NEC Express5800/180Ra-7, User Manual

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

Page 5: ...board and Mouse Controller 1 20 Network Controller 1 21 SCSI Controller 1 21 Video Controller 1 21 Peripheral Controller 1 22 System Board Management Controller BMC 1 23 External Device Connectors 1 23 System Power 1 24 Peripheral Bays 1 24 Disk Array 1 25 Automatic Rebuilding Function 1 26 Expand Capacity Function 1 26 System Functions 1 27 Hot Swapping 1 27 Hot Plug PCI 1 27 Fans 1 27 Sleep Mode...

Page 6: ... 3 Configuring Your System Configuring Your System 3 2 BIOS Setup Utility 3 3 Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3 3 BIOS Setup Configuration Settings 3 4 Main Menu 3 5 Advanced Menu 3 6 Advanced Submenu 3 7 Memory Reconfiguration Submenu 3 7 CPU Reconfiguration Submenu 3 8 L3 Cache Reconfiguration Submenu 3 8 Peripheral Configuration Submenu 3 9 Monitoring Configuration Submenu 3 10 PCI Device Submenu ...

Page 7: ... Installing Processor Cartridges on System Baseboard 4 14 Installing the Optional Five to Eight CPU Upgrade Kit 4 19 DIMMs 4 26 Installing DIMMs 4 27 Removing DIMMs 4 29 Modifying the I O Riser Board 4 31 Replacing the Real time Clock Battery 4 31 Option Boards 4 33 Installation Considerations 4 34 Installing an Option Board 4 35 Removing an Option Board 4 38 RAID Controller Board 4 39 Removable M...

Page 8: ...Drive Activity LED Does Not Light 5 11 CD ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 5 11 Problems with Application Software 5 11 Bootable CD ROM Is Not Detected 5 12 Problems with the Network 5 12 Plug and Play Installation Tips 5 12 Error Messages 5 13 LCD Error Messages 5 13 LCD Error Code Hardware References 5 26 Memory 5 26 CPU Up to 4 Processors 5 26 CPU 5 Processors or More 5 27 PCI Bus 5 27 F...

Page 9: ...ts B 4 C System Cabling Configurations Before You Begin C 2 Static Precautions C 2 BSU Cable Configuration C 3 BSU RAID Cable Configuration C 5 BSU and DEU RAID Cable Configuration C 7 D ROMPilot BIOS Error Codes ROMPilot BIOS Error Codes D 2 Glossary Equipment Log Index ...

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Page 11: ...system with additional processors optional memory options cards peripheral devices and redundant power supply Chapter 5 Problem Solving contains helpful information for solving problems that might occur with your system Appendix A Specifications provides specifications for the Basic System Unit BSU and the Disk Expansion Unit DEU Appendix B Interrupt Request PCI IRQ Device I O Port Address Assignm...

Page 12: ...ss of life CAUTION Cautions indicate situations that can damage the system hardware or software Note Notes give important information about the material being described Names of keyboard keys are printed as they appear on the keyboard For example Ctrl Alt or Enter Text or keystrokes that you enter appear as boldface type For example type abc123 and press ENTER File names are printed in uppercase l...

Page 13: ...and released Getting Started Sheet The Getting Started Sheet provides several easy to follow steps to become familiar with your server documentation and to complete your installation successfully Network Operating System Configuration Guide This guide contains supplemental instructions needed to install and configure your server Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Novell NetWare v5 0 Santa Cruz Operation ...

Page 14: ... doing the procedures in this manual make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage In the U S A and Canada the power cord must be a UL listed detachable power cord in Canada CSA certified type ST or SJT 16 AWG 3 conductor provided with a m...

Page 15: ... the external ports Remote Earths To prevent electrical shock connect all local individual office computers and computer support equipment to the same electrical circuit of the building wiring If you are unsure check the building wiring to avoid remote earth conditions Earth Bonding For safe operation only connect the equipment to a building supply that is in accordance with current wiring regulat...

Page 16: ...system warm or cool to room temperature before using it Keep the system away from magnetic forces Keep the system dry Do not wash the system with a wet cloth or pour fluid into it Protect the system from being bumped or dropped Check the system for condensation If condensation exists allow it to evaporate before powering on the system Keep the system away from dust sand and dirt ...

Page 17: ...1 System Overview Overview System Chassis System Board Set System Board Set Features System Power Peripheral Bays Disk Array System Functions System Security Reconfiguration Optional UPS ...

Page 18: ...ll form factor of 7U fits into a standard EIA 19 inch rack assembly The tower based system in addition to the basic system unit BSU contains a disk expansion unit DEU that holds up to eight SCSI hard disk drives The combination of computing performance memory capacity and integrated I O provides a high performance environment for many applications including network servers The server system is des...

Page 19: ... if an optional Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID controller is installed High degree of SCSI disk fault tolerance and advanced disk array management features through the use of RAID technology if an optional RAID controller is installed Hardware monitors temperature and voltage and software monitors to indicate failures Easy access to all parts for service The DEU tower based system only ...

Page 20: ... Interface Controller NIC an Intel 82559 PCI LAN controller for 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet networks with a RJ 45 Ethernet connector Single Channel enhanced IDE controller Chassis that holds up to 6 drives two hot swap bays for Ultra 160 m SCSI hard drives three media bays with a CD ROM installed and a 3 5 inch bay with a diskette drive Two hot swap SCSI hard disk drive bays accessible from the front ...

Page 21: ...ce is disrupted See Table 1 1 for a list and description of the system LED indicators C Status LED When green the system is OK See Table 1 1 for a list and description of the system LED indicators D Disk LED When green internal disk drives are being accessed See Table 1 1 for a list and description of the system LED indicators E Sleep LED When lit system is in the sleep power saving mode F Sleep s...

Page 22: ...ndication of fan failure See FanX Error LEDs in Figure 1 4 P Option bay Additional bay for mounting a UPS or a second DEU Q SCSI hard drive bays Each bay contains one 3 5 inch disk drive SCSI ID 0 left bay 1 right bay Each drive has three status LEDs Refer to Table 1 2 for information on disk drive status LEDs R Activity light CD ROM drive Note that the status indicators may vary per model of CD R...

Page 23: ...in connector Connector is normally Ultra wide SCSI having up to 4 devices connected to it However when a narrow SCSI device is connected in a 5 25 inch device bay the external SCSI devices are limited to two G LAN 100Base TX 10Base T network LAN RJ 45 connector H Printer LPT1 25 pin parallel port connector I Reset Dump button Press to reset system or execute a memory dump The reset function and du...

Page 24: ... SCSI 1 Ultra 160 m SCSI interface O SCSI 2 Slot for second SCSI connector when configured for two channels with the AZA 2804 board mounted P Fan3 error LED Indicates fan associated with PSU 1 failed Q Fan1 error LED Indicates fan associated with PSU 2 failed R Fan4 error LED Indicates fan associated with PSU 1 failed S Fan2 error LED Indicates fan associated with PSU 2 failed T Power supplies Up ...

Page 25: ...s being made to the media in the drive Table 1 1 System Status LED Indicators LED Status Description Response Power Off Power OFF None required normal Green Power ON None required normal Status Off Turns off after lighting in amber Power OFF Abnormal condition see Table 1 4 None required normal Check condition Green Steady light Flashing light No alarms Abnormal condition see Table 1 4 None requir...

Page 26: ...t Disk drive failure Rebuilding Replace disk drive None required normal Disk array configuration only Table 1 3 Power Supply Status LED Panel Indicators LED Status Description Response PWR Off Power off None required normal On Power on None required normal Light flashes AC power cord is connected None required normal PRFL Off Power supply fan operating normally None required normal Light flashes P...

Page 27: ...still does not change contact your technical support representative Voltage error is detected Contact your technical support representative All power units failed Contact your technical support representative Installation error is detected on a CPU CPU termination board CPU backboard or PCI board Re install the suspected device Front panel removed Re install the front panel Amber Flashing light Re...

Page 28: ...ted behind SCSI hard drives J Slim CD ROM drive K DIMMs L Memory board M Baseboard N CPU boxes optional O I O riser board Figure 1 5 Internal View BSU Only System Board Set The system board set inside the BSU includes the baseboard memory board CPU boxes 8 way systems only system I O board I O riser board system back panel SCSI back panels and device BP1 and BP2 Figures 1 6 1 7 1 8 and 1 9 show th...

Page 29: ...xteen DIMM sockets on a single memory board supporting up to 16 GB memory using 1 GB DIMMs Must use four sticks 4 way interleaving double sided buffered type only SCSI controller Dual channel onboard Ultra 160 m SCSI controller PCI based BIOS Flash memory based BIOS Basic Input Output System and Setup utilities Video Integrated super SVGA controller ships with 4 MB of video memory External device ...

Page 30: ...ectors H P15 P19 VRM1 board connectors I P05 Fan connector left front fan J P15 Optional CPU Box A connector K P20 Optional CPU Box B connector L P12 Processor 4 socket or optional CPU Box B connector M P11 Processor 3 socket N P10 Processor 2 socket O P09 Processor 1 socket or optional CPU Box A connector P P22 Fan connector left rear fan Q P24 P26 P28 P30 System back panel connectors R P21 Fan c...

Page 31: ...emovable media G External Ultra 160 m SCSI connector H External device connectors Upper LAN port Lower USB port I I O riser board slot J Two 32 bit 33 MHz PCI connectors top to bottom PCI 12 PCI 11 K Eight 64 bit 33 MHz PCI connectors top to bottom PCI 34 PCI 33 PCI 32 PCI 31 PCI 24 PCI 23 PCI 22 and PCI 21 Note that PCI connectors PCI 32 and PCI 31 can accommodate either 33 MHz or 66 MHz 64 bit P...

Page 32: ...view A B C D E A Processor speed jumper block B System function CMOS password clear jumper block C Diskette drive connector D Battery lithium E External device connectors Figure 1 8 I O Riser Board Component Locations ...

Page 33: ...o four and must be installed in multiples of four A Group 1 DIMM sockets DIMM slots 1 5 9 13 B Group 2 DIMM sockets DIMM slots 2 6 10 14 C Group 3 DIMM sockets DIMM slots 3 7 11 15 D Group 4 DIMM sockets DIMM slots 4 8 12 16 E System backboard connectors Figure 1 9 Memory Board Component Locations ...

Page 34: ...ed SDRAM DIMMs PC100 compatible each providing 72 bits of 4 way interleaved memory 64 bit main memory plus ECC Your system may include from 256 MB to 16 GB of memory using up to sixteen DIMMs ECC generation checking is provided for detection and correction of memory errors Note Only use DIMMs approved for use in this server system Call your customer service representative for information I O Expan...

Page 35: ...64 bit data transfers Plug and Play ready Parity enabled A B A Top slot PCI 34 64 bit 33 MHz PCI 33 64 bit 33 MHz PCI 32 64 bit 66 33 MHz PCI 31 64 bit 66 33 MHz PCI 24 64 bit 33 MHz PCI 23 64 bit 33 MHz PCI 22 64 bit 33 MHz Bottom slot PCI 21 64 bit 33 MHz B Top slot PCI 12 32 bit 33 MHz Bottom slot PCI 11 32 bit 33 MHz Figure 1 10 PCI Connector Slots ...

Page 36: ...on volatile memory NVRAM The real time clock battery provides power backup for the real time clock BIOS The BIOS and Setup Utility are located in the Flash EPROM on the system I O riser board and include support for system setup and legacy device configuration A number of security reliability and management features also have been incorporated to meet vital server needs Controllers The following p...

Page 37: ...00 Mbps networks capable of full or half duplex with back to back transmit at 100 Mbps Support for Wake On LAN SCSI Controller The system I O board includes an embedded Adaptec AIC7899 dual function SCSI controller The AIC7899 provides two Ultra 160 m SCSI interfaces as two independent SCSI functions As implemented on the system I O board channel A has one connection to the external connector on t...

Page 38: ...orts Both serial ports are relocatable Each serial port can be set to one of four different COM ports and can be enabled separately When disabled serial port interrupts are available to add in boards Parallel Port One IEEE 1284 compatible 25 pin bidirectional EPP supporting levels 1 7 and 1 9 parallel port is provided BIOS programming enables the parallel port and determines the port address and i...

Page 39: ...age conditions fan failure or chassis intrusion To enable accurate monitoring the BMC maintains the nonvolatile Sensor Data Record SDR from which sensor information can be retrieved The BMC provides an ISA host interface to SDR sensor information so that software running on the server can poll and retrieve the server s current status The BMC performs the following Monitors server board temperature...

Page 40: ...em with two or three power supplies the additional supply gives redundancy because the load is redistributed if one supply fails The DEU may be configured with up to two power supplies If the second power supply is installed for power system redundancy the power supplies are now hot swappable and can be easily installed or removed from the back of the DEU without turning system power off Periphera...

Page 41: ...ance the drive by improving the reliability and supporting an automatic rebuilding function All RAID levels are common in their basic operation due the fact that several hard disks can be recognized as one disk drive However performance cost and use are conditions that vary according to the RAID level You should select an appropriate configuration that is suitable for your system Features and sele...

Page 42: ...nce the server also supports hot swapping function the failed disk can be replaced while the power is on Observe the following when using an automatic rebuilding function Do not turn the power off If power is turned off automatic rebuilding will not start Use an interval of 60 seconds or more between mounting and dismounting the hard disk drive If a hard disk is being rebuilt do not replace the ha...

Page 43: ...wered on if the operating system supports the Hot Plug PCI function Note Windows NT 4 0 does not support the Hot Plug PCI function Fans In addition to the power supply fans the BSU has four CPU fans contained in two fan boxes two fans per box cabled to the system baseboard The four CPU fans front and rear are hot swappable and redundant in configuration If one fan fails its associated fan changes ...

Page 44: ...e AC power is disconnected is the system completely off The sleep states are defined as follows s0 Normal running state s1 Processor sleep state No context will be lost in this state and the processor caches will maintain coherency s4 Hibernate or Save to Disk The memory and machine state are saved to disk Pressing the power button or other wakeup event restores the system state from the disk and ...

Page 45: ...es an interlock switch for the front panel which controls power shutdown for safety When the interlock switch is opened the switch transmits an alarm signal to the system board where server management software processes the signal Security with the rack mount system is identical to the tower based system stated above except that the mechanical locks are on the front and rear doors of the rack Soft...

Page 46: ...quipment from large disturbances by internally disconnecting from the utility line while supplying power from its internal batteries until the utility line returns to safe levels Note While running on battery an internal alarm will sound periodic beeps The TEST ALARM DISABLE button may be pressed to silence the UPS alarm If the utility power does not return the UPS will continue to supply power to...

Page 47: ...2 Setting Up the System Overview Selecting a Site Unpacking the System Rack Mount Subsystem Assembly Getting Familiar with the System Making Connections Connecting the Power Cord s Using the System ...

Page 48: ... connection is through a properly grounded outlet CAUTION When two or three power supplies are installed in the system the power plug from each of the power supplies must be plugged into the same common ground power outlets Clean dust free and well ventilated Front and rear ventilating openings kept free of obstructions Away from sources of heat vibration or physical shock Isolated from strong ele...

Page 49: ...s it will weigh more To avoid personal injury make sure you have someone help you lift or move the system When you receive your system if the shipping boxes are damaged note the damage and if possible photograph it for reference After removing the contents of the containers keep the cartons and the packing materials If the contents appear damaged when you unpack the boxes file a damage claim with ...

Page 50: ... can cause serious damage Do not disconnect or remove parts other than those specified in the procedure Do not touch I O connector pins All screws are Phillips head unless otherwise specified On completion of any assembly or reassembly perform a power on test If a fault occurs verify that the assembly or reassembly was performed correctly If the problem persists see Problem Solving in Chapter 5 St...

Page 51: ...nterconnect system components Preparing the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies 1 Locate the two rack mounting bracket assemblies Each rack mounting bracket consists of an outer bracket and an inner bracket see Figure 2 1 The rack mounting bracket also has a slide rail assembly attached to its inner bracket consisting of an extension rail assembly with a center slide bar The rack mounting bracket wit...

Page 52: ...at attach their outer and inner brackets together and separate them see Figure 2 1 4 Locate the fifth and sixth screw holes on the outer rack mounting bracket counting from the front of the bracket that has no front flange and align its inner bracket rear set of oblong holes over the fifth and sixth holes see Figure 2 2 Note This procedure is for mounting a BSU in a 1000 mm rack cabinet For mounti...

Page 53: ... B Safety Latch C Screws 1 of 4 D Threaded Holes in BSU Figure 2 3 Attaching the Inner Component Slide Bar to the BSU Installing the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies into the Rack Cabinet Before you can mount the BSU in the rack cabinet you must install the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies in the rack cabinet Note You must use the following procedure to prepare the rack cabinet before mounting the...

Page 54: ... front vertical mounting rails see Figure 2 4 and rear vertical mounting rails see Figure 2 5 for the Rack Mounting Bracket Assemblies and Cable Retention Arm Mark the location with a pencil on the outside of both the front and rear vertical mounting rails Note For vertical reference every three screw holes on the rack vertical mounting rail are equal to 1U 1 75 inches A M5 Cagenuts for BSU Facepl...

Page 55: ...ion Arm also mark the locations on the front vertical mounting rails for the cage nuts which hold the thumbscrews of the BSU faceplate see Figure 2 4 4 Insert four M5 cage nuts in their marked locations on the front vertical mounting rails see Figure 2 6 as follows Position the cage nut on the inside of the front vertical mounting rails Hook the side lip of a cage nut into the square hole in the r...

Page 56: ...ve a wider offset than the top 6 Install two screws see Figure 2 7 that secure the front of the Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly to the vertical mounting rail and tighten loosely 7 Carefully align the rear holes of the Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly with the holes in the rear vertical mounting rail 8 Install two screws see Figure 2 7 that secure the rear of the Rack Mounting Bracket Assembly to the ...

Page 57: ...ed to an unmovable support or a front stabilizer to prevent it from falling over when one or more units are extended in front of it on slide assemblies The anchors must be able to withstand a force of up to 113 kg 250 lbs You must also consider the weight of any other device installed in the rack Avoid Injury It is required that two people are present when lifting and assembling the rack mount BSU...

Page 58: ... slide bars ensure that the safety latch on the extension rail assemblies see Figure 2 1 are centered and slide the BSU all the way into the rack cabinet Note When you first slide the BSU into the rack cabinet extra pressure may have to be applied After the first time the slides will start to move easier Check that the BSU slides in and out of the rack cabinet Grasp the two handles on the front of...

Page 59: ...For easy installation of the cable retention arm first slide the BSU into the rack cabinet and then install the cable retention arm 1 Using two screws attach one end of the cable retention arm to the rear of the BSU see Figure 2 9 2 Using two screws attach the other end of the cable retention arm to the cage nuts installed in the left rear vertical mounting rail see Figure 2 9 3 Bundle all the BSU...

Page 60: ...ay remove them after running the BIOS Setup Utility For information on running the BIOS Setup Utility refer to Chapter 3 Configuring Your System of this User s Guide Connect your keyboard monitor and mouse see Figure 1 4 in Chapter 1 of this User s Guide Connect any external peripheral devices such as a printer or modem by following the instructions included with these devices To connect external ...

Page 61: ... male plug designed for use in your region It must have certification marks showing certification by an agency acceptable in your region The power cord connector that plugs into the system must be an IEC type CEE 22 female connector The power cord must be less than 1 8 meters 6 0 feet long After the power cord is plugged in confirm that the power status lamp on the power unit flashes If the lamp i...

Page 62: ...Setting Up the System PWR 3 PWR 2 PWR 1 3 2 1 1 2 3 Figure 2 10 Connecting the AC Power Cord to the BSU Figure 2 11 Connecting the AC Power Cord to the DEU Figure 2 12 Connecting the AC Power Cord to the UPS ...

Page 63: ...isk while the access lamp is lit may damage data being stored on the floppy disk After turning off the server wait at least 40 seconds before turning it on again Cycling the power immediately may cause malfunction or failures of the server Before relocating the server turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the outlet Moving the server when it is powered may cause malfunction or failures...

Page 64: ...wer control unit is powered on 3 Press the push button power on off switch on the front panel see Figure 2 13 Verify that the server power on LED is lit Note The server management logic on your system board monitors and logs system voltage changes When powering up or down your system you may experience a 1 5 second delay from the time you press the push button power on off switch on the front pane...

Page 65: ...ction POST Error Codes and Messages in Chapter 5 of this Guide CAUTION Always allow POST to complete before powering down your system If you have problems powering on your system refer to Problem Solving in Chapter 5 of this User s Guide After you have successfully powered on your system insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD ROM into the CD ROM device reboot the system and follow the screen prompts to run ...

Page 66: ...es Forcing a Power Shutdown A forced power shutdown can be used when the power on off switch does not power off the server or the reset functions do not work To perform a forced power shutdown Press in on the power on off switch located on the front panel of the server for at least 4 seconds to force the server power off To power on after a forced shutdown wait 10 seconds and then power on again ...

Page 67: ...3 Configuring Your System Configuring Your System BIOS Setup Utility SCSISelect Utility Configuring the RAID Controller Configuring System Jumpers ...

Page 68: ...re either of the SCSI controllers in your system or to perform a SCSI disk format or verify disk operation of these drives If your system has been factory configured the BIOS Setup or SCSISelect Utility do not need to be run unless you want to change the password or security features add certain types of option boards or devices or upgrade your system board This chapter also provides information o...

Page 69: ...guration Advanced Use this menu for setting the Advanced Features available on your system Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords and the Backup and Virus Check reminders System Hardware Use this menu for configuring unique Server features Boot Use this menu to configure Boot Device priority Exit Exits the current menu Use the arrow keys to select a menu or an item on a displa...

Page 70: ... or bottom of window PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Move cursor to next or previous page F5 or Select the previous value for the field F6 or or SPACE Select the next value for the field F9 Load default configuration values for this menu F10 Save configuration values and exit ENTER Execute command or Select submenu BIOS Setup Configuration Settings The BIOS Setup Configurations tables show the default settin...

Page 71: ...tal capacity of the extended memory Language English US French German Italian Spanish Selects which language BIOS displays Note This feature immediately changes to the language BIOS selected BIOS Version Display Only Indicates the version of the system BIOS System Time HH MM SS Sets the system time hour minutes seconds on 24 hour clock System Date MM DD YYYY Sets the system date month day year Dis...

Page 72: ...ion Submenu Peripheral Configuration Refer to Peripheral Reconfiguration Submenu Monitoring Configuration Refer to Monitoring Configuration Submenu It sets POST Monitoring and Boot Monitoring PCI Device Refer to PCI Device Submenu Option ROM Refer to Option ROM Submenu It Disables Enables the Option ROM BIOS on the PCI Bus Numlock Refer to Numlock Submenu It selects Keyboard Options L3 Cache Recon...

Page 73: ...upport including the remote console and remote drive functions during activation of OS The Boot time diagnostic screen is enabled if RomPilot is enabled See Appendix B for more details Memory Reconfiguration Submenu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting DIMM Group 1 Status Normal Display Only DIMM Group 2 Status Normal Display Only DIMM Group 3 Status Normal Display Only DIMM Gr...

Page 74: ...e Enabled Disabled The POST operation pauses if a CPU error occurs Possible Values Normal None or Error CPU 5 CPU8 Status is displayed only when an optional CPU backboard is installed L3 Cache Reconfiguration Submenu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting CPU Box 1 Address Array Status Normal Display Only CPU Box 1 Data Array Status Normal Display Only CPU Box 2 Address Array Sta...

Page 75: ...s the base address and interrupt IRQ for the Parallel port Parallel Mode Output only Bi directional EPP ECP ECP DMA1 ECP DMA3 Selects the parallel port operation mode Diskette Controller Disabled Enabled Configure using these options Disabled No configuration Enabled User configuration Mouse Disabled Enabled Auto Detect Disabled prevents any installed PS 2 mouse from functioning but frees up IRQ12...

Page 76: ...0 Selects the time out period at start up This feature is displayed only when Boot Monitoring is Enabled PCI Device Submenu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting PCI IRQ1 PCI IRQ15 Disabled Auto Select IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ6 IRQ7 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 PCI devices use hardware interrupts called IRQs Do not share the IRQ with the one specified in ESM IRQ of the System Hardware menu PCI P...

Page 77: ...r board and RAID controller board PCI Slot 23 Enabled Disabled Disables Enables BIOS on the option board connected to the PCI bus Should be set to Enabled for the slots containing the graphics accelerator board and RAID controller board PCI Slot 24 Enabled Disabled Disables Enables BIOS on the option board connected to the PCI bus Should be set to Enabled for the slots containing the graphics acce...

Page 78: ... Auto On OFF Selects the power on state for Numlock Key Click Disabled Enabled Disables or enables keyclick Keyboard Auto repeat Rate 2 sec 6 sec 10 sec 13 3 sec 18 5 sec 21 8 sec 26 7 sec 30 sec Selects key repeat rate Keyboard Auto repeat Delay 0 25 sec 0 5 sec 0 75 sec 1 sec Selects delay before key repeat ...

Page 79: ...tup utility When the Enter key is pressed the user is prompted for a password press ESC key to abort Once set this can be disabled by setting it to a null string or by clearing password jumper on system board refer to System Board Jumpers in this chapter This feature is available only when you logged in the SETUP utility with the supervisor password Set User Password Press ENTER When the Enter key...

Page 80: ... lamp the CapsLock lamp and the NumLock lamp To resume server operation in the normal state from the Secure Mode enter the user password from the keyboard and press Enter key Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Secure Mode Timer Disabled 1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 30 min 1 hr 2 hr Select a time period to place the server in the Secure Mode after the last keyboard or mouse input ...

Page 81: ...ed IRQ5 IRQ10 IRQ11 Determines routing of the ESM interrupt Error Log Initialization Press Enter Request to initialize the Error Log now If Clear OK then display System Event Log Cleared If Clear NG then display System Event Log Not Cleared Console Redirection Additional setup menu to configure console The Boot Time diagnostic screen is enabled if redirection is enabled Server Power State Versus A...

Page 82: ...On LAN Enabled Disabled Enables Wake ON LAN support Wake On Ring Enabled Disabled Enables Wake ON Ring support Console Redirection Submenu Feature Choices or Display Only Description Your Setting Serial Port Address Disabled Serial Port 2 3F8h IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8h IRQ3 If enabled the console will be redirected to this port If console redirection is enabled this address must match the settings o...

Page 83: ...wer in the boot priority list Boot Device Priority Menu Boot Priority Device Description Your Setting 1 ATAPI CD ROM Drive Attempts to boot from an ATAPI CD ROM drive 2 Diskette Drive Attempts to boot from a diskette drive 3 Hard Drive Attempts to boot from a hard drive device 4 Intel UNDI PXR 2 0 Build 071 Attempts to boot from a PXR server ...

Page 84: ...ou must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit Exit Menu Choices Description Save Changes and Exit Exits System Setup after saving all changes to CMOS Exit Without Saving Changes Exits System Setup without saving setup data to CMOS Get Default Value Loads default values for all Setup items Load Previous Values Loads previous values of all Setup items Save Changes Writes all Setu...

Page 85: ...reboot your system To run the Adaptec SCSI utility perform the following procedure 1 Power on or reboot the system 2 The following message appears on the video monitor Press Ctrl A for SCSISelect TM Utility 3 Press Ctrl A to run this utility When its Main menu appears choose the host adapter that you want to configure 4 The SCSI utility starts When the SCSISelect Utility detects more than one AIC ...

Page 86: ...rmat a disk verify disk media or display a list of devices and their SCSI IDs select SCSI Disk Utilities If you wish to configure the adapter or a device select Configure View Host Adapter Settings Adaptec SCSI Utility Configuration Settings The following keys are active for all Adaptec SCSI Utility screens Key Action Arrows Up and down arrows move from one parameter to another within a screen ENT...

Page 87: ...Send Start Unit Command Yes Enable Write Back Cache No BIOS Multiple LUN Support No 1 Include in BIOS Scan Yes 1 Advanced Configuration Options Press ENTER for menu Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enabled Display Ctrl A Messages During BIOS Initialization Enabled Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives 1 GByte Enabled Verbose Silent Mode Verbose Host Adapter BIOS Configuration Utility Reserve...

Page 88: ...es connected to optional SCSI controller boards use the SCSI BIOS utility provided with the specific option board When installing multiple SCSI controller boards refer to subsection Option ROM Submenu and set the parameter to Enabled for the specific PCI slot being used PCI slot 11 PCI slot 34 The server first displays the start up message of the SCSISelect utility for the on board SCSI controller...

Page 89: ...e paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive fully redundant To complete the RAID configuration or if you want to change the RAID level or add additional hard disks to the array use the RAID configuration utility The RAID configuration utility is included with the RAID controller If you are adding the RAID controller to an existing system the RAID configuration utility a...

Page 90: ...or your system A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor shorting plug that slips over two jumper pins Figure 3 2 shows the location of the system jumpers There are two jumper blocks on the I O riser board that make up the system jumpers The Processor Speed jumper block and the System Function jumper block Table 3 4 lists the Processor Speed jumpers and their factory default settings and Table...

Page 91: ...per Summary Jumpers Function Jumper On Off default in bold What it does at system reset 1 2 CMOS clear Off Protect On Erase Preserves the contents of CMOS Clears CMOS 3 4 Password disable Off Enable On Disable Enables password protection Disables the password 5 6 Reserved Off Not Used Required Do Not Change 7 8 Reserved Off Not Used Required Do Not Change 9 10 Reserved Off Not Used Required Do Not...

Page 92: ... 1 Perform steps 1 through 5 of subsection Modifying the I O Riser Board in chapter 4 2 Locate the position of the system jumpers that you are changing on the I O riser board To change a jumper setting use a pair of needle nose pliers or your fingers to remove the jumper from its current location see Figure 3 3 Position the jumper over the two pins for the desired setting and press it onto the pin...

Page 93: ... disable of system function jumper block Otherwise go to next step 5 Perform steps 12 through 14 of subsection Modifying the I O Riser Board in chapter 4 6 While waiting for POST to complete press the F2 key to enter BIOS setup This automatically clears CMOS and all passwords provided you exit and save the BIOS setup 7 Repeat step 1 of these procedures 8 Remove the jumper you just installed on the...

Page 94: ...3 28 Configuring Your System ...

Page 95: ...nt and Rear Fan Modules Installing the Front and Rear Fan Modules Installing Removing the BSU Front Bezel and Top Cover Processors Installing the Optional Five to Eight CPU Upgrade Kit DIMMs Modifying the I O Riser Board Option Boards RAID Controller Board Removable Media Devices Hard Disk Drives Power Supply Installing the Optional UPS Installing the Optional DEU Adding the Optional DEU 2 Channel...

Page 96: ...button located on the front panel Make sure your system is powered off and the AC power cord is unplugged from the system Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage CAUTION The server management logic on the system board monitors system voltage changes When powering your system up or down you may experience a 1 to 5 second delay from t...

Page 97: ...ailure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage System power on off The DC push button on off switch a convex button on the front panel DOES NOT turn off the system AC power To remove power from system you must unplug the AC power cords from wall outlets or power supply Hazardous conditions power supply Hazardous voltage current and energy l...

Page 98: ...ed metal surface on your system when handling parts ESD and handling boards Always handle boards carefully They can be extremely sensitive to ESD Hold boards only by their edges After removing a board from its protective wrapper or from the system place it component side up on a grounded static free surface Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper Do not slide board over an...

Page 99: ...er pertinent information specific to your system You need this information when configuring your system Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet Note This procedure is for tower based systems only 1 To remove the top cover perform the following 2 Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter 3 Unlock if locked the mechanical lock at the top of the front door and...

Page 100: ... System Figure 4 1 Removing the Top Cover Thumbscrews 6 Pull the cover up and off the top of the tower cabinet and set it aside for reattaching later see Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet ...

Page 101: ...les You must first remove the top cover of the tower cabinet if tower based system in order to remove the front and rear fan modules of the BSU To remove the front and rear fan modules of the BSU perform the following 1 If tower based system remove the top cover of the tower cabinet and then go to step 3 See Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet earlier in this chapter 2 Observe the safety a...

Page 102: ...r Fan Modules Installing the Front and Rear Fan Modules To install the front and rear fan modules of the BSU perform the following 1 Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter 2 Insert each fan into their respective labeled fan slot 3 Push each fan module down into their slot until they lock in place ...

Page 103: ...emoving the front bezel or top cover after the system is set up you must first power off the system and all external devices Unplug the system power cords Removing the Front Bezel You must remove the front bezel in order to remove the top cover on your BSU To remove the front bezel perform the following 1 Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter 2 If tower bas...

Page 104: ...all the front bezel perform the following see Figure 4 5 1 Make sure no tools or loose parts have been left inside the BSU 2 Make sure that all interior cables are properly connected 3 Align the five thumbscrews of the bezel with their respective holes on the front of the BSU 4 Adjust the position of the bezel so that its square hole is directly over the CD ROM tray and doesn t interfere with any ...

Page 105: ...ront and Rear Fan Modules sections in this chapter To remove the top cover perform the following 1 Power off the system and remove the front bezel as described earlier in this chapter 2 Remove the front and rear fan modules as described earlier in this chapter 3 Pull the top cover slightly forward until its hooks are disengaged from the chassis See Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Disengaging the BSU Top Cov...

Page 106: ...ake sure all option boards are firmly seated in their respective slots and that all interior cables are properly connected 3 Place the cover on top of the BSU and insert its hooks into their mating slots on the BSU chassis 4 Slide the top cover backward until its hooks are fully engaged in the BSU chassis and secure 5 If removed install the front and rear fan modules ...

Page 107: ...ust contain either a processor cartridge or a termination board if there are less than four processors installed The VRM modules are installed in a bank of VRM sockets adjacent to the processors Note Your system may have up to four processors on a system backboard and up to eight processors if two CPU boxes are installed All installed processors must be matched for speed and cache size If replacin...

Page 108: ... size The processors and VRMs must be installed in ascending order of the board slot numbers 1 4 1 Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter 2 If tower based system remove the top cover of the tower cabinet and then go to step 4 See Removing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet earlier in this chapter 3 Power off the system Ensure the power cords are unplugged fr...

Page 109: ...tion board in an upward motion out of its socket Figure 4 9 Installing the Latch Levers 7 If your system has a processor and you are adding another processor then you must remove the termination board from the slot were you are adding the processor and store the termination board appropriately To remove a termination board perform steps 9 and 10 Otherwise go to step 13 8 If you are replacing one o...

Page 110: ...ridge that is to be removed 12 Open the latch levers by pushing them towards the outside and remove the processor cartridge see Figure 4 11 Then place the processor cartridge on a grounded static free surface or conductive foam pad WARNING If the system was running any processor and heat sink installed is hot To avoid the possibility of a burn let the components cool for 10 minutes before continui...

Page 111: ...he standard processor see Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 Aligning the Processor Cartridge with its Board Slot 15 Insert the processor between the right and left guard rails and slowly push the processor with your thumbs as far as it will go into the socket see Figure 4 13 Note While pushing the processor into its socket make sure it goes through three steps The Processor is gradually inserted into the so...

Page 112: ...4 Each processor has a VRM associated with it Note As processors are added you need to install additional VRMs Figure 4 14 Installing a VRM 18 Reattach the BSU top cover See Installing the Top Cover in subsection Installing Removing the BSU Front Bezel and Top Cover earlier in this chapter 19 Reinstall the two fan modules previously removed See Installing the Front and Rear Fan Modules earlier in ...

Page 113: ...boards in the remaining slots Some systems may have more processors depending on configuration All processors must be matched in speed and cache size The processors and VRMs must be installed in ascending order of the board slot numbers 1 8 A C B D CPU box 1 CPU box 2 A Processor Slots 1 4 Top to Bottom B VRM Slots 1 4 Top to Bottom C Processor Terminator Slots 5 8 Top to Bottom D VRM Slots 5 8 To...

Page 114: ...tem Baseboard earlier in this chapter 6 Remove the two screws securing the CPU cage to the BSU chassis and remove the cage see Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 Removing the CPU Cage 7 Remove the two screws securing the front fan module connector to the BSU chassis so that it can be relocated later see Figure 4 17 Figure 4 17 Removing the Front Fan Module Connector Screws ...

Page 115: ...Bracket Screw 9 Remove the two screws securing the CPU support bracket to the BSU chassis and remove the bracket see Figure 4 19 Figure 4 19 Removing the CPU Support Bracket Screws 10 Attach the bottom fasteners of the new CPU box rails front right and left to the BSU chassis then secure their upper screw holes with two screws removed in the previous steps see Figure 4 20 Figure 4 20 Installing th...

Page 116: ...ttach the CPU box support into the two holes in the center CPU box rail then secure it with two screws removed in the previous steps see Figure 4 22 Figure 4 22 Installing the CPU box Support 13 Reconnect the front fan module connector to the BSU chassis with two screws supplied with the upgrade kit see Figure 4 23 This front fan module connector was disconnected in step 7 Figure 4 23 Reconnecting...

Page 117: ...d in step 5 of previous subsection Removing Installing Processor Cartridges on System Baseboard To install processor cartridges and VRMs follow steps 13 through 17 of the previous subsection Removing Installing Processor Cartridges on System Baseboard in this chapter 17 On CPU box 1 reattach the CPU cover removed in step 15 above 18 On CPU box 2 remove its CPU cover by performing step 15 above and...

Page 118: ...nsert it into the appropriate processor socket on the system baseboard between the CPU box guard rails and guides previously installed in steps 10 and 11 above See Figure 4 26 to align the CPU box with its system baseboard socket Figure 4 26 Aligning CPU box with its System Baseboard Socket 22 Slowly push the CPU box with your thumbs as far as it will go into the system baseboard socket see Figure...

Page 119: ...apter 26 Install the two new fan modules supplied with the upgrade kit See Installing the Front and Rear Fan Modules earlier in this chapter 27 If tower based system reattach the top cover of the tower cabinet See Installing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet earlier in this chapter 28 Install the new power supply supplied with the upgrade kit See Installing the Redundant Power Supply later in thi...

Page 120: ...group DIMMs must also be of the same type and capacity within a group The first group of DIMMs should be installed in sockets P01 P05 P09 and P13 see Figure 4 29 Group 1 When you install additional DIMMs you must start with Group 2 and continue to Group 4 When you remove DIMMs you must start with the highest populated group of DIMMs The following subsections describe the procedures for adding memo...

Page 121: ...d cover by pulling its plastic snap fastener out Grasp the right side of the memory board cover and swing it left away from the chassis to remove it Set the memory board cover aside for installation later See Figure 4 30 Figure 4 30 Removing the Memory Board Cover 6 The memory board is secured to the chassis by two fasteners one on each front corner of the board Release each fastener together by s...

Page 122: ...st 9 DIMMs are keyed so they can only be inserted one way Position the DIMM over the socket on the board where you want to install the DIMM The notches in the bottom edge of the DIMM mate with the raised bumps in the DIMM socket 10 Press down evenly on the DIMM until it seats correctly The retaining levers see Figure 4 33 on the sockets are not tools to aid in the insertion only to keep the DIMMs ...

Page 123: ...el and Top Cover earlier in this chapter 16 If tower based system reattach the top cover of the tower cabinet See Installing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet earlier in this chapter 17 Plug in the power cords and power up the system 18 Run the BIOS Setup and select Memory Reconfiguration on the Advanced Menu to verify that the status of the added memory shows Normal 19 Select Yes for Reset Confi...

Page 124: ...move the remaining DIMMs 6 Perform steps 12 through 17 of the previous subsection Installing DIMMs to install the memory board 7 Run the BIOS Setup and select Memory Reconfiguration on the Advanced Menu to clear error information of a removed DIMM board 8 Select Yes for Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced Menu Selecting Yes updates the hardware configuration information ...

Page 125: ...d the system settings stored in CMOS RAM for example the date and time may be wrong The battery Vendor Part No CR2450 is available through many vendors It is located on your I O riser board see Figure 4 35 Notice the plus sign on the battery The sign assists in correctly positioning the battery on the I O riser board Contact your sales representative or dealer for a list of approved devices Figure...

Page 126: ...iskette drive ribbon cable from connector P6 on the I O riser board 8 If the battery has a protective plastic cover remove the cover by lifting it away from the battery Use your fingernail or a small pointed tool to gently push up the bottom edge of the battery See Figure 4 35 for socket location 9 Position the new battery over its socket with the plus sign on the battery facing up 10 Carefully in...

Page 127: ...thernet NICs with a minimum of effort and without concern for I O bottlenecks The PCI local bus offers up to 528 Mega byte second bandwidth A B C D Note The system I O PCI board slots are numbered from top to bottom PCI 34 PCI 33 PCI 32 PCI 31 PCI 24 PCI 23 PCI 22 PCI 21 PCI 12 and PCI 11 A Third PCI Board Slots PCI 33 and PCI 34 64 bit 33 MHz B Third PCI Board Slots PCI 31 and PCI 32 64 bit 66 33...

Page 128: ...d that is not required when installing PCI boards in this system To detach the mounting bracket from a PCI board remove the two screws securing the bracket to the board and remove the bracket see Figure 4 37 Note Save the mounting bracket removed from the PCI board for future use Figure 4 37 Detaching a PCI Board Mounting Bracket ...

Page 129: ... or the gold connectors Note Observe static precautions Use an antistatic wrist strap 5 Record the option board serial number in the equipment log 6 Set any board jumpers or switches as described in the documentation that comes with the option board 7 See Figure 4 36 to determine the system board slot location and remove its connector cap Note Save the connector cap removed from the PCI board slot...

Page 130: ...d into an expansion slot on the system I O board The tapered foot of the option board retaining bracket must fit into the mating slot in the expansion slot frame 11 The retaining bracket fits into the space that was occupied by the expansion slot cover Secure the expansion board by pushing down on the cover tab see Figure 4 41 Note Ensure that the expansion slot cover tab is firmly locked in place...

Page 131: ...ternal cables if they are needed to the installed option board 14 Close the PCI expansion slot door 15 If tower based system reattach the top cover of the tower cabinet See Installing the Top Cover of the Tower Cabinet earlier in this chapter 16 Plug in the power cords and power up the system 17 Run the BIOS Setup 18 Select Yes for Reset Configuration Data in the Advanced Menu Selecting Yes update...

Page 132: ...e the cover lock by pressing on its tab see Figure 4 39 4 Hold the board at each end and carefully rock it back and forth until the edge connectors pull free Make sure that you do not scrape the board against other components 5 Remove the board from the expansion slot and place it in an antistatic wrapper 6 If you are replacing a board go to previous subsection Installing an Option Board otherwise...

Page 133: ...ontroller board as described below see System Cabling in Appendix C Remove the end of the SCSI interface cable that is plugged into the Ultra 160 m SCSI connector B on the system I O board A see Figure 4 42 A B Figure 4 42 Locating the Ultra 160 m SCSI connector Recable SCSI interface cable by passing it under the I O riser board A and under the black insulator B to the RAID controller board C as ...

Page 134: ...4 40 Upgrading Your System A B C Figure 4 43 Recabling the SCSI Interface Cable ...

Page 135: ...refer to its device manual for setup operations When installing an internal auto change DAT DDS 3 use the power branch cable attached to the device When installing an internal auto change AIT use the power relay cable attached to the device Observe that when installing an internal DLT device the front panel of the DLT will protrude approximately 1 cm from the front bezel this will not affect the o...

Page 136: ...iskette bay Bay A IDE CD ROM always installed BAY B SCSI CD ROM SCSI DLT Tape SCSI DAT Tape SCSI AIT Tape Device must have the internal SCSI terminators removed Bay C SCSI DLT Tape SCSI DAT Tape SCSI AIT Tape Device must have the internal SCSI terminators removed Bay D 1 44 MB diskette drive always installed Figure 4 44 Removable Media Device Bays ...

Page 137: ...st use the internal SCSI cables Contact your sales representative or dealer for a list of approved optional peripheral devices 1 Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter 2 If tower based system unlock if locked the mechanical lock at the top of the front door and open the door 3 Power off the system Ensure the power cords are unplugged from the AC wall outlet ...

Page 138: ...s protective wrapper and place it on an antistatic surface Record the drive model and serial number in the equipment log 8 Set any device jumpers or switches on the device Refer to the installation procedures that come with the device Note All 5 1 4 inch devices must have terminators removed 9 Insert the device halfway into the media bay and connect the power and data cables to the device see Figu...

Page 139: ... the screws supplied with the device secure it to the 5 1 4 inch device tray Note Do not use the screws used to secure the blank panel to the 5 1 4 inch device tray Figure 4 48 Installing the Device into the 5 1 4 inch Device Tray 11 Insert the 5 1 4 inch Device Tray into the BSU chassis until it is firmly seated into its board connector 12 Secure the 5 1 4 inch Device Tray to the front of the BSU...

Page 140: ...p to configure the device Removing a 5 1 4 Inch Device Remove a 5 1 4 inch device as follows 1 Perform steps 1 through 5 of the previous subsection Installing a 5 1 4 Inch Device 2 From the bay where you want to remove the device remove the two screws securing the device to the 5 1 4 inch device tray and pull the device halfway out the tray Then disconnect the power and data cables from the device...

Page 141: ... subsection Installing a 5 1 4 Inch Device otherwise continue with the next step 6 When not installing another device cover the empty bay by installing a blank panel in the bay and securing it to the 5 1 4 inch device tray with four screws see Figure 4 51 Figure 4 51 Installing a Blank Panel 7 Perform steps 11 through15 of the previous subsection Installing a 5 1 4 Inch Device 8 Remove the drive s...

Page 142: ...lagged as faulty Follow the procedure described in this section to remove the faulty drive and swap in a good one Note Swap SCSI drives without turning off power This is one of the few system procedures that is safe to do with the system power left on This is true only if a Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID controller module is installed and only for the drive carrier assemblies in the hot...

Page 143: ...isk drive bay will house the new hard drive see Figure 4 52 In the BSU the hard disk drive bays consist of two slots for mounting the hard drives Confirm which slot of the hard disk drive bay the hard drive will be mounted The SCSI ID 0 and 1 is determined by the slot number from left to right In the DEU the hard disk drive bays consist of eight slots for mounting the hard drives Confirm which slo...

Page 144: ... Observe static precautions Use an antistatic wrist strap 6 The drive carrier is shipped with the add on drive Remove the new drive from its protective wrapper and place it on an antistatic surface Record the drive model and serial numbers in the equipment log 7 Position the drive so its SCA connector is near the top surface of the drive Place the drive on the antistatic surface again Slide the dr...

Page 145: ...ing Hard Disk Drive in a Carrier 9 Unlock the lock lever located at the bottom of the carrier handle see Figure 4 55 Figure 4 55 Unlocking the Carrier Lock Lever 10 Hold the handle of the hard disk drive carrier firmly and insert the carrier into the slot until the hook at the bottom of the lock lever engages the frame see Figure 4 56 Figure 4 56 Engaging the Carrier Lock Lever ...

Page 146: ...ock if locked the mechanical lock at the top of the front door and open the door 3 Power off the system Ensure the power cords are unplugged from the AC wall outlet 4 Determine which hard disk drive bay contains the hard drive you want to remove see Figure 4 58 In the BSU the hard disk drive bays consist of two slots Confirm which slot of the hard disk drive bay the hard drive will be removed from...

Page 147: ...carrier will come out approximately 1 2 inch so that its handle is fully accessible in order to pull the carrier the rest of the way out of the bay Figure 4 59 Removing a Hard Disk Drive 6 Remove the hard disk drive and place it in an antistatic wrapper 7 If another hard disk drive is not going to be installed into the vacant slot then a cooling sponge must be This will ensure proper system coolin...

Page 148: ...ve to remove Each drive has three status indicators located on its front handle See Table 1 2 Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators in Chapter 1 Note Depending on the drive fault the drive may be still spinning when you remove it Follow the next step exactly when removing drives 4 Grasp the handle of the hard disk s carrier and unlock the lever located at the bottom of the carrier handle see Figu...

Page 149: ...or less The BSU contains one standard power supply The redundant feature is available by adding an optional power supply Five processors or more The BSU contains two standard power supplies The redundant feature is available by adding an optional 3rd power supply The DEU supports up to two power supplies depending on system redundancy Non Redundant The DEU contains one standard power supply Redund...

Page 150: ...o install the new power supply refer to Figure 4 60 The AC input connectors are associated with the power supply bays as follows AC input 1 with Power Supply Bay 1 AC input 2 with Power Supply Bay 2 AC input 3 with Power Supply Bay 3 A B C D E F A AC input 1 D Power Supply Bay 1 B AC input 2 E Power Supply Bay 2 C AC input 3 F Power Supply Bay 3 Figure 4 60 BSU Power Supply Bays 4 Remove the screw...

Page 151: ... supply 7 Secure the power supply by lifting its front lever and then pushing it firmly into the bay until you hear it click see Figure 4 63 Figure 4 63 Securing the New Power supply 8 Plug one end of the power cords into the AC input receptacles on the rear of the BSU and connect the other end into the AC wall outlets While AC power is being connected the PWR LED on the power supplies flash indic...

Page 152: ...re unplugged from the AC wall outlet 3 Remove the two screws securing the blank cover of the power supply bay where the additional power supply will be installed and remove the cover see Figure 4 64 Note Save the blank cover removed from the additional power supply bay for future use Figure 4 64 Removing the DEU Power Supply Bay Blank Cover 4 Slide the new power supply into the bay see Figure 4 65...

Page 153: ...ty and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter 2 Power off the system 3 Unplug the power cords from the AC wall outlet and from the input receptacle on the rear of the power supply you are removing 4 If removing a power supply from the BSU hold its front lever and pull the power supply out of the bay 5 If removing a power supply from the DEU loosen the thumb lock screws that secure...

Page 154: ...wer supply perform the following steps 1 Unplug the power cord from the AC wall outlet and from the input receptacle on the rear of the power supply to be removed 2 If swapping a power supply from the BSU hold its front lever and pull the power supply out of the bay 3 If swapping a power supply from the DEU loosen its thumb lock screws and pull the power supply out of the bay see Figure 4 66 4 Sli...

Page 155: ...iled power quality logging Real time graphical displays showing UPS load utility line voltage battery voltage run time remaining These features are implemented for a single server BSU by connecting the server s serial port to the UPS computer interface port and installing the PowerChute plus software on the server BSU The System Administrator uses the PowerChute plus graphical user interface to se...

Page 156: ...before connecting its battery Once the battery is connected Do Not disconnect it The UPS power loads will be unprotected if the battery connector is removed 1 Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter 2 Connect the battery inside the UPS see Figure 4 68 as follows Grasp the right side of the front cover and remove it from the UPS Set it aside for reinstallation...

Page 157: ...e the UPS to the vertical mounting rails inside the tower with four M5 screws see Figure 4 69 Figure 4 69 Installing the UPS 7 Connect the UPS power cable to the AC source Refer to the documentation provided with your UPS 8 Switch on the UPS to execute a self test before connecting any system components See the Installation and Operation section of the Uninterruptible Power Source User s Manual 9 ...

Page 158: ...ia network and phone cables 11 As the installation progresses connect the power cables from individual system components to the receptacles of the AC distribution panel located in the rear of the UPS see Figure 4 70 E 12 Connect the black smart signaling cable received with the PowerChute plus option between the BSU serial port and the UPS computer interface port see Figure 4 70 D 13 On your confi...

Page 159: ...ning of this chapter 2 Open the front door to the tower cabinet 3 Terminate all applications and power down the BSU and DEU Powering down the BSU will also power down the DEU 4 Tag and remove all cables connected to the BSU and DEU 5 Remove the four screws securing the blank panel to the mounting rails at the bottom of the tower cabinet and remove the blank panel 6 Install the DEU into the tower c...

Page 160: ...Upgrading Your System Figure 4 72 Installing the DEU 7 Connect all AC power and data cables including the new SCSI cable shipped with the DEU 8 Power up the system 9 Close the front door of the tower cabinet ...

Page 161: ...ilograms CAUTION To make the DEU lighter and more manageable and to protect your hard disk drives from damage consider removing the hard disk drives in the DEU before removing the DEU from the tower cabinet 1 Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed at the beginning of this chapter 2 Open the front door to the tower cabinet 3 Terminate all applications and power down the BSU connected to the ...

Page 162: ...rom the DEU Remove both fan assemblies and set them aside 9 Remove the two screws securing the top cover to the rear of the DEU chassis See Figure 4 74 10 Slide the top cover towards the rear of the DEU chassis until its tab fasteners unlock see Figure 4 74 Lift the top cover up and away from the chassis A B Figure 4 74 Removing the DEU top Cover 11 Remove the socket cover if present from the 2 Ch...

Page 163: ...re 4 76 A Remove the blank cover Disk Expansion Unit A Figure 4 76 Removing the SCSI Blank Panel 14 Connect the internal SCSI cable to the cabinet Position the cable s connector inside the cabinet at the position from which the dummy cover was removed Ensure the connector is positioned in the same direction as the internal SCSI cable already mounted Secure the connector with the two hex nuts suppl...

Page 164: ...the option board with its SCSI cable connector facing toward the rear of the cabinet and insert the board into the slot Ensure it is firmly seated See Figure 4 78 A 17 Secure the option board bracket to the power supply cage using the screw removed in Step 4 See Figure Figure 4 78 B 18 Install the DEU top cover by following procedures previously described in this chapter A B Figure 4 78 Install th...

Page 165: ... DEU with its support brackets in the tower cabinet Lift the DEU onto the support brackets and slide it towards the rear of the tower cabinet Secure the DEU to the tower cabinet with four Phillips head M5 screws 20 Connect the power and SCSI interface cables to the rear panel of the DEU 21 Power up the DEU host server 22 Close the front door of the tower cabinet ...

Page 166: ...4 72 Upgrading Your System ...

Page 167: ...ving Static Precautions Troubleshooting Checklists Diagnostic Procedures Specific Problems and Corrective Actions Problems with the Network Plug and Play Installation Tips Error Messages How to Identify BIOS and BMC Revision Levels ...

Page 168: ... an AC outlet Before doing the procedures in this manual make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage CAUTION Operating your system with the top panel removed can damage your system components For proper cooling and airflow always replace...

Page 169: ...pplied to the server system Is the power on off push button switch on the front panel in the ON position power on LED should be lit Are all cables correctly connected and secured Are all the PCI option boards fully seated in their connector slots on the system I O board Are all jumpers and switch settings on option boards and peripheral devices correct If applicable ensure that there are no confli...

Page 170: ...he minimum hardware requirements for the software Refer to the software documentation Is the software an authorized copy Unauthorized copies often do not work Obtain an authorized copy of the software If you are running the software from a diskette is it a good copy If you are running the software from a hard disk drive is the software correctly installed Where all necessary procedures followed an...

Page 171: ...If the problem recurs you may need to reformat the hard disk drive The hard disk drive the drive controller or the system board set may be defective If the problems are intermittent there may be a loose cable dirt in the keyboard if keyboard input is incorrect a marginal power supply or other random component failures If you suspect that a transient voltage spike power outage or brownout might hav...

Page 172: ... for diagnosing problems perform the following Note Before disconnecting any peripheral cables from the system turn off the system and any external peripheral devices Failure to do so can cause permanent damage to the system and or the peripheral devices 1 Turn off the system and all external peripheral devices Disconnect all devices from the system except the keyboard and video monitor 2 Make sur...

Page 173: ...m with the display it emits a series of long and short beeps Write down any beep code emitted This information is useful to your service representative Refer to the Error Messages section in this chapter for a list of items to check for each error code and for an explanation of the error beep codes The POST Tests table at the end of this chapter lists keys active during POST and provides a descrip...

Page 174: ... Diskette Drive Activity Indicator Does Not Light in this chapter If there is a hard disk drive or SCSI devices installed in the system does the hard disk drive activity indicator turn on briefly If not refer to Hard Disk Drive Activity Indicator Does Not Light in this chapter Confirming Loading of the Operating System Once the system boots up the operating system prompt appears on the screen The ...

Page 175: ...tup does not appear on the screen The bootable CD ROM is not detected Try the solutions in the order given If you cannot correct the problem contact your service representative for assistance Power LED Does Not Light Check the following Is the system operating normally If so the power LED is probably defective Are there other problems with the system If so check the items listed under System Cooli...

Page 176: ...isplay the video display or video controller may have failed Contact your service representative or authorized dealer for assistance Characters are Distorted or Incorrect Check the following Are the brightness and contrast controls properly adjusted on the video display Refer to the documentation supplied with your video display Are the video monitor s signal and power cables properly installed If...

Page 177: ... assistance CD ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light Check the following Is the power and signal cable to the CD ROM drive properly installed Are all relevant switches and jumpers on the drive set correctly Is the drive properly configured Is the onboard IDE controller enabled Problems with Application Software If you have problems with application software perform the following Verify that the ...

Page 178: ...apter supports shared interrupts Also make sure your operating system supports shared interrupts OS 2 does not Try reseating the add in adapter The add in adapter stopped working without apparent cause Try reseating the adapter first then try a different slot if necessary The network driver files may be corrupt or deleted Delete and then reinstall the drivers Run the diagnostics Plug and Play Inst...

Page 179: ...apter Figure 5 1 Liquid Crystal Display Panel Table 5 1 Power On LCD Error Messages Error Message Description Action 12 0v Alm 00 Voltage warning The power supply 12 V is too low 12 0v Alm 02 Voltage alarm The power supply 12 V is too low 12 0v Alm 07 Voltage warning The power supply 12 V is too high 12 0v Alm 09 Voltage alarm The power supply 12 V is too high 3 3v Alm 00 Voltage warning The power...

Page 180: ...mperature is too high AmbientTempAlm09 Temperature alarm The ambient temperature is too high Stop the device and check if the device operating environment temperature is appropriate Also confirm that the fans and components are not clogged with dust If the system still detects an abnormality call your service representative Chipset Err xxxx System error An error has been detected on the baseboard ...

Page 181: ...e same error still occurs when the VRM is mounted correctly call your service representative CPU3 Temp Alm 00 Temperature warning The CPU 3 temperature is too low CPU3 Temp Alm 02 Temperature alarm The CPU 3 temperature is too low CPU3 Temp Alm 07 Temperature warning The CPU 3 temperature is too high CPU3 Temp Alm 09 Temperature alarm The CPU 3 temperature is too high Stop the device and check if ...

Page 182: ...oltage is too low CPU5 Volt Alm 02 Voltage alarm The CPU 5 voltage is too low CPU5 Volt Alm 07 Voltage warning The CPU 5 voltage is too high CPU5 Volt Alm 09 Voltage alarm The CPU 5 voltage is too high Check if the VRM for CPU 5 is mounted correctly If the same error still occurs when the VRM is mounted correctly call your service representative CPU6 Temp Alm 00 Temperature warning The CPU 6 tempe...

Page 183: ...ture warning The CPU 8 temperature is too low CPU8 Temp Alm 02 Temperature alarm The CPU 8 temperature is too low CPU8 Temp Alm 07 Temperature warning The CPU 8 temperature is too high CPU8 Temp Alm 09 Temperature alarm The CPU 8 temperature is too high Stop the device and check if the device operating environment temperature is appropriate Also confirm that the fans and components are not clogged...

Page 184: ... alarm Fan Alm 03 Fan 3 alarm Fan Alm 04 Fan 4 alarm Call your service representative L2 1 Volt Alm 00 Voltage warning The CPU 1 L2 cache voltage is too low L2 1 Volt Alm 02 Voltage alarm The CPU 1 L2 cache voltage is too low L2 1 Volt Alm 07 Voltage warning The CPU 1 L2 cache voltage is too high L2 1 Volt Alm 09 Voltage alarm The CPU 1 L2 cache voltage is too high Check if the VRM for CPU 1 is mo...

Page 185: ... too low L2 5 Volt Alm 02 Voltage alarm The CPU 5 L2 cache voltage is too low L2 5 Volt Alm 07 Voltage warning The CPU 5 L2 cache voltage is too high L2 5 Volt Alm 09 Voltage alarm The CPU 5 L2 cache voltage is too high Check if the VRM for CPU 5 is mounted correctly If the same error still occurs when the VRM is mounted correctly call your service representative L2 6 Volt Alm 00 Voltage warning T...

Page 186: ...er 01 to 03 indicating the bus number Check if the board in the corresponding PCI bus slot is mounted correctly If the same error still occurs when the board is mounted correctly call your service representative PCIHotPlug Err 1 PCI bus 1 hot plug controller alarm PCIHotPlug Err 2 PCI bus 2 hot plug controller alarm PCIHotPlug Err 3 PCI bus 3 hot plug controller alarm Check if the board in the cor...

Page 187: ...r channel A 1 is too high SCSIA Vrf2Alm 00 Voltage warning The terminal voltage of onboard SCSI controller channel A 2 is too low SCSIA Vrf2Alm 02 Voltage alarm The terminal voltage of onboard SCSI controller channel A 2 is too low SCSIA Vrf2Alm 07 Voltage warning The terminal voltage of onboard SCSI controller channel A 2 is too high SCSIA Vrf2Alm 09 Voltage alarm The terminal voltage of onboard ...

Page 188: ...r channel B 1 is too high SCSIB Vrf2Alm 00 Voltage warning The terminal voltage of onboard SCSI controller channel B 2 is too low SCSIB Vrf2Alm 02 Voltage alarm The terminal voltage of onboard SCSI controller channel B 2 is too low Check if the connection to onboard SCSI channel B is normal If the same error still occurs when the connection is normal call your service representative and replace th...

Page 189: ...1 Correctable system bus error Check if the CPU and CPU termination board are mounted correctly If the same error still occurs when they are mounted correctly call your service representative SystemBusC Err 2 Correctable host bus CPU backboard 1 system bus error Check if the CPU and CPU backboard 1 are mounted correctly If the same error still occurs when they are mounted correctly call your servi...

Page 190: ...cache address tag parity error of CPU backboard 2 Call your service representative and replace CPU backboard 2 L3 cache U Err 1 Uncorrectable L3 cache error of CPU backboard 1 Call your service representative and replace CPU backboard 1 L3 cache U Err 2 Uncorrectable L3 cache error of CPU backboard 2 Call your service representative and replace CPU backboard 2 L3 cache C Err 1 Correctable L3 cache...

Page 191: ... your service representative and replace the CPU CPU terminator or motherboard Cover Open The top cover is open Close the top cover firmly If the same error still occurs call your service representative OS shutdown Alm Operating system shutdown alarm An alarm occurred at shutdown of the operating system Call your service representative Power Major Alm Power On Cnt Alm Power alarm Call your service...

Page 192: ...mory C Err 12 12 Memory C Err 13 13 Memory C Err 14 14 Memory C Err 15 15 Memory C Err 16 16 Memory U Err 01 17 Memory U Err 02 18 Memory U Err 03 19 Memory U Err 04 20 Memory U Err 05 21 Memory U Err 06 22 Memory U Err 07 23 Memory U Err 08 24 Memory backboard CPU Up to 4 Processors Error message code Device CPU1 Temp CPU1 Volt CPU IERR 01 CPU T Trip01 1 5 CPU2 Temp CPU2 Volt CPU IERR 02 CPU T Tr...

Page 193: ...8 CPU8 Temp CPU8 Volt CPU IERR 08 CPU T Trip08 12 16 L2 1 Volt 5 L2 5 Volt 13 L2 2 Volt 6 L2 6 Volt 14 L2 3 Volt 7 L2 7 Volt 15 L2 4 Volt 8 L2 8 Volt 16 CPU box 1 CPU box 2 PCI Bus Error message code Device PCI Bus PERR 01 PCI Bus SERR 01 PCI Hot Plug Err 1 1 PCI Bus PERR 02 PCI Bus SERR 02 PCI Hot Plug Err 2 2 PCI Bus PERR 03 PCI Bus SERR 03 PCI Hot Plug Err 3 3 Slot PWR Fail 11 4 Slot PWR Fail 1...

Page 194: ...ptional CPU box is added and the power unit is also added Fan Alm01 Fan Alm02 Fan Alm04 Only when an optional CPU box is added Fan Alm03 Rear Front AC lost Alm01 AC lost Alm02 1 AC lost Alm03 2 Power Unit Alm 03 2 PredictiveAlm 03 2 Power Unit Alm 02 1 PredictiveAlm 02 1 Power Unit Alm 01 PredictiveAlm 01 ...

Page 195: ... board is correctly installed If the same error still occurs call your service representative 0211 Keyboard Error Keyboard error This is not an error when booting the system with the keyboard disconnected Disconnect and reconnect the keyboard Also check if the I O riser board is correctly installed If the same error still occurs call your service representative 0212 Keyboard Controller Failed Keyb...

Page 196: ...resentative to replace the I O riser board or floppy disk drive 02B2 Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP The type of drive A is incorrect Start the SETUP utility to set required values again If the error persists contact your service representative to replace the I O riser board 0230 System RAM Failed at offset System RAM error 0231 Shadow RAM Failed at offset Shadow RAM error 0232 Extended RAM Faile...

Page 197: ...iguration data read failed Start the SETUP utility execute Advanced Advanced Reset Configuration Data then restart the system If the error persists contact your service representative to replace the I O riser board or system I O board 0B42 Resource Conflict The PCI board resource is not properly mapped Start the SETUP utility execute Advanced Advanced Reset Configuration Data Set I O addresses and...

Page 198: ...se an error was detected in CPU 4 it was degraded 0B54 CPU 5 with error taken off line Because an error was detected in CPU 5 it was degraded 0B55 CPU 6 with error taken off line Because an error was detected in CPU 6 it was degraded 0B56 CPU 7 with error taken off line Because an error was detected in CPU 7 it was degraded 0B57 CPU 8 with error taken off line Because an error was detected in CPU ...

Page 199: ...wer unit 0B80 BMC Memory Test Failed BMC SRAM test error 0B81 BMC Firmware Code Area CRC check failed CRC error occurred in BMC code area 0B82 BMC core hardware failure A firmware task cannot be ready due to BMC hardware error 0B90 BMC Platform Information Area Corrupted The platform information area of BMC is damaged 0B93 BMC SDR Repository empty No BMC SDR data exists Contact your service repres...

Page 200: ...ervice representative to replace the failed CPU 0BD0 1st SMBus device address not acknowledged No response was made to the access to the 1st SMBus 0BD1 1st SMBus device Error detected An error was detected in the access to the 1st SMBus 0BD2 1st SMBus timeout A timeout error occurred in the access to the 1st SMBus 0BD3 2nd SMBus device address not acknowledged No response was made to the access to...

Page 201: ...n abnormal power supply was detected in PCI bus 12 0BE2 Power failure detected on PCI Slot 21 An abnormal power supply was detected in PCI bus 21 0BE3 Power failure detected on PCI Slot 22 An abnormal power supply was detected in PCI bus 22 0BE4 Power failure detected on PCI Slot 23 An abnormal power supply was detected in PCI bus 23 0BE5 Power failure detected on PCI Slot 24 An abnormal power sup...

Page 202: ... Memory Not Detected or Incorrect DIMM Type Check if memory backboard and DIMMs are installed correctly Change memory DIMM s If the same error still occurs call your service representative 1 3 4 3 All Memory Group Errors Check if memory backboard and DIMMs are installed correctly If the same error still occurs call your service representative 2 2 3 1 Illegal Interrupt Test Error Check system I O b...

Page 203: ...3 Memory Error code Device 0B60 1 0B61 2 0B62 3 0B63 4 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Memory backboard CPU Up to 4 Processors Error code Device 0B50 0BC0 1 0B51 0BC1 2 0B52 0BC2 3 0B53 0BC3 4 Baseboard CPU 5 Processors or More Error code Device Error code Device 0B50 0BC0 1 0B54 0BC4 5 0B51 0BC1 2 0B55 0BC5 6 0B52 0BC2 3 0B56 0BC6 7 0B53 0BC3 4 0B57 0BC7 8 CPU box 1 CPU box 2 2 1 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 ...

Page 204: ...5 38 Problem Solving PCI Bus Error code Device 0BEC 1 0BED 2 0BEE 3 0BE0 4 0BE1 5 0BE2 6 0BE3 7 0BE4 8 0BE5 9 0BE6 10 0BE7 11 0BE8 12 0BE9 13 System I O board 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...

Page 205: ...n Level Identification During system Power On Self Test POST which runs automatically when your system is powered on system diagnostics are run Following the memory test diagnostic several messages will appear informing you that the mouse was detected and system configuration data updated when you see these messages the BMC messages are displayed next Note In order to see the diagnostic messages t...

Page 206: ...5 40 Problem Solving ...

Page 207: ...A Specifications Basic System Unit BSU Disk Expansion Unit DEU ...

Page 208: ...i DIN mouse connector Two USB 4 pin port connectors Two serial 9 pin port connectors Parallel printer 25 pin port connector RJ 45 T 10Base T 100Base Ethernet port connector SVGA 15 pin port connector Ultra SCSI device 68 pin port connector Option Hot Plug PCI Slots Eight 64 bit PCI bus 33 MHz slots two of the eight slots can operate at 33 MHz or 66 MHz Two 32 bit PCI bus 33 MHz slots Storage Devic...

Page 209: ... network controller SCSI Controller Embedded Adaptec AIC7899 dual function controller I O Riser Board Real Time Clock Battery Lithium battery vendor part no CR2450 Peripheral Controller PC97317 Super I O controller System Board Management Controller BMC DS80CH11 BMC Memory Board Up to 16 GB of ECC SDRAM DIMM four way interleaved memory Keyboard PS 2 compatibe 104 key 12 function keys separate nume...

Page 210: ...A 4 Specifications Table A 1 BSU Technical Specifications Continued Item Specification Regulatory Compliance Domestic U S FCC UL International CENELEC CSA DEMKO DOC FIMKO TUV NEMKO SEMKO ...

Page 211: ...uration Enclosure 19 inch rack mountable Environment Temperature 50º to 86ºF 10º to 30ºC Relative humidity 20 to 80 non condensing Peripheral Interface rear access Ultra 160 m SCSI device 68 pin port connector Storage Device Capacity Up to eight hot swap hard disk drives Power Supply 340 Watt Delta power supply up to two System Power AC input 100 VAC or 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 344 VA ma...

Page 212: ...A 6 Specifications ...

Page 213: ...B Interrupt Request PCI IRQ Device I O Port Address Assignments Interrupt Request Assignments PCI IRQ Device Assignments I O Port Address Assignments ...

Page 214: ...Request Assignments Table B 1 lists the factory assigned Interrupt Requests IRQs Table B 1 Interrupt Request Assignments IRQ Peripheral Device Controller IRQ Peripheral Device Controller 0 System timer 8 Real time clock 1 Keyboard 9 PCI ISA SCI 2 Cascaded connection 10 PCI ISA 3 COM2 serial port PCI ISA 11 ESMINT PCI ISA 4 COM1 serial port PCI ISA 12 Mouse 5 PCI ISA LPT2 parallel port 13 Math co p...

Page 215: ... A PCI IRQ 8 PCI slot 23 INT A PCI IRQ 9 PCI slot 24 INT A PCI IRQ 10 PCI slot 31 INT A PCI IRQ 11 PCI slot 32 INT A PCI IRQ 12 PCI slot 33 INT A PCI IRQ 13 PCI slot 34 INT A PCI IRQ 14 PCI slot 11 INT B PCI slot 11 INT D PCI slot 12 INT C PCI slot 21 INT B PCI slot 21 INT D PCI slot 22 INT C PCI slot 23 INT D PCI slot 23 INT D PCI slot 24 INT C PCI slot 31 INT B PCI slot 31 INT D PCI slot 32 INT ...

Page 216: ...I enable register real time clock 80 8F 16 bit DMA control register A0 A1 Slave 8259 programming interface C0 DF DMA controller pageregister E0 E9 Base address register F0 Register IRQ 13 F1 FF Logical device configuration 170 177 or BAR2 EDMA2 compatible mode primary command block register 1F0 1F7 or BAR0 EDMA2 compatible mode secondary command block register 278 27F Parallel port 3 2E8 2EF Seria...

Page 217: ... mapping index register C01 PCI IRQ mapping data register C14 PCI error status register C49 Address status control C4A Rise time counter control C52 General purpose register GPMs C6C ISA wait register C6F Other control registers CA2 CA3 IPMI IMPI KCS interface CA4 CA5 IPMI SMI interface CA6 CA7 IPMI SCI SW1 interface CD6 Power management index register CD7 Power management data register CF8 CFC PC...

Page 218: ...B 6 Interrupt Request PCI IRQ Device I O Port Address Assignments ...

Page 219: ...C System Cabling Configurations Before You Begin Static Precautions BSU Cable Configuration BSU RAID Cable Configuration BSU and DEU RAID Cable Configuration ...

Page 220: ...r make sure that your system is powered off and unplug the AC power cord from the back of the chassis Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment damage Static Precautions An electrostatic discharge ESD can damage disk drives option boards and other components You can provide ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chas...

Page 221: ...py diskette drive is also installed in the system and interfaces separately to the I O riser board which is plugged into the system I O board Referring to Figure C 1 a 68 pin Ultra 160 m SCSI interface cable K is connected to the SCSI connector L on the system I O board This cable connects to the rear of the hard disk drive s SCSI backplane H Another 68 pin Ultra 160 m SCSI interface cable Q is co...

Page 222: ...te drive M IDE connector D Diskette drive interface cable N Ultra 160 m SCSI connector 68 pin E System I O board O Diskette drive connector F IDE CD ROM drive P Ultra 160 m SCSI connector 68 pin G IDE interface cable Q Ultra2 Wide SCSI interface cable H SCSI backboard R I O riser board I SCSI hard disk drives Left to right ID0 ID1 S External SCSI connector J SCSI backboard control cable Figure C 1...

Page 223: ...hard disk drive bays The on board Ultra 160 m and Ultra2 Wide SCSI controller AIC 7899 contains two independent SCSI channels that share a single PCI bus master interface Each channel is capable of operations using either 8 or 16 bit SCSI providing 160 MB s Ultra 160 m or 80 MB s Ultra2 Wide throughput As implemented on the system I O board controller A is used to support SCSI devices in the two 5...

Page 224: ... System I O board K Ultra 160 m SCSI connector 68 pin D RAID controller board shown in PCI slot 21 L Diskette drive connector E IDE CD ROM drive M Ultra 160 m SCSI connector 68 pin F SCSI backboard N I O riser board G SCSI hard disk drives Top to bottom ID0 ID1 O External SCSI connector H Ultra 160 m SCSI interface cable Figure C 2 BSU RAID SCSI Bus Cable Configuration ...

Page 225: ...SCSI providing 160 MB s Ultra 160 m or 80 MB s Ultra2 Wide throughput SCSI controller A is used to support SCSI devices in the two 5 1 4 inch removable media bays A 68 pin to 50 pin converter is also available to be used when installing SCSI narrow devices SCSI controller B is not used when the RAID controller is installed Figure C 3 illustrates the BSU internal SCSI bus cable configuration when a...

Page 226: ...in D RAID controller board shown in PCI slot 21 M Diskette drive connector E IDE CD ROM drive N Ultra 160 m SCSI connector 68 pin F SCSI backboard O I O riser board G SCSI hard disk drives top to bottom ID0 ID1 P External SCSI connector H Ultra 160 m SCSI interface cable Q RAID SCSI Interface cable s I DEU hard disk drives bottom to top ID0 ID1 ID2 ID3 ID8 ID9 IDA IDB Figure C 3 BSU and DEU RAID S...

Page 227: ...figurations C 9 Figure C 4 Cable Routing Using BSU Single Channel Disk Array with One DEU without the Two Channel Option Figure C 5 Cable Routing Using BSU Two Channel Disk Array with One DEU with the Two Channel Option ...

Page 228: ...C 10 System Cabling Configurations Figure C 6 Cable Routing Using BSU Two Channel Disk Array with Two DEUs without the Two Channel Option ...

Page 229: ...D ROMPilot BIOS Error Codes ROMPilot BIOS Error Codes ...

Page 230: ... module is probably corrupt 04 Protected mode module is missing kernel signature Error Codes from Protected Mode Kernel Initialization 05 Failed to initialize memory manager system objects 06 Failed to initialize kernel interrupt tables 07 Failed to allocate descriptor table usage list 08 Failed to create event object for BIOS messages 09 Failed to create objects for BIOS slice 0A Failed to load a...

Page 231: ...mory below 1MB 21 Phoenix Dispatch Manager call to read NV install data failed 22 Unable to allocate memory above 1MB 23 Failed to export symbol 24 Version mismatch between RomPilot and NV install data 25 NV install data is marked as incomplete 26 NV install data is missing RomPilot signature 27 NV install data failed checksum Error Codes from Link Support Layer LSL PLM 28 LSL initialization faile...

Page 232: ...D 4 ROMPilot BIOS Error Codes ...

Page 233: ...y of data for safe keeping The data is copied from computer memory or disk to a floppy disk magnetic tape or other media backup battery The battery in your computer that maintains the real time clock and the configuration information when the computer s power is removed base memory An area of memory between 0 and 640 kilobytes baud rate The speed with which data is transmitted during serial commun...

Page 234: ...ve A type of mass storage device that reads information from a compact disk Centronics port An industry standard parallel port See also parallel port CGA Color Graphics Adapter A type of video display system that provides low resolution text and graphics on TTL monochrome and color monitors CMOS Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A type of low power integrated circuit used in computers See al...

Page 235: ...a video monitor disk drive A device that stores data on a hard or floppy disk A floppy disk drive requires a floppy disk to be inserted a hard disk drive has a permanently encased hard disk DOS Disk Operating System See operating system DRAM Dynamic RAM See RAM E ECC Error Checking and Correction A method of detecting and correcting errors EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory...

Page 236: ...ocessor through certain utilities and operating systems F flash EPROM A type of memory device that is usually used to store system BIOS code This code can be replaced with updated code from a floppy disk but is not lost when the computer is powered off See also EPROM and ROM floppy disk drive See disk drive format The process used to organize a hard or floppy disk into sectors so it can accept dat...

Page 237: ...eripheral device that enables them to exchange data See also parallel port and serial port ISA Industry Standard Architecture An industry standard for computers and circuit cards that transfer 16 bits of data at a time J jumper A small electrical connector used for configuration on some computer hardware K Kilobyte 1 024 bytes See also byte L LAN Local Area Network A group of computers linked toge...

Page 238: ...mputer modem A device used to exchange information with other computers over telephone or data lines module A circuit board that plugs into a dedicated connector on the system board in your computer mouse A small input device that you guide on a flat surface to control the cursor movement and operation of the computer when using certain software programs N NVRAM Nonvolatile RAM A type of RAM that ...

Page 239: ...er pixel The smallest element that is visible on a video display The resolution of a video display system is measured in pixels PnP Plug n Play Plug and play is the ability to plug a device into a computer and have the computer recognize that the device is there The user doesn t have to tell the computer POST Power On Self Test R RAM Random Access Memory A temporary storage area for data and progr...

Page 240: ...s the name of the event the date and time the event occurred and data pertinent to the event Event data may include POST error codes that reflect hardware errors or software conflicts within the system serial communication Information sent sequentially one bit at a time serial port The connector on the back of your computer that allows the transfer of data between the computer and a serial device ...

Page 241: ...ures data transfer speeds up to 160MB second double edge clocking cyclical redundancy checking CRC providing higher levels of data reliability and domain validation that detects the configuration of the SCSI bus and automatically tests and adjusts the SCSI bus transfer rate to optimize interoperability Note that the Ultra 160 m uses the standard Ultra2 LVD cabling and termination making it backwar...

Page 242: ...10 Glossary ...

Page 243: ...ion for any components added to the system such as a power supply hard disk drives add in boards or printers Record the model and serial numbers of the unit and system baseboard The model and serial numbers of the system unit are recorded on a label attached to the rear of the unit The serial number of the system baseboard is located along the left side of the board The location of serial numbers ...

Page 244: ...Group 3 DIMM Group 4 Diskette Drive A Tape Drive 1 Tape Drive 2 CD ROM Drive 1 BSU Hard Disk Drive 0 BSU Hard Disk Drive 1 DEU1 Hard Disk Drive 0 DEU1 Hard Disk Drive 1 DEU1 Hard Disk Drive 2 DEU1 Hard Disk Drive 3 DEU1 Hard Disk Drive 8 DEU1 Hard Disk Drive 9 DEU1 Hard Disk Drive A DEU1 Hard Disk Drive B DEU2 Hard Disk Drive 0 DEU2 Hard Disk Drive 1 DEU2 Hard Disk Drive 2 DEU2 Hard Disk Drive 3 D...

Page 245: ...ame Model Serial Number if available Date Installed DEU2 Hard Disk Drive A DEU2 Hard Disk Drive B Optional RAID Controller Network Controller 1 Network Controller 2 Monitor Keyboard Mouse External Peripherals Power Supply BSU Power Supply DEU ...

Page 246: ...4 Equipment Log ...

Page 247: ...ling 4 27 removing 4 29 Disk array 1 25 Disk Expansion Unit DEU installing 4 65 E Error codes See POST ROMPilot BIOS error codes D 2 Error messages 5 13 LCD error messages 5 13 power off LCD error messages 5 25 power on LCD error messages 5 13 Exit menu configuring in setup 3 18 External device connectors 1 23 F Fans 1 27 Features 1 4 Five to eight CPU upgrade kit installing 4 19 Front and rear fa...

Page 248: ...er LED 5 9 system cooling fans 5 10 Processors description 1 18 installing 4 13 R Rack Mount subsystem assembly 2 4 RAID bus configuration C 5 C 7 controller configuration 3 23 Real time clock description 1 20 replacing 4 31 Reconfiguration 1 30 Remote power on 1 29 Removable media devices installing 4 41 S SAF TE board 1 20 SCSI bus configuration C 3 C 5 C 7 SCSI controller 1 21 SCSISelect utilit...

Page 249: ...configuring in setup 3 15 System I O riser board modifying 4 31 System upgrade precautions 4 3 preparing 4 5 T Top cover of tower cabinet installing 4 7 removing 4 5 Troubleshooting checklists 5 3 U Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS 1 30 installing option 4 61 Unpacking the system 2 3 Upgrading your system 4 2 User password 1 29 Using the system 2 17 V Video controller 1 21 W Wake on LAN 1 29 ...

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