NEC EXPRESS5800/120MF, User Manual

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Using This Guide
Welcome to the Express5800/120Mf server User’s Guide. This User's Guide provides a quick
reference to information about your server system. Its goal is to familiarize you with your system
and the tasks necessary for system configuring and upgrading.
This guide contains the following information:
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Chapter 1, “System Overview” provides all the information necessary to use the server,
including a description of your system’s major system components. See this chapter to
familiarize yourself with your system and how to use it.
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Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your System” tells you how to select a site, unpack the system,
assemble the rack-mount subsystem, make cable connections, and power on your
system.
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Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System” tells you how to configure the system and
provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the Adaptec Configuration
Utility, which is used to configure SCSI devices in your system. This chapter also
provides information on system board jumper settings.
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Chapter 4, “Installing the Operating System and Utilities” describes how to install the
operating system and various utilities.
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Chapter 5, “Maintenance” provides you with all the information necessary to maintain
successful operation of the server. This chapter also includes a description on relocating
and storing the server.
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Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting” contains helpful information for solving problems that
might occur with your system.
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Chapter 7, “Upgrading Your System” provides you with instructions for upgrading your
system with an additional processor, optional memory, option cards, and peripheral
devices.
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Chapter 8, “Internal Cabling Diagrams” contains figures showing how to connect the
server internal cables.
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Appendix A, “Technical Specifications” provides specifications for your server system.
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Appendix B, “Interrupt Request/PCI IRQ Device/I/O Port Address Assignments”
provides the Interrupt Requests (IRQs), PCI IRQ device, and I/O port addresses that are
assigned by the factory for this system. These values can be used for reference when
installing an optional device.
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Appendix C, “Installing Windows 2000” describes how to install Microsoft Windows
2000 without using Express Setup.
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Appendix D, “Equipment Log” provides a table for documenting your system
configuration and future updates you may make to your system.
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“Glossary” defines the standard acronyms and technical terms used in this manual.