Cooling fans...................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Removing a cooling fan............................................................................................................................................. 78
Installing a cooling fan................................................................................................................................................79
Intrusion switch................................................................................................................................................................ 80
Removing an intrusion switch.................................................................................................................................. 80
Installing an intrusion switch......................................................................................................................................81
NVDIMM-N battery......................................................................................................................................................... 82
Hard drives........................................................................................................................................................................84
Removing a hard drive blank.................................................................................................................................... 84
Installing a hard drive blank.......................................................................................................................................85
Removing a hard drive...............................................................................................................................................86
Installing a hard drive................................................................................................................................................. 87
System memory............................................................................................................................................................... 89
Mode-specific guidelines...........................................................................................................................................93
Removing a memory module.................................................................................................................................... 94
Installing a memory module...................................................................................................................................... 95
Processors and heat sinks.............................................................................................................................................. 96
Removing riser 2 and 3 blank...................................................................................................................................112
Installing riser 2 and 3 blank..................................................................................................................................... 113
Removing riser 3 blank............................................................................................................................................. 114
Installing riser 3 blank................................................................................................................................................115
Removing expansion card riser 1............................................................................................................................. 116
Removing expansion card riser 2.............................................................................................................................118
Removing expansion card riser 3.............................................................................................................................121
GPU card installation guidelines..............................................................................................................................122
Removing GPU card.................................................................................................................................................123
Installing GPU card................................................................................................................................................... 123
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