Installing Additional Components
Installing Processors and Memory
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Step 17. If necessary, reinstall the chassis in the rack. Refer to “Install the Server into a Rack” on page 17.
Step 18. Reconnect power and system cables to rear panel connectors.
Step 19. Turn on the system.
Step 20. Run info cpu at the EFI shell prompt to verify that the processor has been installed correctly. Refer
to Chapter 5 of this guide (Cable Connections) and to the hp Integrity cx2600 Operation and
Maintenance Guide for information about connecting a console and using the EFI shell. (The hp
Integrity cx2600 Operation and Maintenance Guide is included on the CD provided with your
system).
Installing Memory
Your hp Integrity cx2600 Server comes with 4, 8, or 12 DIMMs installed. The system is minimally configured
with 1 GB of memory (four 256 MB DIMMs loaded in quad 0 (slots 0A, 0B, 1A, and 1B). The system is
maximally configured with 24 GB of memory (four 2 GB DIMMs loaded in each of quads 0, 1, and 2 (quad 0
slots 0A, 0B, 1A, and 1B, quad 1 slots 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B, and quad 2 slots 4A, 4B, 5A, and 5B.
You may replace these DIMMs, or insert DIMMs into unused quads if desired. When adding DIMMs, you
must use a minimum of four like-sized DIMMs in the next available quad.
Supported DIMM Sizes
Supported DIMM sizes are 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB. Dissimilar DIMM sizes may be used in the system,
but all four DIMMs in each quad must be identical.
Removing DIMMs
To remove a DIMM, perform the following steps:
WARNING Voltages and hazardous energy can be present at various locations within the server
whenever a power source is connected. This hazard is present even when the power
switch is in the off position.
Ensure that the system is powered down and all power sources have been
disconnected from the server prior to performing the following procedures.
Failure to observe this warning could result in personal injury or damage to
equipment.
Step 1. If rack mounted, extend a slide-mounted server out from the rack until it stops. Refer to “Accessing
a Rack Mounted Server” on page 15.
Step 2. Turn off the system. Disconnect all external cables.
Step 3. If desired, remove the server from the rack and place it on an ESD-protected work surface. Refer to
“Remove the Server from a Rack” on page 16.
Step 4. Remove the top cover from the chassis. Refer to “Front Grill and Top Cover” on page 23.
CAUTION Observe all ESD safety precautions while performing DIMM removal. Failure to
follow ESD safety precautions could result in damage to the server.
Step 5. Remove the memory airflow guide. (See Figure 3-20).
