Server warnings and cautions............................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Rack warnings and cautions...................................................................................................................................................................................41
Electrostatic discharge.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Setting up the server in tower mode.................................................................................................................................................................43
POST screen options.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................................................................45
Drive options................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Drive installation guidelines..................................................................................................................................................................45
Drive support information......................................................................................................................................................................45
Installing an LFF non-hot-plug drive...............................................................................................................................................46
Installing an LFF hot-plug drive......................................................................................................................................................... 48
Installing an SFF hot-plug drive..........................................................................................................................................................49
Tower-to-rack conversion kit................................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Install the server into the rack.............................................................................................................................................................55
Power supply options.................................................................................................................................................................................................58
Hot-plug power supply calculations................................................................................................................................................ 58
Power supply warnings and cautions..............................................................................................................................................59
Drive cage options....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Installing the optical drive option........................................................................................................................................................................71
Storage controller options.......................................................................................................................................................................................73
Energy pack options................................................................................................................................................................................................... 77
HPE Smart Storage Battery.................................................................................................................................................................. 78
HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor.............................................................................................................................................78
Installing an energy pack........................................................................................................................................................................78
Expansion board options..........................................................................................................................................................................................81
GPU installation requirements............................................................................................................................................................ 81
Installing an expansion board..............................................................................................................................................................81
Installing the GPU option....................................................................................................................................................................... 84
HPE 12G SAS expander card option.................................................................................................................................................................91
SAS expander card port numbering.................................................................................................................................................91
Installing the SAS expander card.......................................................................................................................................................92
Redundant fan option kit......................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
Installing the redundant fans............................................................................................................................................................... 95
Memory options.............................................................................................................................................................................................................98
DIMM population information..............................................................................................................................................................98
DIMM-processor compatibility............................................................................................................................................................ 98
HPE SmartMemory speed information...........................................................................................................................................98
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