NEC MH4500 manual

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Contents iii Contents Pro pri e tary No ti ce and L iab ili ty Di sclaim e r .....................................................................vi i U sing Thi s G uide ........................................................................................................... vi ii Te xt Co nve n tion s ...........................................[...]

iv Contents Configurin g Your System ...................................................3-1 U sing the B IO S Se tup U til ity......................................................................................... 3- 3 Mai n Men u ............................................................................................................... 3-4 A[...]

Contents v Ad di tion al Tro ubl e shoo t in g Pro ced ures ......................................................................... 5-5 Pre pari n g t he Sy stem for D iag no stic T e sting............................................................. 5- 5 Mon ito ring POS T .........................................................................[...]

vi Con tent s Emer genc y M anagement Port........................................... C-1 Ho w t he EMP W o rks..................................................................................................... C-2 EMP Req ui r em en ts an d Co nfig urati on s ......................................................................... C-5 Se tting [...]

1 S y stem Overv i e w S y s t em C h as s i s F ea t u r es Sys tem Board Feat ures Syste m Secu ri ty Fea ture s[...]

1-2 Syst em Ove rvi ew The MH4500 System is a m o du l ar, mul t ipro cess in g s erver based on the In t el  Pent i u m® II Xeo n™ mi cro pr o cessor . T he combinat ion of com put e perf o r m a nce, me m o r y capacit y, and integrat ed input/o utput (I/O) provi de s a high performance environment for m a ny server market applicat ions . T[...]

Syst em Ov erv iew 1-3 Yo ur server f eat ures t he f o ll o wing m a j o r com po nen t s: up to f o ur high-per form a nce P ent ium II Xeo n processo r s, each packaged i n a Si ngl e Edg e Con ne ctor (S .E.C .) c artri dge in t egr at ed 512 KB or 1 M B seco ndar y cache integrat ed in t he S.E . C. cart ridge 128 MB to 4 GB of m emor y , us i[...]

1-4 Syst em Ove rvi ew Severa l ma j o r s yst e m co mponent locat i o ns are show n in the fo ll o w ing figure and bri e f ly described in the f o ll o w ing paragraphs. A. Fans (8) E. Syste m Board B. SCSI Backplan e F. Ex pansi on Board Connect or s C. Re m ovable M edia De vice Bays (3 ) G. Me m ory Modu le Conne ctor D. S.E. C. Processor Bay[...]

Syst em Ov erv iew 1-5 Per iph er al Ba y s The syste m suppo r t s a variet y o f standard PC A T -co mpatibl e per ip hera l de vices. The chas sis in c ludes the f o ll o w in g perip heral bays: 3 1/2-in c h front panel bay f o r m o unt ing the standard 3 1/2-in ch d iskett e dr ive (supports 720 K B and 1.44 MB d iskettes) t hree 5 /14-i nc h[...]

1-6 Syst em Ove rvi ew LL KK JJ GG EE CC AA II FF Z W BB Y X V DD HH L K I J G H M N O C D A E F B P R Q S T U MM A. W ide SC SI B Connecto r U. VRM Connector f or Proce ssor 1 B. Syste m Jumpe rs V. Proce ssor 1, S lot 2 C onnecto r C. Hard D r ive Input LED Con nector W . Main Powe r Conne ct or D. Syste m Spe aker Conne ctor X. Processor 2, S lo[...]

Syst em Ov erv iew 1-7 Pen tium II Xeon Pro cessor The syste m board suppo rt s up to four Penti u m II Xeo n processo r s, each packaged in a Single Edge Co nt act (S.E. C.) cartridge. The cart r i dge inc ludes t he pro cesso r core wi t h an in t egr at ed 16 KB prim ar y (L1) cac he; t he seco ndar y (L2) cache ; a t hermal plate; a nd a back c[...]

1-8 Syst em Ove rvi ew ISA f eat ures in c l ude: bus sp eed up to 8. 33 MHz 16-bi t m e mor y addressing T y pe A t r ansfers at 5.33 MB/seco nd T y pe B t ransfers at 8 MB/seco nd 8- o r 16- bi t data transfers P lug an d P lay ready. Th e sy stem board h as tw o 32-b i t PCI b us s egm ents: PC I-A a nd PCI-B. Th e seg ment s pro vide seve n PCI[...]

Syst em Ov erv iew 1-9 The IDE cont ro ller featur es: PI O and IDE DMA/bus mast er o per ations Mo d e 4 t imin g s t r ansfer rat es up to 22 MB/second b u ff er ing f or PCI/ID E burs t tran sf ers ma s t e r / s la ve I D E mod e . SCSI Con trolle rs The sys t e m boar d contains two SC SI contr o ll ers: a narr o w SCSI c o ntroll er (SYM53C81[...]

1-10 Syst em Ov er view No logic, ter minat ion, o r resist or loads ar e r equired to connect devices t o t he SCSI co ntro ller other than t er minat ion in t he device at t he en d o f the cable. T he SCSI bus i s t er minated o n the sy st e m board with active t er minator s t hat can be d i sa bled. Vide o C on tr ol ler The sys t e m has an [...]

Syst em Ov erv iew 1-1 1 Exter nal D ev ice Co n nect ors The ex t er nal I/O co nn ect o r s provi d e suppo rt for a PS/2 compat ible m o use a nd a keyboard, connector for VGA m o nito r , two seri a l port conn ect o r s, a parall e l po r t co nn e cto r, and a USB c o nnect or . Syst em Bo ar d M a na gem en t C on tr ol ler ( B M C) S e r ve[...]

1-12 Syst em Ov er view act ivate a hot- key co mbinat ion to ent er secure m o de qu ickly d i s a ble wr i t ing to t he diskett e dr i ve whe n secure mode i s set . Furt her inf o r m at i o n on t he secur it y f eat ur es i s co nta ined in Chapter 3, “ C o nfi gur in g Yo ur Sy st e m .”[...]

2 Setting Up Your Sy stem Sele cting a Site Unpack ing the Syst em Ge tting Fami liar w ith the Syste m Inst all ing t he S ystem Connect ing P eripherals Connect ing t he Power Cords Powering on the S ystem Converti ng t o a Rack Mount Server Unit[...]

2-2 Sett ing Up You r Sys tem Yo ur syste m ships as a st and-a lone, s ingle ser ver pedest al u n it o r as a r ack uni t read y t o insta ll in a rack. The pedest a l syste m can also be co nvert ed to a rack- m o u nt ed server uni t us ing a rack co nv er s io n kit (not supplie d) . Yo u can purchase t he kit f r o m y o ur dea ler. The inf o[...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -3 The si t e must be iso l at ed fro m stro ng electr o magnet i c fields and e lect r i ca l no ise pro duced by el ect r i ca l de vices suc h as air condit ioners, l ar ge fans, large electr ic m o t ors, rad io and TV tr ansmitt er s, and hi gh-fr eque ncy secur i t y devices. Prov i d e at l east e ight inches (20.32[...]

2-4 Sett ing Up You r Sys tem Getting Familiar with the Sy stem Bef o r e sett in g up y o ur sys t e m , y o u shou ld b eco me famili ar w i t h the syste m ’ s featur es, such as the locat ion of y o ur s yst e m's f r o nt and rear panel switches, indicat o r s, and connecto r s. Fro nt V i ew The fo ll o w ing figure shows locat i o ns [...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -5 D E F J I G H L K AB C A. CD-ROM D rive Standard, factory-installed C D-ROM D rive B. Diskette D r ive Standard, factory-ins t alled 3 1/2-inch d iskette drive. C. Po we r On /Of f Bu tton Pre ss to turn sys te m DC p owe r on or o ff. D. Slee p/Service But ton Press to put syste m in pow er sav ing mode o r se rvice mo[...]

2-6 Sett ing Up You r Sys tem Rear Vie w The fo ll o w ing figure show s t he locat i o n o f syste m cont r o ls, indicat o r s, and conn ecto rs on the rear o f t he sy ste m . T he rac k uni t i s similar ex cept that i t i s m oun te d i n th e r ac k on i ts s i de. H I K J B D F G A C E L M A. Parallel Port Conne ctor 25-pin para llel printe [...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -7 Installing th e System Ho w y o u install the sys t e m depe nds o n wh et her y o u have the stand-a lone pedesta l unit o r the rack-mounted uni t . I f y o u have t he pedesta l uni t , ins t a ll i t at y o ur s i t e and co nnect per iphera ls an d po wer as expl a ined next. If y o u have t he rack m o unted unit,[...]

2-8 Sett ing Up You r Sys tem To unplug the power cord, sli d e t he lock awa y f r o m the pl ug w hile care full y pu ll ing it o ut of the socket. Do not pull o n the co r d, o nly the plug. 2. Pl ug th e m al e en d of th e p owe r c ord i n to a w a l l -m oun ted p ow er ou tl et. P lug the m a le end o f the power c o r d in t o an NEMA 5-15[...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -9 Ver ify t hat the AC po wer - o n an d po wer supply fa ilure LEDs o n the back o f each power supply ar e li t . I f the power supply fa ilure LED is not li t , ensure t hat t he A C po wer co r d i s co nnect ed to a f u nct i o na l AC po wer sour ce. ! W A RNING The DC push-butt on on/ off sw i tc h on the f r ont p[...]

2-10 Se tting Up Your S ystem Converting to a Rack Mount S e rver Unit Yo u can conve r t a pedestal s yste m to a rack m o unt ed server uni t us in g a n o ptional r ack inst a lla t ion ki t ava ilable fro m y o ur dea l er . T he k i t cont ains t he sl id e rails , be ze l f ra me , a nd ot he r ha rdware n ecess ary f or m ountin g the sy ste[...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -1 1 Equi pm e nt R a ck W a rni ng s an d C au tio ns Observe and imp lement the f o ll o w ing equ ipment r ack war nin g s a nd cautions bef o r e st art ing the co nvers io n. ! W A RNING Ancho r t h e Equipment Rack. The equi pment rac k m ust be anchored t o an unm ovable support t o prev ent it from fal ling ov er w[...]

2-12 Se tting Up Your S ystem Conver t in g th e S ys tem P edes tal U ni t Convert in g your pedest al sy st e m t o a rack m o unt ed uni t co nsists of : re m o ving t he top an d s ide cove r s re moving the b eze l frame i ns tal li ng a n ew b ezel f ram e ins t a ll in g ha nd le s att aching slide ra ils to t he chassis prepar ing the rack.[...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -1 3 3. Grasp t he buil t - in hand le on t he b ack o f the cover and, using an e ven pu ll, slide t he co ver back abo u t an inch unt il i t sto ps. 4. Pu ll t he co ver st r aight up and o ff t he chassis. S et t he co ver as i d e. 5. Re m o ve and sa ve t he t wo screws ho ldin g t he acce ss ( s ide) pane l in place[...]

2-14 Se tting Up Your S ystem 3. In sta l l th e n e w b ez el f ra m e b y i ns er ti n g th e r eta i n i ng ta b s i n to th ei r co rrespo nding sl o t s o n the chassis. 4. Insta ll t he bezel do o r by insert in g t he door onto t he hinge pins on t he chassis. S hut t he bezel do o r. Installi ng the Chassi s Handles Inst a ll t h e t wo cha[...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -1 5 A. Beze l Fram e B. Re ctangul ar Cu tout C. Chassis H andle D. Scr ews At tachin g th e Ch ass is H andles Attachi ng the Outer Sli de Bars to th e Chassis Note: If you have a r ack unit , you m ust use the f ollowing proc edur e t o attac h t he slide bar s befor e m ounti ng the uni t in the r ack. Observ e all sa [...]

2-16 Se tting Up Your S ystem 3. While pressing do wn o n t he sm a ll out er bar saf et y l at c h (4 on t he f o ll o w ing figure), pull t he sma ll o u t er bar out o f the assembly a nd set as i de for ins t a llat io n o n t he c ha s s is. Release t he safet y latc h on the cen t er bar ( 5 o n t he fi gur e) and co llapse t he large out er [...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -1 7 4. Att ach each s ma ll o ut er bar to the chassis as fo ll o ws. Align t he mount ing h o les in the b ar t o the threaded ho l es in the chass is (see t he f o ll o w ing figure). T he ri g ht angle e nd of the b ar go es to war d t he f r o nt o f t he chassis. Secure t he bar to the chassis w ith four scr ews fro [...]

2-18 Se tting Up Your S ystem Pr epar i ng t he R ac k Note: If you have a r ack unit , you m ust use the f ollowing proc edur e t o prepar e t he rac k befor e m ounti ng the unit in the rack . Obser v e all safet y precauti ons, warni ngs, and cauti ons noted t hroughout t his chapt er . The convert ed syst e m unit (o r rack unit) mounts in a st[...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -1 9 3. Align the bracket behind t he rack’s vertical edge and b e hind the m o unt ing ho les in the v er t ical edge ( see t he f o ll o w ing figure). 1 4 2 3 1. Screw 2. Rack Verti cal Rail 3. Bar Nut 4. Right ang l e Ex t ension B r acke t Install ing the Exte nsion Brack e ts 4. Det ermine where y o u want to att a[...]

2-20 Se tting Up Your S ystem 1 2 3 22 5 6 4 4 6 7 2 2 1. Back Ex tension B r acket 2. 8-32 Scre w 3. Flat W asher, Lock Washe r, and 8- 32 Nu t 4. Large Out er Bar 5. Sa fety La tch on Ce nte r Ba r 6. Center Bar 7. Front Ex t ension B racket Ins talling t he Sl ider Ass embly 1. Wit h t he sa fet y latch (5 o n the ab o ve figure) end o f the sli[...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -2 1 4. Care full y s l ide t he cen t er bar (6) towar ds the back of the rack unt il t he ob l on g h o l e in th e b ar i s ov er th e th i rd h ol e f rom th e f ron t of th e l ar ge ou te r b ar (4). Insert an 8-32 scr ew thro ugh t he ob l o ng ho le in t he cent er bar, t he ho l e i n th e l ar ge ou ter b a r, an[...]

2-22 Se tting Up Your S ystem ! W A RNING Ancho r The Equi p ment Rack. The equi pment rac k must be anchored t o an unm ovable support t o prev ent it from fal ling ov er when one or mor e serv ers are extended i n front of it on sli de assembl i es. The anchor s m ust be able t o w i t hstand a f orce of up to 113 kg (250 l bs). You m ust al so c[...]

Setti ng Up Your System 2 -2 3 1 3 2 4 2 1. S m all Ou ter Ba r 2. Center Bar 3. Large Out er Bar 4. Sa fety La tch Ins talling th e S erver in the R ack[...]

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3 Configur i ng Your S y stem Usi ng the BIOS Set up Using th e Sy mbios SC SI Util ity Usi ng the Opti onal RAI D Controll e r Confi guri ng S yst em B oard Jum pers[...]

3-2 Configuring Y our System This chapt er descr ibes t he Set u p utili t ies that you can use to cha nge your s y st e m co nfiguration. The utili t ies descr ibed in this chapter include: BIOS Se t up Util i t y S ymb io s S C S I Ut ilit y. The BIOS Set up Utili t y is used to co nfi gur e t he sy st e m and any opt ion b o ar ds y o u ma y ad [...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -3 Using the BIOS Setup Utilit y The BIOS Se t up Utili t y is us ed to change syste m co nfigurat i o n paramet ers. Not e t hat m a ny BIOS Set up par am et er s are also configurable wi t h t he SSU. However, BIOS S etup Ut ili t y para met er s that ar e settable wi t h the SSU ar e o verwr i t t en by t he S S U t he[...]

3-4 Configuring Y our System Setup Me nu Ke y s Key Function in Set up Menu Up o r d o w n ar r o w k ey s Mo v e c ur s or up a nd do w n . T h e c ur s or mo v es on l y t o t h e se t t i ngs that you can chan ge . - Sel ec t t h e p r evi o u s v al u e f or t h e f i el d. + Sel ec t t h e n ext v al u e f or t h e f i el d. F9 Load defau lt c[...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -5 Ma in Me n u Fe atu re Cho i ces Des cri ption You r Se tting de scr ibed. Language Engli sh (US) Spanish, I t ali an Fre nch, Ge rman , Japane se (Kanji) Se l ects which l anguage BIOS dis p lay s in . Pri mary IDE Master an d Slave S ubmenu The fo ll o w ing t able shows t he sett ings for the Pr i ma r y IDE Mast er[...]

3-6 Configuring Y our System Prim ary ID E M aster and Sla ve Sub men u Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Enabled S ele cts the U ltra DM A M od e fo r mov ing da ta to and f rom the dr ive . Keyboard S ubmenu The fo ll o w ing table sh o ws t he settin g s for the Keyb o ar d su bmenu. Keyboard Submenu Feature Choi [...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -7 Adva nced Me nu Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting Use Multiproce ssor Sp e cific at ion 1.1 1.4 Sele cts version o f multipro cessor s p ec i fi c at i o n t o u s e. S om e ope r at ing sys t ems re qui r e ve rsion 1.1 fo r co m patibility re asons. Large D isk Acce ss Mode LBA CHS Select LBA for I DE d r iv [...]

3-8 Configuring Y our System PCI Device , Embedded SCSI Submenu Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting SCSI B On SCSI A & B On SCSI t ermin ati on. Single-Ende d Forc e/Auto Set Fo r c e A an d B Forc e B, Au t o A Forc e A, Au t o B Auto If s et fo r Fo rce S ing le , the SC SI channel de f aults to Single-Ende d operation. A uto-Set use s [...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -9 I/O D evice Con figurat ion Subm enu Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting (S eria l Po rt A ) OS Co ntroll ed configure t he po r t. Ba s e I/ O Ad dr ess 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Se l ects the ba se I /O addre ss for COM p ort 1. In te rrup t IRQ 3 IRQ 4 Se le cts the IRQ fo r C OM po rt 1 . COM 2: (S eria l Po rt B ) Di [...]

3-10 Configuring Y our System Adva nced Chi pset Control Submenu Feature Choi ce Description Your Setting Ad dre ss B it P er mu ting D isab le d Enable d To be e nabled, the r e m ust be a po w er o f 2 n um b er of r o w s , all ro w s mus t be the sa m e size , an d a ll populated r ows mus t be adjace nt and sta r t at r ow 0. Two-way or f our-[...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -1 1 Se curity Menu Feature Choi ce Description Your Setting Se t se ttin g it to a nu ll s trin g, or by c l ea r i n g pa s s w or d j um p er o n syste m board (se e “Conf i gur i ng Syste m Board J um pers,” in th i s chapter). Ad mi nistrator Passwo rd is Clear Set S t at us on ly; user cannot m odify. Once se t,[...]

3-12 Configuring Y our System Se curity Menu Feature Choi ce Description Your Setting be enabled unle ss at le ast one password is enable d. Floppy W rite Protect Disabled Enabled When secure mode is activa t ed, di s k et t e d r i v e i s wr i t e p r ot ec t ed . Us er m us t en t er p a s s w o r d to disable. Ca nnot be enabled un l ess at l e[...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -1 3 System Mana gement S ubmenu The f o ll o w ing t abl e lists t he settin gs for the Sys t em Manage ment Subm e nu. Sy stem Mana gement Submenu Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting Sy ste m Ev en t L ogg ing Dis ab le d Enable d W hen enabled, syste m eve nts will be logge d by BIOS and BM C. Cl ea r Ev en t L o[...]

3-14 Configuring Y our System Console Redi rection Submenu The fo ll o w ing t able list s t he sett ings f o r the Co nsole Red irect ion Submenu. Console Re di rec tion Submenu Feature Choi ces Description Your Setting COM Port Address Disabled 3F8 2F8 3E8 W hen enabled, console re direction uses the I/O por t spe ci fi ed. 3F8 is typically C OM [...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -1 5 Bo ot Devi ce Prior ity Subm enu Boot Prio r ity Device Descri ption Your Se t ting 1. Dis ke tte D rive Atte m pts to b oo t f ro m drive A. 2. Re m ova ble De vice s Atte mpts to b oo t f ro m a re mov ab le m ed ia device. 3. Ha rd D riv e Atte mpts to b oo t f ro m a h ard d rive de vi ce. 4. ATAPI CD-ROM Dri v e[...]

3-16 Configuring Y our System Exit M e nu Yo u can ma ke t he f o ll o w ing sele ct ions o n t he Exi t Menu. S e lect an opt i o n using t he up o r down arrow keys, t hen press Ente r to execut e the o pt ion. Pr ess ing Es c do es not exi t thi s menu. Yo u m u st se lect one o f the ite m s fro m t he menu or me nu ba r t o e x it . Exit Menu [...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -1 7 Sym bios SC SI Ut ility Main Menu . Sta tus Adapter Port No IRQ Level Current Next Boot NV RAM Found SYM53C 810 2000 11 On On Ye s SYM53C 896 3000 11 On On* Ye s SYM53C 896 3400 11 On On Ye s Change Adapter S t atus – Press ENTER t o change adapter Ne xt Boot S tatus. Adapter Boot Order – Pre ss ENTER to select a[...]

3-18 Configuring Y our System Ad apt er Set up Scr een Description Reco mmended Sett i ng or Disp l ay Only Your Con f i guration SCAM Support On Pa rity On Ho st SC S I ID 7 Scan O rder Low to H igh Re m ovable M edia Support N one CHS M appi ng SC SI Plug and Play Mapp ing Spinup De lay (sec) 2 Help Re stor e De faul t Se t up Ex it Th is Me nu 3[...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -1 9 SCSI H ard Dis k D rives Your Configuration Descriptions Reco mm ended Settings or Dis p la y Only 01 2 34 5 De vice Se l ections Press Enter f or m enu . Sel ec t de vi ce and p r ess En t er . Sync Ra te 40 W idt h ( bi t s ) 1 6 Di s c o nn ec t O n Re ad/ Writ e I/O time ou t (se c) 10 Scan f or device at boot ti[...]

3-20 Configuring Y our System Using the Optional RAID Controlle r The fo ll o w ing paragraphs provide an overview o f the optional Bu ild-to -Order RAI D c o nt ro lle r s . I nc lu d e d is in fo r ma t io n o n t he fac t o r y in s t a lled c o nt ro lle r s and RA I D co nfigurat ions. Fa ctor y I ns tall ed Co ntr oll er One of t he o pt i o [...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -2 1 DACCF Co nfigurati o n Utilit y The DACCF utili t y is included wit h t he A cce leR AID™ 250 Cont ro lle r . T he A cc e leRAID™ 250 supports vari o us versi o ns o f R AI D t echno l o g y (r efe r r ed to as RAID l e vels). T o use any RAID le vel, you must co nfigure t he RAID co ntro lle r us ing the DAC C F[...]

3-22 Configuring Y our System Configuring System Board Jumpers The fo ll o w ing paragraphs conta in pr o cedur es f o r sett in g syste m boar d j u mpers to: clear t he CMOS clear a passwo r d. A j u mp er i s a s mal l plast ic-encased co nducto r (sh o rt in g p lug) that slips over t wo ju mp e r p ins o n t he ju mp e r b lo c k . ! CA UT ION[...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -2 3 Syst em B oard Jum per J 6J1 Sum mary Function Pins (defau l t in bo l d) W hat it Does at Syste m Reset CM OS C lea r 1-2, Pr ote ct CM OS 2-3, C l ear CMOS Pr es er v es c o n t en t s o f N V R A M. Re pl aces content s of NVRA M with m anufacturing de fault se t ti n gs. Pa s s w o r d Cl ea r 5- 6 , P ro t ec t [...]

3-24 Configuring Y our System 2. Lo cat e the posit ion of the jumper bl o ck o n t he syst e m b o ar d ( see t he preced ing fi gur e a nd table f o r j u mp er l o cat i o ns and sett in gs) . To change a j u mper set t ing, use a pai r o f needle-nose p liers o r y o ur fi ngers to rem ove the j u m per f ro m i ts curre nt p osi t i on. Po si [...]

Configuring Y our System 3 -2 5 3. P l ug in t he power cords, power o n the sy st e m , and wai t for POST to co m p let e. T hi s aut o m at ically c lear s t he old password. 4. Pow er of f th e sy s tem an d un pl ug th e p owe r c ord s f rom th e sy s tem . 5. Mo ve t he Passwo rd Clear jumper back to pins 5- 6. 6. Rep lace t he access co ver[...]

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4 Upgradi ng Your Sy stem Observi ng Stat ic Precauti ons Prepari ng Y our Syst em Maintaini ng t he Equipment Log Rem oving t he A ccess P anel Opening t he Subchassi s and Electronics B ay Upgrading t he S ystem Board Inst all ing Opti on Boards Inst all i ng Hard Disk Dri ves Inst all i ng Removable Media Devic es[...]

4-2 Upgrading Y our System This chapter in c ludes pro cedures f o r rep lacing/upgrading t he rea l - t ime batt ery , Pent i u m Xeo n pro cesso r cart r idge, and DIMM m o du les o n t he syste m boar d a ddi n g op ti onal I SA and PC I b oar ds ins t a lli ng 3 ½ -in c h SCSI h ard dr iv es ins t a lli ng o ptiona l 5 1/4- inch devices (t ape[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-3 Elect ro ni c de vices ca n be easily damaged by st at ic electrici t y. To pr event damage, keep them in t heir prot ectiv e packag ing when t hey ar e not in st a lled in y our s yste m . Prep aring Your System f or Upgr ade Depending on the upgrade, you need one or m o r e o f t he fo ll o w ing too ls : Philli p s scre[...]

4-4 Upgrading Y our System Removing the A cce ss Cov er To insta ll op t ions in y o ur s yst e m , you m u st fi r st remove the access co ver o n the r i g ht si de o f the syst e m (as viewed f r o m the fro nt ). ! CA UT ION For pr oper c ooli ng and airfl ow, do not oper at e the system w i t h the acces s co v er removed . Alw ays rep l ace t[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-5 Rem oving/In st alling the A cces s C over Instal lin g th e Ac ce ss Co ver Inst a ll t h e acces s co ver as fo ll o w s. 1. Check t hat y o u have not lef t a ny too ls or loo se part s inside the syste m chass is. 2. Make sure a ll option boar ds ar e fi r mly seat ed in their respect iv e s lot s and t hat a ll inter [...]

4-6 Upgrading Y our System Opening the Subchassis and El ectronics B ay There m a y be times dur ing sys t e m upgr ade t hat y ou need t o o pen the subchassis and electr o nics bay . Bo t h m a y be swung as ide for access t o co mponent s. Open the su bcha ss is a nd elect r o nics bay as fo ll o w s. ! CA UT ION For pr oper c ooli ng and airfl [...]

Upgrading Your System 4-7 B A C D Openi ng the Subchassis and El e ctronics Bay 6. R ota te th e su b ch as si s to th e l ef t, aw ay f ro m th e m ai n ch as si s , u n t i l i t s tops (B in t he abo ve figure). 7. Label a nd disco nnect all cabling to the electronics bay ( D in t he figure). 8. Rot at e t he electro nics bay t o the right, away[...]

4-8 Upgrading Y our System 7. Co nnect all the previ o us l y d isco nne ct ed cables to the I/O panel on the back o f the chass is. 8. Insta ll t he acces s co ver as previous ly descr ibed. Upgrading the S ystem Board The fo ll o w ing paragraphs provide pro cedur es f o r upgradin g t he syste m boar d in y o ur s yste m . T o pics co vered incl[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-9 ! W A RNING If the system was r unni ng, processors and heat si nk s on the board m ay be hot. To av oid the possibi li t y o f a burn, be caref ul when remov ing or i nstalli ng c om ponent s near the processor( s). 1 Pow er of f th e s y stem , di sc onn ec t an y peri ph e ral s , an d u n pl ug th e p owe r co r d s fr[...]

4-10 Upgrading Y our Sy stem In sta lling /Remov ing the Proces sor Ca rtrid ge The f o ll o w ing paragraphs provide pro cedures f o r i nst a lling an d re mo ving the Pent ium I I Xeo n Pro cesso r Sin g le Edge Co nt act ( S.E. C. ) cartr i dge. Use t hese pro cedures when upgr ad in g o r r epl ac ing y o ur pro cesso r ( s). Each pro cesso r [...]

Upgrading Your System 4-11 1. Po wer off t he syste m , d isconnect any att ached per i p hera ls, a nd unplug the sy stem ’s powe r cords f rom t he power sou rces . 2. Re m o ve t he access cover as previou s ly descr ibed. 3. Care full y r e mo ve t he foa m cover fro m o ver t he el ect r o ni cs bay. 4. Remove a new pro cesso r cartridge f r[...]

4-12 Upgrading Y our Sy stem Note: If tabs are not att ac hed t o the cartri dge, see “At t aching P r oc essor Cartr i dge T abs” for procedur es. 7. In s er t th e c a rt ri dge i n to th e g ui d e r ai l s o f th e re ten ti on m od ul e ( B i n th e preced ing fi gur e) and care fu lly push in t o t he module un t il re s ist ance is fe l [...]

Upgrading Your System 4-13 Removi ng a Processor C artridge Use t he f o ll o wing pro cedur e to rem o ve a pro cesso r cartridge. 1. Po wer off t he syst e m a nd re move t he access cover as pr eviou s ly descr ibed. 2. Re m o ve t he f o am cover fro m the electro nics bay . 3. Wi t h y o ur r i g ht thu mb on the ret ention m o du le brack et [...]

4-14 Upgrading Y our Sy stem 7. Pu ll t he t wo t abs (C on the f o ll o w ing figure ) o n t he cartr i dge st r a ight awa y f ro m t he syst e m board to disengage t he cart r idge f r o m the syste m b o ar d. B B C D C A A. S.E. C. cartridg e B. Rete nt i on modu l e gu ide rails C. Tabs on S .E.C. car t ridge D. Processor heat sink Removing t[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-15 J16 J15 J12 J11 J8 J7 J3 J4 J14 J13 J10 J9 J6 J5 J1 J2 D C B A E A. M emor y ba nk A (in sta ll firs t) B. Memory bank B (i nstal l se cond) C. Mem o ry b ank C (i ns t all thi r d) D. Mem o ry b ank D (i ns t all la st ) E. Memory module connect or Mem or y Mo du le Each socket holds a s ingle 72-bi t DIMM m o du l e w i[...]

4-16 Upgrading Y our Sy stem 3. Care full y pu l l t he mem o r y modu le o u t o f i t s co nnecto r o n t he sy st e m board (see t he f o ll o w ing figure). 4. S lide the modu le str ai g ht o ut f ro m t he syste m boar d unt il it c lears t he gu ide r a ils . 5. P lace the m o du le co m po nent-s i de up o n a non-co nductive, st at ic-free[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-17 3. Al i gn th e tw o n otc h e s i n th e b ot tom e dg e of th e DI MM wi th th e key ed so cket o n the m e mor y m o du le (see t he fo ll o w ing figure). Ins talling t he D IMM ! CA UT ION Use care when insert i ng a DI MM. Appl yi ng too muc h pressure when insert i ng a DI MM can damage a socket or ejec t or lev er[...]

4-18 Upgrading Y our Sy stem 8. Re inst a ll t he foa m cover o n t he e lectr o nics bay . 9. Reinst a ll t he acc ess co ver as pr evi o u s ly descr ibed. 10. Co nnect all exter nal cables and t he po wer cor ds to t he syste m. 11. Run the SSU to configure t he syst em a nd to pro per ly at t ri but e E CC m e mor y (see Chapter 3, “ Configur[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-19 ! CA UT ION To avoi d da m age to the memor y modul e, you must support the m odul e until i t is corr ectl y i nserted and f i rmly seated i n it s connect or on the system board. 2. Ho l d t he mem o r y m o du le by i t s edge s and align i t w ith the gui d e r a il at t he back o f the electr o nics bay . 3. Insert t[...]

4-20 Upgrading Y our Sy stem C B A A. ISA c onnector (use ha lf-l ength b oard on l y) B. Six PCI conne ctors ( t op to bo tto m in figure) Firs t fo u r c o nnect o r s: PCI B3 , B2, B 1, B0 Ne xt tw o con ne ctors : PC I A 3, A2 C. PCI conne ctor A1 (u se hal f -length boa rd on l y) Locat ing t he PC I an d ISA Slot s In st a lla tion Cons ide r[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-21 Con tr ol ler / A da pt er Har d war e C o nfi gur ati o ns The fo ll ow ing t abl e lists t he o ption boards y o u ma y add to y o ur sys t e m t hat r e q u ire s p e c if ic in st a lla t ion s lo t s. Option Boa rd Hardware Configurations Opti on Board IRQ Memo ry Address I/O Address Option Slot Myl ex Acce l eRAID 2[...]

4-22 Upgrading Y our Sy stem C B A Ins talling an Opt ion Board 8. S et any boar d j u mper s o r sw itches as descr ibed in the docu mentat ion that c om es wi th th e op ti on b oa rd. 9. Ho l d t he opti o n b o ar d by i t s t o p edge o r upper corners an d insert it into the expansi o n sl o t until it is fi r mly seated. T he t apered foot o[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-23 4. Re m o ve and save t he option b o ar d r etaining b racket screw. 5. Ho ld the b o ar d at each end and carefully pu ll i t o ut of i t s co nnect or . Make sure t hat y o u do not scrape t he b o ar d agains t ot her com po nents. 6. Re move t he b o ar d fro m the ex p a nsio n slot and place i t in an an t ist at i[...]

4-24 Upgrading Y our Sy stem Installing Hard Dis k D rives Your sy st e m suppo r t s up to six , 1- in c h high, hot-swap, wi de SCSI l o w vol t age dr ives (LVD). T he drives inst a ll in t he dr ive bay at t he f r o nt of the syste m (see t he f o ll o w ing figure). T he driv e bay is accessed by opening the f r o nt panel, unl o ck ing t he [...]

Upgrading Your System 4-25 Instal ling an Opti on al SCS I Har d Disk Dr iv e In stal l an op ti on al SCS I h ar d di s k d r i v e as f o l l ow s. ! CA UT ION Observ e stati c pr ec auti ons. Use an anti stat ic wri st str ap. 1. Tu rn of f th e sy stem an d di sc onn ec t al l pow er c ord s f rom th ei r pow er so urces. 2. Rem o ve t he 3 1/2[...]

4-26 Upgrading Y our Sy stem 8. Ho l d t he carr ier by it s ha ndle, po sit ion i t in fro nt of an op en sl o t , an d st art it int o t he g u ide r a ils . 9. Care fully push t he carrier and dr ive part way in t o the bay . 10. Pu ll do wn o n the carrier handle and cont inue pushi ng t he carr ier in t o t he ba y. As y o u push in , t he t w[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-27 Note: A failed S CSI har d driv e is indic at ed by a conti nuousl y lit yellow LED on the f ront panel . The LEDs and correspondi ng har d dr iv es are nu m ber ed 0 t hrough 5, fr om top t o bott om (f or ex am ple, driv e 0 i s the t op-m ost har d driv e in t he bay and driv e 5 i s the bott om-most driv e in t he bay[...]

4-28 Upgrading Y our Sy stem If a SCSI tape drive is connected a l o ng with the SCSI CD- ROM o n the SCSI c ontroll er, SCSI t erm ina t i on m u st be rem o ved f ro m t he t ape dri ve. Use the f o ll o w ing pro cedur es to in st a ll or rem o ve o pt i o nal 5 1/4- inch remo vable media devices. Instal lin g a 5 1/ 4-I nc h Me dia D e vic e In[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-29 A Rem oving t he E MI Shie ld ! CA UT ION Observ e stati c pr ec auti ons. Use an anti stat ic wri st str ap. 4. Remove t he devi ce fro m i t s prot ectiv e wrapper and place it o n an ant i st at i c sur face. Reco r d t he device m o de l and serial number in the equi p me nt log. 5. Set any device j u mpers or swi t c[...]

4-30 Upgrading Y our Sy stem C B D A A. Tape drive or othe r r e m ovab l e de vi ce B. Tab on rail C. Sc r ews (4) D. Ra i ls ( 2) Ins talling t he D evice R ails 7. Alig n t he devi ce w i t h t he device sl o t gui d e r a il s a nd care fully s l ide t he device in t o t he sl o t un t il the device l o cks in place. 8. Re move t he access co v[...]

Upgrading Your System 4-31 Rem ovi ng a 5 1/4-I nc h Me dia De vic e Rem o ve a 5 1/4- inch m ed ia device as fo ll ows. 1. Pow er of f th e sy s tem , di sc onn ec t an y peri ph e ral s , an d u n pl ug th e s y stem po wer cords f r o m t heir power so ur ces. 2. Open the fro nt panel, re m o ve t he access co ver, and o p en t he subchassis. 3.[...]

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5 Solving Pr obl ems St ati c Precaut ions Troubles hoot i ng Checklis ts Addit ional Troubles hooting Procedures Spec ific Problems and Correct i ve Acti ons PCI Insta llatio n T ips BIO S U ser’s Info r m at ion[...]

5-2 Solving Probl ems This chapter hel ps you i d e ntify a nd solve pro bl e ms that may occur dur in g s ys t e m in st a lla t io n o r w h ile u s in g yo u r s yst e m. T he fir s t p a r t o f t his c hap t e r t e lls y ou ho w to reset y o ur s y st e m in case o f problems. The n e xt severa l parts pro vi de t ro ublesh o ot ing checklist[...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-3 Initial S ystem S tar t up Incor r ect insta llat ion or confi gur at ion usuall y causes pr o bl e ms t hat o ccur at ini t ia l syst e m st art up. Hardwar e failure is a less frequent cause. I f y o u have pr o b le ms d u r ing in it ia l s ys t e m s t a r t u p , c he c k t he fo llo w in g . Are the syste m po wer supp[...]

5-4 Solving Probl ems If the above ite ms are a ll co r r ect , but the prob l e m reo ccur s, r efer to “ Add i t ional Troubleshoot i ng Pro cedur es” in t his c hapt er. Ru nnin g New A p p lic atio n Soft ware Prob lems t hat o ccur when y o u ru n n ew app licat i o n softwar e ar e usua lly re lated to th e software. Fa u l t y equi p men[...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-5 If the pro bl e ms are inter mi t t ent, t here m a y be a loo se cable, di rt in t he keyb o ar d ( if keybo ard input i s inco r rect) , a m arg in a l power supp ly , o r ot her random co mpone nt failures. If y o u suspe ct that a tr ansi e nt vo l t age sp ike, po wer ou t age, or br o wnout might have occurr ed, rel o a[...]

5-6 Solving Probl ems 4. Po wer up the vi deo m o ni t o r . Set i t s brightness an d co nt r ast controls to a t l e as t tw o-th i rd s of th ei r m axi m um ra n ge s ( ref er t o th e d ocu m en ta ti on suppli ed w it h y o ur video dis p lay m o ni t o r ). 5. If the o per at ing syste m nor mally l o ad s from the h ar d d isk drive, m ake [...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-7 Ver ifyi n g Pr o per O per ati on o f Ke y S y stem I ndi ca tor s As POST deter mines the syst e m configurat ion, it test s for the presence o f each mass st or age device inst a lled in t he syst e m . As each de vice is checked, i t s ac t iv it y in d ic a t o r sho u ld t u r n o n br ie fl y. C he c k fo r t he fo llo[...]

5-8 Solving Probl ems Powe r LE D D oe s N ot Li gh t Check t he f o ll o w ing. Are all po wer supp lies p lugged in? Is the power turned o n to the power st r i p o r out let? Do y o u have a bl ow n fuse or breaker? Is the syst e m o per ating nor mally? I f so, t he power LED is pr o ba bly defect ive or the cable f r o m t he f r o nt panel t [...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-9 3. Run the SSU to di sa ble t he onb o ar d vi deo co ntroll er. 4. Re bo ot t he sy st e m f o r cha nges t o take effect. If there are st ill no charact er s o n t he scree n after you reboot the syste m, co nt act y o ur ser v ice r epr esent at ive for ass istance. POST emi t s o ne l o ng beep a nd t wo sho rt beeps pat [...]

5-10 Solving Problems Is th e po w e r i n di ca to r on th e f ron t pa n el li t ? Is the power supply failure indicato r on t he power supply li t ? If n o t, the po wer supply has f a iled. Is the power connecto r f o r the coo ling fan(s) co nnect ed to the syste m bo a r d ? Is t he ca ble from t he front panel board connect ed t o t he s y s[...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-11 Note: The hard disk driv e activit y li ght on t he front panel li ghts w hen ei t her a har d di sk drive, or a SCSI device contr oll ed by the onboard S CS I host controll er , i s i n use. Thi s LED does not di spl ay CD- ROM activ it y. CD ROM Dr ive Ac tivity Lig ht Does Not Lig ht Check t he f o ll o w ing. Is the powe[...]

5-12 Solving Problems Enable F2 P rompt by Usi ng SSU Use t he f o ll o w ing st eps t o enable the F2 prom pt . 1. In se rt y our SS U d i s ke tte i n th e d i sk ette d ri v e. T hi s i s th e di ske t te th at i s creat ed by co pying the SSU so ftwar e from E XPRESS B UILDE R CD ROM t hat c om es wi th th e s y s tem . 2. Reboot the sy st e m [...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-13 Note: Thi s procedure r esets all setti ngs to t hei r defaul t setti ngs. Cl eari ng CMOS memory resets all SSU and Set up setti ngs to t hei r default s, not just t he CMOS CLR setting. Bef or e proceedi ng, check t hat you have a backup paper copy of the confi gurat i on setti ngs. Ref erri ng t o the worksheet s c oul d [...]

5-14 Solving Problems Pro b le m s wi th th e Netw ork The ser ver hangs w he n t he dr ivers are loaded. C han ge th e PC I B IO S i n te rru pt s et ti n gs. Try th e “PC I In stal l ati on Ti ps ” be lo w . D iagnost ics pass, but t he co nnect i o n fails. Make sure t he netwo rk cabl e is secur e ly att ached. Make sure y o u spec ify t he[...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-15 Reser ve inte r r u pt s (IRQs) and/o r m e mor y addr e sses sp ec i f ica l l y f o r I SA adapt er s. Thi s pre vent s PCI car ds fro m t r ying to use the same sett ings ISA cards ar e us ing. Use t he SSU to keep tr ack o f ISA adapter reso urces. Cert ain drivers ma y requ i r e inter r upt s t hat are not shared w ith[...]

5-16 Solving Problems Ke yboard contro l l er e rror* The keyboard cont r oller te st faile d. You may ha ve to re pl ace the ke yboar d or con troller. Ke yboard error nn The keyboard i s not wo rking. B IOS d i scovere d a stuck ke y and displays the scan code nn f or the stuck key. Monitor ty pe doe s not ma t ch CM O S - Ru n SETUP M onito r ty[...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-17 Messa ge s a n d B e e p C odes Whene ver a r eco verable erro r occur s during POST, BI OS displa ys a message o n t he vi d eo di sp la y scr ee n and causes t he speaker t o beep t wice as the m e ssag e appears. BI OS also issues a beep code (o ne long to ne f o ll o wed by t w o sho rt tones) durin g POST if the video c[...]

5-18 Solving Problems POST Tes t s Code Beeps PO ST Rout i ne Descrip t i on 1C Re s e t Prog ra mma b le In terru pt C on tro lle r 20 1-3-1-1 Test DR AM refre sh 22 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Control l er 24 Set E S s egm ent r eg i st er to 4 GB 28 1-3-3-1 Autosiz e DRA M; syste m BI O S sto ps ex ecution he r e if the BIOS d oes not de tect any[...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-19 POST Tes t s Code Beeps PO ST Rout i ne Descrip t i on 54 Set ke y click if e nabled 56 Enabl e ke yboard 58 2-2-3-1 Test for unex p ected in t errupts 5A D isp lay pro mp t “P res s F2 to e nte r SET UP ” 5C Test RAM betwe en 512 and 640K 60 Test ex t ended m e m ory 62 Test ex tended m e m ory ad dress lines 64 J um p [...]

5-20 Solving Problems POST Tes t s Code Beeps PO ST Rout i ne Descrip t i on 96 Cl ear hugh ES se gm ent re gi ster 98 1-2 Se arc h for option ROMs. One l ong, two s hort be ep s on checksu m fai l ur e 9A Shadow op tion ROMs 9C Se t up Power Ma nage m ent 9E Enable ha r dware i nterrupts A0 Set tim e of day A2 Che ck key lo ck A4 In it ializ e typ[...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-21 POS T Er ror C odes an d M e ss ag es Whene ver a r eco verable erro r occur s during POST, BI OS displa ys a message o n t he vi d eo di sp la y scr ee n and causes t he speaker t o beep as t he message appears. The “ POS T Erro r Codes and Message s” table i s a l ist o f the erro r co des and message s w r i t t e n a[...]

5-22 Solving Problems POST Error Codes and Mes s ages Code Er r or message Pause on Error 0405 Ex pansi on ROM not i nitialized No 0406 W arning : IRQ not configu r ed No 0504 Re source Conf l ict No 0505 Ex pansi on ROM not i nitialized No 0506 W arning : IRQ not configu r ed No 0601 De vi ce configu r ation cha nged No 0602 Configurat i on e rr o[...]

Solvin g Prob lems 5-23 POST Error Codes and Mes s ages Code Er r or message Pause on Error 8150 NVR AM Cleare d by Ju mper No 8151 NVR AM Che cksum Error , NVRA M clea r ed No 8152 NVR AM Data In valid, NVRA M cle ared No 8153 Password cleare d by jumpe r No 8154 Address b it per m uting p r eve nt ed POST m e mory re m apping No 8160 Unable to ap[...]

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A S y stem Cabling Bef ore Y ou Begi n St ati c Precaut ions St andard Conf i gurati on RAI D Confi gurat i on[...]

A-2 Syst em Cab ling This appendix co nt a ins inf o r mat ion on cabli ng co nfigurat i o ns used in y o ur syste m. The configurations include: standard co nfiguration o p t i o nal RAID configuration. Before You Begin Observe a ll caut ions, warning, and stat i c precaut ions while wo r k ing wi t h your syste m a nd whil e per for ming any pro [...]

Syst em C abling A- 3 Power C ab ling The inter nal power cable s ar e co nnected to the syst e m b o ar d, SCS I backplane, sto r age devices, and d isket t e driv e. T he po wer cabl e s var y in length a nd pro vide co nn e cto r si ze s to accomm odat e a var iet y of suppo r t ed stor age devi ces a nd a flexible st or age configurat ion. Po w[...]

A-4 Syst em Cab ling K I J G H C D A E F B H 0 1 2 3 4 5 L A. SCSI Distri b uti on Backplane G. Narrow S CSI Inte rface Conne ctor B. SCSI Backplan e Ter m i n ati on H. Diske tte Inte rfa ce Cab le C. SCSI Hard Dis k Driv es I. Diskette Device D. Wide SCS I In te rface Ca ble J. Re m ovable M edia SCS I Device s E. W ide SC SI In terface Conne cto[...]

Syst em C abling A- 5 RAID Configuration Two of the opt ions available for y o ur s y st e m ar e t he Mylex Acce leRAID 250 (SecuRAID 210) or the Myl e x AcceleRAID 1100 (SecuRAID 530) Controller board. These boar ds give y o ur s y st e m t he added secur i t y o f fault to lerance. If y o u o r der a s yste m wi t h t he RAID co nt ro ller, the [...]

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B S y stem Setup Utility Creati ng SS U Disk ett es Running t he SSU Exiting t he SSU[...]

B-2 System Setup U tilit y The Sy st e m Set up Utili t y (SSU) i s a DOS-based ut ili t y t hat suppo rt s extended syst e m co nfigurat i o n o per ations f o r o nboard r esour ces and add-in boar ds. It a l so all o w s y o u to vi ew t he system event l o g and to set sys t e m boot and securi t y o pt ions. Use t he SSU whe n you need to: add[...]

Syst em Set up Ut ilit y B-3 Creating SSU Dis kett es S S U ma y be r u n d ir e ct ly fr o m t he E XPRESS B UI LD E R CD-R OM o r from DOS- boot abl e d isket t es. Befor e y o u can run t he SSU fro m disket t es, you m u st co py th e SS U f rom th e E XPRESS B UI L D E R CD -R OM to a di s ke tte . If y o ur d is ket t e dr i ve i s d isa bled[...]

B-4 System Setup U tilit y The f o ll o wing m essage dis p lays: “ P l ea s e w a i t whi l e t h e A p pl i c at i on Fr am e l o a ds … ” 5. When the main window of the SSU displa ys (see the fo ll o w ing figure), you can custo mize t he user in t er f ace befor e co nt inuing. Sy stem Se tup Utility Main Me nu Window Customiz in g th e S[...]

Syst em Set up Ut ilit y B-5 Other : lets you enable o r disable the st at us bar l o cat ed at t he b o t to m o f t he SSU menu disp la ys. T he c hanges are immediat e. There are t hree wa y to change t he interface de fault va lues. Choo se one of t he fo llo w ing . Use t he mouse to click on t he pro per butto n in t he Pr eferences se ct ion[...]

B-6 System Setup U tilit y Sy stem Se tup Utility Main Me nu Window Resource C onfi guration Add- i n (RCA) Window The RCA pro vides t hree major funct ions. Creat es r epr esent at i o ns o f devices t hat cannot be di sco vered by the sy stem (ISA cards ) Modifies t he co ntent s of t he sy st e m by add ing and re m o ving devices Modifies t he [...]

Syst em Set up Ut ilit y B-7 3. T o configure a device, click on i t or select its name in the Devices sect i o n o f t he RCA window ( see the fo ll o w ing figure). Pr ess t he spacebar o r Ent er . 4. Make co nfigurat i o n changes and cli ck OK to re turn to t he RCA w in dow. Repeat st eps 3 an d 4 to configure addi t i o nal de vices. 5. Save[...]

B-8 System Setup U tilit y 8. To re t urn to t he RCA Men u, cli ck Clo se . Ad ding and R emovi ng I SA Board s Adding and rem o ving boards t hro ugh t he RCA pro vides a way for t he RCA t o run i t s co nfli ct det ec t ion algorithms on the resour ces request ed by t he boar ds. This alert s y o u t o any po ss ible proble ms wi t h t hat part[...]

Syst em Set up Ut ilit y B-9 2. P r ess t he spacebar o r Ent er . The funct ions of the select ed device alo ng w i t h po ss ib le cho ices a nd t he reso ur ces asso ciated with t ho se cho ices disp lays. To ma ke a mo d i fi ca t i o n : 1. H ighlight t he f u nct i o n in the Conf igurat ion window ( see the foll o w ing figure). 2. Press t h[...]

B-10 Syst em Set up Ut ilit y Rec omm ended Resource S etti ngs Sy ste m Gr oup No rma l S et ting Yo ur C on fig ura tion Sys t em I d enti fi cati o n an d Vers i on Info rmat ion SS U C on figu rat ion F ile Ve rs ion Display On ly MP Spec. Version V 1.4 Proc essor Speed Se t t i ng 3.5 X Bus Spe ed Mem o ry S u bsy st em Gro u p Ex ten d ed Me [...]

Syst em Set up Ut ilit y B-11 Syst em Re so urc e Us ag e Clic k ing on t he Res o ur ce Use button in t he Configurati o n window displays the S yste m Reso ur ce Usage w indow ( see t he f o ll ow ing figure). T his window sho ws what reso ur ces each device is consuming. T his infor m at i o n is us e ful for choo s ing resour ces if a co nf l i[...]

B-12 Syst em Set up Ut ilit y 4. C lic k Sa ve to sav e t he b o ot pr i o r i t y . 5. C lic k Cl os e to re turn to the Main Men u. Pass wor d Adm ini str a ti on (P WA ) Wind o w The PWA configures ad ministrat o r and user passwor ds and ot her secur it y op ti on s . 1. Fro m the SSU Ma in Menu, launc h t he PWA by se le ct ing the “ S ecuri[...]

Syst em Set up Ut ilit y B-13 SEL Vie wer Menu s Screen C hoi ce Descri pt i on Fil e Me nu Loads, sa ves and cle ar s the E vent Log data. The Eve nt Log data fi l e is save d in e it her te xt or b i nary for mat depe ndi ng on the outp ut forma t selecte d under the Set ti ngs m en u. Se le cting Exit retu rns yo u to th e S SU Ma in Me nu. Vi e[...]

B-14 Syst em Set up Ut ilit y Fiel d R ep la cea bl e U nit ( FRU ) M ana ger Ad d-I n W i n dow The FRU Manager d ispla ys all FRU inve nt or y ar eas o n t he server , ei t her in Hex o r text (Verbo se) form. The FRU Ma nager w indow pro vides acce ss t o featur es o f the add-in t hro ugh menus a nd opt i o ns. Open the F RU M a nager w indow a[...]

C Emergenc y M anagement Port Ho w the EM P W ork s EMP Requi rem ents and Conf i gurat ions Set ting Up the Server Main EMP W indow Phonebook Management P lug-ins FRU and SDR Load Utility[...]

C-2 Emer ge ncy Management Port T he E mer g e nc y M a na g e me nt P o rt ( E M P ) a llo w s r e mo t e se r ve r ma na g e me nt v ia a mode m or di rect co nn ect ion. The COM2 po rt on y o ur ser ver pro vides an in t er f a ce t o Conso le Ma nager so ftwar e locat ed in a second syst e m. Modem Modem M odem C onn ecti on Modem Man age d Se [...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-3 The fo ll o w ing g ives an over view o f h o w t he EMP funct i o ns in each stat e. Co mmand st at e i s t he de fault CO M 2 st ate. In this st at e, the EMP co mmunicat es w i t h the server, all o w ing t he c lient t o rem o t ely re set o r po wer the server up o r down. T he client can also view the ser ver&a[...]

C-4 Emer ge ncy Management Port Con sole in Red irect Stat e The above figure shows t he EMP window in redirect st ate wi t h t he terminal w indow. T he text t hat appears on t he server moni t o r di sp la ys in t he red irect wi n dow . Availabil i t y o f the v ar ious E MP features is det er mined by t wo th ings: the EMP access m o de se lect[...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-5 EMP Acce ss M ode s (Server Not Configured for Console Redirect) Mode Server Powered Off During POST After OS boo ts Disabled Redirect w indow appe ar s, but is blank Redirect w indow appears, bu t is bl ank Re di r ect w indow appears, bu t is bl ank Pre-boot EMP commands available EMP co mm ands available Re dir ec[...]

C-6 Emer ge ncy Management Port Se tting Up the Serve r for the EMP To use t he EMP, you m ust co nfi gur e t he server's BIOS w ith specific set t in g s. These sett in g s t ake pl ace in two submenus o f the BIOS S er ver m e nu: S yst e m Management Subm e nu and Conso l e Red irect Subm e nu. (Refer to Chapter 3, “ Conf igur ing Your Sy[...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-7 M ain EMP Wi ndow The main EMP w in do w provides a graphical u ser i nt er face (GUI ) to access server co nt ro l operat i o ns and to l au nc h t he managem e nt p lug-ins. At t he to p of t he GUI i s t he m e nu and too l bar. T hese pro vide the opt ions to ini t iate p lug-i ns and ot her support features. A s[...]

C-8 Emer ge ncy Management Port EM P Cons ol e M ai n M e nu T he E M P C o ns o le M a in me nu h a s t he fo ll o w in g me nu s . File  Exit - Exi t s the EMP. Connect  Disconn ect - disconnect s t he server connect ion.  [Re]Co nn e ct - r ai se s t he connect di a l o g .  A li st o f the five m o st recent co nnect ions - can clic[...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-9 Co nnect D ialo g Op t io ns a va i la b le in t he d ia lo g inc lud e t he fo llo w in g . Line Se lec t ion - you can specif y w het her to use a direct co nnect i o n o r d i a l-up mode m connect i o n to t he server.  Dial-up - connects to a sel ect ed ser ver w ith a mode m.  Direct con n ect (Seria l Li[...]

C-10 Emerge ncy Ma nagement P ort Power On/Off Se lect ing Power On/O ff fro m t he Act ion menu allows you to power the server on or of f , wi th p os t- p owe r-u p op ti ons . I t ge n e ra tes th e P ow er on /of f di al og scree n (see t he f o ll o w ing figure). Power On/ Off D ialog Op t io ns a va i la b le in t he d ia lo g inc lud e t he[...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-11 Reset Se l e cti n g R ese t f rom th e A cti on me n u g en e ra tes th e R es et d i al og s c re en (s e e th e f o ll o w ing figure) so t hat y o u can re m o t ely r e set t he server w ith post - r eset op ti on s . Reset Di al og Op ti on s av ail ab le in th e di al og s cre en i n clu de th e f o l l owi n[...]

C-12 Emerge ncy Ma nagement P ort Phonebook The EMP pr o vi de s a Phoneboo k suppor t pl ug- in. The Ph oneboo k stores nam es and numbers of s er vers in a list t hat can b e updat ed by add ing, m o d ifying, o r delet ing entr ies. T he Phone boo k can be o pened fro m the Main menu and too l ba r s, o r launched f ro m t he Conn ect d i a log [...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-13 Connect - raises the Co nnect di a log w it h the server fro m t he P ho ne bo o k 's S e r ve r d r o p do w n e d it bo x a lre a d y p o p u lat ing t he C o nne c t di al og' s S erv er d rop d own ed i t box . Cancel - exi t s t he d ial o g w it ho ut any act ion taken. Hel p - dis p la ys d ia lo g [...]

C-14 Emerge ncy Ma nagement P ort  Close - y o u can close t he SEL viewer.  Save As - dum ps the SEL dat a to a fil e in ei t her binary raw or ver bo s e t e xt fo r mat . The b in a r y f i le ma y be r e t r ie ve d la t e r . S e le c t ing th i s opti on l e ts y ou s pe ci fy a f il en am e t o w hi ch th e d a ta i s s av ed . The def[...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-15 exi t t he EMP. SDR V i ewer Menu Options The fo ll o w ing m e nu o pt i o ns are o n the SDR viewer menu bar: File  Close - cl o ses t he SDR viewer .  Exit - exits t he EMP. View  Di s p la y a ll R e c o rd s - di splay s all records f rom t he SDR rep o si t o ry .  SDR Type - displa ys the reco r d[...]

C-16 Emerge ncy Ma nagement P ort  Exit - exi t s t he EMP conso l e. View  Di s p la y a ll R e c o rd s - displays all FRU dat a, whi ch co ns ists o f chassis , boar d, and product i nfor mation.  FRU Inf o - d isplays t he FRU su m mar y in for m at i o n as ret urned by t he server. Settings - l et s y o u change oper ating parameter [...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-17 Wh at Y ou Ne ed to Do Yo u can run t he ut ili t y d irect ly fro m the configurat i o n so ftware CD o r f r o m d iskett es you cr eat e fro m the CD. If y o u choo se to r u n t he FRUSDR Load Ut ili t y from a d isket t e, y o u must copy t he utili t y fro m the CD an d fo ll o w t he instru ct ions in t he in[...]

C-18 Emerge ncy Ma nagement P ort Parsi ng the Comman d Line The FR US D R load ut ili t y allows o n ly one co mmand li ne fu nct i o n at a t ime. A co mmand li ne fu nct ion can consist of two parameters. Fo r example, -c fg fi le na m e.c fg . Invalid para m et er s cause a n err or message and exi t t he pro gr am . Yo u can use ei the r a sl [...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-19 Di splay ing a Gi ven Area Wh en t he utili t y is run wi t h th e -d D MI, -d FR U, or - d SD R co mma nd lin e fl ag , t he in d icat ed area i s d isp layed. E ach area r epr ese nt s o ne sens o r for each instr u mented device in the ser ver. I f the given displa y funct i o n fails because o f an inabili t y t[...]

C-20 Emerge ncy Ma nagement P ort FRU & S DR Load Uti l ity, Vers i on 2.0, Revision X. XX wh er e X . X X i s t h e r ev i si o n n um ber for th e uti l i ty . Configuration File The co nfigurat ion f ile i s in AS CII text. The utili t y e xecutes co m ma n d s formed by t h e st r ings prese nt in the confi gur at ion file. These co mmands [...]

Emerge ncy Mana gement Port C-21 Clea ni ng Up a nd E xit in g If a n update was successfu lly p er formed, the ut ili t y displa ys a single message and then exi t s. I f t he u t il it y fa i ls, it imme d iat e ly e x it s w it h a n er ro r mes s a g e a nd e x it c o d e .[...]

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Gloss ary 1 Glossa r y A AC (Al t ern ating Curren t) The type o f current av ailable in w all o ut lets. A ll com put ers must c onve r t alte r nating current to direc t curr en t to o perate. See a lso DC . add ress A la b el, na me, or nu mb er t ha t id e nt i f i es a lo c a t ion in c omp u t er me mor y. AS C I I (A m eric an Stan d ard Co [...]

2 Gloss ary BMC (Ba s eb oa r d M a na g e me nt C o nt r o l l er ) C ont a i ns a ll o f t he s er v er ma na ge m e nt fun cti ons. One m a jor fun ct ion of the BMC is to moni tor system managem ent eve nts and log their o ccurrence in the Sy stem E ven t L og ( S EL). boot T he p r oc es s of l oa d i n g t h e op er a t i n g s ys t em int o [...]

Gloss ary 3 COM1 or COM2 The name you c a n assign a seri a l po r t to se t o r change its add r ess. See also s erial port. comman d An i ns t r uc t i on t ha t dir ec t s t h e co mp u t er t o p er f or m a p a rt ic u la r op er a t ion. confi g uratio n The way in which a com puter is se t up to o pe ra t e. Som e config ur a ble option s in[...]

4 Gloss ary E ECC (E r r or C hec k i n g a n d C or r ect i on) A met h o d of d et ec t i n g a nd c or r ect i ng er r or s . EEPROM (E l ec t r ica l ly E r a s a b le P r ogr a mma b l e R ea d- O n ly M e mo r y) A t yp e of me mor y de vi ce that sto re s pas swo rd an d co nfi gu rati on in fo r m ati on . EGA (E n ha n c ed G r a p hic s A[...]

Gloss ary 5 format T he p r oc es s u s e d t o or ga n i z e a ha r d or flop p y dis k i nt o s ect or s s o it c a n a c c ep t da t a . Fo r m a tting de stroys al l previo us data on the disk. G (Gig abyt e) 1,073,741,824 by te s. See al so by t e. H har d dis k dr iv e S e e dis k dr i v e. hard ware The p hy s ical pa r ts o f your com put e[...]

6 Gloss ary ISA (I n du s t r y S t a nda r d Ar c h it e c t u r e) A n i n du s t r y s t a nda r d for co mp u t er s a nd ci r cu it cards th at t r a nsfe r 16 bits o f d a ta at a time . J jumpe r A s m a ll ele ctr ical conne ctor used for config ura tion on some c omputer hardw are. K (Kilo byt e) 1,024 by te s. S ee a lso by t e. L LA N (L[...]

Gloss ary 7 micro pro cesso r T he i nt e gr a t ed ci r cu it t ha t pr oc es s es da t a a nd c o nt r ols t he b a s i c f u nc t io ns of t h e com put er. mode m A device used to e x c hange inform a tion wi t h o t her com put ers o ver tele p hone or d a ta lin e s. mod ule A c ircuit bo ard th a t plug s in t o a de dicated c onnec t or o n[...]

8 Gloss ary Pentium A typ e of mic r opr oc es s or , wit h a b u ilt - i n ma t h c op r o c ess or , c a che me mor y, a nd me mor y a nd b u s c o nt r o ll er s , t ha t pr oc es s es a nd c o mmu n i ca t es 3 2 b it s of da t a a t a t i me. T his mic r opr o c ess or a l s o co nt a i ns p o w er ma na g em e n t ca p a b ilit i es . peri ph[...]

Gloss ary 9 SEL (Sy st em Even t Log) A re cord of system m a nage ment e vents. The info r mation sto r ed include s the name of the even t, the date an d tim e the even t occ urr ed a nd d ata pe rtinent to the even t. Even t data m ay in clude POST e rr or co de s that re flec t h ardw are e rro rs o r so ftw are co nf li cts wi thi n the sy ste[...]

10 Glos sary V VGA (V i d e o G r a p hic s Ar r a y) A t yp e of vi de o d i s p la y s ys t e m t ha t p r ovi d e s h i gh - resol ution te xt a nd graphics on analog colo r moni t ors. vol at il e memo ry Storage medi a that lo ses i ts data w hen system p owe r is turne d off . S ta nd ar d me mor y a nd me mo r y t ha t you a d d t o t h e V [...]

Equipment Log 1 Equipment Log Us e thi s e qu ipm e nt l o g f o rm to rec o rd p erti nen t inf orma t i o n ab o ut y our sy ste m . Yo u w ill ne e d so me o f t h is in fo r ma t io n t o ru n t he S yst e m Se t u p Ut il it y. B e s u r e to upda t e the equipment l o g when you add o pti o ns. Reco r d the m o de l a nd ser ial number s o f [...]

2 Equi pment Log Equipment Log Co m ponent Manufacturer N ame and Model Se rial N umb er (if availab le) Date Ins talled Server Syste m Board DIMMs Mode m Dis ke tte D rive A Tape D r i v e 1 Tape D r i v e 2 CD-RO M Driv e 1 Har d Dis k Dri ve 1 Har d Dis k Dri ve 2 Har d Dis k Dri ve 3 Har d Dis k Dri ve 4 Har d Dis k Dri ve 5 Har d Dis k Dri ve [...]

Index-1 A A c c ess c over in sta lling , 4-5 r emo va l, 4 - 4 B Batte r y repl ac ing , 4-8 BIOS features, 1-8 BIOS se tup, 3-3 a dva n c ed me nu , 3 - 6 boo t men u, 3-14 ex it me nu , 3 - 1 6 m a in men u, 3-4 secu r ity men u, 3-10 se r ver men u, 3-12 BMC, 1-11 C C a b ling d is k et t e dr i v e, A-3 SCSI , A -3 sy st em , A-2 Clock , 1-8 C[...]

Index-2 in sta lling , 4-18 removing , 4-15 Mon it oring sy st em sta tus, 1-11 O Option b oards in sta lling , 4-19, 4-21 removing , 4-22 Option s RAI D board, 3-20 upgrade s, 4-2 P Parallel port, 1-10 PCI fe a tur es, 1-8 Pede stal unit conve rsion, 2-12 conve rsion to r a ck, 2-10 Peri p heral bays, 1-5 Pe riphe ral c on tro lle r, 1- 10 Pe ri p[...]

Index-3 e x iting , B-14 removing an ISA board, B- 8 r u nn i n g, B-3 T Trouble s hoo ting addi tional, 5-5 chec k list s , 5- 2 diagno stic testing , 5-5 spe cific pro b lem s, 5-7 using activity indic ators, 5-7 using POST, 5-6 U Unpacking , 2-3 Up gr a d es opt i o n b oa r ds , 4 - 1 9 preparing for, 4-3 sy st em , 4-2 sy st em b oar d, 4-8 Up[...]

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