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Installing the Mezzanine-Card Bridge Board
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You
should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your
product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not
covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with
the product.
1 Install the mezzanine-card bridge board into the mezzanine slot on the
system board. See Figure 3-17.
2 Install the mezzanine card. See "Installing the SAS Mezzanine Card"
on page 101 and "Installing the 10GbE Mezzanine Card" on page 104.
3 Replace the system-board assembly. See "Installing a System-Board
Assembly" on page 88.
4 Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn on the system,
including any attached peripherals.
System Memory
Each system board has thirty-two unbuffered or registered DDR3-DIMM
slots for the installation of up to thirty-two DDR3-800/1066/1333 memory
chips to support the four processors. See "System Board Connectors" on
page 164 for the location of the memory modules.
Supported DIMM Configuration
For the sequence of the thirty-two DIMM sockets, see Figure 3-18. When
you insert the SR/DR DIMM(s), always start with CHA_DIMM1. See Table
3-3 for possible memory configuration.