Contents 4
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 37
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 37
Processor option......................................................................................................................................... 37
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 44
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 44
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................................. 45
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 45
Memory configurations ..................................................................................................................... 46
General DIMM slot population guidelines ........................................................................................... 48
Installing DIMMs .............................................................................................................................. 51
SAS or SATA hard drive option ................................................................................................................... 52
Hard drive cage options ............................................................................................................................. 54
Installing a hard drive expansion cage power cable ............................................................................ 54
Eight-bay SFF drive cage option......................................................................................................... 57
Two-bay LFF drive cage option .......................................................................................................... 59
Removable media device options ................................................................................................................. 63
Identifying guide screws.................................................................................................................... 63
Installing a half-height or full-height media device ................................................................................ 63
Installing the full-height media device shipping screw ........................................................................... 64
Redundant fan assembly option ................................................................................................................... 65
Redundant hot-plug power supply option ...................................................................................................... 67
Power supply configuration ............................................................................................................... 68
Installing the redundant hot-plug power supply option .......................................................................... 68
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................ 69
Removing the expansion slot cover ..................................................................................................... 70
Installing an expansion board ........................................................................................................... 71
PCI-X expansion cage option ....................................................................................................................... 72
Battery-backed write cache option ............................................................................................................... 78
FBWC module and capacitor pack option .................................................................................................... 80
150W PCIe video/graphics controller power cable option ............................................................................ 82
HP Trusted Platform Module option .............................................................................................................. 85
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ....................................................................................... 85
Retaining the recovery key/password ................................................................................................. 87
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ................................................................................................. 87
Tower-to-rack conversion option ................................................................................................................... 87
Configuration and utilities ............................................................................................................ 91
Configuration tools ..................................................................................................................................... 91
SmartStart software .......................................................................................................................... 91
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility .............................................................................................................. 92
Array Configuration Utility ................................................................................................................ 94
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays................................................................................................ 95
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ............................................................................. 95
Management tools...................................................................................................................................... 96
Automatic Server Recovery ................................................................................................................ 96
ROMPaq utility ................................................................................................................................. 96
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology ..................................................................................................... 97
Erase Utility ..................................................................................................................................... 97
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................... 97
USB support and functionality ............................................................................................................ 98
Internal SD support ........................................................................................................................... 98
Diagnostic tools ......................................................................................................................................... 98
HP Insight Diagnostics ...................................................................................................................... 98
