Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit MT2000 du fabricant Zenith Data Systems
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Copyrig ht © 1997 Zenith Data S ystems Division, Pac k ard Bell NEC, Inc. Copyright © 1997 NE C Comp u ter S ys tems Divis ion , P a c k ard Bell NE C, In c .
REGU LATOR Y INFORM ATION Note : This equipment has been te ste d and found t o co mply with t he limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pur suant to Pa rt 15 of FCC R u les . Th es e li mi t s are d esig n ed to prov i de reas ona ble p rotecti on aga ins t ha rmfu l i nterferen ce in a re side ntial inst allatio n.
Safety Notices Caution: To r edu ce th e risk o f ele ctric shoc k w hich co uld c aus e pe rso n al in ju r y , f ollo w all saf ety notic es . The sy mb ols sho wn are u sed in y ou r do cume ntation and on y ou r equi pment to in dicate saf ety hazar ds .
G Car e and Handl ing Use the follow ing g uidelin es to properly handle an d care for your s ystem . Protect the system from extremely low or high temperat u res. Let the system warm (or c ool) to room temper atur e befor e u sing it. Kee p the system aw ay f rom mag netic for ce s.
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Bill Graham Contents Chapter 1 Int roduct ion Chapter 2 Feat ures Chapter 3 Setup Chapter 4 Configuring Your System Chapter 5 Upgrades and O ptions Chapter 6 Problem Solving Appendix A Cabling Appendi.
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Chapter 1 Introducti on Contents Or ganization ........................................................................ 1 Notat ional Conventions .....
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1-1 Introduction This guide tel ls you ho w to conf igure and upgrade your serv er. Its g oal is to familiar ize you with y our server and th e tasks n ec essary for system c on figu ratio n an d upgra ding. Or ganization Chapter 1 Intr oductio n Introduces you to the pu rpose and structur e of this guide.
1-2 Introduction Appendix A System Cablin g Inc lud es cablin g in formatio n for the two onboa rd SC SI co ntroll ers a nd the RAI D control ler. Appendix B Mem ory Confi gurati ons Def ines t he al lowab le me mory confi gurati ons f or your sys tem .
1-3 Introduction Notational C onventions The notation al co nve ntion s listed below are used througho ut thi s ma nual. F1 A letter , nu mber , sy mbol, or wor d in CAP s repr esen ts a key on y our key board. For example, the in st r uction press F1 mea n s press the key labeled F1 on your keyboard.
Chapter 2 Features Contents Over view ............................................................................. 1 Expanding t he Server as Needs G row ................................ 2 Co nfig ura tion Con strai nts ..............................
2-1 Features Overview The MT 2000 Server i s a m odul ar, mul tip rocess ing s erver based on the Intel Pentium® Pro chip set. The c hip set inc or por ates a modu lar sc aleable ar chite ctu re .
2-2 Features ■ Har dwar e mon itors ( temper atur e and v oltag e) an d softw are mo nitor s to in dicate failur es. ■ Easy ac ce ss to all parts f or se rv ice.
2-3 Features ■ Syste m board has th ree EISA slots, fou r PCI slots, and one shared PCIEISA s lot for add-in boards. The system bo ard also has on board exte rn al I/O (serial, par allel, video) interfac es.
2-4 Features System Feature Sum mary The follow ing pr ovid es a summar y of the sy stem featu re s: Feature Description Syste m bo ar d and processor/memory board Sys tem is i ntende d for us e with .
2-5 Features Se curity Mechani cal: Ke y lock a t the f ront and three m eta l padlock loops (one at the ba c k of each side panel and one acr o ss th e bottom o f e ac h pow e r su pply an d powe r sup ply cage ).
2-6 Features Chassis Front Featur es and Contr ols Fig ur e 2-1 sh ows th e ser v er f ron t ch assis featu re s and cont rols. Figu r e 2-1. Front Chassis Features And Contro l s C B F G H I J K E D .
2-7 Features A Key lo ck Se cures bo th front externa l doo rs. B Load/ e jec t button , CD -ROM read er Pr ess to lo ad CD and eje c t CD. C Act ivit y light, C D-ROM rea der When l it, d rive is in use . D Ejecto r butto n , 3 1/ 2-inc h diskette driv e Press to ej ec t diskette.
2-8 Features Status LE D Indicator Descr iptions Table 2- 1 lists the sy stem status L ED in dicato rs alon g with a descr iption of eac h LED indic ator . Table 2- 2 lists the d isk dr ive statu s LED panel in dic ators alo ng wit h a des cript ion of e ach LED i ndica tor.
2-9 Features Table 2-3. System Statu s Abnormal Conditions LED (Amber ) Condit i ons System Stat us Unit fan alarm Memory multi -bit erro r (SER R) P6 bus e rror SE RR) Thermal sensor ( f r om SCSI di.
2-1 0 Features Chassis Rear Features and C ontrols Fig ur e 2-2 sh ows th e ser v er r ear ch assis featu res an d cont rols. Figu r e 2-2. Re ar Chassi s Features And Controls C A S C N P R Q O C C D.
2-11 Features A AC inpu t po w e r connect or On e at the to p o f th e pow e r supply c age th at supplies AC powe r for al l the p ower sup plie s. B Power supplies (two sho wn) Possible config u r .
2-1 2 Features Power Supply Status Lamp D escriptions Table 2- 4 lists the po wer supp ly statu s lamps. Table 2-4. Pow e r Sup ply Status LED Stat us Descript ion Response DC Pow er Of f Power is Off.
2-13 Features System Board Featur es The board set inc lude s the sy stem boar d and one pr oce ssor/ memor y bo ard. Fig ur es 2-3 an d 2-4 sh ow th e major comp one nts on the sy stem bo ard an d pro cessor /me mory board, wh ile the follow ing summar izes the board se t featu res.
2-1 4 Features Figu re 2-3. System Board Co nnector and Com pon ent Location s A EI SA expansi on slots B PCI expansion slots C Rese rved D I /O rise r board co nnecto r E Opt i onal Vi de o DRAM sock.
2-15 Features G Nar r ow SCSI conne ct or H Wi d e S CS I con n e ct or I Front panel co nnecto r J Di s k e t t e con n e ct or K Rese rved L Proc essor/Memory board c onnec tor M Speaker co nnecto r.
2-1 6 Features Figu re 2-4. Pro cesso r/Memo ry B oard C on nector an d Co mp on ent Locatio ns A DI MM soc kets B First pro cesso r C Seco nd proc essor D DC to DC conv e r t er s.
2-17 Features Pr ocessor The system can include one or two Pentium Pro processors mounted on the pr ocessor/memory board. The b oard contai ns DC to DC co nverters for po wer to each proc essor (Figure 2-4, D ) . The primary Pentium Pro proc essor plugs into a Zero In sertion Force (ZIF) socket on the this board (Figur e 2-4, B).
2-1 8 Features The system bo ard also con tains fiv e PCI bus master I/O expa nsion s lot s (Fi gure 2-3 , B). One of thes e slo ts sha res a commo n chass is I /O expans ion s lot wi th one o f the EISA s lots; if you use this sl ot as a PCI s lot, y ou cannot use i t as an EI SA s lot .
2-19 Features ■ Supp orts 72H z ref resh , n on-in ter laced at: 640x 480, 800x600, , or 1280x1024 r esolu tion s. ■ Disp lays of u p to 16M co lors at 640x 480 and 800x600 r esolu tions, 64K c olor s at 1024x768 re solution s and 256 c olor s at 1280x1024 r esolu tions with the o ption al 2 MB v ideo me mory .
2-2 0 Features Exter nal Device Connectors The I/O panel provides con nectors for a PS/2 co mpatible mou se and a k eybo ard, con ne ctor s for VGA mo nitor, 2 seri al p ort conne ctors , and a para llel port connect or. It a lso provide s a na rrow SC SI ext ernal connect or.
2-21 Features Figu re 2-5. SCSI-2 H ar d Dri ve B ays Six bays for SCSI dr i ves (EMI panel and exter ior door shown open) A fault lig ht o n the fro nt pane l board g iv es a gen er al indi cation that th ere has been a fau lt on a h ot-sw ap driv e.
2-2 2 Features SCS I Drive H ot-swap Backplane The SCSI back plane is an inte gr al part o f the c hassis. The backplane prov ides control signals for six SCSI peri phera l devi ces. The backp lane receives contro l sign als fr om the system board u ltr a wide SCSI-2 cont rolle r channel.
2-23 Features Removable Media Dr ive Bays On the left side of the system a bov e the diskette drive, thr ee 5 1/ 4-inc h h alf-h eig ht bay s (see Fi gur e 2-6) are desig ned for peri pher als with re movable media (disk ette, CD -RO M, tape car trid ge) .
2-2 4 Features Power S ystem The system ma y be config ured with on e or two 330 Watt pow er su pplies. Each su pply automatic ally switches between these input vo ltage ranges: ■ 100-120 VAC at 50/.
2-25 Features Mechanical Locks and Monitoring Fig ur e 2-7 sh ows th e ser ver mec hanic al loc ks and moni torin g. Figu re 2-7. Mechanical Lo cks and Mo nitorin g POWER STATUS DISK B Left Right A C D A Front panel key lock Key loc k the shor t fron t panel door to prev ent access to the powe r and res et s witches .
2-2 6 Features C Location of two int ernal p ower inter- lock alarm sw itc he s The two power in ter -loc k switch es are present on the sides of the chassis. The switch opens whe n the side doors are opened. a powe r inter -loc k sig nal is tr ansmitted to th e sy ste m boar d con tro llin g a power sh u t dow n to th e system for safety.
2-27 Features Hot Swap Po wer The System has up to two Hot S wappable Power Supply modules. On e of the Power Supply modules is st andar d and one of the Power Supply modules is optional. The fir st slot is the basic pow er supply modu le slot, the thir d slot is a re dun dant po wer supply modu le slot.
2-2 8 Features Figu re 2-8. Pow e r Supp ly M odu le Features B E C D F G A A Power c a ge B Main power switch C LED: DC ON (Green) D L ED: A larm (A mber) E Power supply modules F Basic power slot G Redundant power slot Hot Swa p FAN The system h as fiv e ho t swapp able fan mo dule s (six fa ns).
2-29 Features Figu re 2-9. The Front F an Featu re s CPU Front Fan Module (1 Fan) Fan LED Option Board Fan Module (2 Fans) Fan LED.
2-3 0 Features Figu re 2-10. The Rear Fan Featu res HDD Upper Fan Module (1 Fan) HDD Lower FAN Module (1 Fan) LED LED CPU Rear Fan Module (1 Fan) Fan LED.
Chapter 3 Setup Contents Sel ecti ng a Site .................................................................... 1 Un packi ng th e System .......................................................... 2 Gett ing Familiar with t he System ................
3-1 Setu p Selecting a S ite The system operates reliably in a typical offic e env ir onmen t. Ch oose a site that is: ■ Near gr ounded, thr ee-pronged pow er outlets. Note: Fo r th e United States and Can ada, this means a NEM A 5-15R ou tlets fo r 100-120 VAC o r NEMA 6- 15R outlets f or 200- 240 VAC.
3-2 Setu p Unpacking the System Caution: Yo ur sy stem w eigh s appro ximately 185 pou nds ( 84 kg) . To avoid perso nal in jury , mak e sur e you ha ve som eone he lp you l ift o r move t he sys tem . When y ou rec eive y our system, inspect the shippin g conta iners prior t o unpacki ng.
3-3 Setu p Making Connections Note: If your s yste m norm all y operat es wi thout a vid eo display or keyboard (for example, as a network server), yo u must in stall a vi deo disp lay an d key boar d to co nfig ur e the system. Yo u may remo ve th em after running t he Sys tem C onfigura tion U t ility ( SCU).
3-4 Setu p Figure 3 -1. Making Connec tions A B C D F G H E I J K A. Ke yboard , PS/2 -comp ati ble 6-pi n connecto r B. Mous e, PS /2-com pat ible 6-pi n connector C. R eserve d, 9-p in connect or D. COM2 , seria l po rt 9-p in connect or E. C OM1, se rial p ort 9 -pin conne ctor F.
3-5 Setu p Connecting the P ower C ord Plug the female end of the AC power c ord into the inpu t re ceptac le on the rear of th e pow er su pply cag e. Plug the male end of the powe r co rd in to NEMA 5- 15R outle t for 100- 120 VAC or NEM A 6-15R ou tlet for 200- 240 VAC.
3-6 Setu p Power ing On Y our S ystem 1. Mak e sur e all ex tern al dev ice s, su ch as a v ideo dis pla y, keyboa rd, and mouse (opt ional ) have b een connect ed, a nd the p ower cords are co nnected . 2. Power on the v ideo displa y and any other ex ternal devices.
Chapter 4 Configur ing Your System Contents Co nfig urin g You r System ....................................................... 1 System Conf iguration Utilit y (SCU) ......................................... 2 Usi ng th e SC U .......................
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4-1 Configuring Y our System Configur ing Y our S ystem Config ur ation and setu p utilities are u sed to chan ge your s yste m confi gurati on. You can co nfigure your syste m, as we ll as option board s you may ad d to yo ur system, using the Sy stem Config uration Utility ( SCU) di sket te de livere d with your syst em.
4-2 Configuring Y our System System Configuration Utility (SCU) The System Con figu ration Utility is used to con figu re your s yste m. The S CU ca n be us ed t o configure the memor y su bsystem, per iphe ral de vic e subsy stems, and inter fac e adapter s.
4-3 Configuring Y our System Using the S CU Notice: The system can fail followin g improper confi gurati on. Alwa ys s ave t o fil e the C onfigura tio n Log i n online Help and reco rd the curre nt se tti ngs be fore reconf iguring t he sys tem . Note: Beca use of l icens e rest ricti ons, the SCU dis kette , as supp lied, is n ot bootable.
4-4 Configuring Y our System Table 4-1. Sys tem C onf iguratio n Utility Main Menu MENU OPTIONS DESCRIPTION 1. Learn about configuring your comput er Provides basic instructions on system conf igurat ion and using the Help program .
4-5 Configuring Y our System Table 4-2. Sys tem C onf iguratio n Utility Men u MENU OPTIONS DESCRI PTION Step 1. I m por t ant Syst em con figu ratio n in formati on. Provides informat ion on the Syst em Configurat ion program and how it dif f er s f r om I SA board configurat ion.
4-6 Configuring Y our System SC U Configur ation Setti ngs T a b l e 4 - 3 sho ws th e re comme nde d settin gs fo r th e SCU and p rov ides a plac e fo r y ou to rec ord any ch ang es yo u make to these se tting s. To view and/ or ch ang e SCU Conf igurat ion se tti ngs, sel ect S tep 3 under t he Syst em Config ur ation Utility M enu .
4-7 Configuring Y our System Table 4-3. SCU Configu r ati ons (Con ti nued) MAIN MEN U NORM AL SETTING YOUR CO NFI GURATI O N Cache Memory Cache memor y r egion* Press ENTER C8000-CBFFF uncached CC000.
4-8 Configuring Y our System ISA Board C onfiguration If y ou w ant to add an I SA board to you r sy stem that is not i ncluded in a .cfg f ile, us e the f ollowi ng procedure s to def ine an d add th e optio n boar d.
4-9 Configuring Y our System 6. The Select a Configuration (CFG) file to add screen is displayed. At this sc reen selec t No t Listed by pre ssing F5. 7. The A dd a board withou t a .cfg file screen is display ed. Re ad thr oug h th e info rmation and pr ess ENTER.
4-1 0 Configuring Y our System 14. The Add screen i s di spl ayed. S ele ct the s lot in which yo u wan t to install th e boar d and pr ess ENTER. Note: If the boar d yo u add c auses a c onf lict in th e confi gurati on, a C auti on mes sa ge is d isp laye d.
4-11 Configuring Y our System BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setu p Utility, like th e SCU, is used to ch ange system co nfig uration parameters. This utility has some un ique p arameter s and many paramete rs th at are also c onfig urable w ith the SCU.
4-1 2 Configuring Y our System Using the BIOS Setup Utility You acc ess the BIOS Setu p utility w hen you turn on or reboot y our system. To run the BIOS Setu p Utility, perform the follow ing proc edure: 1. Pow er-on or r eboot the syst em. BIOS displays the fol lowing: Press <F2> to enter SETUP 2.
4-13 Configuring Y our System Refer to the follow ing table for info rmation on th e keys you use wi th Set up. Thes e keys are al so l ist ed at the bo ttom of th e Setu p men u. Key Functi on in Set up M e nu F1 or Alt-H General Help window. ESC Exit the curr ent menu.
4-1 4 Configuring Y our System Table 4-5. B IOS Setu p Co nfiguration s MENU PARAM ETER NAME NORM AL SETTI NG OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N MAIN MEN U System Ti m e Enter curr ent time (hour , m inut es, seconds on 24 hour clock). Cu rrent Ti me System Date Enter cur r ent dat e.
4-15 Configuring Y our System Table 4-5. B IOS Setu p Co nfiguration s (Con tinued) MENU PARAM ETER NAME NORM AL SETTI NG OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N MAIN MEN U Memory Shad ow Press ENTER for menu. System Shadow Enabled Video Shadow Enabled *Regions wi t h Legacy Expansion ROM s * Boot Sequence Press ENTER for menu.
4-1 6 Configuring Y our System Table 4-5. B IOS Setu p Co nfiguration s (Con tinued) MENU PARAM ETER NAME NORM AL SETTI NG OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N ADVANCED MENU Memor y Reconf i gur at ion Press ENTER for menu.
4-17 Configuring Y our System Table 4-5. B IOS Setu p Co nfiguration s (Con tinued) MENU PARAM ETER NAME NORM AL SETTI NG OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N ADVANCED MENU Use Muti pr ocessor Specif icat i on 1.
4-1 8 Configuring Y our System E xiting BIOS Setup T o e xit Setu p, se lect Ex it fr om the menu bar to d isplay the Ex it Setu p men u. The follow ing table de scr ibes the option s on th is menu . Not e tha t ES C doe s not exit t his m enu. You mus t se lect one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit this menu.
4-19 Configuring Y our System 2. In sert the Utilities disk ette into floppy disk driv e A. At the C: pr ompt ty pe: SYS A: Press ENTER . MS-DOS system files are c opied onto the diskette . 3. Copy f ile CHOICE. COM from th e MS-D OS dir ector y to the Utilities diskette.
4-2 0 Configuring Y our System Viewing the E vent Log The system Ev ent L og Utility displays in for mation on the events stored in the system log area. The info rmation store d inc ludes th e name of the eve nt, th e date an d time the eve nt oc cu rr ed an d data per tine nt to the e ven t.
4-21 Configuring Y our System To select an option from the Syst em Event Log Utility sc reen, use ← and → to highl ight t he ite m and pr ess ENTER. To exit the menu item, press ESC. SCS ISelect Utility Yo ur sy stem boar d in clu des 2 inte gr ated SCSI h ost cont rolle rs use d to m anage SCS I de vices i n your syste m.
4-2 2 Configuring Y our System Using the SCSIS elect Utility To ru n the SCSISelect Utility, perfor m the follow ing procedu re: 1. In sert th e bootable Utilitie s diskette in to floppy disk driv e A. 2. Pow er-on the system. The system b oots up. 3.
4-23 Configuring Y our System SC SIS elect Configur ation Settings The follow ing k eys are ac tive fo r all SCSISelect screens: KEY ACTION Arro w s Up and down arrows move fr om one par am et er t o another within a scr een. ENTER Displays options for a configur able param et er .
4-2 4 Configuring Y our System Table 4-7. SCSIS elect S etu p Co nfig u ratio ns (C on tinu ed) OPT ION RECO M MENDED SETTI NG OR DI SPLAY ONLY YOUR CONFI GURATI O N Host Adapt er BI O S (Configur ation Ut ilit y Reserves BIOS Space) Enabled.
4-25 Configuring Y our System Configur ing I/O Riser B oard Function S elect Switches This sect ion de scrib es how t o configure and s et the func tion select switches for specific operating parame ters.
4-2 6 Configuring Y our System Situation s that r equ ire c han gin g sw itch setting s incl ude the foll owing. ■ usi ng an unint errupt ibl e power s uppl y Note: The switc hes are set correctly at t he fac tory for your s yste m confi gurati on.
4-27 Configuring Y our System 3. At th e re ar of the se rv er, locate the F unc tion Selec t DIP s wit ch (see F igure 4 -1) t hat yo u want t o change .
4-2 8 Configuring Y our System Figu re 4-2 . System Board Ju mp e rs.
4-29 Configuring Y our System Table 4-8. System Board Ju mp e r Configu rations Jumper Descr iptio n Option Setting Factor y Default Your Setting Reserved J7A Required on f actory default.
4-3 0 Configuring Y our System Table 4-8. System Board Ju mp e r Configu rations (co ntinu ed) Jumper Descr iptio n Option Setting Factor y Default Your Setting Model Ty pe J613 Us ed with jumpers at J614, J615, J 624, J 625, J626, J628 and J 629 to set the serv er ty pe Required on f actory default.
4-31 Configuring Y our System Moving System Board Jum pers Caution: Bef ore doi ng the p rocedures in t his s ecti on, ma ke sure that your sys tem is p owered o ff and unplug the AC power cord fr om the ba ck of the c hassi s. Failur e to disco nnect po wer bef ore mo ving the j ump ers can resu lt in pe rson al injur y an d equ ipment d amage.
4-3 2 Configuring Y our System Updating the B IOS To update the syst em BIOS: 1. I nser t an M S-DO S bootable d iskette in to D riv e A and power up t he sys tem. 2. At the A: pro mpt, r emov e th e MS-D OS disk ette and in ser t the BIO S FLASH diskette .
4-33 Configuring Y our System Reset tin g th e CMOS NVRAM To r eset th e CMO S NVRAM: 1. Pow er off the system and remove the panels as desc ribed in ch apter 5 of this g uide . 2. Mov e th e CMO S CLEAR jumper J1B to pins 2- 3 (see Fig ur e 4-2). 3. Tu rn the system on and wait for the POST to comple te.
Chapter 5 Upgr ades and Options Contents Pre cau tion s ......................................................................... 1 Preparing Your System for Upgrade ....................................... 4 Equ ip ment L og ..........................
Inst alling a Power S upply Module ..................................... 35 Inst alling or Swapping a Dis k Drive in a Hot -swap B ay ............ 36 Inst alling or Swapping a Har d Drive .................................. 37 Removable M edia Devices and Disk ett e Drives .
5-1 Upgrades and Options Pr ecautions The f ollo wing warni ngs and cauti ons a pply t hroughout this c hapter . O nly a tech nic ally qu alified pe rson shou ld integ rate and c on figu re th e sy stem.
5-2 Upgrades and Options Caution: Electrostatic discharge ( ESD) and ESD protec tion. ESD can damage d isk dr ives, boar ds, an d ot her part s. Thi s sys tem can wit hst and norm al level s of enviro nment al E SD whil e you are hot-s wapp ing SC SI hard drives or hot-s wapp ing a fa iled fan mo dule or powe r supp ly.
5-3 Upgrades and Options Caution: Ensure c omplete b oard insertion. Wh en installin g a proc essor/ memory boar d, befor e installin g the bo ard su ppor t pane l, c onf irm v isually that th e bo ard ed ge connect ors a re correctl y orient ed a t the system board con nector—not too low or too hig h.
5-4 Upgrades and Options Pr eparing Y our S ystem for Upgr ade Hav e the f ollowin g to ols available : ■ Phillips sc rew driv er (#1 bit an d #2 bit) ■ Flat-h ead sc rew dr iver ■ Small needle nose plier s ■ Pen or pen cil ■ Utility k nife ■ ESD w ork station o r an tistatic w rist strap (recommended) ■ IC re moval too l.
5-5 Upgrades and Options Rem oving a Side Panel To in stall board s in y our system, yo u mu st remo ve th e ex tern al side pane l. Caution: For pr oper cooling and airflow, do not oper ate th e syste m with the side panels r emov ed. Al ways re pla ce the p anels bef ore powe ring on the syste m.
5-6 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-1. System Side P anel POWER STATUS DISK A B System si de panel A Padlock at back edge (if installed) B Retaining screws (two at back) External side panel over the boar d area is shown; procedur e is t he sam e for bot h side panels.
5-7 Upgrades and Options 6. Attac h th e co ver to th e ch assis with the tw o sc rew s yo u re moved earlier , an d tigh ten f irmly . 7. To pr event unau thorized access inside the system , inser t and lo ck a pad lock thro ug h the loop at th e back (on e at each side) .
5-8 Upgrades and Options 4. At the bac k, remo ve tw o r etainin g sc re ws fr om the to p cover (s ee Fi gure 5-2 ). 5. Avoid bending the EMI fing ers as you slide the cov er back v er y slig htly ( to about a 1/ 2-in ch o r less. ) Then pic k the cover straight up from the ch ass is.
5-9 Upgrades and Options Installing the Top C over 1. Befo re r eplac ing the to p cov er , make sur e no tools or loose p arts h ave be en lef t inside the sy stem ch assis. 2. M ake su re all op tion boar ds are firmly seated in thei r r espec tive slo ts and th at all inter ior cables ar e properly conn ected.
5-1 0 Upgrades and Options To r emov e the board suppo rt pan el: 1. O bserv e th e safety and ESD pr ecau tions liste d at the be ginning of this chapt er. 2. Remove the left side panel (as viewed from fron t). 3. Rem ove four s crews fro m the boa rd supp ort p anel (Fig ur e 5-3).
5-11 Upgrades and Options Modifying the Pr ocessor/Mem ory Boar d The following sections provide pr ocedures for upg radin g an d co nfig ur ing the pr oce ssor/ memor y boar d in your s yst em.
5-1 2 Upgrades and Options Pentium Pr o Processor The proc ess or /memory board has two sockets for Pentium Pro Processors. Insta lling a Pr o cesso r Figu re 5-4 illu strates the loc ation fo r the option al Pent ium p rocess or in yo ur syst em.
5-13 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-4. Insta lling an Optio nal P entiu m P roces so r 3. Position the proc essor (C) over its ZIF socket (B) so that th e pr oce ssor pin s align with the sock et hole s. Note th at the p ins g et den ser as th ey get c loser to the lever on the ZIF socket.
5-1 4 Upgrades and Options 8. Loc ate the DC to D C co nv erter boar d. Th e boar d connect or is ke yed so it ca n only be insert ed one way. Position the board ov er the socket on the board (Figur e 5-4, F) and press down even ly on the board unti l it sea ts co rrectly.
5-15 Upgrades and Options DIMMs The pro cesso r/me mory boar d co ntains e igh t DIM M so ckets l abe led M1 through M8 ( Figure 5 -5). E ach so cket can ho ld a s ingle 72-b it DI MM modul e with 32MB, 64MB, or 128M B of memor y.
5-1 6 Upgrades and Options Figu r e 5-5. Inse r ti ng Me mory DIMMs 4. Pr ess down evenly on the DIM M un til it sea ts corr ectly. Th e white lever s on the sockets a r e not "tools" to aid in the inser tion, only to ke ep the DIM M' s in plac e and to aid in e xtr action .
5-17 Upgrades and Options Remov ing DIMMs Notice: Us e extrem e care when remo ving a DIMM. Hold DIMM s only by their edg es. Place them on an antistatic sur face ; do n ot side them ac ross an y su rf ace. Ap plying t oo much p ressure can bre ak the re tai ning clips o r damag e the socke t slot.
5-1 8 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-6. Insta lling th e Pro cess or/Mem o ry Board 3. H old the proc essor /me mory boar d (see F igu re 5- 6, B) by its e dges an d star t to inse rt it into the slo t guid es.
5-19 Upgrades and Options 6. Replace th e board support panel as described earlier in th is ch apter , see Installing the Board Support Panel . 7. Rep lace th e side pan el and turn on th e pow er . Modifying the System Board The following sections provide pr ocedures for upg radin g an d co nfig ur ing the sy stem boar d in y our system.
5-2 0 Upgrades and Options Video Mem ory The base syste m inc lude s two 512K vide o memor y modu les and tw o soc kets o n th e syste m board. If y ou add tw o addition al 512K v ideo memo ry module s into the so cke ts show n in Fig ur e 5-7, th e base v ideo memor y size is inc re ased fr om 1 MB to 2 M B.
5-21 Upgrades and Options Insta lling Video M emor y Notice: Obse rv e static p rec aution s. Use an an tistatic wris t st rap. 1. If the system is on, power off the system a nd r emove the sid e panel as d escr ibed ear lier in this c hapter .
5-2 2 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-8. No n-Volatile Me m ory Location Re placing the Non-Vola tile Me mor y Notice: Obse rv e static p rec aution s. Use an an tistatic wris t st rap. 1. Pow er off the system and remove the side panel as des cribe d earl ier i n this chapt er.
5-23 Upgrades and Options Real-tim e Clock Battery You may need to replace the r eal-tim e cloc k (RTC) batter y bec ause o f its batter y life span. The battery powers the cloc k in the absence of power.
5-2 4 Upgrades and Options Re placing t he Ba tter y Notice: Obse rv e static p rec aution s. Use an an tistatic wris t st rap. 1. Pow er off the system and remove the side panel as des cribe d earl ier i n this chapt er.
5-25 Upgrades and Options Option Boar ds T h is section desc ribe s how to install an d r emov e EISA/IS A and PCI option boards. The system board has thr ee de dicate d EISA/I SA bus master exp ansion slots, fou r de dicate d PCI bu s master e xpan sion slo ts, and one shared PCI/EISA bus m aster expansion slot (see Figure 5-10).
5-2 6 Upgrades and Options Figu r e 5-10. PCI and EISA Slot Locations Opt i on boar d connect or s on system boar d A System boar d B Connectors f or PCI opt ion boards C Connectors f or shar ed PCI/E.
5-27 Upgrades and Options Note: Th e conf igur ation files f or boards su pplied wit h your serve r have a lread y been i nclude d on the SCU diske tte. ■ EISA Adapters - Co py the conf igurati on fil es (.CF G) and, i f supp lied , the overl ay fil e (.
5-2 8 Upgrades and Options Contr oller/ Adapter H ardwar e Configur ations Table 5- 1 lists the op tion boar ds y ou may add to y ou r syste m and pr ovide s infor mation on slot lo cation , memor y an d I/ O addr essing and assign ed inte rr upt re quest n umber (IRQ ).
5-29 Upgrades and Options Table 5-1. O ption Board Hardware Co nfiguratio ns OP TION BOA RD IRQ 3 MEMOR Y ADDRESS I/O ADDRESS OPTI ON SLOT SMC8416B TA (1st) 4 Set by BIOS Set by BIOS Set by BIOS E I S.
5-3 0 Upgrades and Options Installing an Option Board Note: Befor e installin g an ISA non-plu g an d play option boar d ru n th e SCU and c on figu re the r esou rc es requ ire d by th e option board . 1. Pow er off the system and r emove the left si de panel (as viewed from front) as described earlier in this ch apter .
5-31 Upgrades and Options 5. Rec or d the option board se rial n umber in th e equipment log. 6. Set an y bo ard ju mper s or sw itch es as desc ribe d in the d ocu mentatio n th at come s with the op tion bo ard.
5-3 2 Upgrades and Options 9. Align t he rounde d notch i n the ret aining b racket wit h the thre aded hole i n the expa nsio n slot fram e. The retain ing brac ket f its into th e spac e that w as occu pied by the expansion slot cover . 10. Rein stall the scre w in th e th readed hole.
5-33 Upgrades and Options Rem oving an Option Boar d Note: Expa nsion s lot covers must be i nsta lle d on al l vac ant slots to maintain the e lectr omag netic emission s ch arac teristic s of th e sy stem and to assur e pr oper cooling of the system components.
5-3 4 Upgrades and Options Powe r S upply Module The following sections provide pr ocedures for r emoving and in stalling a pow er su pply module. Rem oving a Power Supply Module If th e amber LED o n a pow er supply modu le is lite, the pow er su pply modu le can be ho t swappe d.
5-35 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-13. Remo ving a Po wer Su pply Modu le Pull Lever Down Press In Clip Installing a P ower S upply Module 1. Befo re installin g th e power supply modu le pull the rele ase -handl e down.
5-3 6 Upgrades and Options Installing or S wapping a Disk Dr ive in a Hot-swap Bay This pr ocedur e describes in stalling a n ew dr ive in or swapping out a faulty driv e from one of the six hot- swap d riv e bays. Th e 3 1/2-in ch SCSI dr ives mu st use the indus try st anda rd 80 -pin S ingle Connect or Attach ment ( SCA) co nne ctor .
5-37 Upgrades and Options Notice: When the SCS I dr ive fault LED indic ates a dri ve faul t (st ead y yello w light ), you can re move t he driv e an d swap in a re place ment at an y time w he n th e driv e is n ot being acc essed, with out n eedin g to po wer down t he sys tem .
5-3 8 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-14. Disk Dri ve in Hot-s wap B ay 4. O pen th e EM I metal pane l by tu rnin g its tw o thu mb lock screws counter cl ockwis e. 5. Grasp the ha ndle o f the ha rd dis k’s ca rrier a nd pres s dow n on its thu mb-re lease bu tton (se e Fig ur e 5-14).
5-39 Upgrades and Options 7. Pu ll the faulty drive ou t of the ba y far enoug h to disengage the dr ive con nector from the backplane. Wa it 3 0 seco nds unt il t he drive s pins down, then remove the dr ive from the driv e bay. Notice: Obse rv e static p rec aution s.
5-4 0 Upgrades and Options 13. Align driv e/car rier assembly so it eng ages th e guide rails in the bay. 14. Gen tly p ush th e assembly into th e bay u ntil th e dr ive docks with t he backp lane conne ctor and l ocks i n place. 15. Close th e EMI metal pane l, an d secu re with the tw o thu mbscr ews.
5-41 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-16. Remo v able Media and Diskette Dev ice B ays A B C D E Removable M edi a and Di sket t e Device Bays A CD-ROM r eader B 5 1/4-inch expansion bay C 5 1/4-inch expansion bay D 1.44 MB diskett e E 3 1/2-inch expansion bay Bay A CD-RO M (alw ays in stalled).
5-4 2 Upgrades and Options Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Drive Caution: CD- ROM dev ices c ontain a laser system an d are classi fied as ©CLAS S 1 LASER PROD UCTS .
5-43 Upgrades and Options 5. Caref ully pull ou t on th e thu mbscr ew u ntil th e middle an d th e top of the f ron t cov er are r elease d, then remov e it from th e chassis by pullin g it straig ht u p and out of the h ing e tabs at th e bottom edge of the cov er.
5-4 4 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-18. Remo ving Bl ank Panel Tray POWER STATUS DISK POWER RESET 8. G rasp th e blank panel tr ay an d slide it o ut of th e bay. 9. Remo ve the t wo scre ws se curing ea ch sid e rail to the blan k pan el tray (Fig ur e 5-19).
5-45 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-19. Remo ving Side Rails C A B Removing si de rai l s f r om blank panel t r ay A Screws B Side r ails C Blank panel t r ay 11. Remov e th e dev ice from its p rote ctiv e wr apper and plac e it on an antistatic sur fac e.
5-4 6 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-20. Attaching Side Rails to a Dev ic e A C B D C Atta ching side ra ils to remo vab le media d rive or disket te dr i ve A Chassis mounting screws B Side r ails C Four drive mount ing scr ews DD r i v e 14. En gag e the dev ice side rails into the bay gu ide rails (see F igu re 5- 21).
5-47 Upgrades and Options 15. Push the dr ive into the bay u ntil the screw holes of the side rails are directly in front of the c hassis scre w holes and s ecure with t he scre ws previ ously re moved (see F igu re 5- 20, C). 16. Co nn ect a pow er cable to th e back of th e driv e (see Fig ur e 5-22).
5-4 8 Upgrades and Options Figure 5-22. Insta lling Dev ice Cab les REAR VIEW A B A Signal cabl e B Power cable 18. Reinstall th e fr ont p lastic c over , to p cov er, the side cover, a nd powe r on the s yst em. It may b e neces sa ry to r un th e SCU as desc ri bed in th e Configu ring Your System c hapte r.
5-49 Upgrades and Options Rem oving a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Dr ive 1. Power off the system and r emove the left si de panel (as viewed from front) as described earlier in this ch apter .
5-5 0 Upgrades and Options Figu r e 5-23. Addi ng B lank Panel Tr ay POWER STATUS DISK POWER RESET Instal li ng bl ank panel tray A Blank panel tray B Two screws that secure t he blank panel tray 13. Reinstall th e fr ont p lastic c over , th e side c ove r, and power on the syst em.
5-51 Upgrades and Options Swappi ng Out a Fan Module This procedu re describes swapping out a faulty fan modu le fr om on e of th e fiv e ho t-swap fan bay s. The s yste m has five hot swa ppab le fa n modul es hous ing a t ota l of s ix fans (two f ans i n one mod ule).
5-5 2 Upgrades and Options 5. G rasp th e fan modu le’s tw o thu mb scr ew s and pu ll the f an mod ule ou t of th e c hassis. 6. Remo ve the new f an mo dule from its shi pping cont ainer. 7. Sli de the ne w fan m odule i nto t he fan b ay until it docks with i ts co nnector.
5-53 Upgrades and Options Figu re 5-25. Remo ving the Rear Fan m od ules.
Chapter 6 Probl em Solv ing Contents Re settin g the System ............................................................ 1 Tr oubleshooting Check lists .................................................... 2 Ini tial System Star tup....................
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6-1 Problem Solving This c hapte r h elps yo u iden tify an d solv e pr oblems that ma y occur during s yste m ins tal lati on or whil e usi ng yo ur sy stem. The first se ction of th is ch apter tells yo u how to reset you r system in the event of problems.
6-2 Problem S olving Troubleshooting C hecklists The following subsections provide troubleshooting ch ecklists fo r pr oblems that occ ur at initial system st artup , when you run new ap plica tio n soft ware, a nd af ter the syst em ha rdware and s oftwa re have b een running corre ctly.
6-3 Problem Solving ■ Are all D IMMs fu lly seated an d installed co rre ctly? Refe r to th e Upgra des and Options chap ter f or installation instru ction s. ■ Are all o ption bo ards an d disk dr ives in stalled correct ly? Re fer to t he Upgra des and Options ch apter .
6-4 Problem S olving Running N ew Applicati on Softwar e Prob lems tha t occur when you run ne w appl icat ion so ftware are usua lly rel ate d to t he sof tware.
6-5 Problem Solving After System Has B een Running Cor rectly Pr oblems that o cc ur after the sy stem har dw are an d so ftware have b een running co rrectly o ften i ndica te equi pment f ailur e. H owev er , man y situ ations th at are ea sy to co rrect ca n als o caus e such p roble ms.
6-6 Problem S olving Additi onal Troubl eshooting Pr ocedures This sec tion prov ides a more detailed approac h to diag nostic testing and ide ntific ation o f a pro blem and locatin g its sour ce .
6-7 Problem Solving Pre par ing the Sy stem for D iagnost ic Tes ting To prepare the system for diagnostic testing, per form the foll owing: Notice: Bef ore dis connect ing any p eriphe ral ca bles fr om the system, tur n o ff th e sy stem and any exte rn al peri phera l devi ces.
6-8 Problem S olving Monitor ing POST while it is running Ea ch tim e you tu rn on the s yste m, the power-o n sel f- test (P OST) r un s automatic ally an d ch ec ks the system board , CPU, memory , k eybo ard, and most in stalled peripher al devices.
6-9 Problem Solving The B IOS i ndica tes errors b y writi ng an erro r code t o the PS/2 -st anda rd loggi ng area i n the E xtend ed BI OS Data Ar ea, an d by display ing a message on th e scr een , wh ich is sometimes p rec eded by th e POST Err or Co de.
6-1 0 Problem S olving Specific Pr oblems and C orr ective Actions This section prov ides possi ble solutions for the followin g specif ic problems: ■ Power LED does not lig ht ■ Syste m coolin g .
6-11 Problem Solving System Cooling Fans Do N ot Rotate Note: Th e sy stem has f ive h ot-sw ap co oling fan modu les. In addition , th eir ar e two coolin g f ans that are an integr al part of ea c h power supply . Ther e are no ser vic eable co mpon ents in side th e pow er su pply .
6-1 2 Problem S olving No Character s Appear On Scr een Check the following : ■ Is the riser car d fu lly seate d in th e sy stem board connect or? The ri ser ca rd is the s mal l card that the mous e and keyboa rd plug i nto.
6-13 Problem Solving Character s are Distor ted or Incorr ect Check the following : ■ Are t he bri ghtness and co ntras t cont rols p roperly adjusted on the video display? Refer to the doc umen tation su pplie d with you r v ideo display .
6-1 4 Problem S olving Floppy Disk D rive Ac tivity LED D oes Not Light Check the following : ■ Are the floppy disk drive powe r and signal cables proper ly installed? ■ Are all relev ant switches.
6-15 Problem Solving Hard Disk Drive Ac tivit y LED Does No t Li ght If yo u have ins ta lled one or m ore hard dis k drives in your s ystem , check the f ollowi ng: ■ Is the o ptional d isk co ntro.
6-1 6 Problem S olving Pr oblems wi th Application S oftware If yo u have pro blem s wi th ap plica tio n soft ware, per form th e fo llowin g: ■ Veri fy tha t the s oftwa re is properl y configured for the sy stem. Refer to th e softw are in stallation and oper ation d ocu mentation for instr uc tions on setting up a nd usi ng the s oftwa re.
6-17 Problem Solving BIOS User ’s Information Th is sectio n de scr ibes the var iou s scr een message s and beep codes of the system B IO S. The BIOS indicates errors by writ ing an e rror code to .
6-1 8 Problem S olving Table 6-2. B IOS Messages MESSAG E DESCRIPTI ON nnnn Cache SRA M Passed Where nnnn is the amount of syst em cache in kilobytes successfully tested. Diskett e dr i ve A er r or or Diskett e dr i ve B er r or Diskette Drive is present but f ails the BIO S POST diskette tests.
6-19 Problem Solving Table 6-2. B IOS Messages (Co ntinu e d) MESSAG E DESCRIPTI ON Press <F1> to resum e, <F2> to Setup Displayed after any recover able er r or m essage. Press <F2> to ent er SETUP Opt ional message displayed during POST.
6-2 0 Problem S olving Messages and Beep Codes Whene ver a reco verab le error o ccurs duri ng POST, BIOS displays a m essage on the video display screen and c ause s the spe aker to beep tw ice as the messag e ap pears .
6-21 Problem Solving Table 6-3. POST Tests Code Beeps POST Routine Descri pt i on 02 1-1-1-3 Verify Real Mode 04 1-1-2-1 Get CPU type 06 1-1-2-3 Initialize system hardware 08 1-1-3-1 Initiali ze chips.
6-2 2 Problem S olving Table 6-3. POST Tests (con ti nu e d) Code Beeps POST Routine Descri pt i on 40 2-1-1-1 Set Initial CPU speed 42 1-1-1-3 Initialize interrupt vect or s 44 2-1-2-1 Initialize BIO.
6-23 Problem Solving Table 6-3. POST Tests (con ti nu e d) Code Beeps POST Routine Descri pt i on 88 3-1-3-1 Initialize BIOS Data Area 8A 3-1-3- 3 Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area 8C 3-1-4- 1 Initia.
6-2 4 Problem S olving Table 6-3. POST Tests (con ti nu e d) Code Beeps POST Routine Descri pt i on The fol l ow ing ar e f or boot bl ock in FLASH RO M E2 4-3-1- 3 Initialize the chipset E3 4-3-1- 4 .
6-25 Problem Solving Table 6-4. System Statu s LED Indic ators LED Stat us Descript ion Response Power Status Of f Power OFF None required (nor m al) Green Power ON None required (nor m al) Amber System power supply failure Replace failed pow er supply module.
6-2 6 Problem S olving Table 6-6. System Statu s Abnormal Conditions LED (Amber ) Condit i ons System Stat us Unit fan alarm Memory multi -bit erro r (SER R) P6 bus e rror SE RR) Thermal sensor ( f r .
Appendix A System C abling Contents Befo re Y ou Be gin ................................................................. 1 S tati c Pre cauti ons ................................................................ 1 Standar d SCSI Bus Conf iguration ...
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A-1 System Cabli ng This ap pendix co ntains in for mation an d pro cedu re s on cab ling co nfigurat ions used i n your sys tem . The confi gurati ons i nclude: Standa rd SCSI bu s Opt ional RAID co ntroll er. Befor e Y ou Begin Warn ing : The DC p ush-b utton o n/off swi tch on t he front panel does not turn off the system A C power .
A-2 System Cabli ng Standar d SCS I Bus C onfiguration Your system is cabled using the two on-board SCS I co ntro llers. The on- board Ad aptec 7880 ultr a wide SCSI cont rolle r is us ed to control t.
A-3 System Cabli ng Figure A- 1 . St a ndar d Syste m Cabl e Configurat i on A— De vic e inte rn al SCSI termin ation resistor s B— Na rrow SC SI d evices in upp er perip heral bays C— Narr ow S.
A-4 System Cabli ng L— Ul tra wi de SC SI Ha rd di sk dri ves in i nternal bays M— System bo ard N— I/O ri ser b oard O— Exte rnal na rrow SCS I cab le P— Ext ernal narrow S CSI device Q— SCSI ter minator R— Fr ont panel conne ctor S— SCSI d istribu tion pane l Figure A- 2 .
A-5 System Cabli ng RAID Conf iguration One of the options available for your system is the sing le ch ann el DAC960PD U (Red und ant Arr ay o f Inexp ensi ve Devices (RA ID) Co ntroll er bo ard, which gives your sys tem the a dded securi ty of fa ult t ole rance.
A-6 System Cabli ng A— De vic e inte rn al SCSI termin ation resistor s B— Na rrow SC SI d evices in upp er perip heral bays C— Narr ow SCSI inter fac e cable D— Narro w SCS I connect or (50 p.
A-7 System Cabli ng 5. Rou te th e ultr a wid e SCSI inte rfac e c able (just re moved fro m the to p of th e syste m board ) thr oug h the c able op enin g in the me tal ch assis, wh ich is just to the top r igh t of th e syste m board ( see Fig ur e A-4).
A-8 System Cabli ng Figu re A-5. Remo ving the Metal Cov er A A Meta l pa nel wit h four scre ws 6. Rou te th e cable down the inside o f the chassis to the cable open ing at the botto m of th e ch assis. 7. Ru n th e cable thro ug h th e bottom o penin g bac k ou t to the system bo ard ar ea (see Fig ure A-6).
A-9 System Cabli ng Figure A- 6 . Re routing the Ul tr a Wi de SCSI Ca bl e 8. Route the cab le up to the RAID co ntroll er and p lug it into t he channel 0 connect or on the RAID cont rolle r board (see Figure A -3, T) .
A-1 0 System Cabli ng Configur ing the RAI D Contr oller The DACCF u tility is in clu ded with the RAID con troller . This c onfig ur ation utility allows yo u to con figu re y our disk array befor e installing you r netw or k ope ratin g sy stem.
Appendix B Mem ory C onfigurati ons Contents Mem ory D IMM Co nfig urati ons ................................................ 1.
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B-1 Memory Configurations Memor y DIMM C onfigurations Th e pro ce ssor/ memor y bo ard h as eig ht 168- pin D IM M soc kets fo r a total of up to 1GB of system memo ry , usin g 128M B DIM Ms. Se e Fig ure B-1. The sock ets are arr ang ed in a ban k th at suppo rts a 64- bit wid e data path with 8 parity bits.
B-2 Memory Configurations Table B -1. M emory Co nfigu rati ons System Cap aci ty (M B) Cap aci ty p er DI MM sl o t (M B) An y DIMM sl ot o rder 32 32 64 64 96 64 32 128 128 160 128 32 192 128 64 224.
Appendix C Option Boar ds Contents Int roduct ion ...................................................................... C-1.
C-1 Option Boards Introducti on Us e thi s se ction o f your use r’s guid e for s toring con trolle r/ adapter installation proc edu res th at acc ompan y op tion boar ds y ou pu rc hase after y ou r serv er is installed.
Appendix D Devices Contents Int roduct ion ......................................................................... 1.
D-1 Devices Introducti on Us e thi s se ction o f your use r’s guid e for s toring d evice installation pro cedu re s that acc ompan y add- on peri phera l devi ces you p urchase aft er your se rver is installed.
Appendix E Networ k Operating System s Contents Int roduct ion ......................................................................... 1.
E-1 Network Operating S ystems Introducti on Us e thi s se ction o f your use r’s guid e for s toring yo ur Net work Opera ting S yste m Conf igurati on Guide .
Equipm ent Log Us e thi s eq uipme nt lo g form t o record p erti nent info rmation about y our syste m. Y ou w ill need some of this in for mation to r un the Sy stem Con figu ration Utility. Be sure to update the equ ipment log w hen you add options.
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1 Equipment Log Equipme nt Log Component Ma nuf act ur er Name and Model Se rial Numb er (i f avai l a bl e) Dat e Ins talled Serv er Baseboard 2nd CPU DIMMs Video Mem.
2 Equipment Log Equipme nt Log (continue d) Component Ma nuf act ur er Name and Model Seri al Number (i f avai l a bl e) Dat e Ins talled Net wor k Con t ro lle r 1 Net wor k Con t ro lle r 2 Monitor .
Glossary Glossary A AC (Al terna ting C urrent) The type o f current a vaila ble in wall outl ets . All comput ers m ust co nvert al terna ting current to d irect current t o ope rate. S ee a lso DC . address A label, n ame, o r nu mbe r that ide n tif i es a lo c ation in compu ter memor y.
2 Glossary C cach e memory A v e r y f ast, limited por tio n of RAM se t aside f o r te mpo r ary storag e of data f o r dire c t acc ess by th e micr opr o c essor . CD-ROM driv e (Compact Disk ROM driv e) A type of mass st or age dev ice that reads in for matio n fro m a c ompact disk .
3 Glossary DOS (Disk Operating System) S ee operating system. DRAM (Dy namic RAM) Se e RAM . E ECC (E rror Checki ng and C orrecti on) A m ethod of det ecti ng and correct ing errors . EEPROM (Electr ically Erasable P r ogr ammable Read- O n ly M emor y ) A ty pe of memo r y dev ice th at stor es passw ord an d con fig u ration info rmation .
4 Glossary G (Gigab yte) 1,073, 741, 824 byte s. See also by te. H hard disk driv e See dis k dr iv e. hardware The physi cal p arts of your co mput er, includ ing the keyboa rd, moni tor, d isk d rives, ca ble s, and circuit ca rds. I IC (Int egrat ed Ci rcuit) A n elect ronic de vice tha t cont ains mi niat urized circuit ry.
5 Glossary LED (L ig ht-Emittin g D iode) A small e le c tron ic dev ice th at glo w s wh e n current f lows through it . LPT1 o r LPT2 The nam e you can a ss ign a p aral lel p ort t o spe cify i ts a ddres s. See also parallel port. M (M egabyte) 1,048,576 by tes.
6 Glossary password A se curity fe ature t hat p revents an unaut horiz ed use r from ope rati ng your comput er. Se e als o EE PROM. PCI Peri pheral Com ponent I nterconne ct. PCI is a high-pe rforma nce periph er als I/ O bu s su ppor tin g data tran sfer s o f u p to 132M B pe r se cond.
7 Glossary serial port The connect or on the b ack of your comp uter tha t al lows the tran sf e r of data betw een th e co mpu ter an d a seri al de v ice, suc h as a mouse , a mo de m, or a se r ial prin ter. Setup progra m The progra m tha t you us e to cha nge the co nfigurat ion of s ome ISA desktop an d no tebo o k c ompu ter s.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Zenith Data Systems MT2000 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Zenith Data Systems MT2000 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Zenith Data Systems MT2000, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Zenith Data Systems MT2000 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Zenith Data Systems MT2000, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Zenith Data Systems MT2000.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Zenith Data Systems MT2000. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Zenith Data Systems MT2000 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
