HP ProLiant CL380 Compaq ProLiant CL380 User Guide - Page 46

Installing the ProLiant CL380 Tower Model 2-7 Installing the ProLiant CL380 Tower Model A brief summary of the steps required to install your Compaq ProLiant CL380 follows, then more information about each of these steps is presented in sections later in this chapter. 1. Select an appropriate site for your tower based on the information outlined previously. 2. Unpack the system. 3. Remove the shipping safeguards. a. Remove the server node shipping screws. b. Remove the server node shipping bracket. c. Remove the expansion board shipping bracket. 4. Install the options, such as PCI expansion boards. IMPORTANT: Install hardware options before you run the System Configuration Utility. The System Configuration Utility is run during the SmartStart portion of the installation sequence. NOTE: For detailed instructions, see Chapter 4, "Installing Hardware Options," and Chapter 5, "Cabling Guidelines," or refer to the individual option kits. 5. Set the switches. These switches include: System board switches Processor switch settings SCSI ID switch settings. This applies only to the tape drives. Hard drives in the ProLiant CL380 all have IDs automatically set by back planes. NOTE: If changes to the switch settings are required, see Appendix D, "Switches and Jumpers."