Apple xserve early 2008 User Manual

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Xserve (Late 2006)
Xserve (Late 2006), Xserve (Early 2008)Updated: 23 December 2008  

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Xserve (Late 2006)
Contents
Take Apart
Manual Updates  7
General Information  8
Apple Drive Module  11
Power Supply  15
Power Supply Blank  17
Opening the Top Cover  20
FB-DIMM Memory  23
PCI-X and PCI-E Riser Cards  26
PCI-X and PCI-E Expansion Cards  28
Battery in Xserve (Late 2006)  32
Battery in Xserve (Early 2008)  34
Optical Drive  36
Airflow Duct  39
Fan Array  42
Front Panel Board Cable  45
Backplane-to-Logic Board I/O Cable  47
Optical Drive Cable  50
Locking Mechanism Rod  53
Front Bezel...

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Front Panel Buttons 64
Light Pipe for Xserve (Late 2006)  66
Light Pipe for Xserve (Early 2008)  69
Front Panel Board  71
Drive Interconnect Backplane  74
Xserve RAID Card  78
Power Distribution Board Cable  82
Xserve RAID Card Battery  84
Power Distribution Board  87
Processor Heat Sink  89
Processor  99
Video Mezzanine Card  105
Logic Board  107
Removal Procedure  109
Packing the Used Logic Board: Xserve (Early 2008) Only  113
Replacement Procedure  115
Rear ID Button  117
ID Tab  119
Enclosure...

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Symptom Charts 142
How to Use the Symptom Charts  142
Startup  142
Built-in Video  144
Hard Drive Modules  145
Internal Optical Drive  145
USB Devices  146
FireWire Devices  147
Network Problems  148
Views
Internal Views 150
Exploded View 1: Xserve (Late 2006)  150
Exploded View 2: Xserve (Late 2006)  151
Exploded View 1: Xserve (Early 2008)  152
Exploded View 2: Xserve (Early 2008)  153
External Views  154
Front View 154
Rear View  155
Appendix
Reference for Internal Sensors  157 

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Take Apart
Xserve (Late 2006) 

Xserve (Late 2006) Take Apart — Manual Updates 7
Manual Updates
8 January 2008
Introduced the Xserve (Early 2008) server with the following service manual updates:
Take Apart
Added new “Manual Updates” section
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General Information: Added reference to new model, added front panel image, and revised 
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the sections “What’s New” and “A Note on the Images”
Apple Drive Module: Added new model to compatibility table, and added formatting section
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Power Supply Blank: Added all-new procedure
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Battery for...

Xserve (Late 2006) Take Apart — General Information 8
General Information
Overview
The Xserve (Late 2006) and Xserve (Early 2008) models are server computers designed to mount 
into a rack; Apple recommends that you remove the server from the rack before replacing or 
installing all parts except hard drives. You can replace hard drives while the Xserve is operating 
and still in the rack.
The only noticeable external difference between the Xserve (Late 2006) model and the Xserve 
(Early 2008) model is...

Xserve (Late 2006) Take Apart — General Information 9
To distinguish the Xserve (Late 2006 or Early 2008) models from the previous Xserve G5 model, 
check the rear panel. Xserve (Late 2006) and Xserve (Early 2008) have two power supply bays on 
the right side of the rear panel.  Previous Xserve G5 models have a single, built-in power supply.
What’s New
See “General Information” in the Troubleshooting chapter for an overview of new features in the 
Xserve models.
Front and Rear Panel Ports and Indicators...

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In addition, you can use the identifier button to select several alternative startup methods 
from the front panel. See “Selecting an Alternative Startup Method from the Front Panel” in the 
Troubleshooting chapter.
Note: A duplicate identifier light/button is on the Xserve’s back panel.
A Note on the Images
The photos and drawings in this manual were based on a pre-production unit. Your Xserve may 
look slightly different from the one shown in the...