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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
