Acer Altos G900 - Manual (Page 15)

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Viewing Sensor Data Records 175
Updating system firmware and BIOS 176
Saving and restoring the system configuration 176
Alerting for platform events 177
Managing the server remotely 181
Exiting the SSU 184
FRU/SDR load utility 185
When to run the FRU/SDR load utility 185
Running the FRU/SDR load utility 185
SCSISelect 188
Running SCSISelect 188
Software updates 189
Software update packages 190
Individual updates 191
Appendix C: Equipment log and
configuration worksheets 195
Equipment log 197
Calculating power consumption 198
Calculating DC power usage 198
Calculating the total combined power used
by the system
200
Appendix D: Troubleshooting 203
Troubleshooting 205
Resetting the system 205
Initial system startup 205
Running new application software 206
After the system has been running correctly 207
Monitoring POST 207
Verifying proper operation of key system lights 208
Confirming loading of an operating system 208
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) 209
Appendix E: Codes and error messages 215
Standard BIOS post codes 217
Recovery BIOS POST codes 223
BMC beep codes 225
POST error messages and codes 226
Index 231
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