Installing a hot-swap hard drive................................................................................................................................82
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank..................................................................................................................... 83
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank........................................................................................................................84
Removing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter........................................ 85
Installing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter.............................................86
Removing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.. 87
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into the 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive carrier.............................87
Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier....................................................................................................88
Installing a hard drive into a hard drive carrier........................................................................................................89
Optical drive (optional)....................................................................................................................................................90
Removing the optional optical drive........................................................................................................................ 90
Installing the optional optical drive........................................................................................................................... 91
Cooling fans......................................................................................................................................................................92
Removing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................. 92
Installing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................... 93
Internal USB memory key (optional)..............................................................................................................................94
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key..................................................................................................95
Expansion cards and expansion card riser....................................................................................................................96
Expansion card installation guidelines......................................................................................................................96
Removing an expansion card from the system board........................................................................................... 98
Installing an expansion card on the system board................................................................................................. 99
Removing the optional expansion card riser......................................................................................................... 100
Installing the optional expansion card riser............................................................................................................ 101
Removing an expansion card from the expansion card riser...............................................................................102
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser...................................................................................104
iDRAC port card (optional)............................................................................................................................................106
Removing the iDRAC ports card............................................................................................................................ 106
Installing the iDRAC ports card...............................................................................................................................107
SD vFlash card (optional)..............................................................................................................................................109
Removing the optional SD vFlash card..................................................................................................................109
Internal dual SD module (optional)............................................................................................................................... 109
Removing an internal SD card................................................................................................................................. 110
Installing an internal SD card.....................................................................................................................................111
Removing the optional internal dual SD module....................................................................................................113
Installing the optional internal dual SD module ..................................................................................................... 114
Integrated storage controller card.................................................................................................................................114
Removing the integrated storage controller card..................................................................................................115
Installing the integrated storage controller card.................................................................................................... 117
Processors and heat sinks..............................................................................................................................................118
Removing a heat sink................................................................................................................................................119
Removing a processor............................................................................................................................................. 120
Installing a processor................................................................................................................................................124
Installing a heat sink................................................................................................................................................. 126
Power supply units (PSU)............................................................................................................................................. 127
Hot spare feature......................................................................................................................................................128
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