Chapter 4. Installing Options
This chapter provides instructions to help you add options to your server. Some
option-removal instructions are provided, in case you need to remove one option to
install another. If you have several internal options to install, these instructions
enable you to add them all at one time.
This chapter contains:
Before You Begin .................................... 40
Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Handling Static-Sensitive Devices .......................... 42
Preparing to Install Options .............................. 43
Preparing a Tower Model ............................. 44
Preparing a Rack Model .............................. 46
Working with Adapters ................................. 49
Adapter Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing or Removing Adapters ......................... 50
Working with Memory Modules ............................ 54
Installing or Removing Memory Modules ..................... 54
Installing or Removing Internal Drives ........................ 56
Location of Bays ................................... 56
Types of Cables ................................... 57
SCSI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Preinstallation Steps (All Bays) .......................... 59
Installing or Removing Drives in Bays A and B (Removable Media) ..... 60
Installing or Removing a Drive in Bay C (Diskette Drive) ........... 62
Installing or Removing Drives in Bays 1 through 5 (Hard Disk Drives) .... 63
Installing Microprocessors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Installing Microprocessor Upgrades ........................ 66
Installing or Replacing a Microprocessor ..................... 67
Installing or Replacing the Power Supply ...................... 71
Connecting External Options ............................. 72
Adding External SCSI Devices .......................... 72
Attaching External Options ............................. 73
Adding Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Installing a U-Bolt and Security Cable ...................... 74
Completing the Installation .............................. 76
Completing the Tower Model Installation ..................... 76
Completing the Rack Model Installation ..................... 79
Updating the Server Configuration .......................... 82
Serial Port Connectors ................................. 83
Management Port C .................................. 84
Parallel Port Connector ................................ 85
Video Port Connector ................................. 86
Keyboard and Mouse Connectors .......................... 87
SCSI Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Internal SCSI Connector .............................. 88
External SCSI Connector .............................. 88
Universal Serial Bus Ports .............................. 90
Ethernet Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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