
Contents
Safety ............................v
Chapter 1. Introduction......................1
Notices and statements in this book .................1
Major components of the xSeries 345 Type 8670 server ..........2
Component locations .......................3
System-board option connectors ..................3
PCI riser-card option connectors ..................3
System-board internal cable connectors ...............4
System-board external port connectors ...............5
System-board switches and jumpers ................6
System-board LED locations ...................8
Chapter 2. Installing options....................9
Installation guidelines .......................9
System reliability considerations ..................9
Working inside the server with the power on .............10
Handling static-sensitive devices .................10
Server power features ......................11
Turning on the server .....................11
Turning off the server .....................12
Standby mode ........................12
Removing the cover and bezel ...................13
Working with adapters ......................14
Adapter considerations .....................15
Installing an adapter ......................16
Installing a ServeRAID-5i controller ................19
Installing a hot-swap drive.....................20
Installing memory modules ....................21
Installing an additional microprocessor ................23
Installing a hot-swap power-supply option ...............28
Replacing a hot-swap fan .....................30
Replacing the battery ......................31
Completing the installation.....................33
Installing the server cover and bezel ................33
Updating your server configuration.................33
Connecting external options ...................34
Cabling the server.......................34
Installing the server in a rack...................35
Chapter 3. Input/output ports ...................37
Video port...........................38
Keyboard port .........................38
Auxiliary-device (pointing device) port ................38
Ultra320 SCSI controller system-board connectors............39
SCSI cabling requirements ...................39
SCSI IDs ..........................39
SCSI connectors .......................40
Serial port...........................40
Viewing or changing the serial-port assignments ...........40
Serial-port connector......................40
Universal Serial Bus version 1.1 ports ................41
USB cables and hubs .....................41
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