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Contents
Component identification .......................................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons .................................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LED power fault codes ............................................................................................................... 7
Rear panel components ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Rear panel LEDs and buttons .................................................................................................................................. 9
System board components ..................................................................................................................................... 10
DIMM slot locations ..................................................................................................................................... 11
PCIe expansion slot definitions ................................................................................................................... 11
System maintenance switch ........................................................................................................................ 11
NMI functionality .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Drive numbering ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Hot-plug drive LED definitions ................................................................................................................................ 14
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Operations .............................................................................................................................................. 16
Power up the server ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Power down the server ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Install the bezel ...................................................................................................................................................... 16
Remove the bezel .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Install the access panel .......................................................................................................................................... 17
Remove the access panel ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Install the air baffle ................................................................................................................................................. 19
Remove the air baffle ............................................................................................................................................. 20
Setup ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................................. 21
Optimum environment ............................................................................................................................................ 21
Space and airflow requirements .................................................................................................................. 21
Temperature requirements .......................................................................................................................... 21
Power requirements .................................................................................................................................... 22
Electrical grounding requirements ............................................................................................................... 22
Server warnings and cautions ................................................................................................................................ 22
Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton ............................................................................................ 23
Installing hardware options ..................................................................................................................................... 23
Installing the operating system ............................................................................................................................... 23
Powering on and selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode ................................................................................. 24
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................................ 24
Hardware options installation .................................................................................................................. 25
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 25
Front PCI fan option ............................................................................................................................................... 25
Slim optical disk drive option .................................................................................................................................. 26
350W power supply option (E-star 2.0) .................................................................................................................. 30
Redundant power supply enablement option ......................................................................................................... 32
Drive options .......................................................................................................................................................... 38
Drive installation guidelines ......................................................................................................................... 38
Installing a non-hot-plug drive ..................................................................................................................... 39
Installing a hot-plug drive............................................................................................................................. 41
Drive cable options ................................................................................................................................................. 42
Host Bus Adapter Mini-SAS cable option .................................................................................................... 42
Smart Array Controller Mini-SAS cable option ............................................................................................ 43
Controller options ................................................................................................................................................... 44
Storage controller installation guidelines ..................................................................................................... 45
Installing a storage controller and FBWC module options........................................................................... 45
