NEC Express5800-ES1400 Release Notes
System Release Notes
Express5800 ES1400 System
Release Notes
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Express5800 ES1400 System
Release Notes
The Express5800 ES1400 System Release Notes provide up-to-date information
on your system. These notes also provide additional valuable information about
your system that was not included in the user’s guide.
Please read these notes in their entirety.
CONTENTS
Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 3
General Comments................................................................................................................................. 3
Advisories.............................................................................................................................................. 3
EXPRESSBUILDER......................................................................................................................... 3
Novell NetWare................................................................................................................................. 4
SCO ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Documentation Errata............................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 3, BIOS Setup Configuration Tables....................................................................................5
Main Menu ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Primary/Secondary IDE Master and Slave Submenu.................................................................... 6
Keyboard Submenu....................................................................................................................... 7
Processor Settings Submenu ......................................................................................................... 7
Advanced Menu................................................................................................................................. 8
PCI Configuration Submenus........................................................................................................ 8
PCI Device, Slot 1 - Slot 7 Submenus........................................................................................... 9
Integrated Peripheral Configuration Submenu............................................................................ 10
Advanced Chipset Control.......................................................................................................... 11
Security Menu.................................................................................................................................. 11
Security menu (Continued).............................................................................................................. 12
Server Menu .................................................................................................................................... 13
System Management Submenu................................................................................................... 14
Server Management Information Submenu................................................................................. 15
Console Redirection Submenu.................................................................................................... 15
Boot Menu....................................................................................................................................... 16
Boot Device Priority Submenu....................................................................................................16
Hard Drive Submenu................................................................................................................... 17
Removable Devices..................................................................................................................... 17
Exit Menu........................................................................................................................................ 18
Chapter 3, Replacing the SECC2 Version....................................................................................... 19
Replacing the SECC2 Version.................................................................................................... 19
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Introduction
These System Release Notes cover the following topics:
General Comments
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Advisories
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Documentation Errata.
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General Comments
The following general comments apply to this server.
Versions of the Network Operating Systems tested and recommended are:
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Windows NT® 4.0 Server with Service Pack 4
IntraNetWare 4.11 with Support Pack 5b
SCO OpenServer™ 5.04 with Maintenance Supplement 504C
UnixWare 7®.
The current BIOS is:
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Advisories
This section contains advisories on the
Novell® NetWare®, and SCO.
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The following advisory applies to all versions of
If you already have an operating system installed when creating a
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maintenance partition,
partition. If you want to preserve the installed operating system, do not
create the maintenance partition or the existing operating system will be
overlaid by the maintenance partition. Run the SSU and other utilities
from diskette.
Version 9.
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will warn you of the existing
CD-ROM,
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Novell NetWare
The following advisories apply when using Novell NetWare 3.12.
CDROM.NLM does not support 32X CD-ROM drives. Because of this,
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the 32X CD-ROM drive cannot be mounted and accessed from a remote
client.
When either the 3C905 or the PRO100+ LAN cards are installed in the
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system, the latest versions of the ETHERTSM.NLM and MSM31X.NLM
support modules must be used. These files are located in the
LANDR9.EXE file available from subdirectory \images\netware on the
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should include the latest available 312PTD.EXE patch, also available
from subdirectory \images\netware on the
Install the 312PTD.EXE patch before installing LANDR9.EXE.
Installation of two 3C905 LAN cards is not supported.
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SCO
The following advisories apply when using SCO 5.04.
The onboard PRO100+ LAN is not supported by the PRO100+ LAN
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driver v1.3.1 and cannot be used under SCO. However, this driver does
support PRO100+ add-in LAN cards.
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v2.2 CDROM. Additionally, your operating system
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v2.2 CDROM.
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Documentation Errata
Please note the following changes to the Express5800 ES1400 User’s Guide.
Chapter 3, BIOS Setup Configuration Tables
The following BIOS Setup Configuration Tables reflect system BIOS 9.
Replace the BIOS Setup Configuration tables in Chapter 3 of the Express5800
ES1400 User’s Guide with the following tables.
Main Menu
Feature Choices Description Your Setting
System Time HH:MM:SS Sets the system time.
System Date MM/DD/YYYY Sets the system date.
Legacy Diskette A: Disabled
360KB
1.2 MB
720KB
1.44/1.25 MB
2.88 MB
Legacy Diskette B:
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Master
Secondary IDE Slave
Keyboard Features
Processor Settings
Disabled
360KB
1.2 MB
720KB
1.44/1.25 MB
2.88 MB
ENTER
Press
ENTER
Press
ENTER
Press
ENTER
Press
ENTER
Press
Press ENTER
Selects the diskette type. The1.25 MB
diskette requires a 3-mode diskette drive.
Selects the diskette type.
Refer to “Primary IDE Master and Slave
Submenu.”
Refer to “Primary IDE Master and Slave
Submenu.”
Refer to “Secondary IDE Master and
Slave Submenu.”
Refer to “Secondary IDE Master and
Slave Submenu.”
Refer to “Keyboard Submenu.”
Refer to “Processor Settings Submenu.”
Language
English (US)
French, Spanish,
German, Italian
Selects which language BIOS displays.
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