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Removing a hard drive blank .......................................................................................................... 29
Removing hard drives .................................................................................................................... 29
Installing hard drives...................................................................................................................... 30
Optical drive assembly option................................................................................................................... 31
Diskette drive assembly option .................................................................................................................. 35
Expansion board..................................................................................................................................... 39
Storage controller option .......................................................................................................................... 40
Installing PCI Express riser boards ............................................................................................................. 41
Server cabling ............................................................................................................................ 43
Cabling overview.................................................................................................................................... 43
Server cable routing ................................................................................................................................ 43
Embedded SATA controller cable routing ................................................................................................... 44
Optional SATA/SAS controller cable routing .............................................................................................. 44
Server software and configuration utilities...................................................................................... 45
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 45
SmartStart software........................................................................................................................ 45
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility............................................................................................................ 46
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 47
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack................................................................................... 47
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 47
Management tools................................................................................................................................... 48
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 48
ROMPaq utility.............................................................................................................................. 48
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology ................................................................................................... 48
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 49
HP Systems Insight Manager ........................................................................................................... 49
Management Agents...................................................................................................................... 49
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 49
USB support and functionality ......................................................................................................... 50
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 50
HP Insight Diagnostics .................................................................................................................... 50
Survey Utility................................................................................................................................. 51
Integrated Management Log ........................................................................................................... 51
Array Diagnostic Utility .................................................................................................................. 51
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 51
Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 51
Version control .............................................................................................................................. 52
ProLiant Support Packs ................................................................................................................... 52
Operating system version support .................................................................................................... 52
System Online ROM Flash Component Utility .................................................................................... 52
Change control and proactive notification ........................................................................................ 52
Care Pack .................................................................................................................................... 53
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 54
Troubleshooting resources ........................................................................................................................ 54
Server diagnostic steps ............................................................................................................................ 54
Important safety information...................................................................................................................... 55
Symbols on equipment ................................................................................................................... 55
Warnings and cautions .................................................................................................................. 56
Preparing the server for diagnosis ............................................................................................................. 56
Symptom information ............................................................................................................................... 57
Service notifications................................................................................................................................. 57
Loose connections ................................................................................................................................... 57
