Dell EMC PowerEdge C6520

Installation and Service Manual

Part Number: E64S Series

Regulatory Type: E64S001

May 2021

Rev. A00

Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid

Inside the sled ......................................................................................................................................................................7

Rear view of the sled..........................................................................................................................................................8

Network ports indicator codes.........................................................................................................................................9

Sled to hard drive mapping..............................................................................................................................................10

C6400 chassis options and drive enumerations..........................................................................................................11

Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag............................................................................................... 15

System information label..................................................................................................................................................16

Chapter 3: Initial system setup and configuration........................................................................ 19

Setting up the system.......................................................................................................................................................19

iDRAC configuration..........................................................................................................................................................19

Chapter 4: Installing and removing system components.............................................................. 23

Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................23

Before working inside your system............................................................................................................................... 23

After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 24

Recommended tools......................................................................................................................................................... 24

Sled....................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Sled installation guidelines.........................................................................................................................................24

Removing a sled ..........................................................................................................................................................25

Installing a sled ............................................................................................................................................................26

Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Expansion card installation guidelines.....................................................................................................................32

Removing the expansion card riser 1...................................................................................................................... 36

Installing the expansion card riser 1.........................................................................................................................37

Removing the expansion card riser 2..................................................................................................................... 38

Installing the expansion card riser 2........................................................................................................................39

Removing an expansion cards.................................................................................................................................. 40

Installing an expansion card...................................................................................................................................... 43

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Removing the riser card.............................................................................................................................................46

Installing the M.2 riser................................................................................................................................................ 51

Removing the M.2 SSD module............................................................................................................................... 52

Installing the M.2 SSD module................................................................................................................................. 53

Linking board and PCIe cable......................................................................................................................................... 54

Removing the linking board and PCIe cable..........................................................................................................54

Installing the linking board and PCIe cable............................................................................................................55

System memory.................................................................................................................................................................56

System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................56

General memory module installation guidelines....................................................................................................57

Removing a memory module.....................................................................................................................................58

Optional OCP card............................................................................................................................................................ 69

Removing the OCP filler............................................................................................................................................ 69

Installing an OCP card................................................................................................................................................ 70

Removing an OCP card...............................................................................................................................................71

Installing the OCP card filler..................................................................................................................................... 72

System battery ................................................................................................................................................................. 73

Replacing the system battery...................................................................................................................................73

System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 75

Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 75

Installing the system board ...................................................................................................................................... 77

Chapter 6: Jumpers and connectors............................................................................................ 82

System board connectors............................................................................................................................................... 82

System board jumper settings....................................................................................................................................... 82

Disabling a forgotten password..................................................................................................................................... 83

Chapter 7: System diagnostics and indicator codes..................................................................... 84

Using system diagnostics................................................................................................................................................ 84

Dell Embedded System Diagnostics........................................................................................................................84

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Chapter 8: Getting help...............................................................................................................86

Recycling or End-of-Life service information............................................................................................................ 86

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This document provides an overview about the system, information about installing and replacing components, technical

specifications, diagnostic tools, and guidelines to be followed while installing certain components.

6 About this document

The Dell EMC PowerEdge C6520 system is a half-width sled that supports:

● 3

● 16 DDR4 DIMM slots

NOTE: PowerEdge C6520 does not support SAS Expander Backplane configuration.

CAUTION: Do not install GPUs, network cards, or other PCIe devices on your system that are not validated

and tested by Dell. Damage caused by unauthorized and invalidated hardware installation will null and void the

system warranty.

• Sled to hard drive mapping

• C6400 chassis options and drive enumerations

• Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag

• System information label

Figure 1. Inside view of the PowerEdge C6520 sled

1.

3. Memory module sockets for processor 1 4. Processor and heat sink module 1

5. Processor and heat sink module 2 blank 6. Memory module sockets for processor 2

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Figure 2. Rear view of the sled

Table 1. Rear view of the sled

Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description

1 PCIe expansion card riser 1

(R1a or R1b)

N/A

Enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.

2 Sled release handle N/A

Enables you to remove the sled from the enclosure.

3 PCIe expansion card riser 2

(R2)

N/A

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