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Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 31
Single- and dual-rank DIMMs .......................................................................................................... 31
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 32
UDIMM maximum memory configurations ......................................................................................... 32
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 32
Memory configuration .................................................................................................................... 33
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 34
SAS and SATA hard drive options ............................................................................................................. 34
Hard drive guidelines ..................................................................................................................... 34
Removing a hard drive blank .......................................................................................................... 34
Removing a hard drive ................................................................................................................... 35
Installing a hard drive .................................................................................................................... 36
Hot-plug LFF hard drive cage option ................................................................................................. 37
Hot-plug SFF hard drive cage option ................................................................................................ 40
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 42
Installing the redundant hot-plug power supply ............................................................................................ 44
Installing a storage controller .................................................................................................................... 48
Installing the BBWC battery/FBWC capacitor pack and cache module .......................................................... 49
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 51
Removing an expansion slot cover ................................................................................................... 52
Installing an expansion board ......................................................................................................... 52
Hard drive LED cable option ..................................................................................................................... 53
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 53
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 54
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 55
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 56
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 57
Storage cabling ...................................................................................................................................... 57
Non-hot-plug four LFF SATA hard drive cabling ................................................................................. 57
Hot-plug four LFF SAS hard drive cabling .......................................................................................... 58
Hot-plug eight SFF SAS hard drive cabling ........................................................................................ 58
Smart Array SAS RAID controller card cabling ............................................................................................ 59
Four LFF Smart Array SAS RAID controller card cabling ...................................................................... 59
Eight SFF Smart Array SAS RAID controller card cabling..................................................................... 60
Power cabling......................................................................................................................................... 61
Four LFF hard drive non-hot-plug, nonredundant power cabling ........................................................... 61
Four LFF hard drive hot-plug, redundant power cabling ...................................................................... 62
Eight SFF hard drive hot-plug, redundant power cabling ..................................................................... 63
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 64
Configuration and utilities ............................................................................................................ 65
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 65
SmartStart software ........................................................................................................................ 65
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 65
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 67
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 68
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 68
Management tools ................................................................................................................................... 69
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 69
ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 69
Integrated Lights-Out 3 technology ................................................................................................... 69
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 70
USB support .................................................................................................................................. 70