Installing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................. 80
Cooling fans.......................................................................................................................................................................81
Removing a cooling fan..............................................................................................................................................81
Installing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................... 82
System memory............................................................................................................................................................... 83
System memory guidelines....................................................................................................................................... 83
General memory module installation guidelines......................................................................................................85
NVDIMM-N memory module installation guidelines .............................................................................................86
Mode-specic guidelines...........................................................................................................................................87
Removing a memory module....................................................................................................................................90
Installing a memory module....................................................................................................................................... 91
NVDIMM-N battery.........................................................................................................................................................92
Removing the NVDIMM-N battery..........................................................................................................................92
Installing the NVDIMM-N battery............................................................................................................................93
Processors and heat sinks.............................................................................................................................................. 93
Removing a processor and heat sink module.........................................................................................................93
Removing the processor from the processor and heat sink module...................................................................95
Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module...........................................................................97
Installing a processor and heat sink module........................................................................................................... 99
Expansion cards and expansion card risers.................................................................................................................100
Expansion bus specications.................................................................................................................................. 100
Removing an expansion card riser..........................................................................................................................106
Installing an expansion card riser............................................................................................................................108
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser.....................................................................................110
Installing an expansion card into expansion card riser.......................................................................................... 113
M.2 SSD module..............................................................................................................................................................116
Removing the M.2 SSD module.............................................................................................................................. 116
Installing the M.2 SSD module.................................................................................................................................116
Optional IDSDM or vFlash module................................................................................................................................ 117
Removing the MicroSD card....................................................................................................................................117
Installing the MicroSD card......................................................................................................................................118
Removing the optional IDSDM or vFlash card.......................................................................................................118
Installing optional IDSDM or vFlash card................................................................................................................119
Network daughter card..................................................................................................................................................120
Removing the network daughter card...................................................................................................................120
Installing the network daughter card...................................................................................................................... 121
Integrated storage controller card................................................................................................................................ 122
Removing the integrated storage controller card.................................................................................................122
Installing the integrated storage controller card................................................................................................... 124
Drives............................................................................................................................................................................... 125
Removing a drive blank............................................................................................................................................125
Installing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................. 126
Removing a drive carrier.......................................................................................................................................... 127
Installing a drive carrier............................................................................................................................................128
Removing the drive from the drive carrier............................................................................................................129
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