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Contents

Proprietary Notice

Using This Guide

Text Conventions.................................................................................................................. x

Related Documents .............................................................................................................. xi

Safety Notices.....................................................................................................................xii

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

Care and Handling.............................................................................................................. xiv

1 System Overview

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

System Chassis................................................................................................................... 1-4

Main System Components............................................................................................ 1-4

Electronics Bay Components........................................................................................1-5

Front Control Panel....................................................................................................... 1-6

Rear Panel..................................................................................................................... 1-7

Status LED Indicator Descriptions ...............................................................................1-8

Peripheral Device Bay ................................................................................................1-11

Hot-Swap Hard Drive Bays........................................................................................1-11

System Board Set............................................................................................................. 1-12

System Board Set Features...............................................................................................1-15

Intel Xeon Processor...................................................................................................1-15

System Memory..........................................................................................................1-15

I/O Expansion Slots ....................................................................................................1-15

Real-Time Clock/Calendar .........................................................................................1-15

BIOS ........................................................................................................................... 1-15

Controllers...................................................................................................................1-16

IDE Controller.....................................................................................................1-16

Keyboard and Mouse Controller.........................................................................1-16

Network Controller .............................................................................................1-16

SCSI Controller...................................................................................................1-17

Video Controller..................................................................................................1-17

Peripheral Controller........................................................................................... 1-17

System Board Management Controller (BMC)...................................................1-17

External Device Connectors........................................................................................1-18

System Power................................................................................................................... 1-19

Peripheral Bays................................................................................................................1-19

Disk Array........................................................................................................................1-20

Automatic Rebuilding Function..................................................................................1-21

Expand Capacity Function..........................................................................................1-21

System Functions.............................................................................................................1-22

Hot Swapping..............................................................................................................1-22

Hot Plug PCI............................................................................................................... 1-22

Fans.............................................................................................................................1-22

Sleep Mode .................................................................................................................1-23

ACPI ...........................................................................................................................1-23

AC Link Mode............................................................................................................1-24

Remote Power-On (Wake On LAN) Function............................................................1-24

Contents iii

System Security................................................................................................................1-24

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring.......................................................1-24

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................1-25

Reconfiguration................................................................................................................1-25

2 Setting Up the System

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

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

Server Physical Specifications............................................................................................2-3

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

Getting Familiar with the System.......................................................................................2-3

Making Connections...........................................................................................................2-4

Connecting the Power Cord(s)............................................................................................2-5

Using the System................................................................................................................2-6

Opening the Front Door of the Tower Cabinet..............................................................2-7

Powering On the Server System....................................................................................2-7

Powering Off the Server System...................................................................................2-9

Forcing a Power Shutdown ...........................................................................................2-9

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

Processor Settings Submenu..................................................................................3-6

Primary IDE Master/Primary IDE Slave Submenu...............................................3-7

Advanced Menu ............................................................................................................3-8

Memory Configuration Submenu..........................................................................3-9

PCI Configuration Submenu.................................................................................3-9

Hot-plug PCI Control Submenu ..........................................................................3-10

Empty Bus Default Speed Submenu....................................................................3-10

Embedded SCSI/Embedded NIC/Embedded Video Controller Submenu..........3-10

PCI Slot 1 – PCI Slot 8 Submenu........................................................................3-11

I/O Device Configuration Submenu....................................................................3-12

Advanced Chipset Control Submenu...................................................................3-13

PCI Device Submenu...........................................................................................3-13

Security Menu.............................................................................................................3-14

Security Menu (continued)..........................................................................................3-15

Server Menu................................................................................................................3-16

Server Menu (continued).............................................................................................3-17

System Management Submenu............................................................................3-18

Console Redirection Submenu............................................................................3-19

Boot Menu...................................................................................................................3-19

Exit Menu....................................................................................................................3-20

SCSISelect Utility.............................................................................................................3-21

Running the SCSISelect Utility...................................................................................3-21

Adaptec SCSI Utility Configuration Settings..............................................................3-22

Exiting Adaptec SCSI Utility......................................................................................3-23

Configuring Optional SCSI Controller Boards ...........................................................3-23

Configuring the RAID Controller ....................................................................................3-24

Configuring System Jumpers............................................................................................3-25

iv Contents

Before You Begin.......................................................................................................3-25

System Board Jumper Block.......................................................................................3-25

Moving System Jumpers............................................................................................. 3-26

Clearing CMOS...........................................................................................................3-27

Clearing the Password.................................................................................................3-28

4 Upgrading Your System

Precautions......................................................................................................................... 4-3

Preparing Your System for Upgrade..................................................................................4-5

Equipment Log...................................................................................................................4-5

Removing the Front Door ..................................................................................................4-5

Installing the Front Door.................................................................................................... 4-6

Access Covers.................................................................................................................... 4-6

Removing the Rear Access Cover.................................................................................4-6

Installing the Rear Access Cover.................................................................................. 4-7

Removing the Front Access Cover ............................................................................... 4-7

Installing the Front Access Cover.................................................................................4-8

Accessing the System Boards............................................................................................4-8

Removing the Access Cover to the System Boards......................................................4-8

Installing the Access Cover to the System Boards........................................................4-9

Removing the Memory Board.......................................................................................4-9

Installing the Memory Board......................................................................................4-10

Removing the Processor Board Air Baffle..................................................................4-10

Installing the Processor Board Air Baffle................................................................... 4-12

Removing the Processor Board...................................................................................4-13

Installing the Processor Board .................................................................................... 4-13

Processors.........................................................................................................................4-15

Installing Processors...................................................................................................4-16

Removing Processors.................................................................................................. 4-18

DIMMs.............................................................................................................................4-20

Installing DIMMs........................................................................................................4-21

Removing DIMMs......................................................................................................4-22

Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery............................................................................4-23

Installing PCI Add-In Boards...........................................................................................4-25

Identifying PCI Add-in Boards...................................................................................4-26

Installing a PCI Add-In Board in a Non-Hot-Plug Slot.............................................. 4-26

Removing a PCI Add-In Board from a Non-Hot-Plug Slot........................................4-28

Installing a PCI Add-In Board in a Hot-Plug Slot......................................................4-29

Important Considerations............................................................................................ 4-29

Checking the Status Indicators for a Hot-Plug Add-In Board .................................... 4-30

Installing a Hot-Plug PCI Add-In Board.....................................................................4-31

Removing a Hot-Plug PCI Add-In Board...................................................................4-33

Hard Disk Drives..............................................................................................................4-34

Checking a Hot-Swap SCSI Drive Status Indicator....................................................4-35

Installing a Hot-Swap Drive in a Carrier....................................................................4-36

Removing a Hot-swap Drive from a Carrier...............................................................4-37

Removing and Installing Hot-Swap Disk Drives........................................................ 4-37

DC Power Supplies..........................................................................................................4-39

Checking the Power Status LEDs...............................................................................4-39

Removing a Power Supply Module............................................................................ 4-40

Installing a Power Supply Module................................................................................... 4-41

System Cooling Fans........................................................................................................4-42

Checking a Fan Status Indicator.......................................................................................4-42

Contents v

Replacing a Fan Module..............................................................................................4-43

5.25-Inch Peripheral Drives..............................................................................................4-44

Preliminary Considerations.........................................................................................4-44

Drive Cables................................................................................................................4-44

IDE Requirements.......................................................................................................4-44

SCSI Requirements.....................................................................................................4-44

EMC Compliance of 5.25-inch Removable Media Device Bays................................4-44

Removing a 5 1/4-Inch Device....................................................................................4-48

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 Procedures........................................................................................................5-6

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

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

Preparing the System for Diagnosing Problems....................................................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............................................................................................5-9

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

Characters are Distorted or Incorrect ..........................................................................5-10

System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate...........................................................................5-10

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

CD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light .........................................................5-11

Problems with Application Software...........................................................................5-11

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

Problems with the Network..............................................................................................5-12

Plug and Play Installation Tips.........................................................................................5-12

Error Messages.................................................................................................................5-13

POST Error Codes and Messages................................................................................5-13

POST Error Code Hardware References.....................................................................5-22

Fans......................................................................................................................5-22

Processors (CPUs)...............................................................................................5-22

Memory ...............................................................................................................5-22

How to Identify BIOS and BMC Revision Levels...........................................................5-23

A Technical Specifications

Server Unit.........................................................................................................................A-2

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

Interrupt Request Assignments..........................................................................................B-2

PCI IRQ Device Assignments...........................................................................................B-3

I/O Port Address Assignments...........................................................................................B-5

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Glossary

Equipment Log

Contents vii

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 system, make cable connections, and how to use 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 SCSISelect
Configuration Utility, which is used to configure SCSI devices in your system. This
chapter also provides information on system board jumper settings.

! Chapter 4, “Upgrading Your System” provides you with instructions for upgrading your

system with additional processors, 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, “Technical Specifications” provides specifications for your server system.
! Appendix B, “Interrupt Request/PCI IRQ Device/I/O Port Address Assignments"

provides the Interrupt Requests (IRQs), PCI IRQ device, and I/O port addresses that are
assigned by the factory for this system. These values can be used for reference when
installing an optional device.

! “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.

Using This Guide ix

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: Notes give important information about the material being described.

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

Alt, or Enter.

!

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.

x Using This Guide

Related Documents

In addition to this guide, the following system documentation is included with your server
either as electronic files on EXPRESSBUILDER or as paper copy shipped with your server.

! System Release Notes

Release Notes provide you with the latest information about your system. This
information was not available to be included in your user's guide at the time it was
developed and released.

! Getting Started Sheet

The Getting Started Sheet provides several easy-to-follow steps to become familiar with
your server documentation and to complete your installation successfully.

! Network Operating System Configuration Guide

This guide contains supplemental instructions needed to install and configure your
server Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Novell NetWare v5.0, Santa Cruz Operation
(SCO) OpenServer Release 5.05, and UNIXWare 7.1.1 Network Operating Systems.
This document is intended to complement the more detailed procedural documents
available from the vendor of the network operating system.

Using This Guide xi

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.

xii Using This Guide

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.

Using This Guide xiii

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.

xiv Using This Guide

System Overview

! Overview
! System Chassis
! System Board Set
! System Board Set Features
! System Power
! Peripheral Bays
! Disk Array
! System Functions

1

! System Security
! Reconfiguration

Overview

This server is a highly reliable, high-powered, highly available, high-capacity
multiprocessing system based on the Intel Xeon™ processor family. It is a solid
performer and offers the latest technology. The server system is conveniently housed
and available as a tower-based system (see Figure 1-1).

The combination of superior computing performance, high memory capacity, and
integrated I/O provides a high performance environment for the many sophisticated
applications available to network servers. The server system is designed for use in
applications where advanced technology, high performance, and high levels of
reliability and compatibility are expected at all times.

Figure 1-1. Front View

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

! A chassis that supports up to three self-contained power supplies (two are standard

power supplies). An additional power supply can be added to provide redundant
power (i.e., the system will continue to operate with a single power supply failure).
If optional power system redundancy is installed, the power supply units are then
hot-swappable and can be easily installed or removed from the back of the chassis
without turning the system power off.

! Four fan modules that can be easily installed or removed from the side of the system.

The fan modules contain a total of six fans for effective cooling. An additional fan
cools the disk drive bay and each power supply contains a fan.

! Cooling system redundancy where the system will continue to operate in the event of

a fan failure or having cabinet temperatures approaching the threshold limit, the
redundant fans will switch to maximum operating speed.

! Up to ten SCSI drive bays accessible from the front of the cabinet.

1-2 System Overview

! 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.

! Hardware monitors (temperature and voltage) and software monitors to indicate

failures.

! Swing-out chassis provide easy access to all parts for service.

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

Your server system features the following major components:

! Up to four high-performance Intel Xeon processors.
! Up to 24 GB of DDR200 SDRAM four way interleaved memory.
! Eight full-length PCI expansion slots of which four supports 64-bit hot-plug PCI-X

boards, two support 64-bit non-hot-plug PCI-X boards and two support 32-bit non­hot-plug PCI boards. The hot-plug PCI feature is useable only when operating
system support is available.

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

USB, LAN, and video).

! Integrated onboard ATI RAGE XL PCI 64-bit Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA)

controller with 4 MB of video memory.

! Adaptec® AIC7899 SCSI controller providing dual channel Ultra160 SCSI

interfaces for the hot swap hard disk drives. This controller also supports Ultra2
SCSI devices.

! Two Integrated onboard Network Interface Controllers (NIC), an Intel 82550 NIC

that supports 10Base-T and 100Base-TX networks and an Intel 82544 NIC that
supports 10Base-T, 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T networks.

! Single channel Ultra ATA100 enhanced IDE controller.
! Chassis that holds up to 14 drives; ten hot-swap bays for Ultra SCSI hard disk

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

! Ten hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays (five standard bays and five optional bays)

accessible from the front of the chassis. The drives can be swapped in or out of the
system without powering down, if RAID is configured in the system.

! SCSI backplane is Ultra160 capable.
! Integrated dual Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.

! Two standard power supplies. When an additional power supply is installed, both the

standard and additional redundant power supplies become hot swappable.

System Overview 1-3

System Chassis

The system chassis is an easy-to-access, fabricated metal structure. The following
subsections describe the main system components, the electronics bay components, the
front panel controls and indicators and the rear panel connectors and indicators.

Main System Components

Figure 1-2 illustrates the main system components.

A

B

C

H

G

J

I

D

E

F

A Power supply bay F Fan bays
B Hot-plug PCI add-in cards G CD-ROM drive
C Memory board H 5.25-inch peripheral bay
D Processor board air baffle I 3.5-inch diskette
E Electronics bay J Front control panel

1-4 System Overview

Figure 1-2. Main System Components

Electronics Bay Components

Figure 1-3 illustrates the electronics bay components.

A

B

C

D

A Hot-plug PCI-X slots (4) C System board
B Non-hot-plug PCI slots (4) D Processor board

Figure 1-3. Electronics Bay Components

System Overview 1-5

A

Front Control Panel

Figure 1-4 shows the front chassis features and controls.

B
C

D
E
F

G

N
M

L
K

J

I

H

A Power button To turn power on, press the power button momentarily. If the system is in sleep state,

pressing the power button momentarily brings the system out of the sleep state.
To turn power off, press and hold the power button for more than four seconds. This

overrides ACPI mode.

B Sleep button To put a system supporting ACPI into sleep mode (S1), press the sleep button

momentarily. To wake a system from sleep mode, press the sleep button
momentarily.

C Reset button To reset the system, press the reset button momentarily. To clear CMOS, press and

hold the reset button for at least four seconds, then press the power button. Release
both the reset and power buttons at the same time. The system will power on and the
CMOS will be reset.

D Chassis ID

button
E NMI switch Causes a non-maskable interrupt. Located behind the bezel door.
F USB connector USB port 3. Located behind the bezel door.
G Serial port

connector
H Lock Locks the bezel and front access cover.

I Chassis ID LED Blue indicates chassis ID is active.

Illuminates LEDs on both the front and rear of the chassis, simplifying identification of
the chassis in a rack from the rear.

Serial port B. Located behind the bezel door.

J LAN2 LED Green indicates LAN2 activity.
K LAN1 LED Green indicates LAN1 activity.
L Hard drive

activity LED
M Fault LED Red indicates any system fault condition.
N Main power

LED

Green indicates system hard drive activity.

Solid green indicates the presence of DC power in the server. Flashing green
indicates that the system is in ACPI sleep mode.

1-6 System Overview

Figure 1-4. Front Control Panel

A

Rear Panel

Figure 1-5 shows the rear panel connectors and indicators.

B

C

DE

F

G
H
I

JKLMNOPQR

A Optional ICMB ports 1 (bottom) and 2 (top) J Serial port A 9-pin connector
B Hot-plug PCI LEDs K PS/2-compatible mouse port
C Hot-plug 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X add-in card slots L PS/2-compatible keyboard port
D Non-hot-plug 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X add-in card

slots
E Non-hot-plug 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI add-in card slots N IEEE 1284 Enhanced Parallel Port
F Power supply bays O LAN1 100/10 RJ45 connector
G LAN2 Gbit RJ45 connector P Knockout for optional serial port B
H USB ports 0 (upper) and 1 (lower) Q Knockout for optional SCSI connector
I Video connector R Knockout for optional VHDCI SCSI

M Chassis ID LED

connector

Figure 1-5. Rear Panel Connectors and Indicators

System Overview 1-7

Status LED Indicator Descriptions

Table 1-1 lists the system status LED indicators along with a description of each LED

indicator. Table 1-2 lists the disk drive status LED panel indicators along with a

description of each LED indicator. Table 1-3 lists the power supply status LED panel

indicators along with a description of each LED indicator. Table 1-4 lists system status

abnormal conditions.

The access LED indicators for the CD-ROM drive and the diskette drive light when

access is being made to the media in the drive.

Table 1-1. System Status LED Indicators

LED Status Description Response

Power Off Power OFF None required (normal)
Green Power ON None required (normal)
Red Power alarm Replace the power supply.
Status Off

(Turns off after
lighting in
amber)

Green

(Steady light)
(Flashing light)

Amber Abnormal condition

Disk Off Not accessing disk

Amber Internal disk drive

Green Accessing disk

Sleep*

Amber

OFF Sleep mode is off None required (normal)

(Lights
immediately
after power-on
until POST
begins.)

Power OFF
Abnormal condition

(see Table 1-4)

No alarms
Abnormal condition

(see Table 1-4)

(see Table 1-4)

drives

failure

drives

Power-saving mode None required (normal)

None required (normal)
Check condition

None required (normal)
Check condition

Check condition

None required (normal)

Check disk drive status LEDs

None required (normal)

* Requires a corresponding operating system.

1-8 System Overview

Table 1-2. Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators

LED Status Description Response

Disk Drive
Power

Green Disk drive

Disk Drive
Access/Error

Green Accessing disk drive None required (normal)
Amber

*Disk array configuration only

Off Disk drive

power off

power on

Off Not accessing disk

drive

(Steady light)
(Flashing light)

Disk drive failure*
Rebuilding*

Remount the disk drive

None required (normal)

None required (normal)

Replace disk drive
None required (normal)

Table 1-3. Power Supply Status LED Panel Indicators

LED Status Description Response

PWR Off Power off None required (normal)
On Power on None required (normal)
(Light flashes) AC power cord is

connected.

PRFL Off Power supply fan

operating normally.

None required (normal)

None required (normal)

(Light flashes) Power supply fan

failed.

FAIL Off Server operating

normally.

(Light flashes) Overvoltage, rise in

temperature, fan
failures, etc. inside
the power supply.

Replace the power supply.

None required (normal)

Replace the power supply.

System Overview 1-9

Table 1-4. System Status Abnormal Conditions

Status LED Description Response

Off POST is in progress. Wait for a while. It lights in green a few seconds after

completion of POST.

CPU error is detected. Turn the server off and then back on. If an error

message appears during POST, take note of the error
message and contact your technical support
representative.

CPU temperature error is detected.

(Thermal-Trip)
Watchdog timer has timed out. Same
Uncorrectable error is detected in the

memory.
PCI system error is detected. Same
PCI parity error is detected. Same
CPU bus error is detected. Same
Memory dump request is being

issued.
Green

(Flashing light)
Amber

(Steady light)

Critical voltage error is detected. Contact your technical support representative.
All power units failed. Contact your technical support representative.
Installation error is detected on a

Memory or CPU is degraded. Use the BIOS setup utility, SETUP, to locate the

Critical temperature error is detected. Check if any fan inside the server has dust on it. Make

CPU, CPU termination board, or PCI

board.

Same

Same

Wait until the memory dump finishes.

degraded device and replace it as soon as possible.

sure that fan cables are firmly connected.
If the lamp indication still does not change, contact
your technical support representative.

Re-install the suspected device.

Processor cover removed. Re-install the processor cover.
Amber

(Flashing light)
Fan alarm is detected. Make sure fan cables are firmly connected.

Temperature alarm is detected. Check if any fan inside the server has dust on it. Make

Voltage alarm is detected. Contact your technical support representative.
Fan module removed. Check that the fan modules are properly installed.
Red

(Steady light)

Redundant power error is detected. Contact your technical support representative.

If they are and the lamp indication still does not
change, contact your technical support representative.

sure that fan cables are firmly connected.
If the lamp indication still does not change, contact
your technical support representative.

RAS controller error is detected. Contact your technical support representative.

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Peripheral Device Bay

Opening the bezel door provides access to the peripheral bay. The peripheral bay
consists of four bays for removable media:

! A 3.5-inch bay comes with a 3.5-inch diskette drive installed.
! Three half-height bays accommodate 5.25-inch drives. One bay comes with a CD-

ROM drive installed.

Do NOT install a hard disk drive in the 5.25-inch bay, because of
cooling and electromagnetic interference (EMI) constraints.

Hot-Swap Hard Drive Bays

The server comes with one hot-swap hard drive bay installed (Figure 1-6, A). A second
bay is available as an accessory. The hard drive bays each support up to five 3.5-inch by

1.0-inch Ultra160 SCSI hard drives. The hard drive bays also support SCSI hard drive
technologies, such as Ultra2, that are slower than the Ultra160 SCSI technology.

!

CAUTION

Each hard drive is connected to an Ultra160 SCSI hot-swap backplane. The backplane
provides 80-pin SCA-2 connectors for each hard drive and accepts 15,000 RPM and
slower SCSI hard drives.

Opening the bezel door provides access to the hard drives. To allow hot swapping, each
hard drive mounts in a hard drive carrier. When a hard drive is removed from the
system, both the carrier and the hard drive are removed.

A

Figure 1-6. Hard Drive Bay

System Overview 1-11

System Board Set

The system board set inside the server includes the system board, memory board, and
processor board.

Figures 1-7, 1-8 and 1-9 show the major components on the system board, memory
board, and processor board. Table 1-5 summarizes the features of the board set.

Table 1-5. Features of the Board Set

Feature Description

Multiple processor
slots

Four processor sockets on the system board.

Upgradable
memory

Hot Plug PCI slots Four hot-plug PCI-X add-in board slot locations (Figure 1-6, A), two non-hot-

SCSI controller Adaptec AIC7899 SCSI controller providing dual channel Ultra160 SCSI

BIOS Flash memory-based BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and Setup utilities.
Video Integrated super SVGA controller ships with 4 MB of video memory.
External device

connectors

Clock Real-time clock/calendar (RTC).
System hardware

monitoring

Twelve DIMM sockets on a single memory board, supporting up to 24 GB
memory using 2 GB DIMMs. Must use four sticks (4-way interleaving)
double-sided buffered type only.

plug PCI-X add-in board slot locations (Figure 1-6, B) and two non-hot-plug
PCI add-in board slot locations (Figure 1-6, C). The four hot-plug PCI-X
board slot locations are dedicated 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X bus slots. The two
non-hot-plug PCI-X board slot locations are dedicated 64-bit, 100 MHz
PCI-X bus slots. And the two non-hot-plug PCI board slot locations are
dedicated 33-bit, 33MHz PCI bus slots.

interfaces for the hot swap hard disk drives. This controller also supports
Ultra2 SCSI devices.

Connectors for two serial ports, parallel printer port, wide SCSI port, two
USB connectors, one 10/100 BaseTX connector and one 10/100/1000
BaseT connector, two optional ICMB port connectors, PS/2-compatible
keyboard and mouse, and SVGA monitor.

Contains power interlock switch and sensors for temperature, voltage, and
fan failure.

Configuration
utilities

BIOS Setup and SCSISelect Configuration Utility.

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A 64-bit, 100-MHz, hot-plug PCI-X slots U 14-pin Power Control connector (P35)
B 64-bit, 100-MHz, non-hot-plug PCI-X slots V 24-pin Power connector (P32)
C 32 bit, 33-MHz, non-hot-plug PCI slots W 20-pin Power connector (P28)
D Intelligent Chassis Management Bus

(ICMB) connector (P24)
E Hot-Plug Indicator Board Connector (P23) Y USB #3 Header (P18)
F Back Panel I/O connectors Z Front Panel Header (P19)
G Intel ® 82550 Ethernet controller AA IDE Connector (P13)
H ATI Rage XL 2D/3D graphics accelerator BB SCSI LVD connectors (P4 and P7)
J Intel ® 82544 Ethernet controller CC Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB)

K Video RAM (VRAM) (4 MB total) DD Adaptec 7899 SCSI controller
L Processor board connectors (P21 and

P22)
M ServerWorks South Bridge Controller FF ServerWorks PCI-X Bus Bridge Controller
N BMC component GG ServerWorks PCI-X Bus Bridge Controller
P BIOS Flash component HH RAID LED connectors (P1 and P2)
Q PC87417 Super I/O controller JJ Hot-swap backplane (HSBP) connector (P16)
R BMC Flash component KK HSBP connector (P15)
S Battery LL Jumper block JP4
T Chassis Intrusion Detect connector (P36)

X Serial port B connector (P17)

connector (P12)

EE Fan connector (P11)

GHJKL

Figure 1-7. System Board Component Locations

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DIMM Group 3

DIMM Group 2

DIMM Group 1

11
9
7
5
3 4
1 2

A

Note: DIMMs are grouped into four and must be installed in

multiples of four. Group 1 DIMMs are installed in the system. When
adding DIMMs, install DIMMs into Group 2, then Group 3. When
removing DIMMs, remove DIMMs in Group 3 first, followed by Group
2, and lastly Group 1.

Group #1 DIMM sockets (DIMM slots 1, 3, 2, 4)
Group #2 DIMM sockets (DIMM slots 5, 7, 6, 8)
Group #3 DIMM sockets (DIMM slots 9, 11, 10, 12)
A = System board connector

12
10

8
6

DIMM Group 3

DIMM Group 2

DIMM Group 1

Figure 1-8. Memory Board Component Locations

C

AB

A Processor (CPU) #1
B Processor (CPU) #2
C Processor (CPU) #3
D Processor (CPU) #4

D

Figure 1-9. Processor Board Component Locations

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System Board Set Features

The following subsections provide a description of the system board set features.

Intel Xeon Processor

Depending on system configuration, your server includes one or two Intel Xeon
processors. Each Intel Xeon processor plugs into a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket on
the system board. The processor includes a numeric coprocessor, a 512KB L3 cache or
1MB L3 cache, and operates at a bus speed of 400MHz. Up to four optional processors
enhance performance and enables symmetric multiprocessing (SMP).

System Memory

The memory board contains twelve 168-pin DIMM slots each supporting 72-bit ECC
(64-bit main memory plus ECC) registered PC-200 Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMMs.
Memory is partitioned in three banks. You may install a minimum of 512 MB
(128 MB x 4) or as much as 24 GB. The controller automatically detects, sizes, and
initializes the memory array, depending on the type, size, and speed of the installed
DIMMs, and reports memory size and allocation to the server via configuration
registers.

Note: Only use DIMMs approved for use in this server system.

Call your customer service representative for information.

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 32-bit and 64-bit PCI expansion
slots.

The system board has four full-length hot-plug 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X connectors, two
non-hot-swap full-length 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X connector slots and two non-hot-swap
32-bit 33 MHz PCI connector slots. See Table 1-5.

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.

System Overview 1-15

Controllers

The following provides a description of the controllers.

IDE Controller

The system includes a single channel enhanced IDE 32 bit interface. 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 100 MB/s
! Buffering for PCI/IDE burst transfers.

Keyboard and Mouse Controller

The keyboard and mouse controller are PS/2 compatible.

Network Controller

The baseboard includes two network interface controllers (NICs):

! Intel 82550 NIC that supports 10Base-T and 100Base-TX networks
! Intel 82544 NIC that supports 10Base-T, 100Base-TX networks, and 1000BASE-T

networks.

The 82550 controller supports the following features:

! 32-bit PCI, CardBus master interface
! Integrated IEEE 802.3 10Base-T and 100Base-TX compatible PHY
! IEEE 820.3u auto-negotiation support
! Chained memory structure similar to the 82559, 82558, 82557 and 82596
! Full duplex support at both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps operation
! Low power +3.3 V device
! IP checksum off-loading.

NIC 1 can be used as both a network interface and server management interface.
The 82544 controller supports the following features:

! Direct 32/64-bit, 33/66-MHz interface to the PCI bus
! Integrated IEEE 802.3 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T
! Integrated third-generation MAC and proven IEEE 803.3ab compatible PHY
! Full duplex support for 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, and 1000 Mpbs operation

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! Descriptor ring management architecture optimized to deliver both high performance

and PCI/PCI-X bus efficiency

! Low power +3.3 V device
! IP and TCP/UDP checksum off-loading.

SCSI Controller

The baseboard includes an embedded Adaptec 7899 SCSI controller, which contains
two independent SCSI channels. You can disable the SCSI controller in BIOS Setup.
Both channels support 16-bit SE or LVD SCSI operations at the following speeds:

! Ultra160 (160 MB/sec)
! Ultra2 (80 MB/sec)
! Ultra Wide SE (40 MB/sec)

The baseboard provides active terminators, termination voltage, resettable fuses, and
protection diodes for both SCSI channels. You can disable the onboard terminators in
BIOS Setup.

Video Controller

The baseboard incorporates an ATI RAGE XL PCI graphics accelerator with 4 MB of
video SDRAM that supports all standard IBM VGA modes. The embedded SVGA
video subsystem supports:

! Pixel resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 under 2D and 1024 x 768 under 3D
! CRT and LCD monitors up to 100 Hz vertical refresh rate

The baseboard supports disabling of the onboard video through BIOS Setup or when a
plug-in video card is installed in any of the PCI slots.

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.

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.

System Overview 1-17

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.

External Device Connectors

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

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System Power

The server may be configured with up to three 600-Watt power supplies. Each supply
has autoranging input 50/60 Hz and automatically switches between the following input
voltage ranges:

! 100-127 VAC at 50/60 Hz
! 200-240 VAC at 50/60 Hz

All output grounds connect to the power supply chassis and to earth ground through the
AC line cord. Each supply has:

! Individual AC input line cord that plugs into the external side of the power supply
! Isolating device on each DC output so that the failure of one supply does not affect

the operation of the others

! Cooling fan integral with each power supply enclosure. The fan circuit implements

fan failure detection.

In a system, power is drawn equally from all supplies installed. A four-processor
system with two power supplies can be fully loaded (all drive bays and add-in board
slots filled). The power supplies use a forced current-sharing technique that ensures the
supplies share equally within 10 percent at full load. In a high-access system with three
power supplies, the additional supply gives redundancy, because the load is
redistributed if one supply fails. Also with the third power supply installed all the power
supplies are now hot-swappable and can be easily installed or removed from the server
without turning system power off.

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)

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

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

! A front panel bay for mounting the standard CD-ROM drive.
! One standard and one optional hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bay for mounting up

to ten SCSI hard disk drives (five disk drives per bay) in easily removable drive
carriers. Each drive has a set of two lights to indicate the fault or other status: power­on/activity (green LED), and fault (amber LED).

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

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

System Overview 1-19

Disk Array

The optional disk array controller board is a PCI board that improves data reliability.
The disk array controller board allows the hard disk drives in the SCSI hard disk drive
bays and additional optional disk expansion unit to support disk array configuration
RAID levels 0, 1, and 5.

RAID is an acronym of “Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive (Independent) Disks”. It
logically integrates several hard disks to appear to the system as only one disk drive.

Using the disk array method, the large-capacity hard disk can be configured with
several inexpensive and small-capacity hard disks. It can also enhance the drive by
improving the reliability and supporting an automatic rebuilding function.

All RAID levels are common in their basic operation due the fact that several hard disks
can be recognized as one disk drive. However, performance, cost, and use are
conditions that vary according to the RAID level. You should select an appropriate
configuration that is suitable for your system.

Features and selection examples of different RAID levels are shown below.

Level Definition Redund-

ancy

RAID0 Striping No Access: high-speed. Application that

RAID1 Mirroring

(or shadowing)

RAID5 Striped data

and parity

Yes Dual disk system.

Yes Parity data.

Feature Suitable

application

needs high
performance for
non-critical data

Application that

Read mode: high­speed

Write mode: slower
than RAID 0

Transfers large
amount of data.

Write mode: slower
than RAID 0

needs to store
important files
on main system
drive

Application that
needs to store
important data.

Application of
read-intensive
type
data searching.

Minimum

No. of disks

2

2

3

This unit supports other RAID levels as well. However, it is not recommended to use
them unless absolutely necessary.

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Automatic Rebuilding Function

The server supports the disk array automatic rebuilding function for data recovery.

Note: The automatic rebuilding function supports RAID levels

RAID1 or RAID5.

Rebuilding is to regenerate all data from a failed disk to a replacement disk. A rebuild is
necessary after a failed disk drive is replaced with a new one.

With RAID levels RAID1 or RAID5 the failed disk does not affect the operation.
However, if another disk error occurs before automatic rebuilding is complete, the data
may be destroyed.

In a conventional server, the user must select and execute rebuilding using various
utilities. This server executes rebuilding automatically. Since the server also supports
hot-swapping function, the failed disk can be replaced while the power is on.

Observe the following when using an automatic rebuilding function.

! Do not turn the power off. If power is turned off, automatic rebuilding will not start.
! Use an interval of 60 seconds or more between mounting and dismounting the hard

disk drive.

! If a hard disk is being rebuilt, do not replace the hard disk.

Expand Capacity Function

Disk capacity can be expanded by adding a disk drive while the system is running. This
function is only supported if the server is in the disk array configuration mode.

This function does not utilize operations such as data backup, pack reconfiguration,
initialization, restoring the data or reconfiguring the partitions on the drive.

If a hard disk is added under the operation of the Global Array Manager, perform the
following.

! After the hard disk is installed, wait for about 60 seconds and click the Scan Device

key. Clicking the Scan Device key after the execution of the expand array operation,
will display the added disk correctly.

System Overview 1-21

System Functions

The following subsections describe select system functions.

Hot Swapping

Hot swapping allows a device to be replaced, such as a hard disk drive while its power
is on, as listed below.

! Disk array system:

Any failed hard disk drive can be replaced while the system is running.

! Hot swap fans:

Any one of the four system fan modules (one or two fans per module) can be
replaced while the system power is on.

! Redundant Power system:

When three power supplies are installed on the four processor system a failed power
supply can be replaced by hot swapping.

Hot Plug PCI

Four Hot Plug PCI bus slots are located behind the Hot Plug PCI door of the server.
These PCI slots allow PCI-X boards to be installed or removed while the server is
powered on (if the operating system supports the Hot Plug PCI function.)

Fans

Note: Windows NT 4.0 does not support the Hot Plug PCI

function.

!

CAUTION

All access covers must be on the system for proper cooling. To
ensure that all components remain within specification under all
system environmental conditions, do not exceed five minutes for hot
swapping of fans or power supplies.

The server comes with four fan modules. Air enters through the bezel, passes through
the fan bay and electronics bay, and exhausts through the rear of the chassis. The power
supply modules and hot-swap hard drive bays also come with their own fans which
draw air through those components and through the peripheral bays.

Under normal system conditions, the fans run at a slower, quieter speed. If a fan failure
is sensed, a fan is not detected, or ambient temperature exceeds a certain limit, the fan
speed is set to high. Also, any one of the four system fan modules (one or two fans per
module) can be replaced while the system power is on.

LEDs indicate if individual fans are inoperative or not present. Under the same fan
failure conditions, the general system fault LED on the front panel is lit.

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Sleep Mode

The SLEEP mode switch on the front of the server is used for saving power.
If the SLEEP mode switch is pressed, then the server enters into the sleep state (the

Drive Bay Power lamp and the Power lamp will blink simultaneously). In the power
saving mode, the memory data and the states of the jobs are kept unchanged. In
addition, the server in the power saving mode can accept accesses to hard disks from
other machines on the network and perform other network jobs.

Sleep mode requires an operating system that supports its function.

ACPI

The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) aware operating system can
place the system into a state where the hard drives spin down, some 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 some
system fans are still running.

Note: Windows NT 4.0 does not support the Sleep mode

function.

Note: ACPI requires an operating system that supports its

feature.

This server system BIOS supports 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.

System Overview 1-23

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."

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 “Disabled”. To enable 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
“Enabled.”

System Security

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

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring

To help prevent unauthorized system entry or use, the bezel has a door and three­position key lock. The bezel door provides access to the front panel buttons, the front
panel USB and serial ports, the hot-swap drive bays, and the peripheral devices. The
three lock positions are:

! Locked—The bezel door can’t be opened and the bezel can’t be removed.
! Door unlocked—The bezel door can be opened, but the bezel can’t be removed.
! Unlocked—The bezel door can be opened, and the bezel can be removed.

The server includes two chassis intrusion switches: one for the front access cover and
one for the rear access cover. When opening either access cover, the switch transmits an
alarm signal to the baseboard management controller.

Server management software processes signals received from the intrusion switches.

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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 blank out on-board video, prevent keyboard or mouse input

and to prevent use of the front panel reset, sleep and power switches.

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

Reconfiguration

If a CPU or a memory DIMM error was detected during execution of POST (Power On
Self-Test) after system power is turned on, the reconfiguration function isolates the
failed CPU or memory DIMM and continues operation. You should replace the failed
device as soon as possible.

This function is enabled only when either of the following system requirements are met:

! Two or more CPUs are installed.
! Eight memory DIMMs are installed.

A CPU or memory DIMM error may be viewed on the screen while POST is running or
by entering BIOS Setup. It may also be viewed when the ESMPRO Suite program is
installed and operating.

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Setting Up the System

! Overview
! Selecting a Site
! Server Physical Specifications

2

! Unpacking the System
! Getting Familiar with the System
! Making Connections
! Connecting the Power Cord(s)
! Using the System

Overview

This chapter describes how to select a site, unpack the system, make cable
connections, and power on the server system.

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

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 thro ugh a proper ly
grounded outlet.

!

WARNING

!

CAUTION

When two or three 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 nine inches (23 centimeters) behind

the system, 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) in front of 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.

2-2 Setting Up the System

Server Physical Specifications

Table 2-1 details your server’s physical specifications.

Height 18.09 inches (459 mm)
Width 12.24 inches (311 mm)
Depth 25.25 inches (641 mm)
Weight
Minimum configuration
Maximum configuration
Required front clearance 12 inches (305 mm)
Required rear clearance 9 inches (229 mm)
Required side clearance 0 inch (0 mm)
Power requirements
Voltage (110)
Voltage (220)
Frequency

* Amperage is total system power, with two or three power supply modules installed.

96 pounds (44 kg)
125 pounds (57 kg)

90 V rms min, 132 V rms max, 9 A rms *
180 V rms min, 264 V rms max, 4.5 A rms *
47 Hz min, 63 Hz max

Unpacking the System

!

WARNING

Your server weighs approximately 96 pounds (44 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.

Getting Familiar with the System

Before setting up your system, see System Overview in Chapter 1 of this User's
Guide to become familiar with the system’s features, such as the location of
your system's front and rear panel switches, indicators and connectors, etc.

Setting Up the System 2-3

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 Figure 2-1 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

!

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 injur y and equipment damage.

CAUTION

1 2

A

Figure 2-1. Making Connections

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ICMB

2-4 Setting Up the System

Connecting the Power Cord(s)

Plug the female end of each AC power cord into the input receptacle(s) on the
rear of the server chassis. 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 cords 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 cords must be less than 1.8 meters (6.0 feet) long.

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 or three 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.

Setting Up the System 2-5

Using the System

The following subsections describe how to use this server system properly and
safely, including an explanation of the server system power on/off sequences,
what the POST program checks in the server, and how to perform a forced
power shutdown.

When using the server system the following precautions should be observed.

! Do not delete the hard disk partition exclusively provided for

maintenance of the server although it may appear on the operating system
(OS). Deleting the hard disk partition may cause malfunction of the
server.

! Make sure you power off the server before connecting or disconnecting

cables between the server and peripheral devices. Connecting or
disconnecting the cables while the server is powered on may cause
malfunction or failures within the server.

! Verify that the access lamp on the server is unlit before turning off the

server or ejecting the floppy disk. Turning off the server or ejecting the
floppy disk while the access lamp is lit may damage data being stored on
the floppy disk.

! After turning off the server, wait at least 40 seconds before turning it on

again. Cycling the power immediately may cause malfunction or failures
of the server.

! Before relocating the server, turn off the power and unplug the power

cord from the outlet. Moving the server when it is powered may cause
malfunction or failures of the server.

! Some software includes a command to eject the CD-ROM tray or a media

in a device mounted in the 5.25-inch device bay. Make sure that the front
door of the tower-based cabinet is open before running the command.
Running this command with the front door closed may cause the CD­ROM tray or the media to hit against the front door, resulting in a
possible failure of the CD-ROM.

! Clean the server regularly. Regular cleaning prevents failures of the

server and its components.

! Lightning may cause a momentary voltage drop. To prevent this problem,

an uninterruptible power supply unit is recommended.

! Only use options recommended for the server. A non-recommended

option may be mounted or connected to the server, but it may fail to
operate normally or even cause failures.

2-6 Setting Up the System

Opening the Front Door of the Tower Cabinet

You must open the front door of the cabinet to turn the server power on or off,
place the server in sleep mode, mount or dismount a floppy disk, mount or
dismount a hard disk drive, or mount or dismount 5 1/4-inch removable media
devices.

Note: The standard CD-ROM drive and some options for
the 5 1/4-inch devices such as a CD-ROM drive have a
function to eject a tray or media using a software command.
Before issuing a software command to eject a tray or media,
confirm that the front door is open. If the command is
executed while the front door is closed a tray or media may
run into the front door resulting in an error or may cause the
unit to fail.

Open the front door as follows.

1. To open the front door, you need to use the security key provided with the

server. Insert the security key into the key slot and turn the key to the left to
unlock the door.

Powering On the Server System

Power on your system as follows.

1. Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and

mouse have been connected, and the power cords are connected.

2. Power on the video display and any other external devices.

Note: If the server power cord is connected to a power

control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptive Power Supply),
make sure that the power control unit is powered on.

Figure 2-1 Opening the Front Door

Setting Up the System 2-7

A

3. Press the push-button power on/off switch on the front panel (see

Figure 2-3). Verify that the server power-on LED is lit.

Note: The server management logic on your system

board monitors and logs system voltage changes. When
powering up or down your system you ma y experienc e 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 up or down. This is normal system operation and is
required by the server management logic.

B

A

Power on/off switch

B

Power-on LED

Figure 2-3. Power On/OFF Switch and Power-On Indicator

After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Tests
(POST). POST automatically checks the system board, memory board, CPU
module, ECC memory modules, keyboard, mouse, and most installed peripheral
devices. POST also displays the start messages of the BIOS setup utility during
execution.

The POST check results should be checked in the following cases:

! When the server is being used for the first time.
! When the server appears to fail.
! When the server beeps many times between power-on and OS start-up.
! When an error message appears on the display unit.

2-8 Setting Up the System

Note: For error messages that appear on the display

unit, refer to subsection POST Error Codes and Messages in
Chapter 5 of this Guide.

!

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

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

E
follow the screen prompts to run E

Powering Off the Server System

When server system power is on, pressing the power on/off switch on the front
panel of the server turns the power off.

XPRESSBUILDER.

To turn the server system power off:

1. Shutdown the operating system (OS).

2. If the OS has not powered off the server automatically, press the power

on/off switch on the front panel of the server (see Figure 2-3). The power-on
LED goes out.

3. Power off the peripheral devices.

Note: If the server power cord is connected to a power

control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply),
refer to the UPS user's guide for proper power-off
procedures.

Forcing a Power Shutdown

A forced power shutdown can be used when the power on/off switch does not
power off the server or the reset functions do not work.

To perform a forced power shutdown:

Press in on the power on/off switch located on the front panel of the
server for at least 4 seconds to force the server power off.

To power on after a forced shutdown, wait 10 seconds and then power on again.

Setting Up the System 2-9

Configuring Your System

! Configuring Your System
! BIOS Setup Utility
! SCSISelect Utility
! Configuring the RAID Controller
! Configuring System Jumpers

3

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 SCSISelect Utility is used if you need to configure either of the SCSI
controllers in your system or to perform a SCSI disk format or verify disk
operation of these drives.

If your system has been factory configured, the BIOS Setup or SCSISelect
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 EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM to create the device driver diskettes.

Configuring Your System 3-2

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:

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

2. 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.
Server 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 (see Table 3-1) 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 Table 3-1 for information on the value keys that you use with BIOS
Setup. These keys are also listed at the bottom of the Setup menu.

Configuring Your System 3-3

Table 3-1 Setup Menu Value Keys

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.

Configuring Your System 3-4

Main Menu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

System Time HH:MM:SS Set the time.
System Date MM/DD/YYYY Set the date.
Legacy Floppy A Disabled

720Kb 3.5"

1.2MB 5.25"

1.44, 1.25MB 3.5"

2.88MB 3.5"

Legacy Floppy B [Disabled]

Hard Disk Pre-Delay

Primary IDE Master/Primary
IDE Slave

Processor Settings

Language

Disabled
720Kb 3.5"

1.2MB 5.25"

1.44, 1.25MB 3.5"

2.88MB 3.5"
Disabled

3 seconds
6 seconds
9 seconds
12 seconds
15 seconds
21 seconds
30 seconds

Press ENTER Refer to the Primary IDE

Press ENTER

English (US)

French
German
Spanish

Italian

Select the settings of floppy disk
drive A (standard configuration).

Select the settings of floppy disk
drive B. Set to "Disabled" since
the server does not support drive
B.

Set the time for first accessing
the IDE device during POST.

Master/Primary IDE Slave
submenu.

Refer to the Processor Settings
submenu.

Select the language used for
SETUP.

Configuring Your System 3-5

Processor Settings Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Processor Retest

No
Yes

Clears CPU error information.

Processor Speed Setting xxx Indicates the frequency of the CPU.

Display only.

Processor 1-4 CPUID ID

Disabled
Not installed

Processor 1-4
L2 Cache Size

Processor 1-4
L3 Cache Size

Hyper-Threading Technology Disabled

XXXKB Indicates the L2 cache size of installed

XXXKB Indicates the L3 cache size of installed

Enabled

Indicates the ID of installed
processors.
"Disabled" indicates that the processor
is defected.
"Not Installed" indicates that the
processor is not installed.
Display only

processors. Display only

processors. Display only
Setting this item to "Enabled" allows

the hyper-threading technology to be
used in the ACPI mode. In POST or
from OS, the specified number of
processors is twice as many as the
actual number of the installed
processors.

Configuring Your System 3-6

Primary IDE Master/Primary IDE Slave Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Type

Auto

None
CD-ROM
IDE Removable
ATAPI Removable
Other ATAPI User

Set the IDE device to be the
master. The selection of "Auto"
causes the device to be detected
automatically during execution of
POST.
"None" disables the connected
device.

Cylinders 1-2048 Indicates the number of cylinders

(display only). *1, *2

Heads 1-16 Indicates the number of

read/write heads (display only).

*1, *2

Sectors 1-64 Indicates the number of sectors

*1, *2

Maximum
Capacity

Multi-Sector
Transfers

on each track (display only).

- Indicates the drive capacity

Disabled
2 Sectors
4 Sectors

(display only).
Indicates the status of multi-

sector transfer controlled by

*3

BIOS.

*2

8 Sectors
16 Sectors

LBA Mode Control

Disabled
Enabled

Indicates the status of the LBA
(Logical Block Access) controlled
by BIOS.

*3

32 Bit I/O

Disabled
Enabled

Specifies whether the 32-bit IDE
data transfer is enabled or
disabled.

Transfer Mode

Standard
Fast PIO 1
Fast PIO 2

Indicates the data transfer mode
between drives controlled by

*3

BIOS.
Fast PIO 3
Fast PIO 4
FPIO 3/DMA 1
FPIO 4/DMA 4

Ultra DMA Mode

*1 Selectable only when the Type is set to "User"
*2 Displayed only when the Type is set to "User"
*3 Displayed only when the Type is set to "Auto"

Disabled
Mode 0
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Mode 4

Indicates the Ultra-DMA mode of

data transfer between drives

controlled by BIOS.

*3

Configuring Your System 3-7

Advanced Menu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Memory Configuration

Press ENTER

Refer to the Memory Configuration

submenu

PCI Configuration

I/O Device Configuration

Advanced Chipset Control

Boot-time
Diagnostic
Screen

Reset
Configuration
Data

NumLock

Press ENTER

Press ENTER

Press ENTER

Disabled

Enabled

No

Yes

On
Off

Refer to the PCI Configuration

submenu

Refer to the I/O Device Configuration

submenu

Refer to the Advanced Chipset

Control submenu

Specify whether the self-diagnosis

(POST) running screen is displayed

or not on booting. If this item is set to

"Disabled," the "NEC" logo appears

during POST. Pressing ESC in the

status causes the screen display to

be switched to the POST execution

screen.

The Boot-time Diagnostic Screen is

automatically enabled if Console

Redirection is enabled.

Select "Yes" to clear the extended

system configuration data area

(system information stored by POST).

The parameter is changed to "No"

after the system is rebooted.

Specify whether the numlock is

enabled or disabled on booting.

"Auto" makes the numlock enabled

when an entry from the numeric key

card is detected.

Memory/Process
or Error

Boot

Halt

Disables or enables a pause during

system bootup if an error occurs. If

Enabled and an error occurs, the

bootup sequence pauses and offers

the choice of entering BIOS Setup or

resuming the boot sequence (the

system always continues to bootup if

the POST error pause is disabled). If

Disabled, the system always

continues to bootup.

Configuring Your System 3-8

Memory Configuration Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

DIMM Group #1 - #3 Status Normal

Not installed
Disabled

Indicates the current memory

status. "Normal" indicates that

the memory devices operate

normally. "Disabled" indicates

that one or more memory

devices are defected. "Not

Installed" indicates that no

memory devices are installed.

(Display only)

Memory Retest

Extended RAM Step 1MB

No
Yes

1KB
Every-Location
Disabled

Clears the DIMM group error

status information.

"1MB" indicates that the memory

test is done in the unit of 1MB.

"1KB" indicates that the memory

test is done in the unit of 1KB.

"Every-Location" indicates that

every memory device is tested.

"Disabled" indicates that only

memory initialization is done.

PCI Configuration Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Hot Plug PCI Control

Embedded SCSI

Embedded NIC 1 (10/100)

Embedded NIC 2 (Gbit)

Press ENTER

Press ENTER

Press ENTER

Press ENTER

Refer to the Hot Plug PCI Control

submenu.

Refer to the Embedded SCSI

submenu.

Refer to the Embedded NIC 1

(10/100) submenu.

Refer to the Embedded NIC 2

(Gbit) submenu.

Embedded Video Controller

PCI Slot 1 – Slot 8

Press ENTER

Press ENTER

Refer to the Embedded Video

Controller submenu.

Refer to the PCI Slot 1 – Slot 8

submenu.

Configuring Your System 3-9

Hot-plug PCI Control Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Reserving memory
space for PHP

Disabled (None)
Minimum 6 (2+4) MB
Middle 48 (16+32) MB
Maximum 96 (32+64) MB

Determines memory space at
every empty slot for PHP (PCI
Hot-plug).

Empty Bus Default
Speed

- Refer to Empty Bus Default
Speed submenu.

Empty Bus Default Speed Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting
PCI Slot 5-6

PCI Slot 7-8

PCI 33MHz
PCI 66MHz
PCI-X 66MHz
PCI-X 100MHz

Selects the type (PCI or PCI-X)
of PCI board and frequency of
the board to be installed into
PCI slots 5 – 6 or 7 – 8.

The parameter must be
selected before installing the
hot plug PCI board. (This option
is ignored and the appropriate
installed board parameter is
applied to the slot by the
system after installing the board
and rebooting the system.).

Embedded SCSI/Embedded NIC/Embedded Video Controller Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

SCSI Controller
LAN Controller 1
LAN Controller 2
Video Controller

Enabled

Disabled

Indicates whether the on-board
controller is enabled or
disabled.

Option ROM Scan*

* Only displayed for SCSI and LAN controllers

Enabled

Disabled

Displays the submenu for
indicating whether the
expansion of BIOS of on-board
controller is enabled or
disabled.

Configuring Your System 3-10

PCI Slot 1 – PCI Slot 8 Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Option ROM Scan

Enabled

Disabled

Disables/enables the Option
ROM BIOS on the PCI bus.
When a graphic accelerator
board is installed or a disk array
controller or SCSI controller is
installed, set this option to
"Enabled." When a LAN
controller board that includes
ROM BIOS is used, but the
board does not provide network
booting, set this item to
"Disabled."

Configuring Your System 3-11

I/O Device Configuration Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Serial Port A Disabled

Enabled

Auto

Specifies whether serial port A
is enabled or disabled.

Base I/O Address

Interrupt IRQ 3

Serial Port B Disabled

Base I/O Address 3F8

Interrupt

Parallel Port Disabled

Mode Output Only

3F8

2F8
3E8
2E8

IRQ 4

Enabled

Auto

2F8

3E8
2E8

IRQ 3
IRQ 4

Enabled
Auto

Bi-directional
EPP
ECP

Selects the base address and
interrupt (IRQ) for serial port A.
These menus are displayed if
Serial port A is enabled.

Specifies whether serial port B
is enabled or disabled.

Selects the base address and
interrupt (IRQ) for serial port B.
These menus are displayed if
serial port B is enabled.

Specifies whether the parallel
port is enabled or disabled.

Selects the parallel port
operation mode, base address,
interrupt (IRQ), and DMA
channel.

Base I/O Address

Interrupt IRQ 5

DMA channel DMA 1

Legacy USB Support

PS/2 Mouse Disabled

378
278

IRQ 7

DMA 3
Disabled

Enabled

Enabled

Specifies whether the USB
keyboard is made available in
OS which does not support
USB formally.

Specifies whether the mouse is
enabled or disabled.

Configuring Your System 3-12

Advanced Chipset Control Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Wake On LAN

Disabled
Enabled

Specifies whether the remote
power-on function through
network is enabled or
disabled.

Wake On Ring

Sleep Button

Disabled
Enabled

Present
Absent

Specifies whether the remote
power-on function through a
serial port is enabled or
disabled.

Determines whether SLEEP
switch is masked or
unmasked. Selecting
"Absent" disables the SLEEP
switch after booting up.

PCI Device Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

PCI IRQ line 1 – 14
PCI IRQ line 17-32

Disabled

Auto Select

3
4
5
7
9
10*
11
14
15

Sets the assignment of each
of 16 interrupt signals on the
PCI bus to a specific IRQ
request.

Parameters "5," "10," and
"11" cannot be selected if
they are the same as those
set for BMC IRQ in the
Server menu.

*

* Factory-set for PCI IRQ line 2.

Configuring Your System 3-13

Security Menu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

User Password is

Supervisor Password is

Set User Password

Clear

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).

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).

When the <Enter> key is
pressed, the user is prompted
for a password (up to 7
alphanumeric characters);
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 Supervisor Password

Password on boot

Press ENTER

Disabled
Enabled

With a user password,
accessible SETUP menus are
restricted. This feature is
available only if the
Supervisor Password is
specified.

Supervisor password (up to 7
alphanumeric characters)
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).

This feature is available only
when you logged in the
SETUP utility with the
supervisor password.

Specifies whether the
passwords are entered or not
on booting. At first the
supervisor password must be
set.

Configuring Your System 3-14

Security Menu (continued)

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Fixed disk boot sector

Normal

Write Protect

Prevents data from being
written to hard disks.

Secure Mode Timer

Hot Key
(CTRL+ALT+)

Secure Mode Boot

Video Blanking

Floppy Write Protect

Power Switch
Inhibit

2 min
5 min
10 min
20 min
1 hr

2 hr
L

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Specifies the period of time
the keyboard or mouse are
inactive at which the system
enters into the secure mode.

Specifies the key with which
the secure mode is started.
Press the selected key with
the Ctrl and Alt pressed to

enter secure mode.
Specifies whether the server

is operated in the secure
mode at the start of the
server.

Specifies whether the monitor
is disconnected if the server
is entered into the secure
mode.

Specifies whether data write
to the floppy disk inserted into
the floppy disk drive is
enabled or disabled in secure
mode.

Specifies whether the power
switch is enabled or disabled.
If this parameter is set to
"Enabled," the power cannot
be turned off by using the
power switch after the OS is
booted, including a forced
shutdown (making the system
shut down forcibly by
pressing the power switch for
four seconds or longer).

Configuring Your System 3-15

Server Menu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

System Management

Press ENTER Refer to the System

Management submenu.

Console Redirection

Service Partition
Type

Clear Event Log Press Enter

Assert NMI on
PERR

Assert NMI on
SERR

FRB-2 Policy

Boot Monitoring

Press ENTER Refer to the Console

– Indicates the type of the service

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disable FRB2

Disable BSP

Do Not Disabled
BSP Retry 3 Times

Disabled

5 Minutes
10 Minutes
15 Minutes
20 Minutes
25 Minutes
30 Minutes
35 Minutes
40 Minutes
45 Minutes
50 Minutes
55 Minutes
60 Minutes

Redirection submenu.

partition.
Press Enter and select "Yes" to

initialize the system event log.
Indicates whether PCI PERR is

supported or not. If an error
occurred, the system offers an
error through the NMI.

Indicates whether PCI SERR is
supported or not. If an error
occurred, the system offers an
error through the NMI.

Set this item to "Disable BSP".

Indicates whether the boot
monitoring function is enabled
or disabled on booting.
To use this function, install NEC
ESMPRO Agent. Do not use
this function if the system is
booted from OS without
installation of NEC ESMPRO
Agent or CD-ROM.
Set this item to "Disabled" if
ARCServe uses the Disaster
Recovery Option.

Always Retest

Thermal Sensor

BMC IRQ

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled
5
10

11

Displayed when Boot
monitoring is enabled. Selects
the boot option after an boot
time-out error occurred.
Disabled: The system attempts
to reboot for three times. If the
system fails to boot, the system
attempts to boot from the
servic e partition.
Enabled: The system continues
the bootup from the system
partition.

Indicates whether the
temperature sensor monitoring
function is enabled or disabled.

Indicates the IRQ of the BMC
interrupt.

Configuring Your System 3-16

Server Menu (continued)

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Post Error Pause

Disabled

Enabled

Indicates whether POST is
aborted once at the end of
POST if an error occurs during
the execution of POST.

AC-LINK

System status before
AC power off

Operating Off On On
Aborting (DC power also

OFF)
Forced shutdown Off Off On

Stay Off

Last State

Power On

Stay Off Last State Power On

Off Off On

Indicates the AC-LINK function.
Shows the state of the power of
the server.

Setting of AC-LINK

Configuring Your System 3-17

System Management Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

BIOS Version – Indicates the version of BIOS.

(Display only)

Board Part #

Board Serial # –
System Part # –
System Serial # –
Chassis Part # –
Chassis Serial # –
BMC Device ID –
BMC Device Rev –
BMC Firmware Rev –
BMC BBFirmware

BootBlock Rev
BMC Support IPMI

Version
IPMI Rev – Indicates the version of

SDR Rev –

–

–

–

Indicates the baseboard
information. (Display only)

Indicates the system
information. (Display only)

Indicates the chassis
information. (Display only)

Indicates the BMC (Baseboard
Management Controller)
information. (Display only)

Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI)
supported by BMC.

Indicates the revision of SDR
(Sensor Data Record). (Display
only)

PIA Rev –

Primary HSBP Rev –

Secondary HSBP Rev – Indicates the revision of the

Indicates the revision of PIA.
(Display only)

Indicates the revision of the
primary HSBP (Hot-Swap Back
Plane) board
normally installed. (Display
only)

secondary HSBP board.
(Display only)

Configuring Your System 3-18

Console Redirection Submenu

Option Parameter Description Your Setting

Serial Port
Address

Disabled

On-Board Com A
On-Board Com B

Selects the port to be used as
the redirection port. The
parameters specified in I/O
device configuration submenu
is used as address and
interrupt.

Baud Rate

Flow Control

Console Type

9600

38.4k

57.6k

115.2k

None
XON/XOFF
CTS/RTS

CTS/RTS+CD
PC ANSI

VT100+
VT-UTF8

Specifies the baud rate used
for the interface with
successive hardware
consoles.

Specifies the flow control
method.

Specifies the console type.

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. CD-ROM Drive Attempts to boot from an
ATAPI CD-ROM drive.

2. Removable

Media Devices

3. Hard Drive Attempts to boot from a hard

4. IBA 1.0.17 Slot

0103

5. Intel UNDI, PXE-

2.0 (Build 082)

Attempts to boot from a
removable media device.

drive device.

Attempts to boot from a PXR
server.

Configuring Your System 3-19

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 3-20

SCSISelect Utility

The SCSISelect Utility detects the SCSI host adapters on the system I/O board
and on option SCSI controller boards.

The SCSISelect Utility is used mainly to set the transfer rate of connected SCSI
device. Use the SCSISelect 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 SCSISelect 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:

1. Power-on or reboot the system.

2. The following message appears on the video monitor:

Press Ctrl-A for SCSISelect ™ Utility!…

3. Press Ctrl+A to run this utility. When the Main menu appears, choose the

host adapter that you want to configure.

Note: The system in your server includes two SCSI

controller channels. Channel A indicates the Ultra 160 SCSI
connector (for hard disks); and Channel B indicates the Ultra
160 SCSI connector (for 5.25-inc h de vic es and ex ter n al
SCSI devices).

4. Select a channel and press ENTER.

5. 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

Configure host adapter and device settings.

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

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

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

Configuring Your System 3-21

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.

Table 3-2 shows the normal settings for the Adaptec SCSI Utility and provides a
place for you to record any changes you make to these settings.

Table 3-2 Adaptec SCSI Utility Setup Configurations

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

RECOMMENDED SETTING
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
Display <Ctrl-A> Messages During BIOS

Initialization

1

No

1

Yes

Enabled

Configuring Your System 3-22

Extended BIOS Translation for DOS
Drives >1 GByte

Verbose/Silent Mode Verbose

Enabled

Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility
Reserves BIOS Space)

Domain Validation Enabled1
Support Removable Disks

Under BIOS as Fixed Disks
BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions Enabled1

1

No effect if BIOS is disabled.

2

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

Enabled1

Disabled

1, 2

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).

Configuring Optional SCSI Controller Boards

To configure SCSI devices connected to optional SCSI controller boards, use
the SCSI BIOS utility provided with the specific option board.

When installing multiple SCSI controller boards, refer to subsection "Option
ROM Submenu" and set the parameter to "Enabled" for the specific PCI slot
being used (PCI slot #1 – PCI slot #8). The server first displays the start-up
message of the SCSISelect utility for the on-board SCSI controller and then it
displays the utility start-up message for each additional SCSI controller.

Configuring Your System 3-23

Configuring the RAID Controller

The RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Devices) option available for your
system is the dual channel SecuRAID 320 (Mylex AcceleRAID 352) RAID
controller board, which gives your system the added security of fault tolerance.

If you order a system with an Operating System (OS) hot load and a RAID
controller, the system is pre-configured at the factory according to Table 3-3.

Table 3-3 RAID Configurations

Number of
Hard Drives

1 small and
several large
capacity drives

2 small and
several large
capacity drives

2 or more
same capacity
drives

RAID Level
Configured

7 All

1 2

5 3

Hard Drives in
Array

Description of RAID Configuration

JBOD (RAID 7) Known as Just a Bunch

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

Mirroring (RAID 1) Drives are paired and
mirrored. All data is 100% duplicated on
an equivalent drive (fully redundant). This
array can sustain a single drive failure.

Striping with Rotary Parity (RAID 5)

Drives are striped with data, including
rotary parity information. This array can
sustain a single drive failure.

To complete the RAID configuration or 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.

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 3-24

Configuring System 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 str ap attach ed t o chas s is
ground.

With the pre-installed Setup utility, you can set desired passwords to protect the
data stored in the server against access from unauthorized users. When you
forget the passwords, however, you may want clear them. The following
describes how to clear these passwords. You can also use the following
procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server.

!

CAUTION

Clearing the CMOS data installs the factory-set configuration
data.

System Board Jumper Block

The jumper block on the system board enables 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 See Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-1 shows the location of the system board jumpers. Table 3-4 lists the
system board jumpers and their factory default settings.

1263457891011121315

1416

CMOS PW

Figure 3-1. System Board Jumpers

Configuring Your System 3-25

Table 3-4. System Board Jumper Summary

Jumper Function

1 - 2 Spare

3 - 4 Reserved Off, Not Used Res erved. Do Not Change.
5 - 6 Reserved Off, Not Used Res erved. Do Not Change.
7 – 8 Reserved Off, Not Used Reserved. Do Not Change.
9 – 10 Password disable

11 - 12 CMOS c lear

13 -14 Reser ved Off, Not Used Reserved. Do Not Change.
15 - 16 Res erved Off, Not Used Reserved. Do Not Change.

Moving System 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.

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

Off, Not Used

On, Spare

Off, Enable

On, Disable
Off, Protect

On, Erase

!

WARNING

Provides a spare jum per storage location.

Enables passwor d protection.
Disables the password.

Preserves the contents of CMOS.
Clears CMOS.

To configure the system jumpers on the system board:

1. Power down the system and remove all power cords from the system.

2. Remove the rear access cover following procedures described in Chapter 4

of this guide.

3. Remove the processor board access cover following procedures described in

Chapter 4 of this guide.

4. Refer to Figure 3-1 and locate the position of the system jumpers that you

are changing on the system board. To change a jumper setting, use a pair of
needle-nose pliers or your fingers to remove the jumper from the jumper
storage location (pins 1 and 2). 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 to Table 3-4 for system jumper settings.

Configuring Your System 3-26

5. Reinstall the rear access cover and processor access cover removed in steps

2 and 3 above. See Installing the Rear Access cover and Processor Access
Cover in chapter 4.

Clearing CMOS

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.

Figure 3-2 Moving a Jumper (Shorting Plug)

!

WARNING

!

CAUTION

Clearing CMOS is not recommended. Important factory
default settings will be lost when clear ing CMOS unless
previously recorded.

To clear CMOS:

1. Record all system BIOS settings before continuing with this procedure.

2. Power down the system and remove all power cords from the system.

3. Remove the rear access cover following procedures described in Chapter 4

of this guide.

4. Remove the processor access cover following procedures described in

Chapter 4 of this guide.

5. Remove the spare jumper from pins 1 and 2 on system function jumper

block, see Figure 3-1.

6. Install the spare jumper on pins 11 and 12 (CMOS clear) of system function

jumper block.

Configuring Your System 3-27

7. Reinstall the rear access cover and processor access cover removed in steps

3 and 4 above. See Installing the Rear Access cover and Processor Access
Cover in chapter 4.

8. Reinstall ac power cords and power up the system. While waiting for POST

to complete, press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup. This automatically clears
CMOS, provided you exit and save the BIOS setup.

9. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 of these procedures.

10. Remove the jumper you just installed on the system function jumper block

and place it back on pins 1 and 2 as the spare jumper.

11. Reinstall the rear access cover and processor access cover removed in steps

3 and 4 above. See Installing the Rear Access cover and Processor Access
Cover in chapter 4.

12. Reinstall ac power cords and power up the system. While waiting for POST

to complete, press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup.

13. Run the BIOS Setup Utility as described earlier in this chapter and select

“Get Default Values” at the Exit menu. Check all the system BIOS settings
to ensure that they are equivalent to the BIOS settings recorded in step 1
above.

Clearing the Password

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.

Clearing CMOS is not recommended. Important factory
default settings will be lost when clear ing CMOS unless
previously recorded.

!

WARNING

!

CAUTION

To clear the system password:

1. Record all system BIOS settings before continuing with this procedure.

2. Power down the system and remove all power cords from the system.

Configuring Your System 3-28

3. Remove the rear access cover following procedures described in Chapter 4

of this guide.

4. Remove the processor access cover following procedures described in

Chapter 4 of this guide.

5. Remove the spare jumper from pins 1 and 2 on system function jumper

block, see Figure 3-1.

6. Install the spare jumper on pins 9 and 10 (Password clear) of system

function jumper block.

7. Reinstall the rear access cover and processor access cover removed in steps

3 and 4 above. See Installing the Rear Access cover and Processor Access
Cover in chapter 4.

8. Reinstall ac power cords and power up the system. While waiting for POST

to complete, press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup. This automatically clears
CMOS, provided you exit and save the BIOS setup.

9. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 of these procedures.

10. Remove the jumper you just installed on the system function jumper block

and place it back on pins 1 and 2 as the spare jumper.

11. Reinstall the rear access cover and processor access cover removed in steps

3 and 4 above. See Installing the Rear Access cover and Processor Access
Cover in chapter 4.

12. Reinstall ac power cords and power up the system. While waiting for POST

to complete, press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup.

13. If specifying a new password, run the BIOS Setup Utility as described

earlier in this chapter.

Configuring Your System 3-29

Upgrading Your System

General Information

!

Precautions

!

Preparing Your System for Upgrade

!

Equipment Log

!

Removing the Front Door

!

Installing the Front Door

!

Access Covers

!

Accessing the System Boards

!

Removing the Access Cover to the System Boards

!

4

Removing the Memory Board

!

Processors

!

DIMMs

!

Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery

!

Installing PCI Add-In Boards

!

Hard Disk Drives

!

Removing a Hot-swap Drive from a Carrier

!

DC Power Supplies

!

Installing a Power Supply Module

!

System Cooling Fans

!

Checking a Fan Status Indicator

!

5.25-Inch Peripheral Drives

!

This chapter contains step-by-step instructions for upgrading your system. When
you disassemble any part of the server, note the orientation and placement of
any cables or shielding that you remove.

!

WARNING

The DC push button on/off switch on the front panel does
not turn off system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present on the
system board whenever the AC power cord is connected
between the system and an AC outlet. Before performing
any procedures, first power off the DC by pushing the power
on/off button located on the front panel. Make sure your
system is powered off and the AC power cord is unplugged
from the system. Failure to disconnect power before opening
your system can result in personal injury and equipment
damage.

!

CAUTION

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

!

CAUTION

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

4-2 Upgrading Your System

Precautions

The following warnings and cautions apply throughout this chapter. Only a
technically qualified person should integrate and configure the system.

The only procedures that can safely be done with the system power on is
removing or installing (hot-swapping) an SCA drive/carrier assembly in one of
the SCSI hot-swap drive cages, hot-swapping a failed power supply, or hot
swapping a hot plug fan module or PCI board. For any other procedures inside
the system, turn off system power and disconnect the AC power cord (s).

Before doing the procedures in this chapter, make sure that
your system is powered off and unplug all AC power cords.
Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can
result in personal injury and equipment damage.

System power on/off. The DC push-button on/off switch (a
convex button) on the front panel DOES NOT turn off the
system AC power. To remove power from system, you must
unplug the AC power cords (from wall outlets or power
supply).

Hazardous conditions, power supply. Hazardous voltage,
current, and energy levels are present inside the power
supply. There are no user serviceable parts inside it;
servicing should be done by technically qualified personnel.

!

WARNING

Hazardous conditions, devices & cables. Hazardous

electrical conditions may be present on power, telephone,
and communication cables. Turn off the system and
disconnect th e power cords, telecommunications syst ems,
networks, and modems attached to the system before
opening it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment damage
can result.

Upgrading Your System 4- 3

!

CAUTION

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection. ESD

can damage disk drives, boards, and other parts. This
system can withstand normal levels of environmental ESD
while you are hot-swapping SCSI hard drives or hot­swapping a failed fan module or power supply. However, we
recommend that you do all procedures in this chapter only at
an ESD workstation. If one is not available, provide some
ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached
to chassis ground (any unpainted metal surface) on your
system when handling parts.

ESD and handling boards. Always handle boards carefully.
They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold boards only
by their edges. After removing a board from its protective
wrapper or from the system, place it component-side up on a
grounded, static-free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if
available but not the board wrapper. Do not slide board over
any surface.

Chassis covers, proper cooling and airflow. For proper
cooling and airflow, always install the chassis processor
cover before turning on the system. Operating it without the
cover in place can damage system parts.

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

4-4 Upgrading Your System

Preparing Your System for Upgrade

Have the following tools available:

Phillips screwdriver (#2 bit)

!

flat-head screwdriver

!

small needle nose pliers

!

pen or pencil

!

utility knife

!

ESD workstation or antistatic wrist strap (recommended).

!

Equipment Log

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

Removing the Front Door

Note:

To remove the front door of the tower cabinet, perform the following (see
Figure 4-1.).

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Open the front door of the server.

This procedure is for tower-based systems only.

3. Lift the front door upwards until the top and bottom door hinges disengage

from the hinge slots in the chassis.

Figure 4-1. Opening the Front Door

Upgrading Your System 4- 5

4. Remove the front door.

Installing the Front Door

Note:

To install the front door of the tower cabinet, perform the following procedure.

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Locate the top and bottom hinge slots on the front left-hand side of the

chassis.

3. Grasp the front door and slide its hinge pins into the chassis hinge slots.

This procedure is for tower-based systems only.

Access Covers

This section includes instructions for the following:

Removing and installing the rear access cover.

!

Removing and installing the front access cover.

!

Removing the Rear Access Cover

The rear access cover provides access to the electronics bay, which contains PCI
add-in cards and the server board set, and to the power supply bay. To remove
the cover:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Release the captive screws located on the rear edge of the cover.

(Figure 4-2, A).

3. While lightly pressing the cover against the chassis, slide it toward the rear

of the chassis.

4. Lift the cover away from the chassis.

A

Figure 4-2. Removing the Rear Access Cover

4-6 Upgrading Your System

Installing the Rear Access Cover

Note:

you have not left tools or loose parts inside the system.

Before installing the rear access cover, check that

To install the rear access cover:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Position the cover on the chassis so that the cover tabs align with the chassis

slots.

3. While lightly pressing the cover against the chassis, slide it toward the front

of the chassis until the cover tabs fully engage the chassis slots.

4. Attach the cover to the chassis with the captive fasteners located on the rear

edge of the cover.

Removing the Front Access Cover

The front access cover provides access to the hot-swap fans, to devices in the
peripheral bay, and to the hot-swap drive bay. To remove the front access cover:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Remove the rear access cover following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

3. Release the two screws, as shown in Figure 4-3, A.

4. Lift the rear edge of the cover slightly and slide it toward the rear of the

chassis.

5. Lift the cover up and off of the chassis.

A

Figure 4-3. Removing the Front Access Cover

Upgrading Your System 4- 7

Installing the Front Access Cover

Note:

you have not left tools or loose parts inside the system.

Before installing the front access cover, check that

To install the front access cover:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Position the cover on the chassis so that the cover tabs align with the chassis

slots.

3. While lightly pressing the cover against the chassis, slide it toward the front

of the chassis until the cover tabs fully engage the chassis slots.

4. Attach the cover to the chassis with the screws previously removed.

5. Install the rear access cover following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

Accessing the System Boards

This section includes instructions for the following:

Removing and installing the access cover to the system boards

!

Removing and installing the memory board

!

Removing and installing the processor board air baffle

!

Removing and installing the processor board.

!

Removing the Access Cover to the System Boards

To remove the access cover to the system boards:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Remove the rear access cover following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

3. Loosen the two captive screws located at the front of the access cover to the

system boards (Figure 4-4).

4. Lift the end of the cover where the screws are located and remove the cover.

4-8 Upgrading Your System

Figure 4-4. Removing the Access Cover to the System Boards

Installing the Access Cover to the System Boards

To install the access cover:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Position the access cover with the captive screws toward the front of the

server.

3. Insert the tabs on the rear of the cover into the slots at the rear of the chassis.

4. Press down gently and tighten the captive screws at the front of the cover.

5. Install the rear access cover following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

Removing the Memory Board

To remove the memory board:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Power off the system. Ensure the power cords are unplugged from the AC

wall outlet.

3. Remove the rear access cover and system board access cover following

procedures previously described in this chapter.

4. Grasp the bracket on the top edge of the memory board and pull outwards

until the board disengages from the connector on the processor board
(Figure 4-5).

5. Lift the memory board out of the chassis.

Upgrading Your System 4- 9

Figure 4-5. Removing the Memory Board

Installing the Memory Board

To install the memory board:

1. Holding the bracket on the top edge of the memory board, insert the board

into the guides at both ends of the electronics bay.

2. Align the memory board with the connector on the processor board and

press in on the bracket until the board is fully inserted into the connector.

Figure 4-6. Installing the Memory Board

3. Install the system board access cover and rear access cover following

procedures previously described in this chapter.

4. Plug in the AC power cords and power on the system.

Removing the Processor Board Air Baffle

To remove the processor board air baffle:

4-10 Upgrading Your System

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Power off the system. Ensure the power cords are unplugged from the AC

wall outlet.

3. Remove the rear access cover and system board access cover following

procedures previously described in this chapter.

4. Remove the memory board following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

5. At the end of the air baffle closest to the rear of the chassis, press the two

tabs toward each other (Figure 4-7, A) and raise the end, rotating the baffle
about 30°.

A

A

Figure 4-7. Removing the Air Baffle

6. Disengage the air baffle at the front of the electronics bay and remove the

baffle from the chassis.

Upgrading Your System 4- 11

Installing the Processor Board Air Baffle

To install the processor board air baffle:

1. Position the baffle so that the two release tabs (A) are toward the rear of the

chassis (Figure 4-8).

2. With the rear of the air baffle raised, insert the tab on the front of the air

baffle into the slot in the chassis. Holding the baffle at an angle of about 30°
will allow the tab to engage correctly.

3. Rotate the rear end of the baffle down. Adjust the position of the baffle until

it moves into place and the two tabs are engaged. Be sure to avoid
interference with the CPU retention modules. Do not force it down.

4. Install the memory board following procedures previously described in this

chapter.

5. Install the system board access cover and rear access cover following

procedures previously described in this chapter.

6. Plug in the AC power cords and power on the system.

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Figure 4-8. Installing the Air Baffle

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Removing the Processor Board

To remove the processor board:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Power off the system. Ensure the power cords are unplugged from the AC

wall outlet.

3. Remove the rear access cover and system board access cover following

procedures previously described in this chapter.

4. Remove the memory board following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

5. Remove the processor board air baffle following procedures previously

described in this chapter.

6. Rotate the handles on the processor board until they are fully open.

See Figure 4-9.

7. Using the handles, tilt the processor board downwards and remove it from

the chassis.

Installing the Processor Board

To install the processor board:

1. Insert the tabs on the bottom of the processor board into the slots on the

baseboard bracket (Figure 4-10).

2. With the handles in the open position, position the processor board until it

rests against the baseboard bracket.

Figure 4-9. Removing the Processor Board

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Figure 4-10. Installing the Processor Board

3. Press inwards and close the handles until the processor board is fully

engaged with the sockets on the baseboard.

4. Install the processor board air baffle following procedures previously

described in this chapter.

5. Install the memory board following procedures previously described in this

chapter.

6. Install the system board access cover and rear access cover following

procedures previously described in this chapter.

7. Plug in the AC power cords and power on the system.

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Processors

The processor board includes four Intel Xeon processor ZIF sockets. See Figure
4-11. The following sections provide procedures for installing and removing the
processors.

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2

Figure 4-11. Processor Sockets

Note:

the system board. All installed processors must be matched
for speed and cache size. If replacing a processor, the
replacement processor must match the speed and cache
size of all installed processors. If upgrading a processor, all
processors must be upgraded to match.

Your system may have up to four processors on

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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage components.
Place them on an antistatic surface. Use an antistatic wrist
strap attached to chassis ground when working on the
processor board.

If the system was running, any processor and heat sink
installed is hot. To avoid the possibility of a burn, let the
components cool for 10 minutes before continuing with these
procedures.

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CAUTION

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WARNING

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Installing Processors

Note:

the system board. All installed processors must be matched
for speed and cache size. If replacing a processor, the
replacement processor must match the speed and cache
size of all installed processors. If upgrading a processor, all
processors must be upgraded to match.

If you are not using processor sockets 3 and 4, leave the
foam block in place. The block is required for proper airflow
for cooling the processors.

Your system may have up to four processors on

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CAUTION

To install a processor:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Power off the system. Ensure the power cords are unplugged from the AC

wall outlet.

3. Remove the rear access cover and system board access cover following

procedures previously described in this chapter.

4. Remove the memory board following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

5. Remove the processor board air baffle following procedures previously

described in this chapter.

6. Remove the processor board following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

7. Raise the processor locking bar on the socket. See Figure 4-12.

Figure 4-12. Raising the Processor Locking Bar.

8. Orient the processor so that the triangle on the corner of the processor aligns

with the triangle on the corner of the socket. See Figure 4-13.

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9. Aligning the pins of the processor with the socket, insert the processor into

the socket. The processor should drop into the socket without requiring any
force.

Figure 4-13. Installing the Processor

10. Lower the locking bar completely.

11. If the heat sink does not already have thermal interface material applied to it,

follow the instructions packaged with the applicator and apply thermal
grease to the top of the processor.

12. Place the heat sink on top of the processor. See Figure 4-14.

13. Install both heat sink clips as follows:



Place the heat sink clip on the center tab of the retention module and
rotate the clip towards the heat sink to engage the center tab. Repeat
this step with the second clip.

Figure 4-14. Installing the Heat Sink and Clips

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Snap one end of the clip down over the corresponding tab on the
retention module. Snap the remaining end of the clip down over the
corresponding tab. Be sure the clip is adequately engaged with the
tab. Repeat this step with the second clip.

Removing Processors

To remove a processor:

1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this

chapter.

2. Power off the system. Ensure the power cords are unplugged from the AC

wall outlet.

3. Remove the rear access cover and system board access cover following

procedures previously described in this chapter.

4. Remove the memory board following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

5. Remove the processor board air baffle following procedures previously

described in this chapter.

6. Remove the processor board following procedures previously described in

this chapter.

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WARNING

If the system was running, any processor and heat sink
installed is hot. To avoid the possibility of a burn, let the
components cool for 10 minutes before continuing with these
procedures.

7. Remove both heat sink clips as follows:



Slide one of the two heat sink clips to one side to partially release
tension of the clip over the tab. See Figure 4-12, A. Depending on
the tension of the clip, very little motion may be felt.



Insert a flat blade screwdriver or the provided tool (Figure 4-12, B)
into the slot at the end of the heat sink clip.

B

Figure 4-12. Releasing the Heat Sink Clip

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