Apple xserve early 2009 User Manual

Xserve (Early 2009) Take Apart — Solid State Drive Carrier 91 2010-06-28
First Steps
Remove:
• Top Cover
• Solid State Drive
.
Tools
• ESD wrist strap
• Black stick
Solid State Drive Carrier
Note: Adhesive on the bottom side of the solid state drive carrier attaches it to the enclosure. 
Whenever you detach the carrier from the enclosure, you must install a replacement carrier 
(part number 922-8959). Otherwise, the used adhesive may not hold the carrier firmly in place.  

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Removal
1 Gently lift the carrier 
from the adhesive on 
the enclosure.
Replacement
Note: The adhesive on 
the replacement carrier is 
located on the bottom of 
the carrier and covered by 
a protective film. 
1 Peel off the film 
covering the carrier’s 
adhesive.  

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2 Position the carrier 
adhesive side down. 
Align the holes in the 
carrier with the four 
enclosure holes 
indicated and press 
down.  

Xserve (Early 2009) Take Apart — Memory 94 2010-06-28
First Steps
Remove:
• Top Cover
Apple recommends that 
you use Apple-approved 
DIMMs. DIMMs from 
older Xserve systems are 
not compatible with this 
Xserve.
Tools
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
Memory  

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Removal
1 Open ejectors on 
DIMM slots.by 
pushing them out to 
the sides.
2 Holding the DIMM by 
edges, remove it from 
connector.
3 Do not touch the 
gold connectors.
Warning: DIMMs may be 
very hot. Always wait 5-10 
minutes for computer 
to cool down .before 
removing or installing 
memory
.
Memory Slot 
Utility
If the DIMM configuration you install does not provide optimized performance, the Memory Slot 
Utility will appear on screen and...

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Replacement
Replacement Note: The 
DIMM is designed to fit 
into the slot only one way. 
Be sure to align the notch 
on the DIMM with the slot.
1 Align.the notch on 
the DIMM with the 
slot.
2 Push both ends of 
DIMM down until 
ejectors snap back up 
into place.
Memory 
Configuration
Xserve (Early 2009) comes with a minimum of 3 GB of memory installed as three 1 GB 
unbuffered dual inline memory module (UDIMMs).
DIMMs must fit these specifications:
•...

Xserve (Early 2009) Take Apart — PCI-E Riser Cards 97 2010-06-28
First Steps
Remove:
• Top Cover
Important: Before you 
begin this procedure, 
verify the Xserve is turned 
off and unplugged.
Tools
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Phillips #1 screwdriver
PCI-E Riser Cards  

Xserve (Early 2009) Take Apart — PCI-E Riser Cards 98 2010-06-28
Removal
1 Loosen the two 
captive screws that 
secure the riser 
bracket to the back 
panel.
2 Carefully pull up on 
the bracket and riser 
to disconnect from 
the logic board.
3 If you are removing 
a blank riser card to 
install a card do the 
following:
• Remove the screw on 
the riser bracket
• Seat the PCI card 
in the riser slot and 
replace the screw to 
secure in the riser.
Replacement
If you are replacing an 
existing riser card do...

Xserve (Early 2009) Take Apart — PCI-E Expansion Cards 99 2010-06-28
First Steps
Remove:
• Top Cover
• PCI-E Riser Cards
Important: Before you 
begin this procedure, 
verify the Xserve is turned 
off and unplugged.
Tools
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Phillips #1 screwdriver
PCI-E Expansion Cards  

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Removal
1 Loosen the two 
captive screws that 
secure the riser 
bracket to the back 
panel.
2 Carefully pull up on 
the bracket and riser., 
with the expansion 
card still attached to 
disconnect from the 
logic board.
3 Tilt the expansion 
card up so the port 
clears the enclosure, 
and remove the card 
from the Xserve.
4 Remove the screw 
that secures the 
expansion card to the 
riser.
5 Gently separate the 
card and riser.
Warning:...