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Contents
Component identification .......................................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons .................................................................................................................................. 7
Rear panel components ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Rear panel LEDs ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
System board components ..................................................................................................................................... 10
System maintenance switch ........................................................................................................................ 11
NMI functionality .......................................................................................................................................... 11
DIMM slot locations ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Drive numbering ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Hot-plug drive LED definitions ................................................................................................................................ 15
Operations .............................................................................................................................................. 17
Power down the server ........................................................................................................................................... 17
Power up the server ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the tower bezel ......................................................................................................................................... 17
Install the tower bezel ............................................................................................................................................. 18
Remove the access panel ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Install the access panel .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Remove the PCI air baffle ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Installing the PCI air baffle ..................................................................................................................................... 21
Remove the system air baffle ................................................................................................................................. 22
Install the system air baffle ..................................................................................................................................... 22
Remove the fans .................................................................................................................................................... 23
Install the fans ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
Setup ...................................................................................................................................................... 26
Optional services .................................................................................................................................................... 26
Optimum environment ............................................................................................................................................ 26
Space and airflow requirements .................................................................................................................. 26
Temperature requirements .......................................................................................................................... 27
Power requirements .................................................................................................................................... 27
Electrical grounding requirements ............................................................................................................... 28
Server warnings and cautions ................................................................................................................................ 28
Identifying tower server shipping carton contents .................................................................................................. 29
Installing hardware options ..................................................................................................................................... 29
Setting up a tower server ....................................................................................................................................... 29
Installing the server into a rack ............................................................................................................................... 29
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................................ 31
Powering on and selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode ................................................................................. 31
Installing the operating system ............................................................................................................................... 31
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................................ 32
Hardware options installation .................................................................................................................. 33
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 33
Second processor option ........................................................................................................................................ 33
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
Installing a hot-plug drive............................................................................................................................. 39
Installing a non-hot-plug drive ..................................................................................................................... 40
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................................... 44
Memory-processor compatibility information ............................................................................................... 44
SmartMemory .............................................................................................................................................. 46
Memory subsystem architecture.................................................................................................................. 46
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs .......................................................................................................... 47
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