Server components
The following illustration shows the major components in the server.
The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Blue on a component indicates touch points, where you can grip the component to
remove it from or install it in the server, open or close a latch, and so on.
Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indicates that
the component can be hot-swapped, which means that if the server and operating
system support hot-swap capability, you can remove or install the component
while the server is running. (Orange can also indicate touch points on hot-swap
components.) See the instructions for removing or installing a specific hot-swap
component for any additional procedures that you might have to perform before
you remove or install the component.
Power supply
Microprocessor
System board
Chassis
Rear 2.5-inch
hot-swap
backplane
assembly
DVD dr ive
Air baffle
Fan
Battery holder
10 x 2.5-inch hot-swap
backplane assembly
4 x 2.5-inch hot-swap
backplane assembly
4 x 3.5-inch hot-swap
backplane assembly
4 x 2.5-inch simple-swap
backplate assembly
2.5-inch simple-swap
hard disk drive
2.5-inch hot-swap
hard disk drive
3.5-inch simple-swap
hard disk drive
3.5-inch hot-swap
hard disk drive
4 x 3.5-inch simple-swap
backplate assembly
3.5-inch hard disk
drive filler
2.5-inch hard disk
drive filler
Cover
2.5-inch hot-swap
rear hard disk
drive kit
1U PCIe Riser 3
assembly
(1x low profile;
x8 or x16)
DVD drive
filler
Media cage for
8 x 2.5-inch
hard disk drive
configuration
Media cage for
10 x 2.5-inch
hard disk drive
configuration
1U PCIe Riser 2
assembly (2 x low
profile; x8 or x16)
1U PCIe Riser 1
assembly (1x low
profile; x16)
1U PCIe Riser 2
assembly (1x
full-height half-length
and 1x low profile; x8
or x16)
Media cage for
4 x 3.5-inch
hard disk drive
configuration
1U PCIe Riser 1
assembly
(1x ML2; x16)
Heat sink
Power supply
filler
Memory
LCD system
information
display panel
Figure 21. Server components
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