1. Installing Internal Optional Devices
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Chapter 2 Preparations
7.
Make sure that no error messages are displayed on POST screen.
For details on POST error messages, refer to
Chapter 3 (1. POST Error Message)
in "
Maintenance
Guide
".
8.
Start the configuration utility installed on the mounted board to set up the board.
Availability or startup and operation procedure of the utility depends on board. For details, refer to the
manual that comes with the board.
If a PCI board including RAID Controller, SCSI controller, and
LAN adapter which connects to any bootable device is added, the boot priority might be changed
to the default setting.
In that case, configure the boot priority in
Boot
menu of BIOS Setup Utility. For
details, refer to
Chapter 2 (1. System BIOS)
in "
Maintenance Guide
".
(1) When using the optional controller (N8103-172/173/174/161/168)
For details, refer to the manual that comes with optional RAID Controller (N8103-172/173/174/161/168).
Important
You must avoid static electricity to work with the procedure below. For
details, refer to Chapter 2 (1.2 Anti-static Measures).
Do not change the mode to hibernate during building a RAID System.
Note
When installing an optional RAID Controller, start the BIOS Setup utility, select
PCI Configuration
from the
Advanced
menu, and then make sure that the
parameter of
PCI Slot xx ROM
(
xx
is PCI slot number) is set to
Enabled
.
When connecting a RAID Controller, set the boot priority to 8th or higher in the
Boot menu of the BIOS Setup utility. If the setting is 9th or lower, the
configuration menu for RAID Controllers cannot be launched.
1.12.4 Installing SAS Expander Card (N8103-166)
Install the SAS Expander Card to a PCI slot in the following procedure.
Important When installing a SAS Expander Card, make sure the connector of the board
fits the connector of the slot.
1.
Refer to steps 1 to 7 in
Chapter 2 (1.3 Overview of Installation and Removal)
for preparations.
2.
Confirm the installation position with the reference to the table on
Chapter 2 (1.12.2 Supported boards
.