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Introduction 1-1

Chapter 1.

Introduction

1.1. Features & Specifications

Processor

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Supports dual Intel

Xeon 400MHz/533MHz Processors with 512K L2

Cache up to 2.0GHz ~ 2.8GHz and higher

Chipset

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Intel

E7501 Chipset Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

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2x 82870P2 64-bit PCI/PCI-X Controller Hub 2 (P64H2)

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82801CA I/O Controller Hub 3-S (ICH3-S)

Memory

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6x 184-pin DIMM sockets support 144-bit wide (Dual Channel)
PC2100/PC1600 (DDR266/DDR200) memory

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Up to 12GB, ECC, Registered memory capacity (Chipkill technology
support)

LAN

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Intel

82546 dual ports Gigabit Ethernet controller

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RX and TX IP and TCP/UDP checksum off-loading capabilities

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Front panel LAN Active/Link LED

Graphics

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Onboard ATi RAGE XL PCI interface VGA

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4MB local SDRAM memory support

PCI Extension Slot

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4x PCI-X, support 64bit one 133MHz and three 100MHz slots

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1x PCI 32bit/32MHz

Storage

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Dual Ultra 320 SCSI based on Adaptec 7902 ASIC with optional
Adaptec Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) SO-DIMM interface riser

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Dual ATA 100 IDE port support up to 4 IDE drives

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1x Floppy Port

Multi I/O Functions

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2x Serial Ports / 1x Parallel Port

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for SI-2P+

Page 1: ...SI 2P Dual Socket 604 Server Board User s Manual 4200 0333 02 Rev 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...vent shall the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are property of their respective owners This document contains materials protected under ...

Page 3: ...mblies 2 5 2 4 System Memory 2 6 2 4 1 Memory Configuration Table 2 6 2 4 2 Installing and Removing Memory Modules 2 6 2 5 Connectors Headers and Switches 2 8 2 5 1 EPS12V Power Connectors 2 8 2 5 2 FAN Connectors 2 9 2 5 3 CMOS Memory Clearing Header 2 10 2 5 4 Front Panel Switches Indicators Headers 2 11 2 5 5 Floppy Disk Drive and IDE Connectors 2 12 2 5 6 PCI Expansion Slots 2 13 2 5 7 COM Por...

Page 4: ...ement Setup 3 13 3 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 3 14 3 3 Security Menu 3 16 3 4 PC Health Menu 3 17 3 5 Clk Misc Menu 3 18 3 6 Exit Menu 3 19 Chapter 4 SCSI Utility 4 1 Chapter 5 Driver Installation 5 1 5 1 Setup Items 5 2 5 2 Installing Ultra320 SCSI Controller 5 3 5 2 1 Installing Windows 2000 with an Ultra320 SCSI Controller 5 3 5 2 2 Installing the Driver when Windows 2000 is Already Installed 5...

Page 5: ... ECC Registered memory capacity Chipkill technology support LAN Intel 82546 dual ports Gigabit Ethernet controller RX and TX IP and TCP UDP checksum off loading capabilities Front panel LAN Active Link LED Graphics Onboard ATi RAGE XL PCI interface VGA 4MB local SDRAM memory support PCI Extension Slot 4x PCI X support 64bit one 133MHz and three 100MHz slots 1x PCI 32bit 32MHz Storage Dual Ultra 32...

Page 6: ...d Play BIOS supports APM DMI and ACPI Write Protect Anti Virus function Wake on LAN by AWARD BIOS 4M bit Flash ROM Form factor EEB 3 0 Form Factor 12in x 13in 305mm x 330mm EPS12V PSU Connector Miscellaneous Option for IPMI connector Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice SI 2P ...

Page 7: ...f Installation Guide 1 Driver Utilities CD 1 34 pin FDD Cable 2 40 pin IDE ATA66 Cable 1 68 pin LVD SE SCSI cable with terminator for 2 Ultra 320 SCSI devices 2 603 604 pin Retention Module 2 603 pin Retention Module w Clip 2 604 pin Retention Module w Clip 1 I O Shield User s Manual ...

Page 8: ...1 4 Chapter 1 1 3 Layout Diagram SI 2P ...

Page 9: ... Disk Drive Connector IDE1 IDE2 Hard Disk Drives Connectors J14 Adaptec Zero Channel RAID ZCR SO DIMM interface riser J17 Ultra 320 SCSI Channel B Connector J19 Ultra 320 SCSI Channel A Connector J37A1 24 Pin EPS12V Power Connector J37B1 8 Pin EPS12V Power Connector J9 IPMB Connector LAN_LED LAN Active Link Indicators Headers PCI1 PCI 32bit 33MHz PCI2 4 5 PCI X 64bit 100MHz PCI3 PCI X 64bit 133MHz...

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Page 11: ...the wall outlet before installing the board or changing any settings 2 Ground yourself properly by wearing a static safety wrist strap before removing the board from the antistatic bag 3 Hold the board by its edges Avoid touching any component on it 4 Avoid touching module contacts and IC chips 5 Place the board on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag that came with the board Use...

Page 12: ... screw holes on the server board and the chassis base 3 Place all the studs or spacers needed on the chassis base and have them tightened 4 Line up all the screw holes on the board with those studs or spacers on the chassis 5 Tightens all the screw holes ATTENTION To prevent shorting the PCB circuit please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are already secured on the chassis base and are wi...

Page 13: ...in the Primary Processor Socket Socket CPU0 in this model To install a second processor you must verify that the second processor is identical to the first processor of same voltage and speed Using non identical processors could cause system failure 2 3 1 Installing Retention Modules 1 Remove power from your system by unplugging the AC power cord 2 Remove the chassis cover see your system or chass...

Page 14: ...mly pressing the CPU 4 Apply thermal grease to the CPU with an applicator Installing Heatsink and Wind Tunnel 1 Align the heatsink with the retention modules and then place the heatsink onto the CPU 2 Position the retention clip over the plastic tab and then engage the clip end slot over the plastic tab 3 Press downward on the retention clip ends until they engage the plastic tabs 4 Repeat steps 2...

Page 15: ...uld also be attached to the top of the center portion of wind tunnel 3 Align the tabs on the assembly with the slots in the wind tunnel portion and then snap the lower portion of the fan holder over the tabs on the center portion 4 Attach the air outlet portion of the wind tunnel 5 Attach CPU Fan 1 power cable to the server board at location FAN1 and or attach CPU Fan 2 power cable at location FAN...

Page 16: ...512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB 2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB 3 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB 4 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB 5 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB 6 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 128MB 2GB Total System Memory 256MB 12GB 2 4 2 Installing and Removing Memory Modules ATTENTION Populate the DDR DIMMs in order and in pair of the same type and size by starting from DIMM1 DIMM2 D...

Page 17: ...he ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the DIMM module in with extra force as the DIMM module only fit in one orientation 5 To remove the DIMM modules push the two ejector tabs on the slot outward simultaneously and then pull out the DIMM module ATTENTION As the static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or op...

Page 18: ...r peripherals Plug in the AC power cord only after you have carefully checked everything 2 5 1 EPS12V Power Connectors These two connectors connect to EPS12V power supply This server board requires an EPS12V power supplier with 460W capacity at least for Pentium 4 Xeon CPU system WARNING This server board only supports EPS12V power supplies and will not operate with other types DO NOT use ATX 2 x ...

Page 19: ...installed in your system The CPU must be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan FAN_1 CPU0 Fan FAN_2 CPU1 Fan FAN_3 4 5 System Fan WARNING These fan connectors are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors User s Manual ...

Page 20: ...o clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory ATTENTION Turn the system power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction SI 2P ...

Page 21: ... ON Connects to the Power Switch cable of chassis front panel Pin 3 4 RESET Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel Pin 5 6 CASE Case Open Detection Header Pin 7 8 PWR LED Connects to the Power LED cable of chassis front panel Pin 9 10 HDD LED Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel Pin 13 14 NIC1 Network Interface Controller 1 Active Link Indicator Pin 15 16 NIC2 Ne...

Page 22: ...ed only one floppy disk drive in your system The IDE1 IDE2 port connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA 100 mode by one 40 pin 80 conductor and 3 connector Ultra ATA 66 ribbon cables Connect the single end blue connector at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port on server board and the other two ends gray and black connector at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectors...

Page 23: ...Hardware Setup 2 13 2 5 6 PCI Expansion Slots PCI1 Supports PCI 32bit 33MHz PCI2 4 5 Supports PCI X 64bit 100MHz PCI3 Supports PCI X 64bit 133MHz User s Manual ...

Page 24: ...2 14 Chapter 2 2 5 7 COM Port Header This header provides connection to external COM Ports through an extension cable and bracket SI 2P ...

Page 25: ... USB Ports Header This header provides two additional USB ports connection through an extension cable and bracket Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 Data1 5 Data0 6 Data1 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 NC User s Manual ...

Page 26: ...sed for connecting LED indicators for LAN status The mark stands for positive polarity of LED connection Pin Number Definition Pin 1 2 LAN Port J4 Active Indicator Pin 3 4 LAN Port J4 Link Indicator Pin 5 6 LAN Port J6 Active Indicator Pin 7 8 LAN Port J6 Link Indicator SI 2P ...

Page 27: ...ves as a switch to select the VGA output from onboard VGA1 connector or from add on optional VGA card at PCI slot To select the onboard VGA output short pin 1 and pin 2 default setting For external VGA card operation through PCI slot short pin 2 and pin 3 User s Manual ...

Page 28: ...er Connector This connector provides connection to the optional Smart Card Reader device through an extension cable and bracket Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 GND 3 SCPWR 4 SCRST 5 NC 6 NC 7 SCIO 8 NC 9 SCCLK 10 SCPSNT SI 2P ...

Page 29: ...r The AMC is a standard connector for server or communication system motherboards It includes all signals needed for IPMI complaint baseboard management NOTE The AMC does not support Hot Plug The RMC or motherboard itself can be damaged if the AMC cables is plugged or unplugged while power is present User s Manual ...

Page 30: ...2 20 Chapter 2 2 5 13 IPMB Connector This server board provides one onboard 4 pin IPMB connector to transfer intelligent platform management information SI 2P ...

Page 31: ...e two 68 pin Ultra 320 SCSI channels Each channel supports up to 15 devices ID0 ID15 on a standard Ultra 320 SCSI LVD Low Voltage Differential cable configuration up to 12 meters In a point to point arrangement cabling can extend 25 meters Each device has its own individual SCSI ID number but none of the devices connected can use ID7 which is reserved for SCSI controller User s Manual ...

Page 32: ...connect Ultra 320 SCSI hard drive to this board All termination jumpers on the SCSI devices must be removed when using the external SCSI terminator IMPORTANT Each channel should have only one type of SCSI standard A mixed setup with different standard on the same channel will decrease the performance to the slowest device SI 2P ...

Page 33: ...p 2 23 2 5 15 Adaptec Zero Channel RAID ZCR SO DIMM Interface Riser The J17 and J19 connector can also be used to setup a RAID system by installing an optional Adaptec RAID card 2015S to this connector User s Manual ...

Page 34: ...anel Connectors Mouse PS 2 mouse connector Keyboard PS 2 keyboard connector USB1 Universal Serial Bus connector LPT1 Parallel port connector COM1 Serial port connector VGA1 Monitor signal connector J4 J6 Local Area Network connector SI 2P ...

Page 35: ...he memory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen Press DEL to run setup If this message disappears before you respond restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys or by pressing the Reset button on computer chassis Only when it failed by these two methods can you restart the system by powering it off and then back on NOTE In order to increase system stability and per...

Page 36: ...e hh mm ss This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move cursor to item IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master or IDE Secondary Slave and then press Enter key to enter a sub menu SI 2P ...

Page 37: ... the meaning of the parameters Refer to the manual provided by the device manufacturer to get the settings right Access Mode This item selects the mode to access your IDE devices Leave this item to its default Auto settings to let BIOS detects the access mode of your HDD and makes decision automatically Capacity This item automatically displays your HDD size Note that this size is usually slightly...

Page 38: ...pacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2MB capacity 720K 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 720KB capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44MB capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88MB capacity Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot up All Errors The system boot will stop whenever the BIOS dete...

Page 39: ...he value of the base memory is typically 640K for system with 640K or more memory size installed on the motherboard Extended Memory This item displays the amount of extended memory detected during system boot up Total Memory This item displays the total memory available in the system User s Manual ...

Page 40: ...3 6 Chapter 3 3 2 Advanced Menu 3 2 1 Advanced BIOS Features CPU Hyper Threading This option enables or disables the processor s Hyper Threading Technology SI 2P ...

Page 41: ...oot up system This item functions only when there is the option of Hard Disk in any one of the First Second Third Boot Device items First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Select the drive to boot first second and third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device fields respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequ...

Page 42: ...MPS Version Control For OS This item specifies which version of MPS Multi Processor Specification this board will use The options are 1 1 and 1 4 The default setting is 1 4 If you use an older OS for dual processor executing please set this option to 1 1 Small Logo EPA Show This item determines to show the EPA logo when booting 3 2 2 Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Control This item controls...

Page 43: ...ng the contents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect device The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module such as memory type size speed voltage interface and module banks CAS Latency Time This item controls the latency between the DRAM read command and the time that the data becomes actually available Active to Precharge Delay This item controls the number of...

Page 44: ...vents performance dropping on the PCI bus This process normally consumes about 50 60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed transaction Leave this item to its default Disabled setting when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant 3 2 3 Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE 1 Controller This item enables or disables the onboard IDE 1 controller Onboard IDE 2 Controller This item enables or disables the ...

Page 45: ...D Controller This item enables or disables the onboard FDD controller Onboard Serial Port 1 This item determines which I O addresses the onboard Serial Port 1 controller will access Auto The system automatically select an I O address for the onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Allows you to manually select an I O address for the onboard Serial Port 1 Disabled Disables the onb...

Page 46: ... Parallel Port Mode This item specifies the parallel port mode SPP Standard Parallel Port Allows bi directional parallel port operation at normal speed EPP Enhanced Parallel Port Allows bi directional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP Extended Capabilities Port Allows bi directional parallel port operation at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate EPP ECP Using paralle...

Page 47: ...er off the system Wake Up by PCI card LAN When set to Enabled access to the onboard LAN or a PCI card such as a modem or LAN card will cause the system to wake up The PCI card must support the wake up function Resume by Alarm When set to Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm items However if the system is...

Page 48: ...he system to power on 3 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations Force Update ESCD When set to Enabled the BIOS will reset the ESCD Extended System Configuration Data once automatically next time you boot up It will then recreate a new set of configuration data But the next time you boot up this option will automatically be set as Disabled Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug an...

Page 49: ...BIOS Setup 3 15 IRQ Resources Click Enter key to enter its submenu This item sets each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved User s Manual ...

Page 50: ...ervisor Password is used to protect the stored CMOS options from being changed by unauthorized users Set User Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself The User Password requires all users to enter a password in order to use the system and or enter the BIOS setup but can t change its contents SI 2P ...

Page 51: ...pop up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs you must install the Hardware Doctor utility This utility is included in the Driver Utility CD that came packed with this motherboard All Voltages Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring These unchangeable items list the current status of the CPU and environment temperatures fan speeds and system power voltage NOTE The hardware monitor...

Page 52: ...e type in the correct multiple for your CPU Case Open Detection This option controls the function for case opening detection via JP3 header BIOS Protect Control This option protects for accidentally BIOS writing attempt NOTE Make sure to set this item to Unprotected when flashing the BIOS SI 2P ...

Page 53: ...nu such as Exit Without Saving to exit the menu without saving your previous settings Load Fail Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Save Exit Setup This option saves your selections and ex...

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Page 55: ...want to enter the SCSI configuring menu Move the Up or Down arrow key to select the channel your SCSI devices attached and then press Enter key to enter Press Esc key will exit this menu The following screen appears Here in this option you can configure the SCSI controller or run the SCSI Disk Utilities Move the Up or Down arrow key to select the option you want and press Enter key to enter Press ...

Page 56: ...the Configure View SCSI Controller Settings menu Carefully configure your settings Press F6 key will reset to SCSI Controller defaults This is the SCSI Disk Utilities menu SCSI ID 7 is reserved for SCSI controller only SI 2P ...

Page 57: ...ded within the Drivers Utilities CD that came packaged with your board The display shown in the following figure should appear after inserting this CD into your CD ROM drive if not enter My Computer CD ROM Drive double click autorun exe Please follow the on screen instruction User s Manual ...

Page 58: ...ed are Windows Windows XP 64 bit Linux Netware and FreeBSD Adaptec Ultra320 Driver Install Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI driver for Windows Operating System Manual View the user s manual in PDF Utility Click to enter the sub screen for installing software like Storage Management Award Flash DirectX8 1 LoFormat and Utility Acrobat Reader Hardware Doctor Install the Hardware Doctor program for monitoring th...

Page 59: ...2000 installation 6 Your system will reboot once more to finish setting up Windows 2000 Installing the Driver when Windows 2000 is Already Installed 1 Start Windows 2000 Windows 2000 will automatically discover the new hardware and start the Found New Hardware Wizard to guide you through the device driver installation 2 At the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window select Next 3 On the In...

Page 60: ... in Windows 2000 1 With the existing controller still installed install the Ultra320 controller into your system Do not attach any devices to it at this time 2 Boot up the operating system Install the driver for the Adaptec Ultra320 Adapter 3 Shut down Windows 2000 Turn off your system if necessary 4 Switch the bootable hard drive from the old SCSI controller to the Ultra320 controller and boot up...

Page 61: ...information on the System Summary page shows the correct name family model and stepping for the processor but the approximate speed may be 37 000 MHz or faster This is because the speed of the newest Pentium processors exposes a limitation in the speed calculation code in Msinfo32 exe To resolve this problem refer to the hotfix described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q302857 WMI Win32_Gr...

Page 62: ...rnel from http www kernel org for example linux 2 4 18 tar gz mv linux 2 4 18 tar gz usr src gunzip linux 2 4 18 tar gz unpack the kernel tar xvf linux 2 4 18 tar extract form kernel tar file patch p0 irq patch update necessary patch cd linux make mrproper make xconfig make dep make clean make bzImage cp usr src linux arch i386 boot bzImage boot vmlinuz 24188irqbal make modules make modules_instal...

Page 63: ... parameter to the ARC path as shown in bold format in the following example multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 2 WINNT Windows 2000 Advanced Server PAE basevideo sos 3 On the File menu click Save 4 Restore the read only attribute to the Boot ini file Even with PAE enabled the underlying architecture of the system is still based on 32 bit linear addresses This effectively retains the 2GB of applicati...

Page 64: ... the following steps to do the installation 1 Boot from RedHat 7 2 CD ROM 2 At boot prompt type expert noprobe 3 Select the appropriate language country and etc 4 Choose add devices to list device drivers 5 Select new experimental aic7xxx_mod The aic7xxxx_mod will be loaded instead of the regular aic7xxx driver 6 Complete the installation SI 2P ...

Page 65: ...ts have the best quality and compatibility In case you need service or technical support please understand the constraint we have and always check with the reseller who sold the product to you first To expedite service we recommend that you follow the procedures outlined below before contacting us With your help we can meet our commitment to provide the best service to the greatest number of ABIT ...

Page 66: ...integrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem They should have reasonable return or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 6 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department First please contact the support team f...

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Page 69: ...ages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others For this reason any compatibility problem that is reported to us giving detailed system configuration information and error symptoms will receive the highest priority For the other questions we regret that we may not be able to reply directly But your questions may be posted to the Internet n...

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