HP NetServer LC 3 Reference Manual

HP NetServer LC 3

Quick Service

Reference Guide

Last Updated: April 1999

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The guide is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots LAN servers. Hewlett-Packard Company
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Table of Contents

HP NetServer LC 3 System Information .........................................................1

Front Control Panel....................................................................................1

Removing the Covers.................................................................................2

Memory .....................................................................................................3

Video Memory............................................................................................3

Boot Device Priority ...................................................................................4

DIMM Slot LED Blink Codes.......................................................................4

Exploded Views .........................................................................................5

HP NetServer Replaceable Parts List.........................................................8

Keyboards..................................................................................................9

Power Cords..............................................................................................9

Mass Storage Cables...............................................................................10

Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive LED Status and Activity Indicators ..................10

System Board Illustration .........................................................................11

System Switches......................................................................................11

Specifications...........................................................................................12

Notes:......................................................................................................13

HP NetServer LC 3 System Information

Power Switch

Keyboard Lock

Lock

Flexible
Disk Drive

EIDE CD-ROM

Shelf 3

Hot Swap Drive Bay

Hot Swap Drive Bay Lock

Fan

Fan

Serial Port B

Serial Port A

Parallel Port

Mouse Port

Keyboard Port

Monitor

ManagementPort

Power

Front Control Panel

Power Switch Turns the NetServer on and off. Note that when the NetServer is turned

off, the power to the internal circuitry and mass storage devices is
disabled; however, AC power is still applied to the power supply. Always

disconnect the power cord before removing the cover.

Power Indicator Lights green when the NetServer is on.
Keyboard Lock Switch Prevents unauthorized use of the keyboard. Press the keyboard lock

button to lock the keyboard. Enter the password to unlock the keyboard.

Keyboard Lock Indicator Lights yellow when the keyboard is locked.

1

Removing the Covers

CAUTIONThe covers are an integral part of the server. The server must be operated with the

covers in place to ensure proper airflow for continued reliability and to maintain
compliance with radio frequency interference and safety standards.

1

3

Front
Bezel

Pocket

Key Lock

Unlocked Position

1 inch
(3 cm)

Top
Cover

2

Thumbscrews

Tabs

2

4

Side
Cover

Memory

SystemBoard

M

There are four DIMM sockets on the system board for memory expansion Follow these simple rules when you plan to
install additional memory DIMMs:

• Use only HP DIMMs listed on the Technical Reference Label located inside the HP NetServer top cover,

in Information Assistant, or in Order Assistant.

• DIMMs can be 32 MB, 64 MB, or 128 MB in any combination.

• DIMMs can be installed in any order in any of the four DIMM sockets.

Crosspiece must be OFF
of the work surface

Static dissipatingwork surface

DIMM

DIMM Slot 3

DIMM Slot 2
DIMM Slot 1

DIMM Slot0

Retaining Clips

CAUTIONOnly install DIMMs on a system board that is lying flat on a static-dissipating work surface.

Do not rock the DIMM into place, but apply firm and even pressure directly downward.

Video Memory

Expand video memory by installing two 256 K x 16 (512 KB), 70 Ns, 40-pin SOJ package DRAM ICs.

CAUTION Install the chip in the correct orientation. Failure to do so will destroy the DRAM..

DIM

Notches

Keys

Video
Slots

3

Boot Device Priority

Syste

m

32-bitPCI

The boot device priority is controlled by the Boot Device Ordering submenu of the Configuration menu of the Setup
utility.

• IDE CD-ROM drive with bootable CD-ROM

• Flexible Disk with bootable flexible disk

• Embedded SCSI controller

• PCI boards in slots in the following order: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

• Hard Drive Priority: Allows you to rearrange the order in which hard disk drives are searched for the operating

system. All hard disk drives in the system are listed, as well as any bootable ISA board.

Backplane:

DIMM Slot LED Blink Codes

System Board

Board
Slot

PCI 6 - 32-bit
PCI 5 - 32-bit
PCI 4 - 32-bit

PCI 3 - 32-bit
PCI 2 - 32-bit

PCI 1 / ISA ­16-bit ISA or

LED 0
LED 1
LED 2

LED 3

Processor Error Codes

Processor errors are indicated by blinking patterns of the DIMM slot LEDs that alternate at 1 Hz, as listed below:

Processor Error Status Indications

² = LED off

O = LED on

LED LED LED LED

0 1 2 3

4

Error Condition Action