Hitachi 8880R User Manual

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Hitachi

VisionBase 8880R

Server

Product Guide

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Issue Date:

November 1998

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1: Hardware

System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Powering-On the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Removing the Server Panels and Accessing Its Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Safety Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Warnings and Cautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Tools and Supplies You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Accessing the PCI Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PCI/ISA Option Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Optional Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2: System Environment Setting

Before Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

SCSI SCA Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing/Swapping a HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Flow of System Environment Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

What You Can Do with the System Environment Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Notes on Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Flow of the Setup Menu Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Starting the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setup Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Steps for Setting the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

What You Can Do on the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

What You Can Do on the Advanced Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

What You Can Do on the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

What You Can Do on the Boot menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

What You Can Do on the Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Notes on the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Backup for ICU Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Flow of Operation with the ICU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Checking Resource Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Adding an Extended Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Changing the Settings in Extended Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Removing an Extended Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Reserving Resources In Use from an ISA Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

When ICU Program Disk Has Been Destroyed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Restoring Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Errors and Countermeasures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Restrictions on the ICU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Returning the Settings to Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Returning the Settings of the Setup Information to Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Returning the ICU Settings to Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

List of Utility Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

3: E r ro r I nf o rm a t io n

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POST Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

System Beeps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

4: NT Drivers and Limitations

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Windows NT Driver Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Multiprocessor system module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Cautions and Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Installing Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

5: Related Document and Specification

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Related Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Environment Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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System Overview

The Hitachi VisionBase 8880R Serve r is a high pe rform ance IA-ar chitect ure serve r upgr adeable to an 8-way s erve r system that has PentiumII Xeon processors. Its features include the following:

Pentium II Xeon: IA32 Microprocessor (400/450MHz, 1/2MB L2 Cache)

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Windows NT Enterprise Server with high expandability and a 19-inch rack mount system

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High I/O band width (64 bit PCI bus x 4) with a 16GB memory system

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High Availability with built-in robustness by hardware redundancies and RAS feature

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High performance and scalability

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Joint development with Corol lary and Intel with profusion architecture and additional Hitachi original

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technology

System Specifications

The Hitachi VisionBase 8880R Server system has four (4) independent 64-bit PCI busses. See the table below for the system specifications.

CPU PentiumII Xeon

400/450 MHz x 8 1/2MB L2 Cache

CPU Bus frequency 100 MHz PCI Bus frequency 33 MHz Memory Std./Max.

(4-way Interleave)

Display Contro ll er S3 Trio64 V2/DX (2MB)

Slots 64-bit PCI x 15, 32-bit PCI x 3

Disk Array Mylex DAC960PU (Mylex)

512 MB/16 GB (32 GB with 256MB DIMM) SSTL SDRAM DIMM

4 Memory boards (2 Standard, 2 Optional) 32 DIMM slots/Memory boards

1280 x 1024 (256 colors) 1024 x 768 (65,536 colors) 800 x 600 (True color), 640 x 480 (True color)

PCI/ISA x 1 (shared), ISA x 1

Ultra Wide-SCSI 3, RAID 0,1,5,7, 0+1 supported

Disk Supports 9GB/18GB HDD (SCA2 interface)

Maximum capacity is 108GB using 18GB HDDs

System Management • System Manager (Hitachi proprietary)

• SVP board (Hitachi Emergency Management board) (Fero

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CPU PentiumII Xeon

400/450 MHz x 8 1/2MB L2 Cache

Bay • 6 SCA2 Disk Bay SAF-TE (Hot-swappable disk bay) compliant SCSI

backplane

• 5.25-inch bay x 3

High Availability Redundant cooling fan

Redundant power supply Hot Swap HDDs SVP Hardware Power Supply 3 + 1 Redundant power supply, 550W for each P/S unit Size 430 (W) x 640 (D) x 756 (H) mm, 17 U ~ Approx. 17" x 25" x 30" Weight Between 70–100 kg ~ Approx. 175–250 lbs.*

*WARNING: Do NOT attempt to lift or move the server by yourself as phys ical injury may occur.

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Powering-On the System

Before turning on the system confirm that the main power LED (green), located on the front panel, is illuminated. If so, you may press the Main Power Switch to boot the system. If the LED is not illuminated you will need to manually access the indivi dual power suppli es and turn them on in order sta rting wit h Power Supply #1, located on the far left. See the fi g ures an d directions below to assist you in accessing and turning on the power supplies.

NOTE:

Ensure direct power switch is in the “OFF” or normal position.

HDDs

Power Supply Cove

HDD Bay Door

Remove these 2 screws located on metal tabs

Figure 1 Accessing the Power Supplies (1)

Power Supplies

Power Supply door folds down

Figure 2 Accessing the Power Supplies (2)

Remove the Power Supply cover by opening the HDD bay door using the key, and then unscrewing and

removing the 2 screws located at the bottom of the HDD bay on the metal tabs. See Figure 1 Accessing the Power Supplies (1).

Open the Power Supply door by pulling it forward, it folds down to open exposing the power supplies.

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Starting with Power Supply #1 (far right), connect the proper end of each AC power cord into the AC power

receptacle and then to an outside power source. On each power supply press the On/Off Power Supply Switch to the On position as shown in Figure 3 P/S Receptacle and On/Off Switch.

P/S 1

P/S 2

P/S 3

P/S 4

On/Off Power

AC Input

Switch (TYP)

Receptacle (TYP)

Figure 3 P/S Receptacle and On/Off Switch

Confirm that the Main Power LED is now illuminated.

Close the Power Supply cover and secure it using the original 2 screws. Close the HDD bay door and secure it

using the key. Turn on the power to the system by pressing the Power Switch located on the front panel.

You may now boot the system by pressing the Main Power Switch on the front panel.

Front Panel

The following table and figure will explain the locations and functions of the front panel controls and indicators. See Figure 4 Front Panel Detail of the front panel for location of the features listed in the following table.

Item Feature Description

3.5-inch Diskette Drive

A Activity LED When lit, it indi cates the drive is in use. B Ejecto r b u tto n When pressed, it ejects the diskette.

Front Panel LEDs and Ind ictors

C Front panel LCD It displays information about the system and can also be controlled using the Menu

Switch (I ).

D Main Power Swi tch Press this switch to turn on the power inside the system or to boot the system. E LCD Contrast/Slider Max brightness only F CPU Operation This indicator is re lat ed to activ it y in each CPU. When it is flashing it is showing CPU

G Security Lock In the locked position (when the l ock is turned to the left or counte r cl ock-wise) it wil l

H Main Power LED When illuminate d this LED indicates that all of t he system’s AC power connections

activity. (1 LED per CPU)

prevent the syst em Power Switch, keyboard, and mouse from bei ng operational.

are correct, the power supplies are turned on, and the system is receiving direct

current (DC). The system is ready to be activated by the Main Power Switch.

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Item Feature Description

I Menu Switch This switch can select information and opti ons that are displayed on the syst em ’s

LCD. J Power LED When illuminate d it shows that the system power is on. K Access LED When illuminate d it shows that SCSI devices are being accessed. L Buzzer Stop Press this button to turn off the buzzer alarm. This buzzer does not necessarily

indicate syst em error, it may be in a warning st ate. M Warning LED (yellow) When illuminated it indicates one of the following recoverable errors:

This is only for redundancy cases

• ECC 1 bit

•CPU error

• Memory Bus error

• HDD error

• Temperature is high

• Fan failure

• Power Supply failure N Reset This Reset is for system maintenance only, and is not a Hard ware Reset Switch. O Error LE D (r e d) When illuminated it indicates one of the following serious statuses:

• ECC 2 bit

•CPU error

• HDD error

• Temperature is abnormal

• Fan failure

• Power Supply failure

• PCI slot error

• ISA slot error

AB CDEFG

Green

Red

IJKLMNO

Figure 4 Front Panel Detail

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Back Panel

The following t able and figure wil l specify the location of the back panel controls , switches, connecto rs and option slots.

J K

L M

E (See Detail A)

Figure 5 Back Panel Detail

Direct Boot Switch

ON OFF

Detail A

Figure 6 Direct Boot Switch Detail

Server I/O Panel

A. Parallel Interface Connector H. USB Connec tor B. ICMB Connector See note 1 I. PTL Connecto r (Test connector, not in use) C. Keyboard Connector J. VGA Interface Connector D. Mouse Connector K. Option Slots (PCI) 1–19 E. Direct Boot Switch (See Detai l A and note 2) L. Option Slots (ISA) 1–2 F. Serial Interface Connecto r (COM1) M. Power Supply Units 1–4 G. Serial Interface Connector (COM2)

Back Panel Notes:

The ICMB connector (same shape as a conventional ICMB connector) is a

connector

When the Direct Boot Switch is turned On and the system has power, it will allow the system to automatically

. Connect the external disk interface cable to this connector when preparing to use an external disk unit.

Hitachi proprietary interface

boot without pressing the Power Switch manually.

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Removing the Server Panels and Accessing Its Components

It will be necessary to remove the exterior panels of the unit to access internal components. Be sure to rea d and comply with the Safety Guides before proceeding.

Safety Guidelines

Before you remove the top and side covers of the server, observe these guidelines:

Turn off all peripheral de vices connected to the server.

Turn off DC power in t he server by pres sing the push-button on/off powe r switch on the fr ont panel of the server.

Disconnect AC power to the server by unplugging the alternating current (AC) power cord from each power

supply or wall outlet. Label and disconnect all peripheral cables attached to the I/O panel on the back of the server.

Provide some electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis

ground of the server—any unpaint ed metal sur face—when handling components.

Warnings and Cautions

Only a inside the server.

qualified service technician

is authorize d to remove the server panels and to access any of the components

Tools and Supplies You Need

Phillips (cross-he ad) screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)

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Small flat-bladed screwdriver

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Antistatic wrist str ap (required)

•

NOTE:

Bay Extraction tools are provided with the unit, located on the rear of the chassis, and should remain with the unit when not in use.

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Accessing the PCI Slots

Before you can access the PCI (Peripheral Componen t Interconnect) slots you need to remove the right side outer panel of the server. Observer an d follow the Safety Guidelines to prepa re the unit for disassembly bef ore proceeding. Once you have exposed the fan assembly you can proceed as follows. See Figure 7 Accessing the Option Slot s.

Facing the back of the server locate and remove the 2 screws which secure the fan assembly’s left side to the

server chassis. Disconnect the fan assy cabling from the main board.

Lift the fan assembly straight up by placing your fingers under the front lip of the fan assembly. The fan

assembly is attach ed to the chassis by 2 tab style latches ( shaded). As soon as you have lifted the fan asse mbly high enough so it is clear of the latch tabs, you may. gently pull the assembly towards you to remove it completely.

The Option slots (PCI/ISA) are now expos ed.

Option PCI Slot 16 is shared with ISA Slot 2.

Option Board Slots

3. Disconnect the fan wiring from the main I/O board.

2. Place fingers under the lip of the assy and pull up gently.

1. Remove the 2 screws securing the fan assy. 4. Remove the metal fingers (2)

of the latch tab from the chassis supports and remove fan assy.

Figure 7 Accessing the Option Slots

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PCI/ISA Option Boards

The I/O baseboard provides 15 64-bit PCI bus master slots (slots 15–1) and 4 32-bit PCI bus master slots (slots 16–19). They accept any ad d-in PCI and ISA boards or any add-in board that is compatible with an IBM PC AT or PC XT system (except for an 8-bit drop card that fits only in an 8-bit PC XT connector). Note: PCI Slot 16 and ISA Slot 1 share a common chassis I/O expansion slot. You can use the slot for either the PCI or the ISA, but not both. See Figure 8 Option Slots for slot location details.

Option Slot (PCI) #15 (top)

through

Option Slot (PCI) # 1

Option Slot (PCI) #19 (top)

through

Option Slot (PCI) # 16

Option Slot (ISA) # 1 Option Slot (ISA) # 2

Power Supply Unit # 1 Power Supply Unit # 2

Power Supply Unit # 3 Power Supply Unit # 4

Figure 8 Option Slots

Hitachi recommends the following configuration for installing option boards. Usage: “X”: recommend, “N”: don’t install

Maximum

Installation #

VGA board; S3 Trio64 V2/DX 1 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N X SCSI board; Symbios SYM8751SP 4 N N N N N N N N X X X N N X N Disk array controller; Myl exDAC960PU 3 N N N X N N N X N N N X X N N Fiber Channel 1 X X X N X X X N X X X N N N N Ethernet card (100/10M) 12 X X X X X X X X X X X X N N N Gigabit Ether net card (1000M) 9 X X X X X X N N X X X N N N N

15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

PCI (64 bit)

Usage: “X”: recommend, “N”: don’t install

PCI (3 2 bit ) ISA

19 18 17 16 1 2

Multi communication board X X X X N N ISDN board X X X X N N SVP board; Hitachi Proprietary X X X X N N

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Hard Disk Drives

SCSI SCA Hard Disk Drives

The server supports up to 6 SCSI SCA2 (80-pin) hot-swappa ble SAF-TE compliant backpl ane type hard disk drives and can be in stalled in Device Bays 1 through 6 as shown in Figure 10 Hard Disk Drive Bays. As shipped from the supplier the server may not contain any drives. Contact your Hitachi PC Customer Service and Support Representative for a list of approved drives that can be installed in the server.

To access the Hard Disk Drive bay unl ock the door by insertin g the key and turning to the lef t, or counter clockwis e. Accessing the HDD bay and device locations are referenced in the following Figures.

Cooling Fan Access Door (Ref)

HDD door and lock location

Device Bay #7 Device Bay #8 Device Bay #9

Device Bay #1 Device Bay #2 Device Bay #3 Device Bay #4 Device Bay #5 Device Bay #6

Power Supply Access Door (Ref)

Figure 9 Accessing the Hard Disk Drives

Figure 10 Hard Disk Drive Bays

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Installing/Swapping a HDD

The HDD Bay door l ocation provides air flow and easy access to the drive s and allows easy hot-swapping of drives in and out of these bays without shutting down the server.

By installing a Redundant Array of Independen t Disks (RAID) controller board on the I/O baseboard, RAID software, and SCSI hard disk drives in the hot-d ocking bays, you can easily set up RAID applications.

To remove or hot swap a HDD device follow these steps:

Pull down on the front lever (or handle) of the HDD Bay cage and

drive stops sp inni n g comp l etel y

After the drive has stopped spinning pull the assembly toward you to fully disengage the drive from the

backplane connector. Carefully slide the ass embly out of the bay, and place it on an antistatic surface. Proceed to ste p 4 if you are

installing or repl acing a HDD.

wait approximately 30 seconds until the

Figure 11 Removing/Installing a HDD

Insert the HDD into a carrier and sec ure it into position with 4 screws as shown in Figure 12 Mounting the HDD

Carrier. Orient the carrier and drive assembly in front of the hot-docking bay guide and make sure that it is placed

correctly into the gui de rai ls to avoid damage. Fit the mounting pins, located on each side of the HDD, into the inside grooves of the HDD Bay’s lever.

After the mounting pi ns ar e seate d in the l ever groove s pul l up on the lever. This wil l push the HDD into its sl ot.

Firmly press the front of the asse mbly int o the bay until the drive docks with the hot-docking backpla ne

connector

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HDD

HDD Position Pins

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HDD Carrier

4 Mounting Screws

Figure 12 M o unt in g the HDD C arri e r

Some specific h ard disk dr ive designs requ ire el ectri cal i sola tion of t he d rive f rom t he chassi s or other ground paths. These drives are usually clearly labeled with this requirement on the drive. Failure to isolate this type of drive from the ground path will result in unpredictable operation of the drive, including sever ely impacted performance and data corruption.

Optional Devices

Additional storage devices, such as CD-ROMs and DATs can be installed in Device bays 7, 8 and 9. Hitachi recommends the followi ng configur ation for any additional storage dev ices tha t you may install. Usage: “X”; recommend, “N”; don’t install

Device Bay #

7 8 9

Internal CD-ROM x X N Internal DAT N X X Internal DAT Changer N X Internal DLT* N X

* Internal DLT devices require their own SCSI boards and cabling. Do not use the same cabli ng as the Internal CD-ROM.

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CPU

This chapter d escr ibes the CPU baseboard and shows how to set the jumpers. Note: CPUs need to be installed with VRMs (Voltage Regulator Module).

Processor slot #4 Processor slot #3 Processor slot #2

Processor slot #1

Processor slot #5 Processor slot #6

Processor slot #7 Processor slot #8

Memory Expansion board #1 (Memory slot x 32)

Memory Expansion board #2 (Memory slot x 32)

Memory Termination Cards (Option Memory Slot #3, 4)

Figure 13 Memory and CPU Slots

Each CPU is numbered and corresponds to a numbered VRM. Install the CPUs in the order shown below in Figure 14 CPU/VRM Installation Detail. Note: This detail is for one CPU instal led, minimal configuration.

Processor Slot #4

VRM #3

VRM #2

VRM #1

VRM #5

VRM #6

VRM #7

VRM #4

VRM #8

Processor Slot #3

Processor Slot #2

Processor Slot #1

= Default VRM setting

Processor Slot #54

Processor Slot #6

Processor Slot #7

Processor Slot #8

Figure 14 CPU/VRM Installation Detail

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Memory

The Memory Architecture of this system is a 4 way interleave. The memory needs to be installed in se ts of 4. Do not attempt to install memory sets before removing the board from the unit and properly grounding yourse lf , the memory expansion board, and the memory sets to avoid ESD damage.

There are two memory expansion boa rds per syste m as a standard config uration. Eac h memory expansion board c an accommodate 2 sets of memory DIMMs, A and B. Each set has sixteen DIMMs. Thus there are total of four sets of DIMMs per standard system. The memory configurati on is 4 ways interleave and requires installation of four DIMMs at a time. Base configuration comes with 1GB (128MB x 8 pcs) of memory using 128 MB of DIMMs.

The table below summarizes the memory configurations:

Total Memory: 4.0GB

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Total Memory: 3.5GB

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Total Memory: 3.0GB

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Total Memory: 2.5GB

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Total Memory: 2.0GB

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Total Memory: 1.5GB

X X X X X X X X X X X X

(Defaul t Configurat io n)

Total Memory: 1.0GB

X X X X X X X X

Total Memory: 512MB

X X X X

DIMM Socket Number:

1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8

DIMM Socket Sets:

A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B

Board Number

Memory Expansion

1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2

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2A 15 10 7A 6A 11 14 3A 4A 13 12 5A 8A 9A 16 1A

1B 16 9B 8B 5B 12 13 4B 3B 14 11 6B 7B 10 15 2B

System Unit—Right Side

Set A

Memory Riser Board

Connector

Front

Side

Set B

CPU Memory Expansion Board #1 Memory Expansion Board #2

Memory Expansion Board #3 (optional) Memory Expansion Board #4 (optional)

Figure 15 Memory Board Slot Location

The system supports the following spec ifications for memory DIMMs:

Support DIMM Description

Memory DIMM 128MB DIMMs

256MB DIMMs

Error correction ECC

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Jumper Settings

Below is the default jumper setting for the syst em board, as shipped from the factory.

JP31 JP27

JP31

JP27

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VRM #3

VRM #2

VRM #1

JP1 JP21

= short jumper

JP24 JP29 JP25

JP01

JP24

JP29

JP25

VRM #5

VRM #6

VRM #7

Figure 16 S ys tem Boa rd De fa ult J umper Settings

VRM #4

VRM #8

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Below are the default switch settings for the I/O board, as shipped from the factory.

ISA #1 (Shared)

ISA #2

PCI #16

PCI #17

PCI #18

DEC21152

PIIX4e

SW1

SW2

SW3

SW4

PCI #19

PCI #1

Super I/O PC87307

SW5

SW6

SW7

APIC

BIOS

DS1230 NVRAM

DS1230 uSMC

uSMC Firmware

uSMC

SEG1

PCI #15

SEG2

Riser Connector

LED5

-12V

LED4

-5V

LED3

+3.3V

LED2

+5V

LED1

+12V

SW1

12345678

SW2

SW3

12345678 12345678 12345678

SW4

SW5

OFF

Figure 17 I/O Board Switch Settings

OFF

SW7SW6

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2:System Environment Setting

When you install the system or change the system configur ation, it is necessary to execute setup operations and to make configuration set tings with the system setup uti lity . Note that if these setti ngs are not done , you cannot inst all or operate your operating system and applications.

Before Operations

Be sure to read this section before conducting system environment settings.

Flow of System Environment Setting

When you initially use the sy stem or after you changed the syste m configur ation (for exampl e, by inst alling an ISA board), you need to conduct system environment setting. There are two capabilities provided for system environment setting, the Setup Menu and the ISA Configur ation Utility (ICU), which must be executed in the following procedure:

Start of the system environment setting

Turn off the system equipment, plug off the power cord, and wait 30 seconds

Change the system configuration

Connect the power cord with the system equipment, and turn on power

Execute the Setup Menu

Create backup disks for the ISA configuration utility disks

Execute the ISA configuration utility

End of the system environment setting

Built-in devices must be added or exchanged by maintenance personnel only. Be sure to avoid removing the cover and installing/removing built-in devices. Otherwise, operation of the equipment shall not be guaranteed.

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What You Can Do with the Sy stem Envi ronment Setting

In the system environment setting, you use the BIOS setup (Se tup Menu below) and the ISA configuration utility (ICU below) to create an environment in which the system equipment is usable.

Outline of the Setup Menu

In the Setup Menu, you can set up the following:

Main Menu

•

Setting date and time for the built-in timer

Type of floppy disk drive

Type of IDE hard disk drive (unsupporte d)

Checking for keyboard at startup

System information (checking only)

Memory capacity (checking only)

Advanced Menu

•

Resetting the setup data

Setting initial diagnosis for ROM

Setting PCI

Setting I/O devices

Console redirection ( unsupported)

Setting extended multiprocessor configuration table

Setting I/O APIC mode

Setting memory gap

Setting parity check for PCI

Setting memory test

Setting 4GB or more caching for main memory

Setting large-capacity disk access (unsupported)

Setting light cache for disk (unsupported)

Setting speaker volume

Setting USB controller

Security M enu

•

Setting administrator password

Setting user password

Whether or not to use password at startup

Boot Menu

•

Setting priority for boot devices

Exit Menu

•

Exiting the Setup Menu

Loading setup data

Setting defaults

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Outline of ISA Configuration Utility (ICU)

In the ICU you can display or set the following:

File Menu

•

Saving the settings and exit ing the ICU

Configure Menu

•

Adding, changing, and delet ing ISA boards

View Menu

•

Displaying resource allocation status for the system and extended boards

Advanced Menu

•

Locking the setting for Plug and Play board and calling/saving ICU setup data (image)

Notes on Use

Setting for Each Board

Depending on the extended board, there are restrictions on setting for IRQ and ROM addresses. See the manual for each board .

PCI Bo ard

If you use Windows NT, use “Auto Select” in the Setup Menu to set IRQ setting values for extended boards conforming to the PCI specifications.

ISA Bo a rd

When setting system enviro nment for an ISA board, check whethe r or not the disk at tached to the board cont ains the CFG file. The CFG files for a communication board (PC-CH2100) and an ISDN board set (PC-SHT4840-IS) are contained in the ISA configuration utility disk.

If no CFG file is provided, take one of the following actions:

Obtain a CFG file from the manufacturer or vendor of the board.

•

Create a CFG file by yourself.

•

NOTE:

Hitachi PC assumes no responsibility for failures resulting from the use of PCI or ISA boards not supported by Hitachi.

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Setup Men u

The Setup Menu allows you to make basic settin gs for the sys tem equipment . The s ettings are sto red i n the mem ory of the system equipment.

Flow of the Setup Menu O peration

The flow of the Setup Menu operation is as follows:

Start the Setup Menu

Main Menu

Advanced Menu

Security Menu

Boot Menu

Exit Menu

Submenus

IDE Menu (unsupported)

System Information

PCI Configuration

I/O Device Configuration

Console Redirection

Hard Drive

Esc

key

You can use and keys to switch between menus (b etween Main and Advanced, between Advanced and

←

Security, between Security and Boot, and between Boot and Exit). Use the key to return from a submenu to

→

Esc

the original menu.

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Starting the Setup Menu

The Setup Menu, stored in the ROM of the system equipment, must be started in the following way:

Power the system equipment.

While “Press <F2> to enter SETUP” is being displayed, press the

The Setup Menu starts and the Main menu is displayed.

key.

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

System Time : System Date :

Legacy Diskette A : Legacy Diskette B :

Primary Master : Primary Slave : Network Server

System Information

System Memory Extended Memory

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

←→ Select MenuESC Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utirity

[HH:MM:SS] [MM/DD/YYYY]

[1.44/1.25MB 3 "] [Disabled]

[None] [None] [Disabled]

xxxKB xxxMB

-/+ Change Values Enter Select

Item Specific Help

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Sub-Menu

Figure 18 Entering Setup Menu

If the operating system has alre ady started befor e the key is pressed, terminate the OS and then resta rt the

system equipment. Some type of OS, such as Windows NT, requires spe ci al operation such as shutdown. Check the manual of your OS.

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Setup Menu Screen

Confi guration of the Setup Menu Screen

When the Setup Menu is started, a screen similar to the fol lowing is displayed:

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

System Time :

System Date :

Legacy Diskette A : Legacy Diskette B :

Primary Master : Primary Slave : Network Server

System Information

System Memory Extended Memory

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

←→ Select MenuESC Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utirity

[HH:MM:SS] [MM/DD/YYYY]

[1.44/1.25MB 3 "] [Disabled]

[None] [None] [Disabled]

xxxKB xxxMB

-/+ Change Values Enter Select

Item Specific Help

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Sub-Menu

Figure 19 Setup Menu Sc ree n C on fig ur at ion

Menu bar

← →

Use or key to move the cursor to select the menu (Main, Advanced, Security, Boot, or Exit). Setting screen

Used to set each setting items. Move the curs or to each of the setting items marked , then press the key. The submenu is displayed.

Help

The help information for the selected setting item is automatically displayed. Key guidance

The usage of each key is displayed.

Enter

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Operating the Keys on the Setup Menu

In the Setup Menu, the following key operations are all owed.

Key Function

Ch 2: System Environment Setting

↑ ↓

Page Up

Home

Page Down

End

–

, (Ten Key)

← →

Enter

F10

, + *

Esc Alt X

, + *

Esc Alt H

Moves the cursor upward on the setting screen.

Moves the cursor downward on the setting screen.

Moves the cursor to th e top of the setting screen.

Moves the cursor to the bottom of the setting screen.

Decreases the setting value by 1.

Increases the setting value by 1.

Moves the cursor to th e lef t on the menu bar .

Moves the cursor to th e ri ght on the menu bar .

Displays the submenu. Executes the command.

Loads the default .

Saves the settin gs and exits the Setup Menu.

Exits the submenu.Moves to the Exit menu.

Displays an explanatory screen for key operations.

* + (or ) means pressing (or ) key while holding down t he key.

Alt X H X H Alt

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F10

Steps for Setting the Setup Menu

When the Setup Menu is started, the Main menu is displayed.

Check the settin g for each se tting it em. If the h ardware conf igu ration dif fers from the sett ings o n the scr een, se e

“What You Can Do on the Main Menu” on page 26 to change the settings. Use setting item, and then use or

Move the cursor to a setting item marked and press

–

key to change the settings.

Enter

key. The submenu on the Main menu is

displayed.

or key to select the

↑

↓

Change the settings as required, and then press When you move the cursor to “Advanced”, the Advanced menu is displayed. Each item marked has a

key to return to the Main menu.

Esc

submenu. See “What You Can Do on th e Advanced Menu” on pa ge 28 if necessary to change the s ettings on the Adva nced

menu and its submenus, then return to the Main menu. Moving the cursor to “Securit y” to displ ay the Security menu.

Moving the cursor to “Boot” displays the Boot menu.

See “What You Can Do on the Boot menu” on page 34 if necessary to set up the Boot menu, and the n return to the Main menu.

When you finished changing the settings, press the Exit or

key to exit the Setup Menu. See “What You

Can Do on the Exit Menu” on page 35. Before exiting the Setup Menu, insert ISA Configuration Utility DISK1 into the floppy disk drive. This is

because here in this case the ICU is executed aft er the Setup Menu exits. For details, see “ICU (ISA Configuration Utility)” on page 50.

What You Can Do on the Main Menu

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

System Time : System Date :

Legacy Diskette A : Legacy Diskette B :

Primary Master : Primary Slave : Network Server

System Information

System Memory Extended Memory

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utirity

[HH:MM:SS] [MM/DD/YYYY]

[1.44MB 3½"] [Disabled]

[None] [None] [Disabled]

xxxKB xxxMB

Item Specific Help

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

←→ Select MenuESC Exit

-/+ Change Values Enter Select

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Sub-Menu

Figure 20 Main Menu Screen

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System Time and System Date

Set the date and time for the built-in timer.

System Time HH : MM : SS, where HH = Hours (in 24-hour system), MM = Minutes, and SS = Seconds.

•

System Date MM / DD / YYYY, where MM = Month, DD = Day, YYYY = Year (in 4 digits)

•

To move the cursor within the System Time or the S ystem Dat e a rea, press key, or press key whil e holding down key, or press key.

Legacy Diskette A,B

Specify the type of the floppy di sk drive connect ed. Choose from among the f ollowi ng types. Write down an d store the settings for each drive.

Disabled (default for Legacy Diskette B)

•

360KB,5¼" (unsupported)

•

1.2MB,5¼" (unsupported)

•

720KB,3½"

•

1.44MB,3½" (default for Legacy Diskette A)

•

Primary Master (Slave)

These areas are for se tting IDE hard disk. Because the Hitachi VisionBase 8880R Server do es no t support IDE, do not change the settings.

Type:

•

Auto Multi-Sector Trans fers

•

Disabled LBA Mode Control

•

Disabled 32 Bit I/O

•

Enabled Transfer Mode

•

Standard Ultra DMA Mode

•

Disabled

Shift Enter

Do not enter any value in 360KB,5¼" and 1.2MB,5¼", which are unsupported.

Tab Tab

NOTE:

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Because no IDE equipment is installed, “None” is displayed in the Primary Master and Primary Slave areas.

Hitachi products do not support IDE hard disks. Hitachi PC does not guarantee performance if an IDE hard disk of another m ake is used.

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Network server

Specify whether or not to check for keyboard at the time of syste m startup. Leave the defaul t setting “Disa bled” as is.

Disabled (default )

•

Enabled

•

System Information

Information about the system equipment is displayed.

System Memory, Extended Memory

The memory capacity recognized at startup is automatically displayed.

NOTE:

If the memory capacity displayed is less than the actual memory capacity, contact the maintenance personnel.

What You Can Do on the Advanced Menu

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

Reset Configuration Data [No] Execute ROM Diagnostic [No]

PCI Configuration I/O Device Configuration Console Redirection

Ext MP Configuration Table [Disabled] I/O APIC Mode: [Single] Enable memory gap: [Disabled] PCI Data Parity: [Enabled] Standard Memory Test: [Enabled] WinNT 4.0 Install Mode: [Disabled] Caching Above 4GB: [Disabled] Large Disk Access Mode: [DOS] Disk Write Cache: [Enabled] Spealer volume: [High]

USB Controller: [Enabled]

F1 Help

Reset Configuration Data

↑↓ Select Item

←→ Select MenuESC Exit

Figure 21 Advanced Menu Screen

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utirity

-/+ Change Values Enter Select

Item Specific Help

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Sub-Menu

Used to specify whether or not to clear the configuration data. Be sure to leave the default setting “No” as is.

No: Not to clear (default)

•

Yes: To clear

•

Execute ROM Diagnostic (Unsupported)

Used to specify whether or not to conduct initial diagnosis for ROM. Be sur e to leave the default setting “No” a s is.

No: Does not conduct initial diagnosis (d efault).

•

Yes: Conducts initial dia gnosis.

•

NOTE:

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“Reset Configuration Data” and “Execute ROM Diagnostic” are used solely for maintenance purposes. These two areas shall not be changed. Hitachi PC assumes no responsibility for any failures or inconveniences caused by changed va lues in these areas.

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PCI Configuration

Select Resources

Specify the resource to be assigned to the PCI slot (inte rrupt level). In ordinary circ umst ances, use the default.

PCI IRQ line 1, PCI IRQ line 2, PCI IRQ line 3, PCI IRQ line 4

•

Auto: Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15

NOTE:

Current R eso ur ces

The resource (interrupt level) currently assigned to the PCI slot is displayed.

If some resource settings are incorrect, an asterisk “*” is attached to the item, and a message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Recheck the setting.

The correspondence between PCI IRQ lines and PCI slots is as follows: Line 1 corresponds to slots 7, 11, 15, and 19 Line 2 corresponds to slots 1, 4, 8, 12, and 16 Line 3 corresponds to slots 2, 5, 9, 13, and 17 Line 4 corresponds to slots 3, 6, 10, 14, and 18

I/O Device Configuration

Serial port 1, 2

Used to set built-in serial ports 1 and 2 (built -in COM ports 1 and 2). In ordinary circumstances, use the default settings.

Serial ports 1 and 2

•

Disabled Enabled (default) Base I/O address/IRQ

•

3F8/IRQ 4: (default for seria l por t 1) 2F8/IRQ 3: (default for seria l por t 2) 3E8/IRQ 4 2E8/IRQ 3 3F8/IRQ 11 3E8/IRQ 10 2F8/IRQ 11 2E8/IRQ 10

NOTE:

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Make sure that the settings in Base I /O address/IRQ for s erial port 1 do not overl ap with those for serial port 2.

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Parallel port

Used to make settings for the built-in parallel port. In ordinary circumstances, use the default settings.

Parallel port

•

Disabled Enabled (default) Mode

•

Output only (default) Bi-directiona l EPP ECP Base I/O address

•

378 (default) 278 3BC Interrupt

•

IRQ5 IRQ7 (defau lt) DMA channel

•

DMA1 DMA (default)

NOTE:

Floppy disk controller

Used to make settin gs for the bu ilt-in floppy disk d rive controlle r. In ord inary circumsta nces, use the default settings.

Floppy disk controller

•

Disabled Enabled (default)

Local Bus IDE adapter

Used to make settings for the IDE controller. In ordinary circumstances, use the default settings.

Local Bus IDE adapter

•

Disabled Enabled (default)

NOTE:

PS/2 Mous e

Used to make settings for the mouse. In ordinary circumstances, use the default setting “Enabled”.

PS/2 Mouse

•

Disabled Enabled (default)

The “DMA Channel” item is displayed when “ECP” is set in the “Mode” item.

Do not change the setting in “Local Bus IDE adapter” with the ICU.

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Console Redirection (Unsupported)

Com Port Address

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Use the default “Disabled”.

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NOTE:

Baud Rate

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Use the default “19.2K”. Flow Control

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Use the default “XON/XOFF”.

Ext MP Configuration Table

Used to set the extended multiprocessor configuration table. Be sure to leave the default “Disabled” as is.

Disabled (default )

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Enabled

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I/O APIC Mode

Used to set I/O APIC mode. Be sure to leave the default “Single” as is.

Single: One I/O APIC is used (default)

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Multiple: Two or more I/O APICs are used

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Enable memory gap

Used to specify whether or not to use part of memory add resses (memory ga p) for ex tended boards. Use the def ault “Disabled”.

Disabled: Not to be used on extended boards (def ault)

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Enabled: To be used on extended boards

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If you set “Serial port 1” in “Com Port Address”, the value set in “Base I/O address/IRQ” will be reflected.

PCI Data Parity

Used to set parity check for PCI bus. In ordinary circumstances, use the default setting “Enabled”.

Enabled: Conducts a parity check (default)

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Disabled: Conducts no parity check

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NOTE:

Standard Memory Test

Used to specify whether or not to conduct a memory check at the startup of the system equipment. In ordinary circumstances, use the default setting.

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Installation of a PCI board without parity capability might cause a parity error. If such an error occurs, set “Disabled” in “PCI Data Parity”.

Fast Test: Conducts fast memory check Normal Test: Conducts nor mal memory check Disabled: Conducts no memory check

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WinNT 4.0 Install Mode

If you install WindowsNT with a memory capacity of 4GB or more, choose “Disabled”. This will temporarily decrease the memory capacity to 3.5GB or less. In ordinary circumstances, use the default setting “Disabled”.

Disabled (default )

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Enabled

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Caching Above 4GB

Used to specify whether or not to allocate an area of 4GB or more to the secondary cache area when the memory capacity is 4GB or more. Be sure to leave the default “Disabled” as is.

Disabled: Does not allocate (default)

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Enabled: Allocates.

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Large Disk Access Mode (Unsupported)

Used to set an access method for the IDE hard disk. This setting is unsupported. Use the default “DOS”.

DOS: Use in MS-DOS (default)

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Other: Use in an OS other than MS-DOS

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Disk Write Cache (Unsupported)

Used to set write cache for the IDE hard disk. This setti ng is unsuppor ted. Use the default “Enabled”.

Disabled

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Enabled (default)

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Speaker Volume

Used to set the volume of the buzzer in the system equipment. In ordinary circumstances, use the default setting “High”.

High: High volume (default)

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Medium: Medium volume

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Low: Low volume

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USB Controller

Used to set the USB controller. In ordinary cir cumstances, use the default setting “Enabl ed”.

Disabled

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Enabled (default)

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NOTE:

Do not change the setting in “USB Controller” with the ICU.

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What You Can Do on the Security Menu

If you set a password i n th e Sec urity me nu, be sure to rem ember tha t passwor d. S hould you fo rget the password, th e system equipment will become unusable, requiring some repair work. In such a case, consult the staff of the shop where you bought the system.

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

Supervisor Password is : User Password is :

Supervisor Password User Password

Password on Boot :

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

←→ Select MenuESC Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utirity

Clear Clear

[Enter] [Enter]

[Disabled]

-/+ Change Values Enter Select

Item Specific Help

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Sub-Menu

Figure 22 Security Men u Scr een

Supervisor Password is

When no password is set, “Clear” is displayed; when a password is set, “Enabled” is displayed.

User Password is

When no password is set, “Clear” is displayed; when a password is set, “Enabled” is displayed.

Set Supervisor Password

Used to set a supervisor password with 8 characters.

Set User Password

When a supervisor password is set, set a user password with 8 characters.

Password on boot

Specify whether or not to have the system prompt you to enter a password at startup.

Disabled: No prompt for password entry

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Enabled: Prompt for password entry

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What You Can Do on the Boot menu

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

1. [Diskette Drive]

2. [Hard Drive]

3. [ATAPI CD-ROM Drive]

Hard Drive

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

←→ Select MenuESC Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utirity

-/+ Change Values Enter Select

Item Specific Help

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Sub-Menu

Figure 23 Boot Menu Screen

Specify the priority of devic es to boot /load. To change priority, move the cursor to the device, then use and

–

keys. It is recommended to use the following defa ults:

Diskette Drive

Hard Drive

ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

Symbios Logic CD-ROM

Pressing key while “Pres s <F2> to enter S ETUP” is bei ng dis played will start the boot devic e selection menu. Under ordinary circumstance s, do not press key.

NOTE:

Esc

When PC98-compatible SCSI boards such as PC-CS7331 or PC-CS7231A are installed, more devices might be displayed.

Hard Drive (IDE Hard Disk Drive)

Used to specify the order of booting for the hard disk. Check whether the display is the same as the following:

Bootable Legacy Device

NOTE:

When PC98-compatible SCSI boards (such as PC-CS7331 or PC-CS7231A) or IDE devices are installed, more devices might be displayed.

An incorrect sett ing in Hard Drive will disable the OS to be star ted.

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What You Can Do on the Exit Menu

Enter

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Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

←→ Select MenuESC Exit

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utirity

-/+ Change Values Enter Select

Item Specific Help

F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Sub-Menu

Figure 24 Exit Menu Screen

Exit Saving Changes

Usually use this command to complete setup work. This will r ecord the setup data into memory and restart the system equipment. The function of this command is equivalent to key.

Select “Exit Saving Changes” and press key. The following screen is displayed:

Select “Yes” and press key will record the setup data and restart the syste m equipment.

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Select “No” and press key will return to the Exit menu.

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Enter

Setup Confirmation

Save configuration changes and exit now?

[ Yes ] [ No ]

F10

Exit Discarding Changes

Exits without recording the setup data. The system equipment is restarted. After changing setup data, select “Exit Discarding Changes” and then press key. The following screen is

displayed:

Setup Confirmation

Discard configuration changes and exit now?

[ Yes ] [ No ]

To exit without recording the set u p data, selec t “Yes ” and pr es s key.

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To continue processing without recording the data, either select “No” or press

•

menu.

Enter

key to return to the Exit

Esc

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Load Setup Defaults

Returns the setup data to the defaults. The settings in the following items are not to be changed. This funct ion is equivalent to key.

System Time

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System Date

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User Password

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Administrative Password

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Discard Changes

Returns the settings other tha n those below to the last recorded setup data. This function is equivalent to key.

System Time

•

System Date

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User Password

•

Administrative Password

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Save Changes

Records setup data without exiting the Setup menu.

Notes on the Setup Menu

Only 3.5-inch, 720 KB or 1.44MB floppy disks must be used.

•

Functions related to the IDE hard disk are unsupported.

•

“Console Redirecti on” in the Advance d menu are unsu pported.

•

If you use values other than those recommended, evaluate such values sufficiently before use. Hitachi PC assumes no responsibility for any trouble caused by the use of unrecommended values .

ISA Configuration Utility (ICU)

The ISA Configuration Utility (IC U) is a softwar e product that enables ISA-specific ation extended boards not conforming to Plug and Play to be used correctly in the syste m equipment. When you expand your system, make appropriate settings in the Setup Menu and use the ICU to perform configuration. The s et tings are stored in nonvolatile memory of the system equipment.

It is recommended that the user configure the ISA card first, using the ICU, before installing it in the system. In one of the following cases, start the ICU and make settings.

When the configuration of the syst em equi pment is changed

•

When checking or setting resources for various types of board controllers

•

If a configurat ion erro r mes s age is displayed at power-on

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NOTE:

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The ISA boards supported by the Hitachi VisionBase 8880R Server system equipment (PC-CH2100 and PC-SHT4840-IS) are incompatible to Plug and Play.

The Hitachi VisionBase 8880R Server system equipment does not support Plug and Play compatible operating systems.

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Backup for ICU Disk

The ICU consists of two fl oppy disks. C reate ba ckup copies o f these floppy disks. Careful ly store the or iginal di sks.

ISA Configuration Utili ty DISK1

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ISA Configuration Utili ty DISK2

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For how to create backup disks, see the manual for your OS. For example, in DOS, you can use the DISKCOPY command.

Some improper operation can make ICU floppy disks unusable. In such a case, create new backup disks before using the existing backup disks.

Flow of Operation with the IC U

The flow of ope ration witht the ICU is as follows:

Start the ICU

Main window

Check resource usage status

Add an ISA board

Change an ISA board

Exit the ICU

Turn off the system equipment

Change settings in short pins on the ISA board

Legend:

Mandatory for installing/

Install the ISA board in the expansion slot of the system equipment

removing ISA board

Optional

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System Resources

Before discussing operations of the ICU, let us discuss system resources. Knowledg e on system resources are indispensable to operat ing the ICU.

NOTE:

In order for extended boards to operate on the system equipment, the following four resources are required:

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If two extended boards use the same resourc e, one of the two might not operate at all or the syste m equipment might not operate as e xpected. The ICU can prevent duplicate allocation like this, allowing you to check allocation status.

All extended boards do not always require all of these four resources. The manual for each extended board should describe usable IRQ values, I/O addresses, DMA channels, and memory addresses.

IRQ value (interrupt) This signal is used by the devices for communicat ing with processors. Many of the extended boards allow

choosing one IRQ value from among several IRQ values. I/O address Serves as relay center for exchange of information between the processor and device. The processor can send

commands and send/receive dat a via I/ O ports. DMA channel Channel for data between I/O devices and memory, used for direct, high-speed data transfer. Memory add re ss Memory are a res erved for specific ex ten d ed boards.

Starting the ICU

Create the following backup disks for the ICU:

ISA Configuration Utili ty DISK1 (DIS K1 below)

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ISA Configuration Utili ty DISK2 (DIS K2 below)

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Cancel write protection for DISK2.

Starting the ICU

Insert DISK1 into Drive A, and turn on the system equipment.

Succeeding to several messa ges, the following screen is displayed:

ROM-DOS Startup Menu

1. Start up ICU.

2. DOS prompt only.

Enter Choice:1

Choosing “1” here will display the following screen:

Please wait while ICU files are copied to RAMdrive.

Please insert the ICU Disk 2. Strike a key when ready...

Replace the disk in Drive A with DISK2, and press any key (for example, key).

In time the [ISA Configuration Utility] window is displayed.

Do not remove ICU DISK2 before the ICU terminates.

Space

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ICU Screen

When the ICU is started, the [ISA Configuration Utility] window is displayed as shown below.

File Configure View Advanced Help

Add Remove Modify View

Card Configured In System:

Motherboard System Devices PCI Card: VGA Controller PCI Card: SCSI Controller PCI Card: Unknown Card PCI Card: IDE Controller

ISA Configuration Utility

Figure 25 ICU Screen

Title bar

Displays the title. Menu bar

Choosing each menu (por tion with characters) will display its menu li st. By choosing an item on the menu list, you can execute one of the ICU functions.

Button bar

Choosing each button (portion with characters) will display its dialog box. There are four buttons on the button bar.

Operating the ICU

You operate the ICU from the keyboard. You use the following keys during operation:

Key Function

+ letter

Alt

Tab Tab

, , ,

↑ ↓

← →

Enter

When you want to choose a button with an underlined letter, you can substitute i t by entering that letter whil e holding down key. For example, instead of opening the File Menu and choosing Save, you can enter

When you move to another cont rol butt on or to a list box, us e holding down

To move the cursor, use th ese keys.

To choose the item on which the cursor is located current ly, press this key.

Shift

Alt

while holding down key, and then enter .

F Alt S

key, you move in an opposite direction.

key. Pressin g Tab while

How to Use Help

You can use the Help function when you are not sure how to opera te .

Choose [Contents] on the [Help] menu. Choose a topic you want, and choose [Help].

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You can also display Help for the command currently being executed. Choosing [Help] in the dialog box will

•

display explanati ons .

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Exiting the ICU

On the screen that displays the [ISA Configuration Utility] window, choose [File], and then [Exit].

File Configure View Advanced Help

Add Remove Modify View

Save

Card Configured In System:

Exit Motherboard System Devices PCI Card: VGA Controller PCI Card: SCSI Controller PCI Card: Unknown Card PCI Card: IDE Controller

When you make settings for extended boards, a message tha t looks like the following is displayed:

ISA Configuration Utility

The system configuration has been modified. Do you want to save the configuration?

Yes

Cancel

If you choose [Yes], system configuration data file “SYSTEM.IMG” is saved into DISK2 in drive A. If no setting is made for extended boards, this message is not displayed.

A termination message is displ ayed. Choosing the [OK] button will display the followin g screen:

Remove FD from driveA, and then Press [Enter] to reboot your computer...

Pressing any key will terminate the ICU. Unplug the ICU program disk, and then turn the power off.

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Checking Resource Status

You can either display all resources used by the system equipment or resources used by extended boards installed in the system equipment.

Checking Resources Used by the System

In the [ISA Configuration Utility] window, open the [View] menu, and select [System Resourc es. ..].

NOTE:

On the screen shown below, “Card” is displayed for extended boards.

File Configure View Advanced Help

Add Remove Modify View

Card Configured In System:

Motherboard System Devices PCI Card: VGA Controller PCI Card: SCSI Controller PCI Card: Unknown Card PCI Card: IDE Controller

ISA Configuration Utility

System Resources... Card Resources...

Resources currently in use by the syst em equipment are displayed in the [System Resource Usage] dialog box.

System Resource Usage

DMA:

2 4

Memory [hex]:

0 - 9ffff e0000 - fffff 100000 - 1ffffff

I/O Port [hex]:

0 - f 20 - 21 2e - 2f

After checking, choose [Close].

[ ]

Resources utilized by current system configurarion:

IRQ:

0 1 2(9)

Used By Card... Close Print To File... Help

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Checking Resources for Extended Boards

In the [ISA Configuration Utility] window, select the extended boards to be checked.

Choose the [View] button.

File Configure View Advanced Help

Add Remove Modify View

Card Configured In System:

Motherboard System Devices PCI Card: VGA Controller PCI Card: SCSI Controller PCI Card: Unknown Card PCI Card: IDE Controller

ISA Configuration Utility

The [Card Resource Usage] dia log box is displayed as shown below. In this dialog box, you can check the usage status of extended boards.

[ ]

Resources assigned to: Motherboard System Devices

IRQ:

To terminate processi ng, c hoose [Close].

0 1 2(9)

Close Print To File... Help

System Resource Usage

DMA:

2 4

Memory [hex]:

0 - 9ffff e0000 - fffff 100000 - 1ffffff

I/O Port [hex]:

0 - f 20 - 21 2e - 2f

Adding an Extended Board

To install an extended board, make ICU settings in the following steps. The following example uses a communication board (PC-CH2100).

Start the ICU.

In the [ISA Configuration Utility] window, choose the [Add] button.

File Configure View Advanced Help

Add Remove Modify View

Card Configured In System:

Motherboard System Devices PCI Card: VGA Controller PCI Card: SCSI Controller PCI Card: Unknown Card PCI Card: IDE Controller

ISA Configuration Utility

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The [Card Category] list box lik e the one below is displa yed. From the [Card Category] list box, select

[Communication] and then choose [OK].

[ ]

Select Card Category

In the [Add Co mmunication C ard] di alog box , s elect [C ommunicat ion Boar d] (o r [HENKAN Board ]), a nd th en

Card Category

Network Mass Storage Video Communication Multifunction

CancelOK

choose [OK]. A dialog box like the one below is displaye d.

[ ]

Select Board:

Communication board HENKAN Board Unlisted Card

OK Cancel Advanced... Help

If there is a confl ict with res ources in use, the foll owing message is dis played. In suc h a case, choo se [OK], and

Add Communication Card

then referring to “Ch a nging the Settings in Extended Boards” on page 44, change the settings for the extended board already installe d.

[ ]

This operation cannot be completed because of a resource conflict. One conflicting card is Motherboard System Devices. The conflict with that card is Interrupt 4, but there may be other conflicts.

ISA Configuration Utility

Help

A dialog box for confirmation is dis played. Choose [OK].

The [Card Resour ce Usage] dia log box is displayed; rec ord the c ontents of t hat dia log box, and then choose [Close].

The [ISA Config uration Utility] window is displayed. On that window, check that the extended board has been

added. From the File Menu, choose [Exit].

A message is displayed. Choosing [Yes] will save the system configuration data file “SYSTEM.IMG” into DISK2.

10.

A termination message is displ ayed. Turn the power off.

11.

Referring to the manual attached to the ISA board, change the setting for the extended board to the values

12.

recorded in step 7. Install the extended board on the expansion slot (ISA). When you restart the system equipment, the extended

13.

board is usable.

NOTE:

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Settings for Each Resource

Referring to the manua l of t he extended bo ard, eithe r choose or enter th e appr opriate values. If so me value overlaps with the value of an existing extended board, an error message is displayed. After changing the settings for the existing extended boards , make setti ngs for each resource.

Reserving I/O Port Addresses

This utility automatic ally reserv es higher 6-bit addre sses by reservi ng lower 10-bit I /O address area. Although some manuals related to the communication boa rd (PC-CH2100) explain that four 16-bit addres se s should be reserved, you can load the configuration file recorded within the utility and then specify the lower 10 bits according to the procedure.

Changing the Settings in Extended Boards

You can change settings in the extended board in use to change the values for the resources in use. This should be done when:

You want to use resources that are being used by an extended board already installed.

•

You want to change setting values.

•

NOTE:

When you need to install an extended board in or remove it from the system equipment, call the maintenance personnel.

Remove the extended board in advance.

After changing the settings, you need also to change the settings for short pins on the extended board. See the vendor manual of the extended board.

Be sure to avoid changing the setti ng of t he IDE controller, otherwise th e programs may malfunction.

Start the ICU.

In the [ISA Configuration Utility] window, select the board to be changed, and choose the [Modify] button.

File Configure View Advanced Help

Add Remove Modify View

Card Configured In System:

Communication board Motherboard System Devices PCI Card: VGA Controller PCI Card: SCSI Controller PCI Card: Unknown Card PCI Card: IDE Controller

ISA Configuration Utility

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The [Card Configuration] dialog box is displayed. Select and change the resource as necessary.

Card Name: Communication board Configuration: Current Setting:

Communication board I/O Address DMA Channel Selection Interrupt

Exit the ICU, and turn off the system equipment.

Change the settings on the extended board, and install that board onto the system equipment.

Card Configuration

0110h - 011Fh Channel 5 IRQ10

OK CancelSettings... Help

Removing an Extended Board

Before removing an extended board, you need to make ICU settings.

NOTE:

When you need to install an extended board in or remove it from the system equipment, call the maintenance personnel.

Start the ICU. In the [ISA Configuration Utility] window, select the board to be deleted, and choose the [Remove] button.

File Configure View Advanced Help

Add Remove Modify View

Card Configured In System:

Communication board Motherboard System Devices PCI Card: VGA Controller PCI Card: SCSI Controller PCI Card: Unknown Card PCI Card: IDE Controller

A confirmation message is displayed. If you are sure that the board should be deleted, choose [OK].

The [ISA Configuration Util ity] window is displayed.

ISA Configuration Utility

Check that the selected extende d board has been deleted. Exit the ICU.

Turn off the system equipment, and remove the extended board from the system equipment.

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Reserving Resources In Use from an ISA Board

If you want to use resources being used by a PCI board on an ISA board not compatible with Plug and Play, you have to reserve such resources in advance with the following procedure.

NOTE:

When you need to install an extended board in or remove one from the system equipment, call the maintenance personnel.

Turn off the system equipment. Remove the installed PCI board from the system equipment. Start the ICU. Referring to “Adding an Extended Boa rd” or “C hanging S etting s for an Extende d Board”, r eser ve resourc es f or

an ISA board incompatible with Plug and Play. Exit the ICU, and turn power off.

Install the PCI board and ISA board removed in step 2 in the system equipment.

When ICU Program Disk Has Been Destroyed

The ICU program disk contains infor mation about the boa rds that ha ve been se t. If th is dis k has been destr oyed, the names of these b oards migh t be in dicat ed as “Un known Card” . In suc h a c ase, t ake t he following ste ps for r ese tting. If the display is normal, no resetting is r equired.

Make a backup copy from the ICU program disk that has been saved.

Start the ICU.

The [ISA Configurati on Utility] window is displaye d. The names of ISA boards incompatibl e with Plug and Play

are changed to [Unknown Card].

NOTE:

[Unknown Card] is displayed for RAID controller (PC-CA7112).

Unless [Unknown Card] is displaye d, you need not take the following steps: Select [Unknown Card], and choose the [Vie w] button.

The [Card Resource Usage] dialog box is displayed. Record the resou rce status, then choose [Close].

The [ISA Configuration Util ity] window is displayed. Record the resources status for all boards for which

[Unknown Card] is displayed. Referring to “Removing an Extended Board” on page 45, remove all boards with [Unknown Card].

Referring to “Adding an Extended Board” on page 42, add new extended boa rds. Enter the nam es of all boards

from scratch, and set the resour ce status that you recorded in step 5. Exit the ICU.

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Restor ing Configuration Information

When you change ICU settings and exit the ICU, the newest configuration information is saved as the file name “SYSTEM.IMG”. When the configuration infor mation has been destroyed or when you want to set up the system equipment again, you can use the SYSTEM.IMG file to restore the configuration information.

Reset the setup c ontents of the system equipment to the factory-se t status, or set up the system equipment once

again. If the configuration inf ormation has been destroyed, the contents of the Setup Menu must be returned to the

factory-set st atus. Before setting up the syste m equipment again, remove all boards other than those already installed as st andar d

boards. Start the ICU.

In the [ISA Configuration Utility] window, choose the [Advanced] menu.

A screen that looks like the following is displayed. On that screen, choose [Load Image...].

File Configure View Advanced Help

Add Remove Modify View

Card Configured In System:

Motherboard System Devices PCI Card: VGA Controller PCI Card: SCSI Controller PCI Card: Unknown Card PCI Card: IDE Controller

In the [Load Image File] window now displayed, choose “a:” from [Drives:] and “SYSTEM.IMG” from

ISA Configuration Utility

Locking Enabled

Lock/Unlock Card

Lord Image... Save Image

Save Image As...

[Filename:]. The SYSTEM IMG file in ICU DISK2 in drive A restores the configuration information.

[ ]

Load Image File

If you keep on operation after an image file is called, a malfun ction might occur.

Be sure to exit the ICU and then restart the system equipment.

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Errors and Countermeasures

This section describes main error s tha t may occur during execution of the ICU and the countermeasures for each usage status.

A message such as “WARNING” or “CAUTION” is displayed when the ICU is started.

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Explanation: ICU warning messa ge Solution: Continue operation. One of the following messages is displ ayed whe n the ICU is started:

•

ERROR: Could not read NVS, Error=internal_error_code . ERROR: Failed NVS write, Error=internal_error_code. Explanation: ICU error messa ge. The nonvol atile memory that stores the configuration has been

destroyed; no read nor write operation is enabled. Solution: See “Restoring Configuration Information” on page 47. A message such as “Write protect error writing drive A Abort(A), Retry(R), Fail(F)?” is displa yed when you

•

exit the ICU. Explanation: The ICU program disk is write - protected. Solution: Remove the ICU program disk, unprotect it, reinsert it into the floppy disk drive, then

press the [R] key. A message such as the following is displayed when you add or change an exte nded board.

•

“No more IRQ values can be added.” “No more DMA values can be added.” “No more Memory address values can be added.” “No more I/O Port values can be added.” Explanation: Depending on the resource to be added or changed, one of the above messages is

displayed. The maximum allowable value for each function has been exceeded.

The maximum allowable value for each resource is as foll ows:

Interrupt (IRQ): 7

DMA: 4

Memory (hex ): 9

I/O port (hex): 20 Solution: Delete some of the values displayed in the resource box. If the extended board in use

requires all values, ask the manufacturer of the extended board for corrective action. A message such as the following is displayed when you add or change an exte nded board:

•

“This operation cannot be completed because of a resource conflict.One conflicting card is XXXX Devices.T h e conflict with that card is In terrupt XXXX,but there may be other co nflict s .”

Solution: Take one of the following actions:

Choose other values for the resources for the extended board to be added.

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Reset the value of the resource for the extended board that is conflicting.

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See “Changing the Settings in Extended Boards” on page 44. Delete the extended board conflicting. See “Removing an Extended Board” on

•

page 45. Do not add new extended boards.

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A message such as the following is displayed when you add or change an exte nded board:

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“This operation cannot be completed because of a resource conflict.Due to ISA I/O aliasing,the I/O port(s) starting at XXXX conflicts with XXXX card I/O port(s) starting at XXXX.”

Explanation: As conflic t occurs between I/O port start address (XXXX) and start addres s (XXXX)

because of I/O aliasing for the ISA card. I/O aliasing refers to recognition of different addresses as the same address because only lower 10 bits (0–3FFh) in the I/O port addresses are effec tive. For example, I/O port addresses “100h” and “500h” are recognized as the same address; therefore only “100h” must be set.

Solution: Take one of the following actions:

Choose other values for resources for the extended board to be added.

•

In the ICU, do not set the resources for the extended boar d to be added.

•

(However, settings for the extended board is required after the ICU is terminated.) If the above message is displayed only within one extended board, only set the

•

lowest-order value.

Restrictions on the ICU

You cannot use extended board not supporte d by the sys tem equipment.

•

The communication b oard PC-CH2100 cannot us e DMA3, so do not set DMA3 for it. In the ICU so me windows

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and dialog boxes might have portions that are not easy to see because characters are displayed in black in gray background.

While you are operating the ICU, sometimes characters might not be displayed properly or part of some ruled

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lines might be missing in some windows or dialog boxes, but nothing is wrong with the operation of the ICU. Referring to d ia grams of windows and dialog boxes in this manual, keep on operation.

Japanese characters cannot be used for board names in “Add Card”. Use alphanumeric characters only.

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The ICU program disk must not be shared between multiple systems. If you use the disk on different system

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equipment, names of ISA boards incompatible with Plug and Play might be changed to “Unknown Card” or displayed improperly.

Depending on the PCI board, “PCI Card: Unknown Card” is displ ayed in the [ISA Configuration Utility]

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window. This is not an abnormality. Although you cannot change resources for PCI boards, you can specify whether or not to invalidate or lock

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resources. However, when you restart the system equipment, the setting will be initialized to Invalid or Unlocked.

In some types of machines in whic h an ISA board incompatible with Plug and Play is installed, use of the ICU

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causes “Unknown Card” to be displayed. Make sure not to change settings for the IDE controller.

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In the [Memory] list box “1FFFFF” is always displayed; however, the actual memory capacity is correctly

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recognized. The end address of an address range might not be entirely displayed be cause of the number of total digits is too large for the dis pla y range. This is not an error.

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Returning the Settings to Defaults

This section explai ns how to retur n the se ttings to de faul ts and what acti on to take when you cannot start the util ity. Read this section as required.

Returning the Settings of the Setup Information to Defaults

Referring to “Loa d Setup Defaults” in “Wha t You Can Do on the Exit Menu” on page 35, return the se ttings of the Setup information to def aults. After that, be sure to c hange the sett ings aga inst “List of Utilit y Setti ngs” on pa ge 50.

Returning the ICU Settings to Defaults

“Restoring Configuration Information” on page 47, return the settings top defaults.

“List of Utility Settings” below, change the settings to Hitachi VisionBase 8880R Server settings.

List of Utility Settings

ICU (ISA Configuration Utility)

This table defines the ICU factory default settings.

Item Default Setting Value

Motherboard System Device

ISA Bridge Fixed Configur ati on System Peripheral Fixed Conf iguration RAM Controller Fixed Configuration DMA Controller Fixed Configuration Interrupt Controller Fixed Configur ati on System Timer Controll er Fixed Configuration Real Time Clock Controller Fixed Configur ati on Keyboard Controller Fixed Configur ati on CPU Fixed Configur ati on Multi-Media Audio Controller Fixed Configur ati on PCI Bridge Fixed Configuration Serial port

IRQ DMA Memory [Hex] I/O port [Hex]

Floppy Controller

IRQ DMA Memory [Hex] I/O port [Hex]

Choice 1 4 None None 3f8–3ff

Choice 1 6 2 None 3f0–3f5 3f7

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Mouse Controller

IRQ DMA Memory [Hex] I/O port [Hex]

Parallel port

IRQ DMA Memory [Hex] I/O port [Hex]

PCI Card : ID E C ontroller

IDE Cont ro ller Unknown Controller

IRQ DMA Memory [Hex] I/O port [Hex]

Brid ge Controll er

IRQ DMA Memory [Hex] I/O port [Hex]

Choice 1 12 None None None

Choice 2 7 3 None 378–37f

Fixed Configuration

Enabled None None None None

Disabled None None None None

PCI Card: VGA Controller

VGA Controller

IRQ DMA Memory [Hex]

I/O port [Hex]

Fixed Configur ati on None None A000–bffff C000–c7fff Fd000000 Fdffffff 3b0–3bb 3c0–3df

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Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration Utilities v.1.10

This table defines the SCSI Select factory default settings.

Item Default Setting Value

Adapter Setup

SCAM Support Parity HOST SCSI ID Scan Order Removable Media Support CHS Mapping

Device Selections

CD-ROM, DAT, MO (ID #3, #4, #5)

Sync Rate (Mbytes/sec) Width (bits) Disconnect Read Write I/O Timeout (sec) Scan Bus Scan for SCSI LUNs Que. Tags

Off On 7 Low to High (¢...max) None Alternate CHS Mapping

10 8 On 10 Yes Yes On

Host Adapter (ID #7)

Sync Rate (Mbytes/sec) Width (bits) Disconnect Read Write I/O Timeout (sec) Scan fo r D e vice at Boo t time Scan for SCSI LUNs Que. Tags Format

Verify Change Adapter Status (Next Boot) On Adapter Boot Order X Additional Adapter Configuration – Display Mode Verbose Mono/Color Color Language –

40 16 On 10 Yes Yes On – –

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3:Error Information

POST Error

There are several error messages you may encounter during POST ( Power on Self Te st) while the system is booting. See below for details regarding these messages.

Code 7 Seg.

Error Message Root parts Roo t cause

Port 80

0200 00 Failure Fixed Disk Hard Disk Not correc tly setup 0210 10 Stuck Key Keyboard Not functional H/W 0211 11 Keyboard Error Keyboard 0213 13 Keyboard locked—Unlock key switch Security key 0232 32 Extended RAM Failed at address line: xx Memory 0236 36 Disabled Memory Bank Address: xx Memory 0239 39 Extended RAM Failed at offset: xxxxxxxx Memory 0250 50 System battery is dead—Replace and run SETUP Battery 0251 51 System CMOS checksum bad—Default

configuration used 0260 60 System timer error Timer 0270 70 Real time clock error Real time clock 0271 71 Check date and time setting BIOS setup 02B0 B0 Diskette Drive A error 02B1 B1 Diskette Drive B error

CMOS configuration

02B2 B2 Incorrect Drive A type—run SETUP BIOS setup 02B3 B3 Incorrect Drive B type—run SETUP BIOS setup 02F1 F1 CPU ID: xx Failed BIST CPU xx 02F3 F3 CPU ID: xx Failed CPU xx 02F8 F8 CPU ID: xx not Found CPU xx 0401 01 Invalid System Configuration Dat a—r un

configuration utility 0404 04 Resource Conflict—PnP ISA (Device name) BIOS setup 0408 08 System Configuration Data Read Error BIOS setup 0409 09 System Configuration Data Write Error BIOS setup 0504 04 Resource Conflict—PCI (controller Name) BIOS setup

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Code 7 Seg.

Error Message Root parts Roo t cause

Port 80

0505 05 Expansion ROM not initialized—PCI (controller

Name) 0506 06 Warning: IRQ not configur ed—PCI ( contro ller Name) BIOS setup 0602 02 Serial port x configuration error—device disabled BIOS setup

BIOS setup

System Beeps

The system will beep before initializing video and does not always indicate an error. However, the system will notify you of speci fic errors using beep patterns. A bee p pattern is a meaningf ul s eries of be eps a nd pauses, such as a 1-3-1-1 pattern, when the system beeps once , bri efly pauses, beeps 3 times and briefly pauses, beeps once and briefly pauses, and beeps one last time to indic ate a DRAM refre s h failu re.

The following table displays the beep patterns that you may encounter and the error that is being reported.

Beep pattern 7 Seg. Port 80 Error

1-2 Search f or opt ion ROMs. Check sum failure 1-3-1-1 20 DRAM refresh failure 1-3-1-3 22 Keyboard failure 1-3-3-1 28 Memory failure 1-3-3-2 29 Memory failure 1-3-4-3 2E Memory failure 1-4-2-1 34 RTC R/W test failure 2-1-2-1 44 Check sum failure 2-2-3-1 58 Abnormal interrupt 4-2-4-3 DE Miss recognition RAM capacity 4-2-4-4 DF Code check failure 4-4-3-3 FA Code check failure

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4:NT Drivers and Limitations

Windows NT Driver Recommendations

Please use the recommended driver provided with your system for the following: Display driver S3 Trio64 V2/DX (PCI slot #1) Mylex driver Mylex DAC960PU Symbios driver Symbios SYM8751SP

Multiprocessor system module

To avoid a STOP error from occurring in Windows NT when configuring multiprocessors, it is strongly recommended to install Servic e pack 4 for Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition®.

Cautions and Limitations

Installing Windows NT

Windows NT 4.0 Non-Enterprise Edition® only supports up to a 4 way multiprocessor system.

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If your system has more than 3.0GB of memory, you must complete the following ste ps for a successful

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Windows NT installation. Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition® only supports a 4 or 8 way multiprocessor system.

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If your system has more than 3.5GB of memory, you must complete the following ste ps for a successful

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Windows NT installation. Enter the

Select

Change the parameter Disable to

Install Windows NT.

After installi ng Windows NT reboot the system and re-enter the

Enable back to memory even if more is installed.

Set th e

BIOS Setup

Advanced Menu—Windows NT 4.0 Install Mode

Disable

Virtual Memory

Select

Control Panel

Setup the size of virtual memory using the above formula.

utility by pressing F2 during the system boot.

Enable

. If this parameter is not reset Windows NT will only recognize 3.0/3.5GB of physical

size as shown (physical memory size + a minimum of an additional 20MB)

–

System

before installing Windows NT.

–

Performance

BIOS Setup

utility and reset the parameter from

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5:Related Document and Specification

Environment Specification

System Unit Specifications

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Dimensions [mm] Height 756 (17U) Depth 640 Width 430 Weight 70kg (175 lbs.) to 100kg (250 lbs.) No drives, 3 power supply, Maximum configur at ion Input Requirements (per power supply)

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Low range/High range Rated Input Voltage 100 to 120 V 200 to 240 V Rated Input Frequency 50–60 Hz 50–60 Hz Rated Input Current less than 10A Power Supply Output Power (per power supply)

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Low range/High range Rated Steady-State Power Maximum Peak Power 1,650 W (550W x (3 +1) Temperature Range

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Operating 5º–40º C Shipping -30º–60º C Relative Humidity (non-condensing)

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Operating 20%–80% Non-operating 5%–100% Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature

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Hitachi 8880R User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

2:System Environment Setting

Before Operations

Be sure to read this section before conducting system environment settings.

Flow of System Environment Setting

What You Can Do with the Sy stem Envi ronment Setting

Outline of the Setup Menu

In the Setup Menu, you can set up the following:

Outline of ISA Configuration Utility (ICU)

In the ICU you can display or set the following:

Notes on Use

Setting for Each Board

PCI Bo ard

ISA Bo a rd

If no CFG file is provided, take one of the following actions:

Setup Men u

Flow of the Setup Menu O peration

The flow of the Setup Menu operation is as follows:

Starting the Setup Menu

The Setup Menu, stored in the ROM of the system equipment, must be started in the following way:

Power the system equipment.

The Setup Menu starts and the Main menu is displayed.

Setup Menu Screen

Confi guration of the Setup Menu Screen

When the Setup Menu is started, a screen similar to the fol lowing is displayed:

Menu bar

Help

The usage of each key is displayed.

Operating the Keys on the Setup Menu

In the Setup Menu, the following key operations are all owed.

Key Function

, (Ten Key)

, (Ten Key)

, + *

, + *

Moves the cursor upward on the setting screen.

Moves the cursor downward on the setting screen.

Moves the cursor to th e top of the setting screen.

Moves the cursor to the bottom of the setting screen.

Decreases the setting value by 1.

Increases the setting value by 1.

Moves the cursor to th e lef t on the menu bar .

Moves the cursor to th e ri ght on the menu bar .

Displays the submenu. Executes the command.

Loads the default .

Saves the settin gs and exits the Setup Menu.

Exits the submenu.Moves to the Exit menu.

Displays an explanatory screen for key operations.

* + (or ) means pressing (or ) key while holding down t he key.

Steps for Setting the Setup Menu

When the Setup Menu is started, the Main menu is displayed.

Moving the cursor to “Boot” displays the Boot menu.

What You Can Do on the Main Menu

System Time and System Date

Set the date and time for the built-in timer.

Legacy Diskette A,B

Primary Master (Slave)

Disabled

Network server

System Information

Information about the system equipment is displayed.

System Memory, Extended Memory

The memory capacity recognized at startup is automatically displayed.

What You Can Do on the Advanced Menu

Reset Configuration Data

Execute ROM Diagnostic (Unsupported)

PCI Configuration

Select Resources

Current R eso ur ces

The resource (interrupt level) currently assigned to the PCI slot is displayed.

I/O Device Configuration

Serial port 1, 2

3F8/IRQ 4: (default for seria l por t 1) 2F8/IRQ 3: (default for seria l por t 2) 3E8/IRQ 4 2E8/IRQ 3 3F8/IRQ 11 3E8/IRQ 10 2F8/IRQ 11 2E8/IRQ 10

Parallel port

378 (default) 278 3BC Interrupt

Floppy disk controller

Local Bus IDE adapter