the riser board to the system board.
9. Install any PCI expansion cards that you removed.
10. If this is a software RAID or external storage configuration system, install the daughter card. See your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for more
information.
11. Connect the hard-drive interface cables:
a. If this is a software RAID or external storage configuration system, connect the cables from the daughter card.
b. If this is a hardware RAID system, connect the cables from the CERC SATA RAID controller.
12. Install the processor.
13. Install the heat sink.
a. Using a lint-free cloth, remove the existing thermal grease from the processor and heat sink.
b. Apply thermal grease evenly to the top of the processor.
c. Align the holes on both sides of the heat sink with the heat-sink posts on the system chassis.
14. Orient the securing clips so that the rubber-coated tabs are toward the back of the chassis.
15. Lower the end opposite of the rubber-coated tab of each securing clip over the heat-sink post, and then slide the securing clip toward the heat-sink
post until they snap onto the post.
16. While holding down the rubber-coated tab with one hand, push the latch on the securing clip toward the heat-sink post until it locks the clip onto the
post.
17. Repeat step 15 and step 16 for the other securing clip.
18. Install the memory modules.
19. Connect the LED cable to the daughter card on software RAID or external storage configurations, or the CERC SATA RAID controller on hardware RAID
systems.
20. Connect the control panel interface cable to the J7 connector on the system board.
21. Install the cooling shroud.
22. Close the system.
a. Ensure that you did not leave tools or parts inside the system.
b. Place the cover over the sides of the chassis, and slide the cover forward.
c. Tighten the two captive screws at the back of the system to secure the cover.
23. Reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system.
24. Replace the bezel.
a. Push the latches on the bezel inward.
b. Place the panel on the front of the system and release the latches.
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NOTE: Use the same heat sink that you removed from the processor.
NOTE: If the securing clips are installed so that the rubber-coated tabs are toward the front of the system, the cooling shroud cannot be installed
correctly.
NOTE: Install the memory modules as noted in step 7 of the procedure in "Removing the System Board Assembly."
NOTE: When installing the cooling shroud, ensure that the two tabs on the cooling shroud are inserted into the two retaining slots in the back
panel.