IBM 7944, Installation And User Manual

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ID label
Figure 3. ID label
You can download an IBM
ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD to help you configure the hardware, install
device drivers, and install the operating system.
For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/
serverproven/compat/us/ .
See the
Rack Installation Instructions
document on the IBM
System x Documentation
CD for complete rack
installation and removal instructions.
The IBM Documentation CD
The IBM
Documentation
CD contains documentation for the server in Portable Document Format (PDF) and
includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly.
Hardware and software requirements
The IBM
Documentation
CD requires the following minimum hardware and software:
• Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Linux
• 100 MHz microprocessor
• 32 MB of RAM
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating systems
Using the Documentation Browser
Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief descriptions of the documents,
and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader or xpdf.
The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use in your server and displays the
documents in the language for that region (if available). If a document is not available in the language for that
region, the English-language version is displayed.
Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser:
• If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive. The Documentation Browser starts
automatically.
• If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following procedures:
– If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive and click
Start
➙
Run
. In the
Open
field, type
e
:\win32.bat
where
e
is the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and click
OK
.
Chapter 1
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