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Pr oprietary Notice and L iability Disclaim er The inf o r m at i o n discl o sed in t his do cum e nt , i nc l uding all d esigns and rel at ed m ater i als, is t he valuable pro perty of NE C Co m put er Syst e m s Divis io n, P ackar d Be l l NEC, Inc. (here ina fter “ NEC CSD” ) and/o r i t s licenso r s. NE C CSD and/or i t s licenso r s, ...
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Cont ent s ii i Contents Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer Regulatory Information Using This Guide ................................................... vii Te xt Co nve n tion s ............................................................................ vi ii Rel a ted Do cum en ts ......................................................... ...
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iv Cont ents Configuring Your System ......................................3-1 Co nfi gu ring Y ou r Sy ste m ................................................................ 3-2 Re sou rce Co nfig urati on Utili ty (RCU ) ............................................. 3-2 U sing t he RCU ............................................................. ...
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Cont ent s v In sta lling a Powe r Supply ......................................................... 4 -29 Removing a P owe r S upply ........................................................ 4-3 0 Hot- S wappi ng a Powe r S upply ................................................. 4-3 0 Rem ovab le Medi a De vi ce s ................................... ...
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Using This Guide vii Using This Guide This User’s Gu i d e pro vi des a qu ick reference to in f o r mat i o n about y our sys t em . Its goal is to f a miliari z e y o u wi t h y o ur s y st e m a nd the tasks ne c essar y f or s ys t em co nfigurin g a nd upgrad ing. This guide conta ins the f o ll o wing inf o rmat i o n : Chapt er 1, “ Sy s ...
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viii Us ing This Guid e Text Conventions T h is g u ide u s e s t he fo llow in g t e xt co nve nt io ns . War n ing s, c au t io ns, and no t es ha ve t he fo llo w ing me a n in g s: ! W A RNI NG W a rni ngs alert you to sit uati ons t hat could resul t i n serious per sonal i njur y or loss of lif e. ! CA UT ION Cauti ons indic ate sit uations t ...
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Us ing This Guide ix Related Do cuments In addi t ion to thi s gu i de, t he f o ll o w ing sy st em do cumentat ion i s included w ith y o ur ser ver e i t her as e l ect ro ni c files o n E XPRESS B UILDE R or a s paper co py s h ipped with y o ur server. System Release Notes Release No t es prov ide y o u wi t h the latest inf o r m at io n abou ...
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x Using This Gui de Safe ty Notices ! Caution: To reduce the risk of electr ic shock which cou l d cause pe rs o na l in jur y , fo llo w a ll sa fet y no t ic es. T he s y mbo ls s ho wn a re used in y o ur do cumentat ion an d o n y o ur equ i p m e n t to in d i c ate sa f et y hazard s. War ning: Lit hiu m b at t er i e s c a n be da ng e ro u ...
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Using This Guide xi Out si d e the U.S.A. and C a n ada, t he pl ug mus t b e r at ed f o r 250 Vac, 10 am p m ini m um , an d mu st d i spl ay an in tern ati on al agen cy ap pr ov al mark ing. T he co r d m ust b e su i t a ble f o r use in the end-user co untry. Co nsul t y o ur dealer or the l o ca l elect ri ca l aut horit ies if y o u are uns ...
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xii Usin g This Guide Care and Handling Use t he f o ll ow ing guidel ines t o pro p er ly ha ndle and care f o r y o ur sy stem . Pr otect th e system from extr emel y l o w or h igh temp eratu r e s. Le t t h e sy stem w arm ( or co ol) to r oo m te mpe ratu re b efo r e usi ng i t. Keep t h e s ystem awa y fr om ma gn eti c forces. Keep t h e sy ...
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1 S y stem Overv ie w Overview Ch assi s Sys te m Board Features Peri pheral Devi c e s Syste m Pow er Sof tware Locks via the BIOS Setup ...
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1-2 Syst em Ove rvi ew Overvi ew The ser ver i s a m o du lar, mul t ipro cessing server based o n the Intel Pen t i u m® II Xeon chip set. The chip set inco r po r at es a m o dular scalea ble arc hi t ect ure that in t egrat es a 64-bi t b us in t er face wi t h t hree Per iphera l Co m po nent Int er c o n nect (PCI ) b uses and a n Indust ...
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Syst em Ov erv iew 1-3 Syst em F eatur e Sum mary A s u mm ar y o f t h e s yste m featur es i s inc luded in Tabl e 1- 1. Table 1-1 . Sys tem Feat ures Feature Descript i on Modular bo ard se t Syste m is intende d for use with a mod ul ar boar d set base d on Pentiu m II Xe on processor technology; from one to fo ur proce ssors and up to 4 GB of ...
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1-4 Syst em Ove rvi ew Expa ndin g th e Serv er a s Nee ds Gr ow A t ypic a l m i n i mu m s yst e m co n f ig ur at io n m a y in c lud e t he fo llo w ing : bo ar d s e t co ns ist i ng o f s yst e m I / O bo a r d , CP U ba se bo a r d wit h a Pen t i um II Xeo n pr o cessor , and a mem o r y board dis k ette driv e and SCSI CD-ROM dr iv e t ...
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Syst em Ov erv iew 1-5 Chassis Figure 1-1 sho ws t he server front chassis feat ur es and co nt ro l s. POWER STATUS DISK A B C D E 3 FG H I A Po wer LE D W h en g r een , po wer i s pr esen t i n s ys t em. W h en of f, po w er i s t ur ned off or p ow er s o ur c e is di sr u pt ed . S ee Ta bl e 1- 1 f or a list and description of the syste m LE ...
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1-6 Syst em Ove rvi ew Stat us LE D In dic a t or Descr i pti o ns Table 1-2 li st s t h e s yste m stat us L E D in d icat ors al o ng wit h a descript ion of eac h LED in d icator. Table 1-3 li st s the di sk dr iv e stat us LED pan e l indicato rs al o ng with a descri pt ion of eac h LED i ndic at or. Tabl e 1-4 li sts s yste m stat us ab nor m ...
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Syst em Ov erv iew 1-7 Table 1 -4. System Status Abnormal Conditions LED (Amber) Conditions Syste m Status Chassis intrusio n (fron t cove r) Unit fan al arm Mem ory m u lti- bit e rr or ( SERR) P6 bus e rror (SE RR ) Th erm a l s ens or Tem p erat u re Voltage CPU th erma l tri p PCI PERR# (OPB/ESC detect ) PCI SERR# CPU int erna l err o r WD T IO ...
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1-8 Syst em Ove rvi ew 2. First o pen the ri g h t f ro n t door, then o pen t he l e ft door (see t he f o ll o wing figure). ...
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Syst em Ov erv iew 1-9 Cha ssi s Fea tur es an d C ontr ol s Figure 1-2 sho ws t he server front chassis feat ur es and co nt ro l s. Figure 1- 3 shows t he server r ear chassis feat ures and cont ro l s. A H I D E F G CB K J A SCSI ha rd drive cages Use d t o mou nt the ha rd d i sks . Each cage con tains four disks w i th their th r ee st at us L ...
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1-10 Syst em Ov ervie w J H I G D B C A E F K P L ON M A K eyb oar d PS/2- c omp atibl e 6- pi n mi ni-D IN c onn e c t or . B Prin ter LPT 1 25- pin p arall el p ort c onnec tor. C VGA VGA mon it or 15- pi n c onn ec t o r . D External-SCSI N a rrow-SCSI 50-pin c o nnector E Du mp bu tton S ee Co nfigu ring S w i tc h a nd Ju mper Sett ings in C h ...
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Syst em Ov erv iew 1-1 1 System Board F eatures The board set i nc l udes t he syste m I/O boar d, CP U base boar d, and a m e m o r y board. The sy st e m I/O board is m o unt ed at the to p of t he sy st e m. Fi gur e 1- 4 shows t he syst e m w i t h t he top co ver r em o ved. A B C D F E A Syste m I/O Boa rd B Op tio n bo ard Fan C Dis ke tte d ...
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1-12 Syst em Ov ervie w The CPU base board p l ugs into t h e unders i d e o f the syste m I / O bo ar d and t he mem o r y bo ard plugs into the CPU b ase board. Fi gur e 1- 5 shows the sy st e m wi t h t he lef t si de co v er r e m oved. B A C D F E G H A CPU base board B Mem ory b oar d C Rear CPU f an D Rear CPU f an E Voltage Regulator Mod ul ...
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Syst em Ov erv iew 1-1 3 Figures 1-6, 1-7, and 1-8 sh o w the m aj o r co mponents on t he sy st e m I/O b o ard, CPU base board, an d Me m o r y bo ar d. T abl e 1- 5 sum mar izes t he features o f t h e bo ar d s e t . Table 1 -5. Features of the Board Set Feature Descript i on M ultip le proc es so r slots Four pro cessor socke ts on the CPU bas ...
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1-14 Syst em Ov ervie w B A C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R M SM T A PCI e xpansion s l ots (#31, # 32, #33 , and #34 ) B PCI e xpansion s l ots (#21, # 22, and #23) C ISA e xpansion s l ots (#1 and #2 ) D CPU base boa r d conne ct or (unde rside of board) E PCI e xpansion s lots (#11 and #12 ) F Optional V ideo DRA M socke ts G I/O r i se r board ...
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Syst em Ov erv iew 1-1 5 A C F G H B D E I A CPU front fan conne cto r B Mem o ry boa rd c o nn ect o r C Pe nt i um II Xe on proce ssor (1 - 4) D CPU front fan conne cto r E Configurat i on swi t ch F CPU re ar fan conne ctor G Voltage m odule so cket (VRM1 - VRM6 ) H CPU re ar fan conne ctor I Voltage M odul e Soc ket ( m e m ory) Figure 1-7. CPU ...
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1-16 Syst em Ov ervie w Pro c esso r Each Pent i u m II Xeo n pr o cessor is packaged in a single edge cont ac t (S.E.C.) cart ri dge. T he cartr i dge includes t h e pro cesso r cor e wi t h an integr at ed 16 K B pr imary (L1) cache; t he seco ndar y (L2) cache; a t her mal p lat e; and a back co ver. The cart r idge is secured by a r et enti o n ...
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Syst em Ov erv iew 1-1 7 Vid e o The onboard super VGA co ntro l ler (P CI ) is a hig h-per f o r m a nce SVG A subsys t em t hat supports: BIOS co m pat i bi lit y w i t h VGA, EGA, CGA, Hercules Grap hics, an d MD A 1 MB of V i deo Mem o ry ex p a ndable to 2 MB (Fi gure 1-6, F) 16-bi t bus for hig h-speed d isp la y mem o r y access hardware acc ...
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1-18 Syst em Ov ervie w Fa ns In addi t ion to the p o wer supply fans, t h e s y st em h as a n opt i o n board fan (see Figure 1-4, B) cabl ed to the I/O board (see Fi gure 1-6, K) and three CPU f ans (see Figure 1-5, C, D an d F) cabled to the CPU b ase b o ard (see Fi gure 1- 7, A, D, F and H). The three CPU f a n s ( f ro nt and rear) ar e red ...
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Syst em Ov erv iew 1-1 9 The backp la ne has t wo main funct i o ns: SCS I dr i ve co ntro l an d syst e m d at a l ogg ing. Drive s t atus i s m o ni to red to de t ec t f a iling dr ives an d t o contro l LED indicat o rs. The backplane feat ures in c lude the fo llow i ng: i nserti on an d rem ov a l o f ha rd dri ves w hi le p o wer i s on (re ...
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1-20 Syst em Ov ervie w System Powe r The sys t em m a y be co nfigured wi t h up to t hree 420 Wa tt p o wer s upplies. Each supp ly auto mat ically swi t c hes betwee n t hese in put v o l t age r anges: 100-120 VAC at 50/60 Hz; 7 A m a ximum current 200-240 VAC at 50/60 Hz; 3.5 A m aximum current Each power supply pr o vi des DC o ut put s of +5 ...
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2 Setting Up Your Sy stem Sele cting a Site Unpack ing the S yst e m Moving the S ystem to the Site Gettin g Familia r W ith the Syste m Making Connec tions Connect ing the P ow er Cords Powering On Your S ystem ...
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2-2 Sett ing Up You r Sys tem Select ing a Site The syst e m op er at es r eliably in a t ypical o ffice e nviro nment . Ch oo se a si t e that meets t he f o ll o wing requ i re ments. S ite the syste m near gro unded, three- pr o n ged po wer out l et s. Note : For the Unit ed S t at es and Canada, thi s means NEMA 5-15R outlets for 100-120 Vac o ...
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Setti ng Up Your System 2 -3 Unpacking the Syst em ! CA UT ION Your system w ei ghs appr ox im a t el y 207 pounds (94 kg) . To av oid per sonal i njury, make sure you hav e som eone help you lift or mo v e the syste m . When y o u r ece ive y o ur s y ste m , in sp ect t he shi pp i ng co nta iners prior to unpacking. I f the shi pp ing b o xes ar ...
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2-4 Sett ing Up You r Sys tem Getting Familiar With the System Befor e set t in g up your syst e m , see Chapt er 1, “ Sy st em Overview,” to become fami liar w it h s yst em f eat ures, such as t he locat ion of y o ur s yste m 's secur i t y keyl o cks and fro nt and rear pane l switc hes, in d icat or s and co nnecto rs, e t c. M a king ...
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Setti ng Up Your System 2 -5 H F G E D B C A I IK J A. Ke yboard, PS/2-co m patible 6 -pin conne ctor B. Printer, paralle l port 25-pin connect or C. VG A m o nit or , 1 5 -p i n c onn ect o r D. Ex t ernal- narrow S CSI, 50- pi n h i gh de nsity conne ct or E. Mo us e, P S/ 2- c om pat i b l e 6 - pi n c onn ect o r F. COM1, se rial po rt 9-pin co ...
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2-6 Sett ing Up You r Sys tem Connecting the Power Cords P lug the female en d o f each AC power cord in t o the in put receptacles o n the rear of the power suppli es (see Figure 2-2). Pl ug t h e m ale end of each power co rd in t o N E MA 5-15R outl et f o r 100- 120 Vac o r NEMA 6-15R outl et f o r 200- 240 Vac. I f the p o wer cor ds suppli ed ...
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Setti ng Up Your System 2 -7 Poweri ng On Your System Po wer o n your syste m as fo ll o ws. 1. Make sure all e x t ernal de vices, suc h as a video display , ke y boar d, and m o us e ( o pti o n a l ) have bee n connect ed, and t he p o wer cor ds are c o nn e ct ed. 2. Po wer on the vi deo dis p l a y and any o ther external de vi ce s. 3. Op e ...
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3 Configur ing Your S y stem Confi guring Y our System Resourc e Configurati on Uti l ity (RCU) BIO S Se tup U tili ty SCSI Sele ct U tility Viewing the E vent Log Confi guri ng t he RAI D Controll er Confi guri ng S ystem J u m pers and Switches ...
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3-2 Configuring Y our System Configuring Your System Configuration and s et up ut il i t ies are used to change y o ur s y st e m configurat i o n. Yo u can confi gure y o ur s yste m , as well a s a ny opt ion b o ards y o u m a y add t o y o ur s yste m , us in g t he R eso ur ce Co nfi gurat i o n Ut i li t y (RCU) d iskett e. Al so, several u n ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -3 The RCU st or es t he c o nfigurat i o n inf o r m at ion in the non-vo l at ile mem o r y on y o ur s yst e m . When you e xit t he RCU, the co nfi gurat i o n inf o r mat i o n i s wr i t t en t o no n- vo lat ile me mo r y . T he RC U a lso ma int a in s t he S et u p co nfig u ra t io n, which is sto red in t he ba ...
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3-4 Configuring Y our System 8. Se l ect St ep 2 to add an ISA b o ar d to y o ur sy st em (see “ ISA Bo ard Configuration”) . 9. Se l ect St ep 3 to vi ew your s y st e m s co nfi gur at i o n set t in gs. T he nor m a l (defau lt) RCU sett in g s are shown in table 3-3. Table 3 -1. Resource Configuration Utility Mai n Menu Menu Options Descri ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -5 RCU Comman d L i n e Param eters There are RCU o pti o ns that can be enabled by st art in g t h e RCU f ro m the co mmand li ne w i t h the appro pri at e swi t ch li st ed b elow. To enable an o pt ion, insert t h e RCU dis ket t e in dr ive A and ty pe A: S D at t h e MS-DOS pro mpt, f o ll o wed by one of these co ...
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3-6 Configuring Y our System ISA Boar d Co nfi gurati on If add i ng a non-P l ug a n d P l ay ISA boar d to y o ur sy st e m , use t he f o ll o wing pro cedures to define and add the option b o ar d. It ’ s necess ar y to defi ne a n I SA board to prevent other boards in t he sy st em f ro m us ing the same IRQ l e ve l s, DMA chan nels, I /O p ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -7 11. Th e View Current Settings scree n is d isp layed. P r ess Enter to sav e the curre nt se tt i ngs. 12. The Add confirmation screen is di sp layed. Review t he manufa ct urer’ s co mment s and press Enter . Table 3 -4. ISA Board Configurations ISA Board De finiti on s Your Configura t i on Board D escription : Ma ...
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3-8 Configuring Y our System 17. Th e Steps in configuring your computer scree n i s displayed. At thi s screen select “ St ep 5: Sav e and exit” and press Ent er . 18. The Save and exit scr een is d ispla yed. At th is screen se lect “ S ave the co nfigurat i o n and restart t h e co m put er” and press Enter . 19. The Reboot scr een is di ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -9 See t he f o ll o wing t able f o r inf o r mat i o n on the keys y ou use w i th Set up. These keys are also listed at t he b ot to m o f the Set up menu. Key Function in Set up Menu F1 or A lt-H Gene ral He lp window . ES C Exi t th e cu rr ent m enu. ← or → arrow keys Select a d ifferent m enu . ↑ or ↓ arro ...
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3-10 Configuring Y our System Table 3 -5. BIOS Setup Confi gurations, Main Menu Menu Para me ter N a me No rma l S et ting or Dis p la y Only Your Configuration MAIN MENU System Time Enter cu rr ent t im e ( hour, m inute s, seconds on 24 hou r clock ). Cu rren t Ti me System Date En ter c urre nt da te. Cur r e n t Dat e *Diskette A : Use +/ - to ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -1 1 Table 3 -5. BIOS Setup Confi gurations, Main a nd Advanced Menu Menu Para me ter N a me No rmal S etting or Dis p la y Only Your Configuration MAIN MENU * Boot Sequence Pre ss Ent er f or m enu . POST E rrors Enabled Boot Seque nce A: the n C: * Numloc k Pre ss Enter for m enu . Numl ock ON Ke y Cli c k Enabled Ke y ...
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3-12 Configuring Y our System Table 3 -5. BIOS Setup Confi gurations, Advance d Menu Menu Para me ter N a me No rmal S etting or Dis p la y Only Your Configuration ADVANCED M ENU Cl ear DI MM Err o rs Press Ent e r DIMM E rror Pause Enabled CPU Reconfi gu r ation Pre ss Ent er for m enu . CPU R econfigurat i on Enabled CPU #4 Stat us Norm al CPU #3 ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -1 3 Table 3-5. BIOS Setup Configurations, Security and Hardw a re Me nu Menu Para me ter N a me No rmal S ettin g o r Dis p la y Only Your Configuration PC I IRQ 1 4 Au to PC I IRQ 1 5 Au to PC I IRQ 1 6 Au to Advanced Pre ss Enter f or m enu. Reset Co n fi gurati on Data No SECURIT Y MENU Supervisor Passw ord is Di s ab ...
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3-14 Configuring Y our System SCSISe lect Utilit y The sys t em I /O boar d includes an integrat ed A IC7895 dua l SC SI host contro ll er used to m a n age SCSI devices in y o ur syste m. When u sed, Ch a nne l A of this co ntro lle r pro vi d es support for f o ur i nternally m o un t ed ul t ra/w ide h ard d isk dr ives . C hannel B provides sup ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -1 5 4. If y o u w ish to f o r mat a di sk, ver ify disk m edia, o r di sp lay a lis t of devi ce s and their SCSI I ds, select “ SCSI Disk Utili t ies” . If you w ish t o configure the adapt er or a devi ce, se lect “ C o nf igure/V iew Ho st Adapter Settings ” . SCSISe l ect Config u r a tion Sett i n gs The fo ...
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3-16 Configuring Y our System Table 3 -6. SCSISelec t Setup Confi gurations Opt ion Reco m m ended Sett i ng or Dis play On ly Y our Con figu ra tion SCSI Bus Interfa ce Definiti ons H os t Ad apte r SC S I ID 7 S CSI Par ity Che cking Enabled H ost Adapte r SCSI Termination Enabled Additional Opti o ns Boot De vice Op tions Press Ent e r f or m en ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -1 7 Configuring the RAID Controller The syste m co me s w it h a t hree channel Secu RAID 530 Redun da nt Arra y of Inexpensive Devices (R AID) Co ntroller boar d. The board giv es your s yste m t he added secur it y of faul t tolerance. T he syste m is pre-co nfi gur ed at t he f act o r y . Use Table 3-8 to deter mine ...
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3-18 Configuring Y our System If y o u wa n t t o r em o t ely co nfi gur e t he array (from a PC cli e nt ) ; increase ar r a y capacit y o nline; o r moni t o r st a t i st i cs o n d isk a nd cont ro ll er act ivi t y , y o u m u st i nstall the Gl o bal Array Mana ger (GA M) op ti on provi ded w i t h y o ur RA ID subsyste m . T h e G A M o pt ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -1 9 4 A B ON 2 14 3 DIP Function Selec t Switches and Dump Bu tton A Function select swi tches B Reserved Figure 3-1. Function Select Switches Note : The switc hes are set cor r ec t ly at the factory for your system configurati on. If your system r equir es a sw i tch change, c hange onl y the switc h setti ng f or that ...
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3-20 Configuring Y our System Table 3 -9. Function Select Switch Settings Swit ch Description Settings Function SW 1 R es er v ed f or futu re use . Off (f act o ry s etting ) On SW 2 Res et pushbutton control Off On (fa cto ry s et tin g) Front pa nel Re set pushbut t on swi t ch i s disab l ed. Front pane l Rese t pushbutton switch is enable d. S ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -2 1 Con fi guri ng Mem or y B o ar d Fu nc ti on J um p er s This sect ion des cr ibes how to confi gur e t he m e m o ry board jumper for 60ns. Figure 3-3 sho ws t he l o cat ion and sett in gs o f t he m e mor y board jumper. A B C D P03 P05 P15 P17 P02 P04 P14 P16 60 50 Fig ure 3- 3. Memo ry Bo ard Jum per Confi gu r ...
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3-22 Configuring Y our System C B A SCSI Channel A 4J1 Reserved P25 OFF 2 14 3 Reserved 13A1 OFF 2 14 3 Password Clear 13A CMOS Clear OFF 2 14 3 Model Type 8A2 C B A FLASH Code 9A2 C B A Reserved 10K9 Reserved P16 Figu re 3- 4. S yst em I/O Bo ard Swit ches and Jum pers ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -2 3 Table 3-1 0. S ystem I/O Bo ard S witch and Jum per Co nfigu rat ions Swit ch / Ju m per Descri p tion Option Set t i ng Factory Def ault Your Setti ng SCSI Chan nel A 4J1 SCSI ch annel A se l e ct Narrow SC SI for channe l A W ide SC SI f or channe l A A-B B-C B- C (down) FLASH Code 9A2 FLASH reprogram m i ng protec ...
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3-24 Configuring Y our System Se tt ing Sw itch es and Ju mpers ! CA UT ION Bef ore doing the procedures i n t h i s sect i on, mak e sure that you r s ys tem is pow ered o ff. Unp lug the AC pow er co rds from the back of t he c hassis. F ail ure to disconnect power bef ore mo v ing the jumpers can resul t i n personal i njur y and equipm ent dama ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -2 5 BIOS The f o ll o w i ng co n t ai ns pro cedures f o r updatin g y our BIOS and chan g ing the language used by t h e BIOS Setup Utili t y . Updati ng the BIOS Yo u shou l d use t his procedur e when y o u r ece iv e a BIOS FLASH d isket t e f r o m y o ur ser v ice r epr esent at ive. Updat e the syst e m BIOS as f ...
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3-26 Configuring Y our System Changi ng the BIOS S etup Language The BIOS Se t up Utili t y used by y o ur s yste m suppo rt s two l a nguages: En g lish and one other. As s hi pp ed from t h e f act o ry , t h e BIOS Setup Utili t y support s En gli sh an d Fr en ch . If y ou w an t to u se ei th e r Ge rm an , S pani sh , or Ita l i an as th e se ...
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Configuring Y our System 3 -2 7 7. Re m ove th e M ul ti -L an gu age B IO S F LA SH di s ke tte f rom fl op py di s k d ri ve A. 8. Pr ess any key a nd t he syst e m rest arts. You can v er if y t he l a nguage cha nge b y pre ss i ng th e F 2 k ey to en te r th e BI OS Se tup U ti li t y . BIOS Reco ver y In s t r uct ions If t h e BIOS l anguage ...
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3-28 Configuring Y our System Clear ing and Chan ging the P asswor d Cl e ar and change the pass wo rd as f o ll o w s. 1. Po wer off t he syste m and rem o ve the panels as de scr ibed in t he Upgrades and Opt ions chapter . 2. Move the Password Cl ear sw i t ch 13A SW 2 t o ON (see Fi gure 3- 4) . 3. Po wer o n the sy st e m an d wa i t f o r PO ...
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4 Upgradi ng Your Sy stem Prec autions Prepari ng Your S ystem f or Upgrade Modifying t he Sys t em I/O Board DI MMs Pro ce ssor s Opti on Boards Power Supply Rem ovable Media Devices Hard Dis k Dri ves ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-3 T h i s s e c t io n c o nt a i n s s t e p - b y- s t e p in s t r u ct io n s fo r r e mo va l a nd in s t a l l a t io n o f a l l t he maj o r s yst e m co m po nent s. Wh e n y o u disasse mble the serv er , not e t he o r i ent at i o n and p l ace m e n t of any ca bles o r shi e lding t hat y o u rem o ve. ! W A RN ...
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4-4 Upgrading Y our System Precaut ions The fo ll o w i ng war nings and caut i o ns app ly t hroughout this c h apt er. Only a t echni c a l ly qualifi e d perso n sh o u l d in t egrat e an d co nfi gure t h e s ys t em. The on ly pr o cedure that can safely be done wi t h t he syste m power on is insta lling (or hot - swapping) an SCA drive/carr ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-5 ! CA UT ION Elect ro static di scharg e ( ESD) and ESD prot ect io n. ESD can dam age di sk drives, boards, and ot her par t s. T hi s s ystem can withstand nor m al lev els of env ir onm ent al ESD w hi l e you are hot- swapping SCS I hard driv es or hot-swappi ng a f ailed f an m odul e or power supply. How ev er , we re ...
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4-6 Upgrading Y our System Prep aring Your System for Upgrade Ha ve t he fo llo w in g to o ls a v a ila b le : Philli p s screwdriver (#1 bi t an d #2 bit) fl at-hea d sc rewdriv er s ma ll ne ed le no se p lier s pen or pencil ut il i t y kn ife ESD w orks t ati o n or an t i stati c wris t strap (rec omm ended ) IC re m oval t ool . Equi pm ent ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-7 Rem ov in g th e Fr on t D oor s Yo u m ust r emove t he f ro n t doors to rem o v e t h e s ide pan e l s o n y o ur syste m. To rem o ve th e f ron t d oor s . 1. Open the fro nt doo r s and power off t he syste m. Ensure t h e po wer c o rds are unplugged f ro m the A C wall o ut l et . 2. Lif t o n e o f t he front doo ...
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4-8 Upgrading Y our System Re movi ng the Top Co ver an d Side Pane ls To in st a l l op t i ons in y o ur syste m , y ou shou l d do the f o ll o wing. To mod ify t he sy st em I/O board, add an option b o ard, or add a removable m ed ia device, re m o ve t he top cover T o a d d me mo r y o r a pr o c e s so r , r e mo v e t h e le ft s i d e p a ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-9 Rem o ve the top c o v er or a si de pa nel a s f o ll ows. 1. Po wer off t h e s yste m a nd ens ur e t h e po wer cords are unpl ugged fro m t hei r AC wa ll ou tl e t. 2. Observe t he saf et y and ESD precautions listed at the beginning o f this chapter . 3. The to p cover and si de panels are secured fro m t he front e ...
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4-10 Upgrading Y our System Figure 4-3. Top Co v er and Si de Panels Removal Ins tall ing the Top C ove r a nd Si de P anel s Inst a l l the to p cover and si de pa ne ls as fo ll o ws. 1. Before repl a c in g t he top cover or si de panel, make sure n o too l s or l o ose parts h a ve b een l ef t in sid e th e sy stem ch assi s . 2. Make sur e al ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-11 M odif ying the S ystem I/O Board The fo ll o w i ng pr o vi des pro cedur es f o r upgrading and confi gur in g t h e s yste m I / O boar d in y o ur syste m . To pi cs covered include: ins t alli ng vi d eo m em o r y r e p lac in g t he no n- vo lat ile m e mo r y repl aci ng the real -tim e cl ock ba t t ery . Note : ...
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4-12 Upgrading Y our System 2. Align t he b e v e led edge o f the vi d eo m e m or y module w i t h the notched cor ner of t he video mem o r y socket . See F i gur e 4- 4 for t he vi d eo m emor y so cket locat ion. 3. Pr ess t he vi deo mem o r y m o du le down fir mly unt il it is f u l l y seat ed in its so cket. 4. Rep lace t he to p co ver a ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-13 Figure 4-5. Non-Volatile Memory Location Repl acin g the R eal- time C lock Battery Yo u m a y need t o r eplace t he rea l-time cl o ck ( RT C) batt er y because o f i t s batt er y lif e span. T h e bat t ery po wers the cl o ck in t h e a bsence o f power . Wh e n t he batt er y st art s to weake n, i t loses vo l t ag ...
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4-14 Upgrading Y our System + Fig ure 4- 6. L ocat ion of the Re al-Tim e Clo ck Bat ter y ! CA UT ION Danger of explosion if the bat t ery i s i nc or r ectly r eplac ed. Replace only wi t h s ame or equiv al ent type recommended by m anuf ac t urer. Dispose of lit hium batt eri es as requir ed by l ocal ordinance or as norm a l w aste if no local ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-15 DIMMs The mem o r y b o ard co n t ain s s ixtee n DIMM so cket s ar r anged in f o ur ban k s (see Figure 1-8). Each 168-pin so cket can ho l d a sin g l e 72-bit DIMM modu le wi t h 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, or 256MB o f mem o r y . Wh e n a ll s ixtee n socket s are popul at ed, the m e m or y board support s a m axi mu m o f ...
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4-16 Upgrading Y our System Note : Observ e stat i c precautions. Use an anti s t ati c wrist strap. Hold DI MMs onl y by the i r edges. 3. Open the ejector s on b o th si des o f the m e m or y bo ard ( see Fi gur e 4- 8) . Holding the mem o r y bo ar d by i t s edges, car e f u ll y pull i t out unt il t he edge co nn e ctor s ar e free. P lace t ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-17 10. Hoo k t he ri g ht si d e of the support pan e l into t he ch a ssis f r a me an d swing t he support panel into p o si t i o n so t h at t he rear edge of the mem o r y boar ds fi t s snug against t he pan e l . The suppo rt panel is secured to t he ch as s i s by two black fas t eners. Push i n on t he support panel ...
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4-18 Upgrading Y our System 10. Hoo k the ri g h t si d e of the support panel into t he ch a ssis f r a me an d swing t he support panel into p o si t i o n so t h at t he rear edge of the mem o r y boar ds fi t s snug against t he pan e l . The suppo rt panel is secured to t he ch as s i s by two black fas t eners. Push i n on t he support panel ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-19 ! W A RNI NG If the system w as runni ng, any processor and heat sink i nstall ed i s hot. T o avoi d t he pos si bi lit y of a burn, let t he c om ponent s cool f or 10 mi nut es be f ore continui ng w i th these procedures. Ins tallin g a Pr oces sor C artr idg e Use t he f o ll o w ing procedur e to inst all a pro cess ...
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4-20 Upgrading Y our System 3. Re move t h e t ermi nat ion card fro m the sl o t abo ve t he insta ll ed pro cesso r ca rt ri dge(s ). Remove t h e r etent i o n arm l o ck ing the ter minat ion card in p lace by pr e ssing in o n the r ight side o f t h e bar t o r elease t h e ar m . Pu l l the ret ent ion ar m to war ds y o u to release the arm ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-21 5. Open the t abs on t he cartridge and ali g n the cart r i dge w i t h t he sl o t so that the heat sink faces down. If insta lli ng a t erminat i on card, align t he card so t ha t t he embossed logo o n t he card faces up. 6. Insert t he cartr i dg e in t o the guide rails o f the retention m o dule (see Figure 4-12) ...
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4-22 Upgrading Y our System 10. Rep lace t he lef t side panel a n d t urn on the syste m. 12. Af t er y o u have i nst all ed a new processo r, run the B I OS Setup Utili t y to configure i t s spe ed. Re moving a Proce ssor Ca rt ridge or Te rmi n ati on Boa r d Use t he f o ll ow ing procedur e to remove a processo r cartridge or ter mination bo ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-23 Option Boards The f o ll ow i ng par agraphs describ e h o w to ins t all and re m o ve I SA and PCI opti o n boards. The sy st em I / O bo ar d has t wo dedicated I SA bus mast er expans i on slot s an d nine dedicated PCI bus ex pa ns i o n sl o ts (see Fi gure 4- 13) . The high-per for m a nce PCI loca l bus all o ws t ...
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4-24 Upgrading Y our System ISA adapter s can b e P l ug-a nd-P l a y . I S A adapter s t h at ar e not Pl ug- a nd-P l ay must be manually co nfigured fo l low ing t he instru ct i o ns supplied w i t h t he board. The co nfiguration is defi ne d to t he syste m by creat ing the ISA confi gur at i o n file when running the RCU. If y o u are addin ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-25 Con tr ol ler / A da pt er Har d war e C o nfi gur ati o ns Table 4-1 li sts t h e o p t i on b o ards y o u may add to y o ur sy st e m a n d pr o vi des inf o r m at i o n on sl ot l oc ati on . Table 4 -1. Opti on Boar d Hardware Configurati ons Opt ion Bo ard Irq 2 Me mory Address I/O Address SMC 9432TX (1st) 3 S et b ...
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4-26 Upgrading Y our System Instal ling an Opti on Boar d In stal l an op ti on b oar d a s f oll ows . 1. Po wer o ff the syste m and re m o ve t he top c o ver as descr ibed earlier in t hi s chapt er . Note : Observ e stat i c precautions. Use an anti s t ati c wrist strap. 2. Rem o ve t he opt i o n boar d from i t s pr ot ec t ive wrapper, hol ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-27 Figure 4-15. Removing the Expansion S l ot Cover 8. Ho lding the b o ard by its top edge or upper c o r ners, fi r mly press t h e boar d in t o an expansi o n sl o t o n t he sy st em I/ O boar d. T he t apered f o ot o f t he opt ion b o ar d ret aini ng bracket m ust fi t in t o the m at ing sl o t in the expa nsio n s ...
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4-28 Upgrading Y our System Figure 4-16. Installi ng an Option Boar d 11. Co nnect any ext er nal ca bles ( if t hey are needed) to the i nst a ll ed o pt i o n b o ar d. 12. Rep lace t he to p co ver and power on t he syste m . Removing an Option Board Note : Expansion sl ot covers must be install ed on all v ac ant slots to m ai ntain the el ectr ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-29 9. If y o u r e moved an n o n-P lug-a nd-P lay I SA opt i o n boar d, r un the RCU to c o nfigure th e sy s tem . Power S upply The f o ll o w i ng par agraphs provide pro cedures f or ins t alli ng an addit i o nal po wer supply, re m o ving a power supply , o r swappi ng out a faul t y po wer supp ly . Instal ling a Po ...
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4-30 Upgrading Y our System Re moving a Powe r S u ppl y If the LED indicat o rs on a power supply are li t , i t ’ s r eco mm e nded t hat po wer to t he syste m be t urned o ff b e fore r e moving the power supply . To rem ove a po wer supply , pe rf orm th e f o l l owi n g s tep s. 1. Power o ff the sy ste m . 2. Unplug t he po wer cord from ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-31 Removable Media Devices A CD-RO M driv e i s a l w ays m o unted in bay D. Any SCSI rem o va bl e m edia devices ca n be i nst all ed i n per iphera l b a ys A, B, and C. The SC SI devi ce s sh o uld b e insta l led in t he fi r st available bay fro m t he botto m (bay D) . Figure 4-18 illustr at es t he recommended remov ...
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4-32 Upgrading Y our System A B C D Removable Media Dev ice Bays A 5 1/4-inch expansion bay B 5 1/4-inch expansion bay C 5 1/4-inch expansion bay D CD-R OM d r ive E 1 .44 MB disk ette F 3 1/2-inch expansion bay Bay A SCSI QI C Tape. SCSI DAT Tape. De vice mus t h ave the in te rna l SC SI te rmi nato rs remo ved . BAY B Se cond SCSI CD -ROM. SCSI ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-33 Instal ling a 5 1/ 4-I n c h Devi ce or 3 1/ 2-Inc h Disk ette D rive Insta ll a 5 1/4- in c h de vice o r 3 1/2-in ch d iskett e drive as f o ll o w s. ! CA UT ION CD-ROM dev ic es cont ai n a laser sys t em and are classif i ed as CLASS 1 LASER PR ODUCT S . I n case of any trouble wit h a CD- ROM, pl ease contact your n ...
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4-34 Upgrading Y our System Figure 4-19. Removing Blank Panel Tra y Figure 4-20. Removing S i de Ra ils 6. Re move t h e device fro m its prot ectiv e wr apper and place it o n an an t i st at ic sur face. Reco r d t he driv e mode l and serial number in t he equ ipment log. 7. Set any device jumpers o r swi t ch e s on t he device. Refer to t he i ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-35 8. U s ing t he fo u r s c re ws s u pp lie d w i t h t he d rive , r e inst a ll t he s id e ra ils jus t r e m o ve d f ro m the bl a nk panel t r ay (see Fi gur e 4- 21, A). T he rail s for each side of the device are i d ent ica l. Note : Do not use the screws used to secure the bl ank panel tray . B B A A C Attaching ...
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4-36 Upgrading Y our System A B Figu re 4- 23. Engag ing t he D evic e Side R ails t o th e Ba y Guid e R ails 11. Co nnect a power cable to t he b ack o f t h e dr ive (see Figure 4-24) . Note : For 5 1/4-i nc h dev ic es, power cabl es are pr ov i ded in the chassis f or remov able 5 1/4-i nch m edia dri v es ( i nc l uding t he CD- ROM that is f ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-37 A C B A System I /O board B Signal cable C Power cable Figure 4-24. Installing Device Cables Rem ovi ng a 5 1/4-I nch Devi ce or 3 1/2-I nc h Disk ette Dri ve Rem o ve a 5 1/4-in c h device o r a 3 1/2-i nch d iskett e d r ive as fo ll o ws. 1. Po wer o ff the syste m . Re m o ve the lef t fro nt doo r and the top cover a ...
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4-38 Upgrading Y our System Hard Disk D rives The fo ll o w i ng par agraphs pro vide pro cedures f o r ins t alling an add it i o nal disk dr i ve, re moving a di sk dr iv e, o r swappin g o ut a faul t y d isk driv e f ro m one of the three hot- swap drive cages . T he 3 1/2- in c h SCSI dr iv e s m ust use t he in dust ry standar d 80- pin S ing ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-39 Instal ling a Har d Driv e Use t his pr o cedure to add an opti o nal har d dr ive to your sy st em . 1. Po wer off t he sy st em. I f l o cked, unlock and open the r i g ht f r o n t d oor . 2. Det er mine which hard dr ive cage will conta i n t he n e w h ar d dr iv e. Open t he EMI m e tal pan el i n f ron t of th e h ...
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4-40 Upgrading Y our System Note : Observ e stat i c precautions. Use an anti s t ati c wrist strap. 4. The dr ive carr i er is s h ipped with the add-o n dr ive. Rem o ve t he new driv e f ro m i t s prot ec t iv e wrapper and place it o n an an t i st at ic sur fa ce. Recor d t he driv e m o de l and ser i a l n u mbers in the equ i p ment l o g. ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-41 Figu re 4- 27. Inst alling C arri er in the System 8. Gent ly pus h t he assembly into t he b a y u nt il t h e dr i ve do cks w i t h the backp lane co nnecto r. Be sure the hook on the b o tto m o f the h a n d le engages t he ch a ss is frame and sl o w ly lif t t he handle. Yo u sh o ul d hear a c li ck w he n t he h ...
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4-42 Upgrading Y our System Removing a Har d Drive Use this pr o cedure to rem ove a hard dr iv e fro m y o ur s y st em . 1. Po wer o ff t h e s yste m . I f locked, unlock and open the r i g ht f ro nt door. 2. Det er mine which h ard dr iv e cage co n t ains t he hard driv e y o u want to rem o ve. Ope n th e EM I m e tal pa nel i n fr on t of t ...
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Upgrading Your System 4-43 Hot-Swapping a Ha r d Drive If y ou ar e swapp in g o ut a faul t y hard dr iv e, y ou can p in po int which dr iv e t o rem o ve by check ing the st at us LEDs that occur in sets o f t hree abo ve each o f the four drive bays. See “ St at us LED Indicato r Descr i pt ions ” i n Chapt er 1. Note : W hen t he S CSI dri ...
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4-44 Upgrading Y our System 11. Gent ly push the assemb l y into t he b a y unt il t he drive docks w ith t he backp lane co nnecto r. Be sure the hook on the b o tto m o f the h a n d le engages t he ch a ss is frame and sl o w ly lif t t he h a ndle. Yo u will hear a click when the h a nd le locks in place. 12. Cl os e th e E M I m eta l p an el ...
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5 Problem Solving Re sett ing th e Sy ste m Troubles hoot i ng Checklis ts Addit ional Troubleshooting Procedures Spec i f ic P robl e ms and Corrective Act i ons Error Mes s age s St at u s LED ...
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5-2 Problem Sol ving This chapter hel ps you i d entify and solve pro blems t hat m a y occur dur ing s ys t e m in s t a lla t io n o r w hile u s in g yo u r s yst e m. T he fir st se c t io n o f t his c hap t e r t ells y o u ho w to re set y o u r s yst e m in t he e ve nt o f pr o ble ms. The ne xt few sect i o ns provide troubleshoot in g ch ...
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Problem So lving 5-3 Are all cables cor r ect ly co nnected and secured ? Are all the PCI /I S A o pt ion boards f u lly seat ed in t heir co n ne ct or sl o t s o n t he sy st e m boar d? Are all jumper set t in g s o n the sy st em I/O board co r r ect? For j u m per inf o rmat i o n , see C hapter 3, “ Confi gur i ng Yo ur Sy st e m. ” Are a ...
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5-4 Problem Sol ving Are the co rrect device dr i vers i nst a lled? Is the softwar e co rrect ly co nfigured for t he sy st em? Are y o u usin g t he sof t ware co rrectly? Tr y a d ifferent c o py o f t he sof t ware to see if t he prob lem is w i t h t he copy y o u ar e us ing. If othe r sof t ware ru ns correc t ly on th e sy stem , con t act ...
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Problem So lving 5-5 Additional Troubleshooting Procedures This sect ion provides a m o re detail ed appro ach to di ag no st ic test in g a n d ident ifi c at i on o f a probl e m and locat in g i t s source. Error C heck ing Each t ime y o u tu r n o n the sy st em, POST r u ns automatical ly and checks t he syste m b o ar ds, pro cess o rs, m e ...
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5-6 Problem Sol ving Moni toring P OST While R unning Each t ime y o u tu r n o n the sy st em, POST r u ns automatical ly and checks t he syste m b o ar d, CPU, mem o r y , ke y boar d, an d m o st i nsta lled peri p h er a l de vi ces. D uri n g th e m em ory tes t, PO S T d i s pl ay s th e a m oun t of m em ory th at i t i s a bl e to access an ...
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Problem So lving 5-7 Confi rming Loadi ng of the Operati ng System Once the syste m bo ot s up, t he o per at ing syste m pro mpt appear s o n t he scree n. The pro m pt var ies acco r d ing to the o perating system. I f t he operat ing syste m pro mpt does not appear, ref er to Pr oblems With Application So ft w are f ound lat e r in t his c ha p ...
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5-8 Problem Sol ving Check t he f o ll o wing. Is AC power available at the wa ll outlet ? Are the syst e m po wer co r ds proper ly co nnected to t he sy st em and the AC wa ll o ut let ? Is the power connecto r f o r the cooling f a n co nnected to the syste m I/O bo ar d (o pt io n bo ar d fa n) a nd t he CP U ba s e bo a r d ( CP U fan s) ? Is ...
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Problem So lving 5-9 Chara ct ers ar e Dis tor ted or Incor re ct Check t he f o ll o wing. Are the brig ht ness and cont r ast contro ls pro pe r ly adjust ed o n t he video d i sp lay? Re fe r to t h e do cum entat i o n suppli e d w i t h y o ur video dis p l a y . Are the vi deo dis p lay s i g n a l a n d po wer cabl es pro per ly insta lled? ...
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5-10 Probl em Solving Pr oblem s wit h A pplica ti on So ftwar e If y ou have pr o bl e ms wi t h applicat ion so ftware, per form t he f o l l o wing. Ver i fy that t he softwar e i s pro perly co nfi gur ed f o r t he sy st em. Refer to t he so ftwar e inst all at ion and o per a t i o n do cu m e nt ation for inst ructions on settin g up and usi ...
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Problem So lving 5-1 1 Table 5-1. POST Erro r Codes and M ess a ge s Code Error message Description 0710 W A RNI N G : CPU w it h error t ake n Off -lin e. A CPU error was detect e d a nd the CPU i s being de graded. 0718 ERROR: F orc ed t o use CPU wit h erro r. A CPU error was detect e d. 0720 W ARN I NG: DIMM gr o ups have bee n disabled. A m e ...
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5-12 Probl em Solving Table 5-1. POST Erro r Codes and M ess a ge s (cont’ d) Code Error message Description 0B16 E xte nded RA M fa ile d A m e mory e rro r was de te cte d. 0B17 Fa ilin g B it s A m e m ory e rro r was de te cte d. 0B1A Miss i ng or In valid NV RAM taken NvR AM va lue is il leg al . 0B1B PCI Syst em Error on Bus/Devic e/Fu ncti ...
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Problem So lving 5-1 3 Alar m Indi cat io n dur i n g O pera ti on Table 5-2 li st s t h e a larm indicat ions displa yed on LCD durin g ser v er o perati o n . Table 5-2. Operational Error Codes a nd Me ssages Error Indicat i on Description CPU Err # YZ (Y:1 -2)(Z :1-2 ) 0 BYZ An e r ror was detected on CPU #YZ. CPU Erro r An err or was detected o ...
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5-14 Probl em Solving Table 5-2. Operational Error Codes a nd Me ssages (cont’d) Error Indicat i on Descri p tion Power CPU#11 1010 An abno rmal vol tage was dete ct ed for CPU #11. Power CPU#12 1011 An abno rmal vol tage was dete ct ed for CPU #12. Power CPU#21 1020 An abno rmal vol tage was dete ct ed for CPU #21. Power CPU#22 1021 An abno rmal ...
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Problem So lving 5-1 5 Status LED The fo ll o w i ng par agraphs list and describe t he va r ious sys t em a n d d is k st atus LED indicat or s and pro vi des a user r espo nse f o r the vari o us st at us condit ions. Once y o ur server i s up an d running, y ou can moni t or server o per ation thro ugh t he sy st e m stat us LED pan e l indicato ...
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5-16 Probl em Solving Table 5-4. Disk Drive Stat us LED Pan el Ind icat ors LED Status Description Response Dis k Dri ve Pr es ent Off Disk dr i ve not present N one required ( normal) Gree n Disk dr i ve pre sent None requir ed (nor mal) Dis k Dri ve Ac tivi ty Off Not a ccessing d isk d rive None required (nor m al) On Acce ssing d i sk drive Non ...
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A S y stem Cabling Bef ore You Begi n St ati c Precauti ons RAI D Confi gurat ion ...
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A-2 System Cabling This appendix co nt a ins inf o r m at i o n and pro cedur es on cabli ng co nfi gurat i o n s used in y our s y st e m . T he confi gurat i o ns include the RAID cont ro ller. Before You Begin ! W A RNI NG The DC push-butt on on/off sw it ch on t he f ront panel does not t ur n off the system AC pow er. B ef ore doing the proced ...
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Syst em C abling A- 3 RAID Configuration One of t he standard f eat ur es of y o ur syste m is the t hree channel SecuR A I D 530 co nt ro ller b o ard, which giv e s y o ur s y st em the added secur i t y o f f au l t to l era n ce. If y o ur s y st e m has R A I D at the t im e you o rder i t , t he sy st em is pre-ca bled at t h e fac t o r y . ...
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A-4 System Cabling N M L V T U O P Q D I H H H E 0 1 2 3 F G E 0 1 2 3 J G E 0 1 2 3 K G R S B A C W A. De vice inte rnal SC SI te rmina tion resister B. N ar row SCSI de vi ce s in uppe r peripheral bays C. Na rrow S CS I inte rface cab le D. SCSI channel B conn e ct or E. SCSI back plane te rm inator F. Ult ra2 wide SC SI d isks in lowe r cage G. ...
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B Memor y Configur ati ons Mem ory DI MM Conf i gurat ions ...
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B-2 M emory Configura tions M e mory DIMM Configurations The CPU b a se b o ar d co n t ain s six t een 168-p in DIMM s o ckets for a total o f up to 4 GB o f syste m m e m o r y , us ing 256MB DIMMs. See Fi gure B-1. DI MM socket s o n the board are organi z ed as four 144- bit wi de (122- bit w ide data pat h with 16 parity bits) ba nks. Par i t ...
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Me m ory Configurations B-3 Table B-1 . Memory Configurations Total Me mor y Bank #1 Bank #2 Bank #3 Bank #4 128MB 4 x 32MB 256MB 4 x 64MB 384MB 4 x 64MB 4 x 32M B 512MB 4 x 128MB 640MB 4 x 128MB 4 x 32M B 768MB 4 x 128MB 4 x 64M B 896MB 4 x 128MB 4 x 64M B 4 x 32M B 1024MB 4 x 256M B 1152MB 4 x 256M B 4 x 32MB 1280MB 4 x 256M B 4 x 64MB 1408MB 4 x ...
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Gloss ary 1 Glossa r y A AC (Al t ern ating Cur r ent) T he ty p e of c urr ent av ail a ble in wall outle ts. All com put e rs must c onve r t a lte rnating current to direc t curr en t to o p erate . See a lso DC. Address A la b el, na me, or nu mb er tha t id ent i fi es a lo c a t io n in c omp ut er me mor y. AS CI I (A m eric an Stan d ard Co ...
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2 Gloss ary boot T he pr oc es s of l oa d in g th e op er a t i n g s yst e m int o memor y. bps (bi ts per se c ond) The number o f bits transfe r r ed in one s e cond during s erial comm u ni cation, such as modem tr a nsm issi on. byte A gr ou p of e i ght b it s . C cache memo ry A ver y fa s t , li mit e d p or t ion of R AM set a s ide f or ...
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Gloss ary 3 CRT (Cathode -Ray Tube ) T he ty p e of video di splay used in m onit ors for d esktop com put e rs. D DC (Di r e ct Curre n t) T he type o f current av ailable in the rec har geable batte r y pack s used in po rta ble c omputers. See a lso A C. defa ult The facto r y setting yo ur computer use s un less you in struct it o the r wise. F ...
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4 Gloss ary EMS (Expand ed Memo r y Specifi cation) A me t hod o f accessing mem or y be yond the 640K lim it o f DOS by exch a nging d ata in an d o ut of main m emo r y a t high speed s. S o m e s of t wa r e r eq u ir es E M S t o op er a t e. EPROM (Erasable P r og r a mm ab le Read -Only Mem ory) A type of mem or y device th a t is usuall y us ...
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Gloss ary 5 H har d dis k dr iv e S e e dis k dr i ve. hard ware The p hy s i cal par ts o f your com put e r , in c luding the keybo a r d , monitor, di sk drive s, cab l e s, and circuit ca rds. I IC (In t egrated Ci r cuit) A n electronic device t h at con tains mini at ur ized c ircuitry. (ISA Config ura tion U tility ) The program that yo u us ...
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6 Gloss ary LP T 1 or LP T 2 The na me you c a n assign a parallel port to spe cify i ts add r e ss. S ee a lso pa rallel port. LVD Su per-fa st Ultra 2 SCSI Low Vo lta ge Di ff e r ential (L V D) P ara llel S C S I In t erfa ce . A ne w SC S I int er fa ce t ha t pr ov i d es gr ea t er I /O ba nd wi dt h, de v ic e c o n ne c t i v it y, da ta re ...
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Gloss ary 7 P paral l el port The connec t o r on the back of your com put e r that all ows the transfe r of d ata be t wee n the com put er and a parallel device, such as a parall el prin t er. parti tion The proce ss o f dividing the storage spa ce on a hard disk into separate ar eas so th at the ope ra ting s y st em treats th em as se pa r a te ...
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8 Gloss ary RCU (Re s ource Con figuratio n Utili ty) The program that you use to change the con figuration of your sy stem . T his prog r a m a lso c ontain s inform ation abo ut the h a r dware in yo ur system . ROM (R ead -O nly M e mor y) A t yp e of me mo r y d e v ic e t ha t u sua ll y is us ed t o s tor e sys t em BI OS code . T his c ode c ...
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Gloss ary 9 SVGA (Supe r VGA ) A ty p e of vide o di sp l a y sy st em t h a t provi des ve r y high -r esol ut ion te xt an d grap hi c s on an alog col or m on ito rs. system bo ard The m a in circui t board in your com put er. It co ntains m ost o f the c onnecto r s a nd po r ts. T tape dr ive A type o f storage device using magne t ic tape . T ...
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10 Glos sary V VGA (V i d e o G r a p hic s Ar r a y) A t yp e of vi de o di s pla y s ys t em t ha t p r ovid es hi gh- resol ution te xt a nd graphics on analog colo r moni t o r s . ...
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Equi pme nt Log 1 Equipment Log Us e thi s e qu ipm e nt l o g f orm to rec o rd pe rti nen t inf orma t i o n ab o ut y our sy ste m . Yo u will ne ed s o me o f t his info r mat io n to ru n t he S y st e m Se t up Ut ilit y. B e su r e to upda t e t h e equ i pment l o g wh e n you add o ptions . Reco r d the m o del and seria l numbers o f t he ...
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2 Equipm ent L og Co m ponent Manu facturer Na m e and Model Se rial N umb er (if availab le) Date Ins talled Server CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU 3 CPU 4 DIMMs Video M em. DRA M Mode m Dis ke tte D rive A Dis ke tte D rive B Tape D r i v e 1 Tape D r i v e 2 CD-RO M D ri ve 1 CD-RO M D ri ve 2 Har d Dis k Dri ve 1 Har d Dis k Dri ve 2 Har d Dis k Dri ve 3 Har d ...
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Equi pme nt Log 3 Component Manu fact urer N am e and M odel Seria l Nu mb er (if avai lable) Date Instal led Har d Dis k Dri ve 12 RAID Co ntr oller Networ k Controll er 1 Networ k Controll er 2 Monitor Ke yboard Mouse Ex t ernal Periphe ral s ...
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Index-1 B Batte ry, 1-16 Batte r y, clo ck repl ac in g, 4-13 Batte r y, I/O repl ac in g, 4-12 BIOS con figuration s etting s, 3-9 e x iting , 3-9 fla s h memor y, 1- 16 se tup utility, 3-8 updating , 3-25 using , 3-8 C C ab ling RAI D board, A- 3 sy st em , 2-4, A-2 Ch a ssis, 1-5 Ch a ssis fe a t ur es fr ont a n d r ea r , 1 - 9 Clock , 1-16 CM ...
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Index-2 P Pas swo rd cle ar ing , 3-28 Pe riphe ral c on trol le r, 1-1 7 Peri p he ra l device s remov able medi a drive s, 1-19 U tr a2 wide SCSI-2 drive s , 1-18 Powe r, 1-20 turni ng on, 2-7 Po we r co rds connec ting, 2-6 Powe r supply ho t swapping, 4-30 in sta lling , 4-29 removing , 4-30 Prec a u tion s upgrading , 4-4 Problem s, 5-2 Pr oce ...
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Index-3 U Unpacking , 2-3 V Video features, 1-17 Vi d eo memor y in sta lling , 4-11 ...
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