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Software setup
Installing the service partition (recommended)
When you are setting up your server system, you can install a service
partition on your hard drive. To create a service partition, follow the
related instructions that appears when installing the system OS using
the System CD. The service partition, in conjunction with Acer Server
Management Enterprise (ASMe), provides emergency remote
management and remote server setup. The service partition lets you
remotely access a local partition on the server and identify and
diagnose server health issues by using either a modem or network
connection. The service partition uses approximately 30 to 40 MB of
hard disk space.
Installing the operating system
The System CD contains a limited operating system with enough
functionality to boot the server and to copy and use the utilities and
other files from the CD. This limited operating system is not intended
to be used to run applications. To run your server and applications,
you must install the operating system of your choice on the server.
Follow the installation instructions that came with the operating
system.
Boot to the service partition.
F4 *
Boot from a network using Preboot
Execution Environment (PXE).
F12 *
Remove the splash screen to view
the diagnostic messages during
POST and display a menu for
selecting the boot device.
ESC *
Using BIOS setup, you can enable
the Boot-Time Diagnostic Screen, in
which case POST does not display
the splash screen. If you use the
displayed menu to change the boot
device, the change affects the
current boot only.
Enter the Adaptec SCSI
Select
utility
during POST.
Ctrl+A *
To do this:
Press these keys:
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Summary of Contents for Altos G900
Page 1: ...Acer Altos G900 User s guide ...
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Page 17: ...1 System tour ...
Page 43: ...2 System setup ...
Page 44: ...This chapter describes the system setup procedures both for hardware and software aspects ...
Page 55: ...3 Hardware configuration ...
Page 56: ...This chapter describes detailed procedures for system hardware setup ...
Page 127: ...4 BIOS setup ...
Page 160: ...4 BIOS setup 144 ...
Page 161: ...Appendix A System rack installation ...
Page 162: ...This appendix describes the procedures for configuring the system in a rack mount fashion ...
Page 175: ...159 5 Slide the server into the rack Figure 70 Mounting the server to the rack ...
Page 176: ...Appendix A System rack installation 160 ...
Page 177: ...Appendix B System management ...
Page 210: ...Appendix B System management 194 ...
Page 211: ...Appendix C Equipment log and configuration worksheets ...
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Page 219: ...Appendix D Troubleshooting ...