124-pinsystemfan1connector
31PCIExpressx8cardslot(PCI-Eslot2)
13SATAconnector132ThinkServerManagementModulechip(alsoknownasthe
BMCchip)
14SATAconnector033PCIExpressx8cardslot(PCI-Eslot3)
15SATAconnector334PCIExpressx16cardslot(PCI-Eslot4)
16SATAconnector2
35Microprocessorfanconnector
17SATAconnector536Systemfan3connector
18SATAconnector4
37Microprocessorpowerconnector
19iKVMkeyconnector
1PMBusconnector
TheThinkServerManagementModulecanreadthepowersupplystatusregisteredthroughPMBus.Youdo
notneedtoconnectanydevicetothePMBusconnector.Thisconnectoriskeptforpowermanagementin
modelswithredundantpowersupplies.ThefunctionofthePMBusconnectorisnotavailableformodels
withascrew-securednon-hot-swappowersupplyassembly.
2TPMconnector
UsedtoconnectaTPMmodule,whichisasecuritychip,toenhanceserversecurity.See“Installingor
removingtheTPMmodule”onpage118.
3-6Memoryslots
Yourserversystemboardprovidesfourmemoryslotstosupportuptofourmemorymodules.Formore
information,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage94.
7iButtonsocket
Bydefault,yourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDlevels0,1,and10.However,youcan
activateonboardSATAsoftwareRAID5byinstallingaThinkServerSATASoftwareRAID5activationkeyin
theiButtonsocket.Formoreinformation,see“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID100upgrade
keyforAdvancedRAID”onpage111.
8Mainpowerconnector
Usedtoconnectthe24-pinP1powerconnectorofthepowersupplytoprovidemainpowertoyourserver.
95-pinsystemfan2connector
Usedtoconnectthecableoftheupperfrontsystemfan(frontsystemfan2)ifyourservermodelhas
twofrontsystemfans.
10Microprocessor
Amicroprocessorincorporatesmostorallofthefunctionsofacomputer'scentralprocessingunit(CPU)on
asingleintegratedcircuit.Themicroprocessorforyourserverissecuredinthemicroprocessorsocketon
thesystemboardandaheatsinkandfanassemblyisinstalledabovethemicroprocessortoprovidecooling.
Formoreinformationaboutyourmicroprocessortype,see“Features”onpage7
.
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