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Removing a hard drive blank .......................................................................................................... 30
Removing hard drives .................................................................................................................... 30
Installing hard drives...................................................................................................................... 31
Optical drive assembly option................................................................................................................... 32
Diskette drive option ................................................................................................................................ 36
Video connector option............................................................................................................................ 40
Expansion board..................................................................................................................................... 44
PCI riser board option.............................................................................................................................. 45
Storage controller option.......................................................................................................................... 47
Battery-backed write cache battery option .................................................................................................. 48
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 50
Cabling overview.................................................................................................................................... 50
Server cable routing ................................................................................................................................ 50
Embedded SATA controller cable routing ................................................................................................... 51
Optional SAS/SATA controller cable routing .............................................................................................. 51
Slot 2........................................................................................................................................... 51
Slot 1........................................................................................................................................... 52
Video connector option cable routing ........................................................................................................ 52
Battery-backed write cache cable routing ................................................................................................... 53
Configuration and utilities............................................................................................................ 54
Configuration tools.................................................................................................................................. 54
SmartStart software........................................................................................................................ 54
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility............................................................................................................ 55
Array Configuration Utility.............................................................................................................. 56
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack .................................................................................. 56
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID........................................................................... 56
Management tools................................................................................................................................... 57
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 57
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................. 57
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology................................................................................................... 57
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 58
HP Systems Insight Manager........................................................................................................... 58
Management Agents...................................................................................................................... 58
USB support and functionality ......................................................................................................... 58
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 59
HP Insight Diagnostics.................................................................................................................... 59
Survey Utility................................................................................................................................. 59
Integrated Management Log ........................................................................................................... 60
Array Diagnostic Utility .................................................................................................................. 60
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 60
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 60
Version control.............................................................................................................................. 60
ProLiant Support Packs ................................................................................................................... 61
Operating system version support.................................................................................................... 61
System Online ROM Flash Component Utility .................................................................................... 61
Change control and proactive notification ........................................................................................ 61
Care Pack .................................................................................................................................... 61
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 62
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................ 62
Server diagnostic steps ............................................................................................................................ 62
Important safety information...................................................................................................................... 63