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 layout
    • Backplane board layout
• 2 System setup
  • Setting up the system
    • Pre-installation requirements
  • Connecting peripherals
  • Turning on the system
    • Power-on problems
  • Configuring the system OS
  • Server setup
  • Turning off the system
• 3 System upgrade
  • Installation precautions
    • ESD precautions
    • Pre-installation instructions
    • Post-installation instructions
  • Opening the server
    • Removing the left-side panel
    • Opening the bezel door
    • Removing the front bezel
    • Removing the HDD cage bay cover
  • Configuring the four-bay HDD cage
    • Installing the four-bay HDD cage
    • Removing the four-bay HDD cage
    • Installing an additional hard disk into the HDD cage carrier
    • Replacing the CD-ROM drive
  • Installing 5.25-inch drives
  • Upgrading the processor
    • Installing the CPU
    • Installing the HSF assembly
    • Removing the HSF assembly
    • Removing the CPU
  • Upgrading the system memory
    • Memory module installation guidelines
    • Removing a DIMM
    • Installing a DIMM
  • Installing an expansion card
  • Upgrading the power supply
    • Installing a redundant power supply module
    • Installing a non-redundant power supply module
• 4 BIOS setup
  • BIOS setup
  • Entering BIOS setup
  • Main
  • Advanced
    • Processor 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 Drives
    • CD/DVD Drives
  • Security
    • Setting the Administrator/User password:
  • Server
    • System Management
    • Serial Console Features
    • Event Log Configuration
  • Exit
• 5 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 OS
    • Specific problems and corrective actions
  • BIOS error messages
  • POST error messages
  • POST beep codes
  • Troubleshooting BIOS beep codes
• Appendix A: System management utility
  • ASM
    • System requirements
    • System setup
  • RAID configuration
    • SCSI RAID configuration utility
    • SATA RAID configuration utility
• Appendix B: Acer Altos G530 rack installation guide
  • Setting up the system rack
    • System rack installation
    • Vertical mounting hole pattern
  • Installing the system into the rack
• Appendix C: SATA RAID configuration
  • Configuring the SATA RAID
    • Enabling the onboard SATA RAID function
    • Using the SATA RAID configuration utility
    • Creating a RAID 1 volume
• Appendix D: SCSI RAID configuration
  • Configuring the SCSI/SCSI RAID HBA
    • Using the SCSI HBA setup utility
    • Using the SCSI RAID HBA setup utility
    • Using the MegaRAID configuration utility
• Index