NEC Express5800-HX6100, Express5800-HX4100 User's Guide

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Server HX4100/HX6100

User’s Guide

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Safety Notices

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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.

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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.

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Warning: The detachable power supply cord is intended to serve as the disconnect device.

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Warning: This equipment has up to three 3-wire, grounded power cords. To prevent electrical hazards, do not remove or defeat the ground prong on the power cords. Replace the power cord if it gets damaged. Contact your dealer for an exact replacement.

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 is auto-sensed by the power supply.

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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.

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

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PELV (Protected Extra-Low Voltage) Integrity: To ensure the extra-low voltage integrity of the equipment, connect only equipment with mains-protected electrically-compatible circuits to the external ports.

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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.

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Earth Bonding: For safe ope ration, only connect the equipment to a building supply that is in accordance with current wiring regulations in your country. In the U.K., those regulations are the IEE.

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Care and Handling

Use the following guidelines to p roperly 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.

Bill Graham

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Features

Chapter 3 Setup

Chapter 4 Configuring Your System

Chapter 5 Upgrades and Options

Chapter 6 Problem Solving

Appendix A Cabling

Appendix B Memory Configurations

Glossary

Equipment Log

Bill Graham

Chapter 1

Introduction

Contents

Organization ...........................................................................1

Notational Conventions ............................................................3

Bill Graham

Organization

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This guide tells you how to config ure and upgrade your server. Its goal is to familiarize yo u with your server and the tasks necessary for system config uration and upgrading.

Chapter 1

IntroductionIntroduces you to the purpose and structure of this guide.

Chapter 2

FeaturesGives you an overview of the server and describes major sy stem compone nts.

Chapter 3

SetupTells you how to select a site, unp ack the system, get familiar with the system, make cable connections, and power on the syste m.

Chapter 4

Configuring Your System Tells you how to configure the system and provides instructions for running the Resource Configuration Utility (RCU), the BIOS Setup Utility and the SCSISelect Utility. Chapter 4 also tells you how to configure system bo ard jumpers to set specific operating paramete rs.

Chapter 5

Upgrades and OptionsProvides you with instructions for upgrading your system with optional memory, options cards, and peripheral devices.

Chapter 6

Problem SolvingContains helpful information for solving problems that might occur with y our system.

Introduction

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Appendix A

System CablingIncludes cabling information for your system.

Appendix B

Memory ConfigurationsDefines the allowable memory configurations for your system.

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 updates.

Introduction

Notational Conventions

The notational conventions liste d below are used throughout this manual.

F1 A letter, number, symbol, or word in CAPs re presents a

key on your keyboard. For ex ample, the instruction press F1 means press the key labele d F1 on your keyboard.

ENTER The ENTER key is interchangeably used as RETURN

and CARRIAGE RETURN. CTRL + ALT Two or three key names, separated by plus sign (s),

indicate multiple-key entries. Fo r example, CTRL + ALT + DEL means hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and press the DEL key.

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The special notices listed below are use d throughout this manual to emphasize specific information:

Warning: Warning indicates a hazard that can cause

serious personal injury or de ath if the hazard is not avoided

Caution: Caution indicates a hazard that might cause personal injury

Introduction

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Notice: Notice indicates the potential to damage equipment or data is present if the user does not take the necessary precautions recommended by the Notice.

Note: Notes are used to ide ntify or amplify a point to the reader. A Note may be use d to emphasize a recommended sequence of steps.

Introduction

Chapter 2

Features

Contents

Overview ................................................................................1

System Feature Summary...................................................2

Expanding the Server as Needs Grow ..................................3

HX4100........................................................................3

HX6100........................................................................4

Configuration Constraints ................................................... 5

Chassis ..................................................................................6

Status LED Indicator Descriptions .......................................7

Opening the Front Doors ....................................................9

Chassis Front Features and Controls ................................. 10

Chassis Rear Features and Controls ................................. 11

System Board Features ......................................................... 13

Processor........................................................................ 20

Memory ........................................................................... 20

Bus Master I/O Expansion Slots ........................................ 20

Real-Time Clock/Calendar ................................................ 21

BIOS............................................................................... 21

Video .............................................................................. 21

SCSI Controller ................................................................ 22

Peripheral Controller ........................................................ 22

External Device Connectors.............................................. 22

Keyboard and Mouse ........................................................ 22

Fans ............................................................................... 23

Peripheral Devices ................................................................ 23

SCSI-2 Hard Drive Bays ................................................... 23

Removable Media Drive Bays ............................................ 25

Power System....................................................................... 26

Software Locks via the BIOS Setup ........................................ 27

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Overview

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The server is a modular, multiprocessing se rver based on the Intel Pentium® Pro chip set. The chip set incorporates a modular scaleable architecture that integrates a 64-bit bus interface with three Pe ripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) buses and an Ind ustry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus. The architecture supports Symmetrical Multiprocessing (SMP) and a variety of op erating systems. The c hassis and system boards are designed to meet the needs of the server marketplace.

The combination of computing performance, memo ry capacity, and integrated I/O provide s a high performance environment for many app lications including network servers and multi- user systems. The server is designed fo r use in applications where downtime must be minimized. To this end, the server includes or has the option to include the following:

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Power system redundancy; in a system co nfigured with redundant power supplies, the sy stem will continue to operate with a single po wer supply failure.

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Self-contained power supp ly units that can be easily installed or removed fro m the back of the chassis.

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Hot-swap SCSI hard drive bays accessible from the front of the chassis; a failed drive can be removed and a new drive installed witho ut system power being turned off, if a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) controller module is installed.

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High degree of SCSI hard disk fault tole rance and advanced disk array management features through the use of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology, if a Redundant Array o f Independent Disks (RAID) contro ller is installed.

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Hardware monitors (temperature and vo ltage) and software monitors to indicate failure s.

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Easy access to all parts for service.

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System Feature Summary

The following provides a summary of the system features:

Feature Description

Modular board set System is intended for use with a modular board set based

on Pentium Pro processor technology; from one to six processors and up to 4 GB of memory.

Add-in board support Rail and back panel slots support up to 11 add-in boards

(two ISA and nine PCI). 3 1/2-inch diskette drive 3 1/2-inch diskette drive is externally accessible. One location for a 3 1/2-inch

removable media device 5 1/4-inch SCSI CD-ROM 5 1/4-inch CD-ROM drive is externally accessible. Three locations for 5 1/4-inch

removable media devices

12 locations for 3 ½-inch SCSI-2 hard drives

Hot swap-capable backplane A hot swap-capable backplane is part of each drive cage

Power supply From one to three 420 Watt autoranging power supplies

One externally accessible 3 1/2-inch half-height bay is

available for server expansion.

Three externally accessible 5 1/4-inch half-height bays are

available for server expansion (diskette, CD-ROM, and/or

tape drives).

From one to three hard disk drive cages; each holding up

to four 3 ½-inch hot-swappable ultra wide SCSI-2 hard

drives. Each cage is secured behind a metal EMI door;

drives can be swapped in or out of the system without

powering it down, if a Redundant Array of Independent

Disks (RAID) controller module is installed. The array of

drives allows easy setup of optional RAID applications.

assembly for SCSI hard drives. The backplane is designed

for wide ultra SCSI-2 devices that use the industry

standard 80-pin Single Connector Attach (SCA) connector.

The backplane consists of a row of four drive connectors.

are easily removed/installed for service. In a three-supply

system, the third supply is redundant. In a two-supply

system, the second supply can be redundant, depending on

the system configuration. Software: utilities, setup BIOS Setup, Resource Configuration Utility, and

SCSISelect Utility. The EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM

contains the setup utilities and the ESMPRO CD-ROM

contains the server management software

Features

Security Mechanical: Key lock at the front door. One intrusion

sensor for front door to secure diskette, hard disk,

removable media device, power on/off switch, reset switch,

top cover, and left/right panel access. Three power inter-

lock sensors one on each side of the chassis and one on top

of the chassis.

BIOS: Password enable.

Expanding the Server as Needs Grow

The following two subsectio ns describe the typical minimum system configuration and expanded system capabilities of the HX4100 and HX6100 servers.

HX4100

The typical minimum system configuration of the HX4100 server could include the follow ing:

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Board set consisting of system I/O board, CPU base board with 128 MB memory, and two dual CPU boards with one Pentium

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Pro microprocessor on the

first (primary) CPU board.

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Diskette drive and SCSI CD-ROM drive

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SCSI hard drive cage with one hard driv e

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Network add-in boards

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A 420 Watt power supply

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Onboard 1 MB video memory

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System I/O board h as two ISA slots and nine PCI slots for add-in boards. The system I/O board also has a riser board for external I/O (se rial, parallel, video) interfaces.

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Chassis can hold six removable media drive s: four 5 1/4-inch half-height bays with a CD-ROM reade r already installed in one bay; and two 3 1/2- inch halfheight bays with a diskette drive already installed in one bay.

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As server/client needs grow, yo u can expand system processor capacity, memory, drives, option cards, and the number of power supplies.

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CPU base board has two slots for du al CPU boards. Each dual CPU board may contain up to two processors, for a configurable range of one, two, three, or four processors.

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System I/O board has a video memory upgrade socket for an additional 1 MB of video memory.

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CPU base board supports 16 DIMM devices for a minimum memory size of 128 MB; maximum is 4 GB.

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System I/O board has eleven option board slots (two ISA and nine PCI).

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Chassis can hold six removable media drive s.

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Chassis supports up to three SCSI hard d rive cages for a total of 12 hot-swap bays f or 3 1/2-inch ultra wide SCSI-2 hard drives.

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Chassis supports up to three power supplies. The second or third power supply can be added to provide redundant power. A second power supply must be added if a second proce ssor or SCSI hard drive cage is added.

HX6100

Features

The typical minimum system configuration of the HX6100 server could include the follow ing:

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Board set consisting of system I/O board, CPU base board with 256 MB memory, and two triple CPU boards with two Pentium

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Pro microprocessors on

the first (primary) CPU board.

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Diskette drive and SCSI CD-ROM drive

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Three SCSI hard drive cages with one hard drive and a RAID controller is installed

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Network add-in boards

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Three 420 Watt power supplies. The third power supply provides redundant power.

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Onboard 2 MB video memory

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System I/O board h as two ISA slots and nine PCI slots for add-in boards. The system I/O board also has a riser board for external I/O (se rial, parallel, video) interfaces.

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As server/client needs grow, yo u can expand system processor capacity, memory, drive s, option boards, and the number of power supplies.

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CPU base board has two slots for triple CPU boards. Each triple CPU board may contain up to three processors, for a configurable range of two, three, four, five, or six processors.

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CPU base board supports 16 DIMM devices for a minimum memory size of 256 MB; maximum is 4 GB.

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System I/O board has eleven option board slots (two ISA and nine PCI).

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Chassis can hold six removable media drive s.

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Three SCSI hard drive cages support up to 12 hotswap bays for 3 1/2-inch ultra wide SCSI-2 hard drives.

Configuration Constraints

Power supplies are easily remo ved and installed. The second or third power supply may provide redundant power so that if one of the power supplies fail, the system will continue to oper ate and the failed power supply can be hot swapped. That is, the failed power supply is removed and replaced without turning power off. The second power supply is required with more than one processor or SCSI hard driv e cage is used. In this case, a third power supply is required for red undancy.

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Chassis

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The system has four 5 1/4-inch half-he ight bays accessible from the front. These bays are convenient for diskette, tape, and CD-ROM driv es (removable media). Because of the EMI generated by hard drives, the increased susceptibility to ESD, and coo ling requirements, hard drives should not be installed in the 5 1/4-inch half-height bays.

Figure 2-1 shows the server front chassis features and controls.

Figure 2-1. Front Chassis Features And Controls

POWER

STATUS

DISK

Features

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Power LED When green, power is present in system. When

off, power is turned off or power source is disrupted. See Table 2-1 for a list and description of the system LEDs.

Status LED When green the system is OK. See Table 2-1

for a list and description of the system LEDs.

Disk LED When green, internal disk drives are being

accessed. See Table 2-1 for a list and description of the system LEDs.

Key lock Secures both front external doors.

LCD panel Displays information about BIOS and system

failures (error and diagnostic information).

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Left to right: Drive

present/power on; drive active;

drive faulty.

Casters (4) Used when moving the server. Fixed by the

Each drive has three LEDs visible above the bay from the front. See Table 2-2 for a list of SCSI disk drive status LED indicators.

caster holders.

Status LED Indicator Descriptions

Table 2-1 lists the system status LED indicators along with a description of each LED indicato r. Table 2-2 lists the disk drive status LED panel indicato rs along with a description of each LED indicator.

Table 2-1. System Status LED Indicators

LED Status Description Response

Power Off Power OFF None required (normal)

Green Power ON None required (normal) Amber System power supply failure Replace failed power

supply module.

Status Off Power OFF None required (normal)

Green No alarms None required (normal) Amber Abnormal condition

(see Table 2-3).

Disk Off Not accessing disk drives None required (normal)

Amber Internal disk drive failure Check disk drive status

Green Accessing disk drives None required (normal)

Check condition.

LEDs

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Table 2-2. Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators

LED Status Description Response

Disk Drive Present

Disk Drive Activity

Disk Drive Status

Off Disk drive not present None required (normal)

Green Disk drive present None required (normal) Off Not accessing disk drive None required (normal)

On Accessing disk drive None required (normal Off No alarms None required (normal)

Amber Disk drive failure Replace disk drive.

Table 2-3. System Status Abnormal Conditions

LED (Amber) Conditions

System Status Chassis intrusion (front cover)

Unit fan alarm Memory multi-bit error (SERR) P6 bus error (SERR) Thermal sensor Temperature Voltage CPU thermal trip PCI PERR# (OPB/ESC detect) PCI SERR# CPU internal error WDT IOCHK

Features

Opening the Front Doors

You must open the right front door to turn the server power on or off, reset the server, mount or dismount a floppy disk, or mount or dismount a hard disk drive. Open the left front door to mount or dismount 5 1/4inch removable media devices.

To open the front doors:

1. To open the front doors, you need to use the security key provided with the server. Insert the security key into the key slot and tu rn the key to the righ t.

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2. First open the right front door, then open the left door.

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Chassis Front Features and Controls

Figure 2-2 shows the server front chassis features and controls with front doors opened.

Figure 2-2. Front Chassis Features And Controls (with front doors opened)

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SCSI hard drive cages Used to mount the hard disks. Each cage

contains four disks with their three status LEDs mounted above.

Features

Ejector button, 3 1/2-inch

diskette drive Activity light, 3 1/2-inch

diskette drive LCD panel Displays information about BIOS and

Press to eject diskette.

When lit, drive is in use.

system failures (error and diagnostic information).

Power LED When green, power is present in system.

When off, power is turned off or power source is disrupted. See Table 2-1 for a list and description of the system LED indicators.

Status LED When green the system is OK. See Table

2-1 for a list and description of the system LED indicators.

Disk LED When green, internal disk drives are

being accessed. See Table 2-1 for a list and description of the system LED indicators.

DC power switch Press to turn system DC power on or off.

Reset switch Press to cause a hard reset to the system;

the power-on self test (POST) will run.

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Load/eject button, CD-ROM

reader Activity light, CD-ROM reader When lit, drive is in use.

Chassis Rear Features and Controls

Figure 2-3 shows the server rear chassis features and controls.

Press to load CD and eject CD.

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Figure 2-3. Rear Chassis Features and Controls

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Keyboard PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-DIN connector.

Printer LPT1 25-pin parallel port connector.

VGA VGA monitor 15-pin connector.

External-SCSI Narrow-SCSI 50-pin connector

Dump button See

Function select switches See

Mouse PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-DIN connector.

COM1 COM1 serial port 9-pin connector.

COM2 COM2 serial port 9-pin connector.

Configuring Switch and Jumper Settings

of this User’s Guide.

Configuring Switch and Jumper Settings

of this User’s Guide.

in Chapter 4

Features

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Power status LEDs Both indicators are green during normal operation. Either

or both indicators go off when power supply fails. See Table 2-4 for status descriptions.

PCI slots Two PCI add-in board slot locations (PCI #11 and PCI #12).

Knockout Available to route SCSI signals to peripheral boxes.

ISA slots Two ISA add-in board slot locations (ISA #1 and ISA #2).

PCI slots Seven PCI add-in board slot locations(PCI #21, PCI #22,

PCI #23, PCI #31, PCI #32, PCI #33, and PCI #34).

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Power supplies (three

shown)

Possible configurations, installed from bottom most bay: 1 supply (nonredundant)

2 supplies (redundant if system has only one processor and

3 supplies (one redundant) Each power supply has a separate AC input power

connector.

System Board Features

The board set includes the system I/O bo ard, one CPU base board, and two CPU boards (e ither dual or triple). The system I/O board is mounted at the top of the system Figure 2-4 sh ows the system with the top cover removed.

one SCSI hard drive cage; nonredundant if more than one processor and one hard drive cage)

Features

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Figure 2-4. System I/O Board Location

System I/O Board

Features

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Option board Fan Diskette drive Four 5 1/4-inch half-height bays with a CD-ROM reader

already installed in bottom bay I/O riser board Expansion slot covers

The CPU base board plugs into the undersid e of the system I/O board and the CPU board s plug into the CPU base board. Figure 2-5 shows the sy stem with the left side cover removed.

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