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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 The IBM System x Documentation CD 2 Hardware and software requirements 2 Using the Documentation Browser 2 Notices and statements in this document 3 Features and specifications 4 Major components of the server 5 Chapter 2. Installing options 7 Installation guidelines 7 System reliability guidelines 8 Working inside the server with the power on 8 Handling static-sensitive devices 9 Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive 9 Installing a memory module 11 Installing a microprocessor/memory card 14 Installing an adapter 16 Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 17 Installing a ServeRAID-8k SAS controller 18 Installing an adapter 18 Completing the installation 20 Connecting the cables 20 Updating the server configuration 20 Chapter 3. Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power 23 Front view 23 Rear view 24 Server power features 26 Turning on the server 26 Turning off the server 26 Chapter 4. Configuring the server 29 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 29 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 29 Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs . . . 30 Using the RAID configuration programs 31 Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program 31 Using ServeRAID Manager 32 Using the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web interface 34 Chapter 5. Updating IBM Director 35 Chapter 6. Solving problems 37 Diagnostic tools overview 37 POST beep codes 37 POST error codes 38 Troubleshooting tables 40 CD or DVD drive problems 40 General problems 41 Hard disk drive problems 41 Intermittent problems 42 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2009 iii

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Chapter 2. Installing options
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Chapter 3. Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power
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Chapter 5. Updating IBM Director
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Chapter 6. Solving problems
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