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Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 35
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 35
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 41
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 42
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 42
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 43
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 43
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 45
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 48
Hot-plug SAS hard drive options ............................................................................................................... 48
Installing a hot-plug SAS hard drive ................................................................................................. 49
Removing a hot-plug SAS hard drive ................................................................................................ 49
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 50
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 52
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 53
Removing expansion slot covers ...................................................................................................... 53
Installing a half-length expansion board ........................................................................................... 54
Installing a full-length expansion board ............................................................................................. 55
PCI riser board option .............................................................................................................................. 56
Hard drive cage option ............................................................................................................................ 57
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 60
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 60
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 62
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 62
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 63
SAS hard drive cabling ............................................................................................................................ 63
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 63
BBWC battery cabling ............................................................................................................................. 64
Configuration and utilities ............................................................................................................ 65
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 65
SmartStart software ........................................................................................................................ 65
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 66
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 68
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 68
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 69
Management tools ................................................................................................................................... 69
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 69
ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 70
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology ................................................................................................... 70
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 70
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 71
USB support and functionality ......................................................................................................... 71
Internal SD support ........................................................................................................................ 71
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 72
HP Insight Diagnostics .................................................................................................................... 72
HP Insight Diagnostics survey functionality ........................................................................................ 72
Integrated Management Log ........................................................................................................... 72
Remote support and analysis tools ............................................................................................................. 73
HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................. 73
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 73
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 73
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