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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 7
Rear panel components .............................................................................................................................. 8
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ....................................................................................................................... 9
System board components ........................................................................................................................ 10
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 11
System board LEDs ........................................................................................................................ 11
NMI functionality ........................................................................................................................... 12
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 12
SAS and SATA device numbering ............................................................................................................. 13
SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs ................................................................................................................. 14
SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations .............................................................................................. 14
BBWC module LEDs ................................................................................................................................ 15
FBWC module LEDs ................................................................................................................................. 17
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 18
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 19
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 19
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 19
Removing the front bezel .......................................................................................................................... 19
Installing the front bezel ........................................................................................................................... 20
Removing the access panel ....................................................................................................................... 20
Installing the access panel ........................................................................................................................ 21
Removing the air baffle ............................................................................................................................ 21
Installing the air baffle ............................................................................................................................. 22
Removing the full-length expansion board retainer ....................................................................................... 23
Installing the full-length expansion board retainer ........................................................................................ 23
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 25
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 25
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 25
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 26
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 26
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 26
Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton .................................................................................... 27
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 27
Setting up a tower server .......................................................................................................................... 27
Installing a server in a rack ....................................................................................................................... 27
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 29
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 30
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 30
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 31
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 31
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 31