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9.
Place the hard disk drive into the tray and push it, from the rear edge of the hard disk drive, into
the connector on the riser card until the hard disk drive moves past the lever at the back of the
tray. The hard disk drive clicks into place.
10.
If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to “Completing the
installation” on page 51.
Installing memory modules
You can increase the amount of memory in your blade server by installing memory-module options.
When you install memory, you must install a pair of matched dual inline memory modules
(DIMMs).
Notes:
1. The system board contains four DIMM connectors and supports two-way memory interleaving.
2. The DIMM options available for your blade server are 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB. The blade
server supports a minimum of 512 MB and a maximum of 4 GB of system memory.
3. A minimum of two DIMMs, installed in the DIMM 3 and DIMM 4 memory connectors (J2 and
J6, respectively), is required. When you install additional DIMMs, be sure to install them as a
pair, in DIMM connectors 1 and 2 (J1 and J5).
Install the DIMMs in the following order:
4. Both DIMMs in a pair must be the same size, speed, type, and technology. You can mix
compatible DIMMs from various manufacturers.
5. The second pair does not have to be DIMMs of the same size, speed, type, and technology as the
first pair.
6. Install only 2.5 V, 184-pin, double-data-rate (DDR), PC2100, registered synchronous dynamic
random-access memory (SDRAM) with error correcting code (ECC) DIMMs. These DIMMs
must be compatible with the latest PC2100 SDRAM Registered DIMM specification, which is
available from http://www.jedec.org/. For a list of supported options for your blade server,
reference Intel’s Memory Qualification List or contact your Intel Support Representative.
7. PC2100 DIMMs are backward-compatible and work in the PC1600 sockets.
8. Installing or removing DIMMs changes the configuration information for the blade server.
Therefore, after installing or removing a DIMM, you must change and save the new
configuration information by using the Configuration/Setup Utility program. When you restart
the blade server, the system displays a message indicating that the memory configuration has
changed. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and select Save Settings. See
“Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices” on page 11 for more information.
The following illustration shows how to install DIMMs on the system board.
Pair
DIMM connectors
First
3 and 4 (J2, J6)
Second
1 and 2 (J1, J5)
