Contents
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Safety inspection checklist . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . 1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Particulate contamination . . . . . . . . . . 9
Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tech Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Security advisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 2. Server components . . . . 17
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Front I/O assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear view LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
System board components . . . . . . . . . . 29
System board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
System board jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Internal cable routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
VGA connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Front I/O assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 3. Hardware replacement
procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Installation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety inspection checklist. . . . . . . . . 58
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 59
Working inside the server with the power on . . 59
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 60
Security bezel replacement . . . . . . . . . . 61
Remove the security bezel . . . . . . . . . 61
Install the security bezel . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rack latches replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Remove the rack latches . . . . . . . . . 64
Install the rack latches . . . . . . . . . . 68
Top cover replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Remove the top cover . . . . . . . . . . 72
Install the top cover . . . . . . . . . . . 73
RAID super capacitor module replacement . . . . 75
Remove a RAID super capacitor module . . . 75
Install a RAID super capacitor module . . . . 76
Air baffle replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Remove the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Install the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
System fan replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Remove a system fan. . . . . . . . . . . 80
Install a system fan. . . . . . . . . . . . 82
System fan cage replacement . . . . . . . . . 83
Remove the system fan cage . . . . . . . . 83
Install the system fan cage. . . . . . . . . 84
Front I/O assembly replacement . . . . . . . . 85
Remove the front I/O assembly . . . . . . . 85
Install the front I/O assembly . . . . . . . . 86
Hot-swap drive replacement . . . . . . . . . . 87
Remove a hot-swap drive . . . . . . . . . 87
Install a hot-swap drive . . . . . . . . . . 89
Simple-swap drive replacement . . . . . . . . 92
Remove a simple-swap drive . . . . . . . . 92
Install a simple-swap drive. . . . . . . . . 93
Backplane replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Remove the 2.5-inch-drive backplane . . . . 95
Install the 2.5-inch-drive backplane . . . . . 96
Remove the 3.5-inch-drive backplane . . . . 98
Install the 3.5-inch-drive backplane . . . . . 99
Simple-swap-drive backplate assembly
replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Remove the 3.5-inch simple-swap-drive
backplate assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Install the 3.5-inch simple-swap-drive
backplate assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Memory module replacement . . . . . . . . . 103
Remove a memory module . . . . . . . . 103
Install a memory module . . . . . . . . . 105
Memory module installation rules . . . . . . 108
CMOS battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . 116
Remove the CMOS battery . . . . . . . . 117
Install the CMOS battery . . . . . . . . . 118
Riser card replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Remove a riser card . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Install a riser card . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
PCIe adapter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . 125
Remove a PCIe adapter . . . . . . . . . . 125
Install a PCIe adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear hot-swap drive assembly replacement. . . . 132
Remove the rear hot-swap drive assembly . . 133
Install the rear hot-swap drive assembly . . . 133
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