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Configuring Your System 3-15

System Management Submenu

Feature

Choices

Description

Your Setting

Sever
Management Info

Press ENTER

Refer to “System
Management Info Submenu.”

System Event
Logging

Disabled
Enabled

When enabled, BIOS and
BMC will log system events.

Clear Event Log

No
Yes

Yes clears the System Event
Log.

EMP Password
Switch

Disabled

Enabled

EMP ESC
Sequence

Refer to Appendix B.

EMP Hangup Line
String

Refer to your modem
documentation.

Modem Init String

Refer to your modem
documentation.

High Modem Init
String

Refer to your modem
documentation.

EMP Access
Mode

Disabled
Always Active
Pre-boot only

EMP Restricted
Mode Access

Disabled

Enabled

EMP Direct
Connect/Modem
Mode

Direct Connect

Modem Mode

Summary of Contents for NEAX Express

Page 1: ... S e r v i c e a n d R e f e r e n c e G u i d e NEAX Express ...

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Page 3: ... S e r v i c e a n d R e f e r e n c e G u i d e NEAX Express ...

Page 4: ...tor control Since implementation by customers of each product may vary the suitability of specific product configurations and applications must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NEC CSD To allow for design and specification improvements the information in this document is subject to change at any time without notice Reproduction of this document or portions thereof without prio...

Page 5: ...em Memory 1 9 I O Expansion Slots 1 10 Real Time Clock Calendar 1 11 BIOS 1 11 IDE Controller 1 11 Network Controller 1 11 SCSI Controller 1 12 Video Controller 1 12 Peripheral Controller 1 13 Serial Ports 1 13 Parallel Port 1 13 Keyboard and Mouse 1 13 ACPI 1 13 External Device Connectors 1 13 System Board Management Controller BMC 1 14 Emergency Management Port Console 1 15 Platform Event Paging...

Page 6: ... Submenus 3 9 PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 7 Submenus 3 9 Integrated Peripheral Configuration Submenu 3 10 Advanced Chipset Control 3 11 Security Menu 3 12 Security menu Continued 3 13 Server Menu 3 14 System Management Submenu 3 15 Server Management Information Submenu 3 16 Console Redirection Submenu 3 16 PEP Management Submenu 3 17 PEF Filter Events Submenu 3 17 Boot Menu 3 18 Boot Device Priority Su...

Page 7: ...tion Considerations 4 18 Installing an Option Board 4 19 Removing an Option Board 4 22 Hard Disk Drives 4 23 Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive in a Hot swap Bay 4 24 Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive 4 25 Removable Media Devices 4 28 Installing a 5 25 Inch Media Device 4 29 Removing a 5 25 Inch Device 4 34 Removing the Front Door Assembly 4 36 Removing the Top Cover 4 37 Removing the...

Page 8: ... Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate 5 11 Diskette Drive Activity LED Does Not Light 5 11 CD ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 5 12 Problems with Application Software 5 12 Press F2 Key to Enter Setup Prompt Does Not Display 5 12 Enable F2 Prompt by Using SSU 5 13 Enable F2 Prompt by Changing a Jumper and Using SSU 5 14 Bootable CD ROM Is Not Detected 5 14 Problems with the Network 5 15 PCI Installati...

Page 9: ...ubmenu C 6 Console Redirection Submenu C 7 Main EMP Console Window C 7 Toolbar C 7 Status Bar C 8 EMP Console Main Menu C 8 Server Control Operations C 9 Connect C 9 Power On Off C 10 Reset C 11 Phonebook C 12 Management Plug ins C 13 SEL Viewer C 13 SEL Viewer Menu Options C 14 Sensor Type Codes C 15 Using the Sensor Type Code Table C 15 SDR Viewer C 17 SDR Viewer Menu Options C 18 FRU Viewer C 1...

Page 10: ...Port E 6 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors E 7 Parallel Port E 7 Serial Ports E 7 NIC RJ 45 Network Connector E 8 USB E 8 Ultra Wide SCSI Connector E 9 Ultra2 LVD SCSI Connector E 10 IDE Connector E 11 ISA Connector E 12 PCI Connector E 13 Glossary Equipment Log Index ...

Page 11: ...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 Chapter 4 Disassembly and Reassembly describes how to take the system apart provides you with instructions for upgrading your system with an additional processor optional memory options cards and perip...

Page 12: ...onnector locations including external device connector pin information Glossary defines the standard acronyms and technical terms used in this manual Equipment Log provides you with a sample equipment log for documenting the system configuration and future updates you may make to your system ...

Page 13: ...oss of life CAUTION Cautions indicate situations that can damage the system hardware or software Note Notes give important information about the material being described Names of keyboard keys are printed as they appear on the keyboard For example Ctrl Alt or Enter Text or keystrokes that you enter appear as boldface type For example type abc123 and press ENTER File names are printed in uppercase ...

Page 14: ... your server System Release Notes Release Notes provide you with the latest information about your system System User s Guide The User s Guide provides a quick reference to information about your system Its goal is to familiarize you with your system and the tasks necessary for system configuring and upgrading ...

Page 15: ...e doing the procedures in this manual make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage In the U S A and Canada the power cord must be a UL listed detachable power cord in Canada CSA certified type ST or SJT 16 AWG 3 conductor provided with a ...

Page 16: ... the external ports Remote Earths To prevent electrical shock connect all local individual office computers and computer support equipment to the same electrical circuit of the building wiring If you are unsure check the building wiring to avoid remote earth conditions Earth Bonding For safe operation only connect the equipment to a building supply that is in accordance with current wiring regulat...

Page 17: ...ystem warm or cool to room temperature before using it Keep the system away from magnetic forces Keep the system dry Do not wash the system with a wet cloth or pour fluid into it Protect the system from being bumped or dropped Check the system for condensation If condensation exists allow it to evaporate before powering on the system Keep the system away from dust sand and dirt ...

Page 18: ...xvi Using This Guide NEC ...

Page 19: ...m Overview Overview System Chassis Power Supply Peripheral Bays SAF TE SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure Board System Board Features Emergency Management Port Console Platform Event Paging System Security ...

Page 20: ...stem configured with two power supplies the system will continue to operate with a single power supply failure Self contained power supply units that can be easily installed or removed from the back of the chassis SCSI drive bays accessible from the front of the chassis Hot swap SCSI disk drive backplane a failed drive can be removed and a new drive installed without system power being turned off ...

Page 21: ...endar RTC Front panel controls and indicators LEDs System Setup Utility SSU Basic Input Output System BIOS Power On Self Test POST and Setup stored in flash memory Integrated onboard Cirrus Logic CL GD5480 Super Video Graphics Array SVGA controller with 2 MB of 10 ns onboard SGRAM Synchronous Graphics Memory video memory Adaptec AIC 7896 supporting onboard Ultra2 LVDS Wide and Ultra Wide SCSI inte...

Page 22: ...he standard and additional redundant power supply module slots become hot swappable Hardware monitors temperature fans and voltage and software monitors to indicate failures Mechanical Keylock at the front of the chassis and two metal padlocks loops one at the back of each side panel Two intrusion sensor switches for the front and left hand side of the chassis One interlock sensor switch for the r...

Page 23: ...ure The major system components are shown in the following illustrations System Chassis Left Side View A Removable media bays 2 B Speaker Switch assembly C System board D Front input fan E Rear exhaust fan F Second rear exhaust fan G Intrusion switch Side Cover H Intrusion keylock switch Front Cover ...

Page 24: ...SI disk drive bays 7 F SCSI backplane board G Fans behind SCSI disk drive bays 3 standard H Interlock switch side cover I Standard power supply J Power supply module slots one standard power supply slot and one optional power supply slot K Power supply status LED L DC power LED M Power available switch N Power supply distribution board ...

Page 25: ...arriers Note The SCSI hard disk drive bays contain a hot swap back plane that require an 80 pin single connector attachment SCA connector on the drives that you install SAF TE Board The system has a SAF TE SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure board that provides an interface for the disk subsystem to automatically integrate with peripheral packaging that supports status signals hot swapping driv...

Page 26: ...to the first 20 pins of the 24 pin main power connector X Reserved G ATX Aux power connector Y ISA connector H Fan connector FAN2A Z Chassis intrusion connector for the front door intrusion switch I Diskette drive connector AA PCI 33 32 connectors J IDE connectors BB PCI 66 32 connectors K ATX front panel connector CC Fan connector FAN2B L Front panel connector 16 pin DD Video connector M Lithium ...

Page 27: ...of the processor cartridge The cache includes burst pipelined synchronous static RAM BSRAM The L2 cache is offered in 512 KB configurations only with error correcting code ECC that operates at half the core clock rate System Memory The system board contains four 168 pin DIMM sockets Memory is partitioned as four banks of SDRAM DIMMs each providing 72 bits of noninterleaved memory 64 bit main memor...

Page 28: ...stem board has four full length PCI PCI 33 32 bit connectors The PCI features include Bus speed up to 33 MHz 32 bit memory addressing 5 V signaling environment Burst transfers of up to 133 Mbps 8 16 or 32 bit data transfers Plug and Play ready Parity enabled The system board has two full length PCI 66 universal connectors The PCI features include Bus speed up to 66 MHz 32 bit memory addressing 5 V...

Page 29: ...Mode 4 timings Transfer rates up to 33 MB s Buffering for PCI IDE burst transfers Master slave IDE mode Up to two devices per channel two channels IDE0 and IDE1 The IDE controller provides support for the internally mounted CD ROM and an optional tape device Network Controller The system board includes a 10BASE T 100BASE TX network controller based on the Intel 82559 single chip Fast Ethernet PCI ...

Page 30: ...ads are required to connect devices to the SCSI controller other than termination in the device at the end of the cable This system can be cabled from either of the two onboard SCSI interfaces to the SCSI backplane on the rear of the hot swap chassis were termination is provided on the SAF TE board Video Controller The system has a high performance SVGA subsystem that supports the following BIOS c...

Page 31: ...y be locked automatically if there is no keyboard or mouse activity for a predefined length of time if specified through the System Setup Utility SSU Once the inactivity lockout timer has expired the keyboard and mouse do not respond until the previously stored password is entered ACPI The server supports the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI as defined by the ACPI 1 0 and PC97 speci...

Page 32: ...ll and retrieve the server s current status SEL contents can be retrieved after system failure for analysis by field service personnel using server management software tools such as Intel Server Control available on the CD ROM that ships with your system The BMC does the following Monitors server board temperature and voltage Monitors processor presence and controls FRB Detects and indicates baseb...

Page 33: ... Platform Event Paging share your modem PEP has priority over all applications except EMP If an alert occurs PEP will reset your modem and page you Information on the Emergency Management Port EMP Console may be found in Appendix C of this User s Guide Platform Event Paging With Platform Event Paging PEP your server can be configured to automatically dial up a paging service and page you when a pl...

Page 34: ...he left side cover when open transmits an alarm signal to the SAF TE board which processes the signal so that the ESMPRO Management software may set an alarm The right side cover activates an interlock switch controlling power shut down to the system for safety reasons Software Locks The BIOS Setup Utility and the System Setup Utility SSU provide a number of security features to prevent unauthoriz...

Page 35: ...to enter BIOS Setup or the SSU However you will not be able to change many of the options Must enter the administrator password if you want to enter BIOS Setup or the SSU and have access to all of the options May enter either password to boot the server if Password on Boot is enabled in either the BIOS Setup or SSU May enter either password to exit secure mode Secure Mode Configure and enable the ...

Page 36: ...e unless a password is entered To set this feature use the SSU Security Subsystem Group To write protect access to diskette whether the server is in secure mode or not use the Setup main menu Floppy Options and specify Floppy Access as read only Disable the power and reset buttons Enable the feature through the SSU Then the power and reset buttons are disabled when the server is in secure mode Set...

Page 37: ...Chapter 3 Boot without keyboard The system can boot with or without a keyboard During POST before the system completes the boot sequence the BIOS automatically detects and tests the keyboard if it is present and displays a message There is no entry in the SSU to enable or disable a keyboard Specify the boot sequence The sequence that you specify on the menu in the SSU MultiBoot Group will determin...

Page 38: ...1 20 System Overview ...

Page 39: ...2 Setting Up the System Overview Selecting a Site Unpacking the System Getting Familiar with the System Making Connections Setting the Line Voltage Connecting the Power Cord s Powering On Your System ...

Page 40: ...rounded outlet CAUTION When two power supplies are installed in the system the power plug from each of the power supplies must be plugged into the same common ground power outlets Clean dust free and well ventilated Front and rear ventilating openings kept free of obstructions Away from sources of heat vibration or physical shock Isolated from strong electromagnetic fields and electrical noise pro...

Page 41: ... containers prior to unpacking If the shipping boxes are damaged note the damage and if possible photograph it for reference After removing the contents of the containers keep the cartons and the packing materials If the contents appear damaged when you unpack the boxes file a damage claim with the carrier immediately Getting Familiar with the System Before setting up your system you should become...

Page 42: ...Closed This figure shows the location of the front system features Front Features A System indicators See Front View with Front Door Opened later in this chapter B Keylock When locked secures the front door not allowing access to the front system controls ...

Page 43: ...pen the front door of the cabinet as follows 1 If door is locked unlock the front door 2 Pull the bottom of the front door out and tilt up until it is aligned level with the top of the cabinet then push the door back directly over the top of the cabinet as far as it will go Opening the Front Door ...

Page 44: ...s to eject diskette E DC power ON OFF switch Press to turn system DC power on or off F Reset switch Press to reinitialize system G DC power ON OFF See table Front System Status Indicator LEDs that follow H Power alarm See table Front System Status Indicator LEDs that follow I Fan alarm See table Front System Status Indicator LEDs that follow J Array alarm See table Front System Status Indicator LE...

Page 45: ...l that follows H Orange LAN status light See Table LAN Status Indicator LEDs I O Panel that follows I USB connectors Two USB connectors J VGA VGA monitor 15 pin connector K Power supply status green light See Table Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs Rear Panel that follows L DC power status amber light See Table Power Supply Status Indicator LEDs Rear Panel that follows M Line voltage selector swi...

Page 46: ... Off Not active None required normal ON Amber Failure has occurred in one or more power supplies see the Power Supply Status Indicators table DC Power Status Amber that follows Fan Alarm Off All fans operating normally None required normal ON Amber Fan failure Replace fan in chassis or replace power supply Array Alarm Off Always OFF unless RAID is installed None required normal ON Amber RAID Array...

Page 47: ... LEDs are active only when a RAID board is installed Disk Drive Status Conditions Condition LED No Error Off Faulty or Rebuild Stopped Steady ON Rebuild Slow Blink for approximately one second Identify Fast Blink for approximately three seconds Predicted Fault Four fast blinks pause repeats Hot Spare Two fast blinks pause repeats LAN Status Indicator LEDs I O Panel LED Status When On When Blinking...

Page 48: ...SSU refer to Appendix B of this User s Guide Refer to the previous figure Rear Features and Controls and connect your keyboard monitor and mouse Connect any external peripheral devices such as a printer or modem by following the instructions included with these devices CAUTION Damage to the system may result if the keyboard mouse cable is inserted or removed when power is applied to the system Ins...

Page 49: ...between 200 and 240 VAC the line voltage selector switch on the power supply must be set to 230 If you set the switch to the 115 VAC position the power supply will be damaged when you plug in your system When two power supplies are installed in the system both power supplies must have their line voltage selector switch set to the same voltage If you need to change the line voltage setting perform ...

Page 50: ...2 12 Setting Up the System Setting the Line Voltage A Voltage selector switch set to 115 VAC B Voltage selector switch set to 230 VAC ...

Page 51: ... by an agency acceptable in your region The power cord connector that plugs into the system must be an IEC type CEE 22 female connector The power cord must be less than 1 8 meters 6 0 feet long WARNING Your system shipped with a power cord for each power supply Do not attempt to modify or use the supplied AC power cord if it is not the exact type required CAUTION When two power supplies are instal...

Page 52: ...stem board monitors and logs system voltage changes When powering down your system you may experience a 1 5 second delay from the time you press the push button power on off switch on the front panel and your system powering down This is normal system operation and is required by the server management logic If you have problems powering on your system refer to Problem Solving in Chapter 5 of this ...

Page 53: ...3 Configuring Your System Configuring Your System Hot Keys BIOS Setup Utility Adaptec SCSI Utility Installing Video Drivers Configuring System Board Jumpers ...

Page 54: ...CSI controllers in your system or to perform a SCSI disk format or verify disk operation on the SCSI disk drives If your system has been factory configured the SSU BIOS Setup or Adaptec Configuration Utility do not need to be run unless you want to change the password or security features add certain types of option boards or devices or upgrade your system board This chapter also provides informat...

Page 55: ...enu bar at the top of the Main Menu lists the following selections Menu Use Main Use this menu for basic system configuration Advanced Use this menu for setting the Advanced Features available on your system Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords and the Backup and Virus Check reminders Server Use this menu for configuring Server Management features Boot Use this menu to confi...

Page 56: ...value of an item HOME or END Move cursor to top or bottom of window PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Move cursor to next or previous page F9 Load default configuration values for this menu F10 Save configuration values and exit ENTER Execute command or Select submenu BIOS Setup Configuration Settings The BIOS Setup Configurations tables show the default settings for the BIOS Setup Utility and provides a place...

Page 57: ...ress ENTER Refer to Secondary IDE Master and Slave Submenu Keyboard Features Press ENTER Refer to Keyboard Submenu Memory Cache Enabled Disabled Enables processor cache CPU Speed Setting Processor Speed List Select speed to match speed of installed processor s or select the lowest speed Caution DO NOT select a speed above the speed of the installed processor s CPU Post Speed Setting Processor Post...

Page 58: ...Sector Transfer Disabled 2 4 8 or 16 sectors Determines the number of sectors per block for multi sector transfers This field is informational only for Type Auto LBA Mode Control Disabled Enabled Enabling LBA causes logical block addressing to be used in place of cylinders heads and sectors This field is informational only for Type Auto 32 Bit I O Disabled Enabled Enabling allows 32 bit IDE data t...

Page 59: ... Off Selects power on state for Num Lock Key Click Disabled Enabled Enables or disables key click Keyboard auto repeat rate 13 3 sec 10 sec 6 sec 2 sec 30 sec 26 7 sec 21 8 sec 18 5 sec Selects key repeat rate Keyboard auto repeat delay 1 4 sec 1 2 sec 3 4 sec 1 sec Selects delay before key repeat ...

Page 60: ...ation Press ENTER Refer to PCI Configuration Submenu Integrated Peripherals Configuration Press ENTER Refer to Integrated Peripherals Configuration Submenu Advanced Chipset Control Press ENTER Refer to Advanced Chipset Control Submenu Use Multiprocessor Specification 1 1 1 4 Selects the version of multiprocessor specification to use Some operating systems require version 1 1 Large Disk Access Mode...

Page 61: ... the device as a PCI bus master Latency Timer Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h 00E0h Minimum guaranteed time in units of PCI bus clocks that a device may be master on a PCI bus PCI Device Slot 1 Slot 7 Submenus Qualified technical personnel should only change this submenu CAUTION Leave PCI Device Submenu at factory default settings A technically qualified person should only change this ...

Page 62: ...BIOS to configure the port OS Controlled forces OS to configure the port Base I O Address 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Selects the base I O address for COM port 2 Interrupt IRQ 4 IRQ 3 Selects the IRQ for COM port 2 Parallel Port Disabled Enabled Auto OS Controlled Auto forces BIOS to configure the port OS Controlled forces OS to configure the port Mode Output only Bi directional EPP ECP Selects parallel port ...

Page 63: ...isabled Enabled If enabled ISA Master and DMA cycles are forwarded to PCI Delayed Transaction Disabled Enabled Enable the delayed transaction mechanism when PIIX4 is target of a PCI transaction Passive Release Disabled Enabled Enable the Passive Release mechanism on PHOLD signal when PIIX4 is a PCI MASTER ...

Page 64: ...r on system board refer to System Board Jumpers in this chapter Set Supervisor Password Press ENTER When the Enter key is pressed the user is prompted for a password press ESC key to abort Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board refer to System Board Jumpers in this chapter Password on Boot Disabled Enabled Requires password entry...

Page 65: ...e enabled unless at least one password is enabled Video Blanking Disabled Enabled Blank video when secure mode is activated The user must enter a password to unlock the system Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled Floppy Write Protect Disabled Enabled When secure mode is activated the diskette drive is write protected The user must enter a password to disable Cannot be enabled ...

Page 66: ... PCI IRQs to IO APIC mapping Disabled Enabled If enabled BIOS will describe direct PCI interrupt connections to IO APIC in multiprocessor table Do not enable if OS does not support this feature Processor Retest No Yes Select Yes to have BIOS clear all historical processor status and retest the processor s on bootup Assert NMI or PERR SMI ONLY Disabled SMI NMI Enabled NMI is generated The SERR opti...

Page 67: ...vents Clear Event Log No Yes Yes clears the System Event Log EMP Password Switch Disabled Enabled EMP ESC Sequence Refer to Appendix B EMP Hangup Line String Refer to your modem documentation Modem Init String Refer to your modem documentation High Modem Init String Refer to your modem documentation EMP Access Mode Disabled Always Active Pre boot only EMP Restricted Mode Access Disabled Enabled EM...

Page 68: ...N A Information field only Chassis Serial Number N A Information field only BMC Revision N A Information field only Primary HSBP Revision N A Information field only Console Redirection Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting COM Port Address Disabled 3F8 2F8 3E8 When enabled console redirection uses the I O port specified IRQ None 3 4 When console redirection is enabled this displays the ...

Page 69: ...g the current page string PEF Filter Events Submenu Feature Choices Description Your Setting PEF Enable Disabled Enabled Enable or disable all triggers for Platform Event Paging If this is enabled and one of the events you enable below occurs the server will page you Temperature Sensor Disabled Enabled Voltage Sensor Disabled Enabled Fan Sensor Disabled Enabled Chassis Sensor Disabled Enabled Powe...

Page 70: ...ng BIOS Boot Spec Support Enabled Limited Enable this option if the boot order is important Boot Device Priority Press ENTER Refer to Boot Device Priority Submenu Hard Drive Press ENTER Refer to hard Drive Submenu Removable Devices Press ENTER Refer to Removable Devices Submenu ...

Page 71: ...bmenu Option Description 1 Hard Drive 1 or actual drive string IDE drives will have a suffix attached to the drive ID string PM hard drive on Primary Master Channel PS hard drive on Primary Slave Channel SM hard drive on Secondary Master Channel SS hard drive on Secondary Slave Channel 2 Other Bootable Device Covers all the boot devices that are not reported to the system BIOS through the BIOS boo...

Page 72: ...r to exit Exit Menu Choices Description Exit Saving Changes Exits after writing all modified Setup item values to CMOS Exit Discarding Changes Exits leaving CMOS unmodified Load Setup Defaults Loads default values for all Setup items Load Custom Defaults Loads settings from custom defaults Save Custom Defaults Saves present Setup values to custom defaults Discard Changes Reads the previous value o...

Page 73: ...e SCSI utility starts When the Adaptec SCSI Utility detects more than one AIC 78xx host adapter it displays a selection menu listing the bus and device number of each adapter When the selection menu appears select the channel you wish to configure as follows Bus Device Channel Selected SCSI Adapter 00 0C A AIC7896 00 0C B AIC7896 5 Once you select the adapter the following screen is displayed Menu...

Page 74: ...record any changes you make to these settings Adaptec SCSI Utility Setup Configurations OPTION RECOMMENDED SETTING OR DISPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFIGURATION SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Enabled Additional Options Boot Device Options Press ENTER for menu Boot Channel A First Boot SCSI ID 0 Boot LUN Number 0 SCSI Device Con...

Page 75: ... BIOS is disabled 2 Do not remove media from a removable media drive if it is under BIOS control Exiting Adaptec SCSI Utility To exit the Adaptec SCSI Utility press ESC until a message prompts you to exit if you changed any settings you are prompted to save the changes before you exit Installing Video Drivers After configuring the system you need to install video drivers to take full advantage of ...

Page 76: ...o chassis ground The system board jumpers enable you to set specific operating parameters for your system A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor shorting plug that slips over two jumper pins The System board Jumpers illustration shows the location of the system board jumpers The System Board Jumper Configurations table lists the system board jumpers and their factory default settings WOL EN...

Page 77: ...tch installed on chassis indicates when cover has been removed 6 7 Disable Chassis intrusion switch is bypassed J3J1 BMC Forced Update Mode 9 10 Normal System boots normally 10 11 Program System attempts to update BMC firmware J2J1 CMOS Clear 1 2 Protect Preserves the contents of NVRAM 2 3 Erase Replaces the contents of NVRAM with the manufacturing default settings J2J1 Password Clear 5 6 Protect ...

Page 78: ...ns 1 Power off the system and remove the left panel as described in Chapter 4 of this guide 2 Check to ensure the system power cord is removed from the back of the system 3 Locate the position of the jumpers on the system board you are changing To change a jumper setting use a pair of needle nose pliers or your fingers to remove the jumper from its current location Position the jumper over the two...

Page 79: ...word Clear jumper back to pins 5 6 6 Replace the panel and power on the system 7 To specify a new password run the BIOS Setup Utility as described earlier in this chapter Recovering the BIOS Qualified technical personnel should only perform this procedure CAUTION Leave Recovery Boot jumper at factory default setting A technically qualified person should only move this jumper Boot Block Write Prote...

Page 80: ...ed the system to hang The primary processor is taken off line and the system will boot off the secondary if installed otherwise it will try to boot again off of the primary Bad memory or a bad plug in card may cause a FRB 3 failure All failures are logged to the system event log The system will remember all FRB errors and display them at the end of POST until you select the Processor Retest option...

Page 81: ...ystem and remove the left panel as described in Chapter 4 of this guide 2 Move the chassis intrusion detection jumper from pins 5 6 to pins 6 7 to disable the alarm switch 3 Reinstall the side cover for your safety and connect the power cord to the system 4 Power on the system on and wait for POST to complete 5 Run the SSU to configure the system BMC Forced Update Mode CAUTION Leave BMC Forced Upd...

Page 82: ...3 30 Configuring Your System ...

Page 83: ... Opening the Front Door Removing a Side Panel Installing a Side Panel Modifying the System Board Option Boards Hard Disk Drives Removable Media Devices Removing the Front Door Assembly Removing the Top Cover Removing the Chassis Skirt Removing a Chassis Foot Removing the Front Panel Speaker Switch Assembly Removing the Keylock Bracket ...

Page 84: ...and Interlock Switch Assemblies Removing the Front Cover Intrusion Switch Assembly Removing the Fans Removing the Power Supply Removing the System Board and Processor Retention Module Removing the SAF TE Card Removing the SCSI Backplane ...

Page 85: ...m can result in personal injury and equipment damage CAUTION The server management logic on your system board monitors and logs system voltage changes When powering down your system you may experience a 1 5 second delay from the time you press the push button power on off switch on the front panel and your system powering down This is normal system operation and is required by the server managemen...

Page 86: ...ly damaged by static electricity To prevent damage keep them in their protective packaging when they are not installed in your system Preparing Your System for Disassembly and Reassembly Depending on the upgrade you will need one or more of the following tools Phillips screwdriver 1 bit and 2 bit Flat head screwdriver Small needle nose pliers Pen or pencil ESD workstation or antistatic wrist strap...

Page 87: ...low do not operate the system with the side panels removed Always replace the panels before powering on the system WARNING If you are removing the side panel after the system is set up you must first power off the system and all external devices and then Unplug the system power cord To remove a side panel 1 Power off the system and ensure it is disconnected from the ac wall outlet 2 Loosen the thr...

Page 88: ...eir respective slots and that all interior cables are properly connected 3 Insert the metal tabs on the top and bottom of the side panel into their slots on the chassis Slide the side panel forward as far as it will go 4 Tighten the three screws on the side panel securing it to the chassis Note If your system is already set up plug the system back in reconnect the peripherals and power on the peri...

Page 89: ... Replacing the Real time Clock Battery You may need to replace the real time clock battery because of its life span The battery Vendor Part CR2032 is a commodity part available through many vendors Notice the plus sign on the battery This sign will assist you in correctly positioning the battery on the system board CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with sa...

Page 90: ...er A in figure 4 Gently push down on the screwdriver to lift the battery B 5 Remove the battery from its socket C 6 Dispose of the battery according to local ordinance 7 Remove the new lithium battery from its package and being careful to observe the correct polarity insert it in the battery socket 8 Reinstall the plastic retainer on the lithium battery socket 9 Replace the side panel plug in the ...

Page 91: ...includes processor core with an integrated 16 KB primary L1 cache secondary L2 cache thermal plate back cover The SECC2 packaged cartridge includes processor core with an integrated 16 KB primary L1 cache secondary L2 cache back cover The primary processor connector is shown at A in the illustration below The secondary processor connector is shown at B CAUTION Electrostatic discharge ESD can damag...

Page 92: ...em has one processor and you would like to add a second processor contact your Service Representative for assistance 3 If your system has one processor and you are replacing it leave the termination board intact in the empty secondary processor connector Remove the processor you want to replace 4 If your system has two processors and you are replacing one or both remove the appropriate one s 5 Pre...

Page 93: ...sure that the alignment notch in the SEC cartridge fits over the plug in Slot 1 Push down firmly with even pressure on both sides of the top until the SEC cartridge is seated 12 To lock in the processor push the latches outward until they click into place in the retention module see figure below The latches must be secured for proper electrical connection of the processor Locking in the Processor ...

Page 94: ...econd processor then you must contact your Service Representative for assistance 3 If your system has one processor and you are replacing it leave the termination board intact in the empty secondary processor connector Remove the processor you want to replace 4 If your system has two processors and you are replacing one or both remove the appropriate one s 5 Pull the processor latches Item A in Fi...

Page 95: ...both sides of the top until the SEC cartridge is seated 10 To lock in the processor push the latches inward until they secure the SEC cartridge into place in the URM Item A in Figure Removing a Processor above The latches must be secured for proper electrical connection of the processor 11 After you have installed a new processor you must run the BIOS Setup Utility F2 to configure its speed Refer ...

Page 96: ...y When all four sockets are populated the system board supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory with 256MB DIMMs A DIMM will always be installed in the bottom socket When you install additional DIMMs you must start with the first empty socket above DIMMs already installed When you remove DIMMs you must start with the first DIMM socket closest to the top edge of the system board DIMM Locations ...

Page 97: ...160 64 64 32 160 64 32 32 32 160 64 64 32 32 192 64 64 32 32 192 64 64 64 192 128 32 32 192 128 64 224 64 64 64 32 224 128 32 32 32 224 128 64 32 256 64 64 64 64 256 128 64 32 32 256 128 64 64 256 128 128 256 256 288 128 64 64 32 288 128 128 32 320 128 64 64 64 320 128 128 32 32 320 128 128 64 352 128 128 64 32 384 128 128 64 64 384 128 128 128 384 256 128 416 128 128 128 32 448 128 128 128 64 512...

Page 98: ...remove it from its antistatic package 3 Position the DIMM so that the two notches in the bottom edge of the DIMM align with the keyed socket Inserting Memory DIMMs 4 Insert the bottom edge of the DIMM into the socket and press down firmly on the DIMM until it seats correctly 5 Gently push the plastic ejector levers on the socket ends to the upright position 6 Repeat the steps to install each DIMM ...

Page 99: ...he left side panel as described earlier in this chapter 2 Gently push the plastic ejector levers out and down to eject a DIMM from its socket 3 Hold the DIMM only by its edges being careful not to touch its components or gold edge connectors Carefully lift it away from the socket and store it in an antistatic package 4 Repeat the above steps to remove the remaining DIMMs 5 Replace the side panel p...

Page 100: ...pters designed for Plug and Play systems are automatically configured by the system without any user intervention Older ISA adapters must be manually configured as detailed below Once the manual configuration is complete the Plug and Play adapters are configured around the manually configured adapters without causing any resource conflicts ISA adapters can be Plug and Play ISA adapters that are no...

Page 101: ... Board 1 Power off the system and remove the left side panel as described earlier in this chapter 2 Remove and save the expansion slot retainer bar by pressing down on its top snap fastener and pulling the bar out Removing the Expansion Slot Retainer Bar ...

Page 102: ...5 Record the option board serial number in the equipment log 6 Set any board jumpers or switches as described in the documentation that comes with the option board 7 Refer to the documentation accompanying the option board for information on whether the board is a PCI or ISA board Refer to Option Board Hardware Configurations table to determine the recommended option board slot assignment and conf...

Page 103: ... into the space that was occupied by the expansion slot cover 10 Be sure to push the bracket slot up against the expansion slot frame If this is not done the bracket may interfere with an adjacent bracket 11 Install the previously removed expansion slot retainer bar by pressing its top fastener into the top of the expansion slot frame The bottom tapered tab of the expansion slot retainer bar fits ...

Page 104: ...l free Make sure that you do not scrape the board against other components 5 Remove the board from the expansion slot and place it in an antistatic wrapper If you are replacing a board go to Installing an Option Board earlier in this chapter otherwise continue 6 Install an expansion slot cover over the vacant slot 7 Install the previously removed expansion slot retainer bar by pressing its top fas...

Page 105: ...on LVD disk drive into an LVD disk drive only system for it may cause data corruption The only way a non LVD disk drive can be used with an all LVD disk drive system is by first powering down the system installing the non LVD disk drive and then powering the system back up Note Installing a non LVD disk drive into an all LVD disk drive system causes all the drives to operate in the non LVD mode Th...

Page 106: ...h the bottom drive Fill the bays from bottom to top Note ESD can damage disk drives boards and other parts This system can withstand normal levels of environmental ESD while you are hot swapping SCSI hard drives However we recommend that you do all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation or provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground an...

Page 107: ...er s front panel is no longer needed Removing the Disk Carrier s Front Panel Go to step 5 3 If swapping a hard disk drive remove its carrier from the SCSI hard disk drive bay and perform the following procedures CAUTION Depending on the drive fault the drive may be still spinning when you remove it Follow the next steps exactly when removing drives Pull the disk carrier s handle out Pull the fault...

Page 108: ...ce the drive in the carrier with its connector facing the back of the carrier Turn the drive and carrier over and secure the drive in the carrier with the four screws supplied with the disk drive Securing the Drive in the Carrier 8 Install the drive carrier with drive into the bay see Figure Installing a Disk Carrier into the Bay as follows Open the drive carrier s handle Align the drive carrier w...

Page 109: ...Disassembly and Reassembly 4 27 Installing a Disk Carrier into the Bay 9 Close the front door on the system If necessary configure the system as described in Chapter 3 Configuring Your System ...

Page 110: ... IDE channel connector Each of these supports two devices for a total of four IDE devices Your system includes the primary channel IDE interface cable A first master device and a second slave device are supported on both the primary and secondary IDE connector Jumpers on the device determine the device configuration master versus slave Cable Sense CS device configuration is not supported Your syst...

Page 111: ...tation for future reference In case of any trouble with a CD ROM please contact your nearest service representative To prevent direct exposure to the laser beam do not try to open the enclosure Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in the CD ROM manufacturer s documentation may result in hazardous radiation exposure 1 Power off the system unplug the...

Page 112: ...e Front System Bezel 4 Remove the EMI metal shield covering the bay where you are installing a media device as shown below The metal shield is removed by pulling on the tabs at the top and bottom of the metal shield Removing an EMI Metal Shield ...

Page 113: ...allation Removing a Filler Panel 6 Remove the device from its protective wrapper and place it on an antistatic surface Record the drive model and serial number in the equipment log 7 Set any drive jumpers or switches before you install the drive See the documentation that comes with the device for jumper or switch information Note If the drive comes with drive rails do not use them Remove any rail...

Page 114: ...de Rails 9 Install the media device into the bay as follows Move any cables in the bay out of the way Align the rails on the media device with the supports in the bay Slide the device into the bay until it locks in place Installing a Removable Media Device ...

Page 115: ...ble goes to pin 1 on the cable connector Align the red edge of the connector with pin 1 notched end on the drive connector If you are installing a SCSI device connect the SCSI cable and system power cable Be sure to align the SCSI cable connector not keyed with the device connector 11 Carefully reinstall the front system bezel by inserting its top plastic tabs into the chassis top tab slots and th...

Page 116: ...ice from and as described earlier in this chapter 2 Open the front door as described earlier in this chapter 3 Observe static precautions Use an antistatic wrist strap CAUTION Observe static precautions Use an antistatic wrist strap 4 Carefully remove the front system bezel by releasing its two plastic snap tabs on the back of the bezel and pulling it out see Figure below Removing the Front System...

Page 117: ...l the device completely out of the bay see Figure above 7 Install an EMI metal shield over the bay area where you removed the peripheral device The EMI shield is secured by just snapping it into place 8 Install a filler panel in the open area of the system bezel corresponding to the bay where the media device was removed 9 Replace the side panel and front panel and power on the system 10 Remove th...

Page 118: ...y 1 Unlock if locked the mechanical lock at the bottom of the front door assembly and power off the server unit 2 The front door is removed by carefully unfastening the two snap tabs securing its door hinge to the top of the cabinet and then removing the door assembly see Figure below Removing the Front Door Assembly ...

Page 119: ...the Tower Based System above 2 Power off the system and ensure it is disconnected from the ac wall outlet 3 The top cover is removed from the top of the cabinet by pressing out on its two metal snap fasteners located underneath the back of the cover while simultaneously pulling the cover towards the rear of the cabinet until its tab fasteners are unlocked Then lift the cover up and out of its top ...

Page 120: ...To remove the chassis skirt 1 Power off the system and ensure it is disconnected from the ac wall outlet 2 Position the chassis on its side 3 Remove the nine screws securing the skirt to the bottom of the chassis and remove the skirt Removing the Chassis Skirt ...

Page 121: ...and ensure it is disconnected from the ac wall outlet 2 Remove the left side panel of the chassis see Removing a Side Panel earlier in this section 3 Locate the foot to be removed and press in on the two snap tabs securing the foot to the chassis skirt 4 Raise the chassis skirt up and remove the foot from the bottom of the skirt Removing a Foot on the Left Side of the Chassis ...

Page 122: ...be removed 1 Power off the system and ensure it is disconnected from the ac wall outlet 2 To remove the chassis skirt see Removing the Chassis Skirt above 3 Locate the foot to be removed and press in on the two snap tabs securing the foot to the chassis skirt 4 Remove the foot from the bottom of the skirt Removing a Foot on the Right Side of the Chassis ...

Page 123: ...ove the left side panel of the chassis see Removing a Side Panel earlier in this section 4 Tag and disconnect the front panel speaker C power switch A and reset switch E cables from the system board connectors 1 19 A B C D E F A Power switch B Hard disk drive activity C Speaker D Power LED E Reset switch F Reserved Speaker Power Switch and Reset Switch Cable Connections 5 Remove the bottom media d...

Page 124: ...anel speaker and switch assembly see A in Figure below while simultaneously pushing the assembly slightly towards the rear of the cabinet see B in Figure below The front panel speaker and switch assembly should slide out of the two front chassis tab holes see C in Figure below drop down and be free of the chassis 8 Remove the front panel speaker and switch assembly from the chassis Removing the Fr...

Page 125: ...ened in Chapter 2 2 Power off the system and ensure it is disconnected from the ac wall outlet 3 Locate the keylock bracket at the bottom of the front panel 4 Slide the keylock bracket up until it stops at the top of its mounting holes and then pull it straight out until it is free of the front panel see Figure below Removing the Keylock Bracket ...

Page 126: ...ch Assembly tag and disconnect the intrusion switch cable from the SCSI backplane connector J5 pins 1 and 2 3 If removing the right side panel Interlock Switch Assembly tag and disconnect the interlock switch cable from the power board connector J13 pins 1 and 2 4 Remove the intrusion and interlock switches by releasing the two plastic snap tabs securing the switch to its holder and sliding it for...

Page 127: ... Tag and disconnect the intrusion switch cable from the System board connector J1B1 3 Remove the intrusion switch which is located inside at the bottom of the chassis directly behind the front panel by releasing the two plastic snap tabs securing the intrusion switch to the chassis see Figure below The push rod of the intrusion switch should slide out of the hole located in the front panel and be ...

Page 128: ... Appendix D 4 If the fan being removed is one of the three located in the fan housing see Figure below then continue with the next step otherwise go to step 9 5 Remove the four screws A securing the fan housing B to the chassis 6 Open the fan housing 7 Remove and save the two screws C securing the fan to the fan housing see Figure below 8 Remove the fan D go to step 11 9 Remove and save the two sc...

Page 129: ... the power supply cable connectors 4 Unloosen the three thumb screws see A in Figure below that secure the power supply assembly to the rear panel 5 Remove the power supply assembly B from the rear of the chassis 6 Remove the four screws C securing the power supply s front mounting plate D and remove the plate Note Save the power supply s front mounting plate for installation on the replacement po...

Page 130: ...eassemble the system 3 Tag and disconnect interface and controller cables connected internally to the system board 4 Tag and disconnect the power cables connected to the system board 5 Tag and disconnect cables connected externally to the I O connectors at the rear of the system 6 Tag and disconnect the speaker cable from the system board 7 Tag and disconnect the power on switch cable from the sys...

Page 131: ... board mounting bracket by pushing in on it while it rotates towards the rear surface of the board and then removing it from its mounting holes see Figure below Save this mounting bracket for installation on the replacement system board Removing the System Board Mounting Bracket ...

Page 132: ...sly remove the Processor Retention Module on top of the system board Repeat this step for each Processor Retention Module to be removed A Processor retention module B Two captured nuts C Retention Mechanism Attach Mount RMAM Assembly Removing the Processor Retention Module 13 If you are replacing the system board make a record of the system board jumper settings so you can correctly configure the ...

Page 133: ...r see Front View with Front Door Opened in Chapter 2 2 Power off the system and ensure it is disconnected from the ac wall outlet CAUTION Observe static precautions 3 Remove the front system bezel see Removable Media Devices earlier in this section 4 Remove the two screws A securing the front plate of the SAF TE card to the chassis see Figure below 5 Slide the SAF TE card assembly B out the front ...

Page 134: ...w with Front Door Opened in Chapter 2 2 Power off the system and ensure it is disconnected from the ac wall outlet 3 Remove the right side panel see Removing a Side Panel earlier in this section CAUTION Observe static precautions 4 Remove the SAF TE card see Removing the SAF TE Card above 5 Remove all the hard disk drives in the SCSI disk drive bays see Hard Disk Drives earlier in this section 6 R...

Page 135: ...r screws A securing the SCSI Backplane assembly B to the chassis and remove the backplane assembly see Figure below 8 Remove the 16 screws C securing the SCSI Backplane D to its mounting panel E 9 Remove the SCSI Backplane Removing the SCSI Backplane ...

Page 136: ...4 54 Disassembly and Reassembly ...

Page 137: ...tic Precautions Resetting the System Fault Resilient Booting Troubleshooting Checklists Additional Troubleshooting Procedures Specific Problems and Corrective Actions Problems with the Network PCI Installation Tips BIOS User s Information ...

Page 138: ...ystem components For proper cooling and airflow always replace the side panels before powering on your system Static Precautions An electrostatic discharge ESD can damage disk drives option boards and other components You can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground when handling system components Electronic devices can be easily damaged by static...

Page 139: ...on the system board correct Are all jumpers and switch settings on option boards and peripheral devices correct To check these settings see the respective appendices If applicable ensure that there are no conflicts for example two option boards sharing the same interrupt Are the processors fully seated in their slots on the system board Refer to the Upgrades and Options chapter for installation in...

Page 140: ...o not work Obtain an authorized copy of the software If you are running the software from a diskette is it a good copy If you are running the software from a hard disk drive is the software correctly installed Where all necessary procedures followed and files installed If you are running the software from a CD ROM disk is the disk scratched or dirty Are the correct device drivers installed Is the ...

Page 141: ...e problem recurs you may need to reformat the hard disk drive The hard disk drive the drive controller or the system board may be defective If the problems are intermittent there may be a loose cable dirt in the keyboard if keyboard input is incorrect a marginal power supply or other random component failures If you suspect that a transient voltage spike power outage or brownout might have occurre...

Page 142: ...pheral devices Failure to do so can cause permanent damage to the system and or the peripheral devices 1 Turn off the system and all external peripheral devices Disconnect all devices from the system except the keyboard and video monitor 2 Make sure the system power cords are plugged into a properly grounded AC outlet 3 Make sure your video display monitor and keyboard are correctly connected to t...

Page 143: ...se there is a problem with the display it emits a series of long and short beeps Write down any beep code emitted This information is useful to your service representative Refer to the BIOS User s Information section in this chapter for a list of items to check for each error code and for an explanation of the error beep codes The POST Tests table at the end of this chapter lists keys active durin...

Page 144: ...sence of each mass storage device installed in the system As each device is checked its activity indicator should turn on briefly Check for the following Does the diskette drive activity indicator turn on briefly If not refer to Diskette Drive Activity Indicator Does Not Light in this chapter If a second diskette drive is installed does its activity indicator turn on briefly If not refer to Disket...

Page 145: ...cation software The startup prompt Press F2 key if you want to run Setup does not appear on the screen The bootable CD ROM is not detected The SSU does not boot Try the solutions in the order given If you cannot correct the problem contact your service representative for assistance Power LED Does Not Light Check the following Is the system operating normally If so the power LED is probably defecti...

Page 146: ...e video monitor switch settings correct Is the video monitor signal cable properly installed Is the onboard video controller enabled If you are using an option video controller board perform the following 1 Verify that the video controller board is fully seated in the system board connector 2 Run the SSU to disable the onboard video controller 3 Reboot the system for changes to take effect If ther...

Page 147: ...e no serviceable components inside the power supply If the power supply is opened the manufacturer s warranty is voided Check the following Is AC power available at the wall outlet Are the system power cords properly connected to the power supplies and the AC wall outlets Have any of the fan motors stopped use the server management subsystem to check the fan status Are the power connectors for the...

Page 148: ...ware If you have problems with application software perform the following Verify that the software is properly configured for the system Refer to the software installation and operation documentation for instructions on setting up and using the software Verify a different copy of the software to see if the problem is with the copy that you are using Make sure all cables are installed correctly Ver...

Page 149: ...groups 7 Find and select the option that says Display F2 for Setup Message during POST 8 Press Enter to display the option menu 9 Select Enable and press Enter 10 If you are finished editing the settings for the system board press Esc This takes you back up to the main menu Step 3 11 Press Esc again to return to the main SSU menu 12 Select Step 4 Save Configuration Once you select this step the ch...

Page 150: ...d to remove the system board from the chassis and you probably do not need to remove any add in boards 4 Locate the CMOS configuration jumper at the edge of the system board toward the front of the system Refer to the Configuring Your System chapter for information on the location of the CMOS jumper 5 Move the CMOS CLR jumper from the CMOS Protect setting on pins 1 and 2 to the CMOS Clear setting ...

Page 151: ...r more information on crossover cabling see your hub documentation The Activity LED doesn t light Make sure you ve loaded the correct network drivers Network may be idle Try accessing a server The controller stopped working when an add in adapter was installed Make sure the cable is connected to the port from the onboard network controller Make sure your PCI BIOS is current Try the PCI Installatio...

Page 152: ...ormation This section describes the various screen messages and beep codes of the system BIOS The BIOS indicates errors by writing an error code to the PS 2 standard logging area in the Extended BIOS Data Area EBDA and by displaying a message on the screen which is sometimes preceded by the POST Error Code The error code will also be logged to the Event Logging area Note Your system error log will...

Page 153: ...Fixed disk is not working or not properly configured Check to see if the fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup to be sure the fixed disk type is correctly identified Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP or Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive is not correctly identified in Setup Invalid NVRAM media type Problem with NVRAM CMOS access Keyboard controller error The keyboard controll...

Page 154: ...ed the next time the system is booted Real time clock error Real time clock fails BIOS test May require board repair Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64K block at which the error was detected nnnn Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indic...

Page 155: ... Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which may be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed The video BIOS is successfully copied to shadow RAM If your system displays this message write down the message and notify your customer representative If your system fails after you made changes in the BIOS Setup menus you may be able to correct the problem by entering Se...

Page 156: ...211 Keyboard error No 0212 Keyboard Controller Failed Yes 0213 Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Yes 0220 Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP No 0230 System RAM Failed at offset No 0231 Shadow Ram Failed at offset No 0232 Extended RAM Failed at offset No 0250 System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP Yes 0251 System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used Yes 0260 System timer error...

Page 157: ...8106 Processor 0 Thermal Trip failure Yes 8107 Processor 1 Thermal Trip failure Yes 8108 Watchdog Timer failed on last boot BSP switched Yes 810A Processor 1 failed initialization on last boot Yes 810B Processor 0 failed initialization on last boot Yes 810C Processor 0 disabled system in Uni processor mode Yes 810D Processor 1 disabled system in Uni processor mode Yes 810E Processor 0 failed FRB L...

Page 158: ...5 22 Problem Solving ...

Page 159: ...6 Illustrated Parts Breakdown Exploded View Field Replaceable Units Redundant Power Cable List ...

Page 160: ...is section provides an exploded view and parts lists for the server s major assemblies Part numbers are also provided for optional hardware Click your mouse on an exploded view item to view the part number and description Exploded View ...

Page 161: ...tium II 145450 9 DIMM 64MB 100 MHz SDRAM 609 01514 000 10 Foot 247 00013 000 11 Skirt 247 00014 000 12 Keylock Bracket 247 00036 001 13 EMI Media Panel 247 00028 001 14 Expansion Slot Retainer Bar 247 00005 000 15 Fan 80x25 3WSSP112V35CFM 306 00003 000 16 Fan 92x25 3WSSP112V40CFM 306 00002 000 17 Fan 120x25 3WSSP112V90CFM 306 00004 000 18 I O Gasket 247 00023 000 19 Power Supply 300W Redundant Pow...

Page 162: ...witch Assembly 247 00020 002 35 4 GB LVD HDD 7200RPM 80 Pin ST34573LC 300910 02 36 EMI Ground Clip for Disk Carrier 147220 01 37 Disk Carrier Assembly 1 Inch 245 00002 004 38 Disk Carrier Assembly 1 6 Inch 245 00003 004 39 Front Panel Control Assembly Speaker DC Power On and Reset Switches 247 00016 001 40 AC Power Cord 070146 41 Chicony Mist White 104 Key Keyboard 229 00012 42 Microsoft PS 2 Mous...

Page 163: ... Power Board 030312 Cable List Description Part Number CBL Narrow SCSI 4 Connector 50 pin 070168 CBL FDD 070585 CBL IDE 3 conn 070961 CBL Backplane Power 070982 01 CBL Peripherial Power 070983 01 CBL Y Assembly 233 00046 CBL Modem US Robotics 25P 9P 320 00001 000 CBL NS BYR Crossover 320 00003 000 CBL NL BRY Crossover 320 00004 000 CBL Wide SCSI 2 conn LVD Compatible 320 00005 000 ...

Page 164: ...6 6 Illustrated Parts Breakdown ...

Page 165: ...A System Cabling System Cabling Before You Begin Static Precautions Standard Configuration ...

Page 166: ... manual make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage Static Precautions An electrostatic discharge ESD can damage disk drives option boards and other components You can provide ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached ...

Page 167: ...rd Referring to the Figure below a 68 pin wide SCSI interface cable D is connected to the SCSI connector E in the lower middle of the system board This cable connects to the rear of the hard disk drive s SCSI backplane C The IDE interface cable J is connected to the IDE connector I towards the right edge of the system board This cable connects to the rear of the internally mounted CD ROM drive K W...

Page 168: ... C SCSI Backplane D Wide SCSI Interface cable E Wide SCSI connector 68 pin F Diskette drive connector G Diskette interface cable H Diskette drive I Primary IDE connector J IDE Interface Cable K IDE CD ROM Drive L Secondary IDE connector M Optional IDE removable media devices cable not supplied N System Board ...

Page 169: ...System Cabling A 5 Standard System Cable Routing A Ultra2 LVD SCSI cable 68 pins B IDE cable 40 pins ...

Page 170: ...A 6 System Cabling ...

Page 171: ...B System Setup Utility System Setup Utility SSU Creating SSU Diskettes Running the SSU Exiting the SSU ...

Page 172: ... complies with the ISA Plug and Play specifications The SSU works with any compliant configuration CFG file supplied by the peripheral device manufacturer The I O baseboard includes a CFG file The CFG file describes the characteristics of the board and the system resources that it requires The configuration registers on PCI and ISA Plug and Play add in boards contain the same type of information t...

Page 173: ...ASH resident BIOS Setup Utility F2 to enable it so that you can use the SSU If necessary you can disable the drive after you exit the SSU Information entered using the SSU overrides information entered using Setup 1 Power on the system 2 If the diskette drive is disabled enable it using the BIOS Setup explained later in this chapter Utility and ensure that it is user accessible Specify the correct...

Page 174: ...urn on your video monitor and your system 2 There are two ways to start the SSU After creating a set of three SSU diskettes from the CD Insert the SSU diskette in drive A and reboot your server from the diskette From diskette after installing your operating system Insert the SSU diskette in Drive A At the MS DOS prompt type a and press Enter to change to drive A Type SSU and press Enter 3 Follow t...

Page 175: ...s which tasks are visible in the Available Tasks section and what actions each task perform For a new mode setting to take effect the user must exit the SSU and restart it Language this button lets you change the strings in the SSU to strings of the appropriate language For a new language setting to take effect you must exit the SSU and restart it Other this button lets you enable or disable the s...

Page 176: ...trol by keeping the task as the center of operation until the user closes the task window There are three ways to launch a task In the SSU Main window double click on the task name under Available Tasks to display the main window for the selected task Highlight the task name and click on OK Use the tab and arrow keys to highlight the task name and press the spacebar System Setup Utility Main Menu ...

Page 177: ...hen the RCA window appears it displays messages similar to the following Baseboard System Board PCI Card Bus 00 dev 00 Host Processor Bridge PCI Card Bus 00 dev 0D Multifunction Controller PCI Card Bus 00 dev 0F Ethernet Controller PCI Card Bus 00 dev 12 Multifunction Controller PCI Card Bus 00 dev 14 VGA Controller 3 To configure a device select its name in the Devices section of the RCA window a...

Page 178: ... is also used by the system BIOS to configure the hardware when the system is booted 1 From the SSU main window launch the RCA by selecting the Resources task under the RCA heading in the task box 2 When the RCA window appears click on the Define ISA Card button 3 To add or remove ISA card resources click on the appropriate resource buttons select the desired value and click on Add or Remove 4 Aft...

Page 179: ... the cards This alerts you to any possible problems with that particular card in the current configuration To add an ISA card 1 Click on Add ISA Card in the RCA window 2 Specify the directory for the CFG file 3 Select the file and click on Ok To remove an ISA card 1 Select a valid ISA card in the Devices section of the RCA window 2 Click on Remove ISA Card Adding and Removing ISA Cards Window ...

Page 180: ... device along with possible choices and the resources associated with those choices displays To make a modification 1 Highlight the function in the Configuration window 2 Press the spacebar press Enter or double click on the entry this updates the Choice and resource lists 3 Press the tab key to get to the Choice list and press Enter 4 Use the arrow keys to select a proper choice and press Enter a...

Page 181: ... shows what resources each device is consuming This information is useful for choosing resources if a conflict occurs Devices can be organized according to the resources the user wants to examine using the options in the Resource section of the screen The resource information can also be written to a plain text file through this window System Resource Usage Window ...

Page 182: ...ot Device Priority window lists the current boot priority order The Hard Drives window lists the hard disk drive s in your system During bootup BIOS searches the list of device types shown in the Boot Device Priority list starting with the first device on the list When BIOS gets to the Hard Drives the BIOS tries each device shown in the Hard Drives list starting at the top of the list 3 To change ...

Page 183: ...Change or Clear the User Password Click on the User password button Enter the old password in the first field Enter the new password in the second field or leave blank to clear Confirm the password by entering it again in the second field or leave blank to clear To Set the Administrator Password Click on the Administrator password button Enter the password in the first field Confirm the password b...

Page 184: ...s place during it will drop the server into secure mode Secure Boot Mode Force the server to boot directly into secure mode Video Blanking Turn off the video when the server is in secure mode Floppy Write Control access to the diskette drive while the server is in secure mode Reset Power Switch Locking Control the power and reset buttons while the server is in secure mode 4 Click on the Save butto...

Page 185: ...EL heading in the task box Click OK The SEL Viewer Add in window Event Log displays 2 The following screen choices are available Screen Choice Options File Menu Load SEL View data from a previously saved SEL file Save SEL Save the currently loaded SEL data to a file Clear SEL Clears the SEL data from the BMC Exit Quits the SEL Viewer View Menu SEL Info Displays information about the SEL These fiel...

Page 186: ...w data from a previously saved FRU file Save FRU Save the currently loaded FRU data to a file Clear FRU Clears the FRU data from the BMC Exit Quits the FRU Viewer View Menu FRU Info Displays information about the FRU These fields are display only All Events Displays the current FRU data from the BMC By Sensor Brings up a pop up menu that allows you to view only the data from a certain sensor type ...

Page 187: ...ta from a previously saved SDR file Save SDR Save the currently loaded SDR data to a file Clear SDR Clears the SDR data from the BMC Exit Quits the SDR Viewer View Menu SDR Info Displays information about the SDR These fields are display only All Events Displays the current SDR data from the BMC By Sensor Brings up a pop up menu that allows you to view only the data from a certain sensor type By E...

Page 188: ...8 System Setup Utility Exiting the SSU Exiting the SSU causes all windows to close 1 Exit the SSU by opening the menu bar item File in the SSU Main window 2 Click on Exit or Highlight Exit and press Enter ...

Page 189: ...C Emergency Management Port Emergency Management Port How the EMP Works EMP Requirements and Configurations Setting Up the Server for the EMP Main EMP Console Window Phonebook Management Plug ins ...

Page 190: ...t Configuration The following server operations are available from the Console Manager Connecting to remote servers Powering the server ON or OFF Resetting the server SEL viewer SDR viewer FRU viewer The Console Manager has a Phonebook which you use to connect to a selected server Referring to the above figure the Board Management Controller BMC in your server monitors system management events and...

Page 191: ...erver s firmware allowing the client to remotely reset or power the server up or down The client can also view the server s System Event Log SEL Field Replaceable Unit FRU information or Sensor Data Record SDR table In console redirect state the EMP serves as a PC ANSI terminal window for BIOS console redirection Commands typed in this terminal window are transmitted through BIOS to the server s c...

Page 192: ... COM 2 port is configured for console redirection in BIOS The three EMP access modes are disabled pre boot and always active EMP Console Access Modes Server Configured for Console Redirection Mode Server is powered off During POST After OS boots Disabled Redirect window appears but is blank Redirect window Redirect window Pre boot EMP commands available Redirect window Inactive redirect window Alw...

Page 193: ... space Client Configuration The EMP will support all COM ports on the client system along with any Windows NT 95 compatible modem Server Configuration The EMP requires the server s COM 2 port to be connected to an external modem or directly connected to a serial cable Direct Connect Configuration A null modem serial cable is needed Connect one end of the cable into the COM 2 port of server and the...

Page 194: ...password anyone can access the EMP by clicking OK through the password prompt In the EMP Password area of the System Management Submenu the EMP Password Switch option must be set to enable Then type in a password of up to 8 alphanumeric characters If a beep is heard the password was accepted EMP Access Modes Choose either Disabled Pre boot or Always Active depending on the type of EMP access neede...

Page 195: ...to access server control operations and to launch the management plug ins from At the top of the GUI is the menu and tool bar These provide the options to initiate plug ins and other support features A status bar at the bottom displays connection information like server name line status and mode Toolbar The tool bar buttons of the EMP main window combine server control and management plug in optio...

Page 196: ...connected the status bar says Connected Otherwise the line is blank EMP Console Main Menu File Exit Exits the EMP Console Connect Disconnect disconnects the server connection Re Connect raises the connect dialog A list of the five most recent connections can click on one of the five servers most recently connected to A connection to the selected server is initiated Action Power On Off powers the s...

Page 197: ...ed to a server initiating connection generates a warning message It lets you know that the existing connection will be terminated if you continue trying to initiate the new connection You are prompted to enter the EMP password whenever a connection is attempted Connect Dialog Options available in the dialog are Line Selection you can specify whether to use a direct connection or dial up modem conn...

Page 198: ...isplays dialog level help information Power On Off Selecting Power On Off from the Action menu allows you to power the server on or off with post power up options It generates the Power on off dialog Power On Off Dialog Options available in the dialog are Power ON powers on the server Power OFF powers off the server This option is not allowed if the server is configured in RESTRICTED mode for EMP ...

Page 199: ...m Reset resets the server with the selected post reset options This operation is not allowed if the server is configured in RESTRICTED mode for EMP operations Post reset Option sets the post reset option that will be effective after reset The options are EMP active or BIOS redirection The default selection is EMP active Cancel exits the Connect dialog without any action taken Help displays dialog ...

Page 200: ...n the phonebook Selecting this option clears the Server and Phone No Fields You must click Save for the entry to be added to the phonebook Modify lets you edit an existing entry You select an existing entry from the Server dropdown edit box and modify the existing phone number before selecting this option Click Save in order to store this entry in the phonebook Delete lets you delete an entry from...

Page 201: ...form Options available through the SEL viewer see the SEL Viewer figure below are View the SEL from a saved file Save the SEL to a file View SEL summary info View all SEL entries View SEL info by event type View SEL info by sensor type Set SEL display mode to either Hex or verbose mode Set the SEL output file format to either text or binary format Close the SEL viewer Exit the EMP SEL Viewer ...

Page 202: ...ecify a filename to which the data will be saved The default filename is SELLOG DAT If no SEL events have been retrieved then this menu option is not available Exit exits the EMP Connect View SEL Information displays SEL summary information as returned by the server All Events displays all events in the SEL By Sensor Type shows all events in the SEL generated by a specific sensor type such as volt...

Page 203: ...in the table identifies the microcontroller which reported the event to the SEL Detailed information regarding the event is available from the Event Description column in the SEL Viewer For example if there is a Fan 10 entry in the Sensor Type and Number column of the SEL Viewer by looking at the Sensor type Codes table you can determine that the Baseboard Fan 1 caused this entry The entry was rep...

Page 204: ...oard Fan0 BMC Physical Security 26 Chassis Intrusion BMC Secure Mode Violation Attempt 27 EMP password at the time of connecting to the server BMC Secure Mode Violation Attempt 28 Secure Mode Violation while the system is in Secure Mode BMC Processor 1B Processor1 Status BMC Processor 1C Processor2 Status BMC Memory 1F DIMM1 Presence BMC Memory 20 DIMM2 Presence BMC Memory 21 DIMM3 Presence BMC Me...

Page 205: ...CC Memory EF OC EF E7 02 Memory Parity error Parity Critical Interrupt EF 13 EF E7 00 Bus Timeout Bus timeout Critical Interrupt EF 13 EF E7 02 I O Check I O Channel check NMI Critical Interrupt EF 13 EF E7 03 Software NMI Software NMI Critical Interrupt EF 13 EF E7 04 PCI PERR PCI PERR Critical Interrupt EF 13 EF E7 05 PCI SERR PCI SERR SDR Viewer The SDR viewer lets you view the Sensor Data Reco...

Page 206: ... the server Settings lets you change operating parameters for the SDR viewer This menu displays the following suboption Display HEX Verbose toggles between HEX mode and interpreted mode of displaying SDR records Window gives options for displaying currently open windows Help Help Topics help topics for EMP Console Help About provides version information FRU Viewer The FRU viewer allows you to view...

Page 207: ...board and product information FRU Info displays the FRU summary information as returned by the server Settings lets you change operating parameters for the FRU viewer This menu displays the following suboption Display HEX Verbose toggles between HEX mode and interpreted mode of displaying FRU records Window gives options for displaying currently open windows Help Help Topics help topics for EMP Co...

Page 208: ...C 20 Emergency Management Port ...

Page 209: ...D Platform Event Paging ...

Page 210: ...ter the PEP Management submenu from the Server Menu 3 Set the PEP Enable field to Enable 4 Enter your page string in the PEP Page String field This consists of the attention command for you modem generally ATDT the number of your paging service several commas each comma is a 1 second pause the number message you wish to appear on your pager and the hangup command for your modem generally ATH You w...

Page 211: ...nector Hard Drive LED Connector External Wake On LAN Connector Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector Server Management Module Connector VGA Video Port Keyboard and Mouse Connectors Parallel Port Serial Ports NIC RJ 45 Network Connector USB Ultra Wide SCSI Connector Ultra2 LVD SCSI Connector IDE Connector ISA Connector PCI Connector ...

Page 212: ...onnector 2A T Chassis intrusion switch connector F Diskette drive connector AA PCI 33 32 connectors G IDE connectors primary and secondary BB PCI 66 32 connectors H ATX front panel connector speaker hard drive activity LED power LED DC Power ON and Reset Switches CC Fan connector 2B I Reserved DD VGA monitor port J Reserved EE USB connectors K Fan connector 1 FF NIC RJ 45 connector L Ultra Wide SC...

Page 213: ...ack 8 PWR OK Grey 18 COM Black 9 5 VSB Purple 19 COM Black 10 12 VDC Yellow 20 5 VDC White Diskette Drive Connector Diskette Drive Connector Pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 18 FD_DIR_L 2 FD_DENSEL 19 GND 3 GND 20 FD_STEP_L 4 N C 21 GND 5 Key 22 FD_WDATA_L 6 FD_DRATE0 23 GND 7 GND 24 FD_WGATE_L 8 FD_INDEX_L 25 GND 9 GND 26 FD_TRK0_L 10 FD_MTR0_L 27 FD_MSEN0 11 GND 28 FD_WPROT_L 12 FD_DR1_L 29 GN...

Page 214: ...tor Pin Signal A Power switch 1 Power switch D Power LED 12 Current limited 5 VDC 2 Ground 13 N C 3 N C 14 Ground B Hard drive activity LED 4 Current limited 5 VDC 15 N C 5 Key E Reset switch 16 Ground 6 Hard drive activity LED 17 Reset switch 7 Current limited 5 VDC F Reserved 18 N C C Speaker 8 Ground 19 N C 9 N C 10 PIEZO_IN 11 SPKR_HDR ...

Page 215: ...sly If you plug fans into both connectors the fans will not operate properly Fan Connector Pinout Pin Signal 1 GND 2 12V 3 Fan Sensor Hard Drive LED Connector Hard Drive LED Connector Pinout Pin Signal 1 Current limited 5 VDC 2 Key 3 HD activity LED 4 Current limited 5 VDC External Wake ON LAN Connector External Wake ON LAN Connector Pinout Pin Signal 1 5VSTNDBY 2 Ground 3 Control line from NIC Ch...

Page 216: ...upt indication 10 VCC3 3 3V power supply status input 11 RST_SFC_L System board reset signal from Server Monitor Module 12 GND Ground 13 GND Ground 14 Reserved N A 15 SECURE_MODE_BMC Secure mode indication 16 GND Ground 17 SFC_CHASSIS_INSTRUSION_L Chassis intrusion indication 18 Reserved N A 19 Reserved N A 20 GND Ground 21 Reserved N A 22 Reserved N A 23 Reserved Not used 24 Reserved N A 25 Key p...

Page 217: ...ort Connector Pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 STROBE_L 10 ACK_L 2 Data bit 0 11 Busy 3 Data bit 1 12 PE 4 Data bit 2 13 SLCT 5 Data bit 3 14 AUFDXT_L 6 Data bit 4 15 ERROR_L 7 Data bit 5 16 INIT_L 8 Data bit 6 17 SLCTIN_L 9 Data bit 7 18 25 GND Serial Ports Serial Ports Connector Pinout Pin Signal Description 1 DCD Data carrier detected 2 RXD Receive data 3 TXD Transmit data 4 DTR Data terminal rea...

Page 218: ...ative signal for the TD differential pair contains the same output as pin 1 3 RX Receive data plus the positive signal for the RD differential pair contains the serial input data stream received from the network 4 NC 5 NC 6 RX Receive data minus the negative signal for the RD differential pair contains the same input as pin 3 7 NC 8 NC USB USB Header Pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5 VDC 6 USB_P0_P...

Page 219: ...50 GND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 NC 53 NC 20 34 GND 54 GND 35 SCD12 55 SATN 36 SCD13 56 GND 37 SCD14 57 SBSY 38 SCD15 58 SACK 39 SCDPH 59 RESET 40 SCD0 60 SMSG 41 SCD1 61 SSEL 42 SCD2 62 SCD 43 SCD3 63 SREQ 44 SCD4 64 SI O 45 SCD5 65 SCD8 46 SCD6 66 SCD9 47 SCD7 67 SCD10 48 SCDP 68 SCD11 ...

Page 220: ...0 SIOP 53 NO CONNECTION 8 SCDP2 31 SCDP8 54 GROUND 9 SCDP3 32 SCDP9 55 SATNM 10 SCDP4 33 SCDP10 56 GROUND 11 SCDP5 34 SCDP11 57 SBSYM 12 SCDP6 35 SCDM12 58 SACKM 13 SCDP7 36 SCDM13 59 RESETM 14 SCDPLP 37 SCDM14 60 SMSGM 15 GROUND 38 SCDM15 61 SSELM 16 SCDIFFSENSEA 39 SCDPHM 62 SCDM 17 TERMPWR 40 SCDM0 63 SREQM 18 TERMPWR 41 SCDM1 64 SIOM 19 NO CONNECTION 42 SCDM2 65 SCDM8 20 GROUND 43 SCDM3 66 SCD...

Page 221: ... Pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RESET_L 21 IDEDRQ 2 GND 22 GND 3 DD7 23 DIOW_L 4 DD8 24 GND 5 DD6 25 DIOR_L 6 DD9 26 GND 7 DD5 27 IORDY 8 DD10 28 CSEL 1 KΩ p d 9 DD4 29 IDEDAK_L 10 DD11 30 GND 11 DD3 31 IDEIRQ 12 DD12 32 Reserved N C 13 DD2 33 IDESA1 14 DD13 34 PDIAG_L tied to GND 15 DD1 35 IDESA0 16 DD14 36 IDESA2 17 DD0 37 IDECS1_L 18 DD15 38 IDECS3_L 19 GND 39 IDEHDACT_L 20 Keyed 40 GND ...

Page 222: ... A10 IOCHRDY B10 GND C3 LA22 D3 IRQ10 A11 AEN B11 SMEMW_L C4 LA21 D4 IRQ11 A12 SA19 B12 SMEMR_L C5 LA20 D5 IRQ12 A13 SA18 B13 IOW_L C6 LA19 D6 IRQ15 A14 SA17 B14 IOR_L C7 LA18 D7 IRQ14 A15 SA16 B15 DACK3_L C8 LA17 D8 DACK0_L A16 SA15 B16 DRQ3 C9 MEMR_L D9 DRQ0 A17 SA14 B17 DACK1_L C10 MEMW_L D10 DACK5_L A18 SA13 B18 DRQ1 C11 SD8 D11 DRQ5 A19 SA12 B19 REFRESH_L C12 SD9 D12 DACK6_L A20 SA11 B20 BCLK...

Page 223: ...rved A45 3 3 V B45 AD14 A15 RST_L B15 GND A46 AD13 B46 GND A16 5 V B16 PCICLK A47 AD11 B47 AD12 A17 GNT_L B17 GND A48 GND B48 AD10 A18 GND B18 REQ_L A49 AD9 B49 GND A19 Reserved B19 5 V A50 KEY B50 KEY A20 AD30 B20 AD31 A51 KEY B51 KEY A21 3 3 V B21 AD29 A52 CBE0_L B52 AD8 A22 AD28 B22 GND A53 3 3 V B53 AD7 A23 AD26 B23 AD27 A54 AD6 B54 3 3 V A24 GND B24 AD25 A55 AD4 B55 AD5 A25 AD24 B25 3 3 V A56...

Page 224: ...E 14 Connectors ...

Page 225: ...y of data for safe keeping The data is copied from computer memory or disk to a floppy disk magnetic tape or other media backup battery The battery in your computer that maintains the real time clock and the configuration information when the computer s power is removed base memory An area of memory between 0 and 640 kilobytes baud rate The speed with which data is transmitted during serial commun...

Page 226: ...ROM drive A type of mass storage device that reads information from a compact disk Centronics port An industry standard parallel port See also parallel port CGA Color Graphics Adapter A type of video display system that provides low resolution text and graphics on TTL monochrome and color monitors CMOS Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A type of low power integrated circuit used in computers...

Page 227: ...A software program that a computer must use to recognize and operate certain hardware such as a mouse or a video monitor disk drive A device that stores data on a hard or floppy disk A floppy disk drive requires a floppy disk to be inserted a hard disk drive has a permanently encased hard disk DOS Disk Operating System See operating system DRAM Dynamic RAM See RAM E ECC Error Checking and Correcti...

Page 228: ...is powered off See also flash EPROM and ROM expanded memory See EMS expansion slot See backplane slot extended memory The protected memory above 1M that is directly accessible by the microprocessor through certain utilities and operating systems This memory is used in computers with 80286 80386 and 80486 microprocessors F flash EPROM A type of memory device that is usually used to store system BIO...

Page 229: ...am that you use to change the configuration of some ISA desktop computers This program also contains information about the hardware in the computer IDE Integrated Drive Electronics A type of hard disk drive with the control circuitry located inside the disk drive rather than on a drive controller card interface A connection between the computer and a peripheral device that enables them to exchange...

Page 230: ...ives Note that in order to achieve LVD performance all devices including cable controller and drive must support LVD M Megabyte 1 048 576 bytes See also byte math coprocessor An IC that works with the microprocessor to speed up mathematical calculations memory The circuitry in your computer that stores data and programs See also EMS extended memory RAM and ROM microprocessor The integrated circuit...

Page 231: ...events an unauthorized user from operating your computer See also EEPROM PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI is a high performance peripherals I O bus supporting data transfers of up to 132MB per second Pentium A type of microprocessor with a built in math coprocessor cache memory and memory and bus controllers that processes and communicates 32 bits of data at a time This microprocessor als...

Page 232: ...es and enclosure environment fan power supply temperature etc using the SCSI bus to indicate faults save To store information on a floppy disk hard disk magnetic tape or some other permanent storage device SCSI Small Computer System Interface An industry standard interface that provides high speed access to tape drives hard disk drives and other peripheral devices SEL System Event Log A record of ...

Page 233: ... System Setup Utility The program that you use to change the configuration of your system This program also contains information about the hardware in your system and is used to read the System Event Log SVGA Super VGA A type of video display system that provides very high resolution text and graphics on analog color monitors system board The main circuit board in your computer It contains most of...

Page 234: ...10 Glossary ...

Page 235: ...any components added to the system such as hard disk drives add in boards or printers Record the model and serial numbers of the unit and system baseboard The model and serial numbers of the system unit are recorded on a label attached to the rear of the unit The serial number of the system board is located along the left side of the board near the PCI expansion slot covers The location of serial ...

Page 236: ...IMM Slot 3 DIMM Slot 4 Modem Diskette Drive A Diskette Drive B Tape Drive 1 Tape Drive 2 CD ROM Drive 1 Hard Disk Drive 1 Hard Disk Drive 2 Hard Disk Drive 3 Hard Disk Drive 4 Hard Disk Drive 5 Hard Disk Drive 6 Hard Disk Drive 7 Optional RAID Controller Network Controller 1 Network Controller 2 Monitor Keyboard Mouse External Peripheral 1 External Peripheral 2 ...

Page 237: ...intrusion detection 3 29 Connector diskette drive E 3 fan E 5 front panel E 4 ISA E 12 keyboard and mouse E 7 locations on system board E 2 main power E 3 parallel port E 7 PCI E 13 RJ45 network E 8 serial ports E 7 server management module E 6 ultra wide SCSI input E 9 ultra2 LVD wide SCSI input E 10 USB E 8 VGA video port E 6 Controller diskette floppy 1 11 IDE 1 11 keyboard mouse 1 13 network 1...

Page 238: ...2 11 Lithium backup battery replacing 4 8 M Main menu configuring in BIOS Setup 3 5 Main power connector pins E 3 Memory addresses 1 9 Monitoring system status 1 14 Mouse compatibility 1 13 inactivity timer 1 13 N Network connector on system board E 8 controller 1 11 NVRAM resetting 3 27 O Option boards 4 18 Overview 1 2 P Parallel port location on system board E 7 Password 1 17 administrative 1 1...

Page 239: ...8 no booting from diskette without password 1 18 using hot keys to enter 3 2 Security 1 16 1 18 alarm switches 1 16 boot sequence 1 19 enabling disabling floppy writes 1 18 locking mouse keyboard with timer 1 13 1 18 locking reset and power on off switches Setup 1 18 password 1 18 secure mode 1 18 secure mode setting in SCU 1 17 software lock SSU 1 16 unattended start 1 19 using hot key combinatio...

Page 240: ...ssis 1 5 System memory 1 9 System setup utility CFG files B 2 customizing B 5 defining an ISA card B 8 exiting B 18 launching a task B 6 removing an ISA card B 9 running B 4 SCI files B 2 when to run B 2 T Termination board removing 4 10 4 12 Timer keyboard or mouse inactive 1 13 lockout inactivity setting in SCU 1 13 Troubleshooting checklists 5 3 U Unpacking 2 3 User password 1 16 limit access t...

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