Document Outline

• Information for your safety and comfort
  • Safety instructions
  • Additional safety information
  • Disposal instructions
  • Mercury advisory
  • Tips and information for comfortable use
• Regulations and safety notices
  • FCC notice
  • Notice: BSMI
  • Laser compliance statement
  • Digital audio output statement
  • Radio device regulatory notice
  • General
  • Declaration of Conformity for EU countries
• 1 System tour
  • System notes
  • External and internal structure
    • Front panel
    • Rear panel
    • Internal components
  • Mainboard
• 2 System setup
  • Setting up the system
    • Pre-installation requirements
  • Connecting peripherals
    • Front connections
    • Rear connections
  • Turning on the system
    • Power-on problems
  • Configuring the system OS
  • Turning off the system
• 3 System upgrades
  • Installation precautions
    • ESD precautions
    • Pre-installation instructions
    • Post-installation instructions
  • Configuring the storage devices
    • Accessing the drive bays
    • Hard disk drive configuration guidelines
    • Removing and installing a hard disk drive
    • Removing and installing an optical drive
  • Installing and removing the power supply
    • Power supply failure
  • Opening the server
    • Removing and installing the air duct
  • Replacing a system fan
  • Replacing the processor and heatsink
    • Removing the heatsink
    • Installing a heatsink
    • Upgrading the processor
  • Upgrading the system memory
  • Installing an expansion card
    • Installing a PCI Express card
    • Installing the right riser card and the Gigabit dual port server adapter
• 4 System BIOS
  • Introduction
    • The BIOS setup utility
    • Changing configuration data
  • Main setup
    • System Overview
  • Advanced Settings
    • Boot Features
    • Processor & Clock Options
    • Advanced Chipset Control
    • Trusted Computing
    • View BMC System Event Log
    • Set LAN Configuration
  • Security Settings
  • System Management Settings
    • System Information
    • Remote Access Configuration
    • Event Log Configuration
  • Boot Settings
    • Boot Device Priority
    • Hard Disk Drives
    • Network Drives
    • Removable Drives
    • CD/DVD Drive
    • Retry Boot Devices
  • Exit Options
• 5 System troubleshooting
  • Resetting the system
  • Initial system startup problems
  • BIOS error beep codes
  • Initial troubleshooting checklist
  • Hardware diagnostic testing
    • Checking the boot-up status
    • Verifying the condition of the storage devices
    • Confirming loading of the operating system
  • Specific problems and corrective actions
• Appendix A Server management tools
  • Server management overview
  • RAID configuration utilities
    • Intel onboard SATA RAID Creation
    • Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Creation
    • External SATA RAID Creation
• Appendix B Rack mount configuration
  • Rack installation information
    • System rack installation
    • Vertical mounting hole pattern
  • Installing the system into the rack
• Appendix C: Acer Smart Console
  • Using Acer Smart Console
    • Software requirements
  • Accessing Acer Smart Console
  • Acer Smart Console user interface
    • System Information
    • Server Health
    • Configuration
    • Remote Control
    • Launch SOL
    • Virtual Media
    • Maintenance
    • KVM function description
    • Exit
• Index