Hard drive guidelines ....................................................................................................................... 27
Removing a hard drive blank ............................................................................................................ 27
Removing a hard drive ..................................................................................................................... 27
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................... 33
Expansion board option .............................................................................................................................. 34
PCI-X riser board option .............................................................................................................................. 35
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 ........................................................................................................................ 52
Keeping the system current .......................................................................................................................... 53
Drivers ............................................................................................................................................ 53
Firmware ......................................................................................................................................... 53
Subscriber's choice .......................................................................................................................... 53
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 54
Common problem resolution ........................................................................................................................ 54
Loose connections ............................................................................................................................ 54
Service notifications .......................................................................................................................... 54
Firmware updates ............................................................................................................................ 54
DIMM handling guidelines ................................................................................................................ 55
Problem diagnosis ...................................................................................................................................... 55
Important safety information .............................................................................................................. 56
Symptom information ........................................................................................................................ 58
Diagnostic steps ............................................................................................................................... 58