Contents  3 
Contents 
Customer self repair ...................................................................................................................... 6 
Parts only warranty service ............................................................................................................................ 6 
Illustrated parts catalog ............................................................................................................... 16 
Mechanical components ............................................................................................................................. 16 
System components .................................................................................................................................... 20 
Removal and replacement procedures ........................................................................................... 28 
Required tools ............................................................................................................................................ 28 
Safety considerations .................................................................................................................................. 28 
Preventing electrostatic discharge ...................................................................................................... 28 
Symbols on equipment ...................................................................................................................... 28 
Server warnings and cautions ............................................................................................................ 29 
Rack warnings ................................................................................................................................. 30 
Preparation procedures ............................................................................................................................... 30 
Remove the security bezel (optional) ................................................................................................... 31 
Power down the server ..................................................................................................................... 31 
Extend the server from the rack .......................................................................................................... 32 
Access the product rear panel ........................................................................................................... 33 
Remove the server from the rack ........................................................................................................ 34 
Hot-plug drive blanks .................................................................................................................................. 35 
Hot-plug drive ............................................................................................................................................ 35 
Power supply blank .................................................................................................................................... 36 
Power supply ............................................................................................................................................. 36 
Access panel ............................................................................................................................................. 37 
Optical drive blank .................................................................................................................................... 38 
Optical drive ............................................................................................................................................. 38 
Optical drive bracket .................................................................................................................................. 39 
Optical drive cage ..................................................................................................................................... 40 
Air baffle ................................................................................................................................................... 42 
Front drive cage assembly ........................................................................................................................... 43 
Hot-plug fan blank and module .................................................................................................................... 44 
Fan population guidelines ................................................................................................................. 44 
Removing a hot-plug fan blank or module if the server is installed in a ball-bearing rail system with the cable 
management arm ............................................................................................................................. 45
 
Removing a hot-plug fan blank or module if the server is installed in a friction rail system ........................ 46 
Fan cage ................................................................................................................................................... 47 
Fan board ................................................................................................................................................. 48 
DIMMs ...................................................................................................................................................... 49 
Heatsink blank ........................................................................................................................................... 50 
Heatsink .................................................................................................................................................... 51 
Processor................................................................................................................................................... 53 
PCI riser cage ............................................................................................................................................ 57 
GPU retaining bracket ................................................................................................................................ 58 
Expansion board ........................................................................................................................................ 60 
PCIe riser board ......................................................................................................................................... 62 
PSU air baffle ............................................................................................................................................ 63