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Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 37
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 37
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 38
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 39
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 39
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 39
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 46
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 46
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 46
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 47
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 47
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 49
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 53
Hot-plug SAS hard drive options ............................................................................................................... 54
Installing a hot-plug SAS hard drive ................................................................................................. 54
Removing a hot-plug SAS hard drive ................................................................................................ 55
Flash-backed write cache module option .................................................................................................... 55
Optical drive option ................................................................................................................................ 57
Redundant hot-plug power supply option .................................................................................................... 59
Expansion board options .......................................................................................................................... 60
Removing expansion slot covers ...................................................................................................... 60
Installing a half-length expansion board ........................................................................................... 62
Installing a full-length expansion board ............................................................................................. 62
PCI riser board option .............................................................................................................................. 63
Hard drive cage option ............................................................................................................................ 64
HP Trusted Platform Module option ............................................................................................................ 65
Installing the Trusted Platform Module board ..................................................................................... 66
Retaining the recovery key/password .............................................................................................. 68
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module ............................................................................................... 68
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 69
SAS hard drive cabling ............................................................................................................................ 69
Optical drive cabling ............................................................................................................................... 69
BBWC battery cabling ............................................................................................................................. 70
FBWC battery cabling ............................................................................................................................. 70
Configuration and utilities ............................................................................................................ 71
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 71
SmartStart software ........................................................................................................................ 71
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 72
Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 75
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 75
Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 76
Management tools ................................................................................................................................... 76
Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 76
ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 77
Integrated Lights-Out 3 technology ................................................................................................... 77
Erase Utility .................................................................................................................................. 77
Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 78
USB support and functionality ......................................................................................................... 78
Internal SD support ........................................................................................................................ 79
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 79
HP Insight Diagnostics .................................................................................................................... 79
