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 ........................................................................................... 26 
Required tools ............................................................................................................................................ 26 
Safety considerations .................................................................................................................................. 26 
Preventing electrostatic discharge ...................................................................................................... 26 
Symbols on equipment ...................................................................................................................... 26 
Server warnings and cautions ............................................................................................................ 27 
Rack warnings ................................................................................................................................. 28 
Preparation procedures ............................................................................................................................... 28 
Remove the security bezel (optional) ................................................................................................... 29 
Power down the server ..................................................................................................................... 29 
Extend the server from the rack .......................................................................................................... 30 
Access the product rear panel ........................................................................................................... 31 
Remove the server from the rack ........................................................................................................ 32 
Drive blank ................................................................................................................................................ 33 
Hot-plug drive ............................................................................................................................................ 33 
Power supply blank .................................................................................................................................... 34 
Power supply ............................................................................................................................................. 34 
Access panel ............................................................................................................................................. 35 
Optical drive blank .................................................................................................................................... 35 
Optical drive ............................................................................................................................................. 36 
Optical drive cage ..................................................................................................................................... 37 
Air baffle ................................................................................................................................................... 38 
Front drive cage assembly ........................................................................................................................... 39 
Hot-plug fan blank and module .................................................................................................................... 40 
Fan population guidelines ................................................................................................................. 40 
Removing a hot-plug fan blank or module if the server is installed in a ball-bearing rail system with the cable 
management arm ............................................................................................................................. 41
 
Removing a hot-plug fan blank or module if the server is installed in a friction rail system ........................ 42 
Fan cage ................................................................................................................................................... 43 
Fan board ................................................................................................................................................. 44 
DIMMs ...................................................................................................................................................... 45 
General DIMM slot population guidelines ........................................................................................... 45 
Removing a DIMM ........................................................................................................................... 45 
Heatsink blank ........................................................................................................................................... 46 
Heatsink .................................................................................................................................................... 47 
Processor................................................................................................................................................... 49 
PCI riser cage ............................................................................................................................................ 53 
GPU retaining bracket ................................................................................................................................ 54 
Expansion board ........................................................................................................................................ 56 
Expansion slot blank ................................................................................................................................... 57