- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- About this document
- DSS8440 system overview
- Technical specifications
- Chassis dimensions
- Chassis weight
- Processor specifications
- Supported operating systems
- PSU specifications
- Cooling fans specifications
- System battery specifications
- Expansion card riser specifications
- GPU specifications
- Memory specifications
- Drive specifications
- Ports and connectors specifications
- Environmental specifications
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Network Settings
- Viewing Network Settings
- Network Settings screen details
- UEFI iSCSI Settings
- Viewing UEFI iSCSI Settings
- UEFI iSCSI Settings details
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure the system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Redundant OS Control
- Viewing Redundant OS Control
- Redundant OS Control screen details
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- System cover
- Front bezel
- Air shroud
- Drives
- Drive backplane
- Power supply unit
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Removing a GPU
- Installing a GPU
- Removing a GPU support bracket
- Installing a GPU support bracket
- Removing the PCIe switch board
- Installing the PCIe switch board
- Removing a GPU power interposer board
- Installing a GPU power interposer board
- Removing a butterfly module and riser 3 board
- Installing the riser 3 board and butterfly module
- Nvidia Tesla T4 GPU
- Nvidia A100 GPU and NVLink bridge
- Nvidia A40 GPU and NVLink bridge
- Processor and heat sink
- System memory
- Riser 2 module
- Riser 1 module
- Network daughter card
- System board tray module
- System board and power interposer board
- Backup battery
- Power distribution board
- PSB power interposer board
- Front control module
- Fan louvers
- Cooling fans
- Fan cage
- Handle
- Slide rail installation
- Cable Routing
- Dell EMC DSS8440 cable instruction
- 3M cable Installation-Config A left
- 3M cable Installation-Config A right
- Fan cable assembly to fan bracket
- Fan cable MB-PDB assembly to MB
- Fan cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB
- Front control cable assembly control board to MB
- GPU power cable assembly GPU card to PSB
- IDC cable MB-PDB assembly to PDB
- IDC cable MB-PDB assembly to MB
- IDC cable PDB-PIB assembly to PIB
- IDC cable PIB-PDB assembly to PDB
- IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to PDB
- IDC cable Riser1-PDB assembly to riser board1
- IDC cable PIB-PDB assembly to PDB
- IDC cable Riser 2- PDB assembly to riser board 2
- Mini SAS HD cable assembly PERC-HDBP
- Mini SAS HD cable assembly HDBP-MB
- Power cable BP-PDB assembly to BP
- Power cable BP-PDB assembly to PDB
- Power cable assembly to PDB
- Power cable assembly to PIB
- Power cable1 assembly to Riser1
- Power cable2 Riser-PDB assembly to PDB
- Power cable2 Riser-PDB assembly to Riser
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
Dell EMC DSS8440 Installation and Service Manual
Installing the fan cage
Prerequisites
- Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Steps
- Install the fan cable to the fan cage.
- Install the fan cage to the power distribution board.
- Tighten the sixteen screws to secure the fan cage to the system chassis.
Figure 1. Installing the fan cage 
Next steps
- Connect the fan cable to the PSB power interposer board.
- Install the following:
- Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system
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