Apple xserve cluster node User Manual

 
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 DIMMs 
Procedure
 
1. Push down the ejectors on the DIMM slot. 
2. Holding the DIMM by both top corners, lift it straight up out of the server. 
Warning:  
When removing or installing the DIMM, handle it only by the edges. Do not 
touch its connectors. Lift the DIMM straight up from the connector to remove it, and insert 
it straight down into the connector to install it. Do not rock the DIMM from side to side. 
Replacement Note:  
The DIMM is designed to Þt into the slot...

 
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 PCI or AGP Card 
PCI or AGP Card
 
In the original Xserve and Xserve (Slot Load), there are three slots available for PCI 
expansion cards. Two slots are on a riser card located at the back left corner of the logic 
board; an additional slot is on a riser card at the back right corner of the logic board. A PCI 
card that is 7 inches long can be installed in either riser card; a PCI card that is 12 inches 
long can be installed only in the dual-slot riser. In addition, an AGP...

 
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 PCI or AGP Card 
Part Location
 
Card in Single-Slot Riser
Card in Dual-Slot Riser 
Procedure for Card in Dual-Slot Riser
 
1. Release the thumb screw that secures the card fence to the back of the server.
2. If there are latches on either side of the riser, lift them slightly to release the riser from 
the logic board. 
  
3. Pull the riser a short distance to the side to disconnect it, and then tilt the riser and 
attached card(s) up so that the card ports clear the...

 
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 PCI or AGP Card 4. Disconnect the card(s) from the riser. 
Procedure for Card in Single-Slot Riser
 
1. Release the thumb screw that secures the card fence to the back of the server. 

 
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 PCI or AGP Card2. Pull the clip on the riser forward to release the riser from the logic board connector.
3. Disconnect the riser from the logic board and remove the riser and card from the 
server.
4. Disconnect the card from the riser.  

 
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Xserve Take Apart
 Optical Drive, Xserve 
Optical Drive, Xserve
 
Tools
 
The following tools are required for this procedure:
¥ Flatblade screwdriver
¥ Phillips screwdriver
If you are removing the drive faceplate, you will also need a jewelerÕs (#00) Phillips 
screwdriver. 
Preliminary Steps
 
Before you begin, open the server and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, ßat surface. 
Part Location 

 
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 Optical Drive, Xserve 
Procedure
 
1. Disconnect the optical drive cable from the optical drive.
2. Press in on the driveÕs side bracket to release the drive from the chassis.
3. Lift up the bracket side of the drive and remove the drive from the server. 

 
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 Optical Drive, Xserve 
Note: 
 If you are replacing the optical drive faceplate, do the following:
4. Open the optical drive tray by inserting a straightened paperclip into the manual eject 
hole on the front of the drive. 
5. Turn the drive over so the bottom of the drive faces up. Using a small (#00) Phillips 
screwdriver, remove the two screws that secure the faceplate. 
6. Using a small ßat-blade screwdriver, release the latch on the far right end of the 
faceplate.
7....

 
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 Optical Drive, Xserve 
Replacement Note: 
 Before installing the replacement drive, you must transfer the side 
bracket and the guide screws from the original drive to the replacement drive.
8. Remove the two screws that secure the side bracket to the original drive.
9. Remove the bracket and transfer it to the replacement drive, using the two screws 
from the original drive to secure the bracket. 
  
10.  Remove the two guide screws from the side of the original drive and...

 
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 Optical Drive, Xserve 11. Align the corner of the replacement drive with the two guides in the chassis and press 
the drive down until you hear it snap into place.
12. Reconnect the optical drive cable to the drive.