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Contents 5 About This Guide 7 Chapter 1: Installing the Xserve 8 Tools and Parts You'll Need 9 Choosing a Suitable Location 11 Installing the Xserve 20 Where to Go from Here 21 Chapter 2: Installing or Replacing Components 22 Xserve at a Glance-Internal Components 24 Installing or Replacing an Apple Drive Module 28 Removing or Installing a Power Supply 30 Opening and Closing the Xserve 33 Adding Memory 38 Installing a PCI Card 44 Replacing the Battery 47 Appendix A: Specifications 51 Appendix B: Safety and Maintenance 51 Important Safety Information 3
Contents 5 About This Guide 7 Chapter 1: Installing the Xserve 8 Tools and Parts You'll Need 9 Choosing a Suitable Location 11 Installing the Xserve 20 Where to Go from Here 21 Chapter 2: Installing or Replacing Components 22 Xserve at a Glance-Internal Components 24 Installing or Replacing an Apple Drive Module 28 Removing or Installing a Power Supply 30 Opening and Closing the Xserve 33 Adding Memory 38 Installing a PCI Card 44 Replacing the Battery 47 Appendix A: Specifications 51 Appendix B: Safety and Maintenance 51 Important Safety Information 3
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... the Admin Tools disc that comes with the Xserve. For a summary of Xserve specifications, see Chapter 1. The Xserve Setup Guide, Xserve User's Guide, Mac OS X Server Getting Started, and other server guides are also available at www.apple.com/server/documentation. 5 Preface About This Guide... This setup guide shows you how to install the Xserve in a rack, see Appendix A. To learn about installing or replacing drive modules, memory, PCI cards, power supplies, or the ...
... the Admin Tools disc that comes with the Xserve. For a summary of Xserve specifications, see Chapter 1. The Xserve Setup Guide, Xserve User's Guide, Mac OS X Server Getting Started, and other server guides are also available at www.apple.com/server/documentation. 5 Preface About This Guide... This setup guide shows you how to install the Xserve in a rack, see Appendix A. To learn about installing or replacing drive modules, memory, PCI cards, power supplies, or the ...
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...memory, PCI cards, or other internal components before you start using the Xserve, you can do so either before or after you install the Xserve in the rack. If you need to remove it from the rack. Installing Optional Components Before You Begin To work inside the Xserve..., you plan to install the Xserve in the rack. 4 Align and secure the rails. 5 Slide the Xserve into the rack. For help installing components, see Chapter 2. Chapter 1 Installing the Xserve 11 Installation Summary 1 Remove the shipping material. 2...
...memory, PCI cards, or other internal components before you start using the Xserve, you can do so either before or after you install the Xserve in the rack. If you need to remove it from the rack. Installing Optional Components Before You Begin To work inside the Xserve..., you plan to install the Xserve in the rack. 4 Align and secure the rails. 5 Slide the Xserve into the rack. For help installing components, see Chapter 2. Chapter 1 Installing the Xserve 11 Installation Summary 1 Remove the shipping material. 2...
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You can add or replace these components while the Xserve is in the rack: Â Drive module (page 24) Â Power supply (page 28) To install these components, you must remove the Xserve from the rack and open it: Â Memory (page 33) Â PCI card (page 38) Â Battery (page 44) For a quick glance inside the Xserve, turn the page. 21 Installing or Replacing 2 Components 2 This chapter shows how to install or replace drive modules and internal Xserve components.
You can add or replace these components while the Xserve is in the rack: Â Drive module (page 24) Â Power supply (page 28) To install these components, you must remove the Xserve from the rack and open it: Â Memory (page 33) Â PCI card (page 38) Â Battery (page 44) For a quick glance inside the Xserve, turn the page. 21 Installing or Replacing 2 Components 2 This chapter shows how to install or replace drive modules and internal Xserve components.
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...can install one supply fails, the other takes over the full load. Battery The battery on page 28. For information, see "Installing or Replacing an Apple Drive Module" on page 44. For information, see "Replacing the Battery" on page 24. PCI-E slot (slot 2) You can install a half-...length (6.6 inch) PCI-E expansion card in this slot using the appropriate riser. Drive bays You can expand memory in the Xserve up to 32 gigabytes (GB) by installing pairs of the rack. DIMM slots You can install SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) and SATA (Serial ATA) drives.
...can install one supply fails, the other takes over the full load. Battery The battery on page 28. For information, see "Installing or Replacing an Apple Drive Module" on page 44. For information, see "Replacing the Battery" on page 24. PCI-E slot (slot 2) You can install a half-...length (6.6 inch) PCI-E expansion card in this slot using the appropriate riser. Drive bays You can expand memory in the Xserve up to 32 gigabytes (GB) by installing pairs of the rack. DIMM slots You can install SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) and SATA (Serial ATA) drives.
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... other flat tool to static discharge, wear an antistatic wrist strap while you work inside the Xserve. Even after you shut down the Xserve, its internal components can install or replace memory, PCI cards, or the system battery, you need to shut down before you open it is locked, use the ...enclosure key to let the Xserve internal components cool. Let it cool down the Xserve, remove it from the rack...
... other flat tool to static discharge, wear an antistatic wrist strap while you work inside the Xserve. Even after you shut down the Xserve, its internal components can install or replace memory, PCI cards, or the system battery, you need to shut down before you open it is locked, use the ...enclosure key to let the Xserve internal components cool. Let it cool down the Xserve, remove it from the rack...
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Adding Memory The Xserve has 8 memory slots. The systems come with at least 1 gigabyte (GB) of memory. The 8 memory slots are labelled DIMM 1 through DIMM 8. 1234 5678 Chapter 2 Installing or Replacing Components 33 To improve performance and capacity, you can install additional DIMMs for a total of up to 32 GB of memory on two fully buffered dual inline memory modules (FB-DIMMs).
Adding Memory The Xserve has 8 memory slots. The systems come with at least 1 gigabyte (GB) of memory. The 8 memory slots are labelled DIMM 1 through DIMM 8. 1234 5678 Chapter 2 Installing or Replacing Components 33 To improve performance and capacity, you can install additional DIMMs for a total of up to 32 GB of memory on two fully buffered dual inline memory modules (FB-DIMMs).
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..., 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB in accordance with this Xserve. To check DIMM compatibility, see the Macintosh Products Guide on Apple's website at www.apple.com/store. 34 Chapter 2 Installing or Replacing Components You can use Apple-approved FB-DIMMS. Other FBDIMMs might degrade the performance of the Xserve. About Memory for the Xserve You can purchase Apple-approved memory online from older Xserve...
..., 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB in accordance with this Xserve. To check DIMM compatibility, see the Macintosh Products Guide on Apple's website at www.apple.com/store. 34 Chapter 2 Installing or Replacing Components You can use Apple-approved FB-DIMMS. Other FBDIMMs might degrade the performance of the Xserve. About Memory for the Xserve You can purchase Apple-approved memory online from older Xserve...
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... the illustration. 36 Chapter 2 Installing or Replacing Components To install memory: 1 Review the memory installation rules and make sure you install or remove memory. 3 Remove the Xserve from the rack and open it. Important: Be sure to install memory. For instructions, see "Opening and Closing the Xserve" on a slot by pushing them outward. DIMMs that are...
... the illustration. 36 Chapter 2 Installing or Replacing Components To install memory: 1 Review the memory installation rules and make sure you install or remove memory. 3 Remove the Xserve from the rack and open it. Important: Be sure to install memory. For instructions, see "Opening and Closing the Xserve" on a slot by pushing them outward. DIMMs that are...
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...; 667 MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMMs (fully buffered dual inline memory modules with address and data protection using Error-Correcting Code)  8 DIMM slots accepting 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB DIMMS in matching pairs for a maximum of 32 GB of SDRAM Optical Drive  Slot-loading 24x Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) or...
...; 667 MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMMs (fully buffered dual inline memory modules with address and data protection using Error-Correcting Code)  8 DIMM slots accepting 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB DIMMS in matching pairs for a maximum of 32 GB of SDRAM Optical Drive  Slot-loading 24x Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) or...