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Removing a SCSI hard disk drive
To remove a SCSI hard disk drive, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, non-conductive surface.
4. Open the blade server cover (see "Opening the blade server cover" on page 21
5. Locate SCSI connector 0 (J95) or SCSI connector 1 (J94). Slowly pull the blue
6. From the rear edge of the drive, slide the drive out of the SCSI connector.
Installing memory modules
The following notes describe the types of dual inline memory modules (DIMMs) that
the blade server supports and other information that you must consider when
installing DIMMs:
v The system board contains four DIMM connectors and supports two-way memory
v The DIMM options that are available for the blade server are 256 MB, 512 MB, 1
v The blade server comes with two DIMMs, in the DIMM 1 (J113) and DIMM 2
v When you install additional DIMMs, be sure to install them as a pair, in DIMM
v Install the DIMMs in the following order:
v When you install memory, you must install a pair of matched DIMMs.
v Both DIMMs in a pair must be the same size, speed, type, technology, and
v The second pair does not have to be DIMMs of the same size, speed, type,
v Install only 1.8 V, 240-pin, DDR2, PC3200, registered SDRAM with ECC DIMMs
v Installing or removing DIMMs changes the configuration information for the blade
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on page 19.
blade server from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from
the BladeCenter unit" on page 20 for instructions.
for instructions).
lever at the back of the hard disk drive tray to disengage the drive from its tray.
interleaving.
GB, and 2 GB. Depending on the memory configuration set in blade server
BIOS, the blade server can support a minimum of 256 MB and a maximum of 8
GB of system memory.
(J111) memory connectors.
connectors 3 (J112) and 4 (J110).
Pair
First
Second
physical design. You can mix compatible DIMMs from different manufacturers.
technology, and physical design as the first pair.
that are compatible with the latest PC3200 SDRAM Registered DIMM
specification, which is available from http://www.jedec.org/. For a current list of
supported DIMMs for the blade server, see the ServerProven list at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/.
server. 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, it displays a message indicating that the memory
DIMM connectors
1 (J113) and 2 (J111)
3 (J112) and 4 (J110)
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