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7.
 
Install the screws on each side of the tape drive. 
 
8. Align the screws on the tape drive with the slots  in the tape drive bay and slide the drive into the 
bay. 
9.  Pull the tab up until the drive locks into place. 
  
						

							
 
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10.
 
Route and connect the cables. 
  
Redundant hot-plug power supply option 
The server supports up to four hot-plug power su pplies. Install all power supplies to provide full 
redundancy. 
  
  WARNING:
  To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment: 
•   Do not disable the power cord grounding plug.  The grounding plug is an important safety 
feature. 
•   Plug the power cord into a grounded (earthed) elec trical outlet that is easily accessible at all 
times. 
•   Unplug the power cord from the power suppl y to disconnect power to the equipment. 
•   Do not route the power cord where it can be wa lked on or pinched by items placed against 
it. Pay particular attention to the plug, elec trical outlet, and the point where the cord 
extends from the server. 
   
						

							
 
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1.
 
Remove the power supply blank. 
 
2. Slide the power supply into the power supply  bay until the device locks into place.  
 
3. Connect the power cord to the power supply. 
4. Connect the power cord to the power source.  
5. Be sure that the power supply LED is green. 
6. Be sure that the front panel external health LED is green ( Front panel LEDs and buttons on page 8). 
7.  To install the remaining power supply, repeat the procedure.  
Battery-backed write cache 
The HP BBWC protects against hard  boot, power, controller, and system board failures. The server 
supports the following battery-backed options: 
•  256-MB cache module (standard)  
						

							
 
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• 512MB cache module (optional) 
The BBWC consists of two parts: a ba ttery pack and a storage cache module. 
Along with the cache module, the battery pack provid es transportable data protection, increases overall 
controller performance, and maintains any cached data  for up to 72 hours after the server loses power. 
The NiMH batteries in the battery pack are continuo usly recharged through a trickle-charging process 
whenever the system power is on. 
  
  CAUTION:
  To prevent a server malfunction or damage to the equipment, do not add or 
remove the battery pack while an array capacity  expansion, RAID level migration, or stripe 
size migration is in progress. 
  
  
  CAUTION:
  After the server is powered down, wait  15 seconds and then check the amber LED 
before unplugging the cable from the cache modu le. If the amber LED blinks after 15 seconds, 
do not remove the cable from the cache module . The cache module is backing up data, and 
data is lost if the cable is detached. 
  
  
  IMPORTANT:
  The battery pack might have a low charge  when installed. In this case, a POST 
error message is displayed when the server is  powered up, indicating that the battery pack is 
temporarily disabled. No action  is necessary on your part. The internal circuitry automatically 
recharges the batteries and enables the battery pack.  This process might take up to four hours. 
During this time, the cache mo dule functions properly, but without the performance advantage 
of the battery pack. 
  
  
  NOTE:   The data protection and the time limit  also apply if a power outage occurs. When 
power is restored to the system, an initialization process writes the preserved data to the hard 
drives. 
  
To upgrade the BBWC: 
1.  Close all applications, and power down the server (on page  21). This procedure flushes all data 
from the cache. 
2.  Extend the server from the rack ( Extending the server from the rack  on page 21). 
3. Remove the access panel ( Removing the access panel on page 23).  
						

							
 
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4.
 
Remove the bracket. 
 
5. If the existing cache is connected to  a battery, observe the BBWC Status LED ( Battery pack LEDs on 
page  18). 
o If the LED is blinking every 2 seconds, data is  still trapped in the cache. Restore system power, 
and repeat the previous steps. 
o  If the LED is not lit, disconnect the battery cable from the cache.  
6.  Remove the cache module. 
7. Install the new cache module. 
8. Press firmly on each connector to en sure sufficient electrical contact. 
  
						

							
 
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9.
 
Install the battery pack into the server. 
 
10.  Route and connect the cable. 
 
  
Fans 
The server ships standard with si x hot-plug fans installed.  
In redundant mode: 
•  All six fans must be installed and operating. 
• If one fan fails, the server is  no longer in redundant mode. 
• If two or more fans fail, then the server sh uts down, and the health LED illuminates red. 
To install the fans: 
1.  Extend the server from the rack ( Extending the server from the rack  on page 21).  
						

							
 
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2.
 
Remove the access panel ( Removing the access panel on page 23). 
3. Install the fans. 
  
Expansion board options 
The server supports up to eleven expansion slots. The  server is shipped with eight non-hot-plug expansion 
slots (slots 4 through 11) and a connector to add thr ee optional non-hot-plug expansion slots (slots 1 
through 3). 
To support the optional expansion slots, install one of the following options into the server: 
•  PCI Express x8 3 Slot Option Card ( Installing the PCI Express x8 3 Slot Option Card  on page 
58 )—Adds three optional PCI  Express x8 expansion slots 
• PCI-X 3 Slot Option Card ( Installing the PCI-X 3 Slot Option Card  on page 59)—Adds three 
optional PCI-X expansion slots 
 
Installing non-hot-plug expansion boards   
  CAUTION:
  To prevent improper cooling and therma l damage, do not operate the server unless 
all expansion slots have either an expansion  slot cover or an expansion board installed. 
  
1. Power down the server (on page  21). 
2. Extend or remove the server from the rack ( Extending the server from the rack on page 21). 
3. Remove the access panel ( Removing the access panel on page 23).  
						

							
 
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4.
 
Open the latch, and remove the expansion slot cover. 
 
5. Install the expansion board. 
6. Close the latch. 
 
7. Connect any required internal or exte rnal cables to the expansion board. 
8. Replace the access panel, and resume normal server operations.  
Installing the PCI Express x8 3 Slot Option Card   
  CAUTION:
  To prevent improper cooling and therma l damage, do not operate the server unless 
all expansion slots have either an expansion  slot cover or an expansion board installed. 
  
1. Power down the server (on page  21). 
2. Remove the processor memory module ( Removing the processor memory module on page 33). 
3. Extend or remove the server from the rack ( Extending the server from the rack on page 21).  
						

							
 
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4.
 
Remove the access panel ( Removing the access panel on page 23). 
5. Remove the expansion slot covers from slots 1 through 3. 
6. Install the card into the server. 
 
7. Install the expansion board ( Installing non-hot-plug expansion boards  on page 57). 
8. Place expansion slot covers over any empty slots, and close the latch.   
  CAUTION:
  To prevent improper cooling and therma l damage, do not operate the server unless 
all expansion slots have either an expansion  slot cover or an expansion board installed. 
  
9. Replace the access panel ( Removing the access panel on page 23).  
10.  Slide the server into the rack. 
11. Install the processor memory  module into the server. 
12. Power up the server (on page  21).  
Installing the PCI-X 3 Slot Option Card   
  CAUTION:
  To prevent improper cooling and therma l damage, do not operate the server unless 
all expansion slots have either an expansion  slot cover or an expansion board installed. 
  
1. Power down the server (on page  21). 
2. Remove the processor memory module ( Removing the processor memory module on page 33). 
3. Extend or remove the server from the rack ( Extending the server from the rack on page 21). 
4. Remove the access panel ( Removing the access panel on page 23). 
5. Remove the expansion slot covers from slots 1 through 3.  
						

							
 
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6.
 
Install the card into the server. 
 
7. Install the expansion board. 
8. Place expansion slot covers over any empty slots, and close the latch. 
9. Replace the access panel ( Removing the access panel on page 23).  
10.  Slide the server into the rack. 
11. Install the processor memory  module into the server. 
12. Power up the server (on page  21).