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First Issue — June 1999

NEC Computer Systems Division

Packar d Bell NEC, Inc.

1 Packar d Bell Wa y

Sacramento, CA 95828-0903

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Using This Guide

Text Conventions.................................................................................................................... xi

Related Documents................................................................................................................ xii

Safety Notices....................................................................................................................... xiii

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

Care and Handling...................................................................................................................xv

1 System Overview

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

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

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

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

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

System Board Features.......................................................................................................... 1-7

Processors................................................................................................................... 1-9

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

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

Real-Time Clock/Calendar........................................................................................ 1-11

BIOS.........................................................................................................................1-11

IDE Controller..........................................................................................................1-11

Network Controller...................................................................................................1-11

SCSI Controller......................................................................................................... 1-12

Video Controller ....................................................................................................... 1-12

Peripheral Controller................................................................................................. 1-13

Serial Ports......................................................................................................1-13

Parallel Port.................................................................................................... 1-13

Keyboard and Mouse.................................................................................................1-13

ACPI.........................................................................................................................1-13

External Device Connectors...................................................................................... 1-13

System Board Management Controller (BMC).......................................................... 1-14

Emergency Management Port Console................................................................................1-15

Platform Event Paging.........................................................................................................1-15

System Security.................................................................................................................. 1-16

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring....................................................... 1-16

Software Locks ......................................................................................................... 1-16

Using Passwords.......................................................................................................1-17

Secure Mode............................................................................................................. 1-17

Summary of Software Security Features.................................................................... 1-18

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2 Setting Up the System

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

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

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

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

Front View with Front Door Closed.............................................................................2-4

Front View with Front Door Opened........................................................................... 2-5

Rear View................................................................................................................... 2-7

Status Indicator LED Descriptions...............................................................................2-8

Making Connections........................................................................................................... 2-10

Setting the Line Voltage ...................................................................................................... 2-11

Connecting the Power Cord(s)............................................................................................. 2-13

Powering On Your System.................................................................................................. 2-13

3 Configuring Your System

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

Hot Keys...............................................................................................................................3-2

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

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

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

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

Primary/Secondary IDE Master and Slave Submenu........................................ 3-6

Keyboard Submenu ......................................................................................... 3-7

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

PCI Configu ration Submen u s.......................................................................... 3-9

PCI Device, Slot 1 - Slot 7 Submenus.............................................................. 3-9

Integrated Peripheral Configuration Submenu ................................................. 3-10

Advanced Chipset Control...............................................................................3-11

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

Security menu (Continued)........................................................................................ 3-13

Server Menu..............................................................................................................3-14

System Management Submenu ........................................................................ 3-15

Server Management Information Submenu...................................................... 3-16

Console Redirection Submenu......................................................................... 3-16

PEP Management Submenu.............................................................................3-17

PEF Filter Events Submenu ............................................................................. 3-17

Boot Menu ................................................................................................................ 3-18

Boot Device Priority Submenu........................................................................ 3-19

Hard Drive Submenu.......................................................................................3-19

Removable Devices......................................................................................... 3-19

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

Adaptec SCSI Utility...........................................................................................................3-21

Running the SCSI Utility...........................................................................................3-21

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

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

Installing Video Drivers......................................................................................................3-23

Configuring System Board Jumpers .................................................................................... 3-24

Before You Begin..................................................................................................... 3-24

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

Resetting the CMOS NVRAM .................................................................................. 3-27

Clearing and Changing the Passwords....................................................................... 3-27

Recovering the BIOS ................................................................................................ 3-27

Boot Block Write Protect .......................................................................................... 3-27

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Fault Resilient Booting (FRB) Timer Enable Jumper ................................................. 3-28

Chassis Intrusion Detection Jumper........................................................................... 3-29

BMC Forced Update Mode........................................................................................ 3-29

4 Disassembly and Reassembly

General Information.............................................................................................................. 4-3

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

Preparing Your System for Disassembly and Reassembly......................................................4-4

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

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

Removing a Side Panel..........................................................................................................4-5

Installing a Side Panel........................................................................................................... 4-6

Modifying the System Board.................................................................................................4-7

Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery........................................................................ 4-7

Replacing a Processor ................................................................................................. 4-9

Replacing the SECC Version...........................................................................4-10

Replacing the SECC2 Version......................................................................... 4-12

DIMMs..................................................................................................................... 4-14

Memory DIMM Configurations.......................................................................4-15

Installing DIMMs............................................................................................ 4-16

Removing DIMMs.......................................................................................... 4-17

Option Boards..................................................................................................................... 4-18

Installation Considerations........................................................................................ 4-18

Installing an Option Board.........................................................................................4-19

Removing an Option Board ....................................................................................... 4-22

Hard Disk Drives ................................................................................................................4-23

Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive in a Hot-swap Bay.................................... 4-24

Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive..................................................................4-25

Removable Media Devices .................................................................................................. 4-28

Installing a 5.25-Inch Media Device .......................................................................... 4-29

Removing a 5.25-Inch Device................................................................................... 4-34

Removing the Front Door Assembly....................................................................................4-36

Removing the Top Cover .................................................................................................... 4-37

Removing the Chassis Skirt................................................................................................. 4-38

Removing a Chassis Foot.................................................................................................... 4-39

Removing the Front Panel Speaker/Switch Assembly.......................................................... 4-41

Removing the Keylock Bracket........................................................................................... 4-43

Removing the Side Panel Intrusion and Interlock Switch Assemblies................................... 4-44

Removing the Front Cover Intrusion Switch Assembly........................................................ 4-45

Removing the Fans..............................................................................................................4-46

Removing the Power Supply............................................................................................... 4-47

Removing the System Board and Processor Retention Module............................................4-48

Removing the SAF-TE Card ............................................................................................... 4-51

Removing the SCSI Backplane............................................................................................ 4-52

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5 Problem Solving

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

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

Resetting the System.............................................................................................................5-2

Fault Resilient Booting.......................................................................................................... 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

Additional Troubleshooting Procedures................................................................................. 5-6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Press F2 Key to Enter Setup: Prompt Does Not Display.............................................5-12

Enable F2 Prompt by Using SSU..................................................................... 5-13

Enable F2 Prompt by Changing a Jumper and Using SSU................................5-14

Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected .......................................................................... 5-14

Problems with the Network................................................................................................. 5-15

PCI Installation Tips...........................................................................................................5-16

BIOS User’s Information.....................................................................................................5-16

Error and Status Messages......................................................................................... 5-16

POST Error Codes and Messages.............................................................................. 5-20

6 Illustrated Parts Breakdown

Exploded View......................................................................................................................6-2

Field Replaceable Units.........................................................................................................6-3

Redundant Power.................................................................................................................. 6-5

Replaceable Parts........................................................................................................ 6-5

Cable List..............................................................................................................................6-5

A System Cabling

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

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

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

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

B System Setup Utility

System Setup Utility (SSU)...................................................................................................B-2

Creating SSU Diskettes.........................................................................................................B-3

Running the SSU...................................................................................................................B-4

Customizing the SSU..................................................................................................B-5

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Launching a Task........................................................................................................B-6

Resource Configuration Add-in (RCA) Window..........................................................B-7

Defining an ISA Card..................................................................................................B-8

Adding and Removing ISA Cards................................................................................B-9

Modifying Resources................................................................................................B-10

System Resource Usage ............................................................................................B-11

Multiboot Add-in (MBA) Window............................................................................B-12

Password Administration (PWA) Window.................................................................B-13

System Event Log (SEL) Window.............................................................................B-15

Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Window .....................................................................B-16

Sensor Data Record (SDR) Window.......................................................................... B-17

Exiting the SSU...................................................................................................................B-18

C Emergency Management Port

Emergency Management Port................................................................................................C-2

How the EMP Works............................................................................................................C-3

EMP Requirements and Configurations.................................................................................C-5

Setting Up the Server for the EMP ........................................................................................C-6

System Management Submenu ....................................................................................C-6

Console Redirection Submenu.....................................................................................C-7

Main EMP Console Window.................................................................................................C-7

Toolbar.......................................................................................................................C-7

Status Bar ...................................................................................................................C-8

EMP Console Main Menu...........................................................................................C-8

Server Control Operations...........................................................................................C-9

Connect........................................................................................................... C-9

Power On/Off..................................................................................................C-10

Reset............................................................................................................... C-11

Phonebook..........................................................................................................................C-12

Management Plug-ins..........................................................................................................C-13

SEL Viewer ..............................................................................................................C-13

SEL Viewer Menu Options .............................................................................C-14

Sensor Type Codes..........................................................................................C-15

Using the Sensor Type Code Table..................................................................C-15

SDR Viewer.............................................................................................................. C-17

SDR Viewer Menu Options.............................................................................C-18

FRU Viewer.............................................................................................................. C-18

FRU Viewer Menu Options.............................................................................C-19

D Platform Event Paging

Platform Event Paging.......................................................................................................... D-2

Using Platform Event Paging................................................................................................D-2

E Connectors

Connector Locations.............................................................................................................E-2

Main Power Connector..........................................................................................................E-3

Diskette Drive Connector......................................................................................................E-3

ATX-Style Front Panel Connector.........................................................................................E-4

Fan Interface Connector........................................................................................................E-5

Hard Drive LED Connector................................................................................................... E-5

External Wake ON LAN Connector ......................................................................................E-5

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector ......................................................................................E-5

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Server Management Module Connector .................................................................................E-6

VGA Video Port ................................................................................................................... E-6

Keyboard and Mouse Connectors..........................................................................................E-7

Parallel Port..........................................................................................................................E-7

Serial Ports............................................................................................................................E-7

NIC (RJ-45) Network Connector...........................................................................................E-8

USB......................................................................................................................................E-8

Ultra Wide SCSI Connector ..................................................................................................E-9

Ultra2/LVD SCSI Connector...............................................................................................E-10

IDE Connector....................................................................................................................E-11

ISA Connector.................................................................................................................... E-12

PCI Con n e ctor.....................................................................................................................E-13

Glossary

Equipment Log

Index

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Using This Guide

Welcome to the Server NEAX Express S er vice a nd Reference Guide. This service and reference guide contains all the infor mat ion found in the System User’s Guide, including disassembly a nd r eas sembly instru ctions for all field replace able units (FRUs). This service and reference guide also cont ains system connector locations, external device connector pin information, and a complete part s list, including an exploded view o f the system.

If you have any comments regarding this service and reference guide or if you think something needs to be changed, please contact us. Limit your comments to issues concerning the documentation only, and indicate which service and reference guide you are referring to. For all other service related issue s, use your normal feedback channels.

This guide contains the following information:

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

system’s major s yste m co mponent s. See t his chapter to familiarize yourself with your system.

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Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your S yste m” te lls you how to se lect a site, unpack t he syst em,

make cable connections, and power on your system. Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System” tells you how to configure the system and

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

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Chapter 4, “Disassembly and Rea ssembly” describes how t o t ake t he syst em apart

provides you with instructions for upgrading your system with an additional processor, optional memory, options cards, and peripheral devices.

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Chap ter 5, “Problem Solv ing” c ont ains he lpfu l info rmat ion for solving problems t hat

might occur with your system.

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Chapter 6, “Illustr ated P arts Breakdown” contains the exploded view and part s lists for

the server's major assemblies. Part nu mbers ar e also provided for opt ional hardware.

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

controllers and the onboard IDE contro llers.

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Appendix B, “System Setup Utility” provides information for configuring onboard

resources and add-in boards. It also provides information on viewing the system event log.

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Appendix C, “Emergency Ma nageme nt Po rt ” provides information on a feature t hat

provides an inter face to t he Emergency Management Port (EMP) Console Ma nager. This interface allows remot e ser ver management via a modem or direct co nnection.

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Appendix D, " Platfor m Even t Pagi ng" provides info rma tion and oper at ing in struction s

on a feature that allows your server to be configured to automat ically dia l up a paging service and page you when a server management r elated event occur s.

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Appendix E, “Connector s” provides a layout of the system power and signal connector

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locations, including external device connector pin information. “Glossary” defines the standard acr onyms and technical terms used in this manua l.

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“Equipment L og” pro vides you with a sample equipment log for documenting the

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

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Text Conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions. War n ings, cautions , and notes have the following mean ings:

Warnings alert you to situations that could result i n serious personal injury or loss

of life.

Cautions indi c ate situations that can damage the system har dware or software.

Note

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

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Alt, or Enter.

Notes give important inf ormati on about the material being descri bed.

WARNING

CAUTION

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

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

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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. T he symbols shown are used in your documentat ion and on your equipment to indicate safety hazards.

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Warning: Lithium ba tte ries can be dangerous. Improper ha ndling o f lithium batteries

may resu lt in an e xp losion. Dispose o f lithium b atteries a s r eq uired b y local or di n an ce o r as normal waste if no local ordinance e x ist s.

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

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devices.

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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 .

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

system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present o n t he syste m board whenever the AC power cords are connected bet ween t he syst em 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. Fai lure to disconnect power before o p ening 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 cor d (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 cor d must be suita b le for use in the end-user country. Consult your dea ler 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 po wer

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

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

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

integrity of the equipment, connect only equipment with mains-protected electrica llycompatible circu its to t he externa l port s.

Remote Earths: To pr event electr ica l shock, connect all local ( individual o ffice)

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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 Bo ndi n g : For safe o per ation, o nly connect t he equipment to a building supply

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that is in accordance with current wiring regulat ions in your count r y. In the U.K., those regulations are t he IEE.

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Care and Handling

Use the following guidelines to pro p er ly handle and care for your syste m.

Protect the system from ext r em ely low or hi gh temper atures. Let the system warm (or cool) to room temper ature 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 bei ng bum ped or dr opped.

Check the system for condensation. If condensation exi sts, allow it to evaporate befor e poweri ng on the system.

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

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System Overview

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Overview

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System Chassi s

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Power Supply

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Peripheral Bays

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SAF-TE (SCSI Access ed Fault Tolerant Enclosure) Board

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System Board Features

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Emergency Management P ort Cons ole

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Platform Event Paging

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System Securi ty

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Overview

This server is a modular, multiprocessing server based on t he Intel Pentium® II and Pentium® III chip sets. The combination of compute performance, memory capacity, and integrated I/O provides a high performance enviro nme nt for many server market applications.

This s erve r is a ls o conveniently housed in a tow er-bas ed, as shown below.

Tower-Based System Front View

This s erve r system is d esigned for minimu m downtime. To this end , the s e rver includes or has the options to include the following:

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Optional power system redundancy; in a system configured with two power supplies,

the system will continue to operat e with a single power supp ly failure.

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

back of the chassis.

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SCSI drive bays access ib le from the front of the chassis.

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

installed without system power being turned off, if an optional Redundant Array of Independ ent Disks ( RAID ) co ntro lle r is in s talled.

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High degree of SCSI disk fault tolerance and advanced disk arra y management

features through the use of RAID technolog y, if an optional RAID co nt ro ller is installed.

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

added to provide redundant power.

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

Your server features the following major components:

Single or dual high-perfor mance processors packaged in either Single Edge Contact

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Cartridge (SECC) or Single Edge Contact Cartridge 2 (SECC2) packages. 32 MB to 1 GB of memory, using up to four unbuffered DIMMs. Memory is

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partitioned as four banks of SDRAM DIMMs, each providing 72 bits of non interleaved memory (64 bit ma in me mory plus E C C ).

Four PCI (33/32 bit) expansion slots for add-in boards. Two PCI (66/32) 5V

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expansion slots (backwards compatible to PCI 33/32 bit.) One ISA expansion slot for add-in board. Embedded PC-compatible support (serial,

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parallel, mouse, keyboard, diskette, and Plug and Play features).

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Server Management that includes:

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Thermal/voltage mo nitoring and erro r handling .

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Rea l time clock /ca lendar (RTC).

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Front panel controls and indicat ors (LEDs).

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System Setup Utility (SSU).

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Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), Power On Self Test (POST), and Setup stored in flash memory.

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Integrated onboard Cirrus Logic CL-GD5480 Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA)

controller with 2 MB of 10 ns onboard SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics Memory) video memory.

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Adaptec AIC-7896, supporting onboard Ultra2 (LVDS) Wide and Ultra-Wide SCSI

interfaces.

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Integrated onboard Network Interface Contro ller (NIC), an Inte l 82559 PCI LAN

controller for 10 or 100 Mbps TX Fast Ethernet networks. RJ-45 Ethernet connector with indicator LEDs for I/O backpanel.

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Dual Cha nnel enha nced IDE controller.

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Chas sis that holds up to 12 d rives: s eve n hot -swa p bays for ultra-2 (LVD) SCSI hard

drives; five removable media expansion bays with a CD-ROM reader already installed in o ne bay; and a hal f-height bay with a diskette drive alrea dy insta lled in the bay.

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Seven hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive bays acces s ible from the front of the chassis.

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

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SCSI backplane is Ultra-2 (LVD) ready.

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Integrated dual Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.

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

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

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

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indicate failure s.

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

the back of each side panel). Two intrusion se nso r switches for the front and lefthand side of the chassis . One interloc k sens or swit ch for the right-ha nd sid e of the chassis.

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System Chassis

The system chassis is an easy-to-expand, fabricat ed metal struct ure. T he major s yst em compone nts are shown in the following illustratio ns .

System Chassis (Left Side View)

A. Removable media bays (2) B. Speaker/Switch assembly C. System board D. Front input fan E. Rear exhaust fan F. Second rear exhaust fan G. Intrus ion switch - Side Cover H. Intrusion keylock switch - Front Cover

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System Chassis (Right S ide View)

A. CD-ROM drive B. Removable media bay C. 1.44 MB 3.5"diskette drive D. SAF-TE boar d E. SCSI disk drive bays (7) F. SCSI backplane board G. Fans, behind SCSI disk drive bays (3 standard) H. Interlock switch - side cover I. Standard power supply J.

K. Power supply status LED L. DC power LED M. Power available switch N. Power supply distribution board

1-6 System Overview

Power supply module slots (one standard power supply slot and one optional power supply slot)

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Power Supply

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

Peripheral Bays

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

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

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720 KB and 1.44 MB diskette media)

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Four 5.25-inch removable media

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

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Seven hot-s wap S C SI hard disk drive bays fo r mo unting up to seven SCSI hard disk

drives in easily removable dr ive carriers.

Note:

plane that requir e an 80- pin si ngle connector attachment (SCA) connector on the driv es that you install.

SAF-TE Board

The system has a SAF-TE ( S CSI Accessed Fault T olerant Enclosure) boar d that provides an inter face for the d isk subs ystem to automatically integrat e with per ipheral packaging that supports status signals, hot swapping drives, and enclosure monitoring.

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

front pa nel ba ys for mounting hal f -he i ght 5.25-inch

The SCSI hard disk drive bay s cont ain a hot-swap back

System Board Features

The system board offers a “flat” des ig n with the processor and memory subsyste ms residing on the board. This figure shows the major components on the system board. The following subsections describe the system board major components.

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A. Fansink connector 2 S. Server monitor module (SMM) connector B. Secondary processor T. External Wake on LAN connector C. Fansink connector 1 U. Ultra2/LVD SCSI connector D. Primary processor V. Hard drive LED connector E. DIMM slots W. Adaptec ARO-1130 connector/PCI slot 4 F. Main power connector (CAUTION: The

power plug can only be plugged into the first 20 pins of the 24-pin main power connector.)

X. Reserved

G. ATX Aux power connector Y. ISA connector H. Fan connector FAN2A Z. Chassis intrusion connector for the front door

intrusion switch.

I. Diskette drive connector AA. PCI-33/32 connectors

J. IDE connectors BB. PCI-66/32 connectors K. ATX front panel connector CC. Fan connector FAN2B L. Front panel connector, 16 pin DD. Video connector M. Lithium bac kup bat te ry EE. USB connectors N. Reserved FF. NIC connector and LEDs O. Jumper block GG. Serial port connector P. Jumper block HH. Parallel port connector Q. Fan connector 1 II. Serial port connector R. Ultra Wide SCSI connector JJ. Mouse/keyboard connectors

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Processors

Depending on system configuration, each system may include one or two processors. Each processo r is packaged in either a S ingle Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC) or Single Edge Contact Cartr idge 2 (SECC2) package. The cartr idge includes t he processor core with an integrated 16 KB primary (L1) cache; the secondar y (L2) cache; a t her mal plate; and a back cover. The processor implements the MMX™ technology and the processo r ’s nu meric co pro cessor significantly increases the speed of floating-point operations.

The processo r exte r nal interface is MP (Multi-Pro cessor) ready and operates at a maximum of 100 MHz. The processor contains a local APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) section for interrupt handling in MP and UP (Uni-Processor) environments.

The second-level cac he is located on the substrate o f the processor cart r idge. The cache includes burst pipelined synchronous static RAM (BSRAM). The L2 cache is offered in 512 KB configurations only, with error correcting code (ECC) that operates at half the core clock rate.

System Memory

The system board contains four 168-pin DIMM sockets. Memory is partitioned as four banks of SDRAM DIMMs, each pro viding 72 bits of noninterleaved memory (64-bit main memory p lus ECC ). Your s ystem may include from 32 MB t o 1 GB of memory, using up to four DIMMs.

System memory begins at address 0 and is continuous (flat addressing) up to the maxi mu m amo u nt of DRAM ins t a lle d ( exc ep tion: syste m memo r y is no nc o ntigu o u s in the ranges defined as memory holes using configuration registers). The system supports both base (co nvention al) a nd extended me mory.

Memory should be added in order from slot 1 to slot 4.

Note:

Use DIMMS currently available from the Approved

Note:

Vendors List (AVL) only. Contact your NEC sales representative or dealer for the curr ent AV L of mem ory modules (DI M M s) available for your server.

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I/O Expansion Slots

The server's expa nsio n capa bi l it ies meet t he needs of file and application servers for high performance I/O by providing a combinat ion of PCI local bus and ISA connecto r s.

The system board has one full- lengt h IS A bus co nnect or . The ISA features include:

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Bus speed up to 8.33 MHz

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16-bit memory addressing

Type A transfers at 5.33 Mbps

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Type B transfers at 8 Mbps

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8- or 16-bit data transfers

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Plug and Play ready.

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The system board has four full-length PCI (PCI-33/32 bit) connectors. The PCI features include:

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Bus speed up to 33 MHz

32-bit memory addressing

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5 V signaling environment

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Burst transfers of up to 133 Mbps

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

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Plug and Play ready

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Parity enabled.

The system board has two full-length PCI-66 universal connectors. The PCI features include:

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Bus speed up to 66 MHz

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32-bit memory addressing

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5 V/3.3 V signaling environment

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Burst transfers of up to 266 Mbps

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

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Plug and Play ready

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Parity enabled.

Note:

the bus speed for both PCI-66 slots will be lowered to 33 MHz.

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If a PCI-33 card is installed into one of the PCI-66 sl ots,

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Real-Time Clock/Calendar

The Y2K compliant real-time clock pro vides system clock/c alendar information stored in a non-volatile memory (NV RAM) . The rea l-time clock batter y prov ides power backup for the real-time clock.

BIOS

A BIOS and Setup Utility are located in the Flash EP ROM on the system board and include support for system setup and PCI/ISA Plug-and-Play auto-configuration. A number of security, reliability, and manageme nt features also have been incorporated to meet vital server needs.

IDE Controller

IDE is a 16 bit interface for intelligent disk drives with disk cont ro ller electronics onboard. The PCI/IS A/IDE Accelerat or, also known as PIIX4e, is a multifunction device on the server board that acts as a PCI based Fast IDE controller. The device controls:

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PIO and IDE DMA/bus master operations

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Mod e 4 timin gs

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Transfer rat es up to 33 MB/s

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Buffering for PCI/IDE burst transfers

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Master/slave IDE mode

Up to two devices per channel; two channels, IDE0 and IDE1

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The IDE controller provides support for the internally mounted CD-ROM and an optional tape device.

Network Controller

The system board includes a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX network controller based on the Intel 82559 single chip Fast Ethernet PCI Bus Controller. As a PCI bus master, the controller can burst data at up to 132 MB/sec. The cont ro ller cont ains t wo rece ive and transmit FIFO buffers that prevent data overr uns or underruns while wait ing for access to the PCI bus. The cont roller has the following:

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32-bit PCI bus master inter face (direct drive of bus), compat ible with PCI B u s

Specification, R evisi on 2.1

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Chained memory structure with improved dynamic transmit chaining for

enhanced performance

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Progra mmable transmit threshold for improve d bus util ization

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Early receive interrupt for concurrent pro cess ing of receive dat a

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On-chip counters for network management

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Autodetect and autoswitching for 10 or 100 Mbps network speeds

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

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

The network status LEDs on the syste m board, which are visible from the rear of the chassis indicate:

Transmit/rece ive act ivit y on t he LAN

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Valid lin k t o the LAN

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10/100 Mbps transfer mode.

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SCSI Controller

The system board includes an embedded Adaptec AIC-7896 dual function SCSI controller. The Adaptec AIC-7896 contains one independent Ultra2 (LVD) wide and one Ultra wide SCSI interface that share a single PCI bus mast er co nt roller.

No logic, termination, o r r esist or loads are r equired to connect devices t o the SCSI controller, other than ter minat ion in the device at the end of the cable. This syste m can be cabled from either of the two onboard SCSI interfaces to t he SCSI backp lane o n t he rear of the hot swap chassis were t er mination is provided on the SAF-TE board.

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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2 MB of Video Random Access Memory (VRAM) video buffer

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16-bit bus for high-speed displa y memor y access

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Hardware accelerated bit block transfers ( BIT BLT )

Display powe r 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 resolutions and 256 colors at 1280x1024 resolutions.

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Peripher al C o ntroller

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

Serial Ports

Both serial ports ar e relocat able. E ach serial port can be set to one of four different COM ports and can be enabled separately. When disabled, serial port interrupts are available to add-in boards.

Parallel Port

One IEEE 1284-compatible 25-pin bidirectional EPP (supporting levels 1.7 and 1.9) parallel port is pro vided. B IOS progr a mming enable s the pa rallel po rt and determines the port address and interrupt. When disabled, the interrupt is available to add-in boards.

Keybo ar d an d Mo us e

The keyboard/mouse cont ro ller is PS/2-co mpat ible. The ser ver may be locked automatically if there is no keyboard or mouse activity for a predefined length of time, if specified through the System Setup Utility (SSU). Once the inactivity (lockout) timer has expired, the keyboard and mouse do not respond until the previously stored password is entered.

ACPI

The server supports the Advanced Configurat ion and Power Int er face (ACPI) as defined by the ACPI 1.0 and PC97 specifications. An ACPI aware oper at ing system can put the system into a stat e where the hard drives spin down, the system fans sto p, and all processing is halted. However, the power supply will still be on and the processors wil l s till be dissipating s ome p ower, so the power supply fan and processor fans will still run.

The system power is off only when the AC power cords are disconnected from the back of the chassis.

External Device Connectors

The external I/O connectors provide support for a PS/2 compatible mouse and a keyboard, connectors for VGA monitor, 2 serial port connectors, a parallel port connector and two US B connect ions.

CAUTION

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System Board Management Controller (BMC)

All se rver mana gement functionality is concentra ted in the S ys te m Board Management Controller (BMC). The BMC and associated circuit r y are power ed from a 5Vdc standb y voltage, which remains active when system power is switched o ff, but t he ac power source is still on and connected.

One m ajor func tion of the BMC is to auto no mous ly monitor s ystem mana gement events, and log their occurrence in the nonvolatile Syst em Event Log (SEL). These include events such as overtemperatur e and o vervoltage co nd it ions, Baseboard fan failure, or chassis intrusion via the front door. To enable accurate monitoring, the BMC maintain s the nonvolat ile Se ns or D a ta Rec ord (SDR), fro m wh ich senso r information can be retrieved. The BMC pr ovides an ISA host interface to SDR sensor informat ion, so software running on the server can poll and retrieve the server's current status.

SEL contents can be retrieved after system failure, for analysis by field service personnel using server management software tools such as Intel Server Control available on the CD-ROM that ships with your system.

The BMC does the following:

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Monitors server boar d temperat ur e and voltage

Monitors processor presence and contro ls FRB

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Detects and indicates baseboard fan failure

Manages t he SE L interface

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Monitors the system man agemen t w atchdog time r

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Monitors the periodic SMI timer

Mana ges front panel NMI handlin g

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Monitors the event r eceiver

Manages the IS A ho st and I MB interface

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Controls secure mode, including video blanking, floppy write-protect monitor ing,

and front panel lock/unlock initiation

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Manages the senso r event initialization agent

The BMC supports the Emergency Management Port (EMP) Console, which allows remote server management via a modem or direct connect ion to a manager system. Events monitored by the manager system include over-temperature and over-voltage conditions, fan failure, or chassis intrusion.

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Emergency Management Port Console

The Emergency Management P o rt (E MP ) Co nsole prov ides an inter face to the Emergency Management Port (EMP). This interface allows re mot e ser ver management via a modem or direct (serial port to serial port) connect ion.

The server cont ro l oper ations availa ble w ith EMP Co nsole are:

Connecting to remot e servers

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Powering the server on or off

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Resetting the server

The EMP Console uses three management plug-ins to monitor the server:

SEL Viewer

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SDR Viewer

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FRU Viewer

The EMP Console also has Pho nebo ok plug-in that can be used to create and maintain a list of servers and their pho ne number s.

EMP and PEP (Platform Event Paging) share your m odem .

Note:

PEP has priority over all applications except EMP. If an alert occurs, PEP will reset your modem and page you.

Informatio n on t he Emerg ency M anagement Port (EMP) Console may be fo und in Appendix C of t his Use r’s G uide .

Platform Event Paging

With Platform Event Paging (PEP), your server can be configured to auto maticall y dial up a paging service and page you when a platform event occurs. Platform events include temperature out-of-ra nge, voltage out-of-range, chassis intrusio n, fan failure, etc.

If PEP is enabled and the BMC receives or detects a new event, it automatically sends a page. It can send a page if the processor s are down or if the system so ftwar e is unavailable.

PEP needs an external modem connect ed to the server 's EMP ( E mergenc y Management Port) serial connection. This is typically the COM2 serial connect or.

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System Security

To help prevent unauthor ized entr y or use of the syste m, the syst em includes a full lockable front panel and Server Management software that monitors the system intrusion sw itch.

Security with Mechanical Locks and Monitoring

The front panel of the tower- based syst em contains a mechanical lock to prevent access to the front of the computer chassis. I n add it ion, eac h side cover contains a padlock loop (padlock not provided) located o n the rear of the chassis to prevent remova l o f the side covers and access to t he inside of the computer chass is

The computer chassis includes a n intr usion switch for the left side cover, the front cover keylock, and an interlock switch for the right-side cover (as viewed from the front). When the front cover is unlocked, the switch transmits an alarm signal to the syste m board, where BMC firmware and server management softwar e pro cesses the signal. The left side cover when open tr ansmits an alarm signal to the SAF-TE board, which processes the signal so that t he ES MPRO Management software may set an a larm. The right side cover act ivates an interlock switch controlling power shut down to the system for safe ty rea so ns.

Software Locks

The BIOS Setup Utility and the Syste m Setup Utility (SSU) pro vide a number of security features to prevent unaut ho r ized or accidental access to the system. Once the security measures are enab led, acces s t o the system is allowed only after t he user enter s the correct password(s). For example:

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Enable the keyboard lockout timer so t hat the server requ ires a passwor d to

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

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Set and enable an administrative password.

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Set and enable a user password

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

front panel reset and power switches.

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Activate a hot-key combinat ion to ent er secure mode qu ickly.

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

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Disable access to t he boot sector o f the operating system hard disk drive.

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Using Passwords

You can set either the user password, the administrator password, or both passwords.

Note:

password. If user password is set and administrator password is cleared, user can lock out administrator. If user password is set, administrator cannot lockout user.

If only the user password is set, you:

Must enter the user password to enter BIOS Setup or the SSU.

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Must enter the user password to boot the server if Password on Boot is enabled in

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either the BIOS Setup or SSU. Must enter the user password to exit secure mode.

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If only the administrator password is set, you:

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Must enter the administrator password to enter BIOS Setup or the SSU.

Must enter the administrat or password to boot the server if Passwor d on Boot is

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enabled in either the BIOS Setup or SSU.

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Must enter the administrat or password to exit secure mode.

Administrator can not di sabl e or change t he user

If both passwords are set, you:

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May enter the user password to enter BIOS Setup or the SSU. However, you will not

be able to change many of the options.

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Must enter the administrator password if you want to enter BIOS Setup or the SSU

and have access to all of the o pt ions.

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May enter either password to boot the server if Password on Boot is enabled in either

the BIOS Setup or SSU.

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May enter either passwo r d to exit secure mode.

Secure Mode

Configure and enable the secure boot mode by using the SSU. When secure mode is in effect:

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You can boot the server and the operating system will run, but you must enter t he

user password to use the keyboard or mouse.

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You cannot turn off system power or reset the server from the front panel switches.

Secure mode has no effect on funct ions enabled via t he Server Manager Module (e.g. EMP) or power control via the real time clock.

Taking the server out of secure mode do es not change t he st at e of system power. That is, if you press and release the po wer switch while secure mode is in effect, the syst em wil l not be po were d off when sec ure mode is later remove d. Howe ver, if the front pa nel power switch remains depressed when secure mode is removed, the server will be powered off.

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Summary of Software Security Featu res

Table 1-1 below lists the software secur it y features and describe s what prot ect ion each offers. In general, to enable or set the features listed here, you must r un t he SSU and go to the Security Subsystem Group, menu. The table also refers to other SSU menus and to the Setup utility.

Table 1-1. Software Security Features

Feature Description

Secure mode

Disable writ in g to dis kette

Disable the power and reset buttons

Set a time out period so that keyboard and mouse input are not accepted

Also, screen can be blanked, and writes to diskette can be inhibited

How to enter secure mode:

• Setting and enabling passwords automatically places the system in

secure mode.

• If you set a hot-key combination (through the SSU or Setup), you can

secure the system simply by pressing the key combination. This

means you do not have to wait for the inactivity time-out period. When the system is in secure mode: The server can boot and run the operating system, but mouse and keyboard

input is not accepted until the user password is entered. At boot time, if a CD is detected in the CD-ROM drive or a diskette in drive A, the

system prompts for a password. When the password is entered, the server boots from CD or diskette and disables the secure mode.

If there is no CD in the CD-ROM drive or diskette in drive A, the server boots from drive C and automatically goes into secure mode. All enabled secure mode features go into effect at boot time.

To leave secure mode: Enter the correct password(s). In secure mode, the ser ver will not b o ot from or write to a diskette unless a

password is entered. To set this feature, use the SSU Security Subsystem Group.

To write protect access to diskette whether the server is in secure mode or not, use the Setup main menu, Floppy Options, and specify Floppy Access as read only.

Enable the feature through the SSU. Then the power and reset buttons are disabled when the server is in secure mode.

Specify and enable an inactivity time out period of from 1 to 120 minutes. If no keyboard or mouse action occurs for the specified period, attempted

keyboard and mouse input will not be accepted. The monitor display will go blank, and the diskette drive will be write protected (if

these security features are enabled through Setup or the SSU). To resume activity: Enter the correct password(s).

Control access to using the SSU: set administr at iv e pass word

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To control access to setting or changing the system configuration, set an administrative password and enable it through Setup or the SSU.

If both the administrative and user passwords are enabled, either can be used to boot the server or enable the keyboard and/or mouse, but only the administrative password will allow Setup and the SSU to be changed.

To disable a password, change it to a blank entry or press CTRL-D in the Change Password menu of the Administrative Password Option menu found in the Security Subsystem Group.

To clear the password if you cannot access Setup or the SSU, change the Clear Password jumper (see Chapter 3).

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Table 1-1. Software Security Features (continued)

Feature Description

Control access to the system other than SSU: set user password

Boot without keyboard

Specify the boot sequence The sequence that you specify on the menu in the SSU MultiBoot Group will

To control access to using the system, set a user password and enable it through Setup or the SSU.

To disable a password, change it to a blank entry or press CTRL-D in the Change Password menu of the User Password Option menu found in the Security Subsystem Group .

To clear the password if you cannot access Setup or the SSU, change the Clear Password jumper (see Chapter 3).

The system can boot with or without a keyboard. During POST, before the system completes the boot sequence, the BIOS automatically detects and tests the keyboard if it is present and displays a message. There is no entry in the SSU to enable or disable a keyboard.

determine the boot order. If secure mode is enabled (a user password is set), then you will be prompted for a password before the server fully boots. If secur e mode is enabled and the “Secure Boot Mode” option is also enabled, the server will fully boot but will require a password before accepting any keyboard or mouse input.

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Setting Up the System

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Overview

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Selecting a Site

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Unpacking the System

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Getting Familiar with the System

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Making Connections

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Setting the Line Voltage

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Connecting the Power Cord(s)

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Powering On Your System

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Overview

This chapter describes how to select a site, unpack the system, make cable connections, and power on the tower-based system unit.

Selecting a Site

The system operates r eliably in a t ypical o ffice en vironme nt . Choose a site that is:

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Near grounded, three-pronged power outlets.

Note

NEMA 5-15R outlets for 100-120 VAC or NEMA 6-15R outlets for 200- 240 V A C. For ot her i nternational sites, this means three-pronged power outlets applicable for the electrical c ode of t he r egion.

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

When two power supplies are installed in the system the power plug from each of the power suppli es must be plugged into the sam e common gr ound power outlets.

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

For the United States and Canada, this means a

WARNING

CAUTION

kept free of obstruct ions. Away fro m sour ces of heat, vibration or physical shock.

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Isolated from strong electromagnetic fields and electrical noise produced

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

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

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

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Easily accessible for syste m maintenance and installation of system

upgrades.

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Unpacking the System

WARNING

Your system weighs approximately 65 pounds (29.25 kg). If your system contains numerous optional boards and peripheral dev ic es, 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, inspect the shipping co ntainers prior to unpacking. If the shipping boxes are damaged, note the damage, and if possible, photograph it for reference. After re moving the cont ent s of the containers, keep the cartons and the packing materials. If the cont ent s 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, you should become familiar with the system’s features, such as the locat ion of your syst em's front and rear panel switches, indicator s and connector s, etc.

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Front View with Front Door Closed

This figure shows t he location of the front system features.

A. System indicators ( See "Front View with Front Door

B. Keylock When locked, secures the front door

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Front Features

Opened" later in this chapter).

not allowing access to the front system controls.

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Front View with Front Door Opened

Refer to the following figure and open the front door of the cabinet as follows:

1. If door is locked, unlock the front door.

2. Pull the bottom of the front door out and tilt up until it is aligned level with

the top of the cabinet, then push the door back directly over the top of the cabinet as far as it will go.

Opening the Front Door

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This figure shows t he location of the front system controls and indicato r s.

Front System Features and Controls

A. Activity light, CD-ROM reader When lit, CD-ROM reader i s in use. B. Load/eject butt on, CD-ROM reader Press to load CD and eject CD. C. Activity light, 3 ½-inch diskette drive When lit, disket te is in use. D. Ej ec t but ton, 3 ½-inch diskette drive Pr ess to ej ec t diskette. E. DC power ON/OFF switch Press to turn system DC power on or off. F. Reset switch Press to reinitialize system. G. DC power ON/OFF See table "Front System Status Indicator

LEDs" that foll ow.

H. Power alarm

I. Fan al arm

J. Array alarm

K. Disk drive activity LED See table "Disk Driv e Status Indicator

L. Disk drive status LED See table "Disk Driv e Status Indicator

See table "Front System Status Indicator LEDs" that foll ow.

LEDs" that foll ow.

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Rear View

This figure shows t he location of the fo llowing rear s yst em features and controls.

Rear Features and Controls

A. Keyboard PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-D IN conne cto r. B. Mouse PS/2-compatible 6-pin mini-D IN conne cto r. C. COM1 COM1 serial port 9-pin connector. D. Printer 25-pin parallel port connector. E. COM2 COM2 serial port 9-pin connector. F. LAN connector RJ-45 connector. G. Gr een LAN status light See Table "LAN Status Indicator LEDs (I/O Panel)" that follows. H. Orange LAN status light See Table "LAN Status Indicator LEDs (I/O Panel)" that follows. I. USB connectors Two USB connectors J. VGA VGA monitor 15-pin connecto r. K. Power supply status

(green light) L. DC power status (amber light) See Table "Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs (Rear Panel)" that follows. M. Line voltage selector switch Selects AC input power of 115 VAC or 230 VAC. N. AC input power connector Supplies AC power to the power supply.

See Table "Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs (Rear Panel)" that follows.

O. PCI slots Two PCI-66/32 add-in board slot locations. P. PCI slots Four PCI-33/32 add-in board slot locations. Q. ISA slot One ISA add-in board slot locations.

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Status In di cat or LE D Descr iptions

The following tables list the System Status Indicator LEDs, the Disk Drive Status Indicator LEDs, the Disk Drive Status Abnormal Conditions, the Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs, and the LAN Status Indicator LEDs along with a description of each LED indicator.

Note:

The Power Alarm, Fan Alarm, and the Array Alarm Status Indic ator LEDs are active only when a RAID board is installed or server management software is in use.

Front System Status Indicator LEDs

LED Status Description Response

DC Power ON/OFF Off DC power OFF None required (norma l)

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

Power Alarm Off Not active None required (normal)

ON (Amber) Failure has occurred in one or more

power supplies (see the "Power Supply Status I ndicator s" ta ble DC Power Status "Amber" that follows.)

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

ON (Amber ) Fan failure Replace fan i n chassis or

replace power supply

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

ON ( Amber ) R AID Arra y f ail ure Replace dis k drive with

amber light lite

Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs (Rear Panel)

LED Status Description Response

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

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

DC Power Status Off No alarms None required (normal)

(Amber) AC Power disc onnected, power supply

failed, or power supply not installed.

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

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Disk Drive Status Indicator LEDs

LED Status Description Response

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

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

Disk Drive Status Off No alarms None required (normal)

ON ( Amber ) (See t he "Di sk Dr i ve St atus Condi t ion s"

table that follow s.) Note: The Disk Drive Status Indicator LEDs are active only when a RAID board is installed.

Disk Drive Status Conditions

Condition LED

No Error Off Faulty or Rebuild Stopped Steady ON Rebuild Slow Blink for approximately one second Identify Fast Blink for approximately three seconds Predicted Fault Four fast blinks, pause (repeats) Hot Spare Two fast blinks, pause (repeats)

LAN Status Indicator LEDs (I/O Panel)

LED Status When On When Blinking When Off

LAN Link Status Green N/A

LAN Speed Status Orange

100 Mbps network connection

Linked to network, sending or receivi ng data

None

N/A

10 Mbps network connection

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Making Connections

If your system normally operates without a video display or keyboard (for example, as a networ k server), you must install a video display and keyboard to configure the system. You may remove them after running the System Setup Utility (SSU). For information on running the SSU, refer to Appendix B of this User’s Guide.

Refer to the previous figure (Rear Features and Co nt ro ls) and connect your keyboard, monitor, and mouse. Co nnect any external per ipheral devices such as a printer or modem by following the instructions included with these devices.

Damage to the system may resul t if the k ey boar d/mouse cable is inserted or rem ov ed when power i s appl ied to the system.

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

CAUTION

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Setting the Line Voltage

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

CAUTION

Before you plug the system power cord into an AC outlet, ensure the input li ne v oltage setting for the power supply is correct.

To use the system with line source voltages between 200 and 240 VAC, the line volt age sel ec tor switch on the power supply must be set to 230. If you set the switc h to the 115 VAC position, t he power supply will be damaged when you plug in your system.

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

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

Note:

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

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

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

If you are setting up your system f or the first time,

the line voltage se lector.

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

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Setting the Line Voltage

A. Voltage selec tor switch set to 115 VAC B. Voltage selec tor switch set to 230 VAC

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Connecting the Power Cord(s)

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

If the power cord(s) supplied with the syste m are not compatible with the AC wall out le t in yo ur region, obt a in a suitable po w er co rd that meets the following criteria.

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

current rating that is at least 125% of the current rat ing of the system. The power cord connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be

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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 t hat plugs into the syst em must be a n IEC-

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type CEE-22 female connector.

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

WARNING

Your system shipped with a power cord for each power supply. Do not attempt t o m odify or use the suppl ied AC power cord if it is not the exact t y pe requi r ed.

CAUTION

When two power supplies are installed in the system the power plug from each of the power suppli es must be plugged into the sam e common gr ound power outlets.

Powering On Your System

Power o n you r system as follows.

Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and mouse (optional) have been connected, and t he power cor ds are connected.

Power on the video display and any other external devices.

Press the push-button power on/off switch on the front panel. Verify that the system power-o n LED is lit. If it is not lit, ensure t he ac power cor ds ar e connected to a functional ac power source.

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After a few seconds your s yst em begins the internal Power- On Se lf Test s (PO ST). PO ST auto maticall y c heck s the system bo ard, CPU module, memory, keyboard, and most installed peripheral devices.

CAUTION

Always allow POST to complet e before powering down your system.

CAUTION

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

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

After you have successfully powered on your system, refer to "Configuring Your System" in Chapter 3 of this User's Guide.

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Configuring Your System

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Configuring Your System

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Hot Keys

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BIOS Setup Utility

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Adaptec SCSI Utility

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Installing Video Drivers

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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 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.

You can also configure your system, including reserving resources required by the option boards, using the System Setup Utility (SSU). Also, the SSU is used to read stored system event information. Infor mat ion on the SSU may be found in Appendix B of this User’s Guide.

The Adaptec Configuration Utility detects the SCSI host adapt er s on t he syste m board. U s e this utilit y if you need to configure the two SC SI contro lle rs in yo ur system or to perform a SCSI disk format or verify disk operation on the SCSI disk drives.

If your system has been factory configured, the SSU, BIOS Setup, or Adaptec Configuration Utility do not need to be run unles s 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 pro v ides information on several system configuration parameters that ar e set by jumpers on t he syst em board. However, these parameters do not usually require change.

Use the CD-ROM shipped with your system to create the device driver and SSU diskett e s.

Hot Keys

For Hot keys use the keyboard’s numer ic pad to ent er nu mbers and symbols. See Hot Keys table below.

Hot Keys

To do this: Press these keys

Clear memory and reload the operating systemthis is a system reset.

Secure your syst em immediately. Ctrl+Alt+hotkey (Set your hot key combination with the

Ctrl+Alt+Del

SSU or Setup.)

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BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is used to change system configuration parameters. This utility has some unique parameters and many parameters that are also configurable with the SSU. The utility is resident in the system FLASH memory and does not require a diskette or an operating syste m present to run. However, parameters set with the BIOS Setup Utility that can also be set with the SSU, will be overwritten by the SSU the next time the SSU is run.

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

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

1. Po w er-on or reboo t t he s ystem. “Press F2 t o enter SET U P ” 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 conf iguration. Adv anced Use this menu for set ting the Advanced Featur es 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 Serv er Management 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 ite m on a displayed menu. Press the value keys (listed in the table below) to cycle through the allowable values for the selected field. Use the Exit menu’s “Save Values” select ion to save the c urr e nt va lues on all the menus.

To display a submenu, posit ion the curso r on a selection that has a submenu and press ENTER. An arrow precedes selections with submenus.

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

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Key Function in Setup Menu

F1 or Alt-H Get Help about an item. ESC Exit the current menu and return to the previo us men u. Left or right ar r ow keys Move between menus. Up or down arrow keys Move cur sor up and dow n. The curs or moves onl y to the

settings that you can change.

+/-

HOM E or END Mov e cur sor to top or bottom of window . PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Move cursor to next or previous page. F9 Load default configuration values f or this menu. F10 Save configuration values and exi t. ENTER

Change the value of an i t em.

Exec ute c ommand or S elect ➨ su bmenu.

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 recor d any changes you make to these settings. Recommended values are bold in the fo llo w ing t ab le s.

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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: Disabled

360KB

1.2 MB 720KB

1.44/1.25 MB

2.88 MB

Pri mary IDE Ma ster Press ENTER Refer to “Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave Press ENTER Refer to “Primary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Master Press ENTER Refer to “Secondary IDE

Secondary IDE Slave Press ENTER Refer to “Secondary IDE

Keyboard Features Press ENTER Refer to “Keyboard

Memory C ach e Enabled

Disabled

Selects the di skette type.

and Slave Submenu.”

Master and Sl ave Submenu.”

Submenu.” Enables processor cache.

CPU Speed Setting Processor

Speed List

CPU Post Speed Setting

Processor Ret est No

Processor Serial Number

Language

Processor Post Speed List

Yes

Disabled

Enabled

English (US)

Spanish, Italian French, German, Japanese

Select s peed t o match speed of installed processor(s) or select the lowest speed. Caution: DO NOT select a speed above t he speed of the installed processor(s).

Processor Post speed list is determined by the speed of the processor(s) installed.

Select Yes, if you want BIOS to clear historical processor status and retest all processors on next boot.

Controls detection of the processor serial number.

Selects which language BIOS displays.

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Primary/Secondary IDE Master and Slave Submenu

Feature Choices Description Your Setting

Type Auto

None CD-ROM User ATAPI Removable IDE Removable

Multi-Sector Transfer Disabled

2, 4, 8, or 16 sectors

LBA Mode Control Disabled

Enabled

Auto allows the system to attempt auto-detection of the drive type and sets the system to optimum transfer mode. None informs the system to ignore this drive. CD ROM allows the manual entry of f ields described below. User allows the manual entry of all field s descr ibed below. ATAPI Removable informs the system that removable disk drive is installed here. IDE Removable informs the system that removable disk drive is installed here.

Determines t he number of sectors per block for multisector transfers. This field is info rmationa l only for Type Aut o.

Enabling LBA causes logical bloc k addressing to be used in place of cylinders, heads, and sectors. This field is info rmationa l only for Type Aut o.

32 Bit I/O Disabled

Enabled

Transfer Mode Standard

Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 FPIO 4/DMA 2 FPIO 3/DMA 1

Ultra DMA Mode

Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2

Enabling allows 32 bi t IDE data transfers. This field is info rmationa l only for Type Aut o.

Selects the method for moving data to and from the drive. This field is info rmationa l only for Type Aut o.

Selects the Ultra DMA Mode for moving data to and from the drive. This field is info rmationa l only for Type Aut o.

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Keyboard Submenu

Feature Choices Description Your Setting

NumLock On

Off

Key Click Disabled

Enabled

Keyboard autorepeat rate

Keyboard autorepeat delay

13.3/sec 10/sec 6/sec 2/sec

1/4 sec 1/2 sec 3/4 sec 1 sec

30/sec

26.7/sec

21.8/sec

18.5/sec

Selects power-on state for Num Lock.

Enables or disables key click.

Selects key repeat rate.

Selects delay before key repeat.

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Advanced Menu

Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting

Installed O/S: Other

Plug-n-Play

Res et Configurat ion Data

PCI Configuration Press ENTER Refer to “PCI Confi gur at ion

Integrated Peripherals Configuration

Advanced Chipset Control

Use Multiprocessor Specification

Large Disk Access Mode

Delay on Optio n ROMs

Yes

Press ENTER

Press ENTER Refer to Advanced Chipset

1.1

1.4

LBA

CHS

Disabled

Enabled

Select Other unless installing Windows 9X.

Select Yes if you want to clear the system configuration data during next boot. System automatically resets to No in next boot.

Submenu.” Refer to “Integrated

Peripherals Configuration Submenu.”

Control Submenu. ” Selects the version of

multiprocessor specification to use. Some operating systems require version 1.1.

Select LBA for IDE drives.

Forces a short delay at the end of each Option RO M scan.

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PCI Configuration Submenus

Qualified technical personnel should only change this submenu.

CAUTION

Leave PCI Configuratio n Sub menu at factory-default settings.

this submenu.

Feature Choices Description Your Setting

A technically qualified per son should only change

PCI Configuration Submenu

PCI Device, Embedded SCSI Devices

Option ROM Scan

Enable Master

Latency Timer Default

ENTER.

Press

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

0020h

0040h

0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h 00E0h

PCI Device, Slot 1 - Slot 7 Submenus

Qualified technical personnel should only change this submenu.

Leave PCI Device Submenu at facto ry- default settings.

technically qualified person should only change this submenu.

N/A

Enables option ROM scan of the selected device.

Enabled selects the device as a PCI bus master.

Minimum guaranteed tim e, in units of PCI bus clocks, that a device may be master on a PCI bus.

CAUTION

PCI Device Submenu

Feature Choices Description Your Setting

Enable Master

Latency Timer Default

Enabled

Disabled

020h

040h

060h 080h 0A0h 0C0h 0E0h

Enables selected device as a PCI bus master .

Minimum guaranteed tim e, in units of PCI bus clocks, that a device may be master on a PCI bus.

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Integrated Peripheral Configuration Submenu

Feature Choices Description Your Setting

COM 1:

(Serial Port A)

Base I/O Address 3F8

Interrupt IRQ 4

COM 2: (Serial Port B)

Base I/O Address 3F8

Interrupt IRQ 4

Parallel Por t Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

Auto OS Controlled

2F8 3E8 2E8

IRQ 3 Disabled

Enabled

Auto OS Controlled

2F8

3E8 2E8

IRQ 3

Enabled

Auto OS Controlled

Auto forces BIOS to configure the port. OS Controlled forces OS to con figure the port .

Selects the base I/O address for COM por t 1.

Selects the IRQ for COM port

1. Auto forces BIOS to configure

the port. OS Controlled forces OS to con figure the port .

Selects the base I/O address for COM por t 2.

Selects the IRQ for COM port 2

Auto forces BIOS to configure the port. OS Controlled forces OS to con figure the port .

Mode Output only

Bi-directional

EPP ECP

Base I/O Address 378

278 3BC

Interrupt IRQ 5

IRQ 7

DMA channel DMA 1

DMA 3

Floppy disk controller

Disabled

Enabled

Selects parallel port mode.

Selects the base I/O address for LPT port.

Selects the IRQ for LPT port.

Selects the DMA for LPT port.

Enables onboard di skette controller.

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Advanced Chipset Control

Feature Choices Descri ption Your Setting

640 – 768K Di sabled

Enabled

Delayed Transaction

Passive Rel ease Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

If enabled, ISA Master and DMA cycles are forwarded to PCI.

Enable the del ayed transaction mechanism when PIIX4 is target of a PCI transaction.

Enable the Passi ve Release mechanism on PHOLD# signal when PIIX4 is a PCI MASTER.

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Security Menu

Note:

Enabling the Supervi sor Password field requires a password for enteri ng S etup. The passwords are not c ase sensitive.

Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting

User Pas sword is

Supervisor Password is

Set User Password

Clear

Set

Clear

Set Press

ENTER

Status only; user cannot modify. Once set, this can be disabled by setting it to a null string, or by cl earing password jumper on system board (see System Board Jumpers in Chapter 3).

Status only; user cannot modify.

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 setti ng 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

Fixed Disk Boot Sector

Secure Mode Timer

ENTER

Press

Disabled

Enabled

Normal

Wr ite Pr otect

1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 20 min 1 hr 2 hr

Requires password ent ry before boot. System will remain in secure mode un t il password is ent ered. Password on Boot takes precedence over Secure Mode Boot.

Write- protects boot s ector on hard disk to protect against viruses.

Period of key/PS/2 mouse inactivity specified for secure mode to activate. A password is required for secure mode to function. Cannot be enabled unless at least one passwor d is enabled.

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Security menu (Continued)

Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting

Secure Mode Hot Key (Ctrl-Alt- )

Secure Mode Boot Disabled

Video Blanking Disabled

Floppy Write Protect

Front Panel Lockout

[ ] [A, B, ..., Z]

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Key assigned t o invoke the Quicklock feature. Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.

System will boot in secur e mode. The user must en ter a password to unlock the system. Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.

Blank video when secure mode is activated. The user must enter a password to unlock the system. Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.

When secure mode is activated, the diskette drive is wri te protected. The us er must enter a password to disable. Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled.

Disabl es front panel when secure mode act ivat es. Requires password to unlock system.

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Server Menu

Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting

System Management

Console Redirection

PEP Management Press ENTER Refer to "PEP Management

Enable Sleep Button

PCI IRQs to IOAPIC mapping

Processor Ret est No

Assert NMI or PERR

Assert NMI & SERR

Press ENTER Refer to “System

Management Submenu.”

Press ENTER Refer to “Console Redirection

Submenu.”

Submenu."

Yes

Disabled

Enabled

Yes

SMI ONLY

Disabled SMI & NMI

Enabled

Disabled

No sleep button enabl ed.

If enabled, BIOS will describe direct PCI interr upt connections to IO APIC in multiprocessor table. Do not enable if OS does not support this fe a tu re.

Select Yes to have BIOS clear all histori cal proces sor status and retest the processor(s) on boot up.

Enabled, NMI is generated. The SERR option needs to be enabled to activate this option.

If enabled, NMI is generated on SERR and LOGGED.

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System Management Submenu

Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting

Sever Management Info

System Event Logging

Clear Event L og No

EMP Password Switch

EMP ESC Sequence

EMP Hangup Line String

Modem Init String Refer to your modem

High Modem Init String

EMP Access Mode

EMP Restricted Mode Access

Press ENTER Refer to “System

Disabled

Enabled

Yes

Disabled

Enabled Refer to Appendix B.

Refer to your m odem documentation.

documentation. Refer to your m odem

documentation.

Disabled

Always Active Pre-boot only

Disabled

Enabled

Management Info Submenu.” When enabled, BIOS and

BMC will log system events. Yes clears the System Event

Log.

EMP Direct Connect/Modem Mode

Direct Connect

Modem Mode

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Server Management Information Submenu

The user can modify no ite ms o n this menu. If items require changes, consult your syst em administrat or.

Feature Choices Description Your Setting

Board Part Number

Boa rd Ser ial Number

System Part Number

System Ser i al Number

Chassis Part Number

Chassis Serial Number

BMC Revision N/A Information field only Primary HSBP

Revision

N/A Information field only

Console Redirection Submenu

Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting

COM Port Address

Disabled

3F8 2F8 3E8

When enabled, console redirection uses the I/O port specified.

IRQ # None

3 4

Baud Rate 9600

19.2k

38.4k

115.2k

Flow Control No Flow Control

CTS/RTS XON/XOFF CTS/RTS + CD

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When console redirection is enabled, this displays the IRQ assigned per the address cho sen in the COM Port Address field.

Communications line dependent.

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PEP Management Submenu

Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting

PEF Filter Events Press ENTER Refer to "PEF Filter Events

Submenu."

PEP Enable Enabled

Disabled

PEP Blackout Period

Send Test Page Press ENTER Press ENTER and select

[0] Sets the minimum time

Enables or disables Pl atform Event Paging.

between consecutive pages in minutes.

"Send Test Page Now" to send a page immediately using the current page string.

PEF Filter Events Submenu

Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting

PEF Enable Disabled

Enabled

Temperature Sensor

Voltage Sensor Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

Enable or disable all triggers for Platform Event Paging. If this is enabled, and one of the events you enable below occurs, th e serv er will p age you.

Fan Sensor Disabled

Enabled

Chassis Sensor Disabled

Enabled

Power Supply Disabled

Enabled

BIOS (SMI Handler)

BIOS POST Error Di sabled

FRB Sensor Disabled

Fatal NMI Disabled

Watchdog Timer Disabled

System Restart Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

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Boot Menu

Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting

BIOS Boot Spec Support

Boot Device Priority

Hard Drive Press ENTER. Refer t o “hard Dri ve

Removable Devices

Enabled

Limited Press ENTER. Refer to “Boot Device Priority

Press ENTER. Refer to “Removable Devices

Enable this option if the boot order is important.

Submenu.”

Submenu . ”

Submenu.”

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Boot Device Priority Submenu

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

Boot Device Priority Submenu

Boot Priority Device Description Your Setting

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

3. Hard Drive Attempts to boot from a hard

Removable Devices Attem pts to boot from a

removable media device.

drive device.

LANDesk® Service Agent II

Attempts to boot from diagnostic boot partition of the f lash memo ry.

Hard Drive Submenu

For options on this menu, use t he up or down arrow keys to se lect a device, then press the <+> or <-> keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot pr ior ity list.

Hard Drive Submenu

Option Description

1. Hard Drive #1 (or actual drive string)

IDE drives will have a suffix attached to the drive ID strin g:

PM - hard drive on Primary Mast er Channel PS - hard drive on Primary Slave Channel SM - hard drive on Secondary Master Channel SS - hard drive on Secondar y Slave Channel.

2. Other Bootable Device

Covers all the boot devices that are not reported to the system BIOS through the BIOS boot specification mechanism. This includes all PCI cards that are not BIOS boot com pli ant (legacy) as well as ISA cards that are not PnP com pli ant.. ISA legacy cards will boot first before non BIOS boot compliant PCI cards (in scan order from lowest slot to highest).

Removable Devices

For options on this menu, use t he up or down arrow keys to se lect a device, then press the <+> or <-> keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot pr ior ity list.

Removable Devices Submenu

Option Description

1. Legacy Floppy Drive Refers to the onboard 3.5” floppy drive.

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Exit Menu

You can make the following selections on t he Exit Menu. Se lect an option using the up or down arrow keys, then press Enter to execute the option. Press ing 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

Exit Saving Changes Exits after writing all modified Setup item values to CMOS. Exit Discarding Changes Exits leaving CMOS unmodified. Load Setup Def aults Loads default val ues for all Setup items. Load Custom Defaults Loads settings from custom defaults. Save Custom Defaults Saves present Setup values to custom defaults. Discard Changes Reads the previous value of all Setup items from CMOS. Save Changes Writes all Setup item values to CMOS.

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Adaptec SCSI Utility

The Adaptec SCSI Utility det ects the SCSI host adapters on the server board. Use the Adaptec SCSI Utilit y to :

Change default values

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

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other devices in the server

Runn ing the SCSI Utility

You access the Adaptec SCS I Utility w hen you t urn on or reboot your syst em. To run the Adaptec SCSI utility, perform the following procedure:

1. Power-on or reboot the system.

2. When this message appears o n t he video monitor:

Press Ctrl-A to run SCSI Utility...

3. Press Ctrl+A to run this utility. When it appears, cho ose the host adapter

that you want to configure.

4. The SCSI ut ilit y st arts. When the Adaptec SCSI Utilit y detects more than

one AIC-78xx host adapter, it displays a selection menu listing the bus and device number of each adapter. When t he selection menu appears, select the channel you wish to configure as follows:

Bus : Device : Channel Selected SCSI Adapter

00 : 0C : A AIC7896

00 : 0C : B AIC7896

5. Once you select t he adapt er, 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 adapt er and device settings.

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

before

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

and their SCSI ID s, select “SCSI Disk Utilit ie s”. If you wish to co nfigure the adapter or a device, select “Configure/View Ho st Adapt er S ett ings”.

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Adaptec SCSI Utility Configuration Settings

The following keys are active for all Adaptec S CSI Utility screens:

Key Action

Arrows Up and down arrows move from one parameter to anot her within a screen. ENTER Displays options for a configurable parameter. Selects an option. ESC Moves back to previous screen or parameter or EXIT if at the Main menu. F5 Switches between color and monochrome.

F6 Resets to host adapter defaults.

The following table shows the normal settings for t he Adaptec SCSI Utility and provides a place for you to reco r d any changes you make to these set tings.

Adaptec SCSI Utility Setup Configurations

RECOMMENDED SETTING

OPTION SCSI Bus Interface Definitions

Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Enabled

Additional Options

Boot Device Opti ons 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) 80.0 Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes Enable Disconnection Yes Send Start Unit Command Yes

OR DISPLAY ONLY

YOUR CONFIGURATION

Enable Write Back Cache No BIOS Multiple LUN Support Include in BIOS Scan Advanced Configuration Options Press ENTER for menu. Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled

No effect if BIOS is disabled.

No Yes

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Adaptec SCSI Utility Setup Configurations (Continued)

RECOMMENDED SETTING

OPTION

Display <Ctrl-A> Messages During BIOS Initialization

Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives >1 GByte

Verbose/Silent Mode Verbose Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utilit y

Reserves BIOS Space) Support Removable Disks

Under BIOS as Fixed Disks BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM Enabled

BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions Enabled

No effect if BIOS is disabled.

Do not remov e m edi a from a remo vab l e m edi a dr i ve if it is under BIOS c ontrol.

1, 2

OR DISPLAY ONLY

Enabled

Boot Only

Exiting Adaptec SCSI Utility

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

YOUR CONFIGURATION

Installing Video Drivers

After configuring the system, you need to install video drivers to take full advantage of the features of the onboard Cirrus Logic CL-GD5480 super VGA video controller.

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The CD shipped with your system includes video drivers for use with DOS and Windows NT. Check the README.TXT file o n the CD for information on installing these drivers.

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For other operating systems , see your OS instruct ions fo r installin g device drivers.

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Configuring System Board Jumpers

Before You Begin

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

CAUTION

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

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

The “System board Jumpers” illustrat ion show s the location of the system board jumpers. The “System Board Jumper Configurat ions” table lists the system board jumpers and their factory default settings.

WOL ENABLE

J5A2

BMC

WR EN

J4J2

J3J1

BIOS WR EN

J2J1

RCVRY BOOT

PSWD CLR

CMOS CLR

BMC FRC UP

INT DET

FRB

System Board Jumpers

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System Board Jumper Summary

Jumper Block Function Pins (default in bol d) What it does at system reset

J5A2 Wake On LAN

ENABLE

J4J2 BMC Write

Enable

J3J1 FRB Timer

Enable

J3J1 Chassis

Intrusion Detection

J3J1 BMC Forced

Update Mode

1-2, Disabled Disables Wake On LAN. If your power

supply does not provide 0.8 A of +5 V Standby current, you must move the WOL Enable jumper to this position.

2-3, Enabled Enables Wake On LAN. 1-2, Protect BMC boot block i s write protected.

2-3, Erase/Program BMC boot block is erasable and

programmable.

1-2, Enable FRB operation is enabl ed (system boots

fr om processor 1 if processor 0 does not

respond). 2-3, Disable FRB is disabled. 5-6, Enable Switch installed on chassis indicates wh en

cover has been removed.

6-7, Disable Chassis intrusion swit ch is bypassed. 9-10, Normal System boots normally.

10-11, Program System attempts to update BMC firmware.

J2J1 CMOS Clear

J2J1 Password Clear

J2J1 Recovery Boot

J2J1 BIOS Write

Enable

1-2, Protect

2-3, Erase Replaces the content s of NVRAM with the

5-6, Protect

6-7, Erase Clears the password.

9-10, Normal

10-11, Recovery

13-14, Protect

14-15, Erase/Program BIOS boot block is erasable and

Preserves the contents of NVRAM.

manufacturing default settings.

Maintains the current system password.

System attempts to boot using the BIOS

stored in flash m emory.

BIOS attempts a r ecovery boot, loading

BIOS code from a floppy diskette into the

flash device. This is typically used when the

BIOS code has been corrupted.

BIOS boot block is write-protected.

programmable.

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Moving System Board Jumpers

CAUTION

Before doing the procedur es i n 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 jumper s can resul t in personal injury and equipment damage.

Observe static pr ec autions. Use an antistatic wrist strap.

To configure the system board options:

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

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

Locate the position of the jumpers o n t he syst em board you are changing. To change a jumper setting, use a pair of needle-nose pliers or your fingers to remove the jumper from its current location. Position the jumper over the two pins for the desired setting and press it onto the pins. Be careful not to bend the pins. Re fer t he System Board Summary table for s yste m boar d jump e r settings.

Reinstall the left panel and power up the system.

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Resetting the CMOS NVRAM

Use the clear CMOS memor y procedur es, which includes the reset CMOS NVRAM process, under "Enable F2 Prompt by Changing a Jumper and Using SSU" in C hapter 5.

Clearing and Changing the Passwords

To clear and change the passwords:

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

this guide.

2. Mo ve the Password Clear jumper from pins 5-6 to pins 6-7. Refer to

“Configuring Syste m Board Jumpers” to see the location of this jumper.

3. Power on the system and wait for POST to complete. This automatically

clears the old password.

4. Power off the system.

5. Move t he Password Clear jumper back to pins 5-6.

6. Replace the panel and po wer on the system.

7. To specify a new passwo r d run t he BIOS S et up Utility as descr ibed ear lier

in th is chapter.

Recovering the BIOS

Qualified technical personnel should only perform this procedure.

Leave Recovery Boot jump er at factory-default setting.

A technically qualified person should only move t his j um per.

Boot Block Write Protect

The jumper at pins 13, 14, and 15 controls whether the BIOS boot block is protected from being erased and reprogrammed.

Leave boot block jumper at factory- default setting:

Programming the boot bloc k inc or r ectly will pr event the system from booti ng. A technically qualified person should only do programming. T he pr oc edur e r equires a special “Boot Block Updat e Utility.” Contact your dealer or sales representative for more information.

CAUTION

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Fault Resilient Booting (FRB) Timer Enable Jumper

Fault resilient booting insur es the system will not stop from a boot problem. Two s e ts of timers a re implement e d that will automatically reset the syst em if the system shou ld halt for so me reason.

FRB 2 - 5 sec timer. If the primary processor does not come up in 5

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seconds the system will automatically reset and switch to the seco ndary processo r seco ndary (if installed otherwise it will tr y to boot again off of the primary.)

FRB 3 - 7 minute timer. If the system does not make it up to the end of

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POST in 7 minutes, the system will automatically reset and t r y again. It is assumed that the processor failed regardless of what may have caused the system to hang. The primary processor is taken off line and the system will boot off the secondar y (if installed otherwise it will tr y to boot again off of the primary.) Bad memory or a bad plug in card may cause a FRB 3 failure.

All failures are logged to the system event log. The system will remember all FRB errors and display them at the end of POST

until you select the Processor Retest option from the BIOS Setup utility.

CAUTION

For normal operation leave FRB Timer Enable jumper at factory-defaul t set t ing.

To d is able the FRB Timer Ena ble:

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

Move the FRB Timer Enable jumper from pins 1-2 to pins 2- 3. Refer to “Configuring Syste m Board Jumpers” to see the location of this jumper.

Replace the panel and power on the system.

Power on the system and wait for POST to comp lete.

Run the SSU to configure the system.

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Chassis Intrusion Detection Jumper

The chassis contains a n a larm sw itc h t hat sends a notificat ion signa l to t he server management so ftwar e if a cover is removed. The jumper at pins 5, 6, and 7 controls whether this alarm feature is enabled or disabled.

CAUTION

For normal operation leave Chassis Intrusion Detection jumper at factory-default setting.

To disable the chassis intrusion switch:

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

Move the chassis intrusion detection jumper from pins 5-6 to pins 6-7 to disable the alarm switch.

Reinsta ll the side cover for your safety, and connect the power cord to the system.

Power on the system on, and wait for POST to complete.

Run the SSU to configure the system.

BMC Forced Update Mode

Leave BMC Forced Update Mode jumper at f actorydefault setting:

the system from booting. A technically qualified per son should only do programmi ng. Contact your dealer or sales representative for more information.

Setting this jumper incor r ectly will prevent

CAUTION

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Disassembly and Reassembly

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General Information

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Static Precaut i ons

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Preparing Your System for Disassembly and Reassem bly

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Equipment Log

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Opening the Front Door

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Removing a Side Panel

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Installing a Side Panel

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Modifying the System Board

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Option Boards

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Hard Disk Drives

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Removable Media Devices

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Removing the Front Door Assembly

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Removing the Top Cover

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Removing the Chassis Ski rt

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Removing a Chassis Foot

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Removing the Front Panel Speaker/Switch Assembly

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Removing the Keylock Bracket

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Removing the Side Panel Intrusion and Interlock Switch As semblies

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Removing the Front Cover Intrusion Switc h Assembly

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Removing the Fans

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Removing the Power Supply

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Removing the System Board and Processor Retention Module

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Removing the SAF-TE Card

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Removing the SCSI Backplane

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General Information

This chapter contains procedures for disassembling and reassembling your server system unit. For reassembling your server unit, follow the disassemble procedure in reverse order.

When disasse mb l ing and reassembl ing your server system unit, fo llow these general rules.

The DC push-button on/off switch on the front panel does not turn off the system A C power. Al so, +5v dc is present on the system board whenever the AC power cords are connected between the system and an AC outlet. Before doing the procedures i n this manual, make sure that your system is powered off and unpl ug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis. Failure to disconnect power befor e opening your system c an r esul t in personal injury and equipment damage.

WARNING

CAUTION

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

Note:

ac power source is off or disconnected.

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When disassembling disconnect all options.

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When handling boards or chips, touch the system unit frame to release

Your system error log will be lost, if your system

static.

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Do not disassemble parts other than those specified in the procedure.

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All screws are Phillips-head, unless otherwise specified.

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Label all removed connectors. Not e where the connector goes and in

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what po sition it was installed. On completion of any reassembly, plug in the power cords and po wer on

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the system unit.

Contact your sa les represe nt ative or dealer for a list of approved optional peripheral devices.

Static Precautions

An electrostat ic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, opt ion boards, and other components. You can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist st r ap att ached to chassis ground when handling syste m components.

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

Preparing Your System for Disassembly and Reassembly

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

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Phillips screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)

Flat-head screwdriver

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Sma ll needle nose pliers

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Pen or pencil

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ESD workst ation or antistatic wrist strap (recommended)

Equipment Log

Use the equipment log form located at the end of this manual to recor d the model and serial number of your system, all installed options, and any other per tine nt information s pecific to yo ur s ystem. You w ill need this information when configuring your system.

Opening the Front Door

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

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Removing a Side Panel

To ins ta ll options in your system, you mu s t re move t he side panel on t he left side of your system (as viewed from the front). The side panel on the right side of the system (as viewed fro m the front ) only has to be removed when adding removable media devices or a second power supply. The right side panel removes in the same manner as t he left side pane l.

CAUTION

For proper cooli ng and airflow, do not operate the system with the side panels remov ed. Always replace the panels before powering on t he system.

WARNING

If you are removing the si de panel aft er the system is set up, you must first power off t he system and all external devices and then

To remove a side panel:

Unplug

the system power cord

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

Loosen the three screws securing the side panel to the chassis.

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

Pull the side panel out and away from the chassis.

Removing a System Side Panel

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Installing a Side Panel

1. Before re plac ing the side panel, ma ke sure no tools or loos e parts have been

left inside the system chassis.

2. Make sure all option boards are firmly seated in their respective slots and

that all interior cables are proper ly connected.

3. Insert the metal tabs on the top and bottom of the side panel into their slots

on t he c hassis . S lid e the side p ane l forwa rd as far as it will go.

4. Tighten the three screws on the side panel securing it to the chassis.

If your system is already set up, plug the system

Note:

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

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Modifying the System Board

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

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Replacing the real-time clock battery

Replacing the processo r

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Installing or removing DIMMs.

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CAUTION

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

Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery

You may need to replace the real-time clock battery because o f its life span. The battery (Vendor Part #CR2032) is a commodity part available through many vendors. Notice the plus (+) sign on the battery. This sign will assist you in correctly positioning the batt er y on the system board.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly repl ac ed. Replace only with sam e or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of lithium batteri es as requir ed by local ordinanc e or as norm al waste if no local ordinance exists. Do not expose the com ponent to excessive heat or fire. Keep all batteries away from children

CAUTION

Observe static pr ec autions. Use an antistatic wrist strap.

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Replacing the Real-Ti me Clock Battery

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

this chapter.

2. Re move the plastic retainer on the lithium batter y socket.

3. Insert the tip of a small flat-bladed screwdriver, or equivalent, under the tab

in the plastic retainer (A in figure).

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

5. Remove the battery from its socket (C).

6. Dispose of the battery accord ing to local ordinance.

7. Remove the new lithium batt er y from its package, and, being careful t o

observe the cor r ect po larit y, insert it in the battery socket .

8. Reinst all the plastic retainer o n the lith iu m battery socket.

9. Replace the side panel, p lug in the system power cor d, and tur n on the

system.

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

clock.

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Replacing a Processor

This subsection provides the procedure for upgrading and configuring the Processo r s in your system. The syst em board has sockets for two processors. Each processo r is packaged either in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC) or Single Edge Contact Cartridge Version 2 (SECC2).

The SECC packaged cartr idge includes:

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processor core with an integrat ed 16 KB primary (L1) cache

secondary (L2) cache

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t hermal pla te

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back cover.

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The SECC2 packaged cartr idge includes:

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processor core with an integrat ed 16 KB primary (L1) cache

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secondary (L2) cache.

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back cover.

The primary processor co nnector is shown at (A) in the illustration below. The secondary processor connector is shown at (B).

CAUTION

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

Replacing a Processor

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Replacing the SECC Version

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

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

Observe static pr ec autions. Use an antistatic wrist strap. Hold the processor only by its edges.

If your system has one processor and you would like to add a second processo r, co nt act your Serv ice Represe nt ative for assistance.

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

WARNING

CAUTION

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

Press the processor latches toward the center of the SEC cartridge to free them from the retention module (see A in Figure "Re mo v ing a Processor").

Lift the SEC cartridge upward, out of the retention module.

Put the processor in a piece of conduct ive foam and store in an antistatic package.

Removing a Pr ocessor

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8. Place the ther mal pad on to p of the processo r so that the ho les in the ther mal

pad line up with the holes in the processor.

9. Position the heat sink on top of the processor.

10. Install the two clips that secur e t he heat s ink to t he processor.

Assembling the Processo r

11. Position the processor so that the heat sink faces to the left of the syste m

board. Slide the processor into the retention module. Ensure that the alignment notch in the SEC cartridge fits over the plug in Slot 1. Push down firmly, with even pressure on both sides of the top, until the SEC cartridge is seated.

12. To lock in the processor, push the latches outward until they click into place

in the reten tion mo dule (see figure, below). T h e lat ches mu st be secure d for proper electrical connection of the processor.

Locking in the Processor

13. After you have installed a new processor, you must run the BIOS Setup

Utility (F2) to configure its speed. Refer to Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System.”

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

the system.

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Replacing the SECC2 Version

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

Observe static pr ec autions. Use an antistatic wrist strap. Hold the processor only by its edges.

If your system has one processor and you would like to add a second processo r, t hen you must contact your Service Representat ive for assistance.

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

WARNING

CAUTION

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

Pull the processor latches, Item A in Figure "Removing a Processor " below, out away from the edges of the SEC cartridge to free t hem fro m the Universal Retention Module (UR M ).

Lift the SEC cartridge upward, out of the URM and place it on a grounded, static-free surface o r conductive foa m pad.

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

Removing a Pr ocessor

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8. Remove the new processor from its antistatic package and place it o n a

grounded, static-free surface or conductive foam pad.

9. Position the processor back into the URM. Ensure that the alignment notch

in the SEC cartridge fits over the plug in Slot 1. Push down firmly, with even pressure on both sides o f the to p, until the SEC cartridge is seated.

10. T o lock in the pro cessor, push the latches inward until they secure the SEC

cartridge into place in the URM, Item A in Figure "Remo ving a Processor" above. The latches must be secured for proper electrical connection of the processor.

11. After you have installed a new processor, you must run the BIOS Setup

Utility (F2) to configure its speed. Refer to Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System.”

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

the system.

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DIMMs

The system board cont ains four DI MM sockets labeled 1 through 4. Each socket can hold a single 72-bit DIMM module with 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, or 256MB of memory. When all four sockets are populated, the system board supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory with 256MB DIMMs. A DIMM will always be installed in the bottom soc ket. When you insta ll a dditio nal DIMMs, you mus t start with the first empt y sock et above DIMMs alread y installed. Whe n you remove DIMMs, you must start with the first DIMM so ck et closest to the top edge of the system board.

DIMM Locations

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Memory DIMM Configurations

This tabl e lists the distribution of DIMMs for specific memo ry co nfigu rations.

(MB)

32 32 64 32 32 64 64 96 32 32 32

96 64 32 128 32 32 32 32 128 64 32 32 128 64 64 128 128 160 64 64 32 160 64 32 32 32 160 64 64 32 32 192 64 64 32 32 192 64 64 64 192 128 32 32 192 128 64 224 64 64 64 32 224 128 32 32 32 224 128 64 32 256 64 64 64 64 256 128 64 32 32 256 128 64 64 256 128 128 256 256 288 128 64 64 32 288 128 128 32 320 128 64 64 64 320 128 128 32 32 320 128 128 64 352 128 128 64 32 384 128 128 64 64 384 128 128 128 384 256 128 416 128 128 128 32 448 128 128 128 64 512 128 128 128 128 512 256 256 640 256 256 128 768 256 256 128 128 768 256 256 256 896 256 256 256 128

1024 256 256 256 256

Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4

Capacity per DIMM slot (MB) Any DIMM slot orderSystem Capacity

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Installing DIMMs

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

this chapter.

2. Holding th e DIMM mod ule o nly by the edges , re mov e it from its antistatic

package.

3. Position the DIMM so that the two notches in the bottom edge of the DIMM

align with the keyed socket.

CAUTION

Observe static pr ec autions. Use an antistatic wrist strap. Hold DIMMs only by their edges.

Inserting Memory DIMMs

4. Insert t he bottom edge of the DIMM into the socket, and press down firmly

on the DIMM until it seats correctly.

5. Gently push the plastic ejecto r levers on the so cket ends to the upright

position.

6. Repeat the steps to install each DIMM.

7. Replace the left side panel, plug in the system power cor d, and tu r n on the

system.

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Removing DIMMs

Use extreme care when removing a DIMM. Too much pressure can damage the socket slot. Apply only enough pressure on the plasti c ejec tor levers to release the DIMM

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

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

Hold the DIMM only by its edges, being careful not to touch its components or gold edge connectors. Carefully lift it awa y from the so cket , and stor e it in an antistatic package.

Repeat the above steps to remove t he remaining DIMMs.

Replace the side panel, plug in the system power cord, and tu r n on the system.

CAUTION

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Option Boards

This section describes how to install and remove ISA and PCI option boards. The system board has one ISA bus expansion slots and four PCI-33/32 bit and two PCI-66/32 bit bus expansion slots.

The high-performance PCI loca l bus allows t he adopt ion of newer networ king technology, such as 100 Mb/second Ethernet NICs, with a minimum of effort and without concern for I/O bott lenecks. The PCI loca l bus offers up to 133 Mb/s ec o nd ba nd w id t h.

PCI and ISA Slot Locations

Installation Considerations

Newer adapters, designed for Plug-and-P lay systems, ar e aut omatically configured by the system without any user intervent ion. Older ISA adapters must be manually configured as detailed below. Once the ma nual configuration is complete, the Plug-and-Play adapters are configured around the manually configured adapters without causing any reso ur ce conflict s.

ISA adapters can be Plug-and-Play. ISA adapters that are not Plug-and-Play must be manually configured following the instructions supplied with the board. The configuration is defined to the system by creating the ISA configuration file when running the SSU. If you are adding a non-Plug and Play ISA option board, run the SSU before installing the board. For details on running the SSU, refer to Appendix B.

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