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U.S. Government restricted rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 (Oct. 1988); or if provided under a contract or subcontract with NASA or a civilian agency of the Government, to the restrictions set forth in such contract or subcontract. PB NEC Corporation, 1 Packard Bell Way, Sacramento, CA 95828 U.S.A.

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Trademarks

Adaptec is a registered trademark of Adaptec Corporation INTEL is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Mylex is a trademark of Mylex Corporation MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft, Inc. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Other product and company names are registered trademarks and trademarks of their respective holders.

Printed in the United States of America.

PN: 904128-01 1/98

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 a 3-wire, grounded power cord. To prevent electrical hazards, do not remove or defeat the ground prong on the power cord. 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 occurs via a switch in 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 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.

Bill Graham

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

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Features

Chapter 3 Configuring Your System

Chapter 4 Upgrades and Options

Chapter 5 Problem Solving

Appendix A Cabling

Appendix B Memory Configurations

Glossary

Equipment Log

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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

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 3 also tells you how to configure system bo ard jumpers to set specific operating paramete rs.

Chapter 4

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

Chapter 5

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

Appendix A

System CablingIncludes cabling information for your system.

Introduction

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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

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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 Chassis ......................................................................3

System Board Features ...........................................................4

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Overview

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The system (see Figure 2-1) is a modular, multiprocessing server based on the Intel Pentium® II chip set. The chassis and system board have been designed to meet the needs of the server marketplace.

The combination of compute performance, memory capacity, and integrated I/O provide s a high performance environment for many app lications including network servers, multi-use r systems, and computer-aided design/computer-aided engineering (CAD/CAE) applications.

As application requirements increase, you can expand your server with additional memory, add-in boards and peripheral devices: tape and hard disk drives.

Figure 2-1. System Front and Rear View

FRONT

REAR

Features

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The server features the following major components:

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Up to two Pentium II processors

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A high-performance synchronous system bus to interconnect CPUs and memory subsystems with a bridge to expansion bus I/O.

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On-board IDE controller

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On-board ultra wide SCSI and fast narrow SCSI controllers.

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6 integrated I/O expansion slo ts (three ISA, two PCI and one combo).

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Up to 512MB of ECC memory (using 128MB DIMMS). Minimum configuration is 32MB of memory (using a 32MB DIMM).

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Integrated CD-ROM and 1.44MB diskette

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Four hard disk expansion bays

Features

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Three removable media expansio n bays.

System Chassis

The system chassis is an easy-to-ex pand, fabricated metal structure. Figu re 2-2 shows the m ajor system components.

Figure 2-2. System Chassis

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3 4

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5.25" front panel peripheral bays

1.44 MB 3.5" diskette drive

Fan

Speaker

System board

Power supply (behind 3.5" disk drive bay)

3.5" disk drive bays

Security Loop

Each system contains the following major co mponents:

Power Supply

The 300 watt power supply is switch- selectable for 115 or 230 Vac at an operating frequency of 50/60 Hz. It is designed to comply w ith existing emissions standards and provides sufficient p ower for a fully loaded system configuration.

Features

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Peripheral Bays

CD-ROM Drive

Diskette Drive

The system suppo rts a variety of sing le-ended stand ard PC AT-compatible peripher al devices. The chassis includes these peripheral bays:

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A 3.5-inch front panel bay for a 3.5" diske tte drive

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5.25-inch front panel bays for mounting 3 halfheight 5.25-inch peripheral devices: d iskette drive, tape drive, or CD ROM driv e (not a hard disk drive)

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Internal disk drive bays for mounting four SCSI hard disk drives (1" to 1.63" high hard disk d rives only).

The system includes a 5.25" IDE CD-ROM drive installed in the top slot of the fr ont panel bays.

The system includes a 3.5" diskette driv e installed in a front panel bay. The drive supports 720 KB and 1.44 MB diskette media.

Security Loop

To physically lock the system, insert a p adlock (not shipped with the system) through the metal loop on the rear of the chassis.

System Board Features

Each model includes a multiprocessor system board . The system board offers a “flat” design with the processor and memory subsystems residing on the board. Figure 2-3 shows the major comp onents on the system board.

The following subsections d escribe the system board major components.

Features

Figure 2-3. System Board

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H G

C B

KML

V G

N O P

G Q

J41

R G

ISA expansion slots

BIOS

PCI expansion slots

RAID connector (reserved)

Optional Video DRAM sockets (2)

I/O riser board connector

Configuration jumpers

DIMM Sockets (4)

IDE connector

Wide SCSI connector

Narrow SCSI connector

Front panel connector

Diskette connector

CPU 2 (optional)

Voltage Module 2 (optional)

Voltage Module 1

CPU 1

Speaker connector

Fan connector

Real time clock battery

Non-volatile memory

Reserved

Features

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Pentium II Processor

System Memory

The system can include one or two Pentium II processors mounted on the system board. The board also contains voltage regulators ( Figure 2-3, O and P) to power each processor. The primary Pentium II processor plugs into a socket on the this board ( Figure 2-3, Q). This processor features a 512 KB cache. ECC generation/checking is provide d for detection and correction of cache errors. An optional second Pentium II processor (Figure 2-3, N) enhances performance and enables processors acce ss the same memory and I/O space and tasks can run on either CPU if your operating system (OS) supports SMP.

The system board contains four 168-p in DIMM sockets (Figure 2-3, H). The minimum system board configuration includes 32 MB of system memory . 4 DIMM sockets allow for system me mory expansion to 512 MB. ECC generation/checking is provided for detection and correction of memory errors.

symmetric multiprocessing (SMP). Both

I/O Expansion Slots

Features

The server's expansion capabilitie s meet the needs of file and application servers for hig h performance I/O by providing a combination of PCI local bus and ISA connectors. The system board offers two dedicated PCI slots, three dedicated ISA slots, and one shared PCI/ISA slot.

The system board contains four ISA I/O (input/o utput) expansion slots (Figure 2-3, A). The ISA architecture supports 16-bit memory addre ssing and 16-bit data transfers.

The system board also contains three PCI bus I/O expansion slots (Figure 2-3, C). The PCI architecture supports 32-bit memory addre ssing and 32-bit data transfers. One of these slots shares a common chassis I/O expansion slot with one of the ISA slots; if you use this slot as a PCI slot, you cannot use it as an ISA slot.

Real-Time Clock/Calendar

The real-time clock provide s system clock/calendar information stored in a non-volatile memory (NVRAM). The real-time clock battery (Figure 2- 3, T) provides power backup for the real-time clock.

BIOS

A BIOS (Figure 2-3, B) and Setup Utility are located in the Flash EPROM on the system board and include support for system setup and PCI/ISA Plug-and-Play auto-configuration.

A number of security, reliability, and management features also have been incorporate d to meet vital server needs.

IDE Controller

The system includes an IDE interface controller o n the system board (Figure 2-3, I) supp orting a master and slave device. This provides suppo rt for the internally mounted CD-ROM (master device) and an optional slave device (not IDE hard disk drives).

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SCSI Controllers

The system includes two onboard SCSI contro llers, providing both ultra wide (Figure 2-3, K ) and fast narrow (Figure 2-3, J) SCSI support. The fast narrow SCSI controller provides support fo r internally or externally mounted optional de vices. The wide SCSI controller provides support for four inte rnally mounted ultra/wide hard disk drives.

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Video Controller

The system has a high-performance SVGA subsystem that supports the following:

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

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1 MB of Video Random Access Memory (VRAM) expandable to 2 MB (Figure 2-3, E).

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16-bit bus for high-speed disp lay memory access.

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Hardware accelerated bit block transfer s (BITBLT).

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Display power management system.

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Supports 72Hz refresh, non-interlaced at: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, or 1280x1024 resolutions.

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Displays of up to 16M colors at 640x480 and 800x600 resolutions, 64K colors at 1024x768 resolutio ns and 256 colors at 1280x1024 resolutions.

Note:

performance video modes.

Peripheral Controller

The advanced integrated periph eral controller supports 2 serial ports and one parallel port throug h the I/O riser board (Figure 2-3, F). The adv anced integrated peripheral controller also supports the connection of a diskette drive (Figure 2-3, M) .

External Device Connectors

The I/O panel provides connectors f or a PS/2 compatible mouse and a keyboard, connectors for VGA monitor, 2 serial port connectors, and a parallel port co nnector. It also provides a narrow SCSI external conne ctor.

Features

SVGA drivers may be required to use the high-

Chapter 3

Configuring Your System

Contents

Configuring Your System .........................................................1

Resource Configuration Utility (RCU) ........................................2

Using the RCU...................................................................3

RCU Command Line Parameters ..........................................5

RCU Configuration Settings ................................................6

ISA Board Configuration .....................................................7

BIOS Setup Utility ................................................................. 10

Using the BIOS Setup Utility ............................................. 10

BIOS Setup Configuration Settings.................................... 11

Exiting BIOS Setup ........................................................... 16

Using the Utilities Diskette..................................................... 16

Viewing the Event Log...................................................... 18

SCSISelect Utility............................................................. 19

Using the SCSISelect Utility......................................... 20

SCSISelect Configuration Settings ............................... 21

Exiting SCSISelect ...................................................... 22

Configuring the Optional RAID Controller................................ 22

Configuring System Board Jumpers ........................................ 24

Before You Begin............................................................. 24

Moving System Board Jumpers ......................................... 28

Updating the BIOS ........................................................... 29

Resetting the CMOS NVRAM ............................................ 30

Clearing and Changing the Password ................................ 30

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Configuring Your System

Configuration and setup utilities are used to change

your system configuration. You can configure your

system, as well as option board s you may add to your

system, using the Resource Configuration U tility (RCU)

diskette. Also, several unique syste m parameters are

configured using BIOS Setup which is store d in the

system FLASH memory. A diskette is not ne eded to run

BIOS Setup.

A Utilities diskette contains the SCSISelect Utility and

the Event Log Utility. The Ev ent Log Utility is used to

read stored system eve nt information. The SCSISelect

Utility is used if you need to conf igure the SCSI

controller in your system or to pe rform a SCSI disk

format or verify disk operation of these drives.

If your system has been factory configured, the RCU,

BIOS Setup, or SCSISelect utilities do no t need to be

run unless you want to change the password or security

features, add option boards or de vices, or upgrade your

system board.

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There are some system configuratio n parameters that

are set by jumpers on the sy stem board. However, these

parameters do not usually require change.

This chapter provides procedures for running the RCU,

BIOS Setup, and the Utilities diske tte. Also, a section

describing the system board jumpe r configurations is

presented. Several configuratio n tables are provided in

this chapter to record changes you make to the default

system configuration.

You use the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-RO M to create the

RCU and Utilities diskettes.

Configuring Your System

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Resource Configuration Utility (RCU)

The Resource Configuration Utility is used to configure

your system. The RCU can be used to conf igure the

memory subsystem, peripheral dev ice subsystems, and

interface adapters. RCU recognizes ISA Plug- and-Play

boards and PCI boards and displays their configuration.

ISA (non-Plug and Play) adapter board s must be added

to the RCU configuration to reserve the resources

required by the ISA boards.

After you add options using the RCU, the system

automatically configures and initializes them during

system initialization at boot up.

The RCU stores the configuration information in the

non-volatile memory on your sy stem. When you exit the

RCU the configuration information is written to non-

volatile memory. The RCU also maintains the Setup

configuration, which is stored in the battery -backed

memory. This means that when you exit the RCU, the

Setup and RCU configuration will agree with each

other.

Configuring Your System

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