Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 34
Security bezel option .................................................................................................................................. 34
Drive options ............................................................................................................................................. 34
Installing a hot-plug drive .................................................................................................................. 36
Controller options ....................................................................................................................................... 37
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................... 42
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 45
HP SmartMemory ............................................................................................................................. 45
DIMM identification .......................................................................................................................... 45
ECC memory ................................................................................................................................... 46
Installing a DIMM ............................................................................................................................. 47
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................ 48
Internal USB connector option...................................................................................................................... 50
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 55
Cabling overview ....................................................................................................................................... 55
Storage cabling ......................................................................................................................................... 55
Optical drive cabling .................................................................................................................................. 60
Power supply cabling ................................................................................................................................. 61
Internal USB cabling ................................................................................................................................... 64
Front I/O board cabling ............................................................................................................................. 65
Server mode .............................................................................................................................................. 66
Product QuickSpecs .................................................................................................................................... 66
HP iLO ...................................................................................................................................................... 66
Active Health System ........................................................................................................................ 67
Integrated Management Log .............................................................................................................. 68
Intelligent Provisioning ................................................................................................................................ 69
HP Insight Diagnostics ...................................................................................................................... 70
Erase Utility ..................................................................................................................................... 70
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ........................................................................................................................ 71
HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................... 71
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................ 71
Using RBSU ..................................................................................................................................... 72
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