Contents 4
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 36
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 36
Security bezel option ............................................................................................................................... 36
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................... 36
Drive installation guidelines ............................................................................................................ 37
Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 37
Rear drive cage options ................................................................................................................. 38
Drive cable options.................................................................................................................................. 46
Two-port SATA cable ..................................................................................................................... 46
Smart Array cables ........................................................................................................................ 48
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 49
Storage controller installation guidelines ........................................................................................... 50
Installing a storage controller .......................................................................................................... 50
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack ............................................................................... 51
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 53
Hot-plug fan module option ...................................................................................................................... 55
Fan population guidelines ............................................................................................................... 56
Installing a hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a ball-bearing rail system with the cable management
arm ............................................................................................................................................. 56
Installing the hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a friction rail system ................................... 58
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 60
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 61
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 62
Single-rank and dual-rank DIMMs .................................................................................................... 62
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 63
Memory protection modes .............................................................................................................. 63
Memory population guidelines ........................................................................................................ 64
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 66
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 67
Expansion board option ........................................................................................................................... 73
Graphics card power cable option ............................................................................................................ 75
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 79
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 80
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 81
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 82
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 82
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 85
Storage cabling ...................................................................................................................................... 85
4-drive LFF SATA cabling ................................................................................................................ 85
4-drive SFF SATA cabling ............................................................................................................... 86
6-drive LFF SATA cabling ................................................................................................................ 87
6-drive SFF SATA cabling ............................................................................................................... 88
8-drive LFF cabling ........................................................................................................................ 88
8-drive SFF cabling ........................................................................................................................ 90
8+8-drive SFF cabling .................................................................................................................... 91
12-drive LFF cabling ...................................................................................................................... 93
25-drive SFF cabling ...................................................................................................................... 95
2 LFF rear drive cabling ................................................................................................................. 95
2 SFF rear drive cabling ................................................................................................................. 97
Capacitor pack cabling ........................................................................................................................... 99
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................. 100
GPU power cabling ............................................................................................................................... 100
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