Disassembly : HP Z800 Workstation

Recently I have bought a "Refurbished" HP Z800 Workstation from an online platform. The purpose of the purchase was to setup my first ever "Home Lab" server, this server will host a few services that I have in mind such as:

• JellyFin
• RustDesk
• WebDAV
• Windows Server
• Ubuntu Server

The server also serve as platform for me to perform all sorts of testing including new version release, new open source projects and many others. But as a start, I will sharing an overview of the system that I've bought and how to dismantle it for general servicing.

The system that I've bought comes with the following specifications:

• Dual processor of Intel Xeon X5660 2.80Ghz, 6-Cores, 12-Threads, 12MB Cache (LGA 1366).
• 48GB DDR3 1333Mhz ECC Registered DIMM (6 x 8GB), 12 DIMM slots [Kingston KTH-PL313/8G] with NUMA Technology.
• Intel 5520 Chipset.
• Intel Matrix 6-ports SATA-3 RAID Controller.
• LSI 1068E 8-ports SAS/SATA-3 RAID Controller.
• HP SAS Back Panel Connector Kit.
• nVidia Quadro FX-1800 768MB GDDR3, 30-bit, CUDA, 2 x DisplayPort, 1 x DVI port PCIe.
• Intel WG82574L Gigabit Ethernet.
• Broadcom 5764 LOM Gigabit Ethernet.
• Realtek HD ALC262 Audio.
• LSI 1394 OHCI Firewire.
• 850watts 85% (Bronze) Power Supply Unit.
• 4 Internal 3.5" HDD drive bays.
• 3 External 5.25" ODD/HDD drive bays.
• 3 Internal USB 2.0 Headers.
• Rear I/O :
• 1 x IEEE-1394a
• 6 x USB 2.0
• 1 x Serial (RS232)
• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse
• 2 x RJ45 Gigabit LAN
• 1 x Audio In
• 1 x Audio Out
• 1 x Microphone In
• Front I/O :
• 3 x USB 2.0
• 1 x Headset Out
• 1 x Microphone In
• 1 x IEEE-1394a
• PCI Express Connectors :
• 2 x PCIe Gen2 x16 slots 75W [Slot #2, #5].
• 2 x PCIe Gen2 x16 (8) slots 25W [Slot #4, #7].
• 2 x PCIe Gen2 x8 (4) slots 25W [Slot #1, #3].
• 1 x PCI 32b, 33Mhz slot 25W [Slot #6].

Something to note that as this system is refurbished, there are some disadvantages :

• Warranty already expired.
• Tons of dust in the system.
• Tons of scratches on both side of the panels.
• Tons of small chips and dents.
• Missing 2 Internal drive bay caddies.
• Missing left-side feet trim.
• Missing 1 rear slot cover.
• Faulty DVDRW drive.

Under such "used" conditions, the system still able to POST and the seller also installed Windows 10 in a Kingston A400 240GB SSD (included as FREE) and I don't intend to use it. So far there are no issues with hardware side, only the appearance of the system is bad.

In order to clean this system properly, I have to dismantle almost everything and below are a video guide on how to dismantle it for cleaning purposes :

!!! HAPPY COMPUTING !!!