IBM 84875MU, User Manual

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Contents
About this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Online support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notices and statements used in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Server power features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2. Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Adaptec HostRAID configuration programs . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Boot Menu program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 3. Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
General checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power-on self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
POST beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
POST error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Diagnostic programs and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Downloading the diagnostic program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Starting the diagnostic programs and viewing the test log . . . . . . . . 17
Diagnostic error message tables
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Error charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Small computer system interface (SCSI) messages (some models)
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Diagnostic LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Updating BIOS code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure
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Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS memory) . . . . . . . 21
Power checkout
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Chapter 4. Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Major components of the xSeries 206 Type 8482 and 8487 server . . . . . . 25
Removing the side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Removing the bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Removing and installing the support bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing a drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing a drive in bay 2 or 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing the CD-ROM drive in bay 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing the diskette drive in bay 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Installing a hot-swap SCSI hard disk drive in bay 5, 6, or 7
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