Document Outline

• Notices
  • FCC notice
  • Laser compliance statement
• Important safety instructions
• 1 System tour
  • Product briefing
    • Processor
    • Memory subsystem
    • Storage
    • Graphics interface
    • Networking
    • I/O ports
    • Serial ATA ports
  • Caring features
  • Product specification summary
  • External and internal structure
    • Front bezel
    • Front panel
    • Rear panel
    • Internal components
  • System boards
    • Mainboard layout
    • Hot Plug HDD Cage backplane board layout (SCSI)
    • Hot Plug HDD Cage backplane board layout (SATA)
• 2 System setup
  • Setting up the system
    • Preinstallation requirements
  • Connecting peripherals
    • To connect the PS/2 keyboard
    • To connect the PS/2 mouse
    • To connect the VGA monitor
    • To connect the power cable
  • Turning on the system
    • Power-on problems
  • Operating system configuration
  • Network connection
  • Tower-to-rack option
  • Turning off the system
• 3 Upgrading the system
  • Upgrading the system
    • Installation precautions
  • Opening the server
    • Before opening the server
    • To open the front bezel
    • To remove the front bezel
    • To remove the side panel
  • Configuring the Hot Plug HDD cage
    • To remove the Hot Plug HDD cage
    • To install a hard disk into the carrier
    • To install the Hot Plug HDD cage
  • Configuring the non-Hot Plug HDD cage
    • To remove the cage
    • To install a hard disk into the cage
    • To install the cage
  • Installing and removing storage devices
    • To remove a 5.25-inch storage device
    • To install a 5.25-inch storage device
  • Upgrading the CPU
    • To remove a CPU with heatsink
    • Processor Sequence
    • To install a CPU with heatsink
  • Upgrading the system memory
    • To remove a DIMM
    • To install a DIMM
  • Replacing the Backup Battery
  • Installing an expansion card
    • To install an expansion card
  • Installing a redundant power supply module
    • To install a redundant power supply module
• 4 BIOS setup
  • BIOS setup
  • Entering BIOS setup
  • Main
  • Advanced
    • Processor Summary and Configuration
    • IDE Configuration
    • Floppy Configuration
    • Super I/O Configuration
    • USB Configuration
    • PCI Configuration
    • Memory Configuration
  • Boot
    • Boot Settings Configuration
    • Boot Device Priority
    • Hard Disk Drives
    • Removable Devices
    • ATAPI CD/DVD Devices
  • Security
    • To set an Administrator/User password
    • To remove the User password
  • Server
    • System Management
    • Serial Console Features
    • Event Log Configuration
  • Exit
  • Upgrading the BIOS
    • Preparing for the Upgrade
    • Recording the Current BIOS Settings
    • Obtaining the Upgrade
    • Creating a Bootable Diskette
    • Creating the BIOS Upgrade Diskette
    • Upgrading the BIOS
    • Changing the BIOS Language
    • Recovering the BIOS
    • Manually Recovering the BIOS
    • Clearing the CMOS
    • Clearing the Password
  • BIOS Error Messages
  • BIOS POST Beep Codes
  • BIOS Recovery Beep Codes
  • Configuration and BIOS Select Jumpers
• Appendix A: Troubleshooting
  • Resetting the System
  • Problems following Initial System Installation
  • First Steps Checklist
  • Hardware Diagnostic Testing
  • 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
  • Optical Drive Activity Light Does Not Light
  • Cannot Connect to a Server
  • Problems with Network
  • System Boots when Installing PCI Card
  • Problems with Newly Installed Application Software
  • Problems with Application that Ran Correctly Earlier
  • Hard Drive(s) are not Recognized
  • Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected
  • LED Information
• Appendix B: ASM Quick Installation Guide
  • Installing ASM
    • System requirements
    • System setup
• Appendix C: Altos G520 Rack Installation Guide
  • System rack installation
    • Vertical mounting hole pattern
  • Screw types for rack installation
  • Installing the system into the rack
• Appendix D: SATA RAID Configuration
  • Configuring the onboard SATA RAID
    • How to enable the onboard SATA RAID function
    • How to create RAID 1 volume
    • Loading onboard SATA RAID default setting
• Appendix E: RAID Configuration
  • Configuring the SCSI/SCSI RAID HBA
    • How to use SCSI HBA setup utility
    • How to use SCSI RAID HBA setup utility
    • MegaRAID Configuration Utility
• Appendix F: Diagnostic Code Checkpoints
  • POST Code Checkpoints
  • Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints
  • Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoint
• Index