Inside the system.................................................................................................................................81
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 84
Removing the cooling shroud......................................................................................................84
Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................ 85
System memory.................................................................................................................................. 86
General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................88
Mode-specific guidelines..............................................................................................................88
Sample memory configurations...................................................................................................89
Removing memory modules........................................................................................................ 95
Installing memory modules..........................................................................................................96
Hard drives.......................................................................................................................................... 98
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank......................................................................................... 99
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank........................................................................................... 99
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank....................................................................................... 100
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank..........................................................................................101
Removing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier..........................................................................102
Installing a 3.5-inch cabled hard drive carrier............................................................................103
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier........................................................................... 104
Installing a hot swappable hard drive carrier............................................................................. 106
Removing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable
hard drive carrier......................................................................................................................... 107
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into a hot swap hard drive carrier..............................108
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter....................................... 109
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter........................................... 110
Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier........................................................................ 111
Installing a hard drive into a hard drive carrier........................................................................... 112
Optical drive (optional)...................................................................................................................... 113
Removing the optional ultra slim optical drive...........................................................................113
Installing the optional ultra slim optical drive.............................................................................114
Removing the standard optical drive.......................................................................................... 115
Installing the standard optical drive............................................................................................ 116
Cooling fans.......................................................................................................................................118
Removing a cooling fan...............................................................................................................118
Installing a cooling fan.................................................................................................................119
Internal USB memory key (optional).................................................................................................121
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key......................................................................121
Expansion cards and expansion card riser....................................................................................... 122
Expansion card installation guidelines........................................................................................122
Removing the expansion card riser............................................................................................ 124
Installing the expansion card riser.............................................................................................. 125
Removing an expansion card......................................................................................................126
Installing an expansion card....................................................................................................... 128
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