Contents 4 
Removing a hard drive blank .......................................................................................................... 29 
Removing hard drives .................................................................................................................... 29 
Installing hard drives...................................................................................................................... 30 
Optical drive assembly option................................................................................................................... 31 
Diskette drive assembly option .................................................................................................................. 35 
Expansion board..................................................................................................................................... 39 
Storage controller option.......................................................................................................................... 40 
Installing PCI Express riser boards ............................................................................................................. 41 
Server cabling............................................................................................................................ 43 
Cabling overview.................................................................................................................................... 43 
Server cable routing ................................................................................................................................ 43 
Embedded SATA controller cable routing ................................................................................................... 44 
Optional SATA/SAS controller cable routing .............................................................................................. 44 
Server software and configuration utilities...................................................................................... 45 
Configuration tools.................................................................................................................................. 45 
SmartStart software........................................................................................................................ 45 
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility............................................................................................................ 46 
Array Configuration Utility.............................................................................................................. 47 
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack................................................................................... 47 
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID........................................................................... 47 
Management tools................................................................................................................................... 48 
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 48 
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................. 48 
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology................................................................................................... 48 
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 49 
HP Systems Insight Manager........................................................................................................... 49 
Management Agents...................................................................................................................... 49 
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 49 
USB support and functionality ......................................................................................................... 50 
Diagnostic tools ......................................................................................................................................50 
HP Insight Diagnostics.................................................................................................................... 50 
Survey Utility................................................................................................................................. 51 
Integrated Management Log ........................................................................................................... 51 
Array Diagnostic Utility .................................................................................................................. 51 
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 51 
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 51 
Version control.............................................................................................................................. 52 
ProLiant Support Packs ................................................................................................................... 52 
Operating system version support.................................................................................................... 52 
System Online ROM Flash Component Utility .................................................................................... 52 
Change control and proactive notification ........................................................................................ 52 
Care Pack .................................................................................................................................... 53 
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 54 
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................ 54 
Server diagnostic steps ............................................................................................................................ 54 
Important safety information...................................................................................................................... 55 
Symbols on equipment ................................................................................................................... 55 
Warnings and cautions .................................................................................................................. 56 
Preparing the server for diagnosis ............................................................................................................. 56 
Symptom information............................................................................................................................... 57 
Service notifications................................................................................................................................. 57 
Loose connections ................................................................................................................................... 57