Document Outline

• Notices
• Important safety instructions
• Contents
• 1 Description
  • Server Board Features
    • Server Board Connector and Component Locations
    • Back Panel Connectors
  • Processor
  • Memory
  • PCI Riser Slots
  • Video
  • SCSI Controller
  • Network Controller
    • NIC Connector and Status LEDs
  • System Cooling
  • Keyboard and Mouse
  • RJ-45 Serial Port
  • ACPI
  • System Management
    • Baseboard Management Controller
    • Field Replaceable Units and Sensor Data Records
    • System Event Log
    • Platform Event Management
    • Emergency Management Port
    • Acer Advance Server Management (ASMe)
  • Security
    • Intrusion Switch Monitoring
    • Software Locks
    • Using Passwords
    • Secure Mode
  • Summary of Software Security Features
• 2 Installation Procedures
  • Rearrange the Standoffs
  • Install the Server Board
  • Install the Processor Retention Brackets
  • Installing Processors
  • Memory
  • Connect Cables
    • Installing a Service Partition on the Server (Optional)
    • Installing your Operating System
    • Installing Acer Advance Server Management
• 3 Upgrading
  • Tools and Supplies Needed
  • Cautions
  • Replacing the Back up Battery
• 4 Configuration Software and Utilities
  • Service Partition (Optional)
  • Configuration Utilities
    • System Software Update Sequence
  • Hot Keys
  • Power-On Self-Test (POST)
  • BIOS Setup
    • If BIOS Setup Is Inaccessible
    • Temporarily Changing the Boot Device Priority
  • Running the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility
    • When to Run the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility
    • Running the SCSISelect Utility
    • Configuring the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI Adapter
  • Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console
    • DPC Console Modes of Operation
    • Running the DPC Console
  • Using the System Setup Utility
    • Creating SSU Diskettes
    • Running the SSU
    • Setting Boot Device Priority
    • Setting Passwords and Security Options
    • Viewing the System Event Log
    • Viewing FRU Information
    • Viewing Sensor Data Records
    • Updating System Firmware and BIOS
    • Saving and Restoring the System Configuration
    • Alerting for Platform Events
    • Managing the Server Remotely
  • Software Updates
    • Creating a Bootable Diskette
    • Software Update Package
  • Recovering the BIOS
  • Firmware Update Utility Description
    • Running the Firmware Update Utility
    • FRU/SDR Load Utility Description
• 5 Solving Problems
  • Resetting the System
  • Initial System Startup
    • Checklist
  • Running New Application Software
    • Checklist
  • After the System Has Been Running Correctly
    • Checklist
  • More Problem Solving Procedures
    • Monitoring POST
    • Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Lights
    • Confirming Loading of the Operating System
  • Specific Problems and Corrective Actions
    • Power Light Does Not Light
    • No Characters Appear on Screen
    • Characters Are Distorted or Incorrect
    • System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly
    • Diskette Drive Activity Light Does Not Light
    • CD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light
    • Problems with Application Software
    • Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected
  • Problems with Network
• 6 Technical Reference
  • Server Board Jumpers
  • Diagnostic LEDs
  • POST Error Codes and Messages
  • BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
  • Bootblock Error Beep Codes
• Appendix A: Equipment Log and Power Consumption Worksheets
  • Equipment Log
  • Current Usage
    • Calculating Power Usage
    • Worksheet, Calculating DC Power Usage
    • Worksheet, Total Combined Power Used by the System
• Index