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N8100-1078F/1079F

NEC Express5800/120Eg

User's Guide

1st Edition

7-2005

ONL-4137aN-120Eg-100-99-0507

856-124139-103-00

Summary of Contents for N8100-1078F

Page 1: ...N8100 1078F 1079F NEC Express5800 120Eg User s Guide 1st Edition 7 2005 ONL 4137aN 120Eg 100 99 0507 856 124139 103 00...

Page 2: ...e Warranty Statement accompanying each product However actual performance of each such product is dependent upon factors such as system configuration customer data and operator control Since implement...

Page 3: ...ing burns or property damage if the instruction is ignored Precautions and notices against hazards are presented with one of the following three symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows T...

Page 4: ...ng that cannot be specifically identified Indicates that improper use may cause loss of eyesight due to laser beam Prohibited Actions Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifically...

Page 5: ...e radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential are...

Page 6: ...ting system Windows 2000 stands for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system...

Page 7: ...ase of this server is your assurance of receiving state of the art high quality hardware to meet your needs both now and in the future Read this User s Guide thoroughly to fully understand handling of...

Page 8: ...and provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility This chapter also provides information on mother board jumper settings and the onboard RAID configuration utility Chapter 5 Installing the...

Page 9: ...Table provides a table to be filled with your server configuration Text Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier...

Page 10: ...sumables 1 10 User Support 1 11 Chapter 2 General Description 2 1 Overview 2 2 System Chassis 2 3 Front View 2 3 Front View Door Opened 2 4 Rear View 2 6 Internal View 2 8 Mother Board 2 10 Standard F...

Page 11: ...re 4 21 Running the Array Configuration Utility ACU 4 22 Using the Array Configuration Utility 4 23 Add in Card s BIOS 4 31 Chapter 5 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5 1 About Expre...

Page 12: ...16 Major Functions 6 16 Components 6 16 Server Setup 6 18 Management PC Setup 6 19 Chapter 7 Maintenance 7 1 Making Backup Copies 7 1 Cleaning 7 2 Cleaning the Server 7 3 Cleaning the Interior 7 4 Cle...

Page 13: ...tarting the Off line Maintenance Utility 8 33 Features of Off line Maintenance Utility 8 34 Resetting the Server 8 35 Forced Shutdown 8 36 Chapter 9 Upgrading Your Server 9 1 Safety Notes 9 2 Static P...

Page 14: ...Server 2003 x64 Editions D 4 Creating Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER D 4 Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation D 6 Updating the System D 9 Driver Instal...

Page 15: ...Pack F 1 Updating System F 2 Re installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk F 2 Manual Installation when S ATA HostRAID and N8103 65F 75 78F 80F 89 Keeps Connection F 2 MO Devi...

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Page 17: ...Chapter 1 Notes on Using Your Server This chapter includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of your server...

Page 18: ...their vicinity in your server to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the server Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find any labels totally...

Page 19: ...een used in the above conditions Do not use the server if any smoke odor or noise is present If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off the POWER switch and disconnect the power plug from...

Page 20: ...es of the halfway inserted plug increasing the possibility of fire Use the authorized power cord only Use only the power cord that comes with your server Use of an unauthorized power cord may cause a...

Page 21: ...lling your server in an environment which may have excessive metal flakes or conductive particles in the air Such environments may cause corrosion or short circuits within your server resulting in not...

Page 22: ...sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from a power outlet before cleaning or installing removing internal optional devices Touching any internal device of the server with its powe...

Page 23: ...s approaching If it starts thundering before you disconnect the power plug do not touch any part of the server including the cables Failure to follow this warning may cause a fire or an electric shock...

Page 24: ...various failures of the server Lightning may cause a momentary voltage drop To prevent this problem it is recommended to use of an uninterruptible power supply unit Check and adjust the system clock...

Page 25: ...n storage device such as hard disk so that the data cannot be restored Provided software To transfer or sell any software application that comes with the server to a third party the following requirem...

Page 26: ...server contains some components that are only good for a limited period of time and require replacement such as fans internal batteries the internal CD ROM drive the floppy disk drive and the mouse Fo...

Page 27: ...blem fits the description If it does take the recommended measure for it 3 Check if the software required for operation of the server is properly installed If the server still appears to fail after yo...

Page 28: ...adjustment is important to prevent the screen from reflecting bright lights and to make the display contents easy to see You will not be able to keep good working posture and you will feel more tired...

Page 29: ...Chapter 2 General Description This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before using the server It includes names and functions of the components and features of the server...

Page 30: ...System Front View As application requirements increase you can expand your server with an additional processor additional memory add in boards and peripheral devices tape devices CD ROM and hard disk...

Page 31: ...tabilizers 4 Use the stabilizers to prevent the server from falling down 4 LAN ACCESS lamp green Lights in green while the server is connected to the network Blinking in green indicates the network ac...

Page 32: ...2 4 General Description Front View Door Opened 1 2 CD ROM Drive Floppy Disk Drive 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 1 4 5 7 Not functioned 6 8 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 4 1 4 2 4 3 6...

Page 33: ...Insert a 3 5 inch floppy disk to the 3 5 inch floppy disk drive to read data from the disk or write data to the disk 4 1 Eject button 4 2 Disk inserting section 4 3 Floppy disk access lamp lit green d...

Page 34: ...2 6 General Description Rear View 1 2 3 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4...

Page 35: ...se coming with the server 6 USB 1 left USB 2 right connectors The USB 1 and USB 2 connectors are connected with devices accepting the USB interface 7 Keyboard connector The keyboard connector is conne...

Page 36: ...2 8 General Description Internal View 1 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 1 5 6 7 8 3...

Page 37: ...s four slots A standard CD ROM drive is installed in slot 2 The device bay can include a maximum of two single height device and one double height device 5 3 5 inch floppy disk drive 6 Hard disk drive...

Page 38: ...2 10 General Description MOTHER BOARD 1 3 4 5 2 19 2 1 2 6 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 13 14 15 2 16 17 18...

Page 39: ...anel interface connector 10 Serial ATA connectors for built in hard disk drives 11 Speaker 12 Configuration jumper switch password 13 Configuration jumper switch CMOS 14 Serial COM B connector 15 LED...

Page 40: ...ito Bootable CD ROM no emulation mode format support POWER switch mask Software power off Remote power on feature AC LINK feature Self diagnosis Memory monitoring feature single bit error correction d...

Page 41: ...uration Peripheral Bays The system supports a variety of standard PC AT compatible peripheral devices The chassis includes these peripheral bays A 3 5 inch front panel bay for installing the standard...

Page 42: ...er to turn it on if the server is off powered To enable this feature you must select Enabled for each submenu in the Advanced Chipset Control of the Advanced menu of the BIOS SETUP utility See Chapter...

Page 43: ...example Enable the keyboard lockout timer so that the server requires a password to reactivate the keyboard and mouse after a specified time out period 2 to 120 minutes Set and enable an administrativ...

Page 44: ...rating system To diagnose the system It diagnoses the server To create a support disk It copies utilities in the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into a floppy disk to launch them from the floppy disk To upd...

Page 45: ...ups with the NEC ESMPRO see Chapter 6 Available functions of the NEC ESMPRO depend on the OS you install Ask your sales agent for details Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility...

Page 46: ...ard disks to the 3 5 inch device bays 1 2 IMPORTANT To open the front door you must unlock the door with the provided security key Insert the provided security key into the key hole and turn the key t...

Page 47: ...ed to a power control device such as a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply make sure that the power control device is powered If the power cord is connected to the server an initial diagnosis of the hard...

Page 48: ...setup utility such as the start up message while in progress With the factory setup of the server the NEC logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress To display the POST check results...

Page 49: ...he screen display to appear after rebooting the server 2 Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check These messages appear to indicate that the system has detected the CPU keyboard and mo...

Page 50: ...s before turning on to boot the server IMPORTANT Do not set a password before installing an OS 7 The OS starts when POST completes POST Error Messages When POST detects an error it displays an error m...

Page 51: ...The POWER SLEEP lamp blinks In the power saving mode the server retains the memory data and the status of the previous operations To resume the original state press the SLEEP switch again It may take...

Page 52: ...drive the drive clicks and the eject button on the floppy disk is slightly pushed out NOTES You cannot use a 1 2MB formatted floppy disk to boot the system When an unformatted floppy disk is inserted...

Page 53: ...ic objects e g magnet Do not pinch the floppy disk with a paper clip or drop it Keep the floppy disk in a floppy disk case that protects it from magnetism and dust A floppy disk has a write protect sw...

Page 54: ...o 1 8 for details Do not leave the tray ejected from the CD ROM drive NOTE Depending on your order the DVD RAM drive may be installed at the factory Setting and Removing the CD ROM Make sure that the...

Page 55: ...ect When you fail to eject the CD ROM tray with the Open Close button and take out the CD ROM from the server follow the procedure below 1 Press the POWER switch to power off the server The POWER SLEE...

Page 56: ...d side upward and gently put it on the tray Do not scratch the CD ROM or write anything directly on it with a pencil or ball point pen Keep the CD ROM away from cigarette smoke Do not leave the CD ROM...

Page 57: ...Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Server This chapter describes how to set up your server appropriate for your system on a step by step basis...

Page 58: ...Turning on the server Power on the server to start software setups Setups depend on the optional internal devices installed and the peripheral devices connected Installing the operating system Install...

Page 59: ...on if you have no optional devices to install IMPORTANT There are third party products memory modules hard disks etc available for the server in the markets However NEC recommends that you should use...

Page 60: ...site suitable for installing the server It is recommended that the server should be used in a room where temperature is in the range between 15 to 25 C Close enough to connect the mouse and the displa...

Page 61: ...igerator Places with strong vibration Places with corrosive gas in presence near chemicals or with possibilities of chemicals sprayed over On a non antistatic carpet Places with possibilities of falli...

Page 62: ...cable connector Do not use any unauthorized interface cable Do not use the server with any loose interface connection Do not step on the interface cable or place any heavy object on it IMPORTANT Powe...

Page 63: ...ce e g modem Keyboard Mouse Display unit Hub multiport repeater Device with the serial interface e g modem Connect appropriate power source Device with the USB interface e g terminal adapter REAR Dire...

Page 64: ...llowing instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may cause a fire personal injury or property damage See pages 1 3 to 1 8 for details Do not plug the power cord in to...

Page 65: ...ESMPRO UPSController that controls the UPS connect the power cord to a SWITCH OUT outlet For constant power supply connect the power cord to a UN SWITCH OUT outlet Connect the modem that is in service...

Page 66: ...allation setups before actually installing the board Some installed optional devices or connected peripheral devices require setups before proceeding to the next step 1 Make sure that the floppy disk...

Page 67: ...memory test the POST displays the amount of memory it was able to access and test Depending on the amount of installed memory it may take several minutes to complete the memory test NOTE The factory...

Page 68: ...G UTILITIES Install the utilities that come with the server See Chapter 6 for details MAKING BACKUP COPIES OF SYSTEM INFORMATION The system information includes the current BIOS settings and any speci...

Page 69: ...onfiguration for the server This utility is pre installed in the flash memory of the server and ready to run The server is configured with the correct parameters using the SETUP utility and shipped in...

Page 70: ...sword entry screen appears Enter the password Enter CURRENT password Up to three password entries will be accepted If you fail to enter the password correctly for three consecutive times the server ha...

Page 71: ...tion preceded by is selected these keys are disabled Enter Press Enter to select determine parameters Esc Displays the previous screen F1 Press F1 when you need help on SETUP operations The help scree...

Page 72: ...I BIOS N A Display only Displays the BIOS version and build date Processor N A Display only Displays processor information For details see Processor Configuration submenu in the Advanced menu System M...

Page 73: ...plays the Processor manufacturer name Brand String N A Display only Displays the processor brand ID Frequency N A Display only Displays the installed processor speed FSB Speed N A Display only Display...

Page 74: ...to 5 is enabled or disabled Wake On PME Disabled Enabled Specify whether the remote power on function through PCI devices in slots 1 and 2 is enabled or disabled Wake On Ring Disabled Enabled Specify...

Page 75: ...ine help displayed on the Mixed P ATA S ATA submenu for details Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Fourth IDE Master Fourth...

Page 76: ...or serial port B Factory set USB Configuration submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting USB Devices Enabled Display only Displays a list of USB devices detected by BIOS USB Function Disabled...

Page 77: ...formatted drive to boot as FDD Ex ZIP drive Factory set PCI Configuration submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting Onboard Video Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the onboard video control...

Page 78: ...es BIOS to retest all memory on the next boot Memory Remap Feature Disabled Enabled If enabled BIOS allows the remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory Memory Sparing Disable...

Page 79: ...s F2 to run Setup message in POST Scan User Flash Area Disabled Enabled This option allows BIOS to scan the flash ROM for user area Factory set Boot Device Priority submenu The Boot Device Priority su...

Page 80: ...board refer to Configuring Mother Board Jumpers in this chapter Set password to null to clear Set User Password Up to seven alphanumerics Administrator password controls access to the setup utility W...

Page 81: ...on is enabled when User Password is set Secure Mode Boot Disabled Enabled Specify whether the system boots in secure mode This option is enabled when User Password is set The keyboard will remain lock...

Page 82: ...f the boot processor will be disabled Late POST Timeout Disabled 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutes Selects time limit for searching add in card The system will be reset on timeout Hard Disk O...

Page 83: ...ed the system is reset after the occurrence of timeout and OS boot is retried repeatedly Platform Event Filtering Disabled Enabled Disables or enables triggers for system sensor events Temperature Sen...

Page 84: ...mber N A Display only Displays the System serial number Chassis Part Number N A Display only Displays the chassis part number Chassis Serial Number N A Display only Displays the chassis serial number...

Page 85: ...an ACPI console is connected Factory set Event Log Configuration submenu Option Parameter Description Your Setting Clear All Event Logs Disabled Enabled Press Enter and select Enable to initialize th...

Page 86: ...BIOS Setup items from CMOS Load Setup Defaults Load default values for all BIOS Setup items IMPORTANT This option sets Configure S ATA as RAID in the IDE Configuration submenu of the Advanced menu to...

Page 87: ...also use the following procedure to clear the CMOS data in the server IMPORTANT Clearing the CMOS data resumes the factory set configuration data To clear passwords or the CMOS data use the jumper sw...

Page 88: ...1 Power off the server and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the left side cover from the server see Chapter 9 3 Change the desired jumper switch setting IMPORTANT Use the clip over jumper pins on the m...

Page 89: ...drive with the SCSI or IDE hard disk drives purchase the optional RAID controller board and hard disk drives Installing the Hard Disk Drives Install the two serial ATA hard disk drives to your server...

Page 90: ...stem startup Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The ARC menu appears presenting these options Array Configuration Utility ACU Disk utilities To select an option from this menu browse...

Page 91: ...ions describe these operations in greater detail Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ACU menu Array Configuration Utility...

Page 92: ...enu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting th...

Page 93: ...t be used See Initializing Disk Drives described later To create an array 1 Turn on your server and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ACU 2 From the ACU menu Array Configuration Utility 3 From...

Page 94: ...g the ACU Instead use Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition See Chapter 6 for details To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu select an array type and press Enter Note t...

Page 95: ...hen each is appropriate RAID level Create via When appropriate RAID0 No Init Creating a RAID0 on new drives RAID0 Migrate Creating a RAID0 from on new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserv...

Page 96: ...rmal and is not a cause for concern The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID1 During a build operation however only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive...

Page 97: ...ou may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array see Viewing Array Properties described e...

Page 98: ...tilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your server and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ACU 2 From the ACU menu...

Page 99: ...of a disk drive for defects ADD IN CARD S BIOS Refer to the documentation coming with the optional add in card for details When the server has multiple optional PCI boards installed the server first d...

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Page 101: ...soft Windows 2000 Server To use the server with the other operating systems described in this section contact your service representative IMPORTANT Before installing the operating system adjust the sy...

Page 102: ...Setup is intended for the initial setup of the server system Therefore it clears the contents of the hard disk For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Express Setup automatically configures...

Page 103: ...guration parameters are loaded by using the Configuration Diskette Creator see Chapter 6 Normal start Normal start is to create the Configuration Diskette after starting the Express Setup NOTES Use th...

Page 104: ...ndows Server 2003 correctly Supported OS on this model The server supports the following edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition hereinafter referred to as Windows Server 2003 On instal...

Page 105: ...tion of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 65F SCSI Controller N8103 75F SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8103 78F Disk Array Controller SATA N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 89 Dis...

Page 106: ...you want to install Windows Server 2003 on the volume that is mirrored using Disk Management invalid the mirroring before operating the installation to set back to the basic disk and valid the mirror...

Page 107: ...e maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The dump file size for the system with more...

Page 108: ...to confirm modify the setting Disk Array Configuration Screen Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu Create the OS partition after the reboot Select...

Page 109: ...eripheral device on and then turn on the server NOTES If you operate installing Windows Server 2003 with MO device connected the installation may not be completed normally In such case detach MO devic...

Page 110: ...x 1 Select a parameters file to use in the Express Setup and click Use After the parameters file is specified the message Do you want to review or modify the Setup File parameters appears 2 If you wan...

Page 111: ...ned Fourth Partition Retained You can not re install the system with the existing partition that is upgraded to Dynamic Disk remained Do not select Use Existing Array at New Existing RAID Configuratio...

Page 112: ...hen the floppy disk drive is attached to the system 14 Remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM from the CD ROM drive according to the message If you proceed the setup by using setup parameter file remove...

Page 113: ...necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 2 The Windows Explorer dialog starts The procedure in the...

Page 114: ...alog box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When...

Page 115: ...ROM Drive Letter WINNT DOTNET BC3 PRO100 WS03XP32 If the procedure of installation is not clear refer to the installation procedure described in the section Installation of the Optional Network Board...

Page 116: ...will choose the driver to install and click Next 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER into the floppy disk drive enter a into copy manufacturer s file from a...

Page 117: ...When the Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box appears select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended and click Next 3 When the Locate Driver Files dialog box appears select Flopp...

Page 118: ...tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel...

Page 119: ...ory Dump The staff of maintenance service representative is in charge of collecting memory dump Customers need only to specify the memory dump If any trouble occur after specifying the process below t...

Page 120: ...aken also changes due to adding memory Verify the size of the empty space in the debugging information memory dump write destination drive Windows Server 2003 To specify Complete Memory Dump to write...

Page 121: ...llecting debug information memory dump The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required Correct debug information might not be able to be collected d...

Page 122: ...dows dialog box appears 3 Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You can not s...

Page 123: ...ndows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Check the Management and Monitoring Tools check box of the component ON and click Next 5 If the setup asks to install the disk insert Windows Server 2003 C...

Page 124: ...m the menu and the setup will start After that follow the message to continue the setup process Making Backup Copies of System Information The system information includes the current BIOS settings and...

Page 125: ...ew mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 If the mass storage devi...

Page 126: ...ge driver see Installing Optional Mass Storage Driver of Configuration Diskette Creator in Chapter 6 to create setup inf file BIOS Specification Before installing Windows 2000 confirm if the BIOS spec...

Page 127: ...operating the installation to set back to the basic disk and valid the mirroring again after the installation has completed Creating invalid delete mirror volume can be operated from Disk Management...

Page 128: ...t so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB f...

Page 129: ...g to the hard disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk You cannot re install Windows 2000 with the current partition of the hard disk upgraded to Dynamic Disk kept remained If you want to keep the...

Page 130: ...Disk Array Configuration Screen Creating Maintenance Partition and Installing Utilities Operating System Installation Menu Create the OS partition after the reboot Select OS to install Confirm the spe...

Page 131: ...this case too 1 Turn the power of peripheral device on and then turn on the server NOTES If you operate installing Windows 2000 with MO device connected the installation may not be completed normally...

Page 132: ...ation Disk The parameters files in the floppy disk is listed in dialog box 1 Select a parameters file to use in the Express Setup and click Use After the parameters file is specified the message Do yo...

Page 133: ...and deleted The information included in the other partition will be retained In the figure below describes the partition which information will be deleted when maintenance partition exists First Parti...

Page 134: ...If you click Cancel in Basic Information screen the screen will go back to select the OS Cancel exists only in Basic Information screen If you click OK in Role of Computer screen the setup automatica...

Page 135: ...to specify the details of NetWare Gateway and Client Service pops up on the first logon Specify the appropriate value 16 If you selected Yes on Apply Service Pack at Basic Information follow the proc...

Page 136: ...ovides the server an environment tolerant on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Inser...

Page 137: ...ecessary You can operate the process from Network and Dial up Connection to display the property dialog box for local area network NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at AddingServices Networ...

Page 138: ...nstall manually If you want to utilize optional Graphics Accelerator Driver board follow the document attached to the board to install the driver 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM...

Page 139: ...is installed The installation of the driver is completed Restart the system according to the message appeared on the screen Installing SCSI Controller Driver N8103 56F 95 If you utilize SCSI controll...

Page 140: ...Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Programs point to Accessories and then click Notepad 2 On the File menu click Open 3 In the Open dialog box in th...

Page 141: ...mers need only to specify the memory dump If any trouble occur after specifying the process below the message to inform that the system is in short of virtual memory may appear but continue to start t...

Page 142: ...Modify Initial Size in the Paging File Size for Selected Drive box to the value larger than Recommended Size and click Specify IMPORTANT The above mentioned paging file size is recommended for collec...

Page 143: ...indows 2000 dialog box appears 3 Specify the location to store the diagnostic information in the Log File Path box The diagnostic information will be stored with the file name DRWTSN32 LOG NOTE You ca...

Page 144: ...Windows Components Wizard dialog box appears 4 Check the Management and Monitoring Tools check box of the component ON and click Next 5 If the setup asks to install the disk insert Windows 2000 CD RO...

Page 145: ...of the server Setup Software in Master Control Menu screen appears so left click the item Click Update the System from the menu and the setup will start After that follow the message to continue the s...

Page 146: ...ew mass storage device not to be supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER you have to set as follows 1 Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting the server 2 If the mass storage devi...

Page 147: ...d in this manual For ASMBE refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition User s Guide Overview of the specifications Hard disk drive One hard disk drive for each channel two hard disk drives ma...

Page 148: ...and use it as the standard SATA In addition to driver installation ASMBE installation is mandatory for using HostRAID functions For the installation of ASMBE refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager Brows...

Page 149: ...Update system See this chapter Install ASMBE See ASMBE User s Guide 2 Install Standby Hibernation Lock driver See appendix of ASMBE User s Guide 2 End 1 You can create RAID by using the NEC EXPRESSBUI...

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Page 151: ...Chapter 6 Installing and Using Utilities This section describes how to use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM that comes with your server and to install the utilities stored on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER...

Page 152: ...dows 2000 or other operating systems contact your service representative for the server certified operating systems NOTE Before using NEC EXPRESSBUILDER for initial setup complete the hardware configu...

Page 153: ...indows based This program is called as Master Control Menu that can run under the Microsoft Windows system Windows 95 or later and Windows NT 4 0 or later You can install the several applications and...

Page 154: ...T Do not remove the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM while NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is running 1 Turn on peripheral devices and the server in this order 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM supplied with your se...

Page 155: ...ections Tools Tools is also intended for initial setup of the server It provides more installation options than Express Setup and permits the user to quickly create utility support disks run the Off l...

Page 156: ...s System Diagnostics Executes various tests on the server system to check if the server functions are normal and if the connection between the server and additional board is normal After the System Di...

Page 157: ...f line Maintenance Utility IMPORTANT Do not reset or turn off the server while the running this menu If the processing is discontinued the system becomes unable to start The existence of the maintenan...

Page 158: ...stributed from NEC customer service representative After rebooting the system an update program is started automatically from the floppy disk and the various BIOS and firmware programs are updated IMP...

Page 159: ...ded in the PDF format Use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read these documents Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Master Control Menu appears on the screen automatically If the Aut...

Page 160: ...tup the servers from NEC EXPRESSBUILDER IMPORTANT You can not create Configuration Diskette for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions NOTE You can install Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 wit...

Page 161: ...n Diskette Creator window is displayed 5 Click Create New Information files from the File menu The Disk Environment dialog box will be displayed 6 Specify each item and click OK The dialog boxes to sp...

Page 162: ...name for the Setup File in File Name 9 Insert the floppy disk formatted by 1 44MB into the floppy disk drive and click OK Now Configuration Diskette has been created Configuration Diskette is used whe...

Page 163: ...The dialog boxes to specify setup information will be displayed in order such as Disk Environment dialog box 4 Follow the message to specify each item on the dialog box and click on Next NOTE If you...

Page 164: ...ystem administrator perform daily system operation system extension and transfer tasks Some features of ESMPRO Manager include Hardware and software server configuration Hardware resources mounted in...

Page 165: ...nters the Degraded state Making a consistency check on redundant disk arrays Recording HostRAID events into the event log Omitting the installation of client software into each management PC if the pr...

Page 166: ...oring and fan monitoring Enabling the settings of Write Read and Cache policies for each logical drive Supporting the save and restore functions for configuration Enabling the display of the SCSI tran...

Page 167: ...ice Monitor MegaRAID Server MegaRAID Client Management PC Management PC that monitors and controls servers via the network TCP IP When managing array on Terminal Server working on Windows NT Server Ve...

Page 168: ...for Power Console Plus to operate on a server Hardware Machine NEC Express5800 series connected with the MegaRAID controller Memory Size large enough for OS operation 8MB or more Free space of the ha...

Page 169: ...achine which contains Intel Pentium or a CPU at least equivalent to it Memory Size large enough for OS operation 8MB or more Free space of the hard disk 5 MB or more Display unit Screen size 1024 768...

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Page 171: ...nfiguration or BIOS configuration select System Information Management and then Save of the Off line Maintenance Utility to make a backup copy of the system information Also make a backup copy of the...

Page 172: ...mble repair or alter the server Do not look into the CD ROM drive Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions...

Page 173: ...rver must be kept dry Do not moisten them with water 1 Make sure that the server is off powered the POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 2 Unplug the power cord of the server from a power outlet 3 Wipe off dust...

Page 174: ...f the server entails powering off the server and removing the left side cover You will need a small vacuum cleaner with plastic tipped nozzle and electrostatic protection computer grade canned air and...

Page 175: ...ove it 4 Take out the ball from the mouse Cover the bottom of the mouse with your hand and turn your hand holding the mouse the mouse is on your palm with the button upward The mouse ball is released...

Page 176: ...the tray NOTE Do not touch the signal side of the CD ROM with your hand 4 Wipe the tray with a dry soft cloth IMPORTANT Do not wipe the lens of the CD ROM drive Doing so may damage the lens and may ca...

Page 177: ...to diagnose the server Test Items The following items are tested in system diagnostics Memory CPU cache memory Hard disk used as a system IMPORTANT When executing the System Diagnostics make sure to...

Page 178: ...urn off the server Then unplug the power cord 2 Disconnect all the LAN cables from the server 3 Plug the power cord and turn on the server 4 Use the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM to reboot the server See...

Page 179: ...00 ForceEnd 00 Guide line Test window Test result Test windows title Diagnosis tool title Diagnosis tool title shows a name of this diagnosis and Version information Test windows title shows the progr...

Page 180: ...Info shows the log information and error messages of the diagnosis It can be saved to a floppy disk To save the log information to a floppy disk insert a formatted floppy disk to a floppy disk drive a...

Page 181: ...ated stored due to a change in the floor layout to a great extent contact the sales agent Make sure to make a backup copy of your valuable data in the hard disk if any Make sure not to apply a shock t...

Page 182: ...7 12 Maintenance This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 183: ...erver does not operate as expected read this chapter before assuming a failure NOTE For provision against an unexpected failure it is recommended to install the Off line Maintenance Utility NEC ESMPRO...

Page 184: ...EC ESMPRO during the system operation Especially take note on whether any alert is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager on the management PC Check whether any alert is reported on the Operation Window Data...

Page 185: ...er is in successful operation When the STATUS lamp is unlit or lit flashing in amber it indicates that the server has failed The following table lists indications of the STATUS lamp descriptions and a...

Page 186: ...sage take notes of the message and contact your sales representative Off A memory dump request is made Wait until the memory dump is completed A temperature alarm was detected Check if the internal fa...

Page 187: ...s allow you to set the server to automatically turn in the power saving mode when no access is made to the server for a certain period of time or to select the power saving mode with a command DISK AC...

Page 188: ...mp is not lit in the LINK state check the network cable and the cable connection If the lamp is not lit still after the checking the network LAN controller may be defected Contact your service represe...

Page 189: ...yboard instruction simultaneous key entry of Ctrl Alt Delete Immediately after the system is rebooted in response to an OS instruction During hardware initialization following restart of the POST When...

Page 190: ...he error is corrected Error Code Error Message Response 0000 Timer Error Pause 0003 CMOS Battery Low Pause 0004 CMOS Settings Wrong Pause 0005 CMOS Checksum Bad Pause 0008 Unlock Keyboard Halt 0009 PS...

Page 191: ...181 BIOS does not support current stepping P1 Pause 0192 L2 cache size mismatch Pause 0193 CPUID Processor stepping are different Pause 0194 CPUID Processor family are different Pause 0195 Front side...

Page 192: ...Pause 84F1 BIST failed for all available processors Halt 84F2 BaseBoard Management Controller failed to respond Pause 84F3 BaseBoard Management Controller in Update Mode Pause 84F4 Sensor Data Record...

Page 193: ...ated when all other expansion cards are absent one of the add in cards is causing the malfunction Insert the cards back into the system one at a time until the problem happens again This will reveal t...

Page 194: ...largest pair of the DIMMs must be installed to slots 2A and 2B Installed DIMMs starting from the one having largest memory Take a note of beep code pattern and take appropriate action according to the...

Page 195: ...rder 1A and 1B and then 2A and 2B Installed DIMMs starting from the one having largest memory T Is the memory size large The memory check may take a few seconds if the memory size is large Wait for a...

Page 196: ...led To release the Secure Mode enter the password specified with the BIOS SETUP utility The keyboard or mouse fails to operate T Is the cable properly connected Make sure that the cable is connected t...

Page 197: ...Menus to check Advanced Floppy Configuration T Is the server in the Secure Mode In the Secure Mode write access to the floppy disk may be disabled To release the Secure Mode enter the password specif...

Page 198: ...rboard in the server can be used for either built in file devices or external SCSI devices The connection to built in or external devices can be switched by modifying cable connection properly See Cha...

Page 199: ...Y LOCAL SERVICE SID S 1 5 19 This security permission can be modified using the component Services administrative tool It is not a problem in operating the system Problems with Windows Server 2003 Whe...

Page 200: ...Windows 2000 System in this Chapter The event log after every logon to Windows 2000 includes the following error log Description D The CPUs in this multiprocessor system are not all the same revision...

Page 201: ...e system does not restart automatically when a stop error occurs though the system is adjusted to automatically restarting When the system does not restart automatically restart it manually The system...

Page 202: ...ith the BIOS SETUP utility of the server Check the setting with the BIOS SETUP utility Menus to check Advanced PCI Configuration Onboard NIC1 10 100 1000 Onboard NIC1 10 100 1000 ROM T Have the protoc...

Page 203: ...er to boot the system from the CD ROM drive first Menu to check Boot T Is an error message appeared When an error occurs while the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is in progress the following message appears After...

Page 204: ...stallation contact Maintenance Service Company and ask them to check the CD ROM drive Express Setup terminated and asks to input setup information There are some errors on the specified setup informat...

Page 205: ...rkgroup Open System in Control Panel to specify joining the Domain Specified large value as partition size but when Windows 2000 is actually started the system partition is created by 4095MB Is the Pa...

Page 206: ...the Express Setup Unable to specify the details of Network adapter In Express Setup you can not specify the details of Network adapter Specify them from Control Panel after starting Windows 2000 Wind...

Page 207: ...protocols In this case the situation will be the same as connecting more than two Network adapter so the detailed specification of the protocol are all set by default Re specify the details from Contr...

Page 208: ...r occurs during the CONFIG2 table transfer The adapter is not responded A CONFIG2 checksum error occurred Adapter is not exists When one of above messages is observed the Disk Array controller or the...

Page 209: ...or more CPUs in the NEC Express server If this message is logged it is no problem for operation 1 Click Management Tool Event Viewer from the Control Panel 2 Select the type of the log to collect On...

Page 210: ...e procedure below after restarting the system For Windows Server 2003 Refer to Windows online help For Windows 2000 1 Point to Settings in Start menu and click Control Panel The Control Panel dialog b...

Page 211: ...he server is in the successful operation may affect the system operation Restarting the system due to an error may display a message indicating insufficient virtual memory Ignore this message and proc...

Page 212: ...when an error occurs Insert a metal pin a straightened large paper clip will make a substitute into the switch hole to press the DUMP switch 1 2 Pressing the DUMP switch saves the dump file in the sp...

Page 213: ...nto the CD ROM drive of your server 3 Press the RESET switch or press Ctrl Alt and Delete to reboot the server You may also turn off and then on again to reboot the server 4 Press F6 while the message...

Page 214: ...d the user does not need to do anything during the procedure If you select this option the system recovery disk program starts to recover the problems concerning system files partition boot sector of...

Page 215: ...e server Starting the Off line Maintenance Utility The Off line Maintenance Utility may be started in the following ways From the CD ROM Set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and reb...

Page 216: ...d system errors and events to determine a maintenance part BIOS Setup Viewer Provides the functions to export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP utility to a text file System Inform...

Page 217: ...ars the DIMM memory and the data in process To reset the server when it is not frozen make sure that no processing is in progress Hard reset Press the RESET switch at the front of the server Soft rese...

Page 218: ...Press and hold the POWER switch on the server for at least four seconds The power is forcibly turned off To turn on the power back again wait approximately 10 seconds after turning off the power force...

Page 219: ...fluences resulting from the operation of the server subject to the installation or removal NEC recommends that you request a maintenance engineer of your service representative having the expert knowl...

Page 220: ...o 1 8 for details Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Do not remove the lithium battery Disconnect the power plug before working with the server CAUTION Observe the following instructions to...

Page 221: ...tic electricity Select a suitable work space Work with the server on the anti static or concrete floor When you work with the server on a carpet where static electricity is likely to be generated make...

Page 222: ...procedure 1 Shut down the OS 2 Press the POWER switch to turn off the power of the server The POWER SLEEP lamp goes off 3 Pull out the power cord from the AC inlet on the server 4 Remove all the cable...

Page 223: ...r Removal Remove the left side cover in the following procedure WARNING Observe the following instructions to use the server safely Failure to follow these instructions may result in death or serious...

Page 224: ...reverse procedure of the removal Make sure that the hooks on the side cover are inserted into the frames and holes of the server securely IMPORTANT After one or more optional devices are installed or...

Page 225: ...stalled in the system reduces cooling efficiency and can affect performance or cause damage due to overheating Removal Follow these steps to remove the air duct 1 See the section Preparing for Install...

Page 226: ...se steps to install the air duct 1 Holding the internal cables clear place the air duct into the chassis 2 Adjust the air duct until the frame of the right end of the duct is aligned with the hook on...

Page 227: ...y if required IMPORTANT Do not use any hard disks not approved by NEC If an unapproved third party s hard disk is installed in the server not only the hard disk but also the server itself may be defec...

Page 228: ...Disk SCSI ID Start Command Bay to Install First hard disk ID0 Enable Disk bay 1 bottom Second hard disk ID1 Enable Disk bay 2 Third hard disk ID2 Enable Disk bay 3 Fourth hard disk ID3 Enable Disk ba...

Page 229: ...y NOTE Hard disks can be installed or removed from the server only by opening the front door In the disk array configuration hard disks may be installed or removed with the power of the server being o...

Page 230: ...Remove the drive carrier IMPORTANT To maintain the cooling effect in the server install the dummy tray in the vacant slot of the disk bay 7 Place the hard disk onto the carrier with its connector fac...

Page 231: ...sk in the carrier with four screws supplied with the hard disk IMPORTANT Use the screws that came with the hard disk If not use the screws that came with the server 9 Install the drive carrier into th...

Page 232: ...einstall the side cover 12 Close the front door Removal Remove the hard disk in the reverse procedure of the installation In the disk array configuration the auto rebuild function can be used The auto...

Page 233: ...h device to be installed to OFF and the SCSI ID to a value which is not duplicated or corrupted with that of any other device Refer to the documentation coming with each of the devices for how to set...

Page 234: ...you carefully NOTE When installing a full height device remove two dummy covers 5 Fix the rails coming with the server to the 5 25 inch device by using the four screws coming with the device IMPORTANT...

Page 235: ...inch device occupying two slots cannot be inserted easily push the device to the slots with it lifted a little 7 Fix the rails by using the screws removed in step 3 Half height device Full height dev...

Page 236: ...5 25 inch device and cable connectors NOTE Make sure that the cable is not caught 10 Install the removed components 11 Provide the setup for the server referring to SCSI BIOS in Chapter 4 Removal Rem...

Page 237: ...Static Precautions in this chapter for details of the static electricity NOTE When a PCI board is installed removed or removed from the present slot and then installed in another slot modify the deta...

Page 238: ...us A Slot Bus B Slot Bus C Slot Bus B PCI X 1 PCI X 2 PCI 3 PCIe 4 PCI 5 Performance 64 bit 66 MHz 32 bit 33MHz x4 32 bit 33MHz Profile Full height Voltage 3 3 V 5V x8 5V N Code Product name Board siz...

Page 239: ...the connector cap of the slot IMPORTANT Keep the removed connector cap carefully 4 Remove a screw securing the I O cover 5 Remove the expansion slot cover IMPORTANT Keep the expansion slot cover bein...

Page 240: ...cess force added to the board may cause the board to be broken 8 Fix the board with a screw removed in Step 2 9 Reinstall the removed components 10 Turn on the power of the server Then make sure that...

Page 241: ...disks before installing boards and configuring the disk array More than one hard disk is required to configure a disk array Hard disks used in the disk array configuration should have the same disk r...

Page 242: ...ection RAID Controller Board The red cable of the LED cable comes out from the connector hole Connect the connector hole to LED Active of the LED connector on the RAID controller board For the positio...

Page 243: ...need an optional conversion kit To connect the server with the N8141 36F additional disk unit any of the following optional cables are required K410 93 01 additional disk unit connecting SCSI cable K...

Page 244: ...d The SCSI controller board is an electronic component easily affected by static electricity Before handling the SCSI controller board discharge static electricity from your body by touching the metal...

Page 245: ...either direction SCSI Controller Board The red cable of the LED cable comes out from the connector hole Connect the connector hole to LED Active of the LED connector on the disk array controller boar...

Page 246: ...metallic frame section of the server to discharge the static electricity on your body Do not make bare hands contact with the CPU pins In addition do not put any CPU on a desk directly See Static Pre...

Page 247: ...ou are going to install CPU 4 Raise the locking lever on the socket IMPORTANT Open the lever until it stops The bar can be opened to approx 120 degrees 5 Aligning the pins of the CPU with the socket i...

Page 248: ...9 30 Upgrading Your Server 6 Push the CPU lightly to the socket and push down the lever to secure the CPU 7 Put the heat sink on CPU NOTE Be aware of direction of heat sink see figure below...

Page 249: ...ged correctly Do not move the secured heat sink 10 Install the components you removed previously 11 Power on the server 12 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and reboot the sys...

Page 250: ...erver Event Log Configuration Clear All Event Logs to clear the event logs see Chapter 4 19 Verify that POST displays no error messages If POST displays an error message take a note on the message and...

Page 251: ...can be apart from the CPU Removing the heat sink with it adhering to the CPU may cause the CPU and or socket to be defected Do the following procedure if a CPU is removed or replaced 1 Update the conf...

Page 252: ...d installed in the server The mother board contains six sockets in which DIMMs are installed Two 256MB DIMM is normally installed in DIMM 1A and 1B The DIMMs normally installed may be replaced DIMMs a...

Page 253: ...talled in the same group The specification of a DIMM is described on the label put on the board as follows Example Frequency of 333 MHz buffered capacity of 512 MB raw address of 12 bits column addres...

Page 254: ...r duct 3 Confirm the socket in which a DIMM is installed 4 Open the levers at both ends of the socket IMPORTANT To avoid damaging the lever do not apply an excess force to the lever 5 Push the DIMM to...

Page 255: ...not appear in POST If an error message appears write down the message and review the error message list in Chapter 8 9 Start SETUP to select Advanced Memory Configuration on menus Then make sure that...

Page 256: ...arlier to prepare 2 Remove the side cover 3 Expand the levers at the both ends of the socket for the DIMM to be removed leftward or rightward The lock is released to allow the DIMM to be removed 4 Ins...

Page 257: ...Chapter 10 Internal Cabling Diagrams Internal cable connections of the server are shown below...

Page 258: ...ration The following shows an example of connection in the standard configuration The mother board has two serial ATA SATA connectors IDE in the figure below is the primary channel of Ultra ATA66 for...

Page 259: ...u can configure the RAID controller with RAID levels of JBOD RAID0 RAID1 and RAID5 by running the RAID configuration utility Four explanations of RAID technology and utility refer to the manual that w...

Page 260: ...rnal SCSI cable If the SCSI cable ends with a terminating resistor set Disabled for all the terminating resistors of connected devices For the settings see the manual provided with each device A file...

Page 261: ...three SCSI hard disk drives and one SCSI backup device can be connected with one SCSI controller This server does not guarantee operation with SCSI and IDE hard disk drives being mixed Use only eithe...

Page 262: ...nfigure the RAID controller with RAID levels of RAID0 RAID1 and RAID5 by running the RAID configuration utility Four explanations of RAID the technology and utility refer to manual that was shipped wi...

Page 263: ...hown in the figure below The hard disk drives installed in the HDD bay are controlled by the SCSI RAID controller with each of the RAID level of RAID RAID1 or RAID5 Also you can add a new hard disk dr...

Page 264: ...server The connector numbers and the built in devices to which the connectors are connected are shown in the figures below Standard Configuration Power supply 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch disk bay P...

Page 265: ...AID Drive Configuration Power supply 5 25 inch device bay 3 5 inch disk bay Power cable Floppy disk drive PCI 5 PCIe 4 PCI 3 PCI 2 PCI 1 P1 P2 P8 P9 P7 P5 P6 P3 P4 Option Option CD ROM Option P12 P13...

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Page 267: ...inch file bay 4 slots A standard CD ROM drive is installed Maximums of two backup file devices are installed 3 5 inch disk bay 4 slots 6 slots max PCI 64 bit 66MHz 2 slots PCI 32 bit 33MHz 2 slots Ad...

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Page 269: ...es with the server contains the NEC ESMPRO utility NEC recommends that you should install the NEC ESMPRO for effective use of the reliability enhancement features of the server Floppy Disk The followi...

Page 270: ...the floppy disk in a dusty place Do not place anything on the floppy disk Do not leave the floppy disk in a high temperature place e g place exposed to direct sunlight or close to a heater Do not lea...

Page 271: ...g system IMPORTANT Formatting a used floppy disk clears all the data contained in it if any Formatting a floppy disk from the DOS command line is not available with the server Use a formatted floppy d...

Page 272: ...dge with a dry soft cloth slowly and gently Use the CD cleaner to clean the CD ROM Do not use record spray cleaner benzene or thinner Keep the CD ROM in a CD ROM case when not in use Tape Media The fo...

Page 273: ...ring alphanumeric characters or symbols IMPORTANT Do not pour any liquid such as water or put anything into the keyboard Doing so may cause a failure of the keyboard The keyboard provided with the ser...

Page 274: ...he mouse on a dusty or dirty desk disturbs smooth movement or normal operation of the mouse When your mouse movement seems dull clean your mouse See Chapter 7 Mouse operation includes Click Double cli...

Page 275: ...device Interrupt Request The factory set IRQs are assigned as follows IRQ Peripheral Device Controller IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 8 Real time clock 1 Keyboard 9 Reserved 2 Reserv...

Page 276: ...043h Programmable Timers 0044h 004Fh 0050h 0053F Programmable Timers 0054h 005Fh 0060h 0064h Keyboard Controller Keyboard chip select from 87417 0061h NMI Status Control Register 0063h NMI Status Cont...

Page 277: ...0376h Secondary IDE 0377h Secondary IDE Floppy 0378h 037Fh Parallel Port 2 03B4h 03Bah Monochrome Display Port 03BCh 03BFh Parallel Port 1 Primary 03C0h 03CFh Video Display Controller 03D4h 03Dah Col...

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Page 279: ...llation Optional Board Supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM attached to your system supports the following optional boards Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER...

Page 280: ...anual Installation when SATA HostRAID and N8103 75 80F 95 Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during installation process pop up messages may appear This does not affect on syste...

Page 281: ...n enough size of the paging file with the entire system The dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 1MB If you install any application program or the like add necessa...

Page 282: ...K for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER with the following two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to cre...

Page 283: ...r 2003 x64 Edition OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy d...

Page 284: ...RAID controller including embedded HostRAID feature or SCSI controller is installed in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting you...

Page 285: ...copies before re installing the operation system just in case Re installing the Operation System 1 Start the clean installation following the procedure described in this manual 2 Specify the partition...

Page 286: ...ement 2 Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the As...

Page 287: ...ontrol Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click on Update NEC Express5800 system section 4 Continue your work for system update as the following m...

Page 288: ...es the server a tolerant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the...

Page 289: ...og box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When P...

Page 290: ...he Optional Network Board Driver Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver 1 Start Device Manager 2 Click Network adapters and double click Network Adapter Name Network Adapter Name Properties...

Page 291: ...e following steps to install the driver 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears click Next 2 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box appears select Search for a suitable dr...

Page 292: ...D 14 Installing Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

Page 293: ...CD ROM attached to your system supports the following optional boards Supporting installation of OS in NEC EXPRESSBUILDER N8103 65F SCSI Controller N8103 75F SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller...

Page 294: ...the current File System for the format of OS partition Manual Installation when S ATA HostRAID and N8103 65F 75 78F 80F 89 Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during installatio...

Page 295: ...hich can be set on one partition is 4095MB If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB specify 4095MB for the paging file size The dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2...

Page 296: ...wing two procedures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows Server 2003 OEM DISK for NE...

Page 297: ...r 2003 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 8 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 9 Run th...

Page 298: ...uding embedded HostRAID feature or SCSI controller is installed in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardwar...

Page 299: ...romise FastTrak S150 SX4 tm Controller Intel x86 platform When N8103 78F board is installed Promise FastTrak S150 SX4100 tm Controller Intel x86 platform When N8103 89 board is installed Adaptec Embed...

Page 300: ...he Windows Server 2003 CD ROM in CD ROM drive 6 If the RAID controller including embedded HostRAID feature is installed in the system press F6 while a message Setup is inspecting your computer s hardw...

Page 301: ...g tasks according to the subsequent messages that appear 10 Update the system 11 Install the driver and make detailed settings If PROSet is already installed uninstall the PROSet before upgrading If t...

Page 302: ...which you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW ke...

Page 303: ...2 Specify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the Assign a...

Page 304: ...Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click on Setup with left mouse button and click on Update NEC Express5800 system section 4 Continue your work for system update as the following message...

Page 305: ...rant environment on any trouble and enhances throughput between the switches PROSet is necessary to utilize these features Follow the procedure below to install PROSet 1 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER...

Page 306: ...og box for network adapter appears 3 Click the Advanced and specify the Link Speed Duplex value the same as the value specified for HUB 4 Click OK on the property dialog box for network adapter When P...

Page 307: ...menu Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management 2 Double click the SCSI Controller driver which Device Manager lists as unknown device 3 Click Update Driver 4 When the Update Device Drive...

Page 308: ...ollowing steps to install the driver 1 When the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears click Next 2 When the Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box appears select Search for a suitable drive...

Page 309: ...ature and the Physical Address Extension switch Below is the example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In Control Panel double cl...

Page 310: ...E 18 Installing Windows Server 2003 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

Page 311: ...3 75F SCSI Controller N8103 95 SCSI Controller N8103 78F Disk Array Controller SATA N8103 80F Disk Array Controller SCSI 1ch N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA SATA HostRAID Onboard Adaptec HostRAID...

Page 312: ...current File System for the format of OS partition Manual Installation when S ATA HostRAID and N8103 65F 75 78F 80F 89 Keeps Connection If you keep those controllers connecting during installation pr...

Page 313: ...ze The dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is 2048MB 12MB If you install any application program or the like add necessary space to the partition to install these programs...

Page 314: ...ures Create from the menu which appears when running NEC Express5800 Server with NEC EXPRESSBUILDER If you have only NEC Express5800 Server to create Windows 2000 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER use t...

Page 315: ...2000 OEM DISK for NEC EXPRESSBUILDER from Master Control Menu if you have the computer on which the above operating systems operate Follow the steps below 1 Prepare one 3 5 inch floppy disk 2 Run the...

Page 316: ...HostRAID feature or SCSI controller is installed in the system press F6 in a few seconds when the window is in either of the following states Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuratio...

Page 317: ...ws Promise FastTrak S150 SX4 Controller When N8103 78F board is installed Promise FastTrak S150 SX4100 tm Controller Intel x86 platform When N8103 89 board is installed Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Hos...

Page 318: ...h you want to install the operating system when the following message appears The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys t...

Page 319: ...ecify the Disk Management in the left side of the window 3 Right click the volume you want to modify the drive letter and specify the Change Drive Letter and Path 4 Click Yes 5 Choose the Assign a dri...

Page 320: ...account or other account which is a member of the Administrators group 2 Insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Master Control Menu is automatically appeared on the screen 3 Click...

Page 321: ...est and so on Specify teaming Configuring several network adapters as one team provides the server an environment tolerant on any trouble and enhances through put between the switches PROSet is necess...

Page 322: ...y You can operate the process from Network and Dial up Connection to display the property dialog box for local area network NOTE We recommend you to add Network Monitor at AddingServices Network Monit...

Page 323: ...Wizard dialog box opens When using Intel R PRO 1000MT Network Connection specify CD ROM Drive Letter WINNT W2K BC3 PRO1000 WIN2K Then click OK 6 Click Next 7 Click Finished After re installing the net...

Page 324: ...ll from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 5 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next 6 Click Have Disk 7 Insert Windows 2000 OEM DISK for EXPRESSBUILDER...

Page 325: ...e Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box appears select Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended and click Next 3 When the Locate Driver Files dialog box appears select Floppy disk d...

Page 326: ...example on how to add PAE switch to Boot ini file 1 Click Start point to Programs point to Accessories and then click Notepad 2 On the File menu click Open 3 In the Open dialog box in the Look in dro...

Page 327: ...Installing Windows 2000 F 17 SETTING FOR COLLECTING MEMORY DUMP DEBUG INFORMATION Set for collecting memory dump using the procedure described in Chapter 5...

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Page 329: ...o Date Installed 2 Clock Serial No Date Installed Memory 1A Size Serial No Date Installed 1B Size Serial No Date Installed 2A Size Serial No Date Installed 2B Size Serial No Date Installed Monitor Typ...

Page 330: ...Date Installed Type number 5 25 inch Device Slot 1 Size Capacity Serial No Model name Type number Date Installed Size Capacity Serial No Slot 2 Model name Type number Date Installed Size Capacity Seri...

Page 331: ...erial No Date Installed External Peripheral Device 1 Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral Device 2 Model name Serial No Manufacturer Date Installed External Peripheral...

Page 332: ...Table Software Firmware version OS Name Version Application of RUR media Apply Name Version File system FAT HPFS NTFS Others Bundled software installed Licensed software installed Application running...

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