Hard drive guidelines ....................................................................................................................... 26
Removing a hard drive blank ............................................................................................................ 27
Removing a hard drive ..................................................................................................................... 27
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................... 33
Expansion board option .............................................................................................................................. 34
PCI-X riser board option .............................................................................................................................. 36
Storage controller option ............................................................................................................................. 37
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 45
Cabling overview ....................................................................................................................................... 45
Server cabling ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Power supply (500 W) cabling .................................................................................................................... 46
SATA cabling ............................................................................................................................................ 47
Internal USB cabling ................................................................................................................................... 48
Fan cabling ............................................................................................................................................... 49
BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................................................................................... 50
Auto-configuration process .......................................................................................................................... 50
BIOS Serial Console ................................................................................................................................... 51
ROMPaq utility ........................................................................................................................................... 51
LO100i Remote Management ...................................................................................................................... 51
HP Insight Diagnostics ................................................................................................................................ 51
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................ 51
Keeping the system current .......................................................................................................................... 52
Drivers ............................................................................................................................................ 52
Firmware ......................................................................................................................................... 52
Subscriber's choice .......................................................................................................................... 52
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 53
Common problem resolution ........................................................................................................................ 53
Loose connections ............................................................................................................................ 53
Service notifications .......................................................................................................................... 53
Firmware updates ............................................................................................................................ 53
DIMM handling guidelines ................................................................................................................ 54
Problem diagnosis ...................................................................................................................................... 55
Important safety information .............................................................................................................. 55
Symptom information ........................................................................................................................ 57
Diagnostic steps ............................................................................................................................... 57
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