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Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 35
Processor option......................................................................................................................................... 35
Memory options ......................................................................................................................................... 40
Memory subsystem architecture ......................................................................................................... 41
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ................................................................................................. 41
Memory configurations ..................................................................................................................... 41
General DIMM slot population guidelines ........................................................................................... 43
Installing DIMMs .............................................................................................................................. 47
Redundant hot-plug power supply option ...................................................................................................... 48
Power supply configuration ............................................................................................................... 49
Installing the redundant hot-plug power supply option .......................................................................... 49
Redundant fan assembly option ................................................................................................................... 50
SAS or SATA hard drive option ................................................................................................................... 52
Expansion hard drive cage option (hot-plug) ................................................................................................. 53
Expansion hard drive cage option (non-hot-plug) ........................................................................................... 55
Removable media devices ........................................................................................................................... 57
Identifying guide screws.................................................................................................................... 58
SATA optical drive option ................................................................................................................. 58
USB tape drive option ....................................................................................................................... 60
Full-height tape drive option .............................................................................................................. 61
Expansion board options ............................................................................................................................ 63
Removing the expansion slot cover ..................................................................................................... 63
Installing expansion boards ............................................................................................................... 64
PCI-X extender board option ........................................................................................................................ 65
Storage controller option ............................................................................................................................. 68
Battery-backed write cache battery pack option ............................................................................................. 68
FBWC module and capacitor pack option .................................................................................................... 70
SAS controller option .................................................................................................................................. 72
Dedicated iLO 2 port module option ............................................................................................................ 73
HP Trusted Platform Module option .............................................................................................................. 74
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ....................................................................................... 75
Retaining the recovery key/password ................................................................................................. 76
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ................................................................................................. 77
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 78
Non-hot-plug SATA hard drive cabling ......................................................................................................... 78
Non-hot-plug SATA/SAS hard drive cabling ................................................................................................. 79
Hot-plug SATA/SAS hard drive cabling ........................................................................................................ 79
Non-hot-plug hard drive single power cabling ............................................................................................... 80
Hot-plug hard drive single power cabling ..................................................................................................... 81
Non-hot-plug hard drive redundant power cabling ................................
......................................................... 82
Hot-plug hard drive redundant power cabling ............................................................................................... 83
Configuration and utilities ............................................................................................................ 84
Configuration tools ..................................................................................................................................... 84
SmartStart software .......................................................................................................................... 84
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility .............................................................................................................. 85
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays................................................................................................ 87
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack .................................................................................... 88
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ............................................................................. 88
Management tools...................................................................................................................................... 88
Automatic Server Recovery ................................................................................................................ 88
ROMPaq utility ................................................................................................................................. 89
iLO 2 technology ............................................................................................................................. 89