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System Board

System Board

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Features

The system board consists of the I/O subsystem for the M9L system.
It contains an exclusive connector for the CPU board that comprise the
host subsystem.

This high-performance 64-bit system board utilizes both the ISA and
the PCI local bus architecture.  Two ISA and five PCI bus slots reside
on the board to allow installation of either master or slave devices.

A 50-pin Fast SCSI-II interface and two 68-pin Wide SCSI interfaces
come with the system board to connect SCSI devices.  External I/O
interfaces include a parallel port and a video port, RJ-45 and two USB
connectors, and keyboard and mouse ports.

The system board supports two optional features, the ASM Pro and
the remote diagnostic management (RDM), that allow better server
management.  The ASM Pro detects problems in CPU thermal
condition, CPU working voltage detection (

±

12V/

±

5V/3.3V/1.5V), and

PCI bus utilization calculation.  It also detects if the CPU fan or the
chassis fan malfunctions.  The RDM allows execution of the RDM
diagnostic program from a remote RDM station to fix detected
problems or to reboot the system.

Summary of Contents for M9L

Page 1: ...ide SCSI interfaces come with the system board to connect SCSI devices External I O interfaces include a parallel port and a video port RJ 45 and two USB connectors and keyboard and mouse ports The system board supports two optional features the ASM Pro and the remote diagnostic management RDM that allow better server management The ASM Pro detects problems in CPU thermal condition CPU working vol...

Page 2: ...d two 68 pin Wide SCSI interfaces Two 24 pin RDM interfaces IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces Onboard VRAM and VRAM sockets for video memory upgrade Power connector for both standard 420 watt SPS and redundant 420 watt SPS Super I O SCSI VGA memory Ethernet and Advanced Server Management ASM controller chipsets External ports PS 2 compatible keyboard port PS 2 compatible mouse port Paral...

Page 3: ...rimary PCI slots 9 Secondary PCI slots 10 ISA slots 11 Flash ROM BIOS 12 Wide SCSI connector 2 13 Wide SCSI connector 1 14 Narrow SCSI connector 15 Diskette drive connector 16 EIDE connector 17 Battery 18 RDM connectors 19 Power connectors 20 Video RAM 21 Power connector 22 Video RAM upgrade sockets Figure 1 1 System Board Layout 3 5 1 2 7 8 10 19 18 17 21 22 15 14 12 13 11 16 4 6 20 9 ...

Page 4: ...mper and Connector Locations Figure 1 2 shows the jumper and connector locations on the system board Figure 1 2 System Board Jumper and Connector Locations Jumpers are prefixed JP Connectors are prefixed CN The blackened pin of a jumper represents pin 1 ...

Page 5: ...P1 1 2 2 3 420 W 200 W BIOS Type JP2 1 2 2 3 With Acer logo Generic Password Security JP3 1 2 2 3 Check password Bypass password 5V Standby Source JP4 1 2 3 4 Power supply 5V standby VCC SCSI Channel 1 High Byte Termination JP6 1 2 2 3 Terminator always set to ON SCSI terminator set to ON or OFF by software VGA Feature JP7 1 2 2 3 Enabled disabled through BIOS Onboard VGA always disabled Default s...

Page 6: ...el CN9 Standby power connector for 200 watt SPS CN10 Monitor signal connector for redundant power supply CN12 Software shutdown connector for redundant power supply CN13 Backplane board LED connector CN14 Printer port above video port below CN15 IDE connector CN16 LAN connector CN18 Diskette drive connector CN17 Channel 1 narrow SCSI connector CN19 Universal serial bus USB ports CN22 Channel 1 wid...

Page 7: ...ent 1 Do not remove a component from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap before handling electronic components Wrist grounding straps are available at most electronic component stores Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified technician ...

Page 8: ...radable to 2 MB Follow these steps to upgrade the video memory 1 Locate the video DRAM upgrade sockets labeled U36 and U37 on the system board See Figure 1 1 2 Gently insert a video chip into each of the upgrade sockets Make sure that the pin 1 indicator on the chip matches the notched corner of the socket Figure 1 3 Installing a Video Memory Chip Pin 1 Indicator Notched Corner ...

Page 9: ...ure is designed primarily for server supervisors and management information system MIS personnel to help them detect errors or potential trouble spots in their network servers through a single management station The ASM Pro consists of two major parts ASM Station a Windows based monitoring station that communicates with the ASM Agents ASM Agent s the individual servers managed by the ASM Station R...

Page 10: ...rogram from a remote site bridges the distance barrier in fixing server problems and reduces wasted time due to system failure 1 8 1 Installing the RDM Module The system board comes with connectors CN6 and CN7 to accommodate the RDM module Follow these steps to install the RDM module and connect the cable 1 See Figure 1 1 for the location of the RDM connectors 2 Gently insert the RDM module into C...

Page 11: ...ror Messages Software error messages are returned by your operating system or application These messages typically occur after you boot the operating system or when you run your applications If you receive this type of message consult your application or operating system manual for help 1 9 2 System Error Messages A system error message indicates a problem with the computer itself A message of thi...

Page 12: ...tive If not replace the diskette drive Diskette Drive A Type Mismatch Run Setup and select the proper drive type Diskette Drive B Type Mismatch Run Setup and select the proper drive type Equipment Configuration Error Modify the memory configuration to agree with one of the options in Table 2 4 Hard disk Controller Error Run Setup Hard disk 0 Error Check all cable connections Replace hard disk Hard...

Page 13: ...message reappears seek technical assistance Onboard Serial Port 1 Conflict Run Setup and disable the port Onboard Serial Port 2 Conflict Run Setup and disable the port Onboard Parallel Port Conflict Run Setup and disable the port Pointing Device Error Check and connect pointing device Pointing Device Interface Error Replace the pointing device or contact your dealer Press F1 key to continue or Ctr...

Page 14: ...onfiguration is a major cause of power on error messages especially for a new system 2 Remove the system unit cover Check that the jumpers on the system board and any expansion boards are set correctly 3 If you cannot access a new disk it may be because your disk is not properly formatted Format the disk first using the FDISK and FORMAT commands 4 Check that all connectors and boards are securely ...

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