Registering the server.................................................................................................................................. 38
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 39
Processor and fan option ............................................................................................................................ 39
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 46
HP SmartMemory ............................................................................................................................. 47
Memory subsystem architecture ................................................................................................................... 47
DIMM identification .................................................................................................................................... 48
Memory configurations ............................................................................................................................... 49
Online spare population ................................................................................................................... 51
Population order .............................................................................................................................. 51
Installing a DIMM ....................................................................................................................................... 51
Hot-plug hard drive options ......................................................................................................................... 52
Controller options ....................................................................................................................................... 54
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................... 58
FlexLOM option ......................................................................................................................................... 61
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................ 63
Hard drive cage option .............................................................................................................................. 68
2U rack bezel option .................................................................................................................................. 77
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 82
SAS hard drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 82
Optical drive cabling .................................................................................................................................. 83
FBWC cabling ........................................................................................................................................... 84
Chipset SATA cable option ......................................................................................................................... 85
150W PCIe power cable option .................................................................................................................. 88
Server mode .............................................................................................................................................. 89
Server QuickSpecs ..................................................................................................................................... 89
HP iLO Management Engine ....................................................................................................................... 89
HP iLO ............................................................................................................................................ 89
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