Document Outline

• Notices
  • FCC notice
  • Laser compliance statement
• Important safety instructions
• 1 System tour
  • Features summary
  • External and internal structure
    • Front bezel
    • Front panel
    • Rear panel
    • Internal components
  • System boards
    • Mainboard
    • Backplane and mid-plane board
  • System diagnostic LEDs
  • System jumpers
• 2 System setup
  • Setting up the system
    • Pre-installation requirements
  • Connecting peripherals
  • Turning on the system
    • Power-on problems
  • Configuring the system OS
  • Turning off the system
• 3 System upgrade
  • Installation precautions
    • ESD precautions
    • Pre-installation instructions
    • Post-installation instructions
  • Opening the server
    • Unlocking the front bezel
  • Removing and installing the front bezel
  • Removing and installing the top cover
  • Removing and installing the CPU air duct
  • Removing the CPU air dam
  • Removing and installing the air baffles
  • Removing and installing storage devices
    • Removing and installing a hard disk drive
    • Removing and installing a slim-line optical drive
    • Installing and removing a FDD
    • Installing a tape drive
    • Installing a sixth HDD
  • Removing and installing a PCI card
    • Removing and installing the PCI riser assembly
    • Removing and installing the PCI riser board
    • Removing and installing a PCI card
  • Replacing a system fan
  • Upgrading the CPU
    • CPU upgrading guidelines
  • Upgrading the system memory
    • Memory module installation guidelines
    • DDR2 module population order
  • Installing and removing a power supply
  • Removing and installing an ARMC/3 module
  • Removing and installing the SAS mid-plane board
  • Removing and installing the SAS/SATA backplane board
  • Configuring the integrated SAS hardware RAID components
    • Removing and installing the RAID activation key
    • Removing and installing the RAID cache
    • Removing and installing the RAID BBU
• 4 BIOS setup
  • BIOS setup
  • Entering BIOS setup
  • Using the BIOS menus
    • Main
    • Advanced
    • Security
    • Server Management
    • Boot Options
    • Boot Manager
    • Error Manager
    • Exit
  • Upgrading the BIOS
• 5 Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting
    • Resetting the system
    • Problems following initial system installation
    • First steps checklist
    • Hardware diagnostic testing
    • Verifying proper operation of key system lights
    • Specific problems and corrective actions
  • Error beep codes
    • BIOS POST error beep codes
    • ARMC/3 module error beep codes
  • Diagnostic POST code LEDs
• Appendix A: Acer Altos R720 rack installation guide
  • Setting up the system rack
    • System rack installation
    • Vertical mounting hole pattern
  • Installing the system into the rack
• Appendix B: SAS hardware RAID configuration
  • Configuring the integrated SAS hardware RAID
• Index