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Preface ................ .............. .............. .......... .............. .............. ..vii

About This Guide................................................................................ viii

Conventions Used in this Guide............................................................ ix

Getting Started ....................... ........................ .................. ........ 1

Before You Begin.................................................................................... 2

System Access......................................................................................... 3

Static Electricity Precautions........................................................... 3

Opening the System......................................................................... 3

Closing the System........................................................................... 5

Installing the Processor Drawer.............................................................. 7

Inspecting the Contents.................................................................... 7

Installing the Processor Drawer in the Rack................................... 8

Connecting Peripherals.................................................................. 13

Using an AutoSwitcher with Multiple System Drawers.............. 14

Powering Up the System....................................................................... 16

Quick Check................................................................................... 16

Completing the Installation............................................................ 18

System Features .......... ....................... ........................ ..........21

Basic Features........................................................................................ 22

Front Panel............................................................................................. 24

Dual Redundant 400-Watt Power Supplies.................................. 24

3.5-inch Diskette Drive.................................................................. 25

CD-ROM Drive.............................................................................. 25

LED Indicators............................................................................... 26

Buttons............................................................................................ 26

RAID Cage Bay ............................................................................. 26

Rear Panel.............................................................................................. 27

I/O Ports.......................................................................................... 27

Power Connectors.......................................................................... 28

Expansion Slot Cover Plates.......................................................... 28

System Board......................................................................................... 29

Chassis Fans ................................................................................... 30

Power Connectors.......................................................................... 30

Front Panel Connectors.................................................................. 31

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Drive Controllers and Connectors................................................. 32

Server Management Connectors................................................... 33

System Jumpers............................................................................. 34

Battery............................................................................................ 35

Expansion Slots.............................................................................. 35

I/O Connectors............................................................................... 35

Processor Subsystem..................................................................... 36

Memory.......................................................................................... 37

Components ...........................................................................39

Processors.............................................................................................. 40

Installing a Pentium II Processor................................................... 41

Installing A VRM (for Processor 2).............................................. 44

Changing the Processor Speed...................................................... 45

System Memory.................................................................................... 46

Configuring Your Memory........................................................... 46

Installing DIMMs.......................................................................... 47

Adapter Cards ....................................................................................... 49

Storage Bays.......................................................................................... 51

Removing the Drive Bay Assembly............................................. 52

Removing the 5.25-inch Device.................................................... 53

Installing a 5.25-inch Device......................................................... 54

3.5-inch Devices............................................................................ 55

RAID Bay ...................................................................................... 58

BIOS Setup ................... ................... ....................... ................65

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About the BIOS Setup Utility............................................................... 66

Using the BIOS Setup Utility............................................................... 67

Main Menu Screen......................................................................... 68

Advanced Menu Screen................................................................. 72

Security Menu Screen.................................................................... 81

Power Menu Screen....................................................................... 83

Boot Menu Screen......................................................................... 84

Exit Menu Screen........................................................................... 86

Updating the BIOS................................................................................ 87

Maintaining and Cleaning Your System ............ ....................89

Maintaining Your System..................................................................... 90

Maintaining your Hard Drive ........................................................ 90

Cleaning The System............................................................................ 93

Cleaning the Mouse........................................................................ 93

Cleaning the Keyboard................................................................... 94

Cleaning the Monitor Screen......................................................... 94

Cleaning the Monitor Case............................................................ 94

Troubleshooting .....................................................................95

Introduction............................................................................................ 96

Important Safety Instructions................................................................ 97

Computer Virus Notice......................................................................... 99

What is a Virus............................................................................... 99

Types of Viruses............................................................................. 99

Virus Contamination...................................................................... 99

Protecting Your System............................................................... 100

Virus Prevention........................................................................... 100

Troubleshooting Checklist.................................................................. 102

Verifying Your Configuration..................................................... 102

Troubleshooting Guidelines......................................................... 102

CD-ROM Problems ............................................................................ 103

Hard Disk Problems............................................................................ 104

Memory/Processor Problems.............................................................. 105

Modem Problems................................................................................ 106

Peripheral/Adapter Problems.............................................................. 107

Printer Problems.................................................................................. 109

System Problems................................................................................. 110

Video Problems................................................................................... 112

Error Messages.................................................................................... 114

Setting the Jumpers ............... ........................ ......................119

System Board Jumpers........................................................................ 120

Clear CMOS Jumper.................................................................... 120

Processor Setting Jumper............................................................. 120

RAID Backplane Jumpers.................................................................. 121

SCSI ID Address Settings ........................................................... 121

Active Termination...................................................................... 122

Auto Start/Delay Start.................................................................. 122

Cluster Option.............................................................................. 123

Regulatory Compliance Statements ....................................125

FCC Notice.......................................................................................... 126

Industry Canada Notice...................................................................... 127

CE Notice............................................................................................ 127

VCCI Notice ....................................................................................... 128

Australia/New Zealand Notice........................................................... 128

Index .....................................................................................129

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Pref ace

Contents

About This Guide .................................................viii

Conventions Used in this Guide.............................ix

About This Guide

The purpose of this User’s Guide is to help you unpack, ass emble, and install the system. This guide provides step-by-step setup and operating instructions along with detailed illu strations throughout t he document. Below is a summary of the sections to f ollo w:

Chapter 1: Get ting Started cov ers information about the int ernal and external features as w ell as the syst em architecture and supported operat ing systems.

Chapter 2: Sy stem F eat ures explains the main features of your system, including ho w to assembl e it, identifying connec tors and arranging your workspace.

Chapter 3: Components describes the major components inc luded in the system.

Chapter 4: BIOS Setup describes the BIOS setup util ity and pro vides detailed descriptions of the scre ens, fields, and options within that program.

Chapter 5: Maintai ning and Cleaning Y our Syst em pro vides instructions on standard maintenance tasks and proced ures for cleanin g the exterior portions of the computer .

Chapter 6: T r oubleshooti ng provides detail ed instructions on troubleshooting v arious prob lems that you ma y e xperience whi le running the server .

We recommend you take time to read through the man ual before using the system. If you encounter a prob lem, refer to the h andy troublesho oting section in this guide.

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Con ventions Used in this Guide

Setup

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Throughout this booklet, you will see the fol lo wing con ventions :

Convention Description

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System User's Guide

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Sidebars Sidebars denote critical information

Note:

This is an example of an important note that may appear in the manual.

A key name corresponds to a key on the keyboard.

A plus sign indicates that the keys on either side of it must be pressed simultaneously.

Commands to be entered as well as messages that appear on your monitor are printed in “ font.

Names of publications and files are italicized.

Options to select are boldfaced.

such as warnings, important information, and important notes.

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Conventions Used in this Guide ix

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Chapter 1:

Getting Started

Contents

Before You Begin.................................................... 2

System Access......................................................... 3

Static Electricity Precautions........................... 3

Opening the System ......................................... 3

Closing the System........................................... 5

Installing the Processor Drawer.............................. 7

Inspecting the Contents.................................... 7

Installing the Processor Drawer in the Rack ... 8

Connecting Peripherals.................................. 13

Powering Up the System....................................... 16

Quick Check................................................... 16

Completing the Installation............................ 18

Before You Begin

Congratulations on your purchase. With the arriv al of your ne w system, you are probabl y eager to install the processor dra w er in y our rack syste m and have i t operating. This section sho ws y ou ho w to:

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Access the system interior

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Install the processor dra w er

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Connect the monitor and keybo ard

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Po w er up the syst em

Carefully read and f ollo w these instructions to e nsure that the system operates correctly.

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System Access

Static Electricity Precautions

Caution! Prevent Static-Electricity Damage

Static Electricity Preventions

WEAR A GROUNDING WRIST STRAP (a vailab le at most electronic stores).

T urn off the system power.

Touch the back of the power supply fan, located on the back of the case.

UNPLUG ALL CORDS FR O M WALL OUTLET.

Remove the system case cover .

Static Electricity Precautions

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A v oid static-causing surfaces such as plastic and styrofoam in your work area.

♦

Remove the parts from their antistatic bags only when you are ready to use them. Do not la y parts on the outside of antistatic bags since only the inside provides antistatic protection.

♦

Alwa ys hold cards by their ed ges and their metal mounting bracket. Avoid touching components on the cards and the edge connectors that connect to expansion slots.

♦

Never slide cards or other parts over any surface.

Opening the System

Depending on your purpose, you may need to open onl y the front portion of the system, or you ma y need to remo v e the top co v er entirel y. Follo w the instructions specific to the task you want to accomplish as indicated in each section.

Removi ng the Top Cover

You can either open or remo v e the top co v er , depending on which i nternal components you need to access. Opening the top co ver pr o vides access to the pow er supp ly subsyst em, the blo w ers , the hard disk dri ve mount ing brackets, the 3.5-inch disket te driv e, the data cab les and the RAID ba y

Caution!

Pow er the system OFF and disconnect both power cords before proceeding. Installing any component while the power is ON may cause permanent damage to the system. This product contains hazardous moving parts.

Ensure that turned OFF and the power cord(s) disconnected before opening or removing the cover .

the computer is

System Access 3

Warning!

This product contains hazardous moving parts. Ensure that the computer is turned OFF before opening or removing the cover .

backplane. If you requir e access to the sy stem board to upgrade the processor , install memory , or an adapter card, you must remove the top cov er entirel y.

Opening the T op Cover

Disconnect both po wer cords and po w er do wn the system.

On the top front of the system, turn each of the thr ee slotted retaine rs

90 degrees counter-clockwise.

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Figur e 1: Openi ng the Top Cover

Lift the lid co verin g the front portion of the system.

Removing the T op Cover

Disconnect both po wer cords and po w er do wn the system. On the top front of the system, turn each of the thr ee slotted retaine rs

90 degrees counter-clockwise.

Remove the three scre ws from each side of the top co ver and the four

screws from the back of t he top co ve r . Remove the top co ver.

Figur e 2: Remo ving the Top Cover

Closing the System

Before closing the system, ver ify that all connect ors and boards are properly instal led and firmly seated.

System Access 5

Reinstalling the T op Co ver

This procedure assumes that yo u have remov ed the top co ver entirel y. If you opened the top co ver , but di d not remo ve it , close the co v er and refer to Step 3 onl y .

Replacing the T op C over

Position t he top co ve r on the chassis, aligni ng the three holes on each

side and four holes in back. Reinstall the scre ws remo ved w hen the top cover was remov ed (three

on each side and four in back). T urn the three slott ed retainers 90 degrees clockwise to secure t he

front portion of the top co ver in p lace.

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Figur e 3: Rei nstalling the Top Cover

Installing the Pr ocessor Drawer

This processor dra w er is a 4U system, meaning that i t requires 7 vertical inches (1.75” x 4) of rack s pace for installat ion. Check the rack configuration to make sure you ha ve at least this much space. You may ha ve to remo v e blank p anels or rearrange existing dra w ers to provide enough clearan ce.

Protect the system from extreme temper ature and humidity. Position the rack a wa y from direct sunl ight, heater ducts, and other hea tgenerating objects.

Keep your sys tem a wa y fr om equipment that generates magnet ic fields. Even a telephone placed too close to the system ma y cause interference.

If the new system dra w er is configured for A C operation, protect it against A C line spikes b y using a 3-prong, 115-V or 230-V (depending on the voltage supplied in yo ur locality), an d an AC surge control outlet station. The sys tem ma y require tw o separa te A C outlets (one per pow er suppl y).

Inspecting th e Contents

Unpack the carton and inspect the contents. Standar d systems include th e following items:

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System Draw er

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Po w er Cab le(s)

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User’s Guide

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Utilities

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Enhanced Keyboard

•

Mouse

Check the packing list to ensure t hat all equipment and associ ated manuals are included in your sh ipment. Inspect e verything carefull y. If you suspect any damage from shipping, contact Technical Support immediately

Important!

Keep the product carton and foam packing, in case you have to ship t he system.

If you return the system in different packaging, your warranty may be voided.

Installing the Processor Drawer 7

Installing the Processor Drawer in the Rac k

Rails must be installed on the proce ssor dra w er and in the cabi net before you can install the pr ocessor dra w er .

Installing the Mounting Rails

Note:

Drawer heights are measured in “U’s.” Each U is 1.75 inches, measured vertically on the rack. Your processor drawer is a 4U drawer , and is 7 inches high.

Install the mounting rails on t he processor dra w er.

Installing the Mounting Rails

After unpacking the processor dra w er , re mo ve the side rails from the

mounting rails by depr essing the retention c lips and sliding them of f. Mount the side rails on the processor dra w er with the tw elv e (12)

screws pro vided. The ret ention clips sho uld go to ward the rear of the cabinet.

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Figur e 4: I nstalling the Mounting Rail s

If the mounting rails ha ve not p revi ously been i nstalled , position the

draw er templ ate in the cabinet/r ack so that the side matche s the corresponding side you wish to install.

Figur e 5: Mountin g the Br ackets on the Cabinet

Mark the screw hole locat ions onto the vertical mounting strips in t he

cabinet, as sho wn on the template. The marks wil l locate the mounting holes of the rail bracke ts and front panel.

Attach the front bracket t o the front cabinet v ertical mounting strip

using two scr ews. Att ach the rear brack et to the rear cabinet vertical mounting strip.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 to mount the second rail br acket.

Installing the Processor Drawer 9

Mount the rail in the rail brack ets using a single screw for e ach end of

the rail. See Figure 6.

Figur e 6: Att aching the Ca binet Mounting Rails

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T o secure the r ear of the rai l, slide the inner rai ls forwar d to gain access to the mounting holes. The latch may lock the rail into pl ace. Release the latch to al lo w the rails to slide freel y. T o secure the front of the rail, slide the inner ra il so that the opening a ligns with the mounting holes. Verify that the inner rails slide free ly.

Mounting the Processor Drawer in the Cabinet

After you install t he rails on both the cabi net and the processor dr a wer , insert the draw er into t he cabinet.

Mounting the Processor Drawer in the Cabinet

Pull the inner cabinet mounting rails ( in the cabinet) all the wa y

forward until the retaining latches l ock the rails in the “ out” position. Lift the processor dra w er to the same height as the mounting rai ls and

align the rails on the dra w er wit h the cabinet mounting rails. See Figure 7.

Note:

The processor drawer is heavy . To prevent injury and possible damage to the equipment, we recommended that you have assistance when trying to mount the drawer into the cabinet.

Figur e 7: Inst alling the Pr ocess or Dr awer

Installing the Processor Drawer 11

Insert the side rails on the processor dra w er into the cabinet mounti ng

rails and push the dra w er e venl y into the cabinet until the latches o n the draw er rai ls lock. See Figure 8.

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Figur e 8: Ca binet Rail Retaini ng Latches

Press the latches on both side ra ils of the processor dr a w er and push the draw er into the cabinet unti l the front panel touche s the vertical mounting rails. The dra w er may mo v e reluctantl y at first. How e ver . i t should mov e smoothl y, without binding or restriction, thereafter .

Connecting Peripherals

Refer to Figure 9 and the foll ow ing procedure w hen connecting opti onal peripherals to your system.

Figur e 9: Connecti ng P er ipher als

Connecting Peripherals

Po w er of f all dra w ers and de vices in t he cabinet prior to at taching an y

of the system dra w er cable s. Verify that the system draw er pow e r switch is i n the OFF position.

Connect controller and data cab les to their r especti ve de vices as

appropriate (e.g., SCSI cables to QHS Dra wer , or P arallel cab les to printer , etc.)

Installing the Processor Drawer 13

If another system dra w er is insta lled in the same cabinet a nd you wish

to daisy chain them to gether (for the InforManager), connect the ne w system draw er to t he existi ng dra wer with a RackBus cab le.

Connect the keyboard, mouse and video cables to their respecti ve

ports. Systems with multiple processor dra w ers ma y require connecting these cabl es to an autosw itcher unit. Refer t o your r ack system user’s guide or Figure10 on page 15 for proper connections.

Connect the monitor po w er cable to an appropriate po w er sour ce.

Verify that the Voltage Selector Switches on the po w er supplies a re set

for the proper voltage (115V or 230V). Connect the system po w er cables to the po w er input conne ctors.

Connect the other end of the system po w er cab les to the ap propriate

pow er source s.

Using an AutoSwitcher with Multiple System Drawers

Multiple system dra w ers instal led in the same system cabine t can share a single set of peripheral de vices (monitor , k eyboar d and mouse). This is accomplished by using an Auto Switcher .

The AutoSwitcher pro vides ex clusiv e control of the monitor , as w ell as routes the keyboard a nd mouse inputs to the cu rrently selected syst em draw er .

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Since the devices t hemselves (that is, the ke yboard, the mouse and the monitor) are plugged into the AutoSwitcher , connecting the system dra w ers to an AutoSwitcher requires e xtender cabl es. Refer to F igure 10 for example connection details .

Figur e 10: Connec ting to an AutoSwi tcher

Installing the Processor Drawer 15

Warning!

For safety reasons, the top cover must be closed and secured while the system is running.

Note:

Under no circumstances return any equipment without obtaining a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number.

P owering Up the System

Press the On/Off switch on the front panel, and the green LED on the front panel will illuminate ON.

If you turn off th e system, you must w ait at l east ten seconds before you turn the system back on.

The system self-checks the memory even i f the monitor is not connec ted. If the monitor is connected and po w ered ON, the scre en displays the pow er -up sequence.

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If more than one processor is inst alled , th e system displa ys whic h processor it is currently testing .

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If any errors are encountered, your system displays t hem on the monitor.

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If a monitor is not connected or th e system is unab le to displa y an error, an error beep code sounds.

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If the system encounters an error , it is usual ly nonfatal, meaning the system functions until the error can be corrected (usuall y through the BIOS Setup). In the rare case of a fatal error, cont act your Technical Support for field service support.

Quick Check

If your system does not oper ate correctly, re-read the instructions for the procedure(s) you ha v e performed. If an error occurs within an application, consult the documentation supplied with the software.

This section identifies solutions to common problems. If the suggestions i n this section are not helpful , try calling Technical Support. In the event of a problem, the follo wing c hecks should be performed:

Looking Things Over

Sometimes, the simplest things can cause troub le. If y ou encounter a problem, perform the follo win g checks:

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Are the pow er c ords connected to the proc essor dra w er and an

appropriate po w er source?

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Is the pow er source suppl ying po w er?

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If a pow er stri p is used, is it switched on? Is the circuit break er set?

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Does the voltage select ion switch on t he system’s po w er suppl y

reflect the proper v oltage?

V erifying Your Configuration

If your system is not ope rating correctly, the BIOS may contain an invalid configuration parameter. Enter the BIOS pro gram and check your configuration settings.

Troubleshooting Guidelines

As you troubleshoot t he system, keep the fol lo wing guidelines in mind:

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Never remo v e the system co v er while the s ystem is po w ered on.

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Do not attempt to open the monitor , it is e xtremel y dangerous.

Even if the monitor po wer is disconnected , stored ener gy within the

monitor components can cause a painful or harmful shock.

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If a peripheral such as the k eyboard, mouse, drive, or printer does

not appear to w ork, ensure that all con nections are secur e.

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If an error message is display ed on the screen, writ e it do wn, w ord-

for-w ord. You may be asked about it when calli ng Technical

Support.

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Only qualified personnel should open the system for maintenanc e.

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If you are qualified to maintain the system your self, make certain

you are properl y grounded before opening the syst em chassis.

Powering Up the System 17

Completing the Installation

Installing a Cable Retractor

A cable retractor pr o vides the follo wing advantages:

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Reduced strain on the dra w er cab les and connectors

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Simplified maintenance because the cables are kept nea tly out of the way

Installing a Cable Retractor

Position t he cable ret ractor to the rear side of the cabinet so t hat the

mounting holes on both retractor and c abinet are aligned. Using two scre ws, secur e the cab le retractor to th e mounting holes on

the rear of the system dra w er.

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Figur e 11: Inst alling a Cab le Retr actor

Dressing the Cables

Attach the cables to t he cable ret ractor .

Dressing the Cables

Route the cable(s) fr om the rear of the system drawer ove r to the cab le

retractor , where it i s mounted on the rear of the dra w er . Secure the cables to t he cable ret ractor with tie wraps ( the cable

retractor is designed with ti e holes to permit installati on of tie wraps).

Figur e 12: Routi ng Cab le on the Cab le Retr actor

Leave e nough slack in the cab les to allo w the m to flex w hen the

draw er is pulle d out. Check the cables for ti ght spots wh ile the dra w er is being pull ed

forward and pushe d back into place . Check for stress po ints, especiall y at the bends in the cabl e retractor and w here the cab le retract or is mounted to the vertical mounting rail.

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Route the cables to the ir destinations and se cure with tie wraps as

required. If necessary , bundle and se cure exces s cable with a tie wrap to ke ep it

out of the wa y.

Securing the System

Physical securi ty for the system is depen dent upon the securi ty pro vided b y the cabinet.

Securing the System

Close the rear door of the system cabi net and lock if desire d.

Push the system dra wer back until its front panel presses agains t the

vertical mounting rails in the cabinet. Secure the dr a we r with four screws.

Close the front door and lock if des ired.

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Chapter 2:

System Features

Contents

Basic Features........................................................ 22

Front Panel............................................................. 24

Dual Redundant 400-Watt Power Supplies...24

3.5-inch Diskette Drive.................................. 25

CD-ROM Drive.............................................. 25

LED Indicators............................................... 26

Buttons............................................................ 26

RAID Cage Bay.............................................. 26

Rear Panel.............................................................. 27

I/O Ports.......................................................... 27

Power Connectors ..........................................28

Expansion Slot Cover Plates.......................... 28

System Board......................................................... 29

Chassis Fans.................................................... 30

Power Connectors ..........................................30

Front Panel Connectors.................................. 31

Drive Controllers and Connectors.................32

Server Management Connectors....................33

System Jumpers.............................................. 34

Battery............................................................. 35

Expansion Slots.............................................. 35

I/O Connectors................................................ 35

Processor Subsystem...................................... 36

Memory........................................................... 37

Basic Features

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Support for up to two Inte l P entium® II processors, with dual 16-KB level one ( L1) cache integrated with an additional 512-KB of level tw o (L2) cache memory

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SMP design supporting up to tw o processor modules; Inte l MP Specification V1.1 and 1.4 compliant

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Autodetection of 66/100-MHz memory bus for all processor speeds to accommodate processors using either memory bus speed

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32-bit peripheral component inter connect (PCI) and industry standard architecture (ISA) bus mast er; 64-bit data path p rocessor and memory data path; extended PCI-to-PCI brid ge support

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64-MB Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) memory, expandable to 1- GB using ECC 60-ns 72-bit synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs)

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Eight expansion slots: five PCI, one shar ed PCI/redundant array of inexpensiv e driv es- (RAID) port, one shared PCI/ISA, and one ISA slot

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Integrated 32-bit dynamic random access memory (DRAM) PCI Graphics (Cirrus Logic GD54M30) with 2-MB DRAM

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Integrated 10/100 Ethernet port using an RJ-45 connector

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Integrated PCI Ultra2 small computer system interface (SCSI) (Adaptec 7890) with tw o 68-pin connecto rs, dual-channel Ultradirect memory access (DMA) PCI integrated dri ve el ectronics (IDE) interface, and diskette control ler supporting 1.44 MB and

2.88 MB formats.

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RAIDport ready: the shared PCI/RAIDport slot supports the addition of a RAIDport card to pro vide RAID capabil ity.

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Low vo ltage dif ferential (LVD) support for SCSI de vices. LVD SCSI allows faster disk access and greater data inte grity

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Po w er suppl y unit that suppo rts dual 400W redundant po w er supply modules with hot s wap c apability. The system ships with a single module. If you i nstall the optiona l second module, the po w er supply supports load sharing and N+1 fault tol erance.

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The system is equipped with InforManage r™ (IFM), a special

feature consisting of both har dware and soft ware designed to

monitor and report the operating status of th e system and its

devices: processors, power supplies, RAM, ambient temperatures,

voltages, and fan operation. For further information about the

InforManager™, refer to the

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Phoenix upgradable Flash basic input/output system (BIOS), Year

InforManag er™ User’s Guide.

2000 Ready

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Front P anel

The front panel of the system is equipped wit h switches, li ght emitting diodes (LEDs), and drive bays. See the table be lo w for the ke y to Figur e 13.

Figur e 13: Front Panel

A Power supply fault LED H Hard disk activity LED B Power supply module 1 I System reset button C Power supply switch J ECC reset button D Power supply voltage selection switch K ECC error LED E Power supply module 2 (optional) L P ower button F 3.5-inch diskette drive M Power-on LED G 5.25-inch CD-ROM drive N RAID Cage bay

Dual Redundant 400-Watt P ower Supplies

Po w er is suppli ed to the processor drawer by a dual 400W po w er suppl y subsystem. This subsystem recei ves its po w er from one or tw o 400W po wer supplies which are remo v ab le through the front of the system dra w er . The system ships with a single po w er suppl y module. The second module is av ailable as an option.

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If both pow er suppl y modules are pr esent, the po w er suppl y system supports hot-swapping. If one pow er suppl y module fails or b ecomes inoperative, y ou can change it out without shutting do wn the syst em. The system continues to recei ve po w er from the remaining po w er supp ly module while the exchange t akes place.

P ower Supply Fault LED

Each pow er suppl y module is equipped wit h an LED that shines green during normal operation. If the module exper iences a failure, the LED shines amber . If the module is not recei ving po w er or has failed complet ely, the light is of f.

P ower-On Switch

Each pow er suppl y module is equipped wit h a po wer -on s witch that allo ws you to turn off the module before remo ving it or during maintenance.

V oltage Selection Switch

A voltage selection s witch is locat ed on the upper fron t of each po w er supply module. These sw itches must be set for the a ppropriate input po w er (either 110V or 220V).

3.5-inch Diskette Drive

The standard system is equipped with one half-height 1.44-MB 3.5-inch diskette disk.

CD-ROM Drive

The standard system is equipped with one CD-R OM dri ve.

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LED Indicators

T abl e 1 sho ws the front panel indi cator LEDs and their funct ions. See Figure 13 on pag e 24 for the l ocations of the indicator LEDs.

Table 1: Front Panel LED Indicator Lights

LED Meaning When Lit

Power The system is on. Hard Disk Controller Activity The hard disk is being accessed. ECC Error An ECC error has occurred.

Buttons

T abl e 2 sho ws the front pane l buttons and their f unctions. See Fi gure 13 on page 24 for the locati ons of the buttons.

Table 2: Front Panel Buttons

Switch Function

Power Turns the system ON or OFF. Reset Allows you to reset the system without having to

power it off and then on a

ECC Reset Clears the error flag after an ECC error. Pressing

this button does not correct the error condition. If the error condition has not been corrected, the LED

ht again.

will li

ain

RAID Cage Bay

The Raid cage bay supports up to three LVD SCA Ultra2 SCSI drives. These drive can be included as a RAID subsystem or the y can be used independently. For more information on the dri ves, se e “Installing an Internal 3.5-inch Device” on page 57 and “Replacing (Hot-Swapping) a Drive.” on page63.

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Rear Panel

The rear panel of the syst em is equipped with I/ O P orts and connectors. See the table belo w for the ke y to F igure 14.

Figur e 14: Rear Panel

A 68-pin SCSI connector I Video port B Rackbus connector J Dual USB ports C Power connectors K Ethernet port D Serial Port 1 L Primary PCI slots E Parallel port M Secondary PCI slots F Serial port 2 N Shared PCI/RAIDport slot G Keyboard port O Shared PCI/ISA slot H Mouse port P ISA slot

I/O P orts

The back panel supports the I/O ports through which the system communicates with the peripherals and a ny other component s in separate draw ers.

Port Definition

68-pin SCSI Connector

RackBus Connector

Provides an external SCSI connection for use with a Tape

e drawer or QHS Storage drawer.

Stora Allows the processor drawer to be connected to other drawers in

the cabinet e features.

uipped with hardware management (InforManager)

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Parallel Port Parallel devices such as parallel printers and scanners can be

connected to this port.

Serial Ports 1 and 2 These are hi

Mouse Port This port supports any mouse with a miniature circular DIN (mini-

Keyboard Port This port supports any keyboard with a miniature circular DIN

Video Port Connects your monitor to the inte Dual USB Ports Provides connection points for USB-compliant peripheral

Ethernet Port Provides point of connection, via 10/100Base T cable, with

(FIFO) protocol. If you have a serial mouse, connect it to Serial Port 1 (COM1). Other serial devices such as serial printers or modems can also be connected these ports.

DIN) connector.

(mini-DIN) connector.

devices, such as modems, keyboards, joysticks, etc.

rated Intel 82258 Ethernet adapter. Allows the system to be

inte connected to a network.

h speed serial ports which use the First-In-First-Out

rated video controller

P ower Connectors

These connect to a po w er source and pro vide pow er to the po w er suppl y modules, which distributes power to the system and its periphera ls. Using the pow er ca bles supplie d with the system, connect each of the po w er supplies into a separate w all outlet or plug strip.

Expansion Slot Cov er Plates

These are co ver plates f or the corresponding expansion slot s on the system board: five PCI slots, one PCI/RAID port, one shared PCI/ISA slot, and one ISA slot.

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System Board

The system board functions as the main int erface betw een the processor , memory , and peripherals. See the table belo w and on t he follo wing page for the key to F igure 15.

Figur e 15: Syste m Board Components

A Chassis fan connecto r K Front panel connector B Power connectors L Reset connector C Standby 3.3-V power connector M External HDD connector D Soft power connector N HDD LED connector E P5 fault reset connector O Server management connector F Power supply auxiliary connector P User NMI connector G Chassis fan connector Q EDC reset connector H Secondary IDE connector R Chassis fan connector I Primary IDE connector S Cover intrusion switch connector J Diskette con nector T Speake r connector

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U External boot ROM connector AM Mouse port/keyboard port

C connector W SCSI B connector AO Parallel port X SCSI A connector AP Serial port 1 Y Clear CMOS jumper AQ Processor connector 1 Z Battery AR Processor connector 2 AA ISA slot 2 AS DIMM connectors (x4) AB ISA slot 1 (shared w/ secondary PCI slot 4) AT DIMM bank A AC Secondary PCI slot 4 (shared w/ ISA slot 1) AU DIMM bank B AD Secondary PCI slot 3/RAIDport slot AV DIMM bank C AE Secondary PCI slot 2 AW DIMM bank D AF Secondary PCI slot 1 AX Processor 1 fan connector AG Primary PCI slot 3 AY Embedded VRM for processor 1 AH Primary PCI slot 2 AZ Optional VRM for processor 2 AI Primary PCI slot 1 BA Processor 2 fan connector AJ RJ-45 ethernet port BB Processor setting jumper AK Stacked dual USB ports BC RAID cage connector AL Video port BD LED display connector

AN Serial port 2

Chassis F ans

There are sev eral chassis fan connector s on the system board. These connectors pro vide po w er for cooli ng fans that ma y be positioned i n sev eral parts of the chassis to pro vide cooling f or critical compone nts.

P ower Connectors

The pow er connectors pr o vide all of t he po w er to the system board. Th ese connectors are designed to accommodate th e po we r suppl y installed in the system.

Standby 3.3-V P ower Connector

The 3.3-V standby po w er connector provides connection for a switch to place the system in standby po w er mode.

Soft P ower Connector

The soft pow er connector pro vides for a po we r swit ch that causes the system to pow er up or po w er down fr om a standby st ate, rather than completely shuttin g do wn. This feature is not implemented in this s ystem

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P ower Supply Auxiliary Connector

Provides additional connections from the pow e r supply to the system board.

F ront Panel Connectors

The front panel connector pro vides the signals for the f ront panel indicator LEDs and the front panel buttons. Not used in the syst em.

P5 Fault Reset Connector

Allows connect ion of a reset s witch for proce ssor fault conditions. This switch will not reset the processor or remo v e the fault condit ion, it clears the fault alert flag and causes the fault LED to turn off. If the fault condition persists, the processor fault LED will turn back on.

Reset Connector

The reset connector pro vides the c onnection of the reset button from the front panel.

External HDD Connector

The external hard driv e connector all ows y ou to connec t a cable fr om an external hard driv e to the system board to allo w the hard dri ve activ ity LED and system monitoring hardw are to reco gnize the e xternal dri ve.

HDD LED Connector

This connector allo ws you to connect all of the hard d ri ves to the hard dr iv e activity connect or on the front panel.

EDC Reset Connector

The EDC reset connector pro vides the connec tion for a k eyboard lock button/ECC reset button from the front panel. Not used.

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Speaker Connector

Connects the internal speaker to the s ystem board.

External Boot ROM Connector

Provides connection for e xpansion cards that contain a separate boot RO M and require separate access to the system board. This connector is for factory use only.

LED Display Connector

Connects the LEDs on the front panel to the syst em board. Includes the keyboard lock button sign als and the reset button si gnals.

Drive Controllers and Connectors

The system board supports sev eral controllers f or driv es and other peripherals. Cables t o link these controll ers to the appropriate devi ces are also pro vided.

Hard Drive Controller and Connectors

This is an integrated dual-channel Ultra-DMA PCI/IDE (inte grated dri ve electronics) interface with tw o IDE connec tors capab le of controllin g up to four IDE devices and supporting (paging inp ut output) PIO Modes 0-4. Ultra-direct memory access (DMA) pro vides faster ac cess to IDE de vices that are Ultra-DMA compliant whi le maintaining support for IDE de vices that do not support the Ultra-DMA specification.

Diskette Controller and Connector

The diskette dri ve controlle r and connector on the syst em board can support up to two disk ette dri ves o f 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB formats.

SCSI Controller and Connectors

This integrated Adaptec® AIC™-7890 small computer systems interface (SCSI) controller is a high-performance, Plug & Pla y (PnP) compliant,

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single-chip PCI local bus-to -Ultra2 SCSI master host adapter. Its advanced SCSI input/output (I/O) cell tec hnolog y ensures data integrity for hi gher I/O bandwidth requirements with data rates of 40-MB/sec in Ultra mode and 80-MB/sec in Ultra2 mode.

Additional features:

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Dual low v oltage dif ferential ( LVD) 16-bit (68-pin) PCI-to-W i de Ultra2 SCSI connectors.

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Full 32-bit PCI bus master implementation maximizing dat a transfer on PCI local bus at 133 MB/sec data bursts.

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SCAM (SCSI configured automatically) Le vel 1 for W indo ws95®, enabling automatic configuration of new de vices without ha ving to reboot the system.

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Wide SCSI configuration supporting up to 15 connected SCSI peripherals per channel for as many as 30 d evices. As man y as seven 8-bit devices c an be installed on each ch annel.

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Multi-threading support for up to 255 simultaneous I/O tasks.

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Advanced SCSI I/O cell ensuring dat a integrity b y automaticall y and continuously adjus ting sle w rate to compensate f or SCSI bus loading.

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Driver support for al l major operating syste ms.

Server Management Connectors

The server management connectors pro vi de hardware an d component monitoring to assist y ou in maintaining the server .

Server Management Connector

The server management connector allo ws you to connect a server management device to the system boar d to monitor system acti vities.

Cover Intrusion Switch Connector

Connects a co ver intrusion s witch to the system board s o that the system can monitor unauthorized access to t he chassis.

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I2C Connector

This connector is part of the system monitoring. It carries the sig nals of the

C bus which include identif ying information and status for major system

components.

RAID Cage Connector

The RAID cage connector connects the SCSI backplane to the system board to allo w status and monitoring of backplane fan acti vity. The signals provide b ackplane fan tachometer readings. Not implement ed in this system.

System Jumpers

These jumpers allo w you to set c ertain characteristics of the system. Some jumpers are reserved and are not descr ibed in this section. Do not change any jumper unless it i s necessary to configure the system. In some cases, changing the settings of reserved j umpers can cause damage to t he system board.

Clear CMOS Jumper

This jumper allo ws you to clea r the CMOS memory . You should only do this if you cannot access t he normal methods of modifying the CMOS and modifications to the CMOS are necessary. Cl earing CMOS memory returns all BIOS Setup settings to the default v alues.

Processor Setting Jumper

This jumper allo ws you to set the spe ed of the processor. Both processors, in dual processor configurations, must have the same speed rating. If processors of dif ferent speeds are used i n the same system, the processor s must run at the speed of the slo w er processor.

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Battery

Provides the po w er to maintain t he CMOS memory when the sy stem is turned off or unplugged.

Expansion Slots

The system features eight expansi on slots: five PCI slots, one ISA slot, one PCI/RAIDport, and one shared PCI/ISA slot.

The PCI bus processes peripheral trans actions at a system clock speed o f up to 33 MHz.

I/O Connector s

The I/O connectors are located on the back pan el of the system. F igure 16 shows the connec tors and the tab le belo w pro vi des the key to the figure.

Caution!

There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Figur e 16: I /O Connectors

A Parallel Port E Mouse Port B Serial Port 1 F Video Port C Serial Port 2 G Dual USB Ports D Keyboard Port H RJ45 Ethernet Port with LED indicators

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The following I/O connectors are incl uded with the system:

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Two univ ersal serial bu s (USB) ports:

– USB ports provide connecti on for a growing l ist of

peripheral components including mouse, keyboard , jo ystic k, monitor, tape and diskette driv es

– As many as 127 de vices can be daisy- chained from each

port

– Hot-sw ap capability and dynamic r esource allocation for all

peripherals attached

– Data transfer rates of up to 12Mbps.

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USB drivers are pro vided as a part of most major operating systems and should require no special procedures for implementation or use.

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Two 9-pin 16550-compatib le serial ports

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One bi-directional ECP/EPP parallel port

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One VGA vide o port

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One PS/2-style mouse port

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One PS/2-style keyboard port

Processor Subsystem

The system board supports as many as tw o process ors (CPUs). The board provides sev eral additiona l connectors for supporting components, a s described in the follo wing paragraphs.

Processors and Processor Slots

Depending on the model, the system is equipped with one Intel P entium® II processor with 512-KB ECC L2 cache integrated into a single edge contact (SEC) cartridge.

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One RJ-45 Ethernet connector with two LED indicators. The green LED indicates a communication link has been estab lished with the network and the yello w ind icator sho ws that th e communication is occurring at 100 Mbps when on and at 10Mbps when of f.

The system SMP design supports up to two processors and is Intel MP Specification v1.1 and 1.4 compliant.

Processor Fan Connectors

The processor fan connectors pro vide power for the fans mounted on the processor heatsinks. These fans cool the processors and pre vent ov erheating. Note tha t not all processor he atsinks ha ve or need fans. If the processor heatsink includes a fan, connec t it to the correct fan connector .

V oltage Regulator Modules

Each processor must ha ve a dedicate d voltag e regulator module (VRM) that adjusts the vol tage supplied to the pr ocessor . The VRM for the first processor (CPU 1) is embedded on t he system board. The VRM for the second processor (CPU 2) is placed in t he pro vided connector when the second processor is installe d.

Memory

The system comes standard with 64 MB of ECC RAM. System RAM is expandable up to 1 GB using ECC 60ns 72-bit synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) DIMMs (4 DIMM sockets).

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Chapter 3:

Components

Contents

Processors.............................................................. 40

Installing a Pentium II Processor................... 41

Installing A VRM (for Processor 2).............. 44

Changing the Processor Speed....................... 45

System Memory ....................................................46

Configuring Your Memory............................ 46

Installing DIMMs........................................... 47

Adapter Cards........................................................ 49

Storage Bays.......................................................... 51

Removing the Drive Bay Assembly.............. 52

Removing the 5.25-inch Device.................... 53

Installing a 5.25-inch Device......................... 54

3.5-inch Devices............................................. 55

RAID Bay....................................................... 58

Processor s

Your system has been designed for the P ent ium® II processor . Ho we ver , the system can be enhanced with v arious options to mee t your futur e needs, such as installing a second proce ssor . This chapter pr o vides procedures to assist you in insta lling some of these options . F or more information about av ailable options for y our system, contact y our reseller or Gatew a y Sales.

Your system supports a second processor to further enhance system performance. Processor Upgrade kits are readil y av ailab le at y our reseller.

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Figur e 17: P enti um II Processor

Installing a P entium II Processor

Installing an additional P enti um II processor or replac ing your existing processor cartridge with a faster model can increase performance.

Installing a Pentium II Processor

If replacing an exist ing processor , remo v e the processor ret aining bar

from the connector by r emo ving the tw o scre ws that sec ure it. Gently pull out the p rocessor cartridge fr om the support bracket and

save the it for future use.

Figur e 18: Remo ving the Exi sting Pentium II Processor

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If you are adding a second processor , remo v e the terminator card at

processor connector #2.

Figur e 19: Remo ving the Terminator Card

Remove the new processor cartridge fr om its protecti ve pack aging.

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Align the new processor cartridge with the guides on the support bracket and push the cartridge into the processor connec tor .

Figur e 20: Ins talling the Pentium II Processor

Verify that the processor cartridge is firmly seated and lock it into

place by replacing the retaining bar y ou remo ved in s tep 1. If you upgraded processor 1, then go directl y to “Changing the

Processor Speed” on page 45. If you upgraded processor 2, then continue on to the ne xt

section,“Installing A VRM (for Processor 2)” on page 44.

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Note:

The VRM for processor 1 is integrated on the system board. Install a VRM only if installing a second processor.

Installing A VRM (for Processor 2)

Each processor requires a VRM to set the incoming volt age lev el for the processor . The VRM for processor 1 is integrated into the syst em board. A socket is pro vided to accommodate t he VRM for processor 2. When you install a second processor , y ou must also inst all a VRM.

Installing a VRM

Open the system and locate the VRM socket on t he system board.

(See “System Board” on page 29.)

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Figur e 21: Inst alling a VRM

Remov e the ne w VRM from its packaging.

Hold the new VRM o v er the VRM socket an d verify that t he pins on

both VRM and socket are aligned. Gently insert the new VRM into the socket and push in unti l it latches

into place. Proceed to “Changing the Processor Speed” on page45 below .

Changing the Processor Speed

Note:

Both the VRM and the socket are ke y ed t o pre v ent improper connection.

If you upgrade the process or(s), you must change the processor clock spee d jumper settings as w ell. The follo wing tab le sho ws the pr oper jumpers settings for the processor y ou ha ve s elected.

Table 3: Processor Speed Jumper Settings

After you ha ve changed the jumper settings, reinstal l the top co ver a nd pow er up the system.

Warning!

Running the processor at a speed higher than it is rated for will cause irreparable damage to your system.

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System Memory

Note:

The Pentium II only supports 512MB of memory.

The system comes standard with 64-MB of ECC memory. Total system memory is upgradable to 512-MB using 60-ns 72-bit DIMMs (four DIMM sockets). When adding RAM to your sys tem, use only Gate w a y-appro ved DIMMs.

Configuring Your Memory

Refer to the table be lo w to configure your RAM correctly.

Total DIMM Socket 1 DIMM Socket 2 DIMM Socket 3 DIMM Socket 4

RAM T yp e Size Type Size Type Size Type Size 32 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB -- -- -- -32 4x72 32MB -- -- -- -- -- -48 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB -- -48 2x72 16MB 4x72 32MB -- -- -- -64 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB 64 4x72 32MB 4x72 32MB -- -- -- -64 4x72 32MB 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB -- -64 8x72 64MB -- -- -- -- -- -96 8x72 64MB 4x72 32MB -- -- -- -96 8x72 64MB 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB -- -96 4x72 32MB 4x72 32MB 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB 128 16x72 128MB -- -- -- -- -- -128 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB -- -- -- -128 8x72 64MB 4x72 32MB 4x72 32MB -- -128 8x72 64MB 4x72 32MB 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB 192 16x72 128MB 8x72 64MB -- -- -- -192 16x72 128MB 4x72 32MB 4x72 32MB -- -192 16x72 128MB 4x72 32MB 2x72 16MB 2x72 16MB 192 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB -- -192 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB 4x72 32MB 4x72 32MB 256 32x72 256MB -- -- -- -- -- -256 16x72 128MB 16x72 128MB -- -- -- -256 16x72 128MB 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB -- -256 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB 384 32x72 256MB 16x72 128MB -- -- -- -384 16x72 128MB 16x72 128MB 16x72 128MB -- -384 16x72 128MB 16x72 128MB 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB 512 32x72 256MB 32x72 256MB -- -- -- -512 32x72 256MB 16x72 128MB 16x72 128MB -- -512 32x72 256MB 16x72 128MB 8x72 64MB 8x72 64MB 512 16x72 128MB 16x72 128MB 16x72 128MB 16x72 128MB

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Installing DIMMs

You can expand the memory in the sys tem by instal ling additional or l arger capacity DIMMs.

Installing DIMMs

Remove the top co ver.

If upgrading an existing memory module, remo ve the DIMM b y

pushing the retaining latches a w a y from each othe r . Pull out t he DIMM and store it for future use.

Figur e 22: Remo ving an Original DIMM

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Note:

The DIMM units are key ed to align with the DIMM sockets.

Insert the (upgrade) DIMM vertically int o the socket as shown in

Figure 23.

Warning!

For safety reasons, the top cover must be closed and secured while the system is running.

Figur e 23: Ins talling Memory

Push the DIMM into the socket unti l it is firmly seated.

Lock the DIMM into place by p ushing the retai ning latches to w ards

each other . Repeat steps 3 through 5 to install additional DIMMs.

Reinstall the top co ver as previo usly described and po w er up the

system.

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Adapter Cards

T o protect ada pter cards from st atic electricit y:

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Before removi ng the card from its ant i-static bag, dischar ge static electricity from your body b y touch ing the metal cabine t of any electrical equipment (the equi pment must be plugged into a grounded outlet).

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Alw ays hol d a card or board b y its edges .

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Do not rest the board on an y static-generati ng surface, such as carpeting.

Installing Expansion Cards

Remove the top co ver.

Locate an av ailab le expansion s lot (ISA or PCI) on the system boa rd.

Use a Phillips scre wdriv er to remo v e the scre w that secures the co ver plate of the slot y ou hav e selected. Sav e the scre w.

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Insert the adapter card into the slot a nd push in until the card is firmly

seated. If you are instal ling a full-size ca rd , make certain it aligns wi th the card guide. (See Figure 24.)

Warning!

For safety reasons, the top cover must be closed and secured while the system is running.

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Figur e 24: Inst alling an Adapter Car d

Secure the card with the scre w you remo v ed in step 2. Doub le-check the card , making sure i t is seated correctly.

Reinstall the top co ver and po w er up the system.

Storage Bays

The system can support up to sev en devices in the follo wing ba ys :

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Three 3.5-inch devices : one external ba y with a factory-installed,

1.44-MB 3.5-inch diskette dri ve and two internal mounting brackets

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One 5.25-inch front accessible bay t hat will support any 5.25-inch device or an y 3.5-inch de vice with a spec ial mounting bracket

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RAID bay whic h supports up to three 3.5-inch LVDSCA dri ves

Refer to the specific section that corresponds to the type of device y ou are installing.

Figur e 25: Additi onal Device Options

A Internal 3.5-inch drive mounts D RAID Cage (three 3.5-inch L VD SCA drives) B 3.5-inch diskette drive (installed) E 400 W hot-swap power supplies C 5.25-inch drive bay (CD-ROM installed)

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Removing the Drive Ba y Assembly

Before you can install , remo ve, or rep lace a de vice in the dri ve ba y assembly, you must remo ve the entire assembl y from the dra w er . Driv es that are housed in the dri ve ba y assemb ly in clude the 3.5-inch di skette dri ve, the

5.25-inch CD-ROM dri ve, and the 3.5-inch dri ves in the RAID Cage bay. The instructions for remo ving these dri v es will refer to thi s section.

Removing the Drive Bay Assembly

T urn the system pow er off.

Open the system by remo ving the top co ver.

Unplug the data and po w er cable s to all de vices in the dri ve bay

assembly. Remove the six scre ws that secure the dri v e bay a ssembl y to the

bottom of the draw er.

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Figur e 26: Remo ving the Drive Bay As sembly

If necessary , remove the five scre ws that secure the a ssembl y to the

front of the dra w er . Pull the entire assemb ly back a w a y from the front p anel and gentl y lift

it out of the dra w er . Be careful not to damage any component s on the assembly i tself or around the cool ing fans behind it as y ou remo ve i t.

Place the assembl y on a stati c free surface.

Removing the 5.25-inch De vice

The draw er has onl y one 5.25-inch dri v e bay. This bay normall y contains a CD-ROM dri ve. If y ou want to r eplace the CD-R OM dri ve with a nother device, you must first remov e the exi sting CD-R OM dri ve.

Removing the 5.25-inch Device

T urn the system po w er of f.

Open the system by remo ving the top co ver.

Remove the driv e ba y assembl y. See “Removing the Dri ve Ba y

Assembly” on page52. Press the tabs on the front end of the driv e rails in to w ard the c enter of

the drive and pull the dri ve from the dri ve ba y assemb l y.

Figur e 27: Remo ving the CD-R OM Drive

Remove the driv e rails for use on the replacement de vice.

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Installing a 5.25-inch Device

If a device alre ady occupies the 5.25-inch dr iv e bay, remov e it before installing the replacement dri ve (se e “Removing t he 5.25-inch Devi ce” on page 53). If the 5.25-inc h driv e ba y is empty, remove the RF shield t hat cov ers it.

Installing a 5.25-inch Device

T urn the system pow er off.

Open the system by remo ving the top co ver.

If no 5.25-inch device is cu rrently installed, remove the metal RF

shield that protects the 5.25- inch device bay. Attach mounting rails to the 5.25-inch de vice.

From the front of the chas sis, insert the dri ve into the bay.

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Figur e 28: Inst alling a 5.25-inch Dr ive

Connect the device cab le to the de vice, making sure that pin 1 on both cable and de vice are aligned.

Locate the diskette connect or or hard dri ve connector on the system

board (depending on the de vice yo u are installing). Connect the drive c able to the c orresponding connector on the system

board , making sure to match pin 1on bot h system board and dri ve connectors. On most standard cab les, pin 1 is desi gnated by a c olored wire on the cable. In some cas es, the devi ce connector is ke yed.

Connect the device to t he po w er supply using an a va ilable po w er

connector . Reinstall the top co ver and po w er up the system.

10.

Warning!

For safety reasons, the top cover must be closed and secured while the system is running.

Enter the BIOS Setup program b y pressing

11.

Enter the appropriate configuration information in BIOS Setup, then

12.

before the system boots.

reboot the system.

3.5-inch Devices

The system draw er supports as man y as six 3.5-inch de vices. The major ity of these devices are e xpected to be hard dr iv es. Ho we ve r , the system ships with a 3.5-inch diskette dri ve as w ell.

Replacing the 3.5-inch Diskette Drive

The system ships with a standard 1.44 MB capac ity 3.5-inch disk ette dri ve. If this driv e fails and must be replac ed , foll ow the instructions belo w.

Replacing the 3.5-inch Diskette Drive

T urn the system po w er of f.

Open the system by remo ving the top co ver.

Remove the driv e ba y assembl y (see “Remo ving the Driv e Bay

Assembly” on page52). Remove the four scre ws securing the dri ve onto the t op of the dri ve

bay assemb ly.

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Remove the driv e from the dri ve ba y assemb ly.

Figur e 29: Remo ving a 3.5-inc h Drive

Install the new dr iv e into the dri ve ba y and sec ure with the scre ws

removed in step 4.

10.

Warning!

For safety reasons, the top cover must be closed and secured while the system is operating.

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11.

12.

13.

Replace the driv e ba y assembl y. Connect the drive ca ble to the dr iv e, making sure that pin 1 on bot h

cable and dri ve are ali gned. Locate the diskette connect or on the system board (see F igure15 on

page 29). Connect the drive ca ble, making certain to match pi n 1 on both

connectors. On most standard cab les, pin 1 is desi gnated by a co lored wire on the cable. In some cas es, the connector is k ey ed.

Connect the driv e to the po w er suppl y, using an ava ilable po w er connector .

Reinstall the top co ver and po w er up the system. Enter the BIOS Setup program b y pressing

before the system boots.

Enter the appropriate dri ve information in BIOS Setu p, then reboot the

14.

system.

Installing an Internal 3.5-inch Device

There are two 3.5-inch dri ve mounting bra ckets inside the processor dra w er that are not accessible from the outside of the sys tem. These brackets are intended for mounting 3.5-inch hard dri ves or si milar devi ces.

Installing an Internal 3.5-inch Device

T urn the system po w er of f.

Open the system by remo ving the top co ver.

Install the mounting bracket s (2) onto the de vice with th e scre ws

supplied.

Figur e 30: Inst alling an Internal 3.5-inc h Device

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Warning!

For safety reasons, the top cover must be closed and secured while the system is operating.

Connect the data cable to the de vice, making sur e that pin 1 on both

cable and de vice are aligned. Locate the appropriate connector on the system board (depending on

the device you ar e installing). Connect the data cable, making certain to match p in 1 on both

connectors. On most standard cab les, pin 1 is desi gnated by a co lored wire on the cable. In some cas es, the connector is k ey ed.

Connect the device to t he po w er supply, using an av ailab le po w er

connector . Install the dri ve b y aligning the tw o pi ns on the bottom dri ve bra cket

with the corresponding holes in the chassis mounting bra cket. Secure the driv e to the chassis b y inst alling a scre w through the top

drive brac ket into the corresponding hole in t he chassis. Reinstall the top co ver and po w er up the system.

10.

Enter the BIOS Setup program b y pressing

11.

Enter the appropriate dri ve inf ormation in BIOS Setup, then reboot t he

12.

before the system boots.

system.

RAID Bay

The RAID bay is a reliab le, fault tolerant netw ork storage solution t hat supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 5 and accommodat es up to three 1-inch or

1.6-inch high 3.5-inch LVD SCA drives . F or optimum operation, us e only approv ed , RAID-Ready dri ves wit h the RAID ba y.

The RAID bay allo ws y ou to easil y configure a reliable RAID subsystem. Drives are mount ed on a rail system, w hich pro vides quick and ea sy installation, as w ell as hot-s w apping capability. A fully functional RAID subsystem is controlled b y a Caching Controll er .

Hot-swapping is a useful feature t hat allo ws y ou to replace failed hard disk drives without i nterrupting system operation. In the ev ent of a hotswappab le dri ve failure, w hich is part of a RAID 5, the system continues normal operations. The failed driv e is replaced, and its contents rebuilt automatically on an e quiv alent repl acement dri ve, without interrupting the operation of the system.

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For i nformation on RAID components and a vailab le upgrade kits, contact your reseller.

The RAID bay gi ves y ou greater fle xibility w hen you ar e installing both t he SCSI hard disk drives and a SCSI CD-R OM. Also, you can daisy chain a device to the RAID Cage with an i ndustry-standard 50-pin connector SCSI cable, while maintaining the 68-p in connector fast/wide cab le to the controller . Refer to the follo wing page for ju mper locations on the RAID bay backplane.

JP2

JP3

JP1

JP8

JP9

JP5

JP6

JP7

JP4

JP10

JP11

Figur e 31: RAID Bay Bac kplane

A DC power G 8-bit terminator B 50-pin SCSI connector H 68-pin SCSI connector C Auto start/delay start I Termination power D 16-bit active terminator J Cluster option E Lower SCSI ID address or 0, 1, 2, or 4, 5, 6 K Fan connector F Upper SCSI address 8,9,10 or 12,13,14 L Fan tachometer connector

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Note:

Each drive should have a drive number label affixed to the front of it. The driv e number on the label should correspond to the SCSI ID of the device.

SCSI ID Address Settings

Up to fifteen devices can be connected to a single SCSI channel. Each SCSI device is assigne d a SCSI ID number (address). The acti ve backpla ne of the RAID bay allo ws t he user to assign SCSI ID numbers for each of the drives i nstalled , based on the jumper setti ngs of JP7 and JP11. Dri ves should be installed in the lowest ava ilabl e driv e ba y. Refer to T able 4 f or specific jumper settings. SCSI ID’s are assigned from each dri ve’s position in the RAID bay (from l ow est to highest).

Table 4: SCSI ID Selection Jumpers

Active Termination

Every SCSI subsystem must be terminated at both ends for proper operation. Refer to the documentation supplied with yo ur controller for instructions on how to pr operly te rminate your control ler . Terminate the other end of the SCSI subsystem b y setting JP8, and/or JP3 on the RAID Cage backplane. These jumpers pro vide acti ve termination on the SCSI bus. JP6 provide s termination po w er for the 8-bi t, 50-pin connector at th e top to the RAID cage and JP3 pro vides ac tiv e termination for the 16-bi t, 68pin Ultra2 Wide SCSI connector . Acti ve termination is enabled b y removing th e jumper from JP6 (Standard SCSI) or JP 3 (Ultra W ide SCSI).

T erminat ion po w er is pro vided b y JP10. To enable termination pow er , jumper pins 1 and 2 of JP10. To disable termination pow er , jumper pins 2 and 3 of JP10.

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Connecting the Cables

The SCSI backplane comes from the factory with cables connected. How ev er , if you ev er need to reconnect an y cable s or to replace or install the backplane, follo w the directi ons belo w.

Connecting the Cables

A single cable is used and termination must be enabled (jumper

remov ed from JP3) for the system to operate properl y. Plug one end of the SCSI cable into t he RAID Ba y and the other end

into the RAID SCSI controller, which controls the RAID bay. Be sure to enable the termination on this channel.

Reinstall the top co ver.

Po w er -up the system and instal l any de vice dri v ers required b y the

SCSI controller for your operating system. Follow the instructions in the documentation t hat came with your SCSI c ontroller for more information on setting up the SCSI controller .

Install the hard disk dri ves as sho wn in “Installin g the Driv es” on

page 61.

Installing the Drives

The RAID bay accommodates up to th ree LVD SCA driv es. Dri ves are mounted on a rail system that allo ws quick and easy install ation, and hotswapping.

Installing the Drives

Label the SCSI Channel and the SCSI ID numbers on the fr ont of the

drive.

Warning!

For safety reasons, both upper and lower bezel doors must be closed and locked while the system is running.

Note:

Each drive has a Drive Number label affixed to the front of the drive. The drive number on the label corresponds to the device’s SCSI ID. Drives must be installed in ascending order starting from the bottom bay.

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Starting from the bottom of the driv e cage, unlock the dri ve’s latching

clips by s winging them out.

Figur e 32: I nstalling the Dri ve

Align the driv e rails with the dri v e cage guides.

Slide the driv e in until it mak es contact with the conne ctor at the rear

of the cage.

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Figur e 33: Instal ling an SCA Drive

Press firmly until the dr iv e seats in the connector. The locking tabs lift aw a y from the face of t he front panel and swing inw ard w hen the dr iv e is seated.

After installation, initialize the drives in the RAID Cage following the instructions that came with your SCSI control ler . Be sure t o follo w the SCSI controller instructions on how to opera te the RAID system, especially about how to properl y hot-sw ap a hard dis k driv e, to pre vent inadv ertent corruption of your data.

Replacing (Hot-Swapping) a Drive.

If one of the driv es fails and y ou are running a RAID le vel that suppo rts hot-swappi ng, you can repla ce the failed driv e without po w ering do wn the system.

Hot-Swapping Drives

Remove the replacement dri ve from i ts shipping carton and inspect it

carefully. Open the RAID Bay door on the f ront of the system.

Record the SCSI ID number of the dri ve y ou are repl acing.

Select the matching SCSI ID Number Label (pro vided with t he new

drive) an d affix it to the front of the ne w devic e. If replacing the failed dri ve w hile the system is running, place the

failed drive off-li ne first This may be accomplished automat ically i f your system is set up for enhanced RAID lev el 5 operation. Otherwis e, you must run the software.

Caution!

Before replacing a drive, verify that you are properly grounded, or static electricity may damage the device.

Note:

The ID for the replacement drive is set automatically when the drive is installed in the slot of the failed driv e .

Remove the failed dri ve b y swinging the locking tabs outw ard and

sliding the dri ve to w ard you. Align the new dri ve with t he rail guides and gentl y push the dri ve int o

place. Swing the locking tabs inw ard to secure the dri v e in its ba y.

Close and lock the RAID Bay d oor .

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Chapter 4:

BIOS Setup

Contents

About the BIOS Setup Utility............................... 66

Using the BIOS Setup Utility................................ 67

Main Menu Screen......................................... 68

Advanced Menu Screen................................. 72

Security Menu Screen.................................... 81

Power Menu Screen .......................................83

Boot Menu Screen.......................................... 84

Exit Menu Screen........................................... 86

Updating the BIOS................................................ 87

About the BIOS Setup Utility

The computer BIOS has a built-in program that let s you set man y basic system characteristics. These se ttings are stored and sav ed e ven w hen the pow er is of f. This chapt er contains information about this setup utility and is intended to serve as a guide so tha t you can mak e changes to y our system’s BIOS when necessary.

Many of the screen examples that y ou will see in thi s chapter are identi cal to what you see on your monitor; ho w e ver , y ou ma y ha ve a system wit h a new er BIOS versi on than the one described i n this manual. In that case, some of the examples ma y dif fer somew hat from wha t you see, but the screens will be similar enough that you will ha v e no troub le getting the information that you need.

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Using the BIOS Setup Utility

The computer’s BIOS has a built-in setup uti lity that lets y ou configure several b asic system charact eristics. The setti ngs are stored in batt erybacked RAM and are retained e ven w hen the po w er is o ff.

T o enter the s etup utility, restart the system and then press

when

prompted on screen during the startup process. The low er sec tion of all screens pr o vides information about k eystrokes

necessary to access help, navig ate through the menus, and perf orm other functions.

Figur e 34: BIOS Menu Navig ation K eystrokes

•

Help – Press F1 to get information about the selected it em. This item is only usab le in a submenu.

•

Back – Press

•

Next and Pre vious Item – Press the up arro w or do wn arrow ke ys

to back out of any field.

to mov e to the next or previous menu i tem.

•

Select Menu – Use the left arro w and right arrow k eys to mo v e between the six main menus (Main, Adv anced , Security, Po w er , Boot and Exit).

•

+/- Change V alues – T o ggles through a vai labl e options for selected item.

•

ENTER Select Sub-Menu – Pressing

NTER

when a sub-menu is

highlighted will take y ou to that sub-menu.

•

Setup Defaults – Press

to set the setup parameters to thei r

factory default values. A submenu appears, asking y ou to press

NTER

either

•

Sav e & Exit – Press

to load the defaults or

to exit the setup util ity and either sa v e or

to skip.

ignore all changes. A submenu appears, asking y ou to press

to sav e the changes or

to ignore the changes and e xit.

NTER

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 67

Main Menu Screen

360 kB, 5 ¼”; 1.2 MB, 5 ¼”; 720 kB,

3 ½”; 1.44/1.25 MB, 3 ½”;2.88 MB, 3 ½”; NOT INSTALLED;

DISABLED

360 kB, 5 ¼”; 1.2 MB, 5 ¼”; 720 kB,

3 ½”; 1.44/1.25 MB, 3 ½”;2.88 MB, 3 ½”; NOT INSTALLED;

DISABLED

Upon entering setup, the Main menu screen opens. The main menu scree n allows y ou to access the most common setup fields.

•

System Time: lets you set the system time. Use a tw enty-four hour clock.

•

System Date: lets you set the system date.

•

Legacy Diskette A: allo ws y ou to selec t the type of diske tte dri ve installed as driv e A. The options are

•

Legacy Diskette B: allo ws y ou to selec t the type of disk ette dri ve installed as dri ve B . The options are

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Figur e 35: Main Menu Screen

and

Primary Master: opens the Primary Master s creen to permit you

•

to setup the primary master hard disk dri ve. Det ails of this scree n are pro vided in the section “Hard Disk Dri ve Set up Screen” on page 70.

Primary Sla ve: opens the Pri mary Slave screen to permit you to

•

setup the primary slav e hard disk dri v e. Details of this scr een are provided in the section “Hard Disk Dri ve Setup Screen” on page 70.

Secondary Master: opens the Secondary Master screen to permit

•

you to setup the secondary master hard disk driv e. Details of thi s screen are pro vided in the sect ion “Hard Disk Dri ve Setup Scr een” on page 70.

Secondary Sla ve: opens the Secondary Sla ve scr een to permit y ou

•

to setup the secondary sla ve hard disk dri v e. Details of this screen are pro vided in the section “Hard Disk Dri ve Set up Screen” on page 70.

System Memory: shows t he amount of base system memory

•

detected. Extended Memory: shows t he amount of extended memory

•

detected.

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Hard Disk Drive Setup Screen

Primary Ma ster,

Primary Slave, Secondary Master,

Secondary Slave

CYLINDERS, HEADS, SECTORS

MAXIMUM

CAPACITY

The hard disk driv e setup screen appear s whene ver t he

the main menu screen.

fields are selected from

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Figur e 36: Example Har d Disk Dri ve Setup Scr een

•

Type offers the following options:

1 to 39

–

- Selecting this options brings up one of a set of previously defined drive types and sizes. These values only apply to older drives, generally less than 200-MB in size.

User

- Selecting this option brings up a sub-menu where you can

enter the

of the drive you are configuring. These values are generally av ailable from the documentation for the drive or the drive label it self.

Auto

- Selecting this option automatically configures the drive

based on information from the drive itself.

CD-ROM

- Select this option if the driv e is a CD-R O M.

and

– IDE Remova bl e - Select this option of the drive is a removable

DISABLED, STANDARD, 2 SECTORS, 4 SECTORS, 8 SECTOR S,

16 SECTORS

ENABLED

DISABLED

ENABLED

DISABLED

STANDARD, FAST PIO 1, FAST PIO 2, FAST PIO 3,

FAST PIO 4

STANDARD, FAST DMA A, FAST DMA B

FAST

DMA F

ENABLED

DISABLED

disk drive.

– AT API Removable - Select this option if the drive i s an AT API

remov able disk dri ve.

–

“ Auto” h as been unable t o supply the driv e type or

None -

select “None” to disabl e any dri ve i nstalled.

•

Multi-Sector T r ansfers:

enabling this option al lo ws multiple

sector data transfers on compatib le dri ves. The options are

•

LBA Mode Control:

enabling this option causes Lo gical Block Addressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors. The options are

•

32 Bit I/O:

and

enabling this option all ows 3 2-bit communication

between the proc essor and the IDE controller. The options are

•

Transfer Mode:

and

selects the method for mo ving data to and f rom the drive . The options liste d are those supported by t he driv e and the platform; either and

; or

, and

•

Ultra DMA Mode:

enabling this option al lo ws a faster data

transfer rate with compatib le driv es. The options are

and

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 71

Advanced Menu Screen

Yes

The advanced menu scre en appears allo ws y ou to access a lar ge number of advanced features. Man y of thes e features can cause t he system to malfunction if set incorrectly. Do not change these settings unless y ou must.

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Figur e 37: Advanc ed Menu Scr een

•

Plug and Play O/S: specifies whether the operatin g system is compatible with Plug and Pla y. The options are

•

Reset Configuration Data: selecting clear its configuration data and automatically configure all PnP devices at bootup. Sel ecting existing configuration information.

•

Use Multiprocessor Specification: this field configures the multiprocessor specification for compatibility reasons. Specification 1.4 allows extended bus definitions and is required to permit a secondary PCI bus to work without a brid ge.

causes the system to use the

causes the system to

and No.

Large Disk Access Mode: opt ions include

DOS

Other

DOS

Other

ECC Config

Disabled, EC, ECC,

ECC Scrub.

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

•

and

if you are using DOS or one of t he DOS-based operating

systems. Select

if you are using another ope rating system such as UNIX. A large disk is considered one that has more than 1024 cylinders, 16 heads or 63 tracks per sector .

Resource Configuration opens the Resource Configuration

•

screen. Details of this screen are pro vided in th e follo wing section, “Resource Configuration Screen” on page 74.

Peripher al Configuration opens the P eripheral Configuration

•

screen. Details of this screen are pro vided in th e follo wing section, “Peripher al Configuration Screen” on page 77.

Keyboar d F eatur es opens th e Ke yboard Configuration screen.

•

Details of this screen are pr o vided in the section “K e yboard Featu res Screen” on page 79.

Cache Memory opens the Cache Memory Configuration screen.

•

Details of this screen are pr o vided in the section “Cach e Memory Screen” on page 80.

Advanc ed Chipset Control opens the adv anced chipse t control

•

screen which contains a s ingle field. The field is allows y ou to set the e xtent of error checking and correction that the system uses. The options for th is field are

. Select

, which

and

Embedded PCI SCSI: Channel A enabling turns on channel A

•

of the optional integrated SCSI adapt er . The Scan Fi rst option is set if booting from a hard disk and the Scan Last option is selecte d if booting from a CD-ROM. The options are

Embedded PCI SCSI: Channel B enabling turns on channel B of

•

and

the optional integrated SCSI adapter. The Scan First option is set if booting from a hard disk and the Scan Last o ption is selected if booting from a CD-ROM. The options are

Embedded PCI NIC: enabling turns on the optional inte grated

•

Network Inter face Connection. The options are

and

SHM Address: defines the System Hardware Manager ( SHM)

•

address. The options are 1 through 7 (Note: alw ays 1 in stand-alo ne configurations).

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Resource Configuration Screen

Resource Configuration

This screen appears whene ver advanced menu screen.

is selected off of the

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Figur e 38: Resour ce Configur ation Scr een

•

Memory Reserv ation: opens the Memory Reservation screen. This screen allo ws the user to rese rve blocks of upper memory for use by leg acy ISA de vices. Details o f this screen are provided in the section “Memory Reservation Screen” on page 75.

•

IRQ Reservation: opens the IRQ Rese rvation screen. This s creen allows the user to reserve IRQs for use b y legac y ISA de vices. Details of this screen are pr o vided in the section “I RQ Reservation Screen” on page 76.

Memory Reservation Screen

Memory Reservation

Available

Reserved

This screen appears whene ver

is selected from the resource configuration screen. It allows you to reserve a bl ock of memory for ISA devices.

Figur e 39: Memory Rese rvation Scr een

•

XXXX - XXXX: the specified area of upper memory may be reserved for use by le gacy I SA devic es. Options are

and

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IRQ Reservation Screen

IRQ Reservation

Available

Reserved

This screen appears whene ver you sele ct

from the advanced

menu screen. It allo ws you to manual ly reserve IRQs for s pecific devices.

Figur e 40: IRQ Reservation Scree n

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•

IRQx: the specified IRQ may be reserved for use by legac y ISA devices. Options are

and

P eripheral Configuration Screen

Enabled, Disabled

Auto

Enabled, Disabled

Auto

This screen allo ws you to configure the system peripherals.

Figur e 41: Peripheral Configur ation Scr een

•

Serial P ort A: options include

Base I/O Address:

–

Serial Port A. Using the “+” or “-” key displays t he optional addresses available.

Interrupt:

–

Port A. Using the “+” or “-” key displays the opti onal addresses available.

•

Serial P ort B: options include

Base I/O Address:

–

Serial Port B. Using the “+” or “-” key displa ys the optional addresses available.

Interrupt:

–

Port B. Using the “+” or “-” key displays the optional addresses available.

displays th e current interrupt for integrated Serial

and

displays the base I/O address for integrated

and

displays the base I/O address for integrated

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Parallel P ort: options incl ude

ENABLED, Disabled

Auto

ECP

Bi-directional

Output only

Enable

Disable

Primary

Secondary

•

Mode:

–

Floppy Disk Contr oller: controls the inte grate diskette controll er .

•

Options include

–

displays the current parallel port mode. Options include

(Extended Capabilities Port),

Base I/O Addre ss:

Parallel Port. Using the “+” or “-” key displays the optional addresses available.

Interrupt:

Port. Using the “+” or “-” ke y displa ys the opt ional addresses available.

DMA Channel:

Parallel Port. Using the “+” or “-” key displays the optional channels available.

Base I/O Addres s:

displays the current interrupt for the integrated Parallel

displays the base I/O address for the integrated

displays the current DMA channel used by the

and

options include

and

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Ke yboard Features Screen

Auto, On

Off

Enable

Disable

2/sec, 6/sec,

10/sec, 13.3/sec, 18.5/sec, 21.8/sec, 26.7/sec

30/sec

1/2 sec, 3/4 sec

1sec

This screen allo ws you to configure the features of y our ke yboard.

Figur e 42: K eybo ar d F eat ures Scr een

•

Num Lock: options include state of the

•

Key Click: options are

NUMLOCK

audible click w hen each ke y is pressed.

•

Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate: determines the rate at which a character repeats if a ke y is held do wn. Options are

•

Keyboar d A uto-Repeat Delay: determines the amount of delay before a pressed key repeats. Options are

key .

and

. Sets the pow er -on

. Enable causes an

, and

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Cache Memory Screen

Enable

Disable

Uncached

Write Protect

UNCACHED

Write Protect

Write Back, Write Through

Uncached

Write Back, Write Through

Uncached

This screen allo ws you to configure various aspe cts of the syste m cache memory.

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Figur e 43: Cac he Memory Scr een

•

Memory Cache: options include

. Normally used

to troubleshoot speed- related prob lems.

•

Cache System BIOS Area: controls the cachi ng of the system BIOS area. Options are

•

Cache Video BIOS Ar ea: controls the caching of the video BIOS area. Options are

•

Cache Base 0-512K: controls caching of the first 512K of base

memory . Options are

•

Cache Base 512K-640K: controls caching of the 512K through

640K area of base memory . Options are

Cache Extended Memory Area: c ontrols caching of the s ystem

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Clear

Set

Clear

Set

•

memory above 1 MB . Options are Cache segments (for e xample, C800 - CBFF): controls caching

•

of specified segments of memory. Options are

Security Menu Screen

This screen allo ws you to se t system security characteristics.

Figur e 44: Securi ty Menu Scr een

Supervisor Pas swor d: displa ys status of administrati ve pa ssw ord.

•

Options are been established).

User Passw ord: dis plays st atus of user pass wor d. Options are

•

(no passw ord entered) and

(no passw ord entered) a nd

(a passw ord has been est ablished).

(a passw ord has

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Set Supervisor P assw ord opens t he supervisor passw ord menu. In

Normal

Write

Protect,

Supervisor

User

•

this box, the supervisor can enter and verify the p assw ord used t o control access to the setup uti lity. If the supervisor passwor d has already been set, the supervisor must enter t he current passw ord before being able to e nter and verif y the new pass w ord.

Set User Pass wor d sho ws the user pas sw ord menu. In this bo x,

•

you can enter and v erify the pass w ord used to control access to the system at boot. If the user pass w ord has already been se t, you must enter the current passw ord before y ou are ab le to enter and v erify the new passw ord.

Passw ord on Boot: w hen this option i s enabled, the system

•

prompts the user for a pass w ord before booting t he system. Fixed Disk Boot Sector: options for this field are

•

which protects the boot sector from viruses.

Diskette Access: controls ac cess to the disket te driv e. Options

•

include supervisor) and

(diskette dri ve is acce ssible onl y to t he

(diskette dri ve is access ible to the user).

and

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P ower Men u Screen

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

This screen allo ws you to se t the character istics of the syst em pow er management features.

Figur e 45: Power Menu Scr een

•

Po w er Sa vi ngs: opens a menu in w hich you can e nable t he po w er saving featu res of the system.

•

Standby T imer: opens a menu in whi ch you can select the amount of time before the system enters i ts lo w-po w er state.

•

Auto Suspend T imeout: opens a menu in w hich you can s elect the number of PCI clock cycles within w hich a PCI car d must be guaranteed access to the PCI bus.

•

Device (specified) Monitoring: options are When enabled , a ctivit y on the de vice specified will keep the system aw ake.

•

Wake on Embedded LAN: The options are When enabled the system will w ake from power management mode when it recei ves a packet o ver the inte grated LAN circuit.

and

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 83

Boot Menu Screen

Diskette Drive, Hard Drive, Removable

Devices, ATAPI CD-ROM Drive,

Network Boot

Diskette Drive, Hard Drive,

Removable Devices, ATAPI CD-ROM Drive,

Network Boot

Diskette Drive, Hard Driv e,

Removable Devices, ATAPI CD-ROM Drive,

Network Boot

Diskette Drive, Hard Driv e,

Removable Devices, ATAPI CD-ROM Drive,

Network Boot

This screen allo ws you to se t the order in w hich the system will seek boot data.

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Figur e 46: Boot Menu Scr een

•

First Boot Device: de signates the de vice that the sys tem polls first upon boot up. Options include

and

•

Second Boot Device: designates the device that the system polls

second upon boot up. Options include

and

•

Third Boot Device: designates the device tha t the system polls

third upon boot up. Options include

and

•

F ourth Boot Device: designates t he device t hat the system polls

fourth upon boot up. Options include

and

Fifth Boot Device: designates the de vice that the system polls fifth

Diskette Drive, HARD Drive, Removable

Devices, ATAPI CD-ROM Drive,

Network Boot

•

upon boot up. Options include

and

Hard Drive: displays a list of a v ailable har d driv es. The system

•

attempts to boot to the operating system from the first hard drive on this list. If no operating s ystem is found , the s ystem tries the next driv e listed until an ope rating system is found. Use the up and down arro ws to select a de vice, then pre ss (+) or (-) to mo v e it up or down the list.

Remov able Device s: displays a list of a vailab le remo vab le devices.

•

The system assigns dri ve letters t o these devi ces in the order display ed. To change the sequence and drive let ter of a de vice, use the up and down arro ws to select a de vice, then pr ess (+) or (-) to mov e it up or do wn the list .

Using the BIOS Setup Utility 85

Exit Menu Screen

This screen allo ws you to e xit the Setup pro gram or to sa ve any changes you have made t o the BIOS settings.

Figur e 47: Exit Menu Scr een

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Exit Sa ving Changes: exits t he BIOS Setup and sa v es the changes you ha ve entered in the CMOS. The ne xt time you boot the system, the BIOS configures your system using these settings.

•

Exit Discarding Changes: exits the BIOS Setup an d discards the settings you ha ve ent ered. The next time y ou boot the syst em, the BIOS configures your system using the old settings.

•

Load Setup Defaults: displays the s etup defaults in cases w here the settings hav e been corrupted or incorrectly modified. Press to resume the boot, or default values alrea dy loaded into the menus.

•

Discard Changes: restores the CMOS se ttings pre viously e ntered (not the default value s) and discards the change s entered in the current session, without exiting the BIOS Setup.

•

Sav e Changes: sa ves the changes you ha v e made during the current session, without exiting Setup.

to run the BIOS Setup with the ROM

Updating the BIOS

Update Flash Memory From a File

Update System BIOS

Flash memory simplifies distributing BIOS upgrades. If you need a new version of BIOS, you ca n downl oad the BIOS update from the Technical Support web site and instal l the new v ersion fro m a disk.

T o update the BIOS

Enter BIOS Setup by pressing

Write down the settings for each of the parameters. (At the end of the

when prompted during startup.

BIOS update process, reset the parameters to the correct v alues.)

Exit the BIOS Setup program.

Download the correct BIOS file from the T echnic al Support web site . Directions are pro vided on the w ebsi te.

Uncompress the contents of the BIOS file you downloaded a nd copy the contents onto a bootab le disk.

Place the bootable dis k containing the BIOS files into driv e A, then restart the system with the disk in the dri ve. The BIOS Setup pr ogram starts.

Press Select Select Press

NTER

to go to the Main menu.

and press

to select the file name, then press

and press

NTER

10.

The system warns you that BIOS is about to be changed.

11.

12.

NTER

Press Once the BIOS files have been loaded , remo v e the disk from dri ve A,

then press

13.

As the system starts up, verify that y ou ha ve loaded the correct BIOS version.

NTER

when prompted to restart the system.

Updating the BIOS 87

Enter BIOS Setup by pressing

14.

in BIOS Setup, press

and then re-enter the val ues you wrote do wn at

when prompted during startup. Once

the beginning of this pro cess.

If you do not set the CMOS v alues back to defaults using t he

key or

the correct values from y our earlier configuration, the system may function erratically.

You may encount er a CMOS checksum error or other problem aft er the system restarts. If so, try turning the system off and then resta rting. CMOS checksum errors require that you enter BIOS Setup, check your settin gs, save y our settings , and exit setup.

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Chapter 5:

Maintaining and Cleaning Your System

Contents

Maintaining Your System..................................... 90

Maintaining your Hard Drive......................... 90

Cleaning The System............................................. 93

Cleaning the Mouse........................................ 93

Cleaning the Keyboard................................... 94

Cleaning the Monitor Screen......................... 94

Cleaning the Monitor Case ............................ 94

Maintaining Your System

Tools

Properties

Maintaining your Hard Drive

Hard drives need r egular maintenance because running the sof tware di vides files, creates spaces between data, and otherwise decreases the hard dri ve ’s performance. Windo ws 95 and W indo ws NT pro vide mainte nance tools that help prevent hard dri ve prob lems. The tw o most important tools for hard driv e maintenance are the pro grams ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter . (Windo ws NT does not incl ude Disk Defragmenter .)

Using ScanDisk

ScanDisk is a program that lets y ou check your hard dis k for damaged areas and then repair them. We suggest that you scan your hard dri v e at least onc e a week to once a month, depe nding on ho w often and ho w much you use your computer .

T o St art ScanDisk

In Windo ws 95, Click on the then

Accessories

, then

System T ools

button. Then click on

Start

, and then

Programs

ScanDisk

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The ScanDisk window opens. In Windo ws NT, Scandisk is accessed through the

drive’s

In the ScanDisk windo w, click on the drive y ou want to sca n.

If you onl y want to chec k your files and folders for errors, select the

Standard

errors, select the Because the Thorough option takes more time th an the Standard

option, we recommend y ou normally use the St andard option and do a Thorough check at least once a month.

If you selected ScanDisk uses when it c hecks files and folders, click on the

sheet.

option button. If you w ant to do a more thorough scan for

Thorough

Standard

option.

and you w ant to change the setti ngs

tab of the

Gateway ALR 8200R User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Pref ace

About This Guide

Con ventions Used in this Guide

Getting Started

Before You Begin

System Access

Static Electricity Precautions

Opening the System

Closing the System

Installing the Pr ocessor Drawer

Inspecting th e Contents

Installing the Processor Drawer in the Rac k

Connecting Peripherals

Using an AutoSwitcher with Multiple System Drawers

P owering Up the System

Quick Check

Completing the Installation

System Features

Basic Features

Front P anel

Dual Redundant 400-Watt P ower Supplies

3.5-inch Diskette Drive

CD-ROM Drive

LED Indicators

Buttons

RAID Cage Bay

Rear Panel

I/O P orts

P ower Connectors

Expansion Slot Cov er Plates

System Board

Chassis F ans

P ower Connectors

F ront Panel Connectors

Drive Controllers and Connectors

Server Management Connectors

System Jumpers

Battery

Expansion Slots

I/O Connector s

Processor Subsystem

Memory

Components

Processor s

Installing a P entium II Processor

Installing A VRM (for Processor 2)

Changing the Processor Speed

System Memory

Configuring Your Memory

Installing DIMMs

Adapter Cards

Storage Bays

Removing the Drive Ba y Assembly

Removing the 5.25-inch De vice

Installing a 5.25-inch Device

3.5-inch Devices

RAID Bay

BIOS Setup

About the BIOS Setup Utility

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

Main Menu Screen

Advanced Menu Screen

Security Menu Screen

P ower Men u Screen

Boot Menu Screen

Exit Menu Screen

Updating the BIOS

Maintaining and Cleaning Your System

Maintaining Your System

Maintaining your Hard Drive