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(4) Specify Volume Size

Specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume. You
may enter the amount in the space or use the slider to specify. It is recommended you
use 100% of the available space for the optimized usage. For RAID 0 volume, if you
do not specify 100% of the hard drive space, the rest hard drive space will be
worked as RAID 1 volume, which is the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID. Then
click

Next

to continue.

(5) Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard

Before you continue the procedure of RAID volume creation from existing hard drive,
read the dialogue box below carefully. Please note that once you click

Finish

, the

existing data on the selected hard drive(s) will be deleted permanently and this
operation cannot be undone. It is critical that you backup all important data before
selecting

Finish

to start the migration process.

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Summary of Contents for MS-9232

Page 1: ...i MS 9232 1U Rackmount Server G52 92321X1...

Page 2: ...r other countries PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a regist...

Page 3: ...ace the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 8 Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module 9 All cautions and warn...

Page 4: ...interference by one or more of the measures listed below Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on...

Page 5: ...v WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement...

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Page 8: ...Rules 2 5 Installing DDRII Modules 2 5 Power Supply 2 6 SSI 24 Pin System Power Connector ATX1 2 7 SSI 4 Pin CPU Power Connector JPW1 JPW2 2 7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 2 7 ATA100 Hard Disk Co...

Page 9: ...3 2 The Menu Bar 3 4 Main 3 4 Advanced 3 6 PC Health 3 12 Security 3 12 System 3 14 Boot 3 14 Exit 3 16 Appendix A Intel ICH7R SATA RAID A 1 ICH7R Introduction A 2 BIOS Configuration A 2 Using the Int...

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Page 11: ...t Server is a high perfor mance barebone system powered by Intel Core Duo Core Solo Celeron M processor Intel 945GT and Intel ICH7R chipsets With high scalability reliability ease of use and overall v...

Page 12: ...nfiguration of the MS 9232 from different angles and the connectors and buttons on the front and back panel Top View 1 HDD Tray 2 PCI Riser Card Bracket 3 CPU Socket 4 Memory DIMM Slots 5 EPS 1U Power...

Page 13: ...Getting Started 1 PCI Card Bracket 2 HDD Tray 3 AC Power Connector 4 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard 5 VGA Port 6 USB Ports 7 Gigabit LAN Jacks s 8 HDD LED 9 Power LED 10 Power Button Front View 2 3 1 4 6 7 10 8...

Page 14: ...It flashes when the system is accessing data on the hard disk v Front I O LEDs LED Color State Description Power Sleep Green On Legacy power on ACPI S0 state Blink 1 sec Sleep ACPI S1 state Off Off Po...

Page 15: ...ferential Pair 2 6 D1N Differential Pair 1 7 D3P Differential Pair3 8 D3N Differential Pair 3 2 1 3 4 5 6 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Mouse Keyboard Data Mouse Keyboard data 2 NC Noconnection 3 GND Groun...

Page 16: ...t Memory Support DDRII 533 667 SDRAM 4GB Max 2 DIMMs DDRII 240pin 1 8V LAN Supports PCI Express LAN GB Fast Ethernet by Intel 82573L IDE 1 IDE port by ICH7R Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 mode Supports PIO...

Page 17: ...t 1 32 bit 33MHz PCI slot Chassis Form Factor 1U Low profile slot x 1 Chassis Dimension 432mm W X 355mm L X 42 5mm H Power Supply Input 90 135 180 265Vac Auto Range Output Maximum Power 200 Watts For...

Page 18: ...ard Layout PCI3 PCI E1 DIMM1 DIMM2 Intel 945GT BATT IDE 1 FDD 1 CPU FAN1 SYSFAN2 COM1 JLPC1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA3 JFP1 SYSFAN1 BIOS JPW1 ATX1 JCD1 Top Mouse Bottom Keyboard VGA Port USB Ports LAN Ja...

Page 19: ...ncluding the Vcore 3 3V 5V and 12V In the right side it shows the current PC hardware status such as the CPU system temperatures and all fans speeds When you click the red triangles in the left and ri...

Page 20: ...PC reboots Or you may click Default to restore the default values Right side PC hardware status during real time operation In the right sub menu here you can configure the PC hardware status such as C...

Page 21: ...roper sequence of removing or installing components to the server CPU Memory Power Supply Back Panel Connectors Jumpers Slot Chassis Cover CPU Heatsink Memory Riser Card Hard Disk Drives Chassis Ears...

Page 22: ...YSFAN2 p 2 9 JFP1 p 2 9 CLR_CMOS1 p 2 11 CPU p 2 3 ATX1 p 2 10 FDD1 p 2 7 PCI Slots p 2 12 PCI E Slot p 2 12 JLPC1 p 2 10 SYSFAN1 p 2 9 SATA1 SATA4 p 2 8 I O Panel IDE1 p 2 7 JPW1 p 2 10 DDRII DIMMs p...

Page 23: ...he power supply s power cord from the grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU The mainboard supports Intel Core Duo Core Solo Celeron M processors in 478 pin package The mainboard uses Socke...

Page 24: ...8V Single Channel All DIMMs in GREEN Memory Population Rules This mainboard supports DDRII 533 667 memory interface Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 2GB Users can install either single...

Page 25: ...n 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIM...

Page 26: ...y into the connector You may use the 20 pin ATX power supply or 24 pin SSI power supply as you like If you d like to use the ATX power supply please plug your power supply along with pin 1 pin 13 refe...

Page 27: ...drives CD ROM and other IDE devices The Ultra ATA100 interface boosts data transfer rates between the computer and the hard drive up to 100 megabytes MB per second The new interface is one third faste...

Page 28: ...interface ports and support SATA II data rates of 300MB s Each SATA II connector can connect to 1 hard disk device and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 2 0 specifications Please refer to the Append...

Page 29: ...the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan 12V GND SENSOR CPUFAN1 SYSFAN1 SENSOR 12V GND SYSFAN2 SENSOR 1 2V GND PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED Hard disk LED pull up 2 FPPWR SLP MSG LED pull up 3 HD_LED...

Page 30: ...o Send 8 CTS ClearTo Send 9 RI Ring Indicate Pin Definition COM1 1 9 2 JLPC1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 LCLK 2 Key no pin 3 LRST 4 VCC3 5 LAD0 6 FID0_LRST 7 LAD1 8 VCC5 9 LAD2 10 Key no pi...

Page 31: ...rtant You can clear CMOS by shorting 1 2 pin while the system is off Then return to 2 3 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will damage the mainboard CLR_CMOS1 1 Clear Data...

Page 32: ...rmance in video graphics multimedia and other sophisticated applications Moreover PCI Express architecture provides a high performance graphics infrastructure for Desktop Platforms doubling the capabi...

Page 33: ...note that always wear anti static gloves when handling electrical components and exer cise caution during the installation process For more information contact your local dealer or experienced technic...

Page 34: ...2 14 MS 9232 Server FINISH REPLACE RISERCARD BRACKET INSTALL HARD DISK DRIVES CONNECTHDD POWER CORDS CHECK IF ALL PARTS ARE PROPERLY CONNECTED REPLACE CHASSISCOVER...

Page 35: ...2 15 Hardware Setup Removing the Chassis Cover 1 Slide the chassis cover backwards 2 Lift the cover up from the chassis System Assembly...

Page 36: ...Chassis Cover 1 Replace the chassis cover 2 Slide the cover forwards and make sure the safety lock fits firmly Important Before you remove or install any components make sure the server is not turned...

Page 37: ...arrow on the CPU with the arrow key on the socket 2 Push the CPU down until its pins securely fit into the socket CPU Cooler Set Installation 3 On the front end of the CPU socket is a locking mechani...

Page 38: ...et fan heatsink bundled on top of the CPU and fit it into the retention mechanism 7 Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3 pin fan power con nector on the mainboard 6 Secure the met...

Page 39: ...ert the DIMM memory module verti cally into the DIMM slot Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the socket The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot w...

Page 40: ...2 20 MS 9232 Server PCI Expansion Card 1 Unscrew the riser card bracket on the chassis 3 Unscrew the cover plate and put it aside for later use 2 Lift the bracket up from the chassis...

Page 41: ...lden fingers with the onboard PCI slot Push the riser card bracket carefully down with even force on both sides 7 Screw the riser card bracket securely to the chassis 4 Insert the expansion card into...

Page 42: ...ard Disk Drives 1 Locate the HDD tray and unscrew it 2 Pull it out from the chassis 3 On the sides of the tray are eight screw sets four on each side Each screw set has one screw inserted beforehand f...

Page 43: ...23 Hardware Setup 5 Srew the HDD firmly to the tray 4 Place the HDD into the tray and align the screw holes on the HDD with the ones on the tray 6 Follow the same procedures to install the second HDD...

Page 44: ...2 24 MS 9232 Server 8 Screw the HDD set securely back to the system 7 Insert the HDD tray into the bay and push it back in place The HDD power cord and the SATA cable will be automatically connected...

Page 45: ...Hardware Setup Chassis Ears Screw the chassis ears to both sides of the chassis as marked below Rock Mounting Chassis Rails 1 Pull the inner rails out 2 Assemble the inner rails to the chassis 6 32 S...

Page 46: ...2 26 MS 9232 Server 3 Mount the L shaped bracket onto the outer rail 4 Mount the slides to the vertical racks Front M4 Nut M4 Screw M4 Screw...

Page 47: ...tly pull the system out Chassis into off the Rack 2 To slide the system into the rack first align the chassis rails with the rack rails and push the system backwards until it reaches the end 1 Locate...

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Page 49: ...IOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you...

Page 50: ...OENIX 2nd 5th digit refers to the model number 6th digit refers to the chipset as I Intel N nVidia and V VIA 7th 8th digit refers to the customer as MS all standard customers V1 0 refers to the BIOS v...

Page 51: ...Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu If you want to return to the main menu just press the Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provid...

Page 52: ...system s chipset PC Health This entry monitors your hardware health status Security Use this menu to set Supervisor and User Passwords System This entry shows your system summary Boot Use this menu t...

Page 53: ...ive type is not matched or listed you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually If you select Manual related information is asked to be entered to the following items Enter the information...

Page 54: ...3 6 MS 9232 Server Drive A This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Base Extended Total Memory The three items show the memory status of the system Read only...

Page 55: ...o enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Inter rupt Controller Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide the system is able to run in APIC mode Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ...

Page 56: ...the number of cycles for Row Address Strobe RAS to be allowed to precharge If insufficient time is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh refresh may be incomplete and DRAM...

Page 57: ...n Chip Serial ATA A This setting specifies the function of the on chip SATA controller Disabled Disable SATA controller Auto Automatically determined by BIOS Enhanced Mode Enable both SATA and PATA ma...

Page 58: ...wer Man agement Interface Function If your operating system is ACPI aware such as Windows 98SE 2000 ME select Enabled ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function If...

Page 59: ...his item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Off Leaves the computer in the power off state On Leaves the computer in the power o...

Page 60: ...an1 SYSFan2 Temperature items If the current tempera tures of the fans reach to the maximum threshold the temperatures set in the Smart CPUFan1 SYSFan1 SYSFan2 Temperature plus the tolerance values yo...

Page 61: ...ls access to the system at boot Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented Settings are described below Option Description Setup The password prompt appear...

Page 62: ...e errors preset it will halt on for 15 seconds and then automatically resume its operation Available options are All Errors The system stops when any error is detected No Errors The system doesn t sto...

Page 63: ...ice then press or PageUp PageDown key to move it up down in the priority list First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS...

Page 64: ...IOS vendor for stable system performance Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifi cally for optimal performance of the mainboard Save...

Page 65: ...hat combines four independent SATAII ports for support of up to four Serial ATAII Serial ATAII RAID drives It offers RAID level 0 Striping RAID level 1 Mirroring and Duplexing RAID level 5 Block Inter...

Page 66: ...handling optimizations including tagged command queuing elevator seek and packet chain command Intel ICH7R offers RAID level 0 Striping RAID level 1 Mirroring and Duplexing RAID level 5 Block Interlea...

Page 67: ...all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset The Intel Matrix Stroage Manager Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services Please use Ctrl I keys to enter the...

Page 68: ...owing screen appears Then in the Name field specify a RAID Volume name and then press the TAB or Enter key to go to the next field 2 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usa...

Page 69: ...pper arrow or down arrow keys to scroll through the available values and pressing the Enter key to select and advance to the next field The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 incr...

Page 70: ...is finished Important Since you want to create two volumes Intel Matrix RAID Technology this default size maximum needs to be reduced Type in a new size for the first volume As an example if you want...

Page 71: ...RAID Volume from the main menu window and press Enter key to select a RAID volume for deletion Then press Delete key to delete the selected RAID volume The following screen appears Press Y key to acc...

Page 72: ...uctures from the drives The following screen appears Press Y key to accept the selection Important 1 You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this op...

Page 73: ...nue with installation or if you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do so at this time Once all devices are specified press Enter to continue with installation 6 From the Windows XP...

Page 74: ...e from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data For this reason you cannot remove or un install this driver from the system after installation however you will have the...

Page 75: ...A 11 Intel ICH7R SATA RAID The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window...

Page 76: ...A 12 MS 9232 Server After reading the license agreement in the following window click Yes button to continue The window shows the components to be installed Click Next button to continue...

Page 77: ...Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following window and click Next button to start installation Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setu...

Page 78: ...A 14 MS 9232 Server Once the installation is complete the following window appears The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup installation status...

Page 79: ...he system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive 1 BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing Windows XP on the single SATA hard driv...

Page 80: ...Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk choose Action Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up to lead you for the...

Page 81: ...ancy will provide you with a realtime duplicate copy of your data Note Only half of the available volume space will be avail able for data storage RAID 5 Useful RAID 5 can be used on three or more dis...

Page 82: ...size settings are 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64K...

Page 83: ...r disk the target disk that you wish to use and then click to move it to the Selected field Then click Next to continue Please note that the existing data on the selected hard drive s will be deleted...

Page 84: ...ace will be worked as RAID 1 volume which is the new technology called Intel Matrix RAID Then click Next to continue 5 Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Before you continue th...

Page 85: ...e you can still continue using your computer during the migration process once the migration proc ess starts it cannot be stopped If the migration process gets interrupted and your system is rebooted...

Page 86: ...esponds to the current situation Missing Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Reconnect the hard drive 3 Reboot the system to Windows the rebuild will occur automatically Failed H...

Page 87: ...system 6 When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes 7 The Intel R Storage Utility will be launched Right click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk The Rebuild Wizard will be lau...

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