HP HP3000/9x9KS I/O Upgrade Manual
HP HP3000/9x9KS I/O Upgrade Manual

HP HP3000/9x9KS I/O Upgrade Manual

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I/O Upgrade Manual
HP3000/9x9KS and HP9000 K-Class
Enterprise Servers
A2375-90027
Printed in U.S.A. January 1998
Edition 6 E0198

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  • Page 1 I/O Upgrade Manual HP3000/9x9KS and HP9000 K-Class Enterprise Servers A2375-90027 Printed in U.S.A. January 1998 Edition 6 E0198...
  • Page 2: Legal Notices

    Legal Notices Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
  • Page 3: Printing History

    Edition number or publication date (from the title page). • Your name. • Your company’s name. SERIOUS ERRORS, such as technical inaccuracies that may render a program or a hardware device inoperative, should be reported to your HP Response Center or directly to a Support Engineer.
  • Page 5 HP9000/K5x0 only HP-HSC I/O upgrades are achieved by the addition of an expansion card with two or four slots. However, two and four slot Primary I/O expansion cards cannot be installed in the same computer. The HP9000/K5x0 systems allow the addition of a secondary I/O expansion.
  • Page 6: Electrostatic Discharge

    Slot Yellow HP-PB0 Green HP-PB1 Blue Core/IO Orange HP-HSC Expansion I/O (primary) Split Magenta/Purple Optional HP-HSC Secondary I/O or additional Processor slots. Purple Processor slots. a. HP9000/K3x0/K5x0 systems. b. HP9000/K5x0 systems only. I/O and processor cards have matching color codes to assist in correctly matching the cards to the right slots.
  • Page 7: Anti-Static Wrist Strap

    A Torx #10 driver. (This is the preferred tool) • A flat blade screw driver. (this can be used if a Torx driver is not available) • A3204-80004 ESD Kit • Chip extraction tool (HP part number 8710-1982) • Flashlight or alternate light source (recommended but not required)
  • Page 8 The PAL chip is accessed from the back of the computer and is located in the same place for either the HP 3000 or the HP 9000 systems. Figure 1-1, item 1, shows the PAL location with all components removed from the back of the computer.
  • Page 9 18. Observe the Front Panel Display and Console for any error or fault (FLT) messages. Figure 1-3 shows the added HP-PB I/O slots. The four slots under the HP-PB 1 title are the additional I/O slots. Any supported HP-PB I/O cards can now be installed into the computer.
  • Page 10 HP-PB I/O Slot Locations - HP9000/K4x0 System Although Figure 1-3 shows an HP 9000/K4x0 computer, the HP-PB locations are the same for the HP 3000/ 9x9KS computer. The Slot path addresses are also the same as shown in Table 1-3.
  • Page 11 • If there is a 2-D Graphics Device Adapter (DA) card (A2636-66023 or A3519-60001) in the Optional I/O slot of the core I/O card, you must move that Graphics DA card to the primary HP-HSC expansion card. • The Fast-Wide SCSI Card (A2969-60001) can be installed in the Optional I/O slot on the core I/O card (if available).
  • Page 12 5. At the rear of the computer, unplug the power cord. 6. Remove the cover plate on the primary HP-HSC Expansion I/O slot (next to the Core I/O card) by loosening the two (one top and one bottom) captive mounting screws and pulling the cover plate away.
  • Page 13 HP-HSC Expansion Card Locations - K4x0 NOTE The rear view of the system shown in Figure 1-4 is representative of HP3000/9x9KS and HP9000/K400/410/420 systems. On HP9000/K3x0/K450/K460/K5x0 systems, the power supply bulkhead extends across the rear processor slots. The card locations, however, are...
  • Page 14 17. K3x0/K5x0 Only: Replace the secondary HSC expansion slot cover and tighten the two captive mounting screws. If this completes the upgrade, proceed to Upgrade Verification. If HP-HSC cards need to be moved or added, refer to Moving HP-HSC Cards.
  • Page 15 4. Remove the plastic dust cover from the Dual bus Secondary HP-HSC Expansion I/OCard connector. 5. Align the Dual bus Secondary HP-HSC Expansion I/OCard into the card slot (See Figure 1-5) and slide it into the computer.
  • Page 16 5. Continue to lift the back of the HP-HSC card until it is angled enough to disengage the hooked tabs from the mounting slots in the bulkhead. 6. If there is a cover plate in the slot position where an HP-HSC card is to be installed, loosen the two captive mounting screws and remove the cover plate.
  • Page 17: Upgrade Verification

    7. Angle the HP-HSC card so that the hooked tabs of the card slide through the desired bulkhead tab slots. 8. Carefully align the extended pins to the HP-HSC card connector on the back of the card and gently press down to fully seat the card on the connector.
  • Page 18 I/O Upgrade HP-HSC Upgrade 1-14...

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