Contents
Installing a Memory Board................................................................................................................2-27
Configuring the Memory...................................................................................................................2-28
Hot-Plug Procedures ................................................................................................................................2-30
Hard Drive Blanks.............................................................................................................................2-30
Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drives ..............................................................................................................2-31
Power Supply Blank..........................................................................................................................2-33
Hot-Plug Power Supplies ..................................................................................................................2-34
PCI and PCI-X Hot Plug Expansion Boards .....................................................................................2-35
Performance Balancing .....................................................................................................................2-39
Hot-Plug Fans....................................................................................................................................2-40
Non-Hot-Plug Procedures........................................................................................................................2-41
Slimline Drives..................................................................................................................................2-42
Front Bezel ........................................................................................................................................2-43
Power Button/LED assembly ............................................................................................................2-45
Processor Air Baffle ..........................................................................................................................2-46
Processor Power Modules .................................................................................................................2-47
Processors..........................................................................................................................................2-49
Non-Hot-Plug PCI-X Expansion Boards...........................................................................................2-51
PCI-X Expansion Board Basket ........................................................................................................2-53
PCI-X Hot Plug Board ......................................................................................................................2-54
SCSI Cables.......................................................................................................................................2-55
Front Fan Cage ..................................................................................................................................2-56
Pass-Through Board..........................................................................................................................2-57
Diagnostics Display Board and Lightpipe.........................................................................................2-58
Rear Fan Cage ...................................................................................................................................2-59
Battery-Backed Write Cache Assembly............................................................................................2-60
SCSI Backplane.................................................................................................................................2-62
System Battery ..................................................................................................................................2-63
System Board ....................................................................................................................................2-65
AC Filter Cable Assembly.................................................................................................................2-68
Re-entering the Server Serial Number.....................................................................................................2-71
Chapter 3
Diagnostic Tools
Chapter 4
Connectors, LEDs, and Switches
Connectors .................................................................................................................................................4-1
Rear Panel............................................................................................................................................4-2
System Board ......................................................................................................................................4-3
SCSI Backplane Board........................................................................................................................4-4
Memory Board ....................................................................................................................................4-5
LEDs ..........................................................................................................................................................4-6
Front Panel ..........................................................................................................................................4-7
QuickFind Diagnostic Display ............................................................................................................4-8
Interlock Status....................................................................................................................................4-9
Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drive................................................................................................................4-10
Hot-Plug Fan .....................................................................................................................................4-12
Hot-Plug Power Supplies ..................................................................................................................4-13
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