Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 8
SAS and SATA device numbers ..................................................................................................................... 8
Rear panel components ................................................................................................................................ 9
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 9
PCI expansion slot definitions ...................................................................................................................... 10
System board components .......................................................................................................................... 10
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................... 11
System board LEDs ..................................................................................................................................... 13
System LEDs and internal health LED combinations ......................................................................................... 14
Fan locations ............................................................................................................................................. 14
Operations................................................................................................................................. 16
Power up the server .................................................................................................................................... 16
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................... 16
Remove the server from the rack .................................................................................................................. 16
Remove the access panel ............................................................................................................................ 17
Remove the air baffle .................................................................................................................................. 17
Remove the PCI riser board assembly ........................................................................................................... 17
Install the PCI riser board assembly .............................................................................................................. 18
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 20
Optional installation services ....................................................................................................................... 20
Rack planning resources ............................................................................................................................. 20
Optimum environment................................................................................................................................. 21
Space and airflow requirements ........................................................................................................ 21
Temperature requirements ................................................................................................................. 21
Power requirements .......................................................................................................................... 22
Electrical grounding requirements ...................................................................................................... 22
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................... 23
Identifying the server shipping carton contents ............................................................................................... 23
Installing hardware options ......................................................................................................................... 23
Installing the server into the rack .................................................................................................................. 24
Installing the operating system ..................................................................................................................... 25
Powering up and configuring the server ........................................................................................................ 25
Registering the server.................................................................................................................................. 25
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 26
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 26
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 26
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................................. 27
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 27
Memory configurations ..................................................................................................................... 28
General DIMM slot population guidelines ...........................................................................................
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Installing a DIMM ............................................................................................................................. 31
