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U ser Guide Gateway 9415 Ser ver[...]
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i www .gate wa y .com Co n te n t s 1 Checking Out Your Gateway Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Control pa nel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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ii www .gate way . com 4 Installing Compo nents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Preparin g to ins tall comp onents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Selecti ng a pla ce to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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iii www .gate wa y .com Resetti ng the BIO S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Resetting BIOS passw ords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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iv www .gate way . com 8510522.book Page iv Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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Chapter 1 1 Checking Out Y our Gatew ay Ser v er ■ Locating drives, ports , jacks, and controls ■ Locating system board co mponents ■ A vailable help resour ces 8510522.book Page 1 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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2 ww w .g at eway .c om Fr o nt Co nt r o l p a n e l Standard p ower supply Slim-line CD or DV D d r i v e Control p anel Har d drive b a y Hard driv e ba y Hard driv e ba y Hard driv e activity L ED LAN 1 act ivity indicator LAN 2 ac tivity indicat or P ow er button USB por ts Reset b utton System ID button System ID LED Non-maska ble interrupt b[...]
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3 www .gate wa y .com Local Control Panel (L CP) wi th L CD scree n (opti onal) Syst em status LE D Hard driv e activity L ED LAN 1 ac tivity LED LAN 2 ac tivity LED P ow er button USB por t Reset b utton P o wer/sleep LED System ID LE D Menu sc roll up USB por t Menu sc roll down Menu sc roll lef t Menu sc roll r ight LCD screen 8510522.book Page [...]
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4 ww w .g at eway .c om Back I/O panel Low-p rofile PCI expansi on bays Full-heigh t, full-length PCI e xpansion ba ys Redunda nt pow er supply (option al) Po w e r connec tors I/O panel PS/ 2 mouse Serial port (RJ-45) LAN 1 and 2 jack s Video por t USB ports External SCSI connec tor Diagn ostic LEDs ID LED Ke y b o a r d 8510522.book Page 4 Wednes[...]
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5 www .gate wa y .com Interior Primary power supply (sta ndard) Redunda nt pow er supply (optional) DI MM socket s Proc essor air du ct P owe r distributio n board (als o par tiall y under air duc t) Driv e bay area PCI riser assembly CPU so cket s Processor f an module Hot-s wap bac kplane Po w e r s u p p l y air duct 8510522.book Page 5 Wednesda[...]
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6 ww w .g at eway .c om S y stem board C onnec t ors Cont rol pan el 34-p in Diskette CPU 2 f an head er PCI r ise r slot (low-p rofile) PCI r i ser slo t (full- height) I/O pane l Battery Serial A header Intel M anagement Module (IMM ) connec tor SCSI channel A IPMB SA T A por t s CPU so cket 1 CPU sock et 2 DIM M s ocket s +12V CPU power Po w e r[...]
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7 www .gate wa y .com Hot-swap backplanes SCSI backplane Po w e r conne ctor F ront contr ol panel con nector SCSI drive connect or Mountin g thumbsc rew Drive LED SCSI conn ector from s ystem board Driv e LED Driv e LED SCSI drive conn ector SCSI driv e connec tor 8510522.book Page 7 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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8 ww w .g at eway .c om Getting Help In addition to y o ur operating system’ s documenta tion, you can use the following information resour ces to help you use your server . S ystem C ompanion CD Use the System Companion CD to acces s file utilities, Windows S erver 2003 drivers, and documentation for your server and its components. F or instruct[...]
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Chapter 2 9 Setting Up Y our S er ver ■ Using your se r ver safe ly ■ Installing your s erver into a cabinet ■ Starting and turning off y our ser ver ■ Setting up your operating s y stem 8510522.book Page 9 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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10 ww w .g at eway .c om Setting up th e hardwar e T o make sure that your working environment is safe: ■ Use a clea n, dry , f l a t, stable surfac e for your ser ver . A llow at least 6 i nches at the b ack of the server for cabling and air circula tion. ■ Use the instructions on yo ur ser ver’ s setup poster to set up your hardware. ■ Us[...]
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11 www .gate wa y .com P rotecting from po wer sour ce pr oblems Surge protectors, line conditioners, a nd uninterrupti ble power supplies can help protect your server against power source problems. Sur ge prot ectors During a power surge, th e voltage level of electricity coming into y our s er ver c a n increase to far above normal levels an d ca[...]
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12 ww w .g at eway .c om Mounting y our ser v er into a cabinet The cabinet mounting hardware included with your server should be used with standard 4- p os t c ab in et s t ha t ha ve fr on t a nd ba c k ve r ti ca l p os ts . If yo ur ca bi ne t i s a d if fe re nt ty pe , obtain mounting h ardwa re fro m the cabinet manufacturer . Rackmount kit [...]
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13 www .gate wa y .com T o mount your server in a cabinet: 1 Remove the two screws from each ha ndle , then set the handles and screws aside. 2 Align the slots in a server rail with the studs on the side of the server , then engage the slots with the stud s and slide the rail ba ck until it stops. (Y our ser ver may be different tha n the ser ver s[...]
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14 ww w .g at eway .c om 4 Place a disk guide over the disk guide sc rew hole towards the back of the server . 5 Insert a small screw through the disk guid e , th en tighten the screw . Attach the remaining disk guide on the other side of the s e rver . Disk gu ide screw hole Disk guide scre w Disk gui de 8510522.book Page 14 Wednesday, March 16, 2[...]
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15 www .gate wa y .com 6 Attach a nut b a r to the inside of the two back cabinet posts using medium screws, but do not completely tighten th e screws (leave them loose eno ugh to allow insertion of the cabinet rail in the next s tep). 7 Insert the slotted foot at the back of each cabinet rail between the nut bar a nd the post, then tighten t he sc[...]
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16 ww w .g at eway .c om 8 W ith the front of the server facing you, lift the server and insert it into the cabinet from the front, then pos ition the disk guides so they fit in the cabi ne t rails. ( Y our server may be differen t than the server shown in the example.) 9 Install a nut ba r or mounting nuts on the front c a bin et posts. 10 Push th[...]
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17 www .gate wa y .com Installing the bezel T o inst all the bezel: 1 W ith the server pulled out from the c abinet, align the holes in the handle with the holes in the front si d e of the server . 2 Attach the handles to the side s o f the ser ver with two mountin g screws on ea c h side. (Y o ur server may be different than the serv ers shown in [...]
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18 ww w .g at eway .c om 7 Use a screw through each handle to secure the server to the cabinet posts. 8 Remove the bezel lock keys fro m the ins id e of the bezel, then snap on the be zel with the control panel area at t he right. 9 T o lock the bezel, insert the key into the lock and rota te i t ¼ turn clockwise. T o unlock it, rotate the key ¼ [...]
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19 www .gate wa y .com Remo ving the server from a cabinet T o remove the server from a cabinet: 1 Remove the screws through the handles t hat hold the server in the cabinet. 2 While supporting the ser ver , slide the ser ver out from the cabinet. Wa rn i ng Screws are requi red to support the front of the ser v er . Y ou must support the server wh[...]
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20 ww w .g at eway .c om Star ting y our ser v er Before you start your server for the first time: ■ Make sure that the server and monitor are plug ged into a power outlet or surge protector and that the surge protector (if you are using o ne) i s turned o n . ■ Mak e sure that al l cables are connec ted secu rely to the correct po rts a n d ja[...]
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21 www .gate wa y .com If nothing happens when yo u press the power button: ■ Make sure that the power cable(s) is plugged in securely and that your surge protector (if you are using o ne) is plugged in and turned on. ■ Make sure that the monit o r i s connected to the server , plugged into the power outlet or surge protector , and turned on. Y[...]
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22 ww w .g at eway .c om T urning off your ser v er Every time you turn off your server , first sh ut down the operating system. Y ou may lose data if you do not follo w the correct procedure. T o turn off the server: 1 See the opera ting system’ s d ocumentation or online help for instructions on shutting down the opera t ing system. Whenever po[...]
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23 www .gate wa y .com C onfiguring the RJ-45 serial por t The RJ-45 serial port connector can be configured to sup port either a D a ta S et Ready (DSR), or a Data Ca rrier Detect (DCD) signal. Th e default configuration fo r y o ur server supports DSR signals. T o change the configuration from DSR to DCD signal support, a jum per ( J7A1 ) must be[...]
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24 ww w .g at eway .c om S etting up the o perating system If you ordered your server with the operating system already insta lled by Gateway , in most cases it is c o m pletely installed and the basic s e tt ings are already configured. The W indows Small Business Server operating system may re quire additional ins ta ll ation, depending on the ve[...]
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Chapter 3 25 Maintaining Y our S er ver ■ Caring fo r your ser ver ■ Record ing the BIOS configuration ■ Managing yo u r ser v er and network 8510522.book Page 25 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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26 ww w .g at eway .c om Ca ring for y our ser v er T o extend the life of your server: ■ B e c a r e f u l n o t t o b u m p o r d r o p y o u r s e r v e r . ■ When transporting your ser v e r , we recommend that you put it in the original packag ing ma terials . ■ Keep your serv er and magnetic media away from equipmen t that generates mag[...]
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27 www .gate wa y .com ■ Use a damp, lint-free cloth to clean your server and other parts of your ser ver system. Do not use abrasive or solvent clean ers because they can damage the finish on componen ts. ■ Keep the cooling vents free of d ust. With your server turned off and unplug ged , brush the dust away from the vents with a damp cloth, b[...]
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28 ww w .g at eway .c om P reparing for sy stem r eco v er y If your system files are corrupted, you may not be able to start the server from the hard drive. Startup diskettes are diskett es that let you start the server and attempt to fix the problem. See y our operating system’ s documen tation or online help for instru ctions on creating start[...]
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29 www .gate wa y .com S yst em administra tion Gat ewa y S erver Manager Gateway Server Manager lets you manage mult iple com puters on a W indows network from a single window , then implemen t commands an d policies a c ross the network with a single action. W ith Gateway Server Manager , you can run system management tasks which are triggered by[...]
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30 ww w .g at eway .c om T o remove a BIOS security password: 1 Restart your serve r , then p r ess F2 when the Gateway logo screen app ears during startup. The BIOS S etup utility opens. 2 Sele ct the Security menu, then select th e password to remove. 3 Enter the current pa sswo rd , then press E NTER . 4 For the new password, leav e t h e passwo[...]
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31 www .gate wa y .com ■ Read the state of the LCP butt ons ■ Control the LCP b uttons ■ Change LCP menus ■ Read information from the LCP mi croc ontroller ■ Update the LCP firmware Na vigati on The following ta ble shows the LCP menu options: Menu O ptions Des cripti on Configu re the server Network (LAN c hannel 1 to 3) ■ IP address ([...]
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32 ww w .g at eway .c om Configu re the server (con t’ d) BIOS r e visi on View BIOS re vi sion BMC fir mware r e visio n View BMC fi rmware r evisi on Local Contr ol P anel firmware re visio n Vie w LCP firmware re visi on HSC fir mw are revision View HSC firmware revision HSC2 firmware re vision View HSC2 firmware re vision Monitor th e server [...]
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33 www .gate wa y .com Control th e server Boot flags (s elect from a va ilable boot flags) ■ Set the flag — o ne time reboot ■ Reboot th e system Configu re boot order P ow er control ■ Pow e r o n ■ Pow e r o f f P ow er control Control th e power s tate by creating b utton push es — as if pe rforme d on the f ront panel. Reset P ow e[...]
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34 ww w .g at eway .c om Identifying y our ser v er While you are working on a cabinet that contains several slim servers, it can be difficult to keep track of which serv er or servers you are current ly working on. The System ID indicator is a blue LED that you can turn o n to help you locate the correct server . For the System ID indicator to tur[...]
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35 www .gate wa y .com Upda ting the baseboard managemen t controller firmware The baseboard management controlle r (BMC) performs several syste m management functions suc h a s : ■ Monitoring se r ver c omponents (FRU) and sensor data records (SDR) (t he information provided dep ends on the option selected) ■ Managing non-volatile storage for [...]
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36 ww w .g at eway .c om 4 Move the shor ting block from pins 2-3 to pins 1-2 on the Boo t B lo ck Update jumper (J1B1) on the IMM module. 5 Replace the PCI riser assembly . 6 Follow the instruc tions in “ Closing the server case” on page 44 , then reconnect the power cord. 7 Crea te a DOS- bootable USB Disk-on-ke y device o r DOS-bootable CD. [...]
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37 www .gate wa y .com 12 Remove the PCI riser assembly . 13 M o v e t h e s h o r t i n g b l o c k o n t h e B o o t B l o c k j u m p e r ( J 1 B 1 ) b a c k t o p i n s 2 - 3 . 14 Replace the PCI riser assembly . 15 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . Updating the FR U/SDR The FRU/SDR mus t be up dated w h[...]
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38 ww w .g at eway .c om U sing y our Sy stem C ompani o n CD Y ou can use your System Companion CD to : ■ Ins tall hardw are dr ivers ■ Install programs ■ View server document ation Instructions for using the CD are provided in Using Y our S ystem Compa nion CD . 8510522.book Page 38 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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Chapter 4 39 Instal ling C omponents ■ Opening and closing the se rver case ■ Installing and replacing major compon ents Y ou must open your server case to install components. If you are not comfortable with these proced ures, get help from a computer serv ice techn ician or co ntact Ga teway C ustome r Care. 8510522.book Page 39 Wednesday, Mar[...]
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40 ww w .g at eway .c om P reparing to install componen ts Selec ting a place to w ork W o r k o n y o u r s e r v e r i n a n a r e a t h a t : ■ Is clean (avoid dust y areas). ■ Is a low-static environment (a void carpeted areas). ■ Has a stabl e surfac e on wh ich to se t your server . ■ H a s e n o u g h r o o m t o p l a c e a l l o f [...]
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41 www .gate wa y .com P re v enting static electricity discharge The components inside y our server are extremely sensitiv e to static electricity , also kn own as electrostatic discharge (E SD). Before working with server components, follow these guidelines: ■ T urn off the server , then unplug the power cords and all other cab les. ■ Press t[...]
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42 ww w .g at eway .c om Opening the ser v er case Because the compon ents inside yo ur s e rver are extremely sensitive to static electricity , make sure that you follow the in structions at the beginning of this c hapter to avoid static electricity damage. T o open the server : 1 Follow the instructions in “ Preventing static electricity discha[...]
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43 www .gate wa y .com 6 Press and hold the panel relea se button, then slid e the top panel toward the back of the server about ½ inch. 7 Lift the top pa nel away from the server . P anel rele ase but to n 8510522.book Page 43 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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44 ww w .g at eway .c om Cl osing the ser v er case T o close the ser ver case: 1 M ak e s ur e t ha t a ll of t he in te rn al ca bl es a r e arranged inside the case so they w ill not be pinche d when you close the ca se. 2 Slide the top panel on t o t he ser ver . 3 Slide the top p a nel toward the front of the server until it clicks into place.[...]
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45 www .gate wa y .com Remo ving and installin g air duc ts and air dams Y our serv er has been engineered to provide co rrect airflow in the chassis for sufficient cooling of drives, processors, an d power supplie s. As your server configuration changes, the airflow within the chassis will need to be modified to accommodate those changes. Remo vin[...]
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46 ww w .g at eway .c om 3 Lift the processor air duct from the chassis. Remo ving the pr ocessor air dam If you are addi n g a second processor to a sing le processor system, you need to remove the air dam located on the underside of the processor air d u ct. T o remove the processor air dam: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static ele[...]
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47 www .gate wa y .com 4 T urn the proc essor air duct over , then re m o ve the air dam from the unde rsi d e of the air duct. 5 Follow the instructions in “Installing the processor air du ct” on page 48 . 6 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . Important This proc edure requires that the air da m be broken[...]
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48 ww w .g at eway .c om Installing the processor air duc t T o install the process or air duct: 1 Place the processor air duct over the processor sockets. The front edge of the a ir duct should contac t the fan module, and the top of the installed a ir duct should be flush with the top of th e fa n module. 2 Follow the instructions in “C losing [...]
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49 www .gate wa y .com Remo ving the po wer supply air duc t Y our server is e quipped with a power supply fan module and a power supp ly air duct to direct the airflow and ensure proper cooling. T o remove the power supply air duct: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 41 . M ake sure that you turn o[...]
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50 ww w .g at eway .c om Installing the power supply air duct T o install the power supply air duct: 1 Place the power supply air duct in to the chassis over the power supply fan module and in fr ont of the back power supply ( between the power supplies if the second p ower supply is installed). 2 Tigh ten the mounting screw to hold the po we r sup[...]
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51 www .gate wa y .com Installing and remo ving driv es Y our server’ s basic config uration include s one CD or DVD driv e and as many as thr ee SCSI hot-swap ha rd drives. An optional diskette drive can al so be add ed in place of the center hard drive. As you prepare to in s ta l l dr i v es, remember: ■ If you need to install a diskette dri[...]
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52 ww w .g at eway .c om Installing a dis k ette in a con v er ted hard dr ive ba y If you need to install a slim-line diskette drive into your ser ver , you must in stall the diskette drive in the center hard drive bay . T o install a diskette drive in a converted hard drive bay: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static electricity disc[...]
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53 www .gate wa y .com 6 Slide the diskette drive into the d r i v e c a rri er . The ba ck of the drive should go into the carrier first with the bottom of the drive (drivelight down) facing down. 7 Align the holes in the sides of the diskette drive with the hol e s in the carrier and attach the drive to the carrier with the two screws that came w[...]
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54 ww w .g at eway .c om 9 Open the connector on the back of the disk ette dr i v e by pullin g up on the co nnecto r cover . 10 Insert one end of the 26-pin diskette drive flat flex cable into the connector , then push down on the connector c o v er to lock it into place. 11 Install the other end of the flat flex cable to the interpo s e r b o ard[...]
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55 www .gate wa y .com 15 Connect the other end of the data cable to the system board. See “Sy stem board ” on page 6 for the location of the connectors on the system board. 16 Reinstall the bezel, if required, by snapping it into place on the front of the chassis. 17 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . 18[...]
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56 ww w .g at eway .c om 11 If you are replacing the drive, follow the instruc tions in “Insta lling a diskette in a converted hard drive bay” on page 52 . - OR - Install an empty hard drive carrier into the e m p ty hard drive bay . 12 Reinstall the bezel, if required, by snapping it into place on the front of the chassis. 13 Follow the instru[...]
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57 www .gate wa y .com 5 Dis connec t the data an d powe r cab les from the i nterp oser bo ard. 6 Push in on t he blue lever at the back of the drive ca rrier to release the driv e carrier from the drive bay , then slide the drive ca rrier out through the front o f the ser ver . 7 Press down on the side of the drive carrier to release the drive fr[...]
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58 ww w .g at eway .c om 11 Remove the two screws securing the interp o ser boa r d to th e back of the CD or DVD drive, then remove th e i nterposer board. 12 Follow the instructions in “In stalling a CD or DVD drive” on page 58 . - OR - Install a slim-l ine dr i ve bay filler panel into the empty bay . 13 Reinstall the bezel, if required, by [...]
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59 www .gate wa y .com 5 Place the CD or DVD drive in the drive carrier ( in c lu d ed with y our ser ver) by al igning the two holes in the left side of the drive with the two alignment p ins in the carrier , then lowering the righ t side of the drive into the carrier until it c licks into place. 6 Align the conn e cto r on the interposer board wi[...]
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60 ww w .g at eway .c om 10 Reinstall the bezel, if required, by snapping it into place on the front of the chassis. 11 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . 12 Reconnec t a l l power c ords and peripheral device cables, then turn on the se rver . Installing a hard driv e Use this pro c ed ure to add or replace [...]
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61 www .gate wa y .com 4 If you are replacing a hard drive, remove the four screws that secure the old hard drive to the drive tray , then remove the drive from the tray . - OR - If you are addin g a n e w drive, remove the four screws that secure the hard drive spacer to the drive tray , then remove the spacer from the tray . 5 Line up the screw h[...]
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62 ww w .g at eway .c om F illing empty drive ba ys Empty drive bays in the server must be filled by empty drive carriers or empty drive trays, as appropria t e . W ith the bezel removed , install the a ppropriate carrier , then replace the bezel by snapping it into plac e on the front of the server . Empty d rive carriers for unused dri ve bays a [...]
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63 www .gate wa y .com During the boot process you will s ee the following message: Press <Ctrl>-<C> for BIOS Console 8 Press and hold the C TRL key , then press the C key . The RAID BIOS console will open. 9 Configure the RAID op t io ns, then exit the RAID BIOS console. 10 Rebo ot the se rver . Integrated Mirroring configuration The f[...]
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64 ww w .g at eway .c om If partitions are define d on this disk, a message warns you that data on the disk will be lost when the mirrore d volume i s crea ted. Pr ess Delete to confirm erasing data from t he disk, or press any other key to deselect the disk. Continue with Step 5 . 5 (Optional) Use the arrow keys to select a hot spare disk for the [...]
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65 www .gate wa y .com 4 Use the arrow keys to select the first disk for the IS volume, use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk c olumn for this d is k, then use the + and - keys to select Ye s as the value for this c olumn. If partiti ons are define d on the selected d isk, a message a ppears warn ing you that dat a o n t h e d i s k w i l l [...]
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66 ww w .g at eway .c om Installing memor y Y our serv er supports from 256 MB to 16 GB of tota l memor y . Supported DIMM sizes include 2 5 6M B , 5 1 2M B , 1G B , 2G B , a n d 4G B . The BIOS configures the memory controller to ru n in either single channel or dual channel mode, depe n d i ng on the following: ■ If one or more fully populated [...]
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67 www .gate wa y .com ■ A maximum of four DIM Ms can be populated when all four DIMM s are dual rank (double ro w) DIMMs. Memory online sparing The chipset on the system board in your Gate way serv er supports memory online sparing, which can provide a way to prevent data loss in c ase of DIM M failu re. Memor y online sparing is config ured in [...]
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68 ww w .g at eway .c om maintained as a spare, only 75% of the installed memory is usable. For example, if si x 1 GB DIM Ms are ins talled , only fo ur are ac tively u sed (the other tw o are use d as spa res), so the maximum us able memor y in t his example is 4 GB. In case of DIMM failure, a DIMM fault LED adjacent to the DIMM slot will l ight o[...]
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69 www .gate wa y .com Installing and remo ving PCI expansion car ds Remo ving and installing the PCI riser assembly T o remove and reinst all the PCI riser assembly: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 41 . M ake sure that you turn off the server , then un plug the power cord(s) and all othe r cable[...]
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70 ww w .g at eway .c om 4 Lift up on th e two, blue latches on the PCI riser assembl y , then lift t he assembly out of the chassis. 5 Place the PC I riser assembly on a st able, static-free su rface. If you are removi ng or installing a PCI expansion card, follow t he instructions in “Removing and instal ling a PCI expansion card” on page 73 [...]
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71 www .gate wa y .com 6 Position the PCI riser assembly ov e r t he PC I sockets on the server board, lining up the four hooks at the back of the riser assemb ly with the four slots in the back of t he chassis. 7 Press the PCI riser assembly int o t he PCI sockets. 8 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . 9 See [...]
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72 ww w .g at eway .c om T o remove and install a PCI r i ser c onnector: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 41 . M ake sure that you turn off the server , then un plug the power cord(s) and all othe r cables connected to the server . 2 Follow the instructions in “O pening the server cas e” on p[...]
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73 www .gate wa y .com 8 Line up the screws on the riser assembly with the slot and large hole in the replacement PCI riser connector . 9 Press and hold the blue riser locking lever , t hen pl ace the PCI ris er co nnector onto the retention pin s. 10 Slide the PCI riser co n nec tor toward the right to lo ck it into place, then re l e ase the blue[...]
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74 ww w .g at eway .c om 4 Remove the PCI riser assembly f r om the se r ver by following the instruc tions in “Removing and installing the PC I riser assembly” on page 69 . 5 Open the PCI retention cl ip on the PCI riser card assembly . 6 Remove the PCI exp a ns ion card and place it in a static -free bag for storage. Y ou can gently rock the [...]
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75 www .gate wa y .com 7 Insert the PCI expansion card int o t he c ard sl ot, pressing on it with firm, even pressure until it seats c o mpletely . Make sure that the bracket inserts into the matching slot. If you are insta lling a card for the first time, first remove the EMI filler panel a t the back of the PCI ris e r assembly for the card you [...]
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76 ww w .g at eway .c om Replacing fans and fan modules Y our server come s equipped with se veral cooling fans an d fan modules designe d to provide sufficient airflo w t o k eep your ser ver run ning without overheating. These include: ■ A system fan module with f our , dua l -ro tor multi-speed fans to cool the pr ocessors, the memory , and th[...]
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77 www .gate wa y .com T o replace a fan in the fan module: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 41 . M ake sure that you turn off the server , then un plug the power cord(s) and all other cables connected to the server . 2 Follow the instructions in “O pening the server cas e” on page 42 . 3 Foll[...]
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78 ww w .g at eway .c om 8 Follow the instructions in “Installing the processor air du ct” on page 48 .. 9 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . T o replace the system (PCI) fan: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 41 . M ake sure that you turn off the server [...]
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79 www .gate wa y .com 6 Connect the fan cable to the connector on the power distribution board. 7 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . Important Mak e sure the arro w on top of the f an indicating airfl ow points to the back of the chassis . The f an cabl e should e xit the f an mu dule tow ard the bac k of th[...]
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80 ww w .g at eway .c om P ow er supply fans Power supply fans are monitored and c ontro lled by the power subsystem. A fan f ailure (predicted or current) will show up in the IMM System Event Log ( SEL ) as a “Power Un it 0x01h” failure event an d a GSM event will show up as “Power Unit Failure Detect ed.” Power supply fans are not monitor[...]
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81 www .gate wa y .com 3 Follow the instructions in “Removing the po wer supply air duct” on p age 49 . 4 Disconnect the fan cable from th e connector on the power distribution board. 5 Lift the fan from t he powe r su pply fan module assembly in the chassis. 6 Insert the replacemen t f a n in to the power supply fan module a ssembly . 7 Connec[...]
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82 ww w .g at eway .c om Installing a pr oces sor The server is compatible with Intel ® Xeon processors with an 800 MHz front side bus speed and a proce ssor speed of 2.8 MH z or faster . The ser ver automatically de tects the processors each time you turn o n the ser ver . Whenever you install new processors, you should fi rst install the most cu[...]
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83 www .gate wa y .com 5 Loosen the four captive sc rews (one on each corner of the h eatsin k) . 6 Remove the heat sink. If the heatsink sticks to the processor , rotate the heatsink slig htly to lo osen i t. 7 Rotate the pro c esso r release lever a full 135° to re l ease the processor , then lift the pr ocesso r out of the s ocket. Caution The [...]
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84 ww w .g at eway .c om 8 If you are installing a second processor in y our server , follow t he instructions in “Remov in g th e processor air dam” on page 46 to remov e t he processor air dam in the processor air duct. 9 Before inserting the processor into the socket, make sure th a t: ■ The processor release lever is open all the way (135[...]
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85 www .gate wa y .com 11 Place the heat sink over the processor , lining up the four captive screws with the four posts surrounding the processor . 12 Loosely screw in the captive screws on the corners of the heat sink, gently tightening diagonal screws (screw in one screw , then the screw located diagonally to the first screw). Do not fully ti gh[...]
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86 ww w .g at eway .c om Installing an Intel Ma nagemen t Module (IMM) The optional Intel Management Module (IMM) provides enhanced levels of server funct ionality over th e standard baseb oar d management controller (BM C ) . Sev eral additional features become available wit h the IMM installed, including memory mirro ri ng and spari ng, redund an[...]
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87 www .gate wa y .com 6 Find the IMM connector on th e left back portion of the system board. 7 Grasp the module by the edges, close to the mo unting connector , align the m odule with the IMM connector on the system board, t he n gently apply pressure to seat the module. Make sure the module is fully seated an d the nyl o n standoff is inserted i[...]
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88 ww w .g at eway .c om Replacing a pow er supply module Y our serve r uses as many as two 520 W hot -swap pable power supply modules. If your server has both power supply modules installed, th e modules act as redundant, ho t-swappable power su pplies. If o ne of the two power supp lies fails, the other po wer supply su pports the server whil e y[...]
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89 www .gate wa y .com 3 Fold out the handle and p ush the green locking lever to the right to release the power supply module from the chassis (front or back, w h ic h e v er is applicable). 4 Pull the power supply module straight out of the server with the handle. 5 Insert the new power supp l y module into the serv er , with the green lockin g l[...]
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90 ww w .g at eway .c om Replacing the p o w er distribution board T o replace the power distribution board: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 41 . M ake sure that you turn off the server , then un plug the power cord(s) and all othe r cables connected to the server . 2 Follow the instru ctions in [...]
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91 www .gate wa y .com 9 Slide the power distribution bo a rd to the right to release it from the stand-offs, then lift it out of t he c h a ssi s. 10 Align the new power distributio n board with the stand-offs on the chassis, then place it on the stand-offs and slide it to th e left until it is firmly mounted. 11 Reconnect the main power, C PU p o[...]
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92 ww w .g at eway .c om 16 Reinstall the po w er sup ply air duct by following the instructions in “Installi ng the power su pply air duc t” on page 5 0 . 17 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . 8510522.book Page 92 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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93 www .gate wa y .com Replacing the hot-swap back plane T o replace the hot-swap backplane: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 41 . M ake sure that you turn off the server , then un plug the power cord(s) and all othe r cables connected to the server . 2 Unlock the bezel (if n e ce ssar y) and r em[...]
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94 ww w .g at eway .c om 7 Slide the backplane to the left until it stops. 8 Holding the backplane by the edges only , lift it f rom the chassis. 9 Place the backplane in a static-free bag to store it for future use. 10 Holding the new backpla ne by the edges only , align it with the stand-offs on the chassis, then plac e it on the stand-offs and s[...]
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95 www .gate wa y .com Replacing the CMOS battery If the server clock does not keep time or the settings in the BIOS Setup utility are not saved when you turn off the server , replace the CMOS batter y with an equivalent battery . T o replace the battery: 1 Print the appendix for BIOS Settings in this guide. 2 Restart your serve r , then press F2 w[...]
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96 ww w .g at eway .c om 7 Locate the old battery on the system board a nd no te its orientation. Y ou will need to install the new battery the same way . 8 Push the battery retention clip away from the battery un til the batter y lifts up, then remove the old battery . Y ou can use a screwdriver to help li ft the battery . 9 Make sure that the pos[...]
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97 www .gate wa y .com Replacing the control panel module The steps for replacing the standard control panel module and the optional local control pane l (LCP ) module, a re almost identical and are desc ri be d in the following steps. Differences in the proced ure, where they exist, are noted. T o remove the control panel module: 1 Follow the inst[...]
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99 www .gate wa y .com 6 Disconnect the USB c onnector from the control panel module, then slide the module forward an d remove it from the ch assis. 7 Disconnect the front pa nel cable from the control panel module. T o install the c ont rol panel module: 1 Connect th e front panel cable t o the new control panel m odule. 2 Guide the front panel c[...]
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100 ww w .g at eway .c om 3 Connect the USB cable to the control panel module, then slide the module into the chassis until it clicks into place. 4 Conn ect th e front pa nel ca ble t o the ho t-swa p b ackpla ne. 5 Replace the bezel by snapping it in to place on the front of the server . 6 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se?[...]
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101 www .gate wa y .com 2 Remove the blue thumbsc rew f rom its existing position on th e l e f t tab. 3 Slide the tray sections a part as far as the tab slots allow . 4 Reinstall the blue thumbscrew in the new posit ion on the right tab, sec uri ng the tray extension in th e b ack position. Replacing the su b-bezel The installed sub-bezel on th e [...]
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102 ww w .g at eway .c om Replacing the sy stem board T o replace the system board: 1 Follow the instruction s in “ Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 41 . M ake sure that you turn off the server , then un pl u g the po wer cord(s) and all other cables connected to the server . 2 Follow the instructions in “O pening the server c[...]
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105 www .gate wa y .com 12 Insert the new system board into the case, then slide the board tow a rd the back of the case so the board is h eld under the system board guides. 13 Replace the s e ven system board screw s you removed in Step 9 . 14 Follow the instru ctions in “I nstalling memory” on page 66 . 15 Follow the instru ctions in “In st[...]
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106 ww w .g at eway .c om 20 Check BIOS settings to make sure that they detect the server’ s new hard wa re , then save your changes (if a ny ) a nd c l o se th e BIOS Setup utility . 21 If your server does not start after installing t he new system b oard, contact Gateway Customer Care. For more informa t ion, see “Ge tting Help” on p age 8 [...]
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108 ww w .g at eway .c om Opening the BIOS Setup utility The BIOS Setup utility stores basic settings for your server . These settings include basic hardware configuration, resour ce settings, an d password security . These settings are stored and saved even when the power is off. T o open the BIOS S etup utility: 1 Restart your serve r , then p r [...]
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109 www .gate wa y .com Updating the BIOS If you need a new v ersio n o f the BIOS, you can download the BIOS update from Gateway , then install t he new v ersion from a diskette. T o update the BIOS : 1 Print the appendix for “BIOS S e t tings” on pa ge 149 . 2 Restart your serve r , then press F2 when the Gateway logo screen appea rs d uring [...]
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110 ww w .g at eway .c om 3 Remove the jumpe r across pins 1-2 of jumper J1A4 (at the left back o f the system board), t hen place the j umper across pi ns 2-3. 4 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . 5 Reconnec t th e power cords and turn on the server . The BIOS is for c ed to boot from the seco ndary partitio[...]
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111 www .gate wa y .com T o recov er the old BI OS: 1 T urn on or restart the ser ver . 2 Press and hold C TRL +H OM E . The old BIOS is recovered . T o manually recover the BIOS: 1 T urn off the server , then disconnect the power cord s a nd all other cables connected to the server . 2 Follow the instructions in “O pening the server cas e” on [...]
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112 ww w .g at eway .c om 5 Insert a bootable U SB “disk-o n - key” cont aining a v alid BIOS i m age into a USB port. 6 Reconnect the power cords and turn on the server . The BIOS recovery is initiated. While the BIO S is being recovered, the monitor displays a blue screen and the ser ver will beep continually . The process is co mplete when t[...]
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113 www .gate wa y .com Resetting the BIOS Y o u can u se two metho ds to cle ar all BIOS Se tup se tting s and re turn them t o the fac tor y defaults: ■ Press the power and reset buttons o n the front of the serve r . ■ Move the Clear BIOS jump er on the system board. T o reset the BIOS using the power and reset buttons: 1 Print the appendix [...]
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114 ww w .g at eway .c om 3 Remove the jumpe r across pins C1-C2, then place the jumper a cross pins C2-C3. 4 Follow the instructions in “C losing the serv er c a se” o n page 44 . 5 Reconnec t th e power cords and turn on the ser ver . The BIO S password(s) is cleared. 6 T urn off the server , then disconnect the power cord s a nd all other ca[...]
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115 www .gate wa y .com T o clear the BIOS password(s): 1 T urn off the server , then disconnect the power cord s a nd all other cables connected to the server . 2 Follow the instructions in “O pening the server cas e” on page 42 . 3 Remove the jumpe r across pins A1-A2, then place the jumper acr oss pins A2-A3. 4 Follow the instructions in “[...]
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Chapter 6 117 T roublesho oting ■ Getting telephone support and trainin g ■ Interpre ting error messag es a nd codes ■ T roubleshooting If the suggestions in this chapter do not correct the problem, see “T elephone support” on page 1 18 for more information abou t h o w to get help. 8510522.book Page 117 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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118 ww w .g at eway .c om T elephone suppor t Before calling G a tewa y Cu stomer Car e If you have a technical problem with your serv er , f ollo w thes e re c ommendation s before contactin g Gateway Customer Care: ■ Make sure that your server is connected correctly to a grounded AC outlet that is supplying power . ■ If a peripheral device, s[...]
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119 www .gate wa y .com T elephone suppor t Gateway offers a wide range of customer service, technical support, and information services. T elephone numbers Y ou can access the following services through your tel e p hone to get answers to your questi ons: T ut oring and training Gateway's Customer Care professionals cannot provide hardware an[...]
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120 ww w .g at eway .c om Safety guidelines While troubleshooting your serv er , follow these safety guidelines: ■ Never remove the top panel while your se rver is turned o n a nd while the modem cable an d the power cords are connected. ■ Do not attempt to ope n the m onitor . T o do so is extremely danger ous. Even i f the power is disconnect[...]
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121 www .gate wa y .com Error messages These messages often indicate procedural errors such as typ ing an inco rrect ke ystroke or trying to save a file to a write-protected d i skette. Some messages, ho w e ver , may indic ate a problem that requires further troubleshooting. Diskette d r i v e 0 s eek to track 0 faile d ■ Restart your server , t[...]
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122 ww w .g at eway .c om Inv alid pa s sword ■ Enter your password again. Some passwords are case sensiti v e. ■ If you do not know the passwo rd , yo u may need to reinstall the software you are trying to access. ■ System startup passwords are stored in BIOS. If this password has been set and you do not know it, you may be able to reset the[...]
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123 www .gate wa y .com T roubleshooting F irst steps T ry thes e step s fir st be fore go ing to the following sections: ■ Make sure that the po w er co rd s are connected to your ser ver and an AC outlet and that the AC outlet i s supplying power . ■ If you use a surge protector or a UPS, ma ke sure that it is turned on and is rated to handle[...]
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124 ww w .g at eway .c om Battery replacement If you have problems after installing a new CMOS batter y , try each of the following items, closing the case and rest a rti ng the ser v er a ft e r ea c h tr y: ■ Restart your server , then open the BIOS Setup utility by pressing and holding F2 while your server restarts. Correct an y disc re pancie[...]
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125 www .gate wa y .com 3 Base mem or y read/w r ite test error Same as f or 1 beep . 4 System b oard timer not op erational. P ossib le system bo ard malfuncti on. T o elimina te the possib ility of an add in-card prob lem, remo ve all e xpan sion cards. ■ If the b eep code occurs ev en when all e xpansion car ds hav e been remo ved , the system[...]
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126 ww w .g at eway .c om A dd itional beep codes pro vided b y opt ional Int e l Management Modules In addition to the preceding beep cod es, the following additional beep codes are p rovided if an Intel Management Module is installed: LED informa tion The system board in this server includes LEDs that can a ssist you in troubleshooting your syste[...]
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127 www .gate wa y .com Diagnostic LEDs The BIOS sends a 1-byte hex code to port 80 prio r to each POST task. These codes are displayed on four tri-co l o red LEDs, located on the system boa rd and available at the back of the server chassis. They can pro vide troubleshooting information in the event of a system hang during PO ST . DIMM F ault Iden[...]
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128 ww w .g at eway .c om POST code checkpoints The following table shows the checkpoint s, LED c od es, a nd task description of events that may occur during the POST portion of the BIOS: Check point Diagnosti c LED decoder G=Green, R=Re d, O=Orange Description 03 Off Off G G Disable NM I, Parity , vide o for EGA, and D MA controllers . Initializ [...]
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129 www .gate wa y .com 0 E GGGO f f T e s t i n g a n d i n i t i a l i z a t i o n o f d i f f e r e n t I n p u t D e v i c e s . A l s o , u p d a t e the Ker nel V ar iables. T rap th e I NT09h vec tor , so that the POST INT09h ha ndler gets control f or IRQ1 . Uncompress all av ailabl e language , BIOS logo , and Silent l ogo modules . 13 Off[...]
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131 www .gate wa y .com Boot block in itialization code checkp oints The Bootblock initialization c o de sets up th e chipset, memor y and other comp onents before system memory is available. The follo wing t able provides the diagnostic LED code for these checkpoin ts and describes the type of checkpoints th at may occur during the bootblock initi[...]
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132 ww w .g at eway .c om Bo otblo ck recover y code chec kpo ints The bootblock r ec overy code gets control when the B IO S determines that a BIOS recover y needs to occur because the user has for ced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. The following table provides the diagnostic LED codes for these checkpoint s and describes the type of [...]
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133 www .gate wa y .com E F OOOGR e a d e r r o r o c c u r r e d o n m e d i a . J u m p b a c k t o c h e c k p o i n t E B . F 0 RRRRS e a r c h f o r p r e - d e f i n e d r e c o v e r y f i l e n a m e i n r o o t d i r e c t o r y . F 1 RRRO R e c o v e r y f i l e n o t f o u n d . F2 R R O R Star t reading F A T table a nd analyz e F A T t[...]
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134 ww w .g at eway .c om DIM code check point s The Device Initia lization Manager (DIM) gets control at va rious times during BIOS POST to initialize different system buses. T he fo llowing table describes the main checkpoints where the DIM module is acc essed. A CPI runtime check points ACPI checkpoints are displayed when an ACPI - c apable o pe[...]
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135 www .gate wa y .com BIOS The settings in the BIO S Setup utility are not retain ed ■ Replace the CMOS battery . For instructions, see “Replacing th e CMOS battery” on page 95 . CD driv e Y our ser v e r does not recogn ize a CD or the CD d riv e ■ Restart your server , then open the BIOS Setup utility by pressing and holding F2 while yo[...]
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136 ww w .g at eway .c om Hard driv e Th e hard driv e cannot be acce ssed , or y ou rec eiv e a “ General failur e re ading dri ve C” erro r message ■ If a diskette is in the diskette drive, ejec t it and restart your server by pressing the reset button. ■ Restart your server by pressing t he re set button. ■ T urn off your server , then[...]
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137 www .gate wa y .com The master boot record is corrupte d ■ In a W indows network operating system, repair the master boot record using FDISK . T o repair the master boot record: ■ At a DOS c ommand prompt , type fdisk /mbr , then press E NTER . Internet See als o Modem . Y ou canno t connec t to the Internet ■ Make sure that your account [...]
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138 ww w .g at eway .c om ■ Make sure that t he monitor is plugged in a nd t urned on. If the monitor is turned on, the power LED should be lit. ■ Check the port an d cable for bent or damaged pins. ■ Connect your monitor to another computer , or connect a mo nitor that you know works to your server . The c olor is not uniform Make sure that [...]
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139 www .gate wa y .com Pr ocessor Y ou r server does not r ecogniz e a new proces sor ■ Make sure that the processor is full y sea t ed in its socket. The processor should be recognized automatically i f it is installed correctly . ■ Set the Retest Processor o p tion in the BIOS Setup utility to Ye s . ■ If you have upgraded your server from[...]
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142 ww w .g at eway .c om S yst em specifications Case size 27.48 × 16.93 × 1.70 inches (69.8 × 43.0 × 4.33 cm) (w ithout handle s) We ight V aries b y configu ration. A fully loaded serve r weighs abou t 35 lbs. (15.9 kg) Fans ■ F our dual- rotor , 40 × 40 × 56 mm, multi-speed processor f ans ■ One single -rotor , 40 × 40 × 28 mm, mult[...]
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143 www .gate wa y .com S yst em board specifica tions Processor Dual sock et 604 pac kage 800 MHz F ront Side Bus Supports as many as two Intel Xe on CPUs, 2 .8 GHz o r fa ster Chipset Intel E7520 ■ 800 MHz F SB ■ MCH memor y contr oller (N or thbr idge) ■ ICH-5R I/ O controller (So uthbridge) Memo ry ■ Six DIMM slot s support from 256 MB [...]
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144 ww w .g at eway .c om En vironmen tal specifications The following specifications identify maximum envi ronmental conditions. At no time should the server run under conditions which violate these specifications. Varia ble Requiremen ts T empera ture Non operating: -4 0° to 158°F (-40° to 7 0°C) Opera ting: 50° to 9 5°F (10° to 35°C) wit[...]
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145 www .gate wa y .com Elec tr onic sp ecifica tions Memory map Interrupts The following table reflects a typic a l c onfiguration, but you can change these interrupts. Use this information t o determine how to program each interrupt. The actua l interrupt map is defined using config uration registers in the ICH5-R (I/ O cont roller). I/O Redirec [...]
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146 ww w .g at eway .c om PCI interrupt r outing PCI interrupt routing in PIC mode IRQ6 Diskette controller IRQ8 Real-tim e clock/H PET#1 in legac y replacem ent mode IRQ9 Generic, Option f or SCI IRQ10 Generic, Op tion fo r SCI IRQ11 HPET #2, opt ion for SC SI, TCO IRQ12 Mouse controlle r IRQ13 System interrupt/FERR I R Q 1 4 P r i m a r y A T A ,[...]
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147 www .gate wa y .com Legacy ID E ICH 5R_IRQ15 Intel 8254 6GB 1 P64A_IRQ6 Intel 8254 6GB 2 P64A_IRQ7 SCSI Controll er 1 P64B_IRQ2 SCSI Controll er 2 P64B_IRQ1 FH Riser P64A_IRQ5 P64A_IRQ4 P64A_IRQ2 P64A_IRQ1 LP Riser P64B_ IRQ4 P64B_IRQ3 P64B_IRQ2 P64B_IRQ1 Device Interrupt A Interrupt B Interr upt C I n terrupt D 8510522.book Page 147 Wednesday,[...]
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148 ww w .g at eway .c om A dditional specifications For more i nform ation about y our se rver , such as m emory s ize, h ard dr ive si ze, an d processor type, visit Gateway’ s eSupport pa ge at support.gateway .com . The eSuppor t page also has links to a dditional Gateway docume ntation and detailed specifications for your own serv er . 85105[...]
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Appe ndi x B 149 BIOS Settings If you ever need to restore your B IOS settings, such as a fter a system bo ard change, a re cord of the settings will make the process much easier . Y ou can print this appendix, then record your custom BIOS settings on t he printout. Only settings which can be ch a ng e d ar e listed. For a complete list of viewable[...]
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150 ww w .g at eway .c om T o view all BIOS settings: 1 Restart your serve r 2 Press F2 w hen the Gateway logo screen appears during startup. The BIOS Setup utility opens. 3 Select menus an d su bmenus to display setting in fo rma tion. Caution Setting th e wrong va lues in the Adv anced Men u may cause the server to malfunc tion. BIOS menu BIOS su[...]
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151 www .gate wa y .com CPU1 (CPUID , Cach e L1, Cache L2, Cache L3 ) CPU2 (CPUID , Cach e L1, Cache L2, Cache L3 ) Proc essor Re test Enable d Disabled Max CPUID V alue Limit Enab le d Disabled Hyper-T hreading T ech nolog y Enabled Disabled Intel Spee d Step™ T ech A uto Disabled IDE Config uration Onboard P-A T A Channels Disabl ed Primary Sec[...]
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152 ww w .g at eway .c om Seconda r y IDE Master N/A (auto -detected) Select s IDE Device Config uration sub-men u. Seco ndar y IDE S lav e N/A ( auto-d etecte d) Select s IDE Device Config uration sub-men u. Thir d IDE M aster N/A (auto-d etecte d) Select s IDE Device Config uration sub-men u. F our th IDE Mas ter N/A (auto-detect ed) Select s IDE[...]
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153 www .gate wa y .com Serial P ort A Address Disabl ed 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ 4 2E8/IRQ 3 Serial P ort B Address Disabl ed 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ 4 2E8/IRQ 3 USB Config uration USB De vices Enab led (Lis t of USB de vice s detected b y BIOS) USB Functio n Disab led Enabled Legacy USB Suppor t Disabled K ey board only Aut o K ey board and Mo[...]
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154 ww w .g at eway .c om Dual Moni tor Video Enab led Disabled Onboard NIC 1 (Left) Disabl ed Enabled Onboard NIC 1 ROM Disab led Enabled Onboard NIC 2 (Right) Disabled Enabled Onboard NIC 2 ROM Disab led Enabled Onboard SC SI Disab led Enabled Onboard SCSI ROM Disabl ed Enabled Onboard SCSI Mode * IM/IME (Int egrated Mirr orin g/Integra ted Mirro[...]
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155 www .gate wa y .com Slot 6 Opt ion ROM (Onl y visib le when suppo r ted by r is er ) Disabled Enabled Memor y Config uration DIMM 1A (Information ) Installe d Not Installed Disabled Spare DIMM 1B (Information ) Installe d Not Installed Disabled Spare DIMM 2A (Information ) Installe d Not Installed Disabled Spare DIMM 2B (Information ) Installe [...]
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156 ww w .g at eway .c om Memor y Rem ap F ea ture Enabled Disabled Sparing (Disab led pro vides the m ost memor y sp ace. Spar ing rese rves memo ry to r eplace f ailures. Sparing Disabled Boot Boot Settin gs Config uration Quic k Boot Disab led Enabled Quiet Boot Disabled Enab led Bootup N um-Lock Off On PS/2 Mous e Suppor t Disab led Enab led Au[...]
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157 www .gate wa y .com nth Boot Device V aries (Specifies boot seq uence from th e avai la ble devices. A device enclos ed in parent hesis has been dis abled.) Hard Disk Dr iv e 1st D rive V ar ies ( Specifi es boot seq uence from th e avai la ble devices.) nth D rive V ari es (Spec ifies boot seq uence from th e avai la ble devices.) Remov a b le[...]
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158 ww w .g at eway .c om User Pass word is (Install ed/Not installe d) Set Admin P a s sword (Set or clear Adm in pass word) Set User P assw ord (Set or clear Use r pass word) User Acce ss Le vel No Acc ess View Only Limited Full Acc ess Clear User Pass word Fix ed disk boot s ector protecti on Disabled Enab led Pa ss wo r d On B oo t Disab led En[...]
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159 www .gate wa y .com Ser ver System Manage ment Server Board P art Number V aries Server Boa rd Serial Numb er V aries NIC 1 MAC Address V aries NIC 2 MAC Address V aries Syst em P ar t N umber V ar ies System Se r ial Number V aries Chassi s P ar t Numbe r V ar ies Chassi s Serial Number V ari es BIOS V ersion BIOS ID string (e xcluding b uild [...]
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160 ww w .g at eway .c om Baud Ra te 9600 19.2K 38.4K 57.6K 115.2K Flow C ontrol No Fl ow Contr ol CTS/RTS XON/XOFF CTS/R TS + CD Te r m i n a l Ty p e P C - A N S I VT100+ VT -UTF8 ACP I R ed ir ec ti o n P o r t Disabled Serial A Serial B Serial P ort Connector Serial A Serial B Ev ent Log Config uration Clea r All Event Logs Dis abled Enab led B[...]
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161 www .gate wa y .com Server (Cont ’d) Assert NM I or SERR Disab led Enabled Assert NM I or PERR Disab led Enabled Resu me on AC P ower Lo ss Stays O f f Po w e r O n Last State (Only displa yed if Intel Manage ment Module is pres ent. Def ault if presen t. FRB-2 P olicy Disable BSP Do no t disable B SP Retr y on Ne xt Boot Disa b le FRB2 Time [...]
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162 ww w .g at eway .c om * See the following Caution before changing the Onboard SCS I . The following 2nd level submenus are accessed from th e submenu indic a ted in the first column . Platf or m Event Filte r ing Enabled Disabled Exit Sav e Change s and Exit ( F10 ) Discard C hanges and Exi t ( ESC key ) Discard C hanges ( F7 ) Load Setu p Def [...]
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163 www .gate wa y .com BIOS submenu BIOS 2n d level submenu Setting Value IDE Configura tion (Cont’d) IDE Device Con figurat ion Device Device inform ation V endor De vice ve ndor Size Device size LBA Mode Device LBA mode Block Mode De vice b lock mode PIO Mod e Device PIO mod e Async DM A De vice A sync DMA mode Ultra DMA De vice Ultr a DMA mod[...]
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164 ww w .g at eway .c om DMA Mode Au to SWDMA 0-2 MWDM A 0-2 UWDMA 0-5 S.M. A.R. T . Aut o Disabled Enabl ed 32Bit Data T ransf er Disabled Enabl ed BIOS submenu BIOS 2n d level submenu Setting Value USB Configura tion USB Mass Storage Device Con figurat ion USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec 40 Sec Device #1 Only d isplayed if a de[...]
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165 www .gate wa y .com USB Configura tion (cont’d) Emulati on T ype Aut o Flopp y Fo rce d F DD Hard Disk CDROM BIOS submenu BIOS 2n d level submenu Setting Value 8510522.book Page 165 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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Append ix C 167 Safe t y , Regu lator y , and L egal Info rmation ■ Safety information ■ Legal and Regulatory Information 8510522.book Page 167 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:19 AM[...]
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168 ww w .g at eway .c om Impor tant saf ety informa tion Y our Gateway system is designed and tested to meet the latest standards for saf ety of information tech nology equipment. However , to ensure safe use of this product, it is i mport ant th at the safety inst ructio ns ma rked on the product and in the documentat ion are followed. Setting up[...]
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169 www .gate wa y .com Replacemen t part s an d accessories Use only replacement parts and accessories recommended by Gateway . Wa rn i ng T o reduce the risk of fir e, use only No . 26 AW G or larger teleco mmunica tions line co rd. Important Do no t use Gatew a y products in areas classifi ed as hazardo us locations . Such area s include pa tien[...]
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170 ww w .g at eway .c om Regulat or y c omplianc e stat ements United Sta tes of America F ederal C ommunications C ommission (FC C) Unint entional emitter per FCC Part 15 FC C Part 15 Class A Stat em en t The server is designated as complying with Class A requirem en ts if it bare s the f ollow ing t ext on the ra ting l abel: This device complie[...]
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171 www .gate wa y .com The United States T elephone Consumer Protection Act of 199 1 makes it unlawful for any person to u s e a computer or other elect ronic device to send any message via a telephone fax machine unless such mess age clearly conta ins, in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted pag e o r on t he f i rst page of the tran[...]
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172 ww w .g at eway .c om Users should make sure, for their own protection, that the electrical gr o un d connect ions of the power utili ty , telephone lines , an d internal metallic water p ip e s ystem, if present, are connected together . This precaution may be p artic ularly impor tant i n ru ral are as. The Ri nger Equiva lence Numbe r ( R E [...]
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173 www .gate wa y .com Laser safety sta tement All Gateway system s equipped with CD an d DVD drives comply wi t h the appropriate safety standards, including IEC 825 . The laser devices in these components are classi fied as “Class 1 Laser Prod ucts” under a US Depar tment of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance Standard. Sh[...]
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174 ww w .g at eway .c om Noti c es Copy r ight © 200 5 Gate way , I nc. All Rights Reserved 7565 Irvine Center Dr iv e Irv ine , CA 92618-2930 USA All Ri ghts Reserv ed This publication is pr ot ec t ed by copyright and all rights are re ser v ed. No par t of it ma y be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any f or m, without prior consen[...]
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175 www .gate wa y .com Inde x Numerics 5.25-in c h d rive installing 58 location 2 A accessories safety precautions 169 ACPI runtime checkpoints 13 4 add-in ca rd see card adding see installing additiona l beep codes 12 6 administrator password 29 Advanced menu BIOS Set up utility 108 B backplane 7 installing 93 SCSI 7 baseboard management control[...]
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176 ww w .g at eway .c om configuration jumper 6 config uring onboard RAID 62 RJ-45 serial p o rt 23 connecti ons diskette drive 6 front panel 6 IDE 6 keyboard 4 LAN 4 monitor 4 mouse 4 network 4 power 4 , 6 PS/2 4 RJ-45 6 SCSI 4 , 6 serial 4 USB 2 , 4 VGA 4 video 2 control pa nel optional 3 standard 2 control panel module LCD 30 replacing 97 cover[...]
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177 www .gate wa y .com location 6 removing 76 replacing 76 filling empty driv e bay s 62 find ing s peci ficat ions 142 , 148 front pane l connector 6 G Gateway Custom er Care 11 8 Learning Libraries 119 Web address 8 Web site 8 Gateway Serv er Manager 29 H hard drive indicator 2 installing 60 LED in d ic ator 2 troubleshooting 136 heat sink insta[...]
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178 ww w .g at eway .c om troubleshooting 137 L LAN jack 4 LCD control panel module 30 screen 3 LED indicators 21 information 126 LEDs 2 , 21 diagnostic 12 7 system board 126 line conditioners 11 local control panel 3 , 30 location drive bays 5 fan module 5 memory slo ts 5 PCI riser assembly 5 power s upply cage 5 processor air duct 5 lock Kensi ng[...]
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179 www .gate wa y .com cord conn ector 4 , 6 indicator 2 , 21 LED 2 , 21 line conditioners 11 main connec tor 6 protecting from surges 11 reset button 2 source problems 11 static electricity 41 surge protectors 11 troubleshooting 138 uninterr uptible power supp ly (UPS) 11 power distribution board installing 90 power su pply installing 88 manageab[...]
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180 ww w .g at eway .c om server back 4 identifying 34 interior 5 mounting 12 removing fro m cabinet 19 starting 20 turning off 22 turning on 20 Server m enu BIOS Set up utility 108 setting up hardware 10 operating system 24 safety precautions 10 , 26 , 168 Setup ut ility see B IOS Setup utility slots memory 6 specifications 142 , 148 electronic 14[...]
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181 www .gate wa y .com tele phone s upport 118 video 13 7 turning off server 22 turning on server 20 U uninterr uptible power supp ly (UPS) 11 updating the BIOS 109 UPS 11 USB ports 4 internal connector 6 location 2 , 4 user password 29 utilities BIOS Se tup 107 V VGA port 4 W Web site Gateway 8 8510522.book Page 181 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 11:1[...]
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