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Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 7
Rear panel components.............................................................................................................................. 8
PCI expansion slot definitions...................................................................................................................... 8
Rear panel LEDs and buttons....................................................................................................................... 9
System board components........................................................................................................................ 10
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 10
NMI switch................................................................................................................................... 11
System board LEDs .................................................................................................................................. 11
System LEDs and internal health LED combinations....................................................................................... 13
Internal USB connector............................................................................................................................. 14
SATA and SAS device numbers................................................................................................................. 14
Fan assembly location.............................................................................................................................. 15
Operations................................................................................................................................. 16
Power up the server................................................................................................................................. 16
Power down the server............................................................................................................................. 16
Extend the server from the rack ................................................................................................................. 17
Remove the server from the rack................................................................................................................ 17
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the PCI riser board assembly......................................................................................................... 18
Install the PCI riser board assembly............................................................................................................ 18
Remove the fan assembly ......................................................................................................................... 19
Install the fan assembly ............................................................................................................................ 20
Remove the BBWC battery holder.............................................................................................................. 21
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 22
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 22
Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 22
Optimum environment.............................................................................................................................. 23
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 23
Temperature requirements............................................................................................................... 23
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 24
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 24
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Identifying the server shipping carton contents............................................................................................. 25
Installing hardware options....................................................................................................................... 25
Installing the server into the rack................................................................................................................ 25
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 26
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 27
Registering the server............................................................................................................................... 27
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 28
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Memory options...................................................................................................................................... 28
Interleaving and non-interleaving memory configuration ..................................................................... 28
DIMM installation guidelines........................................................................................................... 29
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 29
Hard drive options .................................................................................................................................. 30
Hard drive guidelines..................................................................................................................... 30