Contents 4
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 37
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 37
Security bezel option ............................................................................................................................... 37
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................... 37
Drive installation guidelines ............................................................................................................ 38
Installing a hot-plug drive ................................................................................................................ 38
Rear drive cage options ................................................................................................................. 39
Drive cable options.................................................................................................................................. 48
Two-port SATA cable ..................................................................................................................... 48
Smart Array cables ........................................................................................................................ 49
Controller options .................................................................................................................................... 51
Storage controller installation guidelines ........................................................................................... 51
Installing a storage controller .......................................................................................................... 52
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack ............................................................................... 52
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 55
Hot-plug fan module option ...................................................................................................................... 56
Fan population guidelines ............................................................................................................... 57
Installing a hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a ball-bearing rail system with the cable management
arm ............................................................................................................................................. 57
Installing the hot-plug fan module if the server is installed in a friction rail system ................................... 59
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 61
HP SmartMemory .......................................................................................................................... 62
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 63
Single-rank and dual-rank DIMMs .................................................................................................... 63
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 64
Memory protection modes .............................................................................................................. 64
Memory population guidelines ........................................................................................................ 65
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 67
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 68
Expansion board option ........................................................................................................................... 74
Graphics card power cable option ............................................................................................................ 76
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 80
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 81
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 82
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 83
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 83
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 86
Storage cabling ...................................................................................................................................... 86
4-drive LFF SATA cabling ................................................................................................................ 86
4-drive SFF SATA cabling ............................................................................................................... 87
6-drive LFF SATA cabling ................................................................................................................ 88
6-drive SFF SATA cabling ............................................................................................................... 89
8-drive LFF cabling ........................................................................................................................ 89
8-drive SFF cabling ........................................................................................................................ 91
8+8-drive SFF cabling .................................................................................................................... 92
12-drive LFF cabling ...................................................................................................................... 94
25-drive SFF cabling ...................................................................................................................... 96
2 LFF rear drive cabling ................................................................................................................. 96
2 SFF rear drive cabling ................................................................................................................. 98
Capacitor pack cabling ......................................................................................................................... 100
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................. 101
GPU power cabling ............................................................................................................................... 101