Apple Xserve User Manual
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Xserve Take Apart - 9 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 only one way. Be sure to align the notch in the DIMM with the small rib inside the slot.
10 - Xserve Take Apart 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 card can be installed in the single-slot riser. The Xserve (Cluster Node) includes just two slots for PCI cards on the dual riser card. Dual-Slot Riser Card ¥ Accommodates long cards (12) or short cards (7) ¥ Standard config comes with PCI video card installed; other cards are CTO options. ¥ Takes 3.3V, 64-bit/66-MHz or 32-bit/33-MHz cards. If one 33-MHz card is installed, all cards run at 33-MHz ¥ Compatible with PCI only Single-Slot Riser Card ¥ Accommodates short cards (7) only ¥ Standard config comes with no card installed; a PCI Gigabit Ethernet card and an AGP video card are available as CTO options for this slot. ¥ Takes 3.3V, 32-bit/66-MHz cards ¥ AGP/PCI riser compatible with PCI cards; AGP/AGP riser compatible with AGP cards Note: Power consumption for all expansion slots, combined, should not exceed 45 W. Tools No tools are required for this procedure. You may, however, Þnd a ßatblade screwdriver useful in releasing the thumb screw in step 1 below. Preliminary Steps Before you begin, open the server and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, ßat surface. Warning: When removing or installing a PCI or AGP card, handle it only by the edges. Do not touch its connectors or any of the components on the card. Lift the card straight out from the connector to remove it, and insert it straight into the connector to install it. Do not rock the card from side to side and donÕt force the card into the slot. Once the replacement card is installed, pull on it gently to check that it is properly connected.
Xserve Take Apart - 11 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 enclosure. Remove the riser and card(s) from the server.
12 - Xserve Take Apart 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.
Xserve Take Apart - 13 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.
14 - 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
Xserve Take Apart - 15 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.
16 - Xserve Take Apart 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. Remove the faceplate from the drive.
Xserve Take Apart - 17 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 install them on the replacement drive.
18 - Xserve Take Apart 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.