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Contents
Operations ................................................................................................................................... 6
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................... 6
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................... 6
Open the panel door ................................................................................................................................. 6
Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Optional installation services ...................................................................................................................... 8
Optimum environment ................................................................................................................................ 8
Temperature requirements ................................................................................................................. 8
Power requirements ......................................................................................................................... 8
Electrical grounding requirements ...................................................................................................... 9
Installing hardware options ......................................................................................................................... 9
Powering up and configuring the server ....................................................................................................... 9
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 10
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 10
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 11
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Preventing electrostatic discharge .............................................................................................................. 11
Removal and replacement tools ................................................................................................................. 12
Server warnings and cautions ................................................................................................................... 12
HP MicroServer Remote Access Card ......................................................................................................... 13
Resetting the MicroServer Remote Access Card password to default ..................................................... 13
SATA drive options .................................................................................................................................. 14
Optical disc drive .................................................................................................................................... 16
RDX drive option ..................................................................................................................................... 20
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 24
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 24
Single-rank and dual-rank DIMMs .................................................................................................... 25
UDIMM maximum memory configurations ......................................................................................... 25
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 25
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 27
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 28
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 29
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 30
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 31
ROM-Based Setup Utility .......................................................................................................................... 31
Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 31
Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 31
ProLiant MicroServer Insight Diagnostics ..................................................................................................... 32
Management tools ................................................................................................................................... 32
MicroServer Remote Access Card .................................................................................................... 32
USB support .................................................................................................................................. 32
Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 32
Current drivers and utilities ............................................................................................................. 32
Operating System Version Support .................................................................................................. 33
