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First Print – November 1999

NEC Computer Systems Division

1 System Overview

Overview ....................................................................................................................................1-2

System Chassis...........................................................................................................................1-5

Power Supply .............................................................................................................................1-7

Peripheral Bays...........................................................................................................................1-7

SAF-TE Board............................................................................................................................1-7

System Board Features............................................................................................................... 1-8

Pentium III Processor.......................................................................................................1-9

System Memory...............................................................................................................1-9

I/O Expansion Slots .......................................................................................................1-10

Real-Time Clock/Calendar ............................................................................................1-13

BIOS ..............................................................................................................................1-13

IDE Controller ...............................................................................................................1-13

Keyboard and Mouse Controller....................................................................................1-14

Network Controller ........................................................................................................ 1-14

SCSI Controller..............................................................................................................1-14

Video Controller ............................................................................................................1-14

Peripheral Controller......................................................................................................1-15

Serial Ports.......................................................................................................... 1-15

Parallel Port ........................................................................................................ 1-15

External Device Connectors ..........................................................................................1-15

System Board Management Controller (BMC) .............................................................1-16

ACPI ..............................................................................................................................1-17

AC Link Mode..........................................................................................................................1-17

Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function......................................................................... 1-18

System Security........................................................................................................................1-18

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring.......................................................... 1-18

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................... 1-18

2 Setting Up the System

Overview ....................................................................................................................................2-2

Selecting a Site...........................................................................................................................2-2

Unpacking the System................................................................................................................2-3

Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly.............................................................................................2-4

Before You Begin ............................................................................................................2-4

Static Precautions.............................................................................................................2-4

Assembly..........................................................................................................................2-5

Getting Familiar with the System...............................................................................................2-8

Front View with Front Door Closed ................................................................................2-8

Front View with Front Door Opened...............................................................................2-9

Rear View ......................................................................................................................2-11

Status Indicator LED Descriptions ................................................................................2-12

Making Connections.................................................................................................................2-13

Setting the Line Voltage...........................................................................................................2-14

Connecting the Power Cord(s) .................................................................................................2-16

Powering On Your System.......................................................................................................2-17

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3 Configuring Your System

Configuring Your System.......................................................................................................... 3-2

BIOS Setup Utility..................................................................................................................... 3-3

Using the BIOS Setup Utility.......................................................................................... 3-3

BIOS Setup Configuration Settings ................................................................................ 3-4

Main Menu ...................................................................................................................... 3-5

Advanced Menu .............................................................................................................. 3-6

Advanced Submenu ............................................................................................ 3-7

Memory Reconfiguration Submenu.................................................................... 3-7

CPU Reconfiguration Submenu.......................................................................... 3-7

Peripheral Configuration Submenu..................................................................... 3-8

Monitoring Configuration Submenu................................................................... 3-9

PCI Device Submenu.......................................................................................... 3-9

Option ROM Submenu ....................................................................................... 3-9

ISA Device Submenu.......................................................................................... 3-10

Numlock Submenu.............................................................................................. 3-11

Security Menu ............................................................................................................... 3-12

System Hardware Menu................................................................................................ 3-13

Thermal Sensor Submenu................................................................................... 3-13

Wake On Events Submenu ................................................................................. 3-13

Console Redirection Submenu............................................................................ 3-14

Boot Menu..................................................................................................................... 3-14

Exit Menu...................................................................................................................... 3-15

Adaptec SCSI Utility ............................................................................................................... 3-16

Running the SCSI Utility .............................................................................................. 3-16

Adaptec SCSI Utility Configuration Settings................................................................ 3-17

Exiting Adaptec SCSI Utility ........................................................................................ 3-18

Configuring the RAID Controller............................................................................................ 3-19

Configuring System Board Jumpers ........................................................................................ 3-20

Before You Begin.......................................................................................................... 3-20

Moving System Board Jumpers .................................................................................... 3-21

Clearing and Changing the Passwords .......................................................................... 3-22

4 Upgrading Your System

General Information................................................................................................................... 4-2

Static Precautions....................................................................................................................... 4-2

Preparing Your System for Upgrade ......................................................................................... 4-3

Equipment Log .......................................................................................................................... 4-3

Opening the Front Door............................................................................................................. 4-3

Removing a Side Panel.............................................................................................................. 4-4

Installing a Side Panel................................................................................................................ 4-5

Modifying the System Board..................................................................................................... 4-6

Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery........................................................................... 4-6

Removing and Installing a Processor .............................................................................. 4-8

Removing and Installing a Processor.................................................................. 4-9

Removing and Installing the Cooling Baffle................................................................. 4-10

DIMMs.......................................................................................................................... 4-11

Installing DIMMs................................................................................................ 4-12

Removing DIMMs.............................................................................................. 4-13

Option Boards.......................................................................................................................... 4-14

Installation Considerations ............................................................................................ 4-14

Installing an Option Board ............................................................................................ 4-15

Removing an Option Board........................................................................................... 4-18

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Installing a RAID Controller Board .........................................................................................4-19

Hard Disk Drives......................................................................................................................4-19

Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive in a Hot-swap Bay......................................4-20

Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive.....................................................................4-21

Removable Media Devices.......................................................................................................4-24

Installing a 5.25-Inch Media Device..............................................................................4-25

Removing a 5.25-Inch Device .......................................................................................4-30

Installing the Redundant Power Supply ...................................................................................4-32

5 Problem Solving

Problem Solving.........................................................................................................................5-2

Static Precautions .......................................................................................................................5-2

Troubleshooting Checklists........................................................................................................5-3

Initial System Startup.......................................................................................................5-3

Running New Application Software................................................................................5-4

After System Has Been Running Correctly .....................................................................5-5

Diagnostic Testing......................................................................................................................5-6

Error Checking.................................................................................................................5-6

Troubleshooting Guide ....................................................................................................5-6

Preparing the System for Diagnostic Testing..................................................... 5-6

Monitoring POST ............................................................................................... 5-7

Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Indicators ...................................... 5-8

Confirming Loading of the Operating System ................................................... 5-8

Specific Problems and Corrective Actions.................................................................................5-9

Power LED Does Not Light.............................................................................................5-9

Incorrect or No Beep Code ............................................................................................5-10

No Characters Appear on Screen................................................................................... 5-10

Characters are Distorted or Incorrect .............................................................................5-11

System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate.............................................................................5-11

Diskette Drive Activity LED Does Not Light ...............................................................5-11

CD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light............................................................5-12

Problems with Application Software .............................................................................5-12

Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected..............................................................................5-12

Problems with the Network...................................................................................................... 5-13

Plug and Play Installation Tips.................................................................................................5-14

BIOS User’s Information .........................................................................................................5-14

POST Error Codes and Messages..................................................................................5-14

How to Identify BIOS and BMC Revision Levels ...................................................................5-18

BIOS Revision Level Identification...............................................................................5-18

BMC Revision Level Identification...............................................................................5-18

A System Cabling

System Cabling..........................................................................................................................A-2

Before You Begin......................................................................................................................A-2

Static Precautions ......................................................................................................................A-2

Standard Configuration .............................................................................................................A-3

RAID Configuration.................................................................................................................. A-6

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B Management Workstation Application

Overview....................................................................................................................................B-2

Remote Console ..............................................................................................................B-3

Remote Drive ..................................................................................................................B-3

MWA System Requirements .....................................................................................................B-3

Installing MWA.........................................................................................................................B-4

Creating a Server System Generation Diskette (SG) ......................................................B-4

Configuring Server BIOS Setup......................................................................................B-6

Installing MWA on the Management PC ........................................................................B-6

Registering SG Information on MWA ............................................................................B-6

MWA Main Window.................................................................................................................B-7

Toolbar ............................................................................................................................B-7

Main Menu ......................................................................................................................B-8

Pop-Up Menus...............................................................................................................B-11

Using MWA.............................................................................................................................B-12

Opening a Server Window ............................................................................................B-12

Connecting and Disconnecting the Server ....................................................................B-12

Using a Remote Drive...................................................................................................B-13

Setting and Clearing Server Pause ................................................................................B-13

Recovering from an SOS...............................................................................................B-14

Alerting ESMPROTM...................................................................................................B-15

Dialog Boxes ...........................................................................................................................B-15

Select a Server Dialog Box ...........................................................................................B-15

Server Properties Dialog Box........................................................................................B-15

Default Server Properties Dialog Box...........................................................................B-16

Create/Copy FD Image File Dialog Box.......................................................................B-17

Server Summary Dialog Box ........................................................................................B-17

Delete Logged Messages Dialog Box ...........................................................................B-17

Data Dialog Box............................................................................................................B-18

Temporary Change to Remote Drive Dialog Box.........................................................B-18

SOS Receive Dialog Box ..............................................................................................B-19

Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................B-20

C System Status Hardware Support Information

System Status Hardware Support Information ..........................................................................C-2

Glossary

Equipment Log

Index

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Using This Guide

This User’s Guide provides a quick reference to information about your server system. Its goal is to familiarize you with your system and the tasks necessary for system configuring and upgrading.

This guide contains the following information:

Chapter 1, “System Overview” provides an overview of your system and describes your

system’s major system components. See this chapter to familiarize yourself with your system.

Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your System” tells you how to select a site, unpack the system,

assemble the rack-mount subsystem, make cable connections, and power on your system.

Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System” tells you how to configure the system and

provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the Adaptec Configuration Utility, which is used to configure SCSI devices in your system. This chapter also provides information on system board jumper settings.

Chapter 4, “Upgrades and Options” provides you with instructions for upgrading your

system with an additional processor, optional memory, options cards, peripheral devices, and redundant power supply.

Chapter 5, “Problem Solving” contains helpful information for solving problems that

might occur with your system.

Appendix A, “System Cabling” includes cabling information for the two onboard SCSI

controllers, the onboard IDE controller, and the optional RAID controllers.

Appendix B, "Management Workstation Application (MWA)" provides you with

information on using MWA for managing your server remotely in a network environment.

Appendix C, “System Status Hardware Support Information” helps you identify a

system status hardware item indicated by a software monitoring component.

“Glossary” defines the standard acronyms and technical terms used in this manual.

“Equipment Log” provides you with a sample equipment log for documenting the

system configuration and future updates you may make to your system.

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Text Conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions.

Warnings, cautions, and notes have the following meanings:

Warnings alert you to situations that could result in serious personal injury or loss of life.

Cautions indicate situations that can damage the system hardware or software.

Note

Names of keyboard keys are printed as they appear on the keyboard. For example, Ctrl,

Alt, or Enter.

Notes give important information about the material being described.

WARNING

CAUTION

Text or keystrokes that you enter appear as boldface type. For example, type abc123 and

press ENTER.

File names are printed in uppercase letters. For example, AUTOEXEC.BAT.

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Safety Notices

Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock which could cause personal injury, follow

all safety notices. The symbols shown are used in your documentation and on your equipment to indicate safety hazards.

Warning: Lithium batteries can be dangerous. Improper handling of lithium batteries

may result in an explosion. Dispose of lithium batteries as required by local ordinance or as normal waste if no local ordinance exists.

Warning: The detachable power supply cords are intended to serve as the disconnect

devices.

Warning: This equipment has a 3-wire, grounded power cords. To prevent electrical

hazards, do not remove or defeat the ground prong on the power cords. Replace a power cord if it gets damaged. Contact your dealer for an exact replacement.

Warning: The DC push-button on/off switch on the front panel does not turn off the

system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present on the system board whenever the AC power cords are connected between the system and an AC outlet. Before doing the procedures in this manual, make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis. Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage.

In the U.S.A. and Canada, the power cord must be a UL-listed detachable power cord (in Canada, CSA-certified), type ST or SJT, 16 AWG, 3-conductor, provided with a molded-on NEMA type 5-15 P plug cap at one end and a molded-on cord connector body at the other end. The cord length must not exceed 9 feet (2.7 meters).

Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, the plug must be rated for 250 VAC, 10 amp minimum, and must display an international agency approval marking. The cord must be suitable for use in the end-user country. Consult your dealer or the local electrical authorities if you are unsure of the type of power cord to use in your country. The voltage change occurs via a switch in the power supply.

Warning: Under no circumstances should the user attempt to disassemble the power

supply. The power supply has no user-replaceable parts. Inside the power supply are hazardous voltages that can cause serious personal injury. A defective power supply must be returned to your dealer.

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Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada

PELV (Protected Extra-Low Voltage) Integrity: To ensure the extra-low voltage

integrity of the equipment, connect only equipment with mains-protected electricallycompatible circuits to the external ports.

Remote Earths: To prevent electrical shock, connect all local (individual office)

computers and computer support equipment to the same electrical circuit of the building wiring. If you are unsure, check the building wiring to avoid remote earth conditions.

Earth Bonding: For safe operation, only connect the equipment to a building supply

that is in accordance with current wiring regulations in your country. In the U.K., those regulations are the IEE.

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Care and Handling

Use the following guidelines to properly handle and care for your system.

Protect the system from extremely low or high temperatures. Let the system warm (or cool) to room temperature before using it.

Keep the system away from magnetic forces.

Keep the system dry. Do not wash the system with a wet cloth or pour fluid into it.

Protect the system from being bumped or dropped.

Check the system for condensation. If condensation exists, allow it to evaporate before powering on the system.

Keep the system away from dust, sand, and dirt.

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System Overview

Overview

System Chassis

Power Supply

Peripheral Bays

SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure)

Board

System Board Features

AC Link Mode

Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function

System Security

Overview

This server is a modular, multiprocessing server based on the Intel Pentium® III

microprocessor family. It is a solid performer and offers the latest technology. The combination of compute performance, memory capacity, and integrated I/O provides a high performance environment for many server market applications. These range from large corporations supporting remote offices to small companies looking to obtain basic connectivity capability such as file and print services, e -mail, web access, web site server, etc.

This server is also conveniently housed and available as a tower-based system or as a rack-mount system (fits into a standard EIA 19-inch rack assembly).

1-2 System Overview

Tower-Based System Front View

Rack-Mount System Front View

This server system is designed for minimum downtime. To this end, the server includes or has the options to include the following:

Chassis that supports up to two power supplies. The second power supply can be

added to provide redundant power (i.e., the system will continue to operate with a single power supply failure).

Self-contained power supply units that can be easily installed or removed from the

back of the chassis without turning the system power off.

SCSI drive bays accessible from the front of the chassis.

Hot-swap SCSI disk drive backplane; a failed drive can be removed and replaced

with a new drive without system power being turned off, if an optional Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controller is installed.

High degree of SCSI disk fault tolerance and advanced disk array management

features through the use of RAID technology, if an optional RAID controller is installed.

System Overview 1-3

As application requirements increase, you can expand your server with an additional processor, additional memory, add-in boards and peripheral devices.

Your server features the following major components:

Single or dual high-performance Pentium III processors packaged in Single Edge

Contact Cartridge Version 2 (SECC2).

64 MB to 4 GB of memory, using up to four DIMMs.

Seven PCI expansion slots for add-in boards (one slot shared with an ISA slot).

One ISA expansion slot shared with a PCI slot for add-in board.

Embedded PC-compatible support (serial, parallel, mouse, keyboard, diskette, IDE,

USB, LAN, and video).

Integrated onboard ATI RAGE IIC Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) controller

with 4 MB of video memory.

Adaptec AIC7899 SCSI controller providing Wide Ultra2 and Ultra-160/M SCSI

interfaces.

Integrated onboard Network Interface Controller (NIC), an Intel 82559 PCI LAN

controller for 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet networks with a RJ-45 Ethernet connector.

Single Channel enhanced IDE controller.

Chassis that holds up to 12 drives: seven hot-swap bays for Ultra-160/M SCSI hard

drives; four media bays with a CD-ROM installed; and a 3.5-inch bay with a diskette drive.

Seven hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays accessible from the front of the chassis.

The bays are secured behind a lockable front door (tower version only) where the drives can be swapped in or out of the system without powering it down, if RAID is configured in the system.

SCSI backplane is Ultra-160/M capable.

Integrated dual Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. Note that the USB ports do not

support the keyboard or mouse.

One standard power supply with a slot available for an additional redundant power

supply. When an additional power supply is installed, both the standard and additional redundant power supply slots become hot swappable.

Hardware monitors (temperature, fans, and voltage) and software monitors to

indicate failures.

Mechanical: Keylock at the front of the chassis and two metal padlocks loops (one at

the back of each side panel). One intrusion sensor switch for the front door of the chassis (tower version only). Two power inter-lock switches for the left and right side panel covers.

1-4 System Overview

System Chassis

The system chassis is an easy-to-expand, fabricated metal structure. The major system components are shown in the following illustrations.

– Removable media bays (2)

– Speaker/Switch assembly

– System board

– Front input fan

System Chassis (Left Side View)

E –

Rear exhaust fans

F –

Interlock switch - Side Covers

G –

Intrusion switch - Front Cover

(Tower version only)

System Overview 1-5

– CD-ROM drive

– Removable media bay

– 1.44 MB 3.5"diskette drive

– SAF-TE board

– SCSI disk drive bays (7)

– SCSI backplane board

G -

Fans, behind SCSI disk drive bays

(3 standard fans)

System Chassis (Right Side View)

– Interlock switch

– Standard power supply

– Power supply module slots (one standard power

supply slot and one optional power supply slot)

– Power supply status LED

– DC power LED

– Power available switch

N -

Power supply distribution board

1-6 System Overview

Power Supply

The ATX300 watt power supply is switch-selectable for 115 or 230 Vac at an operating frequency of 50/60 Hz. It is designed to comply with existing emission standards and provides sufficient power for a fully loaded system configuration. The power supply voltage selection switch is factory set to 115Vac for systems used in the United States; it is set to 230Vac for systems used in Europe.

Peripheral Bays

The system supports a variety of standard PC AT-compatible peripheral devices. The chassis includes these peripheral bays:

A 3.5-inch front panel bay for mounting the standard 3.5" diskette drive (supports

720 KB and 1.44 MB diskette media)

Four 5.25-inch removable media front panel bays for mounting half-height 5.25-inch

peripheral devices: standard CD ROM drive and optional tape drives, etc.

Seven hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays for mounting up to seven SCSI hard disk

drives in easily removable drive carriers.

Note:

plane that require an 80-pin single connector attachment (SCA) connector on the drives that you install.

SAF-TE Board

The system has a SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure) board that provides an interface to the disk subsystem that supports status signals, hot swapping drives, and enclosure monitoring.

The transport mechanism for the standardized alert detection and status reporting is the SCSI bus. Disk drives, power supplies, cooling fans, and temperature are continually monitored and the conditions then reported over the SCSI bus to the system. When used with RAID management software the user can be alerted of impending or imminent disk conditions requiring attention. This allows the user to react to conditions that could normally go unnoticed until data loss.

The SCSI hard disk drive bays contain a hot-swap back

System Overview 1-7

System Board Features

The system board offers a “flat” design with the processor and memory subsystems residing on the board. This figure shows the major components on the system board. The following subsections describe the system board major components.

– Primary processor connector

– Not used

– Secondary processor connector

– Memory DIMM slots

– Secondary VRM

– Not used

– Power on/off switch connector

– Not used

– Main power connector

– Reset switch connector

– Speaker connector

– Diskette drive connector

– IDE connector

– Fan3 connector

– External SCSI and media bays connector

– Fan4 connector

– Internal SCSI HDD bay connector

– Not used

– Jumper block

– Lithium backup battery

– 64 bit, 66 MHz PCI slots for add-in boards

– 64 bit, 33 MHz PCI slot for add-in board

– 32 bit, 33 MHz PCI slots for add-in boards

– PCI/ISA shared slot for add-in board

– Fan connectors (Fan1, Fan2)

– LAN RJ-45 network controller connector

– SVGA monitor port connector

– Parallel port connector

– Mouse PS/2 compatible connector

– Keyboard PS/2 compatible connector

– Not used

– Serial port connectors (top COM 1, bottom COM2)

– USB connectors (top USB 1, bottom USB 2)

System Board

1-8 System Overview

Pentium III Processor

Depending on system configuration, each system includes one or two Pentium III processors. Each Pentium III processor is packaged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge Version 2 (SECC2). The cartridge includes the processor core with an integrated 16 KB primary (L1) cache, a secondary (L2) cache, and a back cover. The processor implements the MMX™ technology and the processor’s numeric coprocessor significantly increases the speed of floating-point operations.

The processor external interface operates at a maximum of 133 MHz. The second-level cache is located on the substrate of the processor cartridge. The cache includes burst pipelined synchronous static RAM (BSRAM).

System Memory

The system board contains four 168-pin DIMM sockets. Memory is partitioned as four banks of registered SDRAM DIMMs (PC133 compatible), each providing 72 bits of noninterleaved memory (64-bit main memory plus ECC). Your system may include from 64 MB to 4 GB of memory, using up to four DIMMs.

System memory begins at address 0 and is continuous (flat addressing) up to the maximum amount of DRAM installed (exception: system memory is noncontiguous in the ranges defined as memory holes using configuration registers). The system supports both base (conventional) and extended memory.

System Overview 1-9

I/O Expansion Slots

The server's expansion capabilities meet the needs of file and application servers for high performance I/O by providing a combination of PCI and ISA expansion slots.

The system board has two full-length 66 MHz PCI connector slots (see A in figure below) that can accommodate either a 32 or 64 bit PCI card and one full-length 33 MHz PCI connector slot (see B in figure below) that can accommodate either a 32 or 64 bit PCI card, as shown in the following figure. The top two PCI connector slots (PCI 1 and PCI 2) support bus speeds up to 66 MHz. The third connector slot (PCI 3) only supports a bus speed of up to 33 MHz.

Note:

(PCI 1 or PCI 2) is decreased to 33 MHz, if a PCI card is installed into connector slot PCI 3 or if a 33 MHz PCI card is installed into any one of the two 66 MHz PCI connector slots.

PCI features:

Bus speed up to 66 MHz (PCI 1 and PCI 2)

Bus speed up to 33 Mhz (PCI 3)

32-bit memory addressing

The bus speed for the two 66 MHz PCI connector slots

5 V/3.3 V signaling environment

Burst transfers up to a peak of 264 MB/s (64 bit, 33 MHz PCI) and 528 MB/s

(64 bit, 66 MHz PCI)

8-, 16-, 32-, or 64-bit data transfers

Plug and Play ready

Parity enabled.

1-10 System Overview

64 Bit PCI Connector Slots

The system board has four full-length PCI 33 MHz 32 bit connector slots (A), as shown in the following figure. The bottom PCI connector (PCI 7) shares a chassis connector slot with an ISA connector (ISA 1).

PCI features:

Bus speed up to 33 MHz

32-bit memory addressing

5 V signaling environment

Burst transfers up to a peak of 132 MB/s

8-, 16-, or 32-bit data transfers

Plug and Play ready

Parity enabled.

Note:

PCI slots, the bus speed for the 66 MHz PCI slots is decreased to 33 MHz.

If a 33 MHz PCI card is installed into one of the 66 MHz

System Overview 1-11

32 Bit PCI Connector Slots

The system board has one full-length ISA connector (A), as shown in the following figure. The ISA connector (ISA 1) shares a chassis connector slot with a PCI connector (PCI 7).

ISA features:

Bus speed up to 8.33 MHz

16-bit memory addressing

8- or 16-bit data transfers

Plug and Play ready.

1-12 System Overview

Shared ISA/PCI Connector Slot

Real-Time Clock/Calendar

The real-time clock provides system clock/calendar information stored in a non-volatile memory (NVRAM). The real-time clock battery provides power backup for the realtime clock.

BIOS

The BIOS and Setup Utility are located in the Flash EPROM on the system board and include support for system setup and legacy device configuration. A number of security, reliability, and management features also have been incorporated to meet vital server needs.

IDE Controller

The system includes a single channel enhanced IDE 32 bit interface controller for intelligent disk drives with disk controller electronics onboard. The controller has a connector located on the system board that supports a master and a slave device. The IDE controller provides support for the internally mounted CD-ROM.

The device controls:

PIO and DMA transfer modes

Mode 4 timings

Transfer rates up to 33 MB/s

Buffering for PCI/IDE burst transfers

Master/slave IDE mode

Up to two devices.

System Overview 1-13

Keyboard and Mouse Controller

The keyboard and mouse controller is PS/2 compatible.

Network Controller

The system board includes a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network controller based on the Intel 82559 Fast Ethernet PCI Bus Controller. As a PCI bus master, the controller can burst data at up to 132 MB/sec. The controller contains two receive and transmit FIFO buffers that prevent data overruns or underruns while waiting for access to the PCI bus. The controller has the following:

32-bit PCI bus master interface (direct drive of bus), compatible with PCI Bus

Specification, Revision 2.1

Chained memory structure with improved dynamic transmit chaining for

enhanced performance

Programmable transmit threshold for improved bus utilization

Early receive interrupt for concurrent processing of receive data

On-chip counters for network management

Autodetect and autoswitching for 10 or 100 Mbps network speeds

Support for both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps networks, capable of full or half

duplex, with back-to-back transmit at 100 Mbps

Support for Wake On LAN.

SCSI Controller

The system board includes an embedded Adaptec AIC7899 dual function SCSI controller. The AIC7899 provides Ultra-160/M and Wide Ultra2 SCSI interfaces as two independent PCI functions. As implemented on the system board, interface A attaches to an Ultra-160/M SCSI backplane that supports up to seven Ultra-160/M SCA drives. Controller B the Wide Ultra2 SCSI interface may be used to support SCSI devices in the removable media bays.

Video Controller

The system has an integrated ATI Rage IIC 64 bit high-performance SVGA subsystem that supports the following:

BIOS compatibility with VGA, EGA, CGA, Hercules Graphics, and MDA

4 MB of 10 ns onboard Synchronous Graphics Memory (SGRAM)

Pixel resolutions up to 1280 X 1024

Analog VGA monitors (single and multiple frequency, interlaced and

noninterlaced) with a maximum vertical retrace noninterlaced frequency of 100 Hz.

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Peripheral Controller

The advanced integrated peripheral controller supports two serial ports, two universal serial bus ports, one parallel port, diskette drive, PS/2-compatible keyboard and mouse, and integrated Real Time Clock (RTC). The system provides the connector interface for each port.

Serial Ports

Both serial ports are relocatable. Each serial port can be set to one of four different COM ports and can be enabled separately. When enabled, each port can be programmed to generate edge or level sensitive interrupts. When disabled, serial port interrupts are available to add-in boards.

Parallel Port

One IEEE 1284-compatible 25-pin bidirectional EPP (supporting levels 1.7 and 1.9) parallel port is provided. BIOS programming enables the parallel port and determines the port address and interrupt. ECP mode is supported with 2 possible DMA channels. When disabled, the interrupt is available to add-in boards.

External Device Connectors

The external I/O connectors provide support for a PS/2 compatible mouse and a keyboard, for a SVGA monitor, 2 serial port connectors, a parallel port connector, LAN port, and two USB connections.

System Overview 1-15

System Board Management Controller (BMC)

Server management is concentrated in the System Board Management Controller (BMC). The BMC and associated circuitry are powered from a 5Vdc standby voltage, which remains active when system power is switched off, but the ac power source is still on and connected.

The BMC supports the Management Workstation Application (MWA), which allows remote server management via a modem, LAN, or direct connection to a manager system. Events monitored by the manager system include over-temperature and overvoltage conditions, fan failure, or chassis intrusion.

Information on the Management Workstation Application (MWA) may be found in Appendix B of this User’s Guide.

One major function of the BMC is to autonomously monitor system management events, and log their occurrence in the nonvolatile System Event Log (SEL). The events being monitored include overtemperature and overvoltage conditions, fan failure, or chassis intrusion. To enable accurate monitoring, the BMC maintains the nonvolatile Sensor Data Record (SDR), from which sensor information can be retrieved. The BMC provides an ISA host interface to SDR sensor information, so that software running on the server can poll and retrieve the server's current status.

The BMC performs the following:

Monitors server board temperature and voltage

Monitors processor presence and controls Fault Resilient Boot (FRB)

Detects and indicates baseboard fan failure

Manages the SEL interface

Manages the SDR Repository interface

Monitors the SDR/SEL timestamp clock

Monitors the system management watchdog timer

Monitors the periodic SMI timer

Monitors the event receiver

Controls secure mode, including video blanking, diskette write-protect monitoring,

and front panel lock/unlock initiation

Controls Wake On LAN via Magic Packet support.

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ACPI

The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) aware operating system can place the system into a state where the hard drives spin down, the system fans stop, and all processing is halted. However, in this state the power supply is still on and the processors are still dissipating some power such that the power supply fan and processor fans are still running.

Note:

ACPI requires an operating system that supports its

feature.

This server system BIOS supports sleep states s0, s1, s4, and s5. However, with future versions of Microsoft Windows 9X that support ACPI, the system BIOS only supports sleep states s0, s1, and s5. With future versions of Microsoft Windows NT that support ACPI, the system BIOS will only support sleep states s0, s1, s4, and s5.

CAUTION

Only when the AC power is disconnected is the system completely off.

The sleep states are defined as follows:

s0: Normal running state.

s1: Processor sleep state.

No context will be lost in this state and the processor caches will maintain coherency.

s4: Hibernate or Save to Disk.

The memory and machine state are saved to disk. Pressing the power button or other wakeup event restores the system state from the disk and resumes normal operation. This assumes that no hardware changes have been made to the system while it was off.

s5: Soft off.

Only the RTC section of the chip set and the BMC are running in this state.

AC Link Mode

The AC link mode allows the system to monitor its AC input power so that when the AC input power is lost and then restored the system will return itself to one of three preselected settings, listed as follows:

Power On

Last State (Factory Default Setting)

Stay Off.

The AC link mode settings can be changed by running the BIOS Setup Utility (F2). Refer to Chapter 3 "Configuring Your System."

System Overview 1-17

Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function

The remote power-on function turns on the system power by way of a network or modem. If the system power is set to Off, it can be turned on remotely by sending a specific packet from the main computer to the remote system.

Note:

The standard default value of the remote power-on function is “Enabled”. To disable it, the Wake On LAN item in the System Hardware menu of the BIOS Setup Utility described in Chapter 3 “BIOS Setup Configuration Settings” must be changed to “Disabled.”

System Security

To help prevent unauthorized entry or use of the system, the system includes a full lockable front panel and Server Management software that monitors the system intrusion switches.

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring

The front panel of the tower-based system contains a mechanical lock to prevent access to the front of the computer chassis. In addition, each side cover contains a padlock loop (padlock not provided) located on the rear of the chassis to prevent removal of the side covers and access to the inside of the computer chassis

The computer chassis includes an intrusion switch for the front cover and interlock switches for both the left side and the right-side covers (as viewed from the front). When the intrusion switch is opened, the switch transmits an alarm signal to the system board, where server management software processes the signal. The side cover switches operate as interlock switches controlling power shut down to the system for safety reasons.

Security with the rack-mount system is identical to the tower-based system stated above, except that there is no front cover associated with the rack-mount system.

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility provides a number of security features to prevent unauthorized or accidental access to the system. Once the security measures are enabled, access to the system is allowed only after the user enters the correct password(s). For example:

Enable the keyboard lockout timer so that the server requires a password to

reactivate the keyboard and mouse after a specified time-out period1 to 120

minutes.

Set and enable an administrative password.

Set and enable a user password

Set secure mode to prevent keyboard or mouse input and to prevent use of the

front panel reset and power switches.

Disable writing to the diskette drive when secure mode is set.

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Setting Up the System

Overview

Selecting a Site

Unpacking the System

Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly

Getting Familiar with the System

Making Connections

Setting the Line Voltage

Connecting the Power Cord(s)

Powering On Your System

Overview

This chapter describes how to select a site, unpack the system, make cable connections, and power on the tower-based or rack-mount system units. Also, provided are the instructions for assembling the rack-mount system unit.

Selecting a Site

The system operates reliably in a typical office environment. Choose a site that is:

Near grounded, three-pronged power outlets.

Note

For the United States and Canada, this means a NEMA 5-15R outlets for 100-120 VAC or NEMA 6-15R outlets for 200-240 VAC. For other international sites, this means three-pronged power outlets applicable for the electrical code of the region.

Be sure the power service connection is through a properly grounded outlet.

WARNING

CAUTION

When two power supplies are installed in the system the power plug from each of the power supplies must be plugged into the same common ground power outlets.

Clean, dust-free, and well ventilated. Front and rear ventilating openings

kept free of obstructions. Away from sources of heat, vibration or physical shock.

Isolated from strong electromagnetic fields and electrical noise produced

by electrical devices (such as air conditioners, large fans, large electric motors, radio and TV transmitters, and high-frequency security devices)

Spacious enough to provide at least five inches (13 centimeters) behind

the system and three inches (eight centimeters) on each side of the system for proper cooling, airflow, and cable clearance.

Easily accessible for system maintenance and installation of system

upgrades.

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Unpacking the System

WARNING

Your system weighs approximately 65 pounds (29.25 kg). If your system contains numerous optional boards and peripheral devices, it will weigh more. To avoid personal injury, make sure you have someone help you lift or move the system.

When you receive your system if the shipping boxes are damaged, note the damage, and if possible, photograph it for reference. After removing the contents of the containers, keep the cartons and the packing materials. If the contents appear damaged when you unpack the boxes, file a damage claim with the carrier immediately.

Setting Up the System 2-3

Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly

This section provides the instructions for assembling the rack-mount server unit into a standard EIA 19 inch rack cabinet.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, please review the following cautions, warnings, and general guidelines.

WARNING

Be sure that power to the system is turned off and unplugged. All voltage is removed only when the power cords are unplugged.

Avoid excessive vibration and shock. Dropping an electronic component

can cause serious damage.

Do not disconnect or remove parts other than those specified in the

procedure.

Do not touch I/O connector pins.

All screws are phillips-head, unless otherwise specified.

On completion of any assembly or reassembly, perform a power-on test.

If a fault occurs, verify that the assembly or reassembly was performed correctly. If the problem persists, see "Problem Solving" in Chapter 5.

Static Precautions

An electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, option boards, and other components. You can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground when handling system components.

Electronic devices can be easily damaged by static electricity. To prevent damage, keep them in their protective packaging when they are not installed in your system.

2-4 Setting Up the System

Assembly

This section describes how to assemble your rack-mount server unit into a standard EIA 19 inch rack cabinet.

CAUTION

Ensure that the location of the rack-mount server unit does not create an unstable condition when installed in the rack cabinet.

Select an appropriate location in your rack cabinet for the rack-mount server unit. To improve rack stability, mount heavier items towards the bottom of the rack cabinet.

Note:

rack cabinet you should consider the length of the cables that interconnect system components.

Locate the two support brackets (D). Using four self tapping screws (E)

When planning your system configuration for the

supplied with the rack cabinet for each support bracket, attach the two support brackets to the vertical mounting rails (A and B) of the rack cabinet.

Install the four caged nuts (C) that secure the front of the rack-mount server unit to the rack cabinet. Position the caged nuts to align with the screw holes in the front bezel of the rack-mount server unit.

Note:

mounting rails of the rack cabinet by inserting one side of the nut into the slot and squeeze while pressing the opposite side until it snaps into place.

The caged nuts are secured into the vertical

Setting Up the System 2-5

– Rear vertical mounting rail

– Front vertical mounting rail

– Four caged nuts

D –

Two support brackets

E –

Eight self-tapping screws

Assembling the Support Brackets in the Rack Cabinet

2-6 Setting Up the System

Lift the rack-mount server unit (C) onto the two support brackets and slide it toward the rear of the rack cabinet.

WARNING

It is strongly recommended that two people are present when lifting and assembling the rack-mount server unit into a rack cabinet.

Secure the front bezel to the rack cabinet's front vertical mounting rails (B) using the four screws (E) and plastic washers (D) provided with the rack cabinet.

– Rear vertical mounting rail

– Front vertical mounting rail

– Rack-mount server unit

D –

Four plastic washers

E –

Four screws

Installing the Rack-Mount Server Unit into the Rack Cabinet

Setting Up the System 2-7

Getting Familiar with the System

Before setting up your system, you should become familiar with the system’s features, such as the location of your system's front and rear panel switches, indicators and connectors, etc. Note that this section describes the tower-based system controls (switches and indicators) and connectors, which are identical for the rack-mount system.

Front View with Front Door Closed

This figure shows the location of the front system features (tower-based system only).

– System indicators

– Keylock

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(See "Front View with Front Door Opened" later in this chapter). When locked, secures the front door not allowing access to the front system controls.

Front Features

Front View with Front Door Opened

Refer to the following figure and open the front door of the cabinet as follows (tower-based system only).

If door is locked, unlock the front door.

Pull the bottom of the front door out and tilt up until it is aligned level with the top of the cabinet, then push the door back directly over the top of the cabinet as far as it will go.

Opening the Front Door

Setting Up the System 2-9

This figure shows the location of the front system controls and indicators.

– Activity light, CD-ROM reader

– Load/eject button, CD-ROM reader

– Activity light, 3 ½-inch diskette drive

– Eject button, 3 ½-inch diskette drive

– DC power ON/OFF switch

– Reset switch

– DC power ON/OFF LED

– Power alarm

– Fan alarm

– Array alarm

– Disk drive status LED

– Disk drive activity LED

Front System Features and Controls

When lit, CD-ROM reader is in use. Press to load CD and eject CD. When lit, diskette is in use. Press to eject diskette. Press to turn system DC power on or off. Press to reinitialize system. See table "Front System Status Indicator LEDs" that follow. See table "Front System Status Indicator LEDs" that follow. See table "Front System Status Indicator LEDs" that follow. See table "Front System Status Indicator LEDs" that follow. See table "Front System Status Indicator LEDs" that follow. See table "Front System Status Indicator LEDs" that follow.

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Rear View

This figure shows the location of the following rear system features and controls.

– USB2 connector

– USB1 connector

– COM2 port

– COM1 port

– Printer port

– Keyboard port

– Mouse port

– SVGA connector

– LAN connector

– DC Power fault

(amber light)

– Power supply status

(green light)

– Line voltage selector switch

– AC input power connector

– 64 bit, 66 MHz PCI slots

– 64 bit, 33 MHz PCI slot

– 32 bit, 33 MHz PCI slots

– Combo PCI/ISA slot

Second USB connector (black) First USB connector (black) COM2 serial port 9-pin connector (turquoise) COM1 serial port 9-pin connector (turquoise) Parallel port 25-pin connector (burgundy) PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-DIN connector (purple) PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-DIN connector .(green) SVGA monitor 15-pin connector (blue) RJ-45 Ethernet connector. See Table "Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs (Rear Panel)" that follows See Table "Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs (Rear Panel)" that follows Selects AC input power of 115 VAC or 230 VAC. Supplies AC power to the power supply. Two PCI-66 MHz/64 bit add-in board slot locations. One PCI-33 MHz/64 bit add-in board slot location. Three PCI-33MHz/32 bit add-in board slot locations. One shared PCI or ISA add-in board slot location.

Rear Features and Controls

Setting Up the System 2-11

Status Indicator LED Descriptions

The status indicator LED descriptions are listed following tables.

Front System Status Indicator LEDs

LED Status Description Response

DC Power ON/OFF Off DC power OFF None required (normal)

ON (Green) DC power ON None required (normal)

Power Alarm Off Not active None required (normal)

ON (Amber) Failure has occurred in one or more

power supplies.

Fan Alarm Off All fans operating normally None required (normal)

ON (Amber) Fan failure Replace fan in chassis or

replace power supply with failed fan.

Array Alarm Off Always OFF unless RAID is installed None required (normal)

ON (Amber) RAID Array failure Replace disk drive with

amber light.

Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs (Rear Panel)

LED Status Description Response

Power Supply Status Off AC Power not available None required (normal)

ON (Green) AC Power supplied to power supply None required (normal)

DC Power Fault* Off No alarms None required (normal)

ON (Amber) AC Power disconnected, not installed, or

*Valid for redundant power supply only.

Note:

power supply failed

The Disk Drive Status Indicator LEDs are active

Verify AC power is ON, reconnect AC power, or replace power supply.

only when a RAID board is installed.

Front Disk Drive Status Indicator LEDs

LED Status Description Response

Disk Drive Activity Off Not accessing disk drive None required (normal)

ON (Green) Accessing disk drive None required (normal)

Disk Drive Status Off No alarms None required (normal)

ON (Amber) (See the "Disk Drive Status Conditions"

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table that follows.)

Disk Drive Status Conditions

Condition LED

No Error Off

Faulty or Rebuild Stopped Steady ON

Rebuild Slow Blink for approximately one second

Identify Fast Blink for approximately three seconds

Predicted Fault Four fast blinks, pause (repeats)

Making Connections

If your system normally operates without a video display or keyboard (for example, as a network server), you must install a video display and keyboard to configure the system. You may remove them after running the BIOS Setup Utility. For information on running the BIOS Setup Utility, refer to Chapter 3 "Configuring Your System" of this User’s Guide.

Refer to the previous figure (Rear Features and Controls) and connect your keyboard, monitor, and mouse. Connect any external peripheral devices such as a printer or modem by following the instructions included with these devices.

CAUTION

Damage to the system may result if the keyboard/mouse cable is inserted or removed when power is applied to the system.

Inserting a telephone line connector into a LAN board RJ-45 port may result in personal injury and equipment damage.

Setting Up the System 2-13

Setting the Line Voltage

The system contains an ATX300 watt power supply that is switch-selectable for 115 or 230 VAC at an operating frequency of 50/60Hz. The power supply voltage selection switch is factory set to 115Vac for systems shipped to North America; it is set to 230Vac for systems shipped in Europe. Line source voltages between 200 and 240 VAC are acceptable when the power supply input voltage is set to 230 VAC.

CAUTION

Before you plug the system power cord into an AC outlet, ensure the input line voltage setting for the power supply is correct.

To use the system with line source voltages between 200 and 240 VAC, the line voltage selector switch on the power supply must be set to 230. If you set the switch to the 115 VAC position, the power supply will be damaged when you plug in your system.

When two power supplies are installed in the system both power supplies must have their line voltage selector switch set to the same voltage.

If you need to change the line voltage setting, perform the following steps.

Note:

the power cord will not be connected to the rear panel of your system.

Unplug the AC power cord from the back of the chassis.

Insert the tip of a small screwdriver or ballpoint pen into the depression on

If you are setting up your system for the first time,

the line voltage selector.

Slide the selector switch to 115 VAC or to 230 VAC (line source voltage range: 220 to 240 VAC).

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– Voltage selector switch set to 115 VAC

Setting the Line Voltage

Voltage selector switch set to 230 VAC

–

Setting Up the System 2-15

Connecting the Power Cord(s)

Plug the female end of the AC power cord into the input receptacle on the rear of the power supply cage. Plug the male end of the power cord into NEMA 515R outlet for 100-120 VAC or NEMA 6-15R outlet for 200-240 VAC.

If the power cord(s) supplied with the system are not compatible with the AC wall outlet in your region, obtain a suitable power cord that meets the following criteria.

The power cord must be rated for the available AC voltage and have a

current rating that is at least 125% of the current rating of the system.

The power cord connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be

terminated in a grounding-type male plug designed for use in your region. It must have certification marks showing certification by an agency acceptable in your region.

The power cord connector that plugs into the system must be an IEC-

type CEE-22 female connector.

The power cord must be less than 1.8 meters (6.0 feet) long.

After the power cord is plugged in confirm that the power status lamp on the power unit is lit. If the lamp is off, a failure occurred in the power unit, see Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs (Rear Panel) earlier in this Chapter.

When connecting the power cord to a power control unit such as an UPS, confirm that the power control unit is powered off. Connecting the power cord while power is supplied to the power control unit may cause a failure.

WARNING

Your system shipped with a power cord for each power supply. Do not attempt to modify or use the supplied AC power cord if it is not the exact type required.

CAUTION

When two power supplies are installed in the system the power plug from each of the power supplies must be plugged into the same common ground power outlets.

2-16 Setting Up the System

Powering On Your System

Power on your system as follows.

Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and mouse have been connected, and the power cords are connected.

Power on the video display and any other external devices.

Press the push-button power on/off switch on the front panel. Verify that the system power-on LED is lit.

Note:

board monitors and logs system voltage changes. When powering up or down your system you may experience a 1–5 second delay from the time you press the push-button power on/off switch on the front panel and your system powering down. This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic.

The server management logic on your system

After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Tests (POST). POST automatically checks the system board, CPU module, memory, keyboard, and most installed peripheral devices.

CAUTION

Always allow POST to complete before powering down your system.

If you have problems powering on your system, refer to Problem Solving in Chapter 5 of this User’s Guide.

After you have successfully powered on your system, insert the E

XPRESSBUILDER

follow the screen prompts to run E

CD-ROM into the CD-ROM device, reboot the system and

XPRESSBUILDER

Setting Up the System 2-17

2-18 Setting Up the System

Configuring Your System

BIOS Setup Utility

Adaptec SCSI Utility

Configuring the RAID Controller

Configuring System Board Jumpers

Configuring Your System

Configuration and setup utilities are used to change your system configuration. You can configure your system, as well as option boards you may add to your system, using the BIOS Setup Utility. Several unique system parameters are configured using the BIOS Setup, which is stored in the system FLASH memory.

The Adaptec Configuration Utility detects the SCSI host adapters on the system board. Use this utility if you need to configure the two SCSI controllers in your system or to perform a SCSI disk format or verify disk operation on the SCSI disk drives. The Adaptec Configuration Utility is also used to configure any SCSI removable media devices installed in your system.

If your system has been factory configured, the BIOS Setup or Adaptec Configuration Utility do not need to be run unless you want to change the password or security features, add certain types of option boards or devices, or upgrade your system board.

This chapter also provides information on several system configuration parameters that are set by jumpers on the system board. However, these parameters do not usually require change.

Use the E

XPRESSBUILDER

CD-ROM to create the device driver diskettes.

3-2 Configuring Your System

BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is used to change system configuration parameters. The utility is resident in the system FLASH memory and does not require a diskette or an operating system present to run.

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

You access the BIOS Setup utility when you turn on or reboot your system. To run the BIOS Setup Utility, perform the following procedure:

Power-on or reboot the system. “Press <F2> to enter SETUP” displays.

Press F2. The BIOS Setup Utility starts and the Main Menu is displayed. The menu bar at the top of the Main Menu lists the following selections:

Menu Use

Main Use this menu for basic system configuration.

Advanced Use this menu for setting the Advanced Features available on

your system.

Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords and the

Backup and Virus-Check reminders.

System Hardware Use this menu for configuring unique Server features.

Boot Use this menu to configure Boot Device priority.

Exit Exits the current menu.

Use the arrow keys to select a menu or an item on a displayed menu. Press the value keys (listed in the table below) to cycle through the allowable values for the selected field. Use the Exit menu’s “Save Values” selection to save the current values on all the menus.

To display a submenu, position the cursor on a selection that has a submenu and press ENTER. An arrow precedes selections with submenus.

Refer to the following table for information on the keys that you use with BIOS Setup. These keys are also listed at the bottom of the Setup menu.

Configuring Your System 3-3

Key Function in Setup Menu

F1 or Alt-H Get Help about an item.

ESC Exit the current menu and return to the previous menu.

Left or right arrow keys Move between menus.

Up or down arrow keys Move cursor up and down. The cursor moves only to the

settings that you can change.

HOME or END Move cursor to top or bottom of window.

PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Move cursor to next or previous page.

F5 or - Select the previous value for the field.

F6 or + or SPACE Select the next value for the field.

F9 Load default configuration values for this menu.

F10 Save configuration values and exit.

ENTER

Execute command or Select ➨ submenu.

BIOS Setup Configuration Settings

The BIOS Setup Configurations tables show the default settings for the BIOS Setup Utility and provides a place for you to record any changes you make to these settings. Recommended values are bold in the following tables.

3-4 Configuring Your System

Main Menu

Choices or

Feature

Processor Type ——————— (Display Only). Shows the

Processor Speed XXX (Display Only). Indicates the

Cache RAM XXX KB (Display Only). Indicates the

System Memory XXX KB (Display Only). Indicates the

Extended Memory XXXXXX KB (Display Only). Indicates the

Display Only Description Your Setting

type of processor installed.

processor speed.

cache RAM size.

total capacity of the basic memory.

total capacity of the extended memory.

Language

BIOS Version

System Time HH:MM:SS Sets the system time (hour,

System Date MM/DD/YYYY Sets the system date (month,

Diskette A 1.44/1.25 MB 3.5" Selects the diskette type.

English (US)

French, German Spanish, Italian

———————

Selects which language BIOS displays. Note: This feature

immediately

language BIOS selected.

(Display Only). Indicates the version of the system BIOS.

minutes, seconds, on 24 hour clock).

day, year).

Note that 1.25 MB, 3.5 inch references a 1024 byte/sector Japanese media format. To support this type of media format requires a 3.5 inch 3-mode diskette drive.

changes to the

Configuring Your System 3-5

Advanced Menu

Feature Description Your Setting

Advanced Refer to Advanced Submenu.

Memory Reconfiguration Refer to Memory Reconfiguration Submenu.

CPU Reconfiguration Refer to CPU Reconfiguration Submenu.

Peripheral Configuration Refer to Peripheral Reconfiguration Submenu.

Monitoring Configuration Refer to Monitoring Configuration Submenu. It

sets POST Monitoring and Boot Monitoring.

PCI Device Refer to PCI Device Submenu.

Option ROM Refer to Option ROM Submenu. It

Disables/Enables the Option ROM BIOS on the PCI Bus.

ISA Device Refer to ISA Device Submenu.

Numlock Refer to Numlock Submenu. It selects

Keyboard Options.

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Advanced Submenu

Feature

Installed O/S

Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting

Other

PnP O/S

Select the operating system installed on your system that will be used most of the time. Note: An incorrect setting can cause some operating systems to display unexpected behavior.

Reset Configuration Data

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen

RomPilot Support

Yes

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Select Yes if you want to clear the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) area.

Disables or enables display of the diagnostic screen during boot instead of the NEC logo.

The Boot-time diagnostic screen is automatically enabled if redirection or RomPilot is enabled.

Disables or enables RomPilot support. The Boot-time diagnostic screen is enabled if RomPilot is enabled. (See Appendix B for more details.)

Memory Reconfiguration Submenu

Choices or

Feature

DIMM #1 Status Normal* (Display Only)

DIMM #2 Status Normal* (Display Only)

DIMM #3 Status Normal* (Display Only)

DIMM #4 Status Normal* (Display Only)

Clear DIMM Errors

DIMM Error Pause

Display Only Description Your Setting

ENTER

Press

Enabled

Disabled

Clears the DIMM group error status information.

The POST operation pauses if a DIMM error occurs.

*Possible Values: Normal, None, or Error (DIMM Row Error).

CPU Reconfiguration Submenu

Choices or

Feature

CPU #1 Status Normal* (Display Only)

CPU #2 Status Normal* (Display Only)

Clear CPU Errors

CPU Error Pause

*Possible Values: Normal, None, or Error.

Display Only Description Your Setting

ENTER

Press

Enabled

Disabled

Clears the CPU error information.

The POST operation pauses if a CPU error occurs.

Configuring Your System 3-7

Peripheral Configuration Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Serial Port 1:

(COM 1)

Serial Port 2:

(COM 2)

Parallel Port Disabled

Parallel Mode Output only

Diskette Controller Disabled

Display Only Description Your Setting

Disabled 3F8, IRQ3

3F8, IRQ4

2F8, IRQ3 2F8, IRQ4 3E8, IRQ3 3E8, IRQ4 2E8, IRQ3 2E8, IRQ4 Auto

Disabled 3F8, IRQ3 3F8, IRQ4

2F8, IRQ3

2F8, IRQ4 3E8, IRQ3 3E8, IRQ4 2E8, IRQ3 2E8, IRQ4 Auto

378, IRQ5

378, IRQ7

278, IRQ5 278, IRQ7 3BC, IRQ5 3BC, IRQ7 Auto

Bi-directional EPP ECP, DMA1

ECP, DMA3

Enabled

Disables serial port 1 or selects the base address and interrupt (IRQ) for serial port 1.

Disables serial port 2 or selects the base address and interrupt (IRQ) for serial port 2.

Disables the parallel port or selects the base address and interrupt (IRQ) for the Parallel port.

Selects the parallel port operation mode.

Configure using these options: (Disabled) No configuration. (Enabled) User configuration

Mouse Disabled

Enabled

Auto Detect

SCSI Controller Disabled

Enabled

LAN Controller Disabled

Enabled

USB Controller

Disabled

Enabled

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Disabled

installed PS/2 mouse from functioning, but frees up IRQ12.

Enabled

mouse port to be enabled regardless if a mouse is present.

Auto Detect

mouse only if present.

OS Controlled

only if the OS controls the mouse.

Disables or enables on-board SCSI controller.

Disables or enables on-board LAN controller.

Disables or enables on-board USB controller.

prevents any

forces the PS/2

enables the PS/2

is displayed

Monitoring Configuration Submenu

Choices or

Feature

POST Monitoring Disabled

Display Only Description Your Setting

OptROM-END

POST-END

Selects the point where the POST monitoring checkpoint is.

Boot Monitoring

Disabled

Enabled

PCI Device Submenu

Choices or

Feature

PCI IRQ1

—

PCI IRQ14

Display Only Description Your Setting

Disabled

Auto Select

IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12

Option ROM Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Onboard SCSI

Display Only Description Your Setting

Enabled

Disabled

Disable or enable the boot monitoring feature.

PCI devices use hardware interrupts called IRQs. A PCI device cannot use IRQs already in use by ISA devices. Use"Auto" only if no ISA legacy cards are installed.

Disables/Enables the mapping of the onboard SCSI BIOS.

Onboard LAN

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

PCI Slot 4

PCI Slot 5

PCI Slot 6

PCI Slot 7

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disables/Enables the mapping of the onboard LAN BIOS

Initializes Device Expansion ROM

Configuring Your System 3-9

ISA Device Submenu

Choices or

Feature

IRQ #1

IRQ #2 Same as above.

Display Only Description Your Setting

None

IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12

Reserves specific IRQs for use by legacy ISA devices.

DMA Channel #1

DMA Channel #2 Same as above.

I/O Port Address #1 0 Select I/O port base address.

I/O Port Address #2 0 Same as above.

I/O Port Address #3 0 Same as above.

I/O Port Address #4 0 Same as above.

Memory Size

None

DMA 0 DMA 1 DMA 2 DMA 3 DMA 4 DMA 5 DMA 6 DMA 7

None

16 32 48 64 80 96

Reserves specific DMA channels for use by legacy ISA devices.

Reserved 16 byte. (110 - 3F0, 0 = None)

Reserves specific memory for use by legacy ISA devices.

Memory Address

None

C800h CC00h D000h D400h D800h DC00h

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Select memory base address.

Numlock Submenu

Feature

Numlock

Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting

Auto

On OFF

Selects the power-on state for Numlock.

Key Click

Keyboard Autorepeat Rate

Keyboard Autorepeat Delay

Disabled

Enabled

2/sec 6/sec

10/sec

13.3/sec

18.5/sec

21.8/sec

26.7/sec 30/sec

0.25 sec

0.5 sec

0.75 sec

1 sec

Disables or enables keyclick.

Selects key repeat rate.

Selects delay before key repeat.

Configuring Your System 3-11

Security Menu

Feature

Supervisor Password is

User Password is

Set Supervisor Password

Note:

Enabling the Supervisor Password field requires a password for entering Setup. The passwords are not case sensitive.

Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting

Clear

Press

ENTER

Status only, user cannot modify. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on system board (see System Board Jumpers in this Chapter).

Supervisor password controls access to the setup utility.

When the <Enter> key is pressed, the user is prompted for a password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on system board (refer to System Board Jumpers in this chapter).

Set User Password

Password on Boot

Diskette Access

Secure Mode

Power Switch Mask

Option ROM Menu Mask

Processor Serial Number

ENTER

Press

Disabled

Enabled

Everyone

Supervisor

Masked

Unmasked

Masked

Disabled

Enabled

Disables or enables password entry on boot.

Controls access to diskette drives.

Determines whether power switch is masked or unmasked.

Determines whether Option ROM Menu Mask is masked or unmasked.

Determines whether Processor Serial Number feature is enabled or disabled.

3-12 Configuring Your System

System Hardware Menu

Choices or

Feature

Thermal Sensor Refer to Thermal Sensor

Wake On Events Refer to Wake On Events

Display Only Description Your Setting

Submenu.

AC Link Power On

Last State

Stay Off

ESM IRQ Disabled

IRQ5 IRQ10

IRQ11

Error Log Initialization

Console Redirection

Press

Thermal Sensor Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Display Only Description Your Setting

Enter

Determines the mode of AC Link.

Determines routing of the ESM interrupt.

Request to initialize the Error Log now. If

Clear OK

"System Event Log Cleared!" If

Clear NG

"System Event Log Not Cleared!"

Additional setup menu to configure console. The Boot-Time diagnostic screen is enabled if redirection is enabled.

, then display

Thermal Sensor

Upper Limit 50 Sets the upper temperature

Lower Limit 5

Enabled

Disabled

When enabled determines if the BIOS will disable boot (if temperature is not within a safe range).

limit in centigrade.

Sets the lower temperature limit in centigrade.

Wake On Events Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Wake On LAN

Wake On Ring

Display Only Description Your Setting

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enables Wake ON LAN support.

Enables Wake ON Ring support.

Configuring Your System 3-13

Console Redirection Submenu

Choices or

Feature

Display Only Description Your Setting

Serial Port Address

Baud Rate 57.6K

Flow Control

Console Connection

Disabled

Serial Port 2 (3F8h/IRQ4) Serial Port 2 (2F8h/IRQ3)

19.2K

No Flow Control

XON/OFF

Direct

Via Modem

If enabled, the console will be redirected to this port. If console redirection is enabled, this address must match the settings of serial port 2.

Enables the specified baud rate.

Enables flow control.

Indicate whether the console is connected directly to the system or a modem is used to connect.

Boot Menu

Use the up or down arrow keys to select a device, then press the <+> or <-> keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot priority list.

Boot Device Priority Menu

Boot Priority Device Description Your Setting

1. ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

2. Diskette Drive Attempts to boot from a

3. Hard Drive Attempts to boot from a hard

4. Intel UNDI, PXE-

2.0 (Build 071)

Attempts to boot from an ATAPI CD-ROM drive.

diskette drive.

drive device.

Attempts to boot from a PXE server.

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Exit Menu

You can make the following selections on the Exit Menu. Select an option using the up or down arrow keys, then press <Enter> to execute the option. Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.

Exit Menu

Choices Description

Save Changes and Exit Exits System Setup after saving all changes to CMOS.

Exit Without Saving Changes Exits System Setup without saving setup data to CMOS.

Get Default Value Loads default values for all Setup items.

Load Previous Values Loads previous values of all Setup items.

Save Changes Writes all Setup item values to CMOS.

Configuring Your System 3-15

Adaptec SCSI Utility

The Adaptec SCSI Utility detects the SCSI host adapters on the server board.

Use the Adaptec SCSI Utility to:

Change default values

Check and/or change SCSI device settings that may conflict with those of

other devices in the server

Running the SCSI Utility

You access the Adaptec SCSI Utility when you turn on or reboot your system.

To run the Adaptec SCSI utility, perform the following procedure:

Power-on or reboot the system.

When this message appears on the video monitor:

Press Ctrl-A to run SCSI Utility...

Press Ctrl+A to run this utility. When it appears, choose the host adapter that you want to configure.

The SCSI utility starts. When the Adaptec SCSI Utility detects more than one AIC-78xx host adapter, it displays a selection menu listing the bus and device number of each adapter. When the selection menu appears, select the channel you wish to configure as follows:

Bus : Device : Channel Selected SCSI Adapter

01 : 04 : A* AIC7899

01 : 04 : B AIC7899

*Internal SCSI connector.

Once you select the adapter, the following screen is displayed:

Menu Description

Configure/View Host Adapter Settings

SCSI Disk Utilities The utility scans the SCSI bus for SCSI devices, reports a

If you wish to format a disk, verify disk media, or display a list of devices

Configure host adapter and device settings.

description of each device. Run these utilities configuring SCSI devices.

before

and their SCSI IDs, select “SCSI Disk Utilities”. If you wish to configure the adapter or a device, select “Configure/View Host Adapter Settings”.

3-16 Configuring Your System

Adaptec SCSI Utility Configuration Settings

The following keys are active for all Adaptec SCSI Utility screens:

Key Action

Arrows Up and down arrows move from one parameter to another within a screen.

ENTER Displays options for a configurable parameter. Selects an option.

ESC Moves back to previous screen or parameter or EXIT if at the Main menu.

F5 Switches between color and monochrome.

F6 Resets to host adapter defaults.

The following table shows the normal settings for the Adaptec SCSI Utility and provides a place for you to record any changes you make to these settings.

Adaptec SCSI Utility Setup Configurations

RECOMMENDED SETTING

OPTION

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions

Host Adapter SCSI ID 7

SCSI Parity Checking Enabled

Host Adapter SCSI Termination Enabled

Additional Options

Boot Device Options Press ENTER for menu

Boot Channel A First

Boot SCSI ID 0

Boot LUN Number 0

SCSI Device Configuration Press ENTER for menu

Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec) 160

Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes

Enable Disconnection Yes

Send Start Unit Command Yes

OR DISPLAY ONLY

YOUR CONFIGURATION

Enable Write Back Cache No

BIOS Multiple LUN Support

Include in BIOS Scan

Advanced Configuration Options Press ENTER for menu.

Plug and Play SCAM Support Disabled

Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled

No effect if BIOS is disabled.

Yes

Configuring Your System 3-17

Adaptec SCSI Utility Setup Configurations (Continued)

RECOMMENDED SETTING

OPTION

Display <Ctrl-A> Messages During BIOS

OR DISPLAY ONLY

Enabled

Initialization

Extended BIOS Translation for DOS

Enabled

Drives >1 GByte

Verbose/Silent Mode Verbose

Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility

Enabled

Reserves BIOS Space)

Domain Validation Enabled

Support Removable Disks

Disabled

1, 2

Under BIOS as Fixed Disks

BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions Enabled

No effect if BIOS is disabled.

Do not remove media from a removable media drive if it is under BIOS control.

Exiting Adaptec SCSI Utility

To exit the Adaptec SCSI Utility, press ESC until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings, you are prompted to save the changes before you exit).

YOUR CONFIGURATION

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onfiguring the RAID Controller

The RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Devices) options available for your system are the single channel SecuRAID 110 (Mylex AcceleRAID 150) RAID controller board and the three channel SecuRAID 530 (Mylex eXtremeRAID

1100) RAID controller board, which gives your system the added security of fault tolerance.

If you order a system with a RAID controller, the system is pre-configured at the factory according to the Table below.

RAID Configurations

Number of Hard Drives

17 1

21 2

35 3

4 or more 5 4 (one standby

RAID Level Configured

Hard Drives in Array Description

drive)

If you want to change the RAID level or add additional hard disks to the array, use the RAID configuration utility. The RAID configuration utility is included with the RAID controller.

JBOD (RAID 7)

JBOD allows the controller to access the drives independently. This configuration has no redundancy and does not use striping.

Mirroring (RAID 1)

All data is 100% duplicated on an equivalent drive (fully redundant).

Striping with Parity (RAID 5)

several physical drives. Parity protection is used for data redundancy.

Striping with Parity (RAID 5) with a standby drive

The array consists of three ON-LINE drives and one STANDBY drive. The standby replacement drive, or hot spare, is one of the most important features RAID provides to achieve automatic, non-stop service with a high degree of fault-tolerance.

Known as

Drives are paired and mirrored.

Just a Bunch of Drives

Data is striped across

If you are adding the RAID controller to an existing system, the RAID configuration utility allows you to configure your disk array before reinstalling your network operating system. The RAID controllers support various versions of RAID technology (referred to as RAID levels). To use any RAID level, you must configure the RAID controller using the RAID configuration utility prior to installing your Network Operating System. For an explanation of this utility, refer to the documentation on the MYLEX CDROM that was shipped with the RAID controller. It describes RAID technology and provides tips on making your array perform well in your specific application. It also covers array hardware preparation, configuration, and initialization. After completing the steps in the manual, you can install your Network Operating System.

If you want to remotely configure the array (from a PC client); increase array capacity online; or monitor statistics on disk and controller activity, you must install the array manager provided with your RAID subsystem. Increasing array capacity is covered in the user's guide shipped with the option.

Configuring Your System 3-19

Configuring System Board Jumpers

Before You Begin

Only a qualified technical person should perform the procedures in this section.

CAUTION

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the system board. Modify the system board only at an ESD workstation. Otherwise, wear an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground.

The system board jumpers enable you to set specific operating parameters for your system. A jumper is a small plastic-encased conductor (shorting plug) that slips over two jumper pins.

The “System Board Jumpers” illustration shows the location of the system board jumpers. The “System Board Jumper Configurations” table lists the system board jumpers and their factory default settings.

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System Board Jumpers

Jumper Function

1. CMOS clear

System Board Jumper Summary

Jumper On/Off (default in bold) What it does at system reset.

Off, Protect

On, Erase

Preserves the contents of CMOS. Clears CMOS.

2. Password disable

3. Reserved

4. Reserved

5. Reserved

6. Spare Off, Not Used

Off, Enable

On, Disable

Off, Not Used

On, Spare

Moving System Board Jumpers

Before doing the procedures in this section, make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis. Failure to disconnect power before moving the jumpers can result in personal injury and equipment damage.

Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic wrist strap.

Enables password protection. Disables the password.

Required. Do Not Change.

Provides a spare jumper.

CAUTION

To configure the system board options:

Power off the system and remove the left panel as described in Chapter 4 of this guide.

Check to ensure the system power cord is removed from the back of the system.

Locate the position of the jumpers on the system board you are changing. To change a jumper setting, use a pair of needle-nose pliers or your fingers to remove the jumper from its current location. Position the jumper over the two pins for the desired setting and press it onto the pins. Be careful not to bend the pins. Refer the System Board Summary table for system board jumper settings.

Install the system cover and power up the system.

Configuring Your System 3-21

Clearing and Changing the Passwords

To clear and change the passwords:

Power off the system and remove the left panel as described in chapter 4 of this guide.

Remove the spare jumper from position 6 on jumper block 1M5.

Reinstall the spare jumper on position 2 (Password Disable) of jumper block 1M5. Refer to the previous illustration “System Board Jumpers” to find the location of this jumper.

Power on the system and while waiting for POST to complete, press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup. This automatically clears all passwords, provided you exit and save the BIOS setup.

Power off the system.

Remove the Password Disable jumper from pins 3-4.

Replace the panel and power on the system.

To specify a new password run the BIOS Setup Utility as described earlier in this chapter.

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Upgrading Your System

General Information

Static Precautions

Preparing Your System for Upgrade

Equipment Log

Opening the Front Door

Removing a Side Panel

Installing a Side Panel

Modifying the System Board

Option Boards

Installing a RAID Controller Board

Hard Disk Drives

Removable Media Devices

Installing the Redundant Power Supply

General Information

The DC push-button on/off switch on the front panel does not turn off the system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present on the system board whenever the AC power cords are connected between the system and an AC outlet. Before doing the procedures in this manual, make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis. Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage.

The server management logic on your system board monitors and logs system voltage changes. When powering down your system you may experience a 1–5 second delay from the time you press the push-button power on/off switch on the front panel and your system powering down. This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic.

WARNING

CAUTION

Operating your system with the side panels removed can damage your system components. For proper cooling and airflow, always replace the side panels before powering on your system.

Note:

ac power source is off or disconnected.

Your system error log will be lost, if your system

Contact your sales representative or dealer for a list of approved optional peripheral devices.

Static Precautions

Electronic devices can be easily damaged by static electricity. To prevent damage, keep them in their protective packaging when they are not installed in your system.

CAUTION

4-2 Upgrading Your System

Preparing Your System for Upgrade

Depending on the upgrade, you will need one or more of the following tools:

Phillips screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)

Flat-head screwdriver

Small needle nose pliers

Pen or pencil

ESD workstation or antistatic wrist strap (recommended)

Equipment Log

Use the equipment log form located at the end of this manual to record the model and serial number of your system, all installed options, and any other pertinent information specific to your system. You will need this information when configuring your system.

Opening the Front Door

To open the front door (see "Front View with Front Door Opened" in Chapter 2.)

Upgrading Your System 4-3

Removing a Side Panel

To install options in your system, you must remove the side panel on the left side of the system (as viewed from the front). The side panel on the right side of the system (as viewed from the front) only has to be removed when adding removable media devices. The right side panel removes in the same manner as the left side panel.

CAUTION

For proper cooling and airflow, do not operate the system with the side panels removed. Always replace the panels before powering on the system.

WARNING

If you are removing the side panel after the system is set up, you must first power off the system and all external devices and then

To remove a side panel:

Unplug

the system power cord

Power off the system and ensure it is disconnected from the ac wall outlet.

The side panel is secured to the chassis with three thumbscrews. Loosen the three thumbscrews securing the side panel.

Slide the side panel toward the rear of the chassis. This unlocks the locking fingers behind the side panel.

Pull the side panel out and away from the chassis.

Removing a System Side Panel

4-4 Upgrading Your System

Installing a Side Panel

Before replacing the side panel, make sure no tools or loose parts have been left inside the system chassis.

Make sure all option boards are firmly seated in their respective slots and that all interior cables are properly connected.

Insert the metal tabs on the top and bottom of the side panel into their slots on the chassis. Slide the side panel forward as far as it will go.

Tighten the three retaining thumbscrews on each of the two side panels.

Note:

back in, reconnect the peripherals, and power on the peripherals and system.

If your system is already set up, plug the system

Upgrading Your System 4-5

Modifying the System Board

The following sections provide procedures for upgrading and configuring the system board in your system. Topics covered include:

Replacing the real-time clock battery

Removing and installing a processor

Installing or removing DIMMs.

CAUTION

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage add-in boards and other components; place them on an antistatic surface. Modify the system board only at an ESD workstation. Otherwise, wear an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground.

Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery

You may need to replace the real-time clock battery because of its life span. The battery (Vendor Part #CR2450) is a commodity part available through many vendors. Notice the plus (+) sign on the battery. This sign will assist you in correctly positioning the battery on the system board.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with same or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of lithium batteries as required by local ordinance or as normal waste if no local ordinance exists. Do not expose the component to excessive heat or fire. Keep all batteries away from children

CAUTION

Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic wrist strap.

4-6 Upgrading Your System

Replacing the Real-Time Clock Battery

Power off the system and remove the left side panel as described earlier in this chapter.

If present remove the protective plastic cover located over the top of the lithium battery socket.

Insert the tip of a small flat-bladed screwdriver or equivalent opposite the spring clip (A in figure).

Gently push down on the screwdriver to lift the battery (B).

Remove the battery from its socket (C).

Dispose of the battery according to local ordinance.

Remove the new lithium battery from its package, and, being careful to observe the correct polarity, insert it in the battery socket.

Reinstall the plastic cover over the top of the lithium battery socket.

Replace the side panel, plug in the system power cord, and turn on the system.

10.

Run the BIOS Setup to restore the configuration settings to the real-time clock.

Upgrading Your System 4-7

Removing and Installing a Processor

This subsection provides the procedures for removing and installing a processor in your system. The system board has sockets for two processors. Each processor is packaged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge Version2 (SECC2). The cartridge includes the processor core with an integrated 16 KB primary (L1) cache, a secondary (L2) cache, and a back cover. The primary processor connector is shown at (A) in the illustration below. The secondary processor connector is shown at (B).

CAUTION

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage components; place them on an antistatic surface. Modify the system board using an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground.

Removing and Installing a Processor

If the system has been running, any processor and heat sink already installed on the board will be hot. To avoid the possibility of a burn, let the components cool for 10 minutes before continuing with the procedures described here

4-8 Upgrading Your System

WARNING

Removing and Installing a Processor

Power off the system and remove the left side panel as described earlier in this chapter.

Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic wrist strap. Hold the processor only by its edges.

If your system has one processor and you are adding a second processor, then you must remove the termination board in the secondary connector and store it appropriately.

If your system has one processor and you are replacing it, leave the terminator board intact in the empty secondary processor connector. Remove the processor you want to replace.

If your system has two processors and you are replacing one or both, remove the appropriate one(s).

Pull the processor latches, Item A in Figure "Removing a Processor" below, out away from the edges of the SECC2 cartridge to free them from the Universal Retention Module (URM).

CAUTION

Lift the SECC2 cartridge upward, out of the URM and place it on a grounded, static-free surface or conductive foam pad.

Put the old processor in a piece of conductive foam and store in an antistatic package.

Removing a Processor

Remove the new processor from its antistatic package and place it on a grounded, static-free surface or conductive foam pad.

Position the processor back into the URM. Ensure that the alignment notch on the bottom of the SECC2 cartridge fits into the connector key in the slot. Push down firmly, with even pressure on both sides of the top, until the cartridge is seated making a clicking noise.

10.

Replace the left side panel, plug in the system power cords, and power up the system.

Upgrading Your System 4-9

Removing and Installing the Cooling Baffle

If your system has a cooling baffle, remove and install it as follows.

Remove the cooling baffle as follows.

Locate the two fans inside the chassis, at the rear of the chassis.

Remove four screws (two from each fan) from the fans, as shown in the

following figure.

Remove the baffle.

Install the cooling baffle as follows.

Align the baffle mounting holes with the fan mounting holes.

Fasten the baffle in place with the four fan mounting screws.

Replace the left side panel, plug in the power cords, and power up the

system.

Removing and Installing the Cooling Baffle

4-10 Upgrading Your System

– Screws

– Baffle

DIMMs

The system board contains four DIMM sockets labeled 1 through 4. Each socket can hold a single 72-bit DIMM module with 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, or 1GB of memory. When all four sockets are populated, the system board supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with 1GB DIMMs. A DIMM will always be installed in socket 1. When you install additional DIMMs, you must start with the first empty socket next to the DIMMs already installed. When you remove DIMMs, you must start with the highest number occupied DIMM socket on the system board.

DIMM Locations

Upgrading Your System 4-11

Installing DIMMs

Power off the system and remove the left side panel as described earlier in this chapter.

Holding the DIMM module only by the edges, remove it from its antistatic package.

Position the DIMM so that the two notches in the bottom edge of the DIMM align with the keyed socket.

CAUTION

Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic wrist strap. Hold DIMMs only by their edges.

Insert the bottom edge of the DIMM into the socket, and press down firmly on the DIMM until it seats correctly.

Gently push the plastic ejector levers on the socket ends to the upright position.

Repeat the steps to install each DIMM.

Replace the left side panel, plug in the system power cord, and turn on the system.

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Inserting Memory DIMMs

Removing DIMMs

Use extreme care when removing a DIMM. Too much pressure can damage the socket slot. Apply only enough pressure on the plastic ejector levers to release the DIMM

Power off the system and remove the left side panel as described earlier in this chapter.

Gently push the plastic ejector levers out and down to eject a DIMM from its socket.

Hold the DIMM only by its edges, being careful not to touch its components or gold edge connectors. Carefully lift it away from the socket, and store it in an antistatic package.

Repeat the above steps to remove the remaining DIMMs.

Replace the side panel, plug in the system power cord, and turn on the system.

CAUTION

Upgrading Your System 4-13

Option Boards

This section describes how to install and remove ISA and PCI option boards. The system board has one ISA bus expansion slot and seven PCI bus expansion slots. The one ISA connector shares a chassis expansion slot with a PCI connector.

PCI and ISA Slot Locations

Installation Considerations

Newer adapters, designed for Plug-and-Play systems, are automatically configured by the system without any user intervention. Older ISA adapters must be manually configured as detailed below. Once the manual configuration is complete, the Plug-and-Play adapters are configured around the manually configured adapters without causing any resource conflicts.

ISA adapters can be Plug-and-Play. ISA adapters that are not Plug-and-Play must be manually configured following the instructions supplied with the board. If you are adding a non-Plug and Play ISA option board, run the BIOS Setup

utility (press running the BIOS Setup utility, refer to Chapter 3 (Configuring Your System).

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at the startup screen) before installing the board. For details on

Installing an Option Board

Power off the system and remove the left side panel as described earlier in this chapter.

Remove and save the expansion slot retainer bar by pressing down on its top snap fastener and pulling the bar out.

Removing the Expansion Slot Retainer Bar

Upgrading Your System 4-15

Remove and save the expansion slot cover by sliding it straight back and out of the slot.

Removing the Expansion Slot Cover

CAUTION

Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic wrist strap.

Remove the option board from its protective wrapper, holding the board only by the edges. Do not touch the board components or the gold connectors.

Record the option board serial number in the equipment log.

Set any board jumpers or switches as described in the documentation that comes with the option board.

Refer to the documentation accompanying the option board for information on whether the board is a PCI or ISA board. Refer to “Option Board Hardware Configurations” table to determine the recommended option board slot assignment and configuration parameters.

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Note:

ISA option board, run the BIOS Setup utility (press F2 at the startup screen) before installing the board. For details on running the BIOS Setup utility, refer to Chapter 3 (Configuring Your System).

Holding the board by its top edge or upper corners, firmly press the board

If you are adding a non-Plug and Play Legacy

into an expansion slot on the system board. The tapered foot of the option board retaining bracket must fit into the mating slot in the expansion slot.

Installing an Option Board

Align the rounded notch in the option board retaining bracket with the alignment tab in the expansion slot frame.

10.

Be sure to push the bracket slot up against the expansion slot frame. If this is not done, the bracket may interfere with an adjacent bracket.

11.

Install the previously removed expansion slot retainer bar by pressing its top fastener into the top of the expansion slot frame. The bottom tapered tab of the expansion slot retainer bar fits into the mating slot on the bottom of the expansion slot frame.

Upgrading Your System 4-17

12.

Connect any external cables (if they are needed) to the installed option board.

13.

Replace the left side panel; plug in the system power cord, and power on the system.

Removing an Option Board

Note:

vacant slots to maintain the electromagnetic emissions characteristics of the system and to assure proper cooling of the system components.

Power off the system and remove the left side panel as described earlier in

Expansion slot covers must be installed on all

this chapter.

Disconnect any cables attached to the option board you are removing.

Remove and save the expansion slot retainer bar by pressing down on its top fastener and pulling the bar out.

Hold the board at each end and carefully rock it back and forth until the edge connectors pull free. Make sure that you do not scrape the board against other components.

Remove the board from the expansion slot and place it in an antistatic wrapper. If you are replacing a board, go to "Installing an Option Board" earlier in this chapter, otherwise continue.

Install an expansion slot cover over the vacant slot.

Install the previously removed expansion slot retainer bar by pressing its top fastener into the lock plate at the top of the expansion slot frame. The bottom tapered tab of the expansion slot retainer bar fits into the mating slot on the bottom of the expansion slot frame.

Replace the left side panel; plug in the system power cords, and power on the system.

If you removed a non-Plug-and-Play ISA option board, run the BIOS Setup

utility (press

at the startup screen) to configure the system as described in

the “Configuring Your System” Chapter 3.

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Installing a RAID Controller Board

Use this procedure to install a RAID controller board.

Install the RAID controller board into any PCI slot on the system board. See "Installing an Option Board" earlier in this chapter.

Cable the RAID controller board as described below (see "System Cabling" in Appendix A):

Remove the end of the SCSI interface cable that is plugged into the Ultra-

160/M SCSI connector on the system board.

Reinstall the end of the SCSI interface cable just removed into the

Channel 0 connector on the RAID board.

Hard Disk Drives

Your system supports a variety of SCSI hard disk drives. The SCSI drives must use the industry standard 80-pin Single Connector Attachment (SCA) connector. Contact your sales representative or dealer for a list of approved devices. The internal hard disk drives are located in the SCSI Disk Drive Bays (A).

SCSI Disk Drive Bay Locations

If you are adding or removing a SCSI hard disk device, consider the following:

CAUTION

Do not hot swap a non-LVD-disk-drive into a LVD-disk-drive only system for it may cause data corruption. The only way a non-LVD-disk-drive can be used with an all LVD-disk-drive system is by first powering down the system, installing the non-LVD-disk-drive, and then powering the system back up.

Note:

disk-drive system causes all the drives to operate in the nonLVD mode.

Installing a non-LVD-disk-drive into an all LVD-

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The onboard SCSI controller supports Low Voltage Differential (LVD)

and Ultra-160/M drives. The hard disk SCSI address assignment is:

Bay Device SCSI ID Address

1 First 1.6 inch Hard Disk (Bottom) 0

2 Second 1.6 inch Hard Disk 1

3 Third 1.6 inch Hard Disk 2

4 Fourth 1.0 inch Hard Disk 3

5 Fifth 1.0 inch Hard Disk 4

6 Sixth 1.0 inch Hard Disk 5

7 Seventh 1.0 inch Hard Disk (Top) 6

Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive in a Hot-swap Bay

This procedure describes installing a new drive or swapping out a faulty drive from one of the seven hot-swap SCSI disk drive bays. The 3 1/2-inch SCSI drives must use the industry standard 80-pin Single Connector Attachment (SCA) connector. Each drive must be installed in a drive carrier.

Note:

representative or dealer.

If installing new drives, follow an installation scheme starting with the

To order a disk with a carrier, contact your sales

bottom drive. Fill the bays bottom to top.

If an individual SCSI drive fault LED (yellow light) is on steadily, this

indicates that the drive has been flagged as faulty by the RAID controller. Follow the procedure described in this section to remove the faulty drive and swap in a good one.

Note:

parts. This system can withstand normal levels of environmental ESD while you are hot-swapping SCSI hard drives. However, we recommend that you do all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation or provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached

to chassis groundany unpainted metal surfaceon your

system when handling parts.

rive manufacturers caution against moving a disk drive

that is still spinning because of possible damage to the drive.

ESD can damage disk drives, boards, and other

CAUTION

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Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive

Open the front door as described earlier in this chapter.

If installing a hard disk drive in a disk carrier for the first time, perform the following procedures:

Pull the handle (A) out of the hard disk drive bay panel and remove it

from the SCSI hard disk drive bay.

Note:

needed.

The hard disk drive bay panel is no longer

Removing the Hard Disk Drive Bay Panel

Go to step 5.

If swapping a hard disk drive, remove its carrier from the SCSI hard disk drive bay by performing the following procedures:

CAUTION

Depending on the drive fault, the drive may be still spinning when you remove it. Follow the next steps exactly when removing drives.

Pull the hard disk drive carrier's handle out.

Pull the faulty disk drive out of the bay by its outside edges far enough to

disengage the drive connector from the backplane. Wait 30 seconds until the drive spins down.

Remove the hard disk drive carrier from the drive bay.

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Remove the hard disk drive from its carrier by removing the four screws. See Figure "Securing the Drive in the Carrier."

Remove the new drive from its protective wrapper, and place on an antistatic surface.

CAUTION

Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic wrist strap.

Record the drive model and serial numbers in the equipment log.

Install the drive in the drive carrier. See Figure "Securing the Drive in the Carrier."

Place the drive on the carrier, with its connector facing the back of the

carrier.

Turn the drive and carrier over and secure the drive in the carrier with the

four screws supplied with the disk drive.

Securing the Drive in the Carrier

Install the drive carrier with drive into the bay (see Figure "Installing a Disk Carrier into the Bay") as follows:

Open the drive carrier handle.

Align the drive carrier with the bay guide rails.

Slide the drive carrier into the bay until it docks with the SCSI backplane

connector.

Push on the carrier until the drive is completely seated into the SCSI

backplane connector, and the carrier handle is flush with the front of the carrier.

Close the drive carrier handle.

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Installing a Disk Carrier into the Bay

Close the front door on the system. If necessary, configure the system as described in Chapter 3 "Configuring Your System".

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Removable Media Devices

A variety of IDE and SCSI removable media devices can be installed in peripheral bays A, B, C, D, and E. An IDE CD-ROM is always mounted in bay A of the tower system or bay D of the rack system. A 3.5-inch diskette drive is always mounted in bay C. Other devices should be installed in the first available bay from the top (bay B of the tower system or bay E of the rack system). Contact your sales representative or dealer for a list of approved devices.

If you are adding or removing an IDE removable media device, consider the following:

The system board contains a single channel IDE controller. The IDE

channel supports two IDE devices. Your system includes the IDE interface cable.

Cable Sense (CS) device configuration is not supported.

Your system includes a two-connector IDE cable connecting the CD-

ROM to the system board primary IDE connector. The CD-ROM that comes with your system is set as the master device. A second IDE connector is available to connect a slave IDE removable media device.

If only one device is on an IDE channel connector it must be set as the

master device.

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If you are adding or removing a SCSI removable media device, consider the following:

The system board supports an Ultra2 SCSI channel connector that may be

used to attach the removable media devices. This SCSI channel supports up to four SCSI devices. Your system ships with the Ultra2 SCSI interface cable included in the accessory carton.

When installing narrow SCSI devices use a 68 pin to 50 pin converter

obtained from your supplier.

The 68 pin multi mode terminator must be installed as the last device on

the Ultra2 SCSI interface cable in order to terminate the SCSI bus properly.

The optional SCSI tape drive address assignment is 2.

Installing a 5.25-Inch Media Device

CAUTION

CD-ROM devices contain a laser system and are classified as CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCTS. To use these devices, thoroughly read the documentation provided by the CDROM manufacturer, and keep the documentation for future reference. In case of any trouble with a CD-ROM, please contact your nearest service representative. To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in the CD-ROM manufacturer's documentation may result in hazardous radiation exposure

Power off the system, unplug the system power cords, and remove the appropriate side panel depending upon the bay you are installing the media device in and as described earlier in this chapter.

Open the front door as described earlier in this chapter.

CAUTION

Observe static precautions. Use an antistatic wrist strap.

Carefully remove the front system bezel by releasing its two plastic snap tabs on the back of the bezel and pulling it out (see Figure below).

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Removing the Front System Bezel

Remove the EMI metal shield covering the bay where you are installing a media device as shown below. The metal shield is removed by pulling on the tabs at the top and bottom of the metal shield.

Removing an EMI Metal Shield

Remove the filler panel from the system bezel corresponding to the bay where you are installing a media device as shown below. The filler panel is released by pressing the plastic snap tabs located on the back of the system bezel. Save the panel for reinstallation.

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Removing a Filler Panel

Remove the device from its protective wrapper and place it on an antistatic surface. Record the drive model and serial number in the equipment log.

Set any drive jumpers or switches before you install the drive. See the documentation that comes with the device for jumper or switch information.

Note:

them. Remove any rails already attached.

Attach the device side rails supplied with the system as shown below.

If the drive comes with drive rails, do not use

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Attaching the Device Side Rails

Install the media device into the bay as follows:

Move any cables in the bay out of the way.

Align the rails on the media device with the supports in the bay.

Slide the device into the bay until it locks in place.

Installing a Removable Media Device

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NEC Express5800-120Mc2 User's Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer

Contents

Using This Guide

Text Conventions

Related Documents

Safety Notices

Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada

Care and Handling

System Overview

Overview

System Chassis

Power Supply

Peripheral Bays

SAF-TE Board

System Board Features

Pentium III Processor

System Memory

I/O Expansion Slots

Real-Time Clock/Calendar

BIOS

IDE Controller

Keyboard and Mouse Controller

Network Controller

SCSI Controller

Video Controller

Peripheral Controller

Serial Ports

Parallel Port

External Device Connectors

System Board Management Controller (BMC)

ACPI

AC Link Mode

Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function

System Security

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility

Setting Up the System

Overview

Selecting a Site

Unpacking the System

Rack-Mount Subsystem Assembly

Before You Begin

Static Precautions

Assembly

Getting Familiar with the System

Front View with Front Door Closed

Front View with Front Door Opened

Rear View

Status Indicator LED Descriptions

Making Connections

Setting the Line Voltage

Connecting the Power Cord(s)

Powering On Your System

Configuring Your System

Configuring Your System

BIOS Setup Utility

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

BIOS Setup Configuration Settings

Main Menu

Advanced Menu

Advanced Submenu

Memory Reconfiguration Submenu

Peripheral Configuration Submenu

Monitoring Configuration Submenu

Security Menu

System Hardware Menu

Thermal Sensor Submenu

Boot Menu

Exit Menu

Adaptec SCSI Utility

Running the SCSI Utility

Adaptec SCSI Utility Configuration Settings

Exiting Adaptec SCSI Utility

Configuring System Board Jumpers

Before You Begin

Moving System Board Jumpers