Dell PowerEdge R7525 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing the serial COM port

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove expansion card riser.
  4. Disconnect the serial COM port cable from the connector on the rear I/O board.

Steps

  1. Open the latch on the expansion card riser and remove the filler bracket from the expansion card riser (Riser 3).
    Figure 1. Installing the Serial COM port
    This image shows how to Install the Serial COM port.
  2. Slide the serial COM port into the expansion card riser.
  3. Connect the serial COM port cable to the serial port.
    Figure 2. Installing the Serial COM port
    This image shows how to Install the Serial COM port.

Next steps

  1. Reconnect the serial COM port cable to the connector on the rear I/O board.
  2. Install the expansion card riser.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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