Installing the system cover........................................................................................................... 83
Inside the system................................................................................................................................ 84
Cooling shroud................................................................................................................................... 85
Removing the cooling shroud...................................................................................................... 85
Installing the cooling shroud........................................................................................................86
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................ 87
Removing a cooling fan................................................................................................................ 87
Installing a cooling fan..................................................................................................................89
Cooling-fan assembly (optional)........................................................................................................90
Removing the optional cooling fan assembly ............................................................................ 90
Installing the optional cooling fan assembly................................................................................91
System memory.................................................................................................................................. 92
General memory module installation guidelines.........................................................................93
Mode-specific guidelines..............................................................................................................94
Sample memory configurations................................................................................................... 95
Removing memory modules........................................................................................................98
Installing memory modules........................................................................................................100
Flex bays.............................................................................................................................................101
Removing a flex bay.................................................................................................................... 101
Installing a flex bay...................................................................................................................... 103
Hard drives........................................................................................................................................ 104
Removing a hot swappable hard drive or SSD...........................................................................104
Installing a hot swappable hard drive.........................................................................................105
Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank....................................................................................... 106
Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive blank..........................................................................................107
Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank....................................................................................... 108
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive blank......................................................................................... 109
Installing a hot swappable 2.5-inch hard drive into a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter..................110
Removing a 2.5-inch hot swappable hard drive from a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter............... 111
Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive adapter into a hot swap hard drive carrier...............................112
Removing a 3.5-inch hot swappable hard drive adapter from a 3.5-inch hot swappable
hard drive carrier..........................................................................................................................112
Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier........................................................................113
Installing a hot swappable hard drive into a hot swappable hard drive carrier.........................114
Optical drives and tape drives...........................................................................................................114
Removing the optical drive or tape drive....................................................................................115
Installing the optical drive or tape drive......................................................................................118
Removing the slim optical drive blank........................................................................................119
Installing the slim optical drive blank......................................................................................... 120
Internal USB memory key (optional).................................................................................................121
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key......................................................................121
Expansion card holder...................................................................................................................... 122
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