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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 .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 16
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 16
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 16
Unlock the bezel ..................................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the bezel .................................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 18
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 18
Remove a media bay blank ...................................................................................................................... 19
Remove a bezel blank.............................................................................................................................. 19
Remove the system air baffle and PCI card guide ........................................................................................ 20
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 21
Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 21
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 21
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 22
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 22
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 23
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 23
Warnings and cautions ............................................................................................................................ 23
Identifying server shipping carton contents .................................................................................................. 25
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 25
Setting up a server .................................................................................................................................. 25
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 26
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 27
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 28
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Memory ................................................................................................................................................. 28
DIMM installation guidelines ........................................................................................................... 28
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 29
Hard drives ............................................................................................................................................ 29
