文档介绍: Service Source
Xserve G5
Xserve G5, Xserve G5 (Cluster Node), and Xserve G5 (January 2005)
Updated: 11 March 2005
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Service Source
Take Apart
Xserve G5
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General Information
Overview
Xserve G5 is a server designed to mount into a rack; Apple mends that you remove
the Xserve G5 server from the rack before replacing or installing all parts except hard
drives. You can replace hard drives while the server is operating and still in the rack.
To identify versions of the Xserve G5, check the front panel. Xserve G5 and Xserve G5
(January 2005) include a slot-load optical drive and three hard drives. Xserve G5 (Cluster
Node) has no optical drive and just one hard drive.
Note: For the most part, the procedures in this chapter apply to all versions of the server.
When different procedures are required, the version is specified in the topic heading.
Using 2 Gigabyte Memory Modules
2 gigabyte memory modules became a configurable purchase option for Xserve G5
computers starting in March 2005. Only Xserve G5 version 2 logic boards labeled as
shown below accept 2 gigabyte (GB) memory modules (DIMMs). Check for this label
before you install memory or change logic boards.
General Information Xserve G5 Take Apart - 1
Important: There are two versions of the Xserve G5 logic board that must be replaced
like-for-like. Identify version 2 logic boards by the “DDR 2GB”(Double-Data-Rate, 2
gigabyte memory) label as shown below.
Mounting in a Rack
For information on mounting Xserve G5 in a rack, see the Xserve G5 User’s Guide.
Tools
You will need a medium and a small Phillips screwdriver and a small flat-blade screwdriver
for some procedures. If the server is locked, you will also need the server’s Allen wrench
key.
Note: Many take-apart procedures do not require tools.
Server Identifier Light/Button
The identifier light on the server’s