Dimm Handling Guidelines; Sas And Sata Hard Drive Guidelines - HP ProLiant ML100 Series User Manual

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Components for option firmware updates available from the HP Support website
(http://www.hp.com/support)
HP offers a subscription service t
see "Subscriber's Choice (on page 35)
For d etailed inform

DIMM handling guidelines

CAUTION
the system board connector.
When handling a DIMM, observe the f
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Avoid electrostatic discharge (on
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Always hold
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Av oid touching the connectors on
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Never wrap your fingers around a
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Avoid touching the componen
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Never bend or flex the DIMM.
When installing a DIMM
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Before seating the DIMM, align th
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To align and seat the DIMM, use two fingers to hold the DIMM along the side edges.
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To seat the DI
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SAS and SATA hard drive guidelines

When adding hard drives to the server, observe the following general gu
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The system automatically sets all drive numbers.
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If only one hard drive is used, install it in the bay with the lowest drive number.
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Drives must be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space efficiency when drives are
grouped together into the same drive array.
NOTE:
SAS an S d ATA hard drive LED combinations
NOTE:
controller.
hat ca n provide notification of firmware updates. For more infor
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ation on updatin g fi rmware, see "Firmware maintenance (on page 76)."
: Failure to pro per ly handle DIMMs can cause damage to DIMM components and
ollowing guidelines:
page 89).
D IMM s by the side e dges only.
the bottom of the DIMM.
DIMM.
ts o n the sides of the DIMM.
, observe the f ollowing guidelines:
e DIMM with the slot.
MM, use two fin ger s to apply gentle pressure along the top of the DIMM.
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ACU does not su pport mixing SAS and SATA drives in the same logical volume.
Predictive failure alerts can occ
idelines:
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