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
  • Power Supply Unit (PSU) statement
  • Laser compliance statement
  • Declaration of Conformity for EU countries
• 1 System tour
  • Overview
  • External and internal structure
    • Front panel
    • Rear panel
    • Internal components
  • Mainboard
• 2 System setup
  • Setting up the system
    • Pre-installation requirements
  • Connecting peripherals
  • Turning on the system
    • To power 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
  • Opening the server
  • Configuring the storage devices
    • Accessing the drive bays
    • Hard disk drive configuration guidelines
    • Determining drive status
    • Removing and installing a 3.5” hard disk drive
    • Removing and installing a 2.5” hard disk drive
    • Removing and installing an optical drive
  • Installing and removing the power supply
  • Power supply failure
    • Replacing the power supply
    • 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 a memory module:
    • Removing a memory module:
  • Installing an expansion card
    • Installing a SAS card
    • Installing the rear SAS card
    • Installing the right riser card
• 4 System Bios
  • Introduction
    • The BIOS setup utility
    • Changing configuration data
  • Main setup
  • Advanced Settings
    • Boot Features
    • Processor & Clock Options
    • Advanced Chipset Control
    • IDE/SATA configuration
    • PCI/PnP configuration
    • Super IO Configuration
    • Hardware Health Configuration
    • ACPI configuration
  • Security Settings
  • System Management Settings
    • Product Information
    • Remote Access Configuration
    • DMI Event Logging
  • Boot Settings
    • Boot Device Priority
    • Hard Disk Drives
    • CD/DVD Drive
  • Exit
• 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
    • Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP
    • MEGARAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID CREATION
    • FLEX IO LSI 1078 SAS RAID CREATION
• Appendix B:
  • 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