Acer Altos R700 - Manual (Page 8)

Contents viii
Installing a Service Partition on the Server (Optional) 36
Installing your Operating System
36
Installing Acer Advance Server Management 36
3 Upgrading 39
Tools and Supplies Needed 40
Cautions 41
Replacing the Back up Battery 43
4 Configuration Software and Utilities 45
Service Partition (Optional) 46
Configuration Utilities 47
System Software Update Sequence 47
Hot Keys 49
Power-On Self-Test (POST) 50
BIOS Setup 51
If BIOS Setup Is Inaccessible 51
Temporarily Changing the Boot Device Priority 51
Running the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility 53
When to Run the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility 53
Running the SCSISelect Utility 53
Configuring the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI Adapter 54
Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console 56
DPC Console Modes of Operation 56
Running the DPC Console 57
Using the System Setup Utility 58
Creating SSU Diskettes 58
Running the SSU 59
Setting Boot Device Priority 61
Setting Passwords and Security Options 61
Viewing the System Event Log 62
Viewing FRU Information 63
Viewing Sensor Data Records 64
Updating System Firmware and BIOS 64
Saving and Restoring the System Configuration 66
Alerting for Platform Events 67
Managing the Server Remotely 70
Software Updates 73
Creating a Bootable Diskette 73
Software Update Package 73
Recovering the BIOS 74
Firmware Update Utility Description 75
Running the Firmware Update Utility 75
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