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    Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer The information disc losed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valuable property of NEC Computers Inc. and/or its licensors. NEC Computers Inc. and/or its licensors, as appropriate, reserv e all patent, cop yright and other p roprietar y ri ghts to this document, includin ...

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    Contents iii Contents Using this Guide 1 Syst em Overv iew Overview .................................................................................................................................... 1-2 System Chassis ................................................................................................................. .......... 1-5 E ...

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    iv Contents 2 Setting Up t he Sy stem Overview.................................................................................................................................... 2-2 Selecting a Site ............................................................................................................... ........... 2- 2 Unpacking the Sy stem ...

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    Contents v C onfiguring the RAID Controller ............................................................................................ 3-23 Configuring System J umpers ................................................................................................... 3- 24 Before You Begin ......................................................... ...

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    vi Contents 5 Problem Solv ing Problem Solving ................................................................................................................ ........ 5- 2 Static Prec autions............................................................................................................. .......... 5-2 Troubleshoot ing Checklis ts ... ...

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    Contents vii PCI I RQ Device Assig nments ................................................................................................... B-3 I/O Port Address Ass i gnm ents .................................................................................................. B -4 C System Cabling Configurations Before You Begin.................... ...

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    viii Contents ...

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    Usin g This Guide ix Using This Guide This User’s Guide provides a quick ref erence to information about your server s y stem. Its goal is to familiarize you with your system and the tasks necessar y for s y st em configuring and upgrading. This guide contains the following info rmation: ! Chapter 1, “ Sy stem Overview ” provides an overview ...

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    x Using This G uide Text Conventions This guide uses the following text conventions. Warnings, cautions, and notes have the following meanings: ! WA RN I NG W arnings alert you to situ ations th at could r esult in ser ious pers onal inj ury or los s of lif e. ! CA UTI ON Cautions indicate s ituations that can dam age the s ystem hard ware or s oft ...

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    Using This Guide xi Related Docum ents In addition to this guide, the following sy stem documentation is included with your server either as el ectronic files on E XPRES S B UILDER or as p aper cop y shipped with y our server. ! System Release Notes Release Notes provide you with the latest information about your system. This information was not a ...

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    xii Using This Gui de Safety Notices ! ! Caution: To reduce the risk of el ectric shock which could cause p ersonal injury, follow all safet y notices. The s ymbols shown are used in y ou r documentation and on your equipment to indicate safet y hazards. ! Warning: Lithium ba tteries can be dangerous. Improper handling of lithium ba tteries may res ...

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    Using This Guide xiii Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada ! PELV (Protected Extra-Low Voltage) Integrity: T o ensure the e xtra-low voltage integrity of the equipment, connect onl y equipment with mains-protected el ectricall y- compatible cir cuits to the external por ts. ! Remote Earths : To prevent electrical shock, connect ...

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    xiv Usi ng This Guide Care and Handling Use the followin g guidelin es to properl y handle and care for your s ystem. Protect t he s y stem from extrem ely low or hig h tem peratures. L et the syst em warm (or cool) to room temper ature bef ore usin g it. Keep the s ystem away from magnetic forc es. Keep the s ystem dry. Do no t wash the s ystem wi ...

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    1 System Overview ! Overvi ew ! System Chassis ! System Board Set ! System Board Set Features ! Sy stem Pow er ! Peripheral Bays ! Disk Array ! System Functions ! System Security ! Reconfiguration ! Optional UPS ...

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    1-2 System Overview Overview This server is a highl y reliable, high-powered, fault-tolerant, high-capa city multiprocessing system based on the Intel  Pe ntium ® III Xeon ™ processor family. It is a solid performer and offers the latest te chnology. The server s ystem is conveniently housed and available as a tower-b ased s ystem (see Figure ...

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    System Overview 1-3 This server s y stem is designed for minimum downtime. To this end, the BSU includes or has the option to include the following: ! Chassis that supports up to three power supplies (depending on the confi guration). An additional power suppl y can be added to provide r edundant power (i.e., the system will continue to operate wit ...

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    1-4 System Overview ! High degree of SCS I disk fault tolerance and adv anced disk arra y management features through the use of RA ID technology, if an optional RAID controller is installed in the B SU. As application requirements increase, you can expand your server system with additional processors, additional memory, add-in boards and pe ripher ...

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    System Overview 1-5 System Chassis The system chassis is an eas y-to-expand, fabricated m etal structure. The following subsections describe the s y stem chassis ex ternal view, internal view (BSU onl y), and the system board set. External View Figure 1-3 shows the front chassis featur es and controls. Figure 1-4 shows th e rear chassis features an ...

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    1-6 System Overview J – DEU (tow er-based sy stem) Each bay con tains one 3.5-inch disk driv e (SCSI ID: from left to right 0, 1, 2 , 3, 8, 9, A, B). Each driv e has three status LEDs. Refer to T able 1-2 for informat ion on d isk drive stat us LEDs. K – Power LED W hen green, pow er is present in syste m. When off, power is turned off or pow e ...

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    System Overview 1-7 B I J J W V K L M T U O N R S P Q 2 1 1 2 B A D C F E H G A – Keyboard PS/2-compatibl e 6-pin mini-DIN co nnector. B – Mouse PS/2-compatibl e 6-pin mini-DIN co nnector. C – COM2 COM2 serial port 9-pin conne ctor. D – COM1 COM1 serial port 9-pin conne ctor. E – Monitor SVGA monitor 15- pin connector. F – External-SC S ...

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    1-8 System Overview K – Hot Plug PCI slot s Ten Hot Plug PCI connectors. Eight 6 4-bit PCI connector s and tw o 32-bit PCI co nnector s. Hot Plug PC I slot func tionality depends on the type of op erating system su pport. Pleas e note that w ithout PCI Hot Plug oper ating supp ort you cann ot replace PCI board s while the server is turn ed on. L ...

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    System Overview 1-9 Liquid Crystal Display Messages For a detailed description of the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) messages, see Ch apter 5 "Problem Solving". Status LED Indicator Descriptions Table 1-1 lists the system status LED indicators along with a description of each LED indicator. Table 1-2 lists the disk drive status LED panel in ...

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    1-10 System Overview Table 1-2. Disk Drive Status LED Pane l Indicators LED Status Description Respons e Disk Drive Power Off Disk driv e power off Remount th e disk driv e Green Disk drive power on None require d (norma l) Disk Drive Access Off Not acce ssing disk drive None require d (norma l) Green Accessing disk driv e None require d (norma l) ...

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    System Overview 1-11 Table 1-4. System Status Abnorma l Conditions Status LED Description Response Off POST is in progress. Wait for a w hile. It ligh ts in green a few seconds af ter completion of POST. CPU error is det ected. Turn the serv er off and then back on. If an error message ap pears during POST, take note of th e error message an d cont ...

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    1-12 System Overview Interna l View Figure 1-5 shows the board set and fe atures inside the BSU. A B C D E F G H J K L M N O A PCI boards B System I/O board C Power suppl ies D System bac k panel E SCSI backpa nel (for 5.25-i nch devic es) F 5.25-inch rem ovable media bay s G 3.5-inch disket te unit H 3.5-inch SCSI hard disk drive bays I SCSI backp ...

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    System Overview 1-13 Table 1-5. Features of the Board Set Feature Description Hot Plug PCI sl ots Ten Hot Plug PCI add-in board slot l ocations (PCI #34, PCI #33, PCI #32, PCI #31, PCI #24, PCI #23, PCI # 22, PCI #21, PCI #12, an d PCI #11). This comprises eight dedi cated 64-bit, 33 M Hz PCI bus sl ots and two 32-bit, 33 MHz PC I bus slots on th e ...

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    1-14 System Overview A R B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q A P01 Fan connector (right fro n t fan). B P03 Intrusion sensor switch connector (fr ont panel). C — Speaker. D P07-P08 VRM4 board connectors. E P13-P14 VRM3 board connectors. F P04 LCD panel conne ctor. G P17-P16 VRM2 board connectors. H P15-P19 VRM1 board connectors. I P05 Fan connector ( ...

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    System Overview 1-15 A B C D E F G H I J K A PCI status indicat ors connectors B System bac k panel co nnectors C IDE connect or (CD-ROM ) D SCSI back panel control ca ble connector E Ultra 160/m SCSI connector (SCSI hard disk driv es) F Ultra 160/m SCSI connector (remova ble media) G External Ultr a 160/m SCSI co nnector H External dev ice connec ...

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    1-16 System Overview A BC D E A Processor speed jumper block B System funct ion (CMOS/passw ord clear) jumper blo ck C Diskette driv e connector D Battery (lithiu m) E External dev ice connec tors Figure 1-8. I/O Riser Boa rd Component Locations ...

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    System Overview 1-17 13 12 11 10 98 7 6 54 3 2 14 15 16 1 A B C D E Note: DIM Ms are gro uped into f our and mus t be insta lled i n mu ltiples of f our. A Group #1 DIM M sock ets (DIM M slots 1, 5, 9, 13) B Group #2 DIM M sock ets (DIM M slots 2, 6, 10 , 14) C Group #3 DIM M sock ets (DIM M slots 3, 7, 11 , 15) D Group #4 DIM M sock ets (DIM M slo ...

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    1-18 System Overview System Board Set Features The following subsections provide a description of the s ystem board set features. Pentium III Xeon Pro cessor Depending on s y stem configuration, each s ystem includes one to eight Pentium III Xeon processors. Each Pentium III Xeon processor is packa ged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge Version 2 ( ...

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    System Overview 1-19 ! Burst transfers up to a peak of 132 M B/s (33 bit, 33 MHz PCI) and 264 MB/s (64 bit, 33 MHz PCI) and 528 MB/s (64 bit, 66 MHz PCI ) ! 8-, 16-, 32-, or 64-bit data transfers ! Plug and Play ready ! Parit y enabled. A B A Top slot PCI#34 64 bit, 33 M Hz PCI#33 64 bit, 33 M Hz PCI#32 64 bit, 66/33 M Hz PCI#31 64 bit, 66/33 M Hz ...

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    1-20 System Overview SAF-TE Controll er The system has an SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure) controller th at provides an interface to the disk subs ystem that supports status sig n als, hot swapping drives, and enclosure monitoring. The transpor t mechanism for the standardized a lert detection and sta tus reporting is the SCSI bus. D ...

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    System Overview 1-21 Network Cont roller The system board includes a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network controller based on the Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet PCI Bus Controller. As a PCI bus master, the controller can burst data at up to 132 MB/sec. The controller contains two receive and tr ansmit FIFO buffers that prevent data over runs or underruns while w ...

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    1-22 System Overview Peripheral Contr oller The advanced integrated pe ripheral controller supports two serial ports, two universal serial bus ports, one parallel port, diskette drive, PS/2-compatible ke y board and mouse, and integrated Real Time Clock (RTC). The s ystem provides the connector interface for each port. Serial Ports Both serial port ...

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    System Overview 1-23 System Boar d Manag ement Contr oller ( BMC) Server management is concentrated in the S ystem Board Management Controller (BMC). The BMC and associated circuitr y are powered from a 5Vd c standby voltage, which remains active when s ystem power is switched off, but the ac power source is still on and connected. The BMC supports ...

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    1-24 System Overview System Power The BSU may be configured with up to three 750 -Watt power supplies. Each suppl y has autoranging input 50/60 Hz and automaticall y switches between the following input voltage ranges: ! 100-120 VAC at 50/60 Hz; 12.0 A maximum current ! 200-240 VAC at 50/60 Hz; 7.0 A maximum current All output grounds connect to th ...

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    System Overview 1-25 ! DEU with additional hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays for mounting up to eight SCSI hard disk drives in easil y removable drive carriers. Each drive has a set of three lights to indicate the fault or other status: power-on (green LED), activity (green LED), and fault (yellow L E D). Disk Array The optional disk array control ...

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    1-26 System Overview Automatic Rebuildi ng Function The server supports the disk arra y automatic rebuilding function for data recover y. Note: The autom atic r ebuild ing func tion sup ports a disk arra y configur ation of RAID levels, RAID1 or RAID 5. Rebuilding is to reg enerate all data from a faile d disk to a replacement disk. A r ebuild is n ...

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    System Overview 1-27 System Functions The following subsections describe select s ystem functions. Hot Swapping Hot swapping allows a device to be replaced, such as a hard disk drive while its power is on, as listed below. ! Disk array system: Any failed hard disk drive can be replac ed while the system is running. ! BSU hot swap fans: Any one of t ...

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    1-28 System Overview ACPI The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACP I) aware operating system c an place the s ystem into a state wh ere the hard d rives spin down, some s ystem fans stop, and all processing is halted. However, in this state the power suppl y is still on and the processors are still dissipating some power such that the po ...

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    System Overview 1-29 Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function The remote power-on function turns on the s ystem power b y way of a network or modem. If the system power is set to Off, it can be turned on remotel y by sending a specific packet f rom the main computer to the r emote s ystem. Note: The s tandard def ault value of the r emote po wer-on f ...

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    1-30 System Overview Reconfigur ation If a CPU or a memor y DI MM board error w as detected during ex ecution of POST (Power On Self-Test) after s ystem power is turned on, the reconfiguration function isolates the failed CPU or memory DIMM board and continues operation. You should replace the failed device as soon as possible. This function is ena ...

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    2 Setting Up the System ! Overvi ew ! Selecting a Site ! Unpacking the System ! Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly ! Getting Familiar w ith the System ! Making Connections ! Connecting the Power Cord(s ) ! Using the System ...

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    2-2 Setting Up the S ystem Overview This chapter describes how to sel ect a site, unpack the s ystem, make cable connections, and power on the rack -mount system units. Also, provided are the instructions for assembling the rack-mount system units. Selecting a Site The system operat es reliabl y in a t ypical office environm ent. Choose a site that ...

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    Setting Up the System 2- 3 Unpacking the System ! WA RN I NG Your BSU weighs approxim atel y 110 pounds (50 kg) and the DEU weighs approxim atel y 44 pounds (20 k g). If your system contains numer ous option al bo ards and per iph eral devices , it will weigh m ore. T o avo id person al inj ury, m ake sure you have som eone he lp you l ift or m ove ...

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    2-4 Setting Up the S ystem Rack-Mount Subs ystem Assembly This section provides the instructions for assembling the rack-mount BSU into a standard EIA 19-inch rack c abinet. To assemble the rack-mount DEU into a standard EIA 19-inch rack c abinet, see the 3U DEU User' s Guide (part number 456-01541-000) . Before You Begin Before y ou begin, pl ...

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    Setting Up the System 2- 5 Assembly The following subsection describes how to assemble your rack-mount BSU into a standard E IA 19-inch rack cabin et. ! CA UTI ON Ensure t hat the loc ation of the rac k- mount BSU does not create an unstabl e condit ion when ins talled i n the rac k cabinet. Before y ou begin select an appropriate location in your ...

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    2-6 Setting Up the S ystem 2. Remove the cente r slide bar from each r ack mounting brack et assembl y as follows: ! Position the rack mounting bracket assembly on a flat surface with the center slide b ar facin g up. ! Fully extend the thr ee telesc oping slide bars until they lo ck in place (see Figure 2-1). ! While pressing up on the center slid ...

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    Setting Up the System 2- 7 Attaching t he Cent er Slide Bar to the BSU Using the two cente r slide bars removed in the previous procedure attac h them to the BSU as follows: 1. Align the mounting holes i n each slide bar to the threaded holes on t he side of the BSU (see Figure 2-3). Note: T he holes in the t wo center sl ide bars line u p onl y on ...

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    2-8 Setting Up the S ystem ! To improve rack stabilit y, mount the B SU towards the bottom of the rack cabinet. ! If there are units alre ady installed, install the BSU into the next empty space from the bot tom of the ra ck cabinet. 2. Starting at the bottom of the rack cabinet, or at the top or bottom of a previously mounted unit, measure the num ...

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    Setting Up the System 2- 9 A – M5 C agenuts for Ca ble Retent ion Arm B – Rack M ounting Brac ket Asse mbly Align ment Tabs C – Rack M ounting Brac ket Asse mbly M 5 Screw Holes Figure 2-5. Locating and M arking the Rear Mounting Holes for the BSU 3. While marking the hole locations for the Rac k Mounting Bracket Assemblies and Cable Retentio ...

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    2-10 Setting Up the S yste m Figure 2-6. Inserting the Cage Nuts for the BSU Faceplate 5. Align the left Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly behind the mounting holes in the vertical mounting rail (see Figure 2-7) located on the left side of th e rack cabinet. The tabs on the front and rear of the Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly help to a lign it with th ...

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    Setting Up the System 2- 11 11. Repeat steps 5 through 10 for the ri ght side Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly. A – Vertical mounting ra il B – Rack mount ing assembly C – Alignme nt tab D – Screw Figure 2-7 Installing the Lef t Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly into the Rack Mounting th e BSU in the Rack Cabinet Use the following procedure to m ...

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    2-12 Setting Up the S yste m 2. With someone assisting y ou, use the h andles on the front of the BSU and the lip at the top rear of the BSU to lift and slide the BSU into the e xtended rail slider assemblie s. ! Align the BSU cen ter slide bars with the extended ra il assemblies. ! Carefully slide the BSU into the e xtended rail assemblies until i ...

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    Setting Up the System 2- 13 Attaching t he Cabl e Reten tion Arm The dual-hinged cable retention arm attaches to t he rear o f the BSU and al lows cables to swing in and out of the wa y as the BSU slides back and forth within the rack cabinet. All the BSU cable s can be tie-wrapped to the cable retention arm. Note: For eas y installation of the ca ...

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    2-14 Setting Up the S yste m Getting Familiar with the System Before se tting up y our system, see System Overview in Chapter 1 of this User's Guide to become familiar with the syste m’s features, such as the loca tion of your system's front and rear p anel switches, indicators and connectors, etc. Making Connections If your system norm ...

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    Setting Up the System 2- 15 Connecting the Powe r Cord(s) Plug the female end of each AC power cord into the input receptacl e(s) on the rear of the BSU chassis (se e Figure 2-10) and the DEU (see Figure 2-11). Plug the male end of the power cord into NEMA 5-15R outlet for 100 -120 VAC or NEMA 6-15R outlet for 200-240 VAC or optional UPS. The Unint ...

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    2-16 Setting Up the S yste m PWR 3 PWR 2 PWR 1 3 2 1 1 2 3 Figure 2-10. Connecting the AC Power Cord t o the BSU Figure 2-11. Connecting the AC Power Cord t o the DEU Figure 2-12. Connecting the AC Power Cord t o the UPS ...

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    Setting Up the System 2- 17 Using the System The following subsections describe how to use this server s ystem properly and safel y, including an explanation of the server s y stem power on/off s equences, what the POST program checks in the server, and how to perform a forc ed power shutdown. When using the server s ystem the following precautions ...

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    2-18 Setting Up the S yste m Powering On the Server Syst em Power on your s y stem as follows. 1. Make sure all external devices, su ch as a video displa y, keyboard, and mouse have been connected, and th e power cords are connected. 2. Power on the video display and an y other external devices. Note: If the s erver p ower cord is conn ected to a p ...

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    Setting Up the System 2- 19 After a few s econds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Tests (POST). POST automatically checks the s ystem baseboard, system I/O board, CPU module, ECC memory modules, ke yboard, mouse, and most installed peripheral devices. POST also displays the start messages of the BIOS setup utility dur ing execution. Th ...

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    2-20 Setting Up the S yste m Note: If the s erver p ower cord is conn ected to a power control unit suc h as an U PS (U ninterrup tible Power S uppl y), refer to the U PS us er's guide for pr oper po wer-off procedures . Forcing a Power Shutdown A forced power shutdown can b e used when the power on/off switch do es not power off the server or ...

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    3 Configuring Your Sy stem ! Configuring Your System ! BIOS Setup Utility ! SCSISelect Utility ! Configuring the RAID Co ntroller ! Configuring System Jumpers ...

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    3-2 Configuring Your System Configuring Your System Configuration a nd setup utilities are used to change your syste m configuration. You can confi gure your sy st em, as well as option boards y ou ma y add to your system, using the BIOS Setup Utility. Se veral unique sy st em parameters ar e configured using the BIOS Setup, which is stored in the ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-3 BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Se tup Utility is used to change system configuration para meters. The utility is r esident in the sy stem FLASH memory and does not require a diskette or an operating system present to run. Using the BIOS Setup Utility You access the BIOS Setup utility when you turn on or reboot your system. ...

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    3-4 Configuring Your System Table 3-1 Setup Menu Value Keys Ke y Function in Setup M enu F1 or Alt-H Get Help about an item. ESC Exit the curren t menu and return to t he previous menu. Left or righ t arrow keys Move betw een menus. Up or down arrow keys M ove cursor up and down. T he cursor mov es only to the settings tha t you can change. HOME or ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-5 Main Menu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Processor Ty pe ——————— (Display Only). Show s the type of proce ssor installed. Processor Speed XXX (Display Only ). Indicat es the processor speed . Cache RAM XXX KB (Display O nly). Indicat es the cache RAM size. System M emory XXX KB (Di ...

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    3-6 Configuring Your System Advanced Menu Feature Description Your Setting Advanced Refer to Adv anced Subme nu. Memory Reconfigurati on Refer to Memory Reconfigurat ion Submenu. CPU Reconfi guration Refer to CP U Recon figuratio n Submenu. L3 Cache Re configur ation* Refer to L3 Cache Reconfig uration Submenu. Peripheral Co nfigurat ion Refer to P ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-7 Advanced Subm enu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Installed O /S Other PnP O/S Select the oper ating system installed o n your system that will be u sed most of the time. Note: An incorre ct setting can cause some operati ng systems to display unexpected behavior. Reset Config uration Da ta No Ye ...

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    3-8 Configuring Your System CPU Reconfi guratio n Submenu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting CPU #1 Status No rmal* (Display Onl y) CPU #2 Status No rmal* (Display Onl y) CPU #3 Status No rmal* (Display Onl y) CPU #4 Status No rmal* (Display Onl y) CPU #5 Status** CPU #6 Status** CPU #7 Status** CPU #8 Status** Clear CPU Error ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-9 Peripheral Confi guration Subm enu Feature Choices or Display Only Descr iption Your Setting Serial Port 1: (COM 1) Disabled 3F8, IRQ3 3F8, IRQ4 2F8, IRQ3 2F8, IRQ4 3E8, IRQ3 3E8, IRQ4 2E8, IRQ3 2E8, IRQ4 Auto Disables serial port 1 or select s the base a ddress and interrupt (IRQ) for serial port 1. Serial Port 2: (COM ...

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    3-10 Configuring Your System Monitori ng Config uration Subm enu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting POST M onitoring Disabled OptROM-END POST-END Selects the p o int w here the POST monitoring c heckp oint is. Boot Monitorin g Disabled Enabled Disable or enable the boot monitoring fe ature. T o use this function NEC ESM PRO mu ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-11 Option RO M Subm enu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Onboard SCSI Enabled Disabled Disables /Enables the mapping of the onboard SCSI BIOS. Onboard LAN Enabled Disabled Disables /Enables the mapping of the onboard LAN BIOS PCI Slot 11 Enabled Disabled Disables/Enab les BIOS on the opti on board c ...

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    3-12 Configuring Your System Numl ock Submenu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Numlock Au to On OFF Selects the p ower-on state for Numlock. Key Click Disabled Enabled Disables or enables keyclick. Keyboard Auto- repeat Rate 2/sec 6/sec 10/sec 13.3/sec 18.5/sec 21.8/sec 26.7/sec 30/sec Selects key repeat r ate. Keyboard Auto ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-13 Security Menu Note: Enab ling the Super visor P asswor d field r equires a pass word for en tering Setu p. The p asswor ds are not c ase sensiti ve. Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Supervisor Password i s Clear Status only, user ca nnot modify. Once set, t his can be disabled by setting it to a ...

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    3-14 Configuring Your System Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Power Switch Mas k Masked Unmasked Determine s whether pow er switch is masked or unma sked. Se lecting "Masked" dis ables pow er-off with the power sw itch after the operating syste m is started (including shutdown by pres sing the Power sw itch for at ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 81

    Configuring Your System 3-15 System Hardware Menu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Thermal Sensor Refer to Ther mal Sens or Submenu. Wake On Events Refer to W ake On Ev ents Submenu. AC Link Pow er On Last State Stay Off Det erm ines the m ode of AC Link. This d etermines the state of the server w hen AC power is reapplied ( ...

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    3-16 Configuring Your System Therm al Sensor Subm enu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Thermal Sensor Enabled Disabled When enabled deter mines if the BIOS w ill disable boot (if temperatur e is not w ithin a safe rang e). Upper Limi t 45 (11 to 80) Sets the upper t emperature limit in C elsius. Lower Limi t 4 (0 to 69) Sets ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 83

    Configuring Your System 3-17 Boot Menu Use the up or down arrow k eys to select a device, then press th e <+> or <-> keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot priorit y list. Boot Device Priority Menu Boot Priority Device Descr iption Your Setting 1. ATAPI CD-ROM Drive Attempts to bo ot from an ATAPI CD-ROM drive. 2. Diskette ...

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    3-18 Configuring Your System Exit Me nu You can make the following selections on the Ex it Menu. Select an option using the up or down arrow keys, then p ress <Enter> to execut e the option. Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit. Exit Me nu Choices Description Save Cha ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-19 SCSISelect Utility The SCSISe lect Utility de tects the SCSI host adapter s on the system I / O board and on option SCSI controller boards. The SCSISelect Utility is used mainly to set the transfer rate of connected SCS I device. Use the SCSISelec t Utility to: ! Change default values ! Check and/or c hange SCSI device ...

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    3-20 Configuring Your System A B C D A System I/O board B Channel B (for interna l hard disk drives) C Channel A (for 5 1/4-in ch removab le media device s) D Channel A (for external SCSI d evice) Figure 3-1. SCSI Controller Channels 5. Once you select th e adapter, the following scre en is displa yed: Menu Description Configure/Vi ew Host Adapter ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-21 Table 3-2 Adaptec SCSI Utility Setup Configurations OPTION RECOMMENDED SETTING OR DISPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFIGURATION SCSI Bus Interface Definition s Host Adapt er SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Che cking Enabled Host Adapt er SCSI Termi nation Enabled Additional Options Boot Device Optio ns Press ENTER for menu Boot Chann el A Firs ...

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    3-22 Configuring Your System Exiting Adaptec SC SI Ut ility To exit the Adaptec SCSI Utilit y, pre ss ESC until a messag e prompts you to exit (if you changed any setting s, y ou are prompted to save the cha nges before y ou exit). Configuri ng Optional SCSI Contr oller Boards To configure SCSI devices conne cted to optional SCSI controller boards, ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-23 C onfiguring the RAID Controller The RAID (Redundant Arra y of Inexpensive Devices ) option available for your system is the three channel SecuRAID 530 (M y lex eXtremeRAID 1100) RAID controller board, which gives your system the added securit y of fault tolerance. If you order a s ystem with an Operating System (OS) ho ...

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    3-24 Configuring Your System Configuring System Jumpers Before You Begin Only a qualified technical person should p erform the procedures in this section. ! CA UTI ON Electrost atic d ischarge (ESD) c an dam age the s ystem board. Modif y the system board only at an ESD work station. Other wise, wear an a ntist atic wr ist strap a ttached to chass ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-25 Table 3-4 Processor Spe ed Jumper Sum mary Jumper Settings Processor Frequency (MHz) 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2 550 ON OFF OFF ON 600 OFF ON ON ON 650 OF F OFF ON ON 700 OFF ON ON OFF 750 OF F OFF ON OFF 800 OF F ON OFF ON Table 3-5 System Functio n Jumper Summa ry Jumpers Function Jumper On/Off (default in bold) What it does at s ...

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    3-26 Configuring Your System Moving System Jumpers ! CA UTI ON Before do ing th e procedur es in th is sec tion, m ak e sure that your s ystem is powered of f and un plug the AC po wer cords from the back of the chas sis. Fail ure to disc onnect p ower before m oving t he jum pers c an result in pers onal inj ury an d equipm ent dam age. Observe s ...

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    Configuring Your System 3-27 Clearing CMOS and Passwo rd To clear CMOS and password: 1. Perform steps 1 through 5 of subsection Modifying the I/O Riser Board in chapter 4. 2. Remove the spare jumper from pins 11 and 12 on system fun ction jumper block, see Figure 3-2. 3. If clearing CMOS, reinstall the spare jumper on pins 1 and 2 (CMOS clear) of s ...

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    3-28 Configuring Your System ...

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    4 Upgrading Your System ! General Information ! Precautions ! Preparing Your System for Upgrade ! Equipment Log ! Removing the Top Cover of the T ower Cabinet ! Installing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet ! Removing the Front and Rea r Fan Modules ! Installing the Front and Rear Fan M odules ! Installing/Removing the BSU Front Bezel and Top Cover ...

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    4-2 Upgrading Your System General Information This chapter contains step-b y-step instructions for upgrading your s y stem. When you disassemble an y part of the serv er, note the orientation and placement of any cable s or shielding that you remove. ! WA RN I NG The DC pus h button o n/off switch on t he front panel does not turn of f s ystem AC p ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-3 Precautions The following warnings and cautions appl y throughout this chapter. Onl y a technicall y qualified person should integrate and configure the s ystem. The only procedures that can saf ely be done with the system power on is removing or installing (hot-swapping) an SCA drive/carrier a ssembly in one of the SCSI h ...

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    4-4 Upgrading Your System ! CA UTI ON Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection. ESD can dam age disk drives, b oards, a nd other parts. T his system can withs tand n orm al levels of envir onmental ESD while you are hot-s wapping SCSI har d drives or hot- swapping a failed f an m odule or p ower sup ply. Ho wever, we recom mend that you do ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-5 Preparing Your System for Upgrad e Have the following tools a vailable: ! Phillips screwdriver (#2 bit) ! flat-head s crewdriver ! small needle nose pliers ! pen or pencil ! utility knif e ! ESD workstation or antista tic wrist strap (rec ommended) ! IC removal tool. Equipment Log Use the equipment log form located a t the ...

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    4-6 Upgrading Your System Figure 4-1. Removing th e Top Cover Thumbscre ws 6. Pull the cover up a nd off the top of the tower ca binet and set it aside for reattachin g later, see Fi gure 4-2. Figure 4-2. Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-7 Installing the Top Cover of th e Tower Cabinet Note: This procedur e is f or tower- based s ystem s only. To install the top cover , perform the f ollowing. 1. Observe the safet y and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter. 2. Make sure no tools or loose parts have been le ft on top of the BSU. 3. Place th ...

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    4-8 Upgrading Your System 4. Lift the fan module straight up and out of the chassis. See Figure 4-4. Figure 4-4. Removing the F r ont and Rear Fan Modules Installing the Front and Rear F an Modules To install the front and rear fan modules of the BSU, per form the following. 1. Observe the safet y and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-9 Installing/Removing the BS U Front Bezel and Top Cover To install options in your BSU, you should do the following. ! To modify the system baseboard, I/O riser card, add a processo r, add a VRM, or add a removable media device, remove the front bezel and top cover. ! To add memory (DIMMs) remove the front b ezel,memory boa ...

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    4-10 Upgrading Your System 5. While holding the front bezel pull forward to remove it. Figure 4-5. Removing the F r ont Bezel Installi ng the Front Bezel You must first install the top cover in order to install the front bezel on y our BSU. See Installing the BSU Top Cover later in this cha pter. To install the front bezel, perform the following (s ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-11 Removing the Top Cover You must first remove the top cover of the tower cabinet (if tow er-based system), the front bezel of the BSU, and f ront and rear fan modules of the BSU in order to remove the top cover of the BSU. See Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet , Removing the Front Bezel, and Removing the Front an ...

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    4-12 Upgrading Your System Installi ng the Top Cover To install the top cover , perform the f ollowing. 1. Make sure no tools or loose parts have been le ft inside the BSU. 2. Make sure all option boards are firml y seated in their respective slots and that all i nterior cables are properl y connected. 3. Place the cover on top of the BSU and inser ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-13 Processors The following sections provide procedures for installing and removing th e Pentium III Xeon Processor Sing le Edge Contact (S.E.C.) cartridge. Use these procedures when upgradin g or replacing your processor(s). Each processor is packaged in a S .E.C. cartrid ge. The cartrid ge includes t he processor co re wit ...

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    4-14 Upgrading Your System Removing/Installing Processor Cartridges on System Baseboard Use the following procedure to remove or install a p rocessor cartridge on the system baseboard (slots 1 - 4). Note: All s ystem s s hip with at leas t a proc essor cartridge install ed in the bottom slot of a system baseboard and term ination boards in the r em ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-15 6. Latch levers are provided with your system for easy removal of a proc essor cartridge or a termination board (see Fi gure 4-9) from y our s ystem. I nstall the latch levers on the upper right and left corners of the proc essor cartridge or termination board that is to be removed. Make sure that you fit the pin of each ...

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    4-16 Upgrading Your System Note: Stor e the te rm ination boar d in a dus t free l ow humidit y area f or future us e. Figure 4-10. Removing the Term ination Board 11. To remove a processor ca rtridge install latch levers on the upper right and left corners of the processor cartridge that is to be removed. 12. Open the latch levers b y pushing them ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-17 Note: If you are not re placing the proc essor r em ove its associ ated V RM. 13. Remove a processor cartrid ge from its antistatic package and place it on a grounded static-free surfa ce or conductive foam pad. 14. Align the processor cartridge with the slot it is to be installed in so tha t the heat sink faces in the sa ...

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    4-18 Upgrading Your System 16. Check that th e processor is firml y seated in the bot tom of the so cket and reattach the CPU cover removed in step 5 above. Note: If the proces sor is not insert ed correc tly, the Status LE D lights amber and the error mes sage "CPU Missing" app ears on the LCD when the power cord is connecte d. 17. Insta ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-19 Installing the Optional Five to Eight CPU Upgrade Kit Use the following procedure to install the optional CPU boxes and processor cartridg es. To install more than four processors in the BSU the proc essors must be removed and then two optional CPU boxes (slots 1-8) must be installed in place of the CPU cage. Processors 1 ...

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    4-20 Upgrading Your System 5. Remove the four pro cessor cartrid ges and associat ed VRMs from the s ystem baseboard, see R emoving/Installing Processor Cartridges on System Baseboard earlier in this c hapter. 6. Remove the two scre ws securing th e CPU cage to t he BSU ch assis and remove the cage, see Figure 4-16. Figure 4-16. Removing the CPU Ca ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-21 8. Remove the screw securing the re ar fan module connector br acket to the BSU chassis so that it can be relocated later, see Figure 4-18. Figure 4-18. Removing the Rear Fan Module Connector Bracket Screw 9. Remove the two screws securing the CPU support brack et to the BSU chassis and remove the bracket, see Fi gure 4-1 ...

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    4-22 Upgrading Your System 11. Attach the new CP U box guides ( rear: ri ght and left) to the BSU chassi s, then secure each of them with a s crew removed in the previous steps, see Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21. Installing the CPU box Guides 12. Attach the CPU box support into the two holes in the center CPU box rail, then secure it with two screws rem ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-23 14. Reconnect the rear fan module connector bracket to the BSU chassis with a screw removed in a previous step, see Fi gure 4-24. This front fan module connector was disconnected in step 8. Figure 4-24. Reconnecting the Rear Fan Module Connector Bracket 15. On CPU box 1 loosen the two thumbscrews on its CPU cover and remo ...

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    4-24 Upgrading Your System 19. On CPU box 2 install the new processor cartrid ges and VRMs. To install processor cartridges and VRMs follow steps 13 throu gh 17 of the previous subsection Removing/Installing Processor Cartridges on System Baseboard in this chapter . 20. On CPU box 2 reattach the CPU cover removed in step 15 abov e. 21. Install CPU ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-25 23. Check that th e CPU box i s firml y se ated in the bot tom of the socket. Note: If the C PU box is not ins erted correctl y, the Status LE D lights amber and the error mes sage "CPU Missing" app ears on the LCD when the power cord is connecte d. 24. Secure both CPU boxes to the BSU chassis with two thumbscre ...

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    4-26 Upgrading Your System DI MMs The memory board contains sixt een DIMM sockets arranged in four groups (see Figure 4-29) of 4 wa y interleaved memor y. Each 168-pin socket can hold a single 72-bit DIMM module with 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB , or 1GB (when available) of m emory. When all sixteen sockets are populat ed, the memory board supports a ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-27 Installing DIMMs 1. Observe the safet y and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter. 2. If tower-based s ystem, unlock (if locked) the mechanical lock at the top of the front door and open the door. 3. Power off the s y stem. Ensure the power co rds are unplugged from the AC wall outlet. 4. Remove the BSU ...

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    4-28 Upgrading Your System 7. Holding the two fa steners, carefully pull the me mory board out until the edge connectors a re free. Pla ce the memor y board on an antis tatic surface. See Figure 4-32. Figure 4-32. Removing the Me mory Board 8. Holding the DIMM module only by the edges, remove it from its antistatic package. Note: W hen instal ling ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-29 12. Hold the retaining le vers of the memory board b y its edges and start to inser t it into the slot guides. Do not press in on the board yet! Ease board into the slot guides until it is just touching its connector. 13. Be sure the r etaining levers are ext ended so they can enga ge the chassis frame. Press the board ca ...

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    4-30 Upgrading Your System Figure 4-34. Removing Memory D IMMs 4. Carefu ll y lift the DIMM a wa y from the socket a nd store it in an antista tic package. 5. Repeat the a bove steps to remove the remaining DI M Ms. 6. Perform steps 12 through 17 of the previous subsection Installing DIMMs to install the memory board. 7. Run the BIOS Setup and sele ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-31 Modifying the I/O Riser Bo ard The following subsection provides procedur es for upgrading the I/O riser boa rd. " Replacing the real-time clock batte ry. Note: Electr ostatic d ischar ge (ESD) c an dam age add- in boards a nd other com ponen ts; place t hem on an ant istatic surf ace. W ear an antistatic wrist str a ...

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    4-32 Upgrading Your System Replace the b atter y as follows. Note: Obser ve stat ic prec autions. Use an a ntista tic wris t s tr a p. 1. Observe the safet y and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter. 2. If tower-based s ystem remove the top cover of the tower cabinet and th en go to step 4. See Removing the Top Cover of the Tower ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-33 Option Boards The following sections describe how to install and remove Hot-Plug PCI option boards. The Hot-Plu g PCI feature is useabl e only when Op erating S ystem support is available. The s y stem I/O board has eight dedicated 64-bit PCI bus expansion slots and two dedicated 32-bit PC I expansion slots (see Figure 4- ...

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    4-34 Upgrading Your System Installati on Consider ations Some PCI boards ma y have a mounting bracket attached to the end of the board that is not required whe n installing PCI boards in this sy stem. To detach the mounting bracket from a PC I board remove the two screws securing the bracket to the bo ard and remove the brack et, see Figure 4-37. N ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-35 Installing an Option Board Install an option board as follows. 1. Observe the safet y and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter. 2. If tower-based s ystem, remove the top cover of the tower cabinet. See Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet earlier in this cha pter. 3. Open the PCI expansion slot d ...

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    4-36 Upgrading Your System Figure 4-39. Releasing the Expansion Slot Cover 9. Remove the expansion slot cover, see Fi gure 4-40. Note: Save th e exp ansion s lot cover for f uture use. Figure 4-40. Removing the Expansion S lot Cover 10. Holding the board by its top edge or upper corners, firml y press the board into an expansion slot on the s y ste ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-37 Figure 4-41. Installing an Option Board 12. If you installed a SCSI host adapter board, go to Appendix C, “Cabling,” for procedures on cabling these boards into the s ystem. For all other boards, continue. 13. Connect an y external cables (i f the y are needed) to the install ed option board. 14. Close the PCI expansi ...

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    4-38 Upgrading Your System Removing an Option Boar d Note: Exp ansion sl ot cover s m ust be insta lled on a ll vacant s lots to m ainta in the elec trom agnetic em is sions character istics of the s ystem and to assur e proper coolin g of the system c omponents. 1. Perform steps 1 through 3 of the previous subsection Installing an Option Board . 2 ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-39 RAID Con troller Board Use this procedure to install a RAID controller board. 1. Install the RAID controller board into an y PCI slot on the system board. See subsection Installing an Option Board earlie r in this chapter . Note: If a RA ID contr oller boar d is ins talled in PCI slots #11 or #1 2 the boar d will op erate ...

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    4-40 Upgrading Your System A B C Figure 4-43. Recabling the SCSI Interface Cable ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-41 Removable Media Devices A CD-ROM drive is always mounted in bay A. Any SCSI removable media device can be installed in peripheral b ays B, and C. The SCSI devices should be installed in the fir st available bay from the bottom (bay C). Figure 4-44 illustrates the recommended removabl e media confi guration. The 5 1/4-inch ...

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    4-42 Upgrading Your System A B C D Rem ovab le Me dia D evic e Ba ys A CD-ROM drive bay B 5 1/4-inch ex pansion bay C 5 1/4- inch ex pansion b ay D 1.44 M B diskette bay Ba y A IDE CD-ROM (always installe d). BAY B SCSI CD-ROM. SCSI DLT T ape. SCSI DAT Tape. SCSI AIT T ape. Device must have the i n ternal SCSI t erminators re moved . Ba y C SCSI DL ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-43 Installing a 5 1 / 4-Inch Device Install a 5 1/4-inch device drive as follows. ! CA UTI ON CD-ROM dev ices conta in a laser system and are c lassified as CLASS 1 L ASER PRODU CTS. In cas e of an y trouble with a CD-ROM , please c ontact your ne arest serv ice representa tive. To pr event d irect exp osure to the laser bea ...

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    4-44 Upgrading Your System 6. Each empt y media bay has a blank panel. From the bay where you want to install a drive, remove the four screws se curing the blank panel to the 5 1/4-inch device tra y and remove the blank panel, see Figure 4-46. Note: W hen instal ling a f ull hei ght 5 1/ 4-inch de vice , rem ove two blank panels. Figure 4-46. Remov ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-45 Figure 4-47. Connecting the Power and Da ta Cables 10. Push the device a ll the way into the media bay until its scr ew holes are aligned directly in front of the screw holes on both sides of the 5 1/4-inch device tray, see Fi gure 4-48. Then using the screws supplied with the device secure it to the 5 1/4-inch device tra ...

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    4-46 Upgrading Your System Figure 4-49. Installing the Device into the BSU Chassis 13. Install the BSU front bezel. See Installing / Removing the BSU Front Bezel and Top Cover earlier in this c hapter. 14. Plug in the power cords and power up the s ystem. 15. Run the BIOS Setup to configure the device. Removing a 5 1/4-Inch Device Remove a 5 1/4-in ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-47 3. Slide the device completel y out the front of the bay , and place on an antistatic sur face. 4. Place the dri ve in an ant istatic wrapp er. 5. If installing another device pe rform steps 7 throug h 15 of the previous subsection Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Device , otherwise continue with the nex t step. 6. When not instal ...

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    4-48 Upgrading Your System Hard Disk Drives The following sections pr ovide procedures for insta lling a disk drive, removing a disk drive, or swapping out a fault y disk drive from one of the hot-swap drive bays. The 3 1/2-inch SCSI drives must use the industry standard 80-pin Single Connector Attachment (SCA) connector. Each d rive must be instal ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-49 Installing a Hard Disk Drive Use this procedure to add an optional hard disk drive to your system. 1. Observe the safet y and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter. 2. If tower-based s ystem, unlock (if locked) the mechanical lock at the top of the front door and open the door. 3. Power off the s y stem. ...

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    4-50 Upgrading Your System 5. Remove a dummy sponge from the slot, see Figure 4-53. Note: The dum m y sponge is provided to m aintain the proper coo ling ef fect. Leave the dum m y sponge in unused slots so th at the DEU c an oper ate eff icientl y. (Keep all r em oved dumm y sponges for f uture use.) ! CA UTI ON Do not ins ert your h and or an y t ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-51 A B C D Installing 3 1/2in ch hard disk drive in carrier for hot-swap bay s A Carrier B Four screws C Hard disk drive D SCA conn ector Figure 4-54. Installing Hard Disk Drive in a Carrier 9. Unlock the lock l ever located at the bottom of the carrier h andle, see Figure 4-55. Figure 4-55. Unlocking the Carrie r Lock Lever ...

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    4-52 Upgrading Your System 11. Push the lock lever toward the hard disk drive bay till the handle is completely locked. The lever clicks when it is locked. See Figure 4-57. Incorrect Correct Figure 4-57. Securing Hard Disk Dr ive/Carrier in the System 12. Plug in the power cords and power up the s ystem. Removing a Hard Di sk Drive Use this procedu ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-53 BSU ID0 ID1 DEU ID0 ID1 ID2 ID3 IDB IDA ID9 ID8 Figure 4-58. Hard Disk Dr ive Bays 5. Grasp the handle of the hard disk’s ca rrier and unlock the l ever located at the bottom of the carrier handle, see Fi gure 4-59. The hard disk c arrier will come out approximatel y 1/2-inch so that its handle is fully a ccessible in o ...

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    4-54 Upgrading Your System Hot-Swapping a Hard Drive If you are swapping out a fault y hard drive, you can determine which drive to remove b y checking its Disk Driv e Status LEDs. See “Status LED Indicator Descriptions” in Chapter 1. Note: W hen the Disk Err or LED in dicates a driv e fault (stead y amber lig ht), you can rem ove th e drive an ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-55 Power Supply The following sections provide procedures for installin g a power suppl y, removing a power supply, or swapping out a fault y power supply. The BSU supports up to three power supplies (depending on p rocessor configuration): ! Four processors or less. The BSU contains one standard power suppl y. The redund an ...

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    4-56 Upgrading Your System Installi ng a BSU Power Suppl y Use this procedure to install a power suppl y into the BSU. 1. Observe the safet y and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter. 2. Power off the s y stem. Ensure the power co rds are unplugged from the AC wall outlet. 3. At the rear of the BSU locate th e power suppl y bay w ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-57 Figure 4-61. Removing the BSU Power Supp ly Bay Blank Cover 5. Pull down the front lever of the new power suppl y to be installed. 6. Slide the power supply into the bay, see Figure 4-62. Figure 4-62. Installing the New Power supply 7. Secure the power suppl y by lifting its front lever and then pushing it firmly into the ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 152

    4-58 Upgrading Your System Installi ng a DEU Power Suppl y Use this procedure to install a power suppl y into the DEU. 1. Observe the safet y and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter. 2. Power off the s y stem. Ensure the power co rds are unplugged from the AC wall outlet. 3. Remove the two screws securing the blank cov er of the ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-59 5. Secure the power suppl y to the DEU with the two thumb lock screws, see Figure 4-66. A A Thumb Lo ck Screw s Figure 4-66. Securing the New Power supp l y 6. Plug one end of the power cords into the AC input receptacles on the r ear of the DEU and connect the other end into the AC wall outlets. The "POW" LED o ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 154

    4-60 Upgrading Your System DEU Power Supply: Perform steps 4 through 6 of the previous subsection Installing a DEU Power Supply . Hot-Swapping a Power Supply If you are swapping out a fault y power suppl y , you can determine which one to remove by checkin g the status LED indicators on each suppl y . If the Fail indicator on a BSU power suppl y is ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 155

    Upgrading Your System 4-61 Installing the Optional UPS This subsection describes how to install an optional Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) into the tower cabinet, see Figure 4-67. Figure 4-67. Uninterruptible Power Supply Your UPS provides diagnostic and management features that includ e: ! Scheduled server shutdowns ! Interactive and scheduled ...

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    4-62 Upgrading Your System This procedure summa rizes the installa tion of the UPS. For detailed information about: UPS Refer to: Featu r es U ninter r upt i ble P o w er Supply U s er ’ s M anual Installation T his Rack User ’s Manual PowerChute ® plu s PowerChute ® plus User’s Guide ! WA RN I NG It is require d that a m inim um of two peo ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 157

    Upgrading Your System 4-63 3. Unlock (if locked) the mech anical lock at the top of the front door of your system tower cabinet and open the door. 4. Power off the s y stem. Ensure the power co rds are unplugged from the AC wall outlet. 5. Remove the four screws securin g the blank panel to the mounting rails at the bottom of the tower cabinet and ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 158

    4-64 Upgrading Your System A B C E D A. Site Wiring Fau l t Indicator B. Configurati on Button C. Configur ation LED D. Comput er Interface Por t E. Output Power R eceptacles Figure 4-70 Location of UPS Rear Panel Componen ts 10. If there is no wiring fault, connect the ground lead of any transient voltage surge-suppression (TVSS) devices such as t ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 159

    Upgrading Your System 4-65 Installing the Optional DEU This subsection describes how to install an optional Disk Expansion Unit (DEU) into the tower cabine t, see Figure 4-71. Figure 4-71. Optional Disk Expansion Unit (DEU) ! WA RN I NG To reduc e the risk of personal inj ury or dam age to t he equipm ent, a m inimum of two peop le MUS T lift the D ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 160

    4-66 Upgrading Your System Figure 4-72. Installing the DEU 7. Connect all AC power and data cables, including the new SCS I cable shipped with the DEU. 8. Power up the s ystem. 9. Close the front door of the tower cabinet. ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-67 Adding the Option al DEU 2-Chann el SCSI Board This subsection describes how to install the optional 2-Channel SCSI board into the DEU. The DEU must be removed from the tower cabinet before the 2 -Channel SCSI Interface Board can be inst alled. ! WA RN I NG To reduc e the risk of personal inj ury or dam age to t he equipm ...

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    4-68 Upgrading Your System 6. With one person grasping each side of the DE U slide it out the front of the tower cabin et. ! WA RN I NG A minim um of two persons is r equired when perf orm ing this step. 7. Place the DEU on a flat cl ean surfac e. 8. Remove the fan assemblies (see Fi gure 4-74, A) from the DEU chassis. Squeeze the fan assembly latc ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-69 A B Figure 4-75. Preparing to Install the 2-Channel SCSI Board 13. Remove the two screws securing the blank plate covering the optional SCSI connector cutout on the rear pan el of the DEU (see Figur e 4-76, A). Remove the blank cover. Disk Expansion Unit A Figure 4-76. Removing the SCSI Blank Panel 14. Connect the inter n ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 164

    4-70 Upgrading Your System A B Figure 4-77. Installing the Internal SCSI Cable 15. Connect the secured internal SCS I cable to the option board. Verify that no connector pins of the cable ar e bent. See Figure 4-78. 16. Position the option board with its SCSI cable connector facin g toward the rear of the cabinet and insert the bo ard into the slot ...

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    Upgrading Your System 4-71 19. Reinstall the DEU into the towe r cabinet (se e Figure 4-73), a s follows: ! With one person grasping each side of the DE U, carefull y align the DEU with its support brackets in the tower cabinet. ! Lift the DEU onto the support brackets and slide it towards the re ar of the tower cabine t. ! Secure the DEU to the to ...

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    4-72 Upgrading Your System ...

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    5 Problem Solving ! Problem Solving ! Static Precautions ! Troubleshooting Checklists ! Diagnostic Procedures ! Specific Problems and Corrective Actions ! Problems with the Network ! Plug and Play Installation Tips ! Error Messages ! How to Identify BIOS and BMC Revision Levels ...

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    5-2 Prob lem So lving Problem Solving This chapter helps you identify and solve problems that ma y occur during system installation or while using your system. The first sec tion of this chapter te lls you how to reset your s y stem in the event of problems. The n ext few sections provide troubleshooting checklists and procedural steps that help yo ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 169

    Prob lem S olv ing 5-3 Troubleshooting Checklists The following subsections provide troubleshooting checklists for problems that occur at initial system startup, when you run new application software, and after the s ystem hardware and softwar e have been running corr ectly. Initial System Startup Incorrect insta llation or configuration usua lly c ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 170

    5-4 Prob lem So lving ! Are the configura tion settings in BIOS Se tup and the SCSI Selcet Utility correct? For information about running these utilities, refer to the Configuring Y our System chapter 3. If the above items are all corr ect, but the problem reoccurs, r efer to Additional Troubleshooting Procedures in this chapter . Running New Appli ...

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    Prob lem S olv ing 5-5 After System Has Been Running Correctl y Problems that occur after the s ystem hardware and software hav e been running correctly often indicate equipment failure. However, man y situations that are easy to correct can also cause such problems. If y ou have problem s after the s ystem has been running correctly, check the fol ...

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    5-6 Prob lem So lving Diagnostic Procedure s This section provides a more detailed approach to diagnosing and id entifying problems and then locatin g their sources. Error C heck ing Each time you tur n on the system, POST (Power- On-Self-Test) r uns automatically and checks the baseboard, proc essors, memory board, ke yboard, and mouse. If POST fi ...

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    Prob lem S olv ing 5-7 Monitori ng POST Each time you tur n on the system, the Power- On Self-Test (POST) r uns automatically and checks the baseboard, pro cessors, memor y board, keyboard, and mouse. During the memory test, POST displays the amount of memory that it is able to access and test. Depending on the amount of memor y, it may take severa ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 174

    5-8 Prob lem So lving Verifying Pr oper O peration of Key System Indicator s As POST determines the s y st em configuration, it tests for the presen ce of each mass storage device installed in the system. As each device is che cked, its activity indicator should turn on briefly. Check for the followin g: ! Does the diskette drive activity indica to ...

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    Prob lem S olv ing 5-9 Specific Problems and Corrective Actions This section provides possible solutions for the following specific problems: ! Power LED does not light ! No beep or incorr ect beep patt ern ! No characters appe ar on screen ! Characters on the screen appea r distorted or incorrect ! System cooling fan does not rotate ! Diskette dri ...

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    5-10 Prob lem So lving No Characters Appear on Screen Check the foll owing: ! Is the keyboard wor king? Check to see if the Num Lock light is functioning. ! Is the video display monitor plugge d in and turned on? ! Are the brightness and contrast controls on the video monitor properl y adjusted? ! Are the video monitor switch settings corre ct? ! I ...

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    Problem Solving 5-11 ! Is the front pa nel power on indicator lit? If the switches and connections are corr ect and the power outlet is fun ctioning, the power suppl y has probably failed. Contact your service rep resentative for assistance. Diskette Drive Activi ty LED Does Not L ight Check the foll owing: ! Are the diskette drive's power and ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 178

    5-12 Prob lem So lving Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected Check the foll owing: ! Is the BIOS set to allow the CD-ROM to be the first bootable device? Check your BIOS Setup (F2) configuration. Problems with the Network Diagnostics pass, but the connection fails: ! Make sure the network cable is se curel y attached. The controller stopped working when ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 179

    Problem Solving 5-13 Error Messages This section describes the LCD erro r messages and the POST error cod es and messages. LCD Error Messages If the server s ystem detects an error while operating (po wer on) or while the power is off, it displays an error message on the LCD panel, see Figu re 5-1. The LCD panel provides 16 digits of alphanumeric c ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 180

    5-14 Prob lem So lving Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action +3.3vs Alm 07 Voltage w arning: The pow er supply +3.3 VS is too high. +3.3vs Alm 09 Voltage alarm: The pow er supply +3.3 VS is too high. +5.0v Alm 00 Voltage warning: The pow er supply +5 V i s too low . +5.0v Alm 02 Voltage alarm: The pow ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 181

    Problem Solving 5-15 Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action Cpu1 Volt Alm 00 Volt age warning: The CPU #1 voltage is too low. Cpu1 Volt Alm 02 Volt age alarm: The CPU #1 voltage is too low. Cpu1 Volt Alm 07 Volt age warning: The CPU #1 voltage is too high. Cpu1 Volt Alm 09 Volt age alarm: The CPU #1 vo ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 182

    5-16 Prob lem So lving Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action CPU4 Volt Alm 0 0 Voltage w arning: The CPU #4 voltage i s too low . CPU4 Volt Alm 0 2 Voltage alarm: The CPU #4 voltage i s too low . CPU4 Volt Alm 0 7 Voltage w arning: The CPU #4 voltage i s too high. CPU4 Volt Alm 0 9 Voltage alarm: The ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 183

    Problem Solving 5-17 Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action CPU7 T emp Alm 00 Temperatur e warning: The CPU #7 temperature is too l ow. CPU7 T emp Alm 02 Temperatur e alarm: The CPU #7 temperature is too l ow. CPU7 T emp Alm 07 Temperatur e warning: The CPU #7 temperature is too h igh. CPU7 T emp Alm 0 ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 184

    5-18 Prob lem So lving Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action CPU Missin g CPU slot con nection alarm Check if t he CPU and CPU termination board are mou nted correctly. If the same error still occurs w hen they are mounted correctly, c all your s ervice representativ e. CPU T -Trip 01 CPU #1 thermal t ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 185

    Problem Solving 5-19 Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action L2#3 Volt A lm 00 Voltage warning: The CPU #3 L2 cache v oltage is too low. L2#3 Volt A lm 02 Voltage alarm: The CPU #3 L2 cache v oltage is too low. L2#3 Volt A lm 07 Voltage warning: The CPU #3 L2 cache v oltage is too high. L2#3 Volt A lm 0 ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 186

    5-20 Prob lem So lving Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action L2#8 Volt A lm 00 Voltage warning: The CPU #8 L2 cache v oltage is too low. L2#8 Volt A lm 02 Voltage alarm: The CPU #8 L2 cache v oltage is too low. L2#8 Volt A lm 07 Voltage warning: The CPU #8 L2 cache v oltage is too high. L2#8 Volt A lm ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 187

    Problem Solving 5-21 Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action SCSIA VoltAlm 00 Voltage w arning: The voltage of onboard SCSI controll er channel A is too low. SCSIA VoltAlm 02 Voltage al arm: T he voltage of onboard SCSI controll er channel A is too low. SCSIA VoltAlm 07 Voltage w arning: The voltage of ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 188

    5-22 Prob lem So lving Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action SCSIB VoltAlm 00 Voltage w arning: The voltage of onboard SCSI controll er channel B is too low. SCSIB VoltAlm 02 Voltage al arm: T he voltage of onboard SCSI controll er channel B is too low. SCSIB VoltAlm 07 Voltage w arning: The voltage o ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 189

    Problem Solving 5-23 Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action SMI timeout SMI timeout Call your service repr esentat ive. Slot P W R Fail 11 Power alarm of PCI bu s slot #11 Slot P W R Fail 12 Power alarm of PCI bu s slot #12 Slot P W R Fail 21 Power alarm of PCI bu s slot #21 Slot P W R Fail 22 Power al ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 190

    5-24 Prob lem So lving Table 5-1. Power On LCD Erro r Messages (continued) Error Messa ge Description Action SystemBusU-Err 3 U ncorrectable host bu s (CPU back board #2 system bus) error Check if t he CPU and C PU backboard #2 are mounted correctly. If the same error still occurs w hen they are mounted correctly, c all your s ervice representativ ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 191

    Problem Solving 5-25 Table 5-2. Power Off LCD Error Message s Error Messa ge Description Action +3.3vs Alm 0 0 Voltage w arning: T he voltage of +3.3 VS power supp ly is too l ow. +3.3vs Alm 0 2 Voltage al arm: The v oltage of +3.3 VS power supp ly is too l ow. +3.3vs Alm 0 7 Voltage w arning: T he voltage of +3.3 VS power supp ly is too h igh. +3. ...

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    5-26 Prob lem So lving LCD Error Code Har dware References The following hardwar e illustrations show the device s associated with the error codes that appear on the LCD panel as listed in Table 5-1 and Table 5-2. Memory Error m essage code Device Memor y C- Err 01 ............................. (1) Memor y C- Err 02 ............................. (2 ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 193

    Problem Solving 5-27 CPU (5 Pro cessors or More ) Error m essage code Device Error m essage c ode Device CPU1 Temp/CPU1 Vol t/ CPU IERR 01/CPU T-Trip01/ . .... ... ... (1), (5) CPU5 Te m p/CPU 5 Vo lt/ CPU IERR 05/CPU T-Trip05/ ... ... .... . (9), (13) CPU2 Temp/CPU2 Vol t/ CPU IERR 02/CPU T-Trip02/ . .... ... ... (2), (6) CPU6 Te m p/CPU 6 Vo lt/ ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 194

    5-28 Prob lem So lving Fan Power S upply Unit *1 When an option a l power unit or C PU box is a dded. *2 When an option al CPU box is added and t he power unit is al so added. Fan Alm01 Fan Alm02 Fan Alm04 (Only when an optional CPU box is added) Fan Alm03 Rear Front AC lo st Alm0 1 AC lo st Alm0 2 *1 AC lo st Alm0 3 *2 Pow er Unit Al m 03 *2 / Pre ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 195

    Problem Solving 5-29 POST Erro r Codes and Messages Whenever a recov erable er ror occurs durin g POST, BIOS displa ys a message on the video display screen and causes the speaker to b eep as the message appears. B IOS also issues a beep code (one long tone followed b y two short tones) during POST if the video configuration fails or if an external ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 196

    5-30 Prob lem So lving Table 5-3. POST Error Codes and M essages (continued) Error Code and Message Description Action 0270 Real T ime Clock Error Real-time loc k error Replace th e system I/O board. Co ntact your service repre sentative to replace t he system I/O board. 0271 Check dat e and time setting Real-ti me clock is set incor rectly. Start ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 197

    Problem Solving 5-31 Table 5-3. POST Error Codes and M essages (continued) Error Code and Message Description Action 0B28 Unsupported C PU detect on C PU slot 1 0B29 Unsupported C PU detect on C PU slot 2 0B2A Unsupported CPU detect on C PU slot 3 0B2B Unsupported CPU detect on C PU slot 4 0B2C Unsupported CPU detect on C PU slot 5 0B2D Unsupported ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 198

    5-32 Prob lem So lving Table 5-3. POST Error Codes and M essages (continued) Error Code and Message Description Action 0B45 System Configurati on Data Write Error Write error o n the data c onfiguring the system . Start the SETU P utility, ex ecute [Advan ced] → [Advanced] → [Re s et Config uration Data]. If the error pers ists, cont act your s ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 199

    Problem Solving 5-33 Table 5-3. POST Error Codes and M essages (continued) Error Code and Message Description Action 0B6F DIMM group w ith error is enabl ed Memory error was detec ted. The system is forcibly started b ecause errors are detected in all memory devices. Co ntact your service representativ e to repl ace the D IMM boards. 0B70 The error ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 200

    5-34 Prob lem So lving Table 5-3. POST Error Codes and M essages (continued) Error Code and Message Description Action 0BB0 SMBIOS - SROM data read error Read error of SRO M data 0BB1 SMBIOS - SROM data checksum bad Checksum for the SROM data is incorr ect. Contact your s ervice repre sentative. 0BC0 POST detected startup failure of CPU #1. CPU #1 ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 201

    Problem Solving 5-35 Table 5-3. POST Error Codes and M essages (continued) Error Code and Message Description Action 0BDA 4th SM Bus device Error detected. An error was dete cted in the access to t he 4th SM Bus. 0BDB 4th SMBus tim eout. A timeout error o ccurred in t he access to t he 4th SM Bus. 0BDC 5th SMBus device address not acknow ledged. No ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 202

    5-36 Prob lem So lving Table 5-4. Post Error Beep Codes Beeps Error Recommended A ction 1-2-2-3 ROM Checksum Err or Check if I /O rise r board i s install ed correctly. If the same er ror still occur s, call your serv ice repr esentativ e. 1-3-1-1 DRAM Refresh T est Error Check if memory ba ckboard and memory DIMM s are installed c orrectly. If the ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 203

    Problem Solving 5-37 POST Erro r Code Ha rdware Refe rences The following hardwar e illustrations show the device s associated with the error codes that appear on the screen of th e display unit as listed in Table 5-3. Memory Error code Device 0B60 .............................. (1) 0B61 .............................. (2) 0B62 ..................... ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 204

    5-38 Prob lem So lving PCI Bus Error code Devic e 0BEC............................... (1) 0BED............................... (2) 0BEE ............................... (3) 0BE0 ............................... (4 ) 0BE1 ............................... (5 ) 0BE2 ............................... (6 ) 0BE3 ............................... (7 ) 0BE4 ...... ...

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    Problem Solving 5-39 How to Identify BIOS and BMC Revision Levels To help you identify your system's current BIOS and BMC revision levels, refer to the following subsections. BIOS Revision Level Identification During system Power-On Self Test (POST), which runs automaticall y when your system is powered on, your system monitor displays several ...

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    5-40 Prob lem So lving ...

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    A Specifications ! Basic System Unit (BSU) ! Disk Expansion Unit (DEU) ...

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    A-2 Speci fications This appendix provides the specifications for th e Basic System Unit (BSU) and the Disk Expansion Unit (DEU). Basic System Unit (BS U ) Table A-1 list s the BSU techni cal speci fications. Table A-1. BSU Technical Specifications Item Specification Chassis Dimensio ns W idth: 19.3 inc hes (483 m m) Height: 12.2 inches (310 m m) D ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 209

    Specificati ons A-3 Table A-1. BSU Technical Specifications (Continued) Item Specification Optional Pro cessor Suppor t Upgradeable from one to eight pr ocessors Chipset Storage Works Ch ampion Vers ion 3.0H AQUA2-EX Sy stem I/O Board Graphics ATI RAGE IIC (4 MB VRAM) Resolutio ns: 640x480, 800x 600, 1024x768, 12 80x1024 Colors: 16 Meg @ 640x 480/8 ...

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    A-4 Speci fications Table A-1. BSU Technical Specifications (Continued) Item Specification Regulatory Compliance Domestic (U.S.) FCC UL International C ENELEC CSA DEMKO DOC FIMKO TUV NEMKO SEMKO ...

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    Specificati ons A-5 Disk Expansion Unit (DEU) Table A-2 lists the DEU techni cal specifi cations. Table A-2. DEU Technical Specifications Item Specification Chassis Dimensio ns W idth: 17.8 inc hes (445 m m) Depth: 28.0 inches (700 mm) Height: 5.2 inches (129 mm) Weight 71.5 lbs. (32.5 kg) at maximum configurati on Enclosure 19-inch rack mounta ble ...

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    A-6 Speci fications ...

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    B Interrupt Request/ PCI IRQ Device/ I/O Port Address Assignments ! Interrupt Request Assignments ! PCI IRQ Device Assignments ! I/O Port Address Assignments ...

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    B-2 I nterrupt Request/PCI IRQ Device/I/O Port Address Assignments This appendix provides the Interrupt Requests (IRQs), PC I I RQ devic e, and I /O port addresses that are facto ry assigned fo r this s y stem. Use th ese values for reference when installing an optiona l device. Interrupt Reques t Assignments Table B-1 lists the factory assigned In ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 215

    Inter rupt Requ est /PCI IRQ D evice /I/O Por t Address Assign ments B-3 PCI IRQ Device Assignments The PCI devices are assigned IRQs as listed in Table B-2. To ch ange the PCI IRQ device assig nment settings use the proce dures in subsection BIOS Setup Utility of chapter 3. Table B-2. PCI IRQ Device Assignments Menu Option Interrupt PCI IRQ 1 On-b ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 216

    B-4 I nterrupt Request/PCI IRQ Device/I/O Port Address Assignments I/O Port Address Assignmen ts Table B-3 lists the I/O port address assignments. In Table B-3 the add resses are listed in hexadecimal notation and the I/O port address of a PC I device is set according to its t ype and number. Table B-3. I/O Port Address Assignments Address Item 00 ...

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    Inter rupt Requ est /PCI IRQ D evice /I/O Por t Address Assign ments B-5 Table B-3. I/O Port Address Assignments (Continued) Address Item 400 - 41F Super I/O 40B DMA1 ex tended write mode register 4D0 Master 8259 ELC R progr amming 4D1 Slave 825 9 ELCR progra mming 4D6 or BAR1 DMA2 ex tended write mode register 580 - 58F Chipset 778 - 77F Parallel ...

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    B-6 I nterrupt Request/PCI IRQ Device/I/O Port Address Assignments ...

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    C System Cabling Configurations ! Before You Begin ! Static Precautions ! BSU Cable Configuration ! BSU RAID Cable Configuration ! BSU and DEU RAID Cable Configur ation ...

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    C-2 Syst em Cabling Configurations This appendix contains information and procedures on c abling configurations used in your system. The configurations include: ! BSU cable confi guration ! BSU RA ID cable configu ration ! BSU and DEU RAID cable configuration Before You Begin ! WA RN I NG The DC push- button on/off switch on th e front pa nel d oes ...

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    System Cabling Configurations C-3 BSU Cable Configur ation The BSU is cabled using a single channel on-board IDE Controller and dual channel on-board Ad aptec 7899 SCSI Controller. The on-board IDE controller supports the standa rd internall y mounted CD-ROM as its master device. The AIC 7899 contains two independent SCSI channels that share a sin ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 222

    C-4 Syst em Cabling Configurations A B C D E F G H I J K L R P O S M N Q A 5 1/4-inch re movable media bay s (2) K Ultra 160/m SCSI interface cable B Ultra2- W ide SCSI interface c able L Ultra 160/m SCSI conne ctor (68 p in) C Diskette driv e M IDE connect or D Diskette driv e interface cable N Ultra 160/m SCSI connector ( 68 pin) E System I/O boa ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 223

    System Cabling Configurations C-5 BSU RAID Cable Configu ration The RAID options available for your system provide your system with the added securit y of fault tolerance. If you order a s ystem with a RAI D controller, the system is pr e-cabled at the factory (see Fi gure C-2 "RAID S y stem Cabling Configuration".) If you are adding a RA ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 224

    C-6 Syst em Cabling Configurations A B D E G I J K L M N O C F H A 5 1/4-inch re movable media bay s (2) I Ultra 160/m SCSI connector (68 p in) B Diskette driv e J IDE connect or C System I/O board K Ultra 160/m SCSI co nnector (68 pin) D RAID controller board (shown in PCI slot #21) L Diskette driv e connector E IDE CD-ROM drive M Ultra 160/m SCSI ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 225

    System Cabling Configurations C-7 BSU and DEU RAID Cable Configuration The RAID options available for your system provide your system with the added securit y of fault tolerance. If you order a s ystem with a RAI D controller, the system is pr e-cabled at the factory (see Fi gure C-3 "BSU and DEU RAID SCSI Bus Cable Configuration".) If yo ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 226

    C-8 Syst em Cabling Configurations A B C D E F G I Q H J K L M N O P A 5 1/4-inch re movable media bay s (2) J Ultra 160/m SCSI co nnector (68 p in) B Diskette driv e K IDE connect or C System I/O board L U ltra 160/m SCSI connector ( 68 pin) D RAID controller board (shown in PCI slot #21) M Diskette driv e connector E IDE CD-ROM drive N Ultra 160/ ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 227

    System Cabling Configurations C-9 Figure C-4 Cable Routing — Using BSU Single Channel Disk Array wi th One DEU (without the Two Channel Option) Figure C-5 Cable Routing — Using BSU Two Channel Disk Array with One DEU (with the Two Channel Option) ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 228

    C-10 System Cabling Confi gurations Figure C-6 Cable Routing — Using BSU Two Channel Disk Array with Two DEUs (without the Two Channel Option) ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 229

    D ROMPilot ™ BIOS Error Codes ! ROMPilot ™ BIOS Error Codes ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 230

    D-2 ROMPilo t BIOS Error Cod es ROMPilot ™ BIOS Error Codes This appendix provides the ROMPilot error codes reported to the BIOS and where possible displa yed on the screen. Us e these valu es for referen ce when diagnosing situa tions where the ROMPilot installation f ails. Table D-1 lists the ROMPilot BI OS Error Codes. Table D-1. ROMPilot BIOS ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 231

    ROMP ilot B IOS E rror Code s D-3 Table D-1. ROMPilot BI OS Error Codes ( continued) Error Codes Error Messages Error Codes from Connection M anager (CONMNGR.PLM) 18 Failed to register interface w ith RPC. 19 Protocol stack not b ound to OD I driver. 1A Unable to create thread. 1B RomPilot shutd o wn for tran sition to D OS. 1C RomPilot for ced to ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 232

    D-4 ROMPilo t BIOS Error Cod es ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 233

    Glossa ry 1 Glossary A AC (Alternat ing Current) The ty pe of cur rent avail able in wal l outlets. All com puters m ust convert alternat ing curren t to di rect curr ent to o perate. See also DC. address A label, nam e, or num ber that identifie s a locat ion in com puter m emory. AS CII (American S t andard Co de for I nformation Inter change) A ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 234

    2 Glossary BM C (Baseboard Ma nagement Contro ller) Contai ns all of the server manag ement functions. One major func tion of th e BMC is to m onitor system managem ent events and log their occurrence in the System Event Log (SEL). boot The pro cess of loa ding the opera ting system into mem ory. bps (bits per s econd) The num ber of bits transfer ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 235

    Glossa ry 3 CRT (Cathode- Ray Tube) The type of video d isplay used in monito rs for desktop computers. D DC (Direct Current) T he ty pe of curren t availab le in the recharg eable battery packs us ed in portable com puters. See a lso AC. default The facto ry setting your compute r uses unles s you ins truct it otherw ise. For e xample, when poweri ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 236

    4 Glossary EM S (Expanded Mem ory Specificati on) A method o f accessing mem ory bey ond the 640K lim it of DOS by exchang ing data in and o ut of main m emory at hig h speeds. Som e software require s EMS to o perate . EPROM (Erasable Pr ogramm able Read-Only Mem or y) A ty pe of mem or y device tha t is usually used to stor e system BIOS code. Th ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 237

    Glossa ry 5 hot sw ap A method used to inse rt or rem ove SCSI disk driv es into or from an operating bus. Th is method is typica lly used in RAI D subsystems. When use d in non- RA ID subsystem s the operating system mu st typically be restarted. I IC (Integ rated Circuit) An electr onic device that cont ains m i niaturiz ed circuit ry. IDE (Integ ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 238

    6 Glossary LVD S uper-fast U ltra 2 SCSI Low Voltag e Differenti al (LVD ) Parallel SCS I I nterface. A new SCSI interfa ce that prov ides greater I /O bandwidth, device conn ectivity , data reliability , and long er cable leng ths for Ultra2 SCSI hard disk drives. Note that in orde r to achiev e LVD perform ance all devices inc luding cabl e, cont ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 239

    Glossa ry 7 partition The proces s of div iding the s torage spac e on a hard disk into separa te areas so th at the operating system treats t hem as sepa rate disk dr ives. passw ord A security feature tha t prevents an unauthorized use r from opera ting your com puter. See also EEPROM. PCI Peripheral Com ponent Interconn ect. PCI is a high- perfo ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 240

    8 Glossary RS-232C port An industry st andard s erial port. S ee also serial port. S SA F-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault T oleran t Enclo sure) A sp ecifica tion for m onitoring the stat e of the drives and en closure environm ent (fan, powe r supply , tempera t ure, etc. ) using the SCSI bus to indic ate faul ts. save To store inform ation on a floppy di ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 241

    Glossa ry 9 SVG A (Super VGA ) A type of v ideo disp lay sy stem that p rovides very hig h -resolu tion text and graphics on an alog color m onitors. system bo ard The m ain circuit b oard in y our com puter. It con tains m ost of the conn ectors and ports. T tape drive A type of stor age dev ice using m agnetic tape. TTL (Transisto r-Transistor Lo ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 242

    10 Glossary ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 243

    Equipment Log 1 Equipment Log Use this equipment log form to record pertinent inform ation about your system. You will need some of this information to run the System Setup Utility. Be sure to update the equipment log when you add options. Record the model and serial numbers of the s ystem components, dates of component removal or replacement, and ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 244

    2 Equipment Log Component Manufacturer Name & Model Serial Number (if available) Date Installed Server System Baseb oard Processor 1 Processor 2 Processor 3 Processor 4 Processor 5 Processor 6 Processor 7 Processor 8 DIMM Group #1 DIMM Group #2 DIMM Group #3 DIMM Group #4 Diskette Drive A Tape Driv e 1 Tape Driv e 2 CD-ROM Drive 1 BSU: Hard Dis ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 245

    Equipment Log 3 Component Manufacturer Name & Model Serial Number (if available) Date Installed DEU2: Hard Disk Drive A DEU2: Hard Disk Drive B Optional RA ID Controll er Network C ontroller 1 Network C ontroller 2 Monitor Keyboard Mouse External Per ipherals Power Supply (BSU) Power Supply (DEU ) ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 246

    4 Equipment Log ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 247

    Index-1 A AC link m ode, 1-28 ACPI, 1-28 Administrat ive password, 1- 29 Advance m enu configuring in setup, 3- 6 B Battery, RT C replacing , 4-31 BIOS, 1-20, 3-3 BMC, 1-23 Boot menu configuring in setup, 3- 17 BSU software locking featu re, 1-29 BSU front bezel installing , 4-10 remov i ng, 4-9 BSU top cover installing , 4-12 remov ing, 4-11 C Cab ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 248

    Index-2 Memory , 1 -18 Monitoring system status, 1- 23 N Network controller, 1- 21 problem s, 5-12 O Option boards, 4-33 considerat ions, 4- 34 installing , 4-35 remov ing, 4-38 Overv i ew, 1-2 P Password administ rative, 1- 29 clearing and chang ing, 3-27 user, 1-29 PCI IRQ device assig nments, B- 3 Peripher al bays, 1- 24 controller, 1- 22 POST e ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 249

    Index-3 upgrading , 4-2 System board manag e ment (BMC), 1- 23 System cabling BSU and DEU RAID cable con figuration, C- 7 BSU cable config uratio n, C- 3 BSU RAID cable con figuratio n, C-5 System hardware menu configuring in setup, 3- 15 System I/O riser b oard modify ing, 4-31 System upgrade precautions, 4- 3 preparing , 4-5 T Top cover o f tower ...

  • NEC 5800/180Ra-7 - page 250

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