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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 8
Rear panel components .............................................................................................................................. 9
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ..................................................................................................................... 10
System board components ........................................................................................................................ 11
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 12
NMI functionality ........................................................................................................................... 13
System board LEDs .................................................................................................................................. 13
System LEDs and internal health LED combinations ....................................................................................... 14
DIMM slots ............................................................................................................................................. 15
DIMM identification ................................................................................................................................. 15
SAS and SATA device numbers ................................................................................................................. 17
Hot-plug SATA or SAS hard drive LEDs ...................................................................................................... 18
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 20
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 20
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 20
Open or remove the tower bezel ............................................................................................................... 20
Extend the server from the rack ................................................................................................................. 21
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 21
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 22
Remove the air baffle ............................................................................................................................... 22
Configure the air baffle ............................................................................................................................ 22
Remove the media bay blank .................................................................................................................... 23
Remove a bezel blank.............................................................................................................................. 24
Remove the processor board ..................................................................................................................... 24
Install the processor board ........................................................................................................................ 25
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 28
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 28
Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 28
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 28
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 28
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 29
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 29
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 30
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 30
Identifying the server shipping carton contents............................................................................................. 31
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 31
Setting up a tower server .......................................................................................................................... 31
Installing a server in a rack ....................................................................................................................... 32
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 34
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 34
Hardware options installation .......................................................................................................
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