Servprise DPE750 Installation Manual

Manual is about: Network Adapter Installation to connect your WebReboot to the Dell PowerEdge 750 server

Summary of DPE750

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    Dell™ poweredge™ 750 adapter installation guide this adapter allows you to connect your webreboot to the dell™ poweredge™ 750 server, which does not contain standard power switch pins. Part #: dpe750

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    Webreboot™ dell™ poweredge™ 750 adapter installation guide copyright 2006. Servprise international, inc. All rights reserved. Dell™, poweredge™, and dell poweredge™ are trademarks of dell inc..

  • Page 3: Product Description

    Product description 1 product description the dell™ poweredge™ 750 adapter allows you to connect your servers that don’t contain power pins to the webreboot. The adapter connects to the server’s front panel board, and provides a connection for power switch pins. This connector is known to work with ...

  • Page 4: Installation Preparation

    Installation 3 installation preparation 1. Before proceeding with the installation, ground yourself with a suitable anti-static wrist strap to reduce the risk of damage to your equipment. 2. Open your server’s chassis by following the maintenance instructions that came with your equipment. 3. You mu...

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    Installation 5 option 2 - installation without using a pci slot the direct motherboard cable can be used to connect the webreboot to a server if no pci slots are available. To use this installation type, please continue to installation without pci slot on page 8. Figure 2 – installation without usin...

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    Installation 7 figure 5 – internal view of pci slot cover adapter 3. Connect one end of the motherboard cable to the mboard pins port on the external pci slot cover adapter, as shown in figure 6. Figure 6 – internal view of pci slot cover adapter with motherboard cable 4. Now that the external pci s...

  • Page 7: Installation

    Installation 9 3. To install the direct motherboard cable, route the smaller black connector through one of the available holes, as shown in figure 8. Figure 8 – installing the direct motherboard cable 4. After carefully pulling the wire through (take caution to not twist the wire as you pull it and...

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    Installation 11 2. Remove the ribbon cable from the front panel board by gently pulling it. Figure 11 – ribbon cable removed from front panel board 12 installation 3. Connect the ribbon cable to the dell™ poweredge™ 750 adapter as shown in figure 12 and figure 13. Be very careful to properly align t...

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    Installation 13 4. Attach the motherboard cable that was routed through the chassis to the power port on the dell™ poweredge™ 750 adapter, as shown in figure 14. Figure 14 – connecting the motherboard cable to the adapter board 14 installation 5. Align the dell™ poweredge™ 750 adapter with the pins ...

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    Installation 15 figure 16 - ensuring that the adapter board is properly aligned with the front panel board 8. If you have any surplus motherboard cable in the chassis, you may coil it to neaten the install, as shown figure 17. 16 installation figure 17 – completed adapter board installation 9. You m...

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    Installation 17 11. Connect the server to your webreboot using the instructions in the webreboot user’s guide. 12. Configure the webreboot ports for a power switch connection. See the webreboot user’s guide for more details. What’s the difference between reset and power? The webreboot supports two m...

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