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Copyrig ht © 1997 Pac k ard Bell NEC, Inc. Trademarks Adaptec is a register ed t r adem ar k of Adaptec Corpor at ion DigiB oar d is a t r adem ar k of DigiBoard Corporat ion INTEL is a registered t .
Safety Notices Caution: To r edu ce th e risk o f ele ctric shoc k w hich co uld c aus e pe rso n al in ju r y , f ollo w all saf ety notic es . The sy mb ols sho wn are u sed in y ou r do cume ntation and on y ou r equi pment to in dicate saf ety hazar ds .
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G Car e and Handl ing Use the follow ing g uidelin es to properly handle an d care for your s ystem . Protect the system from extremely low or high temperat u res. Let the system warm (or c ool) to room temper atur e befor e u sing it. Keep the system a w ay fr om magnetic forc es.
Bill Graham Contents Chapter 1 Int roduct ion Chapter 2 Feat ures Chapter 3 Setup Chapter 4 Configuring Your System Chapter 5 Upgrades and O ptions Chapter 6 Problem Solving Appendix A Cabling Appendi.
Bill Gra ham.
Chapter 1 Introducti on Contents Or ganization ........................................................................ 1 Notat ional Conventions .....
Bill Gr aham.
1-1 Introduction This guide tel ls you ho w to conf igure and upgrade your serv er. Its g oal is to familiar ize you with y our server and th e tasks n ec essary for system c on figu ratio n an d upgra ding. Or ganization Chapter 1 Intr oductio n Introduces you to the pu rpose and structur e of this guide.
1-2 Introduction Appendix A System Cablin g Inc lud es cablin g in formatio n for the two onboa rd SC SI co ntroll ers a nd the RAI D control ler. Appendix B Mem ory Confi gurati ons Def ines t he al lowab le me mory confi gurati ons f or your sys tem .
1-3 Introduction Notational C onventions The notation al co nve ntion s listed below are used througho ut thi s ma nual. F1 A letter , nu mber , sy mbol, or wor d in CAP s repr esen ts a key on y our key board. For example, the in st r uction press F1 mea n s press the key labeled F1 on your keyboard.
1-4 Introduction.
Chapter 2 Features Contents Over view .............................................................................. 1 Expanding t he Server as Needs G row ................................ 2 Co nfig ura tion Con strai nts..............................
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2-1 Features Overview The s erver is a m odula r, mult ipro cess ing se rver bas ed on the Intel Pentium® Pr o chip set. The ch ip set inc orp orate s a modular scale able arc hitec tur e th at i.
2-2 Features ■ Har dwar e mon itor s (temper atur e and voltag e) an d softw are mo nitor s to in dicate failur es. ■ Easy ac cess to all parts f or ser vic e.
2-3 Features ■ Sy stem boar d has f our EISA slots an d six PCI slots for add-in boar ds. Th e sy stem board also has a r iser board for exter nal I/O (serial, par allel, video) inter fac es.
2-4 Features System Feature Sum mary The follow ing pr ovid es a summar y of the sy stem featu re s: Feature Description Modular board set System is intended for use with a modular board set based on Pentium Pro processor technology; from one to four processors and up to 4 GB of memory.
2-5 Features Security Mechanical: Key lock at the front and three metal padlock loops (one at the back of each side panel, and one across the bottom of each power supply and power supply cage). One intrusion sensor for the hot-swap SCSI drive bay EMI door and two power inter-lock sensors one on each side of the chassis.
2-6 Features Chassis Front Featur es and Contr ols Fig ur e 2-1 sh ows th e ser v er f ron t ch assis featu re s and cont rols. Figure 2-1. Front Chassis Features And Controls C B F G H I J K ED L A A Key lock Secures both front external doors. B Load/eject button, CD-ROM reader Press to load CD and eject CD.
2-7 Features F DC power switch (convex button) Press to turn system DC power on or off. G Reset switch (concave button) Press to cause a hard reset to the system; the power-on self test (POST) will run. H Power-on LED, green When green, power is present in system (+5 and +12 VDC).
2-8 Features Status LE D Indicator Descr iptions Table 2- 1 lists the sy stem status L ED in dicato rs alon g with a descr iption of eac h LED indic ator . Table 2- 2 lists the d isk dr ive statu s LED panel in dic ators alo ng wit h a des cript ion of e ach LED i ndica tor.
2-9 Features Table 2-3. System Status Abnormal Conditions LED (Amber) Conditions System Status Unit fan alarm Memory multi-bit error (SERR) P6 bus error (SERR) Thermal sensor (from SCSI distribution b.
2-1 0 Features Chassis Rear Features and C ontrols Fig ur e 2-2 sh ows th e ser v er r ear ch assis featu res an d cont rols. Figure 2-2. Rear Chassis Features and Controls C B C N Q P A C C R D E F G I J K H M L O A AC input power connector One at the top of the power supply cage that supplies AC power for all the power supplies.
2-11 Features G COM2 COM2 serial port 9-pin connector. H COM1 COM1 serial port 9-pin connector. I External-SCSI Narrow-SCSI 50-pin connector J Function select switches See Configuring Switch and Jumper Settings in Chapter 4 of this User’s Guide. K Dump button See Configuring Switch and Jumper Settings in Chapter 4 of this User’s Guide.
2-1 2 Features System Board Featur es The board set inc lude s the sy stem boar d, o ne me mory boar d, an d two p roc essor board s. Fig ur es 2-3, 2-4, an d 2-5 sh ow th e major co mpon ents on the syste m board , pro cesso r boar d, an d memo ry board, wh ile the follow ing summar izes the board se t featu res.
2-13 Features Figure 2-3. System Board Connector and Component Locations B D H R C F K C L S A C C C E + G I J M C N O C P Q T A Reserved B EISA expansion slots C Configuration jumpers D PCI expansion.
2-1 4 Features K Optional Video DRAM sockets L Narrow SCSI connector M SCSI status cable connector N Memory board connector O Diskette connector P Front panel connector Q Fan connector (CPU Front) R Non-volatile memory S Wide SCSI connector T Fan connector (Option Board).
2-15 Features Figure 2-5. Memory Board Component Locations P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Pr ocessor The system includes two proc ess or boards capab le of sup porti ng up to four Pent ium P ro proces sors (two per boar d).
2-1 6 Features Bus Master I/O Expansion Slots The ser ver' s expansion c apabilities meet the needs of file an d applic ation ser ve rs for hig h pe rfor manc e I/ O by pro vidin g a c ombination of P CI local bu s and EISA conn ectors. The system board offers six dedicated PCI slots an d four dedicated EISA slots .
2-17 Features Vid eo The onbo ard, integ rate d Cirr us Lo gic CL-G D5446 su per VGA control ler (P CI) i s a hi gh-perf orman ce SVGA subsy stem that su ppor ts the follow ing : ■ BIOS co mpatibility with VGA, EGA, CG A, He rcu les Grap hics, a nd MDA.
2-1 8 Features On this ser ve r, the AIC- 7880 is cabled to the six har d driv es in th e SCSI h ard dr ive bays. T he AIC- 7880 is cable d to the thr ee SCSI de vic es in th e 5 1/4- inc h re movable me dia dr ive bay s and the r iser card (c ontain ing ex tern al I/O con ne ctor s) at the rear of th e syste m.
2-19 Features SCS I-2 Hard Dr ive Bays The rig ht side of th e syste m con tains six bays fo r 3 1/ 2- inch S CSI -2 hard drives and a hot-s wap b ackpla ne (se e Figur e 2-6). The backplane suppor ts si x drives. Th e ba ckplane s req uire an 8 0-pi n singl e connect or attach ment (SCA) con nec tor o n the driv es yo u install.
2-2 0 Features SCS I Drive H ot-swap Backplane The SCSI back plane is an inte gr al part o f the c hassis. The backplane prov ides control signals for six SCSI peri phera l devi ces. The backp lane receives contro l sign als fr om the system board u ltr a wide SCSI-2 cont rolle r channel.
2-21 Features Removable Media Dr ive Bays On the left side of the system a bov e the diskette drive, thr ee 5 1/ 4-inc h h alf-h eig ht bay s (see Fi gur e 2-7) are desig ned for peri pher als with re movable media (disk ette, CD -RO M, tape car trid ge) .
2-2 2 Features Power S ystem The system ma y be config ured with two or three 330 Watt pow er su pplies. Each su pply automatic ally switches between these input vo ltage ranges: ■ 100-120 VAC at 50.
2-23 Features Figure 2-8. Mechanical Locks and Monitoring POWER STATUS DISK B Left Right A C D A Front panel key lock Key lock the short front panel door to prevent access to the power and reset switches.
2-2 4 Features Softwar e Locks via the BIOS Setup The BIOS Setu p h as softwar e fe atur es that le t you control ac cess to one or more parts of the system : ■ Set and enable an admin istrativ e passw ord. ■ Set and enable a user passw ord. ■ Enable pa ssword on boot.
2-25 Features Table 2-5. Power LED Indicators LED Status Description Response DC-Power Of f Green Power is off Power is on None required - normal None required - normal Alarm Off Amber No alarm Power .
2-2 6 Features Table 2-6. Fan Redundant Pairs Redundant Pair Fan Modules 1 CPU Front and CPU Rear 2 Option Board (dual fan) 3 Hard Disk Drive Upper and Hard Disk Drive Lower Figure 2-10.
2-27 Features Figure 2-11. The Rear Fan Features HDD Upper Fan Module (1 Fan) HDD Lower FAN Module (1 Fan) LED LED CPU Rear Fan Module (1 Fan) Fan LED.
Chapter 3 Setup Contents Sel ecti ng a Site .................................................................... 1 Un packi ng th e System .......................................................... 2 Gett ing Familiar with t he System ................
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3-1 Setu p Selecting a S ite The system operates reliably in a typical offic e env ir onmen t. Ch oose a site that is: ■ Near gr ounded, thr ee-pronged pow er outlets. Note: Fo r th e United States and Can ada, this means a NEM A 5-15R ou tlets fo r 100-120 VAC o r NEMA 6- 15R outlets f or 200- 240 VAC.
3-2 Setu p Unpacking the System Caution: Yo ur system w eig hs up to 185 pou nds ( 84 kg). To av oid personal injury, make sure you h ave someone help you lift or move the system. When y ou rec eive y our system, inspect the shippin g conta iners prior t o unpacki ng.
3-3 Setu p Making Connections Note: If your s yste m norm all y operat es wi thout a vid eo display or keyboard (for example, as a network server), yo u must in stall a vi deo disp lay an d key boar d to co nfig ur e the system. Yo u may remo ve th em after running t he Sys tem C onfigura tion U t ility ( SCU).
3-4 Setu p Figure 3 -1. Making Connec tions A B C D F G H E I K A. Ke yboard , PS/2 -comp ati ble 6-pi n connecto r B. Mous e, PS /2-com pat ible 6-pi n connector C. Rese rv ed D. COM2 , seria l po rt 9-p in connect or E. C OM1, se rial p ort 9 -pin conne ctor F.
3-5 Setu p Connecting the P ower C ord Plug the female end of the AC power c ord into the inpu t re ceptac le on the rear of th e pow er su pply cag e. Plug the male end of the powe r co rd in to NEMA 5- 15R outle t for 100- 120 VAC or NEM A 6-15R ou tlet for 200- 240 VAC.
3-6 Setu p Power ing On Y our S ystem 1. Mak e sur e all ex tern al dev ice s, su ch as a v ideo dis pla y, keyboa rd, and mouse (opt ional ) have b een connect ed, a nd the p ower cords are co nnected . 2. Power on the v ideo displa y and any other ex ternal devices.
Chapter 4 Configur ing Your System Contents Co nfig urin g You r System ....................................................... 1 System Conf iguration Utilit y (SCU) ......................................... 2 Usi ng th e SC U .......................
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4-1 Configuring Y our System Configur ing Y our S ystem Config ur ation and setu p utilities are u sed to chan ge your s yste m confi gurati on. You can co nfigure your syste m, as we ll as option board s you may ad d to yo ur system, using the Sy stem Config uration Utility ( SCU) di sket te de livere d with your syst em.
4-2 Configuring Y our System System Configuration Utility (SCU) The System Con figu ration Utility is used to con figu re your s yste m. The S CU ca n be us ed t o configure the memor y su bsystem, per iphe ral de vic e subsy stems, and inter fac e adapter s.
4-3 Configuring Y our System Using the S CU Notice: The system can fail followin g improper confi gurati on. Alwa ys s ave t o fil e the C onfigura tio n Log i n online Help and reco rd the curre nt se tti ngs be fore reconf iguring t he sys tem . Note: Beca use of l icens e rest ricti ons, the SCU dis kette , as supp lied, is n ot bootable.
4-4 Configuring Y our System Table 4-1. Sys tem C onf iguratio n Utility Main Menu MENU OPTIONS DESCRIPTION 1. Learn about configuring your comput er Provides basic instructions on syst em conf igurat ion and using the Help program .
4-5 Configuring Y our System Table 4-2. Sys tem C onf iguratio n Utility Men u MENU OPTIONS DESCRIPTION Step 1. I m por t ant Syst em con figu ratio n in formati on. Provides informat ion on the Syst em Configurat ion program and how it dif f er s f r om I SA board configurat ion.
4-6 Configuring Y our System SC U Configur ation Setti ngs T a b l e 4 - 3 sho ws th e re comme nde d settin gs fo r th e SCU and p rov ides a plac e fo r y ou to rec ord any ch ang es yo u make to these se tting s. To view and/ or ch ang e SCU Conf igurat ion se tti ngs, sel ect S tep 3 under t he Syst em Config ur ation Utility M e nu.
4-7 Configuring Y our System ISA Board C onfiguration If y ou w ant to add an I SA board to you r sy stem that is not i ncluded in a .cfg f ile, us e the f ollowi ng procedure s to def ine an d add th e optio n boar d.
4-8 Configuring Y our System 6. The Select a Configuration (CFG) file to add screen is displayed. At this sc reen selec t No t Listed by pre ssing F5. 7. The A dd a board withou t a .cfg file screen is display ed. Re ad thr oug h th e info rmation and pr ess ENTER.
4-9 Configuring Y our System 14. The Add screen i s di spl ayed. S ele ct the slot in which yo u wan t to install th e boar d and pr ess ENTER. Note: If the boar d yo u add c auses a c onf lict in th e confi gurati on, a C auti on mes sa ge is d isp laye d.
4-1 0 Configuring Y our System BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setu p Utility, like th e SCU, is used to ch ange system co nfig uration parameters. This utility has some un ique p arameter s and many paramete rs th at are also c onfig urable w ith the SCU.
4-11 Configuring Y our System Using the BIOS Setup Utility You acc ess the BIOS Setu p utility w hen you turn on or reboot y our system. To run the BIOS Setu p Utility, perform the follow ing proc edure: 1. Pow er-on or r eboot the syst em. BIOS displays the fol lowing: Press <F2> to enter SETUP 2.
4-1 2 Configuring Y our System Refer to the follow ing table for info rmation on th e keys you use wi th Set up. Thes e keys are al so l ist ed at the bo ttom of th e Setu p men u. Key Functi on in Set up M e nu F1 or Alt-H General Help window. ESC Exit the cur r ent m enu.
4-13 Configuring Y our System Table 4-5. B IOS Setu p Co nfiguration s MENU PARAM ETER NAME NORM AL SETTING OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N MAIN MEN U System Ti m e Enter curr ent time (hour , m inut es, seconds on 24 hour clock). Cu rrent Ti me System Date Enter cur r ent dat e.
4-1 4 Configuring Y our System Table 4-5. B IOS Setu p Co nfiguration s (Con tinued) MENU PARAM ETER NAME NORM AL SETTING OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N MAIN MEN U Video Shadow Enabled *Regions wi t h Legacy Expansion ROM s * Boot Sequence Press ENTER for menu.
4-15 Configuring Y our System Table 4-5. B IOS Setu p Co nfiguration s (Con tinued) MENU PARAM ETER NAME NORM AL SETTING OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N ADVANCED MENU Memor y G r oup Er r or s Clear Press ENTER Memor y Configurat ion Message Enabled Memor y War ning POST Err or Enabled CPU Reconfi gur at ion Press ENTER for menu.
4-1 6 Configuring Y our System Table 4-5. B IOS Setu p Co nfiguration s (Con tinued) MENU PARAM ETER NAME NORM AL SETTING OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N SECURITY M ENU Supervisor Passw ord i s Disabled User Password i s Disabled *Set Supervisor Passw or d Press ENTER.
4-17 Configuring Y our System E xiting BIOS Setup T o e xit Setu p, se lect Ex it fr om the menu bar to d isplay the Ex it Setu p men u. The follow ing table de scr ibes the option s on th is menu . Not e tha t ES C doe s not exit t his m enu. You mus t se lect one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit this menu.
4-1 8 Configuring Y our System Using the SCSIS elect Utility To ru n the SCSISelect Utility, perfor m the follow ing procedu re: 1. Pow er-on the system. The system b oots up. 2. D ur ing in itialization, press CONTRO L +A. The SCSISelect Utility star ts.
4-19 Configuring Y our System SC SIS elect Configur ation Settings The follow ing k eys are ac tive fo r all SCSISelect screens: KEY ACTION Arro w s Up and down arrows move fr om one par am et er t o another within a scr een. ENTER Displays options for a configur able param et er .
4-2 0 Configuring Y our System Table 4-6. SCSIS elect S etu p Co nfig u ratio ns (C on tinu ed) OPT ION RECO M MENDED SETTI NG OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N Host Adapt er BI O S (Configur ation Ut ilit y Reserves BIOS Space) Enabled.
4-21 Configuring Y our System Configur ing System Jum pers and S witches This se ction desc ribe s the ju mper s and sw itch es used on the I/ O r iser boar d, pr oc essor boar d, an d syste m boar d. Befor e You B egin On ly a qu alified tec hn ical pe rson shou ld per form th e proced ures i n this secti on.
4-2 2 Configuring Y our System Figu re 4-1. Fu nctio n Select Sw itches A B 1234 ON DIP Functi on Sel ect Sw it ches and Dump But t on A Function select switches B Reser ved Situation s that r equ ire c han gin g sw itch setting s incl ude usi ng an op tiona l unint errupt ibl e power s uppl y (UPS) unit.
4-23 Configuring Y our System Table 4-7. Fu nction Select Switch Settings Switc h Si gnal Settin gs Functi on SW1 RESERVED Of f ( fac t or y se t ting ) On Re served for future use. SW 2 R STMA SK Off (facto ry setti ng) On Reset pushbutt on switch on fr ont of system is enabled.
4-2 4 Configuring Y our System Figu re 4-2. Processo r B oard Ju m per 2 CPU 1 CPU 1 3 A04E Configur ing System Board Jum pers The system board jumpers enab le y ou to set s pec ific ope rati ng para met ers fo r your sys tem. F igure 4 -3 show s the locatio n of th e sy stem boar d jumpe rs.
4-25 Configuring Y our System Figu re 4-3. System Board Ju mp e rs NARROW SCSI P02 EISA #2 P05 PCI #00 P03 EISA #3 P01 EISA #1 P04 EISA #4 P07 PCI #10 P06 PCI #01 P08 PCI #11 P09 PCI #12 P10 PCI #13 P.
4-2 6 Configuring Y our System Table 4-8. System Board Ju mp e r Configu rations Jumper Descr iptio n Option Setting Factor y Default Your Setting FLASH Code A04A FLA SH r eprogramming power pr otecti on BIO S not wr ite protec ted; FLAS H update BIO S writ e protec ted; no FLASH update 1-2 2-3 1-2 Reserved A06K R equired on fact ory def ault.
4-27 Configuring Y our System Moving System Board Jum pers Caution: Bef ore doi ng the p rocedures in t his s ecti on, ma ke sure that your sys tem is p owered o ff and unplug the AC power cord fr om the ba ck of the c hassi s. Failur e to disco nnect po wer bef ore mo ving the j ump ers can resu lt in pe rson al injur y an d equ ipment d amage.
4-2 8 Configuring Y our System Updating the B IOS To update the syst em BIOS: 1. I nser t an M S-DO S bootable d iskette in to D riv e A and power up t he sys tem. 2. At the A: pro mpt, r emov e th e MS-D OS disk ette and in ser t the BIO S FLASH diskette .
4-29 Configuring Y our System Reset tin g th e CMOS NVRAM To r eset th e CMO S NVRAM: 1. Pow er off the system and remove the panels as desc ribed in ch apter 5 of this g uide . 2. Mov e th e CMO S CLEAR jumper A09T1 to pin s 2-3 (see Figure 4-3). 3. Tu rn the system on and wait for the POST to comple te.
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Chapter 5 Upgr ades and Options Contents Pre cau tion s ......................................................................... 1 Preparing Your System for Upgrade ....................................... 4 Equ ip ment L og ..........................
Removable M edia Devices and Disk ett e Drives ....................... 42 Inst alling a 5 1/4- Inch Dev ice or 3 1/ 2-Inch Dis kett e Drive .. 44 Removing a 5 1/ 4-Inc h Device or 3 1/ 2-I nch Disket te Driv e . 50 Swapping O ut a Fan M odule ........
5-1 Upgrades and Options Pr ecautions The f ollo wing warni ngs and cauti ons a pply t hroughout this c hapter . O nly a tech nic ally qu alified pe rson shou ld integ rate and c on figu re th e sy stem.
5-2 Upgrades and Options Caution: Electrostatic discharge ( ESD) and ESD protec tion. ESD can damage d isk dr ives, boar ds, an d ot her part s. Thi s sys tem can wit hst and norm al level s of enviro nment al E SD whil e you are hot-s wapp ing SC SI hard drives or hot-s wapp ing a fa iled fan mo dule or powe r supp ly.
5-3 Upgrades and Options Caution: Ensure c omplete b oard insertion. Wh en installin g a proc essor/ memory boar d, befor e installin g the bo ard su ppor t pane l, c onf irm v isually that th e bo ard ed ge connect ors a re correctl y orient ed a t the system board con nector—not too low or too hig h.
5-4 Upgrades and Options Pr eparing Y our S ystem for Upgr ade Hav e the f ollowin g to ols available : ■ Phillips sc rew driv er (#1 bit an d #2 bit) ■ Flat-h ead sc rew dr iver ■ Small needle nose plier s ■ Pen or pen cil ■ Utility k nife ■ ESD w ork station o r an tistatic w rist strap (recommended) ■ IC re moval too l.
5-5 Upgrades and Options Rem oving a Side Panel To in stall board s in y our system, yo u mu st remo ve th e ex tern al side pane l. Caution: For pr oper cooling and airflow, do not oper ate th e syste m with the side panels r emov ed. Al ways re pla ce the p anels bef ore powe ring on the syste m.
5-6 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-1. System Side P anel A B System si de panel A Padlock at back edge (if installed) B Retaining screws (two at back) External side panel over the boar d area is shown; procedur e is t he sam e for bot h side panels.
5-7 Upgrades and Options 7. To pr event unau thorized access inside the system , inser t and lo ck a pad lock thro ug h the loop at th e back (on e at each side) . Note: If your s yste m is alre ady s et up, p lug the syst em ba ck in, reconnect the p eriphera ls, a nd powe r on the peripher als and system.
5-8 Upgrades and Options 5. Avoid bending the EMI fing ers as you slide the cov er back v er y slig htly ( to about a 1/ 2-in ch o r less. ) Then pic k the cover straight up from the ch ass is.
5-9 Upgrades and Options Installing the Top C over 1. Befo re r eplac ing the to p cov er , make sur e no tools or loose p arts h ave be en lef t inside the sy stem ch assis. 2. M ake su re all op tion boar ds are firmly seated in thei r r espec tive slo ts and th at all inter ior cables ar e properly conn ected.
5-1 0 Upgrades and Options To r emov e the board suppo rt pan el: 1. O bserv e th e safety and ESD pr ecau tions liste d at the be ginning of this chapt er. 2. Remove the left side panel (as viewed from fron t). 3. Rem ove four s crews fro m the boa rd supp ort p anel (Fig ur e 5-3).
5-11 Upgrades and Options Memor y Board The following sections provide pr ocedures for upg radin g an d co nfig ur ing the memo ry board in yo ur system. Topics cove red inclu de: ■ Remov ing the Memor y board ■ Ad ding or rem oving DI MMs ■ Installin g the M emory board.
5-1 2 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-4. M e mo ry B oard + B C A Memor y boar d connect or on system boar d A System board B Memor y boar d connect or C Memor y boar d DIMMs The memor y boar d c ontain s sixtee n D IMM sock ets (Fig ur e 5-5) ar ran ged in fou r ban ks.
5-13 Upgrades and Options Figu r e 5-5. Inse r ti ng Me mory DIMMs A B C P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 3. DIMMs are keyed so t hey can onl y be ins erted one way. Position the D IMM over the socket on the board (Fig ure 5-5, A an d B).
5-1 4 Upgrades and Options Re moving D IMMs Notice: Us e extrem e care when remo ving a DIMM. Hold DIMM s only by their edg es. Place them on an antistatic sur face ; do n ot slide them ac ross an y su rf ace. Ap plying t oo much p ressure can bre ak the re tai ning clips o r damag e the socke t slot.
5-15 Upgrades and Options 4. D o no t press in on the bo ard y et! Ease boar d in to the sl ot guid es unt il it is j ust touching t he connect or on the system bo ard.
5-1 6 Upgrades and Options Rem oving the Processor Board Warn ing : If the syst em ha s bee n running, any pro cesso r an d heat sin k alr eady installed o n th e board will be h ot.
5-17 Upgrades and Options Pentium Pr o Processor The system b oard h as t wo c onnectors for pr ocessor boards. A processor board can hav e one or two Pentium Pro proc essor s installed. The table that f ollows sh ows differ ent co nfig uration possibilities.
5-1 8 Upgrades and Options Insta lling a Pr o cesso r Figu re 5-7 illu strates the loc ation fo r the option al Pent ium p rocess or in yo ur syst em. W hen add ing a se cond proces sor, us e the same typ e and sp eed as th e proce sso r ship ped wi th your s yste m.
5-19 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-7. Insta lling an Optio nal P entiu m P roces so r A B C E D G F A04E H 6. Position the h eat sin k abov e the proc essor so th e larg est of th e two deten tion c lips (D) align s with th e lever on the ZIF socket.
5-2 0 Upgrades and Options Remov ing a Pro cesso r Re fer to F igure 5 -7 whil e perfo rming t he fol lowing procedu res. To remove an Pen tium processor: 1. Remo ve th e pr oc essor bo ard as de scr ibed ear lier in this sec tion. Notice: Obse rv e static p rec aution s.
5-21 Upgrades and Options Installing the Pr ocessor Board 1. Be ca reful not to t ouch comp onent s or gol d edge co nn ecto rs on the pro cesso r/ memor y boar d as y ou re move it f rom its p rote ctiv e wr apper . Pl ace boar d co mpone nt-side up o n an an tistatic su rf ace.
5-2 2 Upgrades and Options Modifying the System Board The following sections provide pr ocedures for upg radin g an d co nfig ur ing the sy stem boar d in y our system. Topics cove red inclu de: ■ Installing video memor y ■ Replac ing the n on-v olatile me mory ■ Replac ing the r eal-time c lock battery .
5-23 Upgrades and Options Video Mem ory The base syste m inc lude s two 512K vide o memor y modu les and tw o soc kets o n th e syste m board. If y ou add tw o addition al 512K v ideo memo ry module s into the so cke ts show n in Fig ur e 5-8, th e base v ideo memor y size is inc re ased fr om 1 MB to 2 M B.
5-2 4 Upgrades and Options Insta lling Video M emor y Notice: Obse rv e static p rec aution s. Use an an tistatic wris t st rap. 1. If the system is on, power off the system a nd r emove the left side pan el as descr ibed earlier in this ch apter . 2.
5-25 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-9. No n-Volatile Me m ory Location + Re placing the Non-Vola tile Me mor y Notice: Obse rv e static p rec aution s. Use an an tistatic wris t st rap. 1. Power off the system and r emove the left si de panel as desc ribed e arlier in th is chap ter.
5-2 6 Upgrades and Options Real-tim e Clock Battery You may need to replace the r eal-tim e cloc k (RTC) batter y bec ause o f its batter y life span. The battery powers the cloc k in the absence of power.
5-27 Upgrades and Options Re placing t he Ba tter y Notice: Obse rv e static p rec aution s. Use an an tistatic wris t st rap. 1. Power off the system and remove the left side pa n el as desc ribed e arlier in th is chap ter.
5-2 8 Upgrades and Options Option Boar ds T h is section desc ribe s how to install an d r emov e EISA/IS A and PCI option boards. The system board has fou r de dicate d EISA/I SA bus master exp ansion slots and six ded icated P CI bus maste r ex pansio n slots ( see Fig ur e 5-11).
5-29 Upgrades and Options Installati on Considerations Newe r ada pters , des igned f or Plug-a nd-Pl ay s ystem s, are automatic ally c onf igu red by the system w itho ut an y user inte rv entio n. O lder ISA and EISA adapter s must be m anua lly confi gured as deta ile d bel ow.
5-3 0 Upgrades and Options ■ On sys tem power-up a nd reb oot, B IOS i nitia tes a scan sequence lookin g for Plug -and-Play option boa rds i nsta lle d since the la st p ower up or re boot .
5-31 Upgrades and Options Table 5-1. O ption Board Hardware Co nfiguratio ns OP TION BOA RD IRQ 3 MEMORY ADDRESS I/O ADDRESS OPTI ON SL OT DigiBo ar d (1st) No t Required D0000 200 EISA Slot P01 DigiB.
5-3 2 Upgrades and Options Installing an Option Board Note: Befor e installin g an ISA non-plu g an d play option boar d ru n th e SCU and c on figu re the r esou rc es requ ire d by th e option board . 1. Pow er off the system and r emove the left si de panel (as viewed from front) as described earlier in this ch apter .
5-33 Upgrades and Options 5. Rec or d the option board se rial n umber in th e equipment log. 6. Set an y bo ard ju mper s or sw itch es as desc ribe d in the d ocu mentatio n th at come s with the op tion bo ard.
5-3 4 Upgrades and Options 9. Align t he rounde d notch i n the ret aining b racket wit h the thre aded hole i n the expa nsio n slot fram e. The retain ing brac ket f its into th e spac e that w as occu pied by the expansion slot cover . 10. Rein stall the scre w in th e th readed hole.
5-35 Upgrades and Options Rem oving an Option Boar d Note: Expa nsion s lot covers must be i nsta lle d on al l vac ant slots to maintain the e lectr omag netic emission s ch arac teristic s of th e sy stem and to assur e pr oper cooling of the system components.
5-3 6 Upgrades and Options Powe r S upply Module The following sections provide pr ocedures for r emoving and in stalling a pow er su pply module. Rem oving a Power Supply Module If th e amber LED o n a pow er supply modu le is lit, the pow er su pply modu le can be ho t swappe d.
5-37 Upgrades and Options Installing a P ower S upply Module 1. Befo re installin g th e power supply modu le pull the rele ase -handl e down. 2. Slide the new or replac ement power supply module into th e ch assis un til the p ower suppl y modu le rele ase -handl e is a lmo st cl osed ( upright p osit ion).
5-3 8 Upgrades and Options Installing or S wapping a Disk Dr ive in a Hot-swap Bay This pr ocedur e describes in stalling a n ew dr ive in or swapping out a faulty driv e from one of the six hot- swap d riv e bays. Th e 3 1/2-in ch SCSI dr ives mu st use the indus try st anda rd 80 -pin S ingle Connect or Attach ment ( SCA) co nne ctor .
5-39 Upgrades and Options Notice: When the SCS I dr ive fault LED indic ates a dri ve faul t (st ead y yello w light ), you can re move t he driv e an d swap in a re place ment at an y time w he n th e driv e is n ot being acc essed, with out n eedin g to po wer down t he sys tem .
5-4 0 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-15. Disk Dri ve in Hot-s wap B ay 7. Pu ll the faulty drive ou t of the ba y far enoug h to disengage the dr ive con nector from the backplane. Wa it 3 0 seco nds unt il t he drive s pins down, then remove the dr ive from the driv e bay.
5-41 Upgrades and Options 11. Slide the drive in to the carrier with its SCA connect or faci ng towa rd the front of the ca rrier (op en end) if swapping dr ives (reuse the car rier from the faul ty dri ve).
5-4 2 Upgrades and Options Removable Media D evices and Diskette Dr ives A C D-ROM rea der is alwa ys mo unted i n bay A . SCS I remo vable me dia dev ices c an be in stalled in perip her al bays B an d C. SCSI dev ices sh ould be installe d in th e fir st available bay fr om the top (bay A).
5-43 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-17. Remo v able Media and Diskette Dev ice B ays A B C D E Removable M edi a and Di sket t e Device Bays A CD-ROM r eader B 5 1/4-inch expansion bay C 5 1/4-inch expansion bay D 1.44 MB diskett e E 3 1/2-inch expansion device bay Bay A CD-RO M (alw ays in stalled).
5-4 4 Upgrades and Options Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Drive Caution: CD- ROM dev ices c ontain a laser system an d are classi fied as ©CLAS S 1 LASER PROD UCTS .
5-45 Upgrades and Options 5. Caref ully pull ou t on th e thu mbscr ew u ntil th e middle an d th e top of the f ron t cov er are r elease d, then remov e it from th e chassis by pullin g it straig ht u p and out of the h ing e tabs at th e bottom edge of the cov er.
5-4 6 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-19. Remo ving Bl ank Panel Tray POWER STATUS DISK POWER RESET 10. Save the blan k pan el tray and scr ews to r eu se if y ou remo ve a dr ive fro m a bay later and do not r einstall one. 11. Remov e th e dev ice from its p rote ctiv e wr apper and plac e it on an antistatic sur fac e.
5-47 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-20. Remo ving Side Rails C A B Removing si de rai l s f r om blank panel t r ay A Screws B Side r ails C Blank panel tray 12. Set any device jumpers or switc hes on the device. Refer to the installation pro cedu res th at came w ith the d evic e.
5-4 8 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-21. Attaching Side Rails to a Dev ic e A C B D C Atta ching side ra ils to remo vab le medi a dr i ve or di skett e dr i ve A Chassis mounting screws B Side r ails C Four drive m ount ing screws DD r i v e Figu re 5-22.
5-49 Upgrades and Options 16. Conn ect a p ower cable to the bac k of the dr ive ( see Fig ur e 5-23). Note: Fo r 5 1/ 4-inc h de vic es pow er c ables ar e pro vided in the ch assis for r emov able 5 1/4- inch media dr ives ( inc ludin g th e CD-RO M th at is facto ry- installed ).
5-5 0 Upgrades and Options 18. Reinstall th e fr ont p lastic c over , to p cov er, the side cover, a nd powe r on the s yst em. It may b e neces sa ry to r un th e SCU as desc ri bed in th e Configu ring Your System c hapte r. Rem oving a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Dr ive 1.
5-51 Upgrades and Options Figu r e 5-24. Addi ng B lank Panel Tr ay POWER STATUS DISK POWER RESET Instal li ng bl ank panel tray A Blank panel tray B Two screws that secure t he blank panel tray 12.
5-5 2 Upgrades and Options Swappi ng Out a Fan Module This procedu re describes swapping out a faulty fan modu le fr om on e of th e fiv e ho t-swap fan bay s. The s yste m has five hot swa ppab le fa n modul es hous ing a t ota l of s ix fans (two f ans i n one mod ule).
5-53 Upgrades and Options 5. G rasp th e fan modu le’s tw o thu mb scr ew s and pu ll the f an mod ule ou t of th e c hassis. 6. Remo ve the new f an mo dule from its shi pping cont ainer. 7. Sli de the ne w fan m odule i nto t he fan b ay until it docks with i ts co nnector.
5-5 4 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-26. Remo ving the Rear Fan m od ules.
Chapter 6 Probl em Solv ing Contents Re settin g the System ............................................................ 2 Tr oubleshooting Check lists .................................................... 3 Ini tial System Star tup....................
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6-1 Problem Solving This c hapte r h elps yo u iden tify an d solv e pr oblems that ma y occur during s yste m ins tal lati on or whil e usi ng yo ur sy stem. The first se ction of th is ch apter tells yo u how to reset you r system in the event of problems.
6-2 Problem S olving Resetting the System There are two w ays to res et the system: Reset button Push ing the rese t button clear s the system me mory , re starts the POST , and relo ads the o per ating syste m.
6-3 Problem Solving Troubleshooting C hecklists The following subsections provide troubleshooting ch ecklists fo r pr oblems that occ ur at initial system st artup , when you run new ap plica tio n soft ware, a nd af ter the syst em ha rdware and s oftwa re have b een running corre ctly.
6-4 Problem S olving ■ Are all D IMMs fu lly seated an d installed co rre ctly? Refe r to th e Upgra des and Options chap ter f or installation instru ction s. ■ Are all o ption bo ards an d disk dr ives in stalled correct ly? Re fer to t he Upgra des and Options ch apter .
6-5 Problem Solving Running N ew Applicati on Softwar e Prob lems tha t occur when you run ne w appl icat ion so ftware are usua lly rel ate d to t he sof tware.
6-6 Problem S olving After System Has B een Running Cor rectly Pr oblems that o cc ur after the sy stem har dw are an d so ftware have b een running co rrectly o ften i ndica te equi pment f ailur e. H owev er , man y situ ations th at are ea sy to co rrect ca n als o caus e such p roble ms.
6-7 Problem Solving Additi onal Troubl eshooting Pr ocedures This sec tion prov ides a more detailed approac h to diag nostic testing and ide ntific ation o f a pro blem and locatin g its sour ce .
6-8 Problem S olving Pre par ing the Sy stem for D iagnost ic Tes ting To prepare the system for diagnostic testing, per form the foll owing: Notice: Bef ore di sconnect ing any p eriphe ral ca ble s fr om the system, tur n o ff th e sy stem and any exte rn al peri phera l devi ces.
6-9 Problem Solving Monitor ing POST while it is running Ea ch tim e you tu rn on the s yste m, the power-o n sel f- test (P OST) r un s automatic ally an d ch ec ks the system board , CPU, memory , k eybo ard, and most in stalled peripher al devices.
6-1 0 Problem S olving Table 6-1. POST Keys and Errors ACTIO N/M ESSAGE DESCRIPTI ON To Abort Me mory Te st Press ctr l+alt+s during the m em or y t est. If PO ST Beeps Before Video Appears Initialization failed befor e video initialized. Most beep code er rors ar e fatal; initialization cannot continue.
6-11 Problem Solving Confir ming Loading of the Op erat ing Sys tem Onc e the syst em boots up, the operating system prompt appears on the screen. The prompt varies accordin g to the operating system. If the operating system prompt does n ot appe ar, ref er to Problems With Application Softwar e fou nd late r in th is ch apter.
6-1 2 Problem S olving Power LED D oes Not Light Check the following : ■ Is the sys tem opera ting norm all y? If so , the powe r LED is p robably defec tive . ■ Are there other pr oblems with the system? If so, chec k the items listed under System Cooling Fans Do No t Rotate.
6-13 Problem Solving No Character s Appear On Scr een Check the following : ■ Is the riser car d fu lly seate d in th e sy stem board connect or? The ri ser ca rd is the s mal l card that the mous e and keyboa rd plug i nto.
6-1 4 Problem S olving Character s are Distor ted or Incorr ect Check the following : ■ Are t he bri ghtness and co ntras t cont rols p roperly adjusted on the video display? Refer to the doc umen tation su pplie d with you r v ideo display .
6-15 Problem Solving Floppy Disk D rive Ac tivity LED D oes Not Light Check the following : ■ Are the floppy disk drive powe r and signal cables proper ly installed? ■ Are all relev ant switches a.
6-1 6 Problem S olving Hard Disk Drive Ac tivit y LED Does No t Li ght If yo u have ins ta lled one or m ore hard dis k drives in your s ystem , check the f ollowi ng: ■ Is the o ptional d isk co nt.
6-17 Problem Solving Pr oblems wi th Application S oftware If yo u have pro blem s wi th ap plica tio n soft ware, per form th e fo llowin g: ■ Veri fy tha t the s oftwa re is properl y configured for the sy stem. Refer to th e softw are in stallation and oper ation d ocu mentation for instr uc tions on setting up a nd usi ng the s oftwa re.
6-1 8 Problem S olving BIOS User ’s Information Th is sectio n de scr ibes the var iou s scr een message s and beep codes of the system B IO S. The BIOS indicates errors by writ ing an e rror code t.
6-19 Problem Solving Table 6-2. B IOS Messages MESSAG E DESCRIPTI ON nnnn Cache SRA M Passed Where nnnn is the amount of syst em cache in kilobytes successfully tested. Diskett e dr i ve A er r or or Diskett e dr i ve B er r or Diskette Drive is present but f ails the BIO S POST diskette tests.
6-2 0 Problem S olving Table 6-2. B IOS Messages (Co ntinu e d) MESSAG E DESCRIPTI ON Press <F1> to resum e, <F2> to Setup Displ ayed af t er any r ecover able err or m essage. Press <F2> to ent er SETUP Optional message displayed during POST.
6-21 Problem Solving Messages and Beep Codes Whene ver a reco verab le error o ccurs duri ng POST, BIOS displays a m essage on the video display screen and c ause s the spe aker to beep tw ice as the messag e ap pears .
6-2 2 Problem S olving Table 6-3. POST Tests Code Beeps POST Routine Descri pt i on 02 1-1- 1- 3 Ver ify Real Mode 04 1-1- 2- 1 G et CPU type 06 1-1- 2- 3 I nitialize system hardwar e 08 1-1- 3- 1 I n.
6-23 Problem Solving Table 6-3. POST Tests (con ti nu e d) Code Beeps POST Routine Descri pt i on 40 2-1- 1- 1 Set I nit ial CPU speed 42 1-1- 1- 3 I nitialize interrupt vect or s 44 2-1- 2- 1 I nitia.
6-2 4 Problem S olving Table 6-3. POST Tests (con ti nu e d) Code Beeps POST Routine Descri pt i on 88 3-1- 3- 1 I nitialize BIOS Data Area 8A 3-1-3- 3 Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area 8C 3-1-4- 1 I.
6-25 Problem Solving Table 6-3. POST Tests (con ti nu e d) Code Beeps POST Routine Descri pt i on The fol l ow ing ar e f or boot bl ock in FLASH RO M E2 4-3-1- 3 I nitialize the chipset E3 4-3-1- 4 I.
6-2 6 Problem S olving Table 6-4. System Statu s LED Indic ators LED Stat us Descript ion Response Power Status Off Power O FF None required (nor m al) Green Power ON None required (nor m al) Amber System power supply failure Replace failed power supply module.
6-27 Problem Solving Table 6-6. System Statu s Abnormal Conditions LED (Amber ) Condi t ions System Stat us Unit f an alarm Memory multi -bit erro r (SER R) P6 bus e rror SE RR) Thermal sensor ( f r o.
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Appendix A System C abling Contents Befo re Y ou Be gin ................................................................. 1 S tati c Pre cauti ons ................................................................ 1 Standar d SCSI Bus Conf iguration ...
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A-1 System Cabli ng This ap pendix co ntains in for mation an d pro cedu re s on cab ling co nfigurat ions used i n your sys tem . The confi gurati ons i nclude: Standa rd SCSI bu s Opt ional RAID co ntroll er. Befor e Y ou Begin Warn ing : The DC p ush-b utton o n/off swi tch on t he front panel does not turn off the system A C power .
A-2 System Cabli ng Standar d SCS I Bus C onfiguration Your system is cabled using the two on-board SCS I co ntro llers. The on- board Ad aptec 7880 ultr a wide SCSI cont rolle r is us ed to control t.
A-3 System Cabli ng Figure A- 1 . St a ndar d Syste m Cabl e Configurat i on M P Q O E A06K A04A P30 P27 P28 P29 A07A2 A07A1 A13T14 P25 A16C A16D A15F1 A085 A09T4 A09T3 A10T A09T2 A08T2 A09T1 A08T A08.
A-4 System Cabli ng P— 2nd 3 1/ 2-inc h d evic e (optio nal) Q— 3 1/ 2-inc h d iskette dr ive R— Sy stem boar d S— SCSI d istribu tion p anel te rminato r Figure A- 2 .
A-5 System Cabli ng Figure A- 3 . RAID Ca bl e Configurat i on M P Q O E A06K A04A P30 P27 P28 P29 A07A2 A07A1 A13T14 P25 A16C A16D A15F1 A085 A09T4 A09T3 A10T A09T2 A08T2 A09T1 A08T A08T1 G H D F C B.
A-6 System Cabli ng Q— 3 1/ 2-inc h d iskette dr ive R— Sy stem boar d S— SCSI d istribu tion p anel te rminato r T— DAC960PD U RAID con troller in PCI slot #00 (P05) U— RAID cha nnel 0 cabl.
A-7 System Cabli ng Figure A- 4 . Re routing the Ul tr a Wi de SCSI Ca bl e Configur ing the RAI D Contr oller The DACCF u tility is in clu ded with the RAID con troller . This c onfig ur ation utility allows yo u to con figu re y our disk array befor e installing you r netw or k ope ratin g sy stem.
A-8 System Cabli ng If yo u want t o be a ble t o remo tely ( from a PC cli ent) confi gure the a rray; incre ase array ca paci ty onli ne; or moni tor statistic s on d isk and con trolle r ac tivity , y ou must in stall the G lobal Arr ay M anag er ( GAM) option that w as pro vide d with you r RAI D subsy stem.
Appendix B Mem ory C onfigurati ons Contents Mem ory D IMM Co nfig urati ons ................................................. 1.
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B-1 Memory Configurations Memor y DIMM C onfigurations The memor y boar d c ontain s sixtee n 168-pi n DI MM soc kets fo r a total of up to 4 GB of system me mory , usin g 256M B DIM Ms. See Fig ur e B-1. DIM M so cke ts on the bo ard ar e or gan ized as f our 72-bit wid e, 2- , or 4- way inter leav ed bank s.
B-2 Memory Configurations Bank installation DIMM type Always begin with the top DIMM sites (P3 and P11) as you fill the sockets. All DIMMs in a bank must be identical size. DIMMs may differ in size from bank to bank. Number of DIMMs supported: 2, 4, 8, 12, or 16.
B-3 Memory Configurations Table B-1. Memory Configurations (Continued) Total Memory Interleave Type Bank #0 Bank #1 Bank #2 Bank #3 1152MB four-way 4 x 256MB (P3, P11, P4 + P12) 4 x 32MB (P5, P13, P6 .
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Appendix C Option Boar ds Contents Int roduct ion ...................................................................... C-1.
C-1 Option Boards Introducti on Us e thi s se ction o f your use r’s guid e for s toring con trolle r/ adapter installation proc edu res th at acc ompan y op tion boar ds y ou pu rc hase after y ou r serv er is installed.
Appendix D Devices Contents Int roduct ion .......................................................................... 1.
D-1 Devices Introducti on Us e thi s se ction o f your use r’s guid e for s toring d evice installation pro cedu re s that acc ompan y add- on peri phera l devi ces you p urchase aft er your se rver is installed.
Appendix E Networ k Operating System s Contents Int roduct ion .......................................................................... 1.
E-1 Network Operating S ystems Introducti on Us e thi s se ction o f your use r’s guid e for s toring yo ur Net work Opera ting S yste m Conf igurati on Guide .
Equipm ent Log Us e thi s eq uipme nt lo g form t o record p erti nent info rmation about y our syste m. Y ou w ill need some of this in for mation to r un the Sy stem Con figu ration Utility. Be sure to update the equ ipment log w hen you add options.
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1 Equipment Log Equipment Log Component Manufacturer Name and Model Serial Number (if available) Date Installed Server Baseboard 2nd CPU 3rd CPU 4th CPU DIMMs Video Mem.
2 Equipment Log Equipment Log (continued) Component Manufacturer Name and Model Serial Number (if available) Date Installed Network Controller 1 Network Controller 2 Monitor Keyboard Mouse External SC.
Glossary Glossary A AC (Alternating Current) The type of current available in wall outlets. All computers must convert alternating current to direct current to operate. See also DC. address A label, name, or number that identifies a location in computer memory.
2 Glossary C cache memory A very fast, limited portion of RAM set aside for temporary storage of data for direct access by the microprocessor. CD-ROM drive (Compact Disk ROM drive) A type of mass storage device that reads information from a compact disk.
3 Glossary DOS (Disk Operating System) See operating system. DRAM (Dynamic RAM) See RAM. E ECC (Error Checking and Correction) A method of detecting and correcting errors. EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) A type of memory device that stores password and configuration information.
4 Glossary G (Gigabyte) 1,073,741,824 bytes. See also byte. H hard disk drive See disk drive. hardware The physical parts of your computer, including the keyboard, monitor, disk drives, cables, and circuit cards. I IC (Integrated Circuit) An electronic device that contains miniaturized circuitry.
5 Glossary LED (Light-Emitting Diode) A small electronic device that glows when current flows through it. LPT1 or LPT2 The name you can assign a parallel port to specify its address. See also parallel port. M (Megabyte) 1,048,576 bytes. See also byte.
6 Glossary password A security feature that prevents an unauthorized user from operating your computer. See also EEPROM. PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect. PCI is a high-performance peripherals I/O bus supporting data transfers of up to 132MB per second.
7 Glossary serial port The connector on the back of your computer that allows the transfer of data between the computer and a serial device, such as a mouse, a modem, or a serial printer. Setup program The program that you use to change the configuration of some ISA desktop and notebook computers.
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