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
  • ENEGY STAR
• 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
    • Guidelines for configuring hard disk drives
    • Determining the drive status
    • Removing and installing a hard disk drive
    • Installing an additional hard disk drive with carrier
  • Opening the server
    • Removing and installing an optical drive
    • 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 on the left slot
    • Installing a PCI Express card on the right slot
• 4 System BIOS
  • BIOS overview
  • Entering BIOS Setup
    • BIOS setup primary menus
    • BIOS setup navigation keys
  • Main menu
  • Advanced menu
    • Processor Configuration
    • Memory Configuration
    • ATA Controller Configuration
    • Serial Port Configuration
    • PCI Configuration
    • Advanced Chipset Configuration
    • System Acoustic & Performance Configuration
  • Power menu
  • Security menu
    • Setting a system password
    • Changing a system password
    • Removing a system password
  • Server Management menu
    • System Information
    • Console Redirection
    • Event Log Configuration
  • Boot menu
  • Exit menu
• 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
    • MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP configuration
    • Onboard 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 Installation
    • Prerequisites on remote management PC
    • Installing the Java Tool
    • Installing the UPnP tool
    • Using the UPnP tool to search for a server
    • Configuring the BMC NIC settings
  • Accessing Acer Smart Console
  • Acer Smart Console user interface
    • System status indicator
    • System Information
    • Server Health
    • Configuration
    • Remote Control
    • Maintenance
  • KVM Remote Console Utility
    • Menu bar
• Index