Internal Components 14
Diagnostics Button and LEDs 15
Installing the Front Mezzanine Storage Module 15
Mini-Storage Module 16
Embedded SATA RAID Requirements 17
Embedded SATA RAID Controller Considerations 17
Embedded SATA RAID: Two SATA Controllers 17
Enabling SATA Mode 18
Installing LSI MegaSR Drivers For Windows and Linux 18
Downloading the MegaSR Drivers 18
Microsoft Windows Server Drivers 19
Installing Microsoft Windows Server Drivers 19
Updating Microsoft Windows Server Drivers 20
Linux Drivers 20
Downloading the Driver Image File 20
Preparing Physical Thumb Drive for Linux 21
Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver 21
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Driver 23
Removing the Mini-Storage Module 25
Installing the Mini-Storage Module 25
Removing the SATA 3.0 M.2 Cards 26
Installing the SATA 3.0 M.2 Cards 27
Removing and Installing CPUs and Heatsinks 28
CPU Configuration Rules 28
Tools Required for CPU Replacement 28
Replacing a CPU and Heatsink 28
Additional CPU-Related Parts to Order with CPU RMA 35
Supported DIMMs 35
Installing a DIMM or DIMM Blank 36
DIMMs and Channels 37
Memory Performance 38
Memory Mirroring and RAS 39
Installing a Virtual Interface Card in the mLOM Slot 39
Installing a Rear Mezzanine Module in Addition to the mLOM VIC 40
NVIDIA P6 Graphics Processing Unit 42
Cisco UCS B200 M5 Blade Server Installation and Service Note
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