HP ProLiant ML350 G6 User Manual page 4

Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 37
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 37
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 37
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 44
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 44
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 45
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 45
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 46
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 48
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 51
SAS or SATA hard drive option ................................................................................................................. 52
Hard drive cage options .......................................................................................................................... 54
Installing a hard drive expansion cage power cable .......................................................................... 54
Eight-bay SFF drive cage option ...................................................................................................... 57
Two-bay LFF drive cage option ........................................................................................................ 59
Removable media device options .............................................................................................................. 62
Identifying guide screws ................................................................................................................. 62
Installing a half-height or full-height media device .............................................................................. 62
Installing the full-height media device shipping screw ......................................................................... 64
Redundant fan assembly option ................................................................................................................. 65
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 66
Power supply configuration ............................................................................................................. 67
Installing the redundant hot-plug power supply option ........................................................................ 67
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 69
Removing the expansion slot cover .................................................................................................. 69
Installing an expansion board ......................................................................................................... 70
PCI-X expansion cage option .................................................................................................................... 71
Battery-backed write cache option ............................................................................................................. 78
FBWC module and capacitor pack option .................................................................................................. 80
150W PCIe video/graphics controller power cable option ........................................................................... 82
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 84
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 85
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 86
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 87
Tower-to-rack conversion option ................................................................................................................ 87
Configuration and utilities ............................................................................................................ 91
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 91
SmartStart software ........................................................................................................................ 91
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 92
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 94
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 95
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 95
Management tools ................................................................................................................................... 96
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 96
ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 96
Integrated Lights-Out 2 technology ................................................................................................... 96
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 97
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 97
USB support and functionality ......................................................................................................... 97
Internal SD support ........................................................................................................................ 98
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 98
HP Insight Diagnostics .................................................................................................................... 98
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