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Contents
Component identification............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 7
SAS and SATA device numbers................................................................................................................... 8
Hot-plug SATA or SAS hard drive LEDs ........................................................................................................ 8
Rear panel components.............................................................................................................................. 9
Rear panel LEDs ...................................................................................................................................... 10
System board components........................................................................................................................ 11
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 12
NMI functionality........................................................................................................................... 13
System board LEDs .................................................................................................................................. 13
System LEDs and internal health LED combinations....................................................................................... 14
PCI-X extender board components ............................................................................................................. 15
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Operations................................................................................................................................. 17
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 17
Power down the server............................................................................................................................. 17
Unlock the bezel ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Remove the bezel.................................................................................................................................... 18
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 19
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 19
Remove a media bay blank ...................................................................................................................... 20
Remove a bezel blank.............................................................................................................................. 20
Remove the system air baffle and PCI card guide ........................................................................................ 21
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 22
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 22
Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 22
Optimum environment.............................................................................................................................. 23
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 23
Temperature requirements............................................................................................................... 23
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 24
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 24
Warnings and cautions............................................................................................................................ 25
Identifying server shipping carton contents.................................................................................................. 26
Installing hardware options....................................................................................................................... 26
Setting up a server .................................................................................................................................. 26
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 27
Registering the server............................................................................................................................... 28
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 29
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Memory ................................................................................................................................................. 29
DIMM installation guidelines ........................................................................................................... 29
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 30
Hard drives ............................................................................................................................................ 30
