Drive backplane............................................................................................................................................................32
Removing the backplane .......................................................................................................................................... 33
Installing the drive backplane................................................................................................................................... 34
Cable routing...................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Drives................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Removing the drive carrier........................................................................................................................................39
Installing the drive carrier..........................................................................................................................................40
Removing the drive from the drive carrier.............................................................................................................41
Installing the drive into the drive carrier................................................................................................................42
Removing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................. 43
Installing a drive blank................................................................................................................................................ 44
Removing the optical drive....................................................................................................................................... 44
Installing the optical drive..........................................................................................................................................45
System memory guidelines........................................................................................................................................46
General memory module installation guidelines.................................................................................................... 47
Removing a memory module.....................................................................................................................................48
Installing a memory module.......................................................................................................................................49
Removing the heat sink............................................................................................................................................. 50
Installing the heat sink................................................................................................................................................ 51
Removing the processor ...........................................................................................................................................53
Installing the processor .............................................................................................................................................54
Expansion card installation guidelines.................................................................................................................... 55
Removing the expansion card risers.......................................................................................................................56
Installing the expansion card risers......................................................................................................................... 57
Removing expansion card from the expansion card riser..................................................................................58
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser................................................................................ 60
Removing the BOSS S2 module............................................................................................................................... 61
Installing the BOSS S2 module.................................................................................................................................63
Removing the front mounting front PERC module.............................................................................................66
Installing the front mounting front PERC module............................................................................................... 67
Removing the PERC card..........................................................................................................................................68
Installing the PERC card............................................................................................................................................69
Removing the optional internal USB card..............................................................................................................70
Installing the internal USB card.................................................................................................................................71
Hot spare feature........................................................................................................................................................ 72
Removing a power supply unit..................................................................................................................................73
Installing a power supply unit....................................................................................................................................73
Removing a power supply unit blank.......................................................................................................................74
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