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User’s Guide
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Using This Guide
Welcome to the EXPRESS 5800 TM700 User Guide. This user's guide provides a
quick reference to information about your server system. Its goal is to familiarize you
with your system and the tasks necessary for system configuring and upgrading.
This guide contains the following information:
■ Chapter 1, contains information about the front, back and internal features of your
system and about the motherboard. It also lists the standard and optional features
of your system and provides details about the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM.
■ Chapter 2, helps you installing the server in an appropriate place, make connec-
tions and start using your system.
■ Chapter 3, shows you how to configure your system and helps you set up the vari-
ous options.
■ Chapter 4, provides all the information you need to remove components from your
system and install new ones. You will find in this chapter how to upgrade memory,
processor... etc.
■ Chapter 5, gives you information about how to solve the various issues you may
encounter with your system.
■ “Glossary” lists the main vocabulary used in this guide.
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Text Conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions.
Warnings, cautions, and notes have the following meanings:
!
WARNING
Warnings alert you to situations that could result in serious per-
sonal injury or loss of life.
CAUTION
!
Cautions indicate situations that can damage the system hard-
ware or software.
Note: Notes give important information about the
material being described.
■ Names of keyboard keys are printed as they appear on the keyboard. For example,
Ctrl, Alt, or Enter.
■ Text or keystrokes that you enter appear as boldface type. For example, type
abc123 and press ENTER.
■ File names are printed in uppercase letters. For example, AUTOEXEC.BAT.
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Related Documents
In addition to this guide, the following system documentation may be included with
your system either as electronic files (on the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM) or as
paper copy shipped with your server.
■ System Release Notes
Release Notes provide you with the latest information about your system. This
information was not available to be included in your user's guide at the time it was
developed and released.
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Safety Notices
!
■ Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock which could cause personal injury,
follow all safety notices. The symbols shown are used in your documentation and
on your equipment to indicate safety hazards.
■ Warning: Lithium batteries can be dangerous. Improper handling of lithium bat-
teries may result in an explosion. Dispose of lithium batteries as required by local
ordinance or as normal waste if no local ordinance exists.
■ Warning: The detachable power supply cord is intended to serve as the disconnect
device.
■ Warning: This equipment has a 3-wire, grounded power cord. To prevent electri-
cal hazards, do not remove or defeat the ground prong on the power cord. Replace
the power cord if it gets damaged. Contact your dealer for an exact replacement.
■ Warning: The DC push-button on/off switch on the front panel does not turn off
the system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present on the system board whenever the
AC power cord is connected between the system and an AC outlet. Before doing
the procedures in this manual, make sure that your system is powered off and
unplug the AC power cord from the back of the chassis. Failure to disconnect
power before opening your system can result in personal injury and equipment
damage.
In the U.S.A. and Canada, the power cord must be a UL-listed detachable power cord
(in Canada, CSA-certified), type ST or SJT, 16 AWG, 3-conductor, provided with a
molded-on NEMA type 5-15 P plug cap at one end and a molded-on cord connector
body at the other end. The cord length must not exceed 9 feet (2.7 meters).
Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, the plug must be rated for 250 VAC, 10 amp minimum,
and must display an international agency approval marking. The cord must be suitable
for use in the end-user country. Consult your dealer or the local electrical authorities if
you are unsure of the type of power cord to use in your country. The voltage change
occurs via a switch in the power supply.
■ Warning: Under no circumstances should the user attempt to disassemble the
power supply. The power supply has no user-replaceable parts. Inside the power
supply are hazardous voltages that can cause serious personal injury. A defective
power supply must be returned to your dealer.
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Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada
■ PELV (Protected Extra-Low Voltage) Integrity: To ensure the extra-low voltage
integrity of the equipment, connect only equipment with mains-protected electri-
cally-compatible circuits to the external ports.
■ Remote Earths: To prevent electrical shock, connect all local (individual office)
computers and computer support equipment to the same electrical circuit of the
building wiring. If you are unsure, check the building wiring to avoid remote earth
conditions.
■ Earth Bonding: For safe operation, only connect the equipment to a building sup-
ply that is in accordance with current wiring regulations in your country. In the
U.K., those regulations are the IEE.
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Care and Handling
Use the following guidelines to properly handle and care for your system.
Protect the system from extremely low or high temperatures. Let
the system warm (or cool) to room temperature before using it.
Keep the system away from magnetic forces.
Keep the system dry. Do not wash the system with a wet cloth or pour fluid
into it.
Protect the system from being bumped or dropped.
Check the system for condensation. If condensation exists, allow it to
evaporate before powering on the system.
Keep the system away from dust, sand, and dirt.
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System Overview
■ Overview
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Overview
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®
The Express 5800 TM700 server is based on the Intel 875P MCH and Intel ICH5-R
®
®
chipsets and designed for the Intel Pentium 4 processor.
It offers essential features for entry-level server applications, such as:
■ Web hosting
■ Domain name server
■ File and print services
■ E-mail
■ Firewall
■ Proxy
■ Virtual private network
This server is also conveniently housed in a convertible chassis that you can use as a
tower or as a desktop.
To get comfortable with your computer, take a tour around your system by reading the
sections hereafter.
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System Features
Your system features the following major components:
■ Intel® Pentium® or Intel Celeron processor.
■ Five 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots for bus master PCI cards like LAN cards with
133MB/s maximum throughput.
■ Embedded PC-compatible support (serial, diskette, USB, LAN, audio).
■ RAID/S-ATA controller providing high performance RAID0/RAID1 functionality.
■ Onboard Ethernet LAN.
■ 3 ½-inch diskette drive.
■ Two slot, 3.5-inch media device bay.
■ Two slot, 5,25-inch media device bay.
■ Six integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, two located on the front panel and
four located on the rear panel.
■ Convertible chassis that can be installed as a tower or as a desktop.
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System Chassis Features
Front View
The following figure shows the location of the front system features
Figure 1 - 1 : Front View
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USB ports
Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports allow you to connect USB-equipped peripheral
devices such as printers.
5.25-inch bays
Two 5.25-inch bays, one of which may include a tape backup unit, CD-ROM drive,
DVD-ROM drive or COMBO DVD-ROM CD-RW drive.
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3.5-inch bays
Two 3.5-inch bays, one of which may include a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive.
IDE device lamp
Lights up when a hard disk drive or an opical drive is active, reading or retrieving data.
Status lamp
Indicates whether the computer is on or off. A steady green lamp indicates the
computer is on. The lamp lights amber when the computer is in stand-by mode.
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Power button
Press this switch to turn on/off the power. Refer to the ‘Powering On Your System’,
for details.
Caution
When the system is in stand-by mode, make sure that the total
USB and PS/2 peripheral consumption does not exceed 2A.
Otherwise, the power supply can be severely damaged.
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Rear View
Figure 1 - 2 : Rear View
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AC power connector
Connect the power cord to this socket.
DC-12V power connector
12V power connector that you can use to connect speakers for example.
Connectors
Refer to the ‘System Connectors’ section hererafter for details.
Expansion boards slots
Refer to the ‘Expansion Boards Slots’ section hererafter for details
Venting holes
Keep the area near the venting holes clear for proper ventilation.
Kensington lock slot
Security feature that allows you to secure your computer to your desk with a cable.
Keyboard and mouse anti-theft device
Security feature that you can use to ensure that your mouse and keyboard cannot be
easily removed from your system.
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Anti-theft ring
Security feature that allows you to secure your chassis’ cover with a padlock.
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System Connectors
Figure 1 - 3 : System Connectors
Table 1 - 1: System Connectors
Key to the diagram Name of the Port
Description
6 Pin Mini-DIN
6 Pin Mini-DIN
25 pin SUB D
9 pin SUB D
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
PS/2 mouse port
PS/2 keyboard port
Printer/ EPP/ ECP & BPP port
Serial port COM1
USB port 1
USB port 2
USB port 3
USB port 4
RJ45 LAN connector and
LEDs. Refer to the RJ45 Leds
section below for details.
RJ45
J
Stereo line in
Jack socket
Jack socket
Jack socket
K
L
Stereo line out
Mono microphone in
RJ45 Leds
Table 1 - 2: RJ45 Leds Activity
Speed
10
Led A Activity
Led B Activity
Always ON (orange)
OFF
100
ON (orange)
ON (green)
Lights OFF when active
1000
Figure 1 - 4 : RJ45 Leds
Expansion Board Slots
Five PCI expansion slots are available enabling you to install additional Video Boards
nents that may be installed in the expansion slots.
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Motherboard
Figure 1 - 6 : TM700 Motherboard
Table 1 - 3: TM700 Motherboard Internal Connectors
Denomination on
drawing
Name
Type
ATXPWR
Power connector
20 pin keyed connector
4 pin keyed connector
3 pin header (white)
ATX12V
Power connector
CPU_FAN
CHA_FAN
PWR_FAN
FLOPPY
CPU fan connector
System fan connector
Power fan connector
Floppy drive connector
Primary IDE connector
Secondary IDE connector
PCI connectors
3 pin header (white)
3 pin header (white)
34 (2x17) pin shrouded header
40 (2x20) pin header (blue)
40 (2x20) pin header (black)
Standard PCI expansion slots
Pro AGP connector
PRI_IDE
SEC_IDE
PCI 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
AGP PRO
SOCKET
Accelerated Graphics Port Pro
CPU connector
mPGA 478B socket
DIMM_A1, A2, B1 & B2
CD
DDR sockets
184 pin standard sockets
4 pin header (black)
CD-ROM audio line in
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Table 1 - 3: TM700 Motherboard Internal Connectors (Continued)
Denomination on
drawing
Name
Type
CLRTC
Clear CMOS/ normal jumper
Keyboard power jumper
Auxiliary in
3 pin jumper
KBPWR
3 pin jumper
AUX
4 pin header (white)
3 pin jumper
USBPW12/34/56/78
USB56/78
USB power jumper
USB56 connector
USB78 connector (not used)
BATTERY
COM2
CMOS battery socket
Serial port header
10 pin dual row header (-1 key)
5 pin dual row header (-1 key)
F_PANEL
Front panel connector
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Standard Features
■ Convertible chassis
■ 280W power supply
■ 3.5-inch 1.44MB floppy disk drive
■ On-board LAN ethernet
■ Intel Pentium 4 processor support
■ Dual channel memory architecture support
■ P-ATA and S-ATA hard disk drives support
■ CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, COMBO DVD-ROM/ CD-RW support
■ AGP and PCI video boards support
■ 5.25-inch tape backup unit support
Processor
The system board may accommodate one Intel Pentium 4 processor with up to 1MB
cache.
Memory
The system board contains four 168-pin DIMM slots each supporting DDR400 ECC
unbuffered memory. You may install a minimum of 256 MB and as much as 4 GB.
Note: When all four sockets are populated with 1GB DIMMs
(total 4GB), the system may detect only 3+GB (a little less than
4GB) due to ICH5R resource allocation.
PCI Slots
The motherboard has five PCI expansion slots that you can use to add a video board or
a LAN board for example.
Network Controller
Note: To ensure EMC product regulation compliance, the
system must be used with a shielded LAN cable.
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The motherboard uses one Intel® 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller and supports
10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T network systems.
The 82547EI controller supports the following features:
■ Full-duplex Gigabit throughput and higher platform performance with Communi-
cation Streaming Architecture (CSA)
■ System health monitoring and authenticated remote power control with ASF 2.0
ACPI
The motherboard supports the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) as
defined by the ACPI 2.0 specifications. An ACPI aware operating system can put the
system into a state where the hard drives spin down, the system fans stop, and all pro-
cessing is halted. However, the power supply will still be on and the processors will
still be dissipating some power, so the power supply fans will still run.
The system board supports sleep states s0, s1, s4, and s5:
■ s0: Normal running state.
■ s1: Processor sleep state. No context will be lost in this state and the processor
caches will maintain coherency.
■ s4: Hibernate or Save to Disk: The memory and machine state are saved to disk.
Pressing the power button or other wakeup event will restore the system state from
the disk and resume normal operation. This assumes that no hardware changes
have been made to the system while it was off.
■ s5: Soft off: Only the RTC section of the CSB are running in this state. No context
is saved by the OS or hardware.
Note: The system is off only when the AC power cord is dis-
connected.
Keyboard and Mouse
The keyboard/mouse controller is PS/2-compatible.
Peripheral Bays
Your Storage server features two 5.25-inch bays that you can use with either a hard disk
drive, an optical device such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or COMBO DVD-ROM CD-
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Optional Features
You will find hereafter information about the optional components that may be
installed in your system.
CD-ROM Drive
■ Rotation Speed: 48x max
■ Buffer: 128 kBytes
■ Emergency Eject: Pin-hole on front panel to release tray.
■ Form Factor: 5.25" half height.
■ Compatibility: Mixed Mode (Audio and Data combined), CD-DA, Photo-CD, CD-
XA Ready, CD-I Ready, CD-Plus, CD-Extra, CD-RW
■ Transfer rate (max): 48x (7200Kbytes/s)
■ ATA Interface (burst): 16.67 Mbytes/s (PIO Mode 4/ MULTI-DMA Mode 2)
■ Environmental Specifications:
Table 1 - 4: CD-ROM Drive Environmental Specifications
Operating
5°C to 50°C
Non-operation
-40°C to +60°C
5% to 90%
Temperature
Humidity (% relative humidity)
Vibration
5% to 90%
0.35 G (10 - 500 Hz)
2.0 G (10 - 500 Hz)
■ Random Access time: 75ms (typical), 100ms (max)
DVD-ROM Drive
■ High Speed DVD: 16X max & High Speed CD: 40X max.
■ Buffer: 256 kBytes
■ Emergency Eject: Pin-hole on front panel to release tray.
■ Software Ejection/ Loading and Volume Control
■ Form Factor: 5.25" half height.
■ Compatibility: DVD-ROM (single-layered and dual-layered), DVD-R 3.95GB &
4.7GB, DVD+R, DVD-RW (rev 1.0 & 1.1), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM 2.6GB & 4.7
GB, CD-ROM Mode1 and Mode2 data disc, CD-R,CD-RW,CD-ROM XA, CD-I,
Photo-CD Multi-session, CD-Extra, CD TEXT, CD Audio disc, Mixed mode CD-
ROM disc.
■ Transfer rate (max):
- CD-ROM: 6000Kbytes/s
- DVD-ROM: 22.1 Mbytes/s
■ CD-ROM ATA Interface (burst):
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- 16.6 Mbytes/s (PIO Mode 4/ MULTI word DMA Mode 2)
- 8.3 Mbytes/s (Single word DMA Mode 2)
- 66.7 Mbytes/s (Ultra DMA Mode 4)
■ Rotation Speed:
- CD-ROM: 8780 rpm
- DVD-ROM: 9420 rpm
■ Full Stroke:
- CD-ROM: 160 ms
- DVD-ROM: 180 ms
■ Environmental Specifications:
Table 1 - 5: DVD-ROM Drive Environmental Specifications
Operating
Non-operation
-40°C to +60°C
10% to 90%
Temperature
5°C to 45°C
Humidity (% relative humidity)
Vibration
15% to 85%
0.25 G (zero to peak)
50 G (zero to peak)
DVD-ROM CD-RW Combination Drive
■ Emergency Eject: Pin-hole on front panel to release tray.
■ Volume Control: headphones volume control knob.
■ Headphone jack: 3.5 mm. stereo headphone output on the front panel.
■ Form Factor: 5.25" half height
■ Enhanced IDE Interface
■ Multifunction device:
- 48x CD-ROM reader (Read only)
- 48x CD-Recorder (Write once, read many)
- 24x CD-ReWritable device (Rewritable, read many)
- 16x DVD reader
■ Data buffer: 2MB
■ Compatibility:
- Reads data in each CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Video CD, CD-Extra, CD-
Text , Photo CD (Single and Multi session ), DVD-ROM, DVD-R(Ver.1.0, Ver.
2.0 for Authoring), CD-DA
- Reads and writes CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R (Ver. 2.0), DVD-RW, DVD+R and
DVD+RW
■ Access time (max):
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- CD-ROM: 120ms
- DVD-ROM: 140ms
■ Performance:
Table 1 - 6: Combo Drive Performance
CD-ROM CD-R
DVD
CD-RW
DVD+R/+RW
Reading Speed
Writing Speed
48x
48x
16x
16x ~40x
1,7x ~8x
21x ~48x
4x, 8x, 12x,
16x, 24x
■ Environmental Specifications:
Table 1 - 7: Combo Drive Environmental Specifications
Operating
5°C to 45°C
Non-operation
-30°C to +60°C
15% to 95%
Temperature
Humidity (% relative humidity)
Vibration
15% to 80%
0.30 G (5-500 Hz)
2.0 G (5-500 Hz)
Intel Pro 1000 MT LAN Board
■ IEEE Standard
■ 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
TM
■ Intel® SingleDriver Technology
■ Plug and Play Specification Support
■ Easy Installation, Intel® PROSet Utility and Intel® PRO Intelligent Install
■ Auto-negotiation, Full-duplex capable
■ Full height bracket
■ Wired for Management (WfM) Baseline 2.0 Enabled for servers
■ DMI 2.0 support, WMI & SNMP-manageable
■ Offline diagnostics
■ Intel® Boot Agent
■ ACPI Power Management
■ PXE 2.0
E-IDE Hard Disk Drive
■ Capacity: 80gb minimum
■ 7200RPM
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S-ATA Hard Disk Drive
■ Capacity: 80gb minimum
■ 7200RPM
■ RAID0 and RAID1 support. Refer to RAID Application documentation for
details.
Caution
You may use either E-IDE or S-ATA hard disk drives.
However, mixing E-IDE and S-ATA hard disk drives is not
supported.
Video Board
Note: Your system may feature a video board of a different
type than those presented hereafter.
nVidia Quadro FX 500
■ 128MB DDR2
■ 128-bit precision graphics pipeline
■ 128MB frame-buffer memory
■ Full IEEE 128-bit floating point precision
■ 32-bit floating point precision per color component
■ 12-bit sub-pixel precision
■ Hardware 8x/16x Full-Scene Anti-aliasing (FSAA)
■ AGP 8x interface
■ OpenGL and DX9.0 programmability
■ nView multi-display technology
■ Unified Driver Architecture
nVidia Quadro4 8x 380 XGL
■ 128-bit DDR memory interface
■ 64MB DDR SDRAM
■ NVIDIA Lightspeed Memory Architecture II
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■ Hardware overlay
■ Hardware antialiased lines
■ Two-sided lighting
■ Full-scene antialiasing
■ 2nd-generation occlusion culling
■ Dual 350MHz RAMDACs
■ Maximum Resolution 2048x1536 @ 75Hz
■ OpenGL quad-buffered stereo
■ NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
■ AGP 8X/4X/2X and AGP Texturing Support
■ Microsoft DirectX 8.1, OpenGL 1.4 Optimizations and Support (with vertex and
pixel programmability)
PCI Video Board
■ Memory configuration: 8MB
■ Bus specifications: PCI bus/ PCI 2.2
■ Output: CRT
■ Resolution support:
- 2D/3D resolution : 1600x1200 max
- Color depth: 16,7m colors max
Sony AIT1 Tape Backup Unit
■ Capacity:
- 25 GBytes with 170 meter tape AIT-1 cassette (65 Gbytes with 2.6:1 data com-
pression ratio)
- 35 Gbytes with 230 meter tape AIT-1 cassette (91 Gbytes with 2.6:1 data com-
pression ratio)
■ Sustained transfer rate: 4 Mbytes/sec (10.4 Mbytes/sec with 2.6:1 data
compression ratio)
■ Supported format: AIT-1
■ Not compatible with the DDS and EXABYTES format tapes
■ Burst transfer rate: 66 Mbytes/sec Ultra DMA (mode 4)
■ Large 10 MB buffer memory
■ ATA/ATAPI-5 interface
■ Supports Fixed record length only
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■ Read After Write (RAW) On and Off capability
■ Read Retry On and Off capability
■ Frame rewrite function
■ Three levels of Error Correction Code (ECC)
■ High speed search (120 times nominal Read/Write speed)
■ Random read, Append write
■ Repeat write function
■ MIC support (Automatic reliability and performance enhancement - read and write
capability for MIC user data area)
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EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM
With the EXPRESSBUILDER CD you can:
■ Create diskettes (third party software drivers).
■ Do Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Hard Disk Preload
Recovery.
What is on the CD that you may need to use
Third Party Software Drivers, Server Documentation, Others:
■ \DRIVERS All drivers of the TM700 machine.
■ \DOCS All the Express5800 TM700 documentation which is shipped with each
server.
■ \Apps\Adobe\Acrobat5.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
■ \Apps\DirectX9.0a DirectX 9.0b
■ Apps\ESMPRO NEC ESMPRO Agent
Windows 2000/XP or Windows Server 2003 Hard Disk Preload Recovery:
Should the system crash, and the operating system or pre-installed applications are lost
or damaged, the initial configuration can be reinstalled by simply reloading it from the
recovery CD. This added security protects the customer’s investment, and helps to
lessen total cost of ownership by reducing downtime.
Do as follows :
1. Place the EXPRESSBUILDER CD in the CD drive and boot the server.
2. Select the Windows operating system you wish to install.
3. Select the partition type (FAT32 or NTFS) and the size.
4. Insert the Windows CD when requested.
5. The installation starts automatically.
Software End-User License Agreement
Carefully read the following terms and conditions before installing the software in this
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the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree with them, you may promptly
return the package and any associated documentation (collectively herein referred to as
SOFTWARE) to your local NEC Computers International representative.
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ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR
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Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also
have other rights which vary from state to state.
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Setting Up the System
■ Overview
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Overview
This chapter describes how to select a site, unpack the system, make cable connections,
and power on the system units. Information on front and rear panel features, switches
and LEDs are also included in this chapter.
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Selecting a Site
The system operates reliably in a typical office environment.
Choose a site that is:
■ Near grounded, three-pronged power outlets.
Note: For the United States and Canada, this means a
NEMA 6-15R outlet for 200-240 VAC. The system cannot be
used on a NEMA 5-15R outlet for 100-120 VAC. For other
international sites, this means three-pronged power outlets
applicable for the electrical code of the region.
!
WARNING
Be sure the power service connection is through a properly
grounded outlet.
CAUTION
When two power supplies are installed in the system the power
plug from each of the power supplies must be plugged into the
same common ground power outlets.
■ Clean, dust-free, and well ventilated. Every side ventilating openings kept free of
obstructions. Away from sources of heat, vibration or physical shock.
■ Isolated from strong electromagnetic fields and electrical noise produced by
electrical devices (such as air conditioners, large fans, large electric motors, radio
and TV transmitters, and high-frequency security devices)
■ Spacious enough to provide at least ten inches (25 centimeters) in front of the
system, five inches (13 centimeters) behind the system and three inches (eight
centimeters) on each side of the system for proper cooling, airflow, and cable
clearance.
■ Easily accessible for system maintenance and installation of system upgrades.
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Unpacking the System
When you receive your system, inspect the shipping containers prior to unpacking. If
the shipping boxes are damaged, note the damage, and if possible, photograph it for
reference. After removing the contents of the containers, keep the cartons and the pack-
ing materials. If the contents appear damaged when you unpack the boxes, file a dam-
age claim with the carrier immediately.
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Making Connections
Connect your keyboard, monitor, and mouse. Also connect any external peripheral
devices such as a printer or scanner by following the instructions included with these
devices.
Caution
Damage to the system may result if the keyboard/ mouse cable
is inserted or removed when power is applied to the system.
Inserting a telephone line connector into a LAN RJ-45 port may
result in personal injury and equipment damage.
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Connecting the Power Cord
Plug the female end of the AC power cord into the input receptacle on the rear of the
power supply cage. Plug the male end of the power cord into NEMA 5-15R outlet for
100-120 VAC or NEMA 6-15R outlet for 200-240 VAC.
If the power cord(s) supplied with the system is not compatible with the AC wall outlet
in your region, obtain a suitable power cord that meets the following criteria.
■ The power cord must be rated for the available AC voltage and have a current
rating that is at least 125% of the current rating of the system.
■ The power cord connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be terminated in a
grounding-type male plug designed for use in your region. It must have
certification marks showing certification by an agency acceptable in your region.
■ The power cord connector that plugs into the system must be an IEC- type CEE-22
female connector.
■ The power cord must be less than 1.8 meters (6.0 feet) long.
Warning
Your system shipped with a power cord for each power supply.
Do not attempt to modify or use the supplied AC power cord if it
is not the exact type required.
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Using the System
The following subsections describe how to use this server system properly and safely,
including an explanation of the server system power on/off sequences, what the POST
program checks in the server, and how to perform a forced power shutdown.
When using the server system the following precautions should be observed.
■ Make sure you power off the server before connecting or disconnecting cables
between the server and peripheral devices. Connecting or disconnecting the cables
while the server is powered on may cause malfunction or failures within the server.
■ Verify that the access lamp on the diskette drive is unlit before turning off the
server or ejecting the floppy disk. Turning off the server or ejecting the floppy disk
while the access lamp is lit may damage data being stored on the floppy disk.
■ After turning off the server, wait at least 10 seconds before turning it on again.
Cycling the power immediately may cause malfunction or failures of the server.
■ Before relocating the server, turn off the power and unplug the power cord from
the outlet. Moving the server when it is powered may cause malfunction or failures
of the server.
■ Some software includes a command to eject the CD-ROM tray or a media in a
device mounted in the 5.25-inch device bay. Make sure that the front door of the
tower-based cabinet is open before running the command. Running this command
with the front door closed may cause the CD-ROM tray or the media to hit against
the front door, resulting in a possible failure of the CD-ROM.
■ Clean the server regularly. Regular cleaning prevents failures of the server and its
components.
■ Lightning may cause a momentary voltage drop. To prevent this problem, an unin-
terruptible power supply unit is recommended.
■ Only use options qualified for the server. A non-qualified option may be mounted
or connected to the server, but it may fail to operate normally or even cause fail-
ures. These types of failures are not covered under warranty.
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Powering On Your System
CAUTION:
- If the power cord is connected to a power control
device such as a UPS (Uninterruptive Power Supply),
make sure that the power control device is powered.
- Do not turn off the server until characters following the
Boot-BIOS logo appears on the screen.
Power on your system as follows.
1. Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and mouse
(optional) have been connected, and the power cords are connected.
2. Power on the video display and any other external devices.
Note: If the server power cord(s) is connected to a power
control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)
make sure that the power control unit is powered on.
3. Press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis to power on the
system. The POWER lamp lights green. If it is not lit, ensure the ac power cord
is connected to a functional ac power source.
After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Tests (POST).
POST automatically checks the system board, CPU(s), memory, keyboard, mouse, and
most installed peripheral devices. POST also displays the start messages of the BIOS
setup utility during execution.
The POST check results should be checked in the following cases:
■ When the server is being used for the first time.
■ When the server appears to fail.
■ When the server beeps many times between power-on and OS start-up.
■ When an error message appears on the screen.
Note: For error messages that appear on the display unit,
refer to subsection POST Error Codes and Messages in Chap-
ter 5 of this Guide.
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!
CAUTION
Always allow POST to complete before powering down your
system.
If you have problems powering on your system, refer to Problem Solving in Chapter 5
of this User’s Guide.
After you have successfully powered on your system, insert the EXPRESSBUILDER
CD-ROM into the CD-ROM device, reboot the system and follow the screen prompts
to run EXPRESSBUILDER.
Powering Off the Server System
When server system power is on, pressing the power on/off switch on the front panel of
the server turns the power off.
To turn the server system power off:
1. Shutdown the operating system (OS).
2. If necessary, press the POWER switch on the front of the computer chassis again
to power off the system. The POWER lamp lights off.
3. Power off the peripheral devices.
Note: If the server power cord is connected to a power
control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply),
refer to the UPS user's guide for proper power-off procedures.
Forcing a Power Shutdown
A forced power shutdown can be used when the power on/off switch does not power
off the server or the reset functions do not work.
To perform a forced power shutdown:
■ Press in on the power on/off switch located on the front panel of the server for at
least 4 seconds to force the server power off.
To power on after a forced shutdown, wait 10 seconds and then power on again.
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Configuring Your System
Configuration and setup utilities are used to change your system configuration. You can
configure your system, as well as option boards you may add to your system, using the
BIOS Setup Utility. Several unique system parameters are configured using the BIOS
Setup, which is stored in the system FLASH memory.
If your system has been factory configured, the BIOS Setup Utility does not need to be
run unless you want to change the password or security features, add certain types of
option boards or devices, or upgrade your system board.
This chapter also provides information on several system configuration parameters that
are set by jumpers on the system board. However, these parameters do not usually
require change.
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BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is used to change system configuration parameters. The utility
is resident in the system FLASH memory and does not require a diskette or an operat-
ing system present to run.
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
You access the BIOS Setup utility when you turn on or reboot your system. To run the
BIOS Setup Utility, perform the following procedure:
1. Power-on or reboot the system. “Press <DEL> to enter SETUP” displays.
2. Press DEL. The BIOS Setup Utility starts and the Main Menu is displayed. The
menu bar at the top of the Main Menu lists the following selections:
Table 3 - 1: Main Menu
Menu
Main
Use
Use this menu for basic system configuration.
Advanced
Use this menu for setting the Advanced Features available on
your system.
Power
Boot
Exit
Use this menu for configuring power management features and
power on options.
Use this menu to configure Boot Device priority and to set User
and Supervisor Passwords.
Exits the current menu.
Use the arrow keys to select a menu or an item on a displayed menu. Press the value
keys (listed in the table below) to cycle through the allowable values for the selected
field. Use the Exit menu’s “Save Values” selection to save the current values on all the
menus.
To display a submenu, position the cursor on a selection that has a submenu and press
ENTER. An arrow precedes selections with submenus.
Refer to the following table for information on the keys that you use with BIOS Setup.
These keys are also listed at the bottom of the Setup menu.
Table 3 - 2: BIOS Setup Keys
Key
Function in Setup Menu
F1 or Alt-H
Get Help about an item.
ESC
Exit the current menu and return to the previous menu.
Move between menus.
Left or right arrow keys
Up or down arrow keys
Move cursor up and down. The cursor moves only to the settings
that you can change.
HOME or END
Move cursor to top or bottom of window.
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Move cursor to next or previous page.
F5
Load default configuration values for this menu.
Save configuration values and exit.
F10
ENTER
Execute command or Select ■ submenu.
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BIOS Setup Configuration Settings
The BIOS Setup Configuration tables show the default settings for the BIOS Setup
Utility and provide a place for you to record any changes you make to these settings.
Recommended values are bold in the following tables.
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Main Menu
Table 3 - 3: Main Menu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
System Time
System Date
HH:MM:SS
Set the System Time.
Set the System Date.
Hidden if not detected.
MM/DD/YYYY
Legacy Diskette A
Disabled
1.44/1.25 Mb 3½”
Primary IDE Master Selects sub-menu
Primary IDE Slave
Selects sub-menu
Selects sub-menu
Secondary IDE
Master
Secondary IDE
Slave
Selects sub-menu
Selects sub-menu
IDE Configuration
System Information Selects sub-menu
Primary and Secondary Master and Slave IDE Submenus
Table 3 - 4: Primary And Secondary Master And Slave IDE Submenus
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
Type
Auto
Not Installed
Select Auto if a device is
attached to the IDE channel.
LBA (Large Mode
Disabled
Auto
LBA stands for "logical block
addressing". Instead of
referring to locations by passing
to the disk a cylinder, head and
sector number (CHS
addressing), the sectors are
serialized so that each just has
an integer number; 0, 1, 2, etc.
up to the total number of
sectors on the disk. Disabled
will disable the LBA mode, Auto
will enable it if the IDE device
supports it. This field is
informational only, for Type
Auto.
Block (Multi-Sector
Transfer)
Disabled
Auto
Enales or disables multiple
sector transfers. This field is
informational only, for Type
Auto.
PI0 Mode
Auto
Select the method for moving
data to/from the drive. This field
is informational only, for Type
Auto. This field is updated to
display only the modes
supported by the attached
device.
0
1
2
3
4
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Table 3 - 4: Primary And Secondary Master And Slave IDE Submenus (Continued)
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
DMA Mode
Auto
Selects the DMA mode used for
moving data to/from the drive.
This field is informative only for
Type Auto.
SWDMA0
SWDMA1
SWDMA2
MWDMA0
MWDMA1
MWDMA2
UDMA0
UDMA1
UDMA2
UDMA3
UDMA4
UDMA5
UDMA6
SMART Monitoring
Auto
Disabled
Enabled
Enables or disables the Self
Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology
(S.M.A.R.T.)
32Bit Data Transfer Disabled
This option allows you to
enable or disable 32 bit IDE
transfers.
Enabled
IDE Configuration Submenu
Table 3 - 1: IDE Configuration Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
Onboard IDE
Operate Mode
Compatible Mode
Enhanced Mode
Set this feature to Compatible
Mode when using a legacy
operating system (i.e. Windows
98, Millennium, NT).
Set it to Enhanced Mode when
using native operating system
(i.e. Windows 2000 or XP)
Enhanced Mode
Support On
P-ATA+S-ATA
S-ATA
P-ATA
Leave this feature set to default
S-ATA to be able to use the
EXPRESSBUILDER or CD
Configure S-ATA as No
Allows you to configure S-ATA
channels to function either as
standard IDE or as RAID.
See RAID Application
RAID
Yes
documentation for details.
Serial-ATA
BOOTROM
Disabled
Enabled
Only if Configure S-ATA as
RAID is set to Yes.
Allows you to enable or disable
the S-ATA boot ROM.
IDE Detect Time
Out (Sec)
0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25,
30, 35
Allows you to set the time out
value for detecting ATA/ATAPI
devices.
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System Information Submenu
Table 3 - 5: System Information Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
AMIBIOS
Version
Build Date
ID
Information only
Information only
Information only
e.g. 10.13.02
e.g. 01/16/04
e.g. A0037100
Processor
Type
Information only
e.g. Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU
2.80GHz
Speed
Information only
Information only
e.g. 2800MHz
e.g. 1
Count
System Memory
Size
Information only
e.g. 512MB
Note: The BIOS may display more options that presented
here.
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Advanced Menu
Table 3 - 6: Advanced Menu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
CPU Configuration
Chipset
Select submenu
Select submenu
Select submenu
Onboard Devices
Configuration
PCIPnP
Select submenu
Select submenu
USB Configuration
CPU Configuration Submenu
Table 3 - 2: CPU Configuration Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
Manufacturer
Brand String
Information only
Information only
e.g. Intel
e.g. Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU
2.80GHz
Frequency
Information only
Information only
Information only
e.g. 2200MHz
Locked
Ratio Status
Ratio Actual Value
e.g. 22
Hyper-Threading
Technology
Disabled
Enabled
Only if Pentium 4 CPU.
Enables or disables the Hyper-
Threading technology.
See note below.
Notes:
1. This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs with
Hyper-Threading Technology
2. Hyper-Threading Technology is supported under Windows
2003, Windows XP and Linux 2.4x (kernel) and later
versions only. Under Linux, use the Hyper-Threading
compiler to compile code. If you are using any other
operating system, disable the Hyper-Threading Technology
in this submenu to ensure system stability and performance.
3. It is recommended that you install Windows XP Service
Pack 1.
4. Make sure to enable the Hyper-Threading Technology in
BIOS before installing a supported operating system.
5. For more information on Hyper-Threading Technology, visit
www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading.
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Chipset Submenu
Table 3 - 3: Chipset Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
Configure DRAM
Timing by SPD
Disabled
Enabled
When this feature is enabled,
the DRAM timing are set
according to the DRAM SPD
(Serial Presence Detect). When
disabled, you can manually set
the DRAM timing parameters
through the DRAM sub-
features
DRAM ECC
Capability
Disabled
Enabled
Allows you to enable or disable
the DRAM ECC (Error
Correction Code) capability.
Graphics Aperture
Size
4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, Allows you to set the size of
256MB
mapped memory for AGP
graphic data.
Onboard Devices Configuration Submenu
Table 3 - 4: Onboard Devices Configuration Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
Onboard AC’97
Audio
Auto
Disabled
Allows you to configure the
onboard audio.
Onboard LAN
Disabled
Enabled
This option allows you to
enable or disable the onboard
LAN controller
Onboard LAN Boot
ROM
Disabled
Enabled
Only if Onboard LAN is
enabled.
Serial Port1
Address
Disabled
3F8/IRQ4
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
Allows you to select the Serial
port 1 base address.
Serial Port2
Address
Disabled
2F8/IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
Allows you to select the Serial
port 2 base address.
Parallel Port
Address
Disabled
378
278
Allows you to select the Parallel
port base address.
3BC
Parallel Port Mode
Normal
Bi-Directional
EPP
Allows you to select the Parallel
port mode.
ECP
EPP Version
1.9
1.7
Only if Parallel Port Mode set to
EPP.
ECP Mode DMA
Channel
DMA0
DMA1
DMA3
Only if Parallel Port Mode set to
ECP.
Parallel Port IRQ
IRQ5
IRQ7
Allows you to select the Parallel
port IRQ
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PCIPnP Submenu
Table 3 - 7: PCIPnP Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
Plug And Play O/S
No
Yes
The BIOS will initialise any add-
on cards if No is selected.
Selecting Yes will mean that the
operating system will be left to
do this.
USB Configuration Submenu
Table 3 - 8: USB Configuration Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
USB Function
Disabled
Enabled
Enables or disables the USB
function
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Power Menu
Table 3 - 9: Security Menu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
Suspend-to-RAM
Disabled
Enabled
When set to Enabled, ACPI
sleeping state is Suspend-To-
RAM. When set to Disabled,
ACPI sleeping state is
Suspend-To-Disk
ACPI APIC support Disabled
Used to enable or disable the
Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller (APIC) for
PC2001 compliance. Enabling
APIC mode will expand
available IRQs resources for
the system.
Enabled
Power Up Control
Select submenu
Power Up Control Submenu
Table 3 - 10: Power Up Control Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
Restore on AC
Power Loss
Power Off
Power On
Last State
This option allows you to select
how the system will react
following a loss of power. Last
State means that the system
will be restored to the state
which it was in previous to the
power loss. Power Off means
that you will have to restart your
system with the power on
button and Power On means
the system will reboot itself
automatically.
Power On By PCI
Devices
Disabled
Enabled
This allows you to select
whether or not your system will
react to PCI Power
Management Enabled wake up
events.
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Boot Menu
Table 3 - 11: Boot Menu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
Boot Device Priority Select sub-menu.
Boot Settings
Configuration
Select sub-menu.
Security
Select sub-menu.
Boot Device Priority Submenu
Table 3 - 12: Boot Device Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
1st Boot Device
Floppy Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Disabled
Attempts to boot from an ATAPI
CD-ROM drive.
2nd Boot Device
3rd Boot Device
Floppy Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Disabled
Attempts to boot from a hard
disk drive device.
Floppy Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Disabled
Attempts to boot from a floppy
disk drive device.
Boot Settings Configuration Submenu
Table 3 - 13: Boot Settings Configuration Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
Bootup Num-Lock
Off
On
This setting, when enabled,
automatically turns on your
numeric keypad when the
system is booted. This item is a
matter of personal taste.
Security Submenu
Table 3 - 14: Security Submenu
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
Supervisor
Password
Installed
Not Installed
Display only
Display only
User Password
Installed
Not Installed
Change Supervisor [Enter]
Password
Press Enter to set/change
supervisor password. You will
be asked to confirm password
by re-typing it. Pressing Enter
instead of a password will set it
as Not Installed.
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Table 3 - 14: Security Submenu (Continued)
Feature
Choices or
Description
Your Setting
Display Only
User Access Level
No Access
View Only
Limited
Only if supervisor password
installed
Full Access
Change User
Password
[Enter]
Only if supervisor password
installed
Press Enter to set/change user
password. You will be asked to
confirm password by re-typing
it. Pressing Enter instead of a
password will set it as Not
Installed.
Clear User
Password
[Enter]
Only if supervisor password
installed
Immediately clears the user
password after a confirmation
message.
Password Check
Setup
Always
Only if supervisor password
installed
Setup: check password when
entering setup.
Always: check password when
entering setup as well as on
each boot.
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Exit Menu
You can make the following selections on the Exit Menu. Select an option using the up
or down arrow keys, then press <Enter> to execute the option. Pressing <Esc> does
not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.
Table 3 - 15: Exit Menu
Choices
Description
Exit & Save Changes
Exit after writing all modified Setup item values to NVRAM.
F10 key can be used for this operation.
Exit & Discard Changes
Exit leaving NVRAM unmodified. User is prompted if any of
the setup fields were modified.
Esc key can be used for this operation.
Discard Changes
Read previous values of all Setup items from NVRAM.
F7 key can be used for this operation.
Load Setup Defaults
Load default values for all SETUP items.
F5 key can be used for this operation.
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Configuring MotherBoard Jumpers
Your system’s motherboard has 6 jumper settings:
■ Clear CMOS jumper
■ USB POWER jumper (x4)
■ KBPW jumper
Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRTC)
1. Power off the system and unplug the AC power cord.
2. Set position as 2-3 (Clear CMOS).
3. Wait 2 seconds.
4. Set position as 1-2 (Normal [Default]).
5. Power on the system. The message ‘CMOS checksum bad’ displays.
6. Press F2 to enter setup.
Figure 3 - 1 : Clear CMOS Jumper
USB Power Jumpers (USBPW78/ USBPW56/ USBPW34/ USBPW12)
■ 1-2 position: USB power with 5V.
■ 2-3 position: USB power with 5V standby (default).
Figure 3 - 2 : USB Power Jumpers
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General Information
WARNING
!
The DC push-button on/off switch on the front panel does not
turn off the system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present on the
system board whenever the AC power cord is connected
between the system and an AC outlet. Before doing the proce-
dures in this manual, make sure that your system is powered off
and unplug the AC power cord from the back of the chassis.
Failure to disconnect power before opening your system can
result in personal injury and equipment damage.
CAUTION
Operating your system with the side access panels removed
can damage your system components. For proper cooling and
airflow, always replace the side access panels before powering
on your system.
WARNING
Avoid burns: If the system has been running, any installed pro-
cessor and heat sink on the processor board(s) will be hot. To
avoid the possibility of a burn, be careful when removing or
installing components that are located near processors.
Contact your sales representative or dealer for a list of approved optional peripheral
devices.
Static Precautions
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, option boards, and other
components. You can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap
attached to chassis ground when handling system components.
Electronic devices can be easily damaged by static electricity. To prevent damage, keep
them in their protective packaging when they are not installed in your system.
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Equipment Log
Use the equipment log form located at the end of this manual to record the model and
serial number of your system, all installed options, and any other pertinent information
specific to your system. You will need this information when configuring your system.
Tools Recommended for Upgrading Your
System
Depending on the upgrade, you will need one or more of the following tools:
■ Phillips screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)
■ Flat-head screwdriver
■ Small needle nose pliers
■ Pen or pencil
■ ESD workstation or antistatic wrist strap (recommended)
Preparing Your System for Upgrade
To prepare your system for installation or removal of system components perform the
following procedure:
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed under General Information and
Static Precautions at the beginning of this chapter.
2. Shutdown the operating system (OS).
3. If necessary, press the power on/off switch on the front panel of the server (see
4. Power off the peripheral devices.
5. Unplug the system power cord(s) from the AC wall outlet(s).
Note: If the system power cord is connected to a power
control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply),
refer to the UPS user's guide for proper power-off procedures.
6. Unplug all the I/O cables connected to the rear panel of your system.
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Shifting from Tower to Desktop
Your Express5800 TM is equipped with a convertible chassis, which allows you to set
up your computer either as a tower, or as a desktop. Please find below the instructions
needed to turn your tower computer into a desktop system
2. Lay the chassis on its left side.
Figure 4 - 1 : 3.5/5.25-inch Bracket Desktop Position
6. Look on the inside of the front panel for the back of the logo plate. Press on the
four pegs to release the logo plate, and, holding the front panel horizontally,
replace the plate according to the desktop configuration.
Caution
Do not place any object on the venting holes in order to cool
internal temperature down properly.
Congratulations, your Express5800 TM is now ready to be used as a desktop system!
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Shifting from Desktop to Tower
Your Express5800 TM is equipped with a convertible chassis, which allows you to set
up your computer either as a tower, or as a desktop. Please find below the instructions
needed to turn your desktop computer into a tower system.
2. Lay the chassis on its left side.
Figure 4 - 2 : 3.5/5.25-inch Bracket Tower Position
6. Look on the inside of the front panel for the back of the logo plate. Press on the
four pegs to release the logo plate, and, holding the front panel horizontally,
replace the plate according to the tower configuration.
Congratulations, your Express5800 TM is now ready to be used as a tower system!
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Removing or Installing the Right Side Door
The right side door (tower configuration), also known as top cover (desktop configura-
tion) provides access to the disk drive bays, to the motherboard and to the 5.25 and 3.5-
inch bays. The left side cover (tower configuration) only provides access to the power
supply. Only a qualified technician should remove the left side cover of this chassis.
Removing the Right Side Door:
1. Make sure the power switches for the computer, video monitor and any periph-
eral devices are turned OFF and unplug the power cord (see the 'Safety Precau-
tions' chapter).
2. Disconnect the monitor and peripheral devices (printers, for instance) from the
system.
3. Remove the two thumb screws located on the back of your system.
4. Carefully slide the cover about two centimetres towards the back of the unit; a
handle is provided to aid with this process. Please note that you may find this
procedure easier to follow if you lay the unit on the left side..
Figure 4 - 3 : Removing the Right Side Door
5. Lift the cover away from the computer
Replacing the Right Side Door:
Avoid damaging your system - before replacing the cover, make sure no cables or other
devices protrude from the chassis.
Note: If you have previously removed the front panel, be
sure to fasten it securely to the chassis before restoring the
cover. The front panel must be securely connected to the
chassis before you replace the cover.
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1. Take a few moments to examine the interior side of the cover, and notice the 4
metal hooks located on two opposite edges, and the 6 bigger hooks located on a
third edge.
2. Leaving about 1 centimetre to slide the cover forward, lay the cover on the chas-
sis, and check that the metal hooks are ready to be inserted into their correspond-
ing slots. You may find this procedure easier to follow if you lay the unit on the
left side.
3. Make sure the cover is properly inserted; the cover, the chassis and the front
panel should fit squarely together.
4. Secure the two thumb screws in their respective holes.
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Removing and Replacing the Front Panel
Removing the Front Panel:
2. The front panel is secured by 6 pop-in tabs. Press upwards on the three upper tabs
(A) to free them.
Figure 4 - 4 : Pop-in Tabs
3. Gently pull the right side of the front panel toward you in order to free two more
pop-in tabs.
4. Once the right side is free, pivot the front panel toward you until it is totally
released. Be careful not to damage the switches and LEDs board when pulling.
Replacing the Front Panel:
1. Insert the two tabs located on the bottom left and middle of the front panel into
their respective slots. You may have to slightly pivot the front panel to aid the
process.
2. Gently press on the upper and right parts of the front panel until the 4 remaining
tabs are securely inserted into their slots.
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Removing and Replacing the 3.5/5.25-inch
Bracket
This section of the chapter describes how to remove and replace the 3.5/5.25-inch
bracket containing the two 5.25-inch bays and the two 3.5-inch bays.
Removing the 3.5/5.25-inch Bracket:
1. Remove the screw securing the HDD bracket and the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket
together.
Figure 4 - 5 : HDD Bracket Screw
2. Disconnect all cables (power, data, and others, if applicable) from the installed
3.5- and 5.25-inch devices.
Caution
Be careful when working around the cables connected to the
already installed drives.
If necessary disconnect these cables, but be sure to note which
device each cable or power lead was attached to.
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3. Press the two tabs on top and bottom of the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket.
Figure 4 - 6 : 3.5/5.25-inch Bracket Tabs
4. Gently pull the entire bracket with the installed devices out of the chassis.
Figure 4 - 7 : Pulling the Bracket
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Replacing the 3.5/5.25-inch Bracket:
1. Slide the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket inside the chassis until it clicks in position.
Figure 4 - 8 : Replacing the Bracket
2. Replace the screw securing the HDD bracket and the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket
together.
Figure 4 - 9 : Replacing the Screw
3. Re-connect all cables (power, data, and others, if applicable) to the installed
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Installing or Removing a 5.25-inch Device
This section of the chapter describes how to add and remove 5.25-inch devices. You
can install a CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM/ COMBO DVD-ROM CD-RW Drive, tape backup
unit, or other 5-25 inch devices in the additional 5.25-inch bay. See the installation
instructions included with those items for specific installation information. Before
installing a 5.25-inch device, read section “Preparing the Device” on page 37.
Adding a 5.25-inch Device
4. Gently pull on the desired slot cache to remove it, then pull on the metallic shield
to remove it.
5. Slide the 5.25-inch device through the front of the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket, connec-
tors first. Please check that the front of the device is perfectly aligned with the
other installed devices.
Figure 4 - 10 : Adding a 5.25-inch Device
6. Secure the four screws (two on each side).
8. Connect the data cable to the device with the marked edge toward pin 1 of the
Note: Modify the BIOS Setup program to recognise the
addittional device. For additional information, refer to the
‘Configuring your system’ chapter.
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Removing a 5.25-inch device
4. Remove the four screws (two on each side) securing the 5.25-inch device.
5. Slide the 5.25-inch device gently outwards, through the front of the chassis, and
set it aside.
Figure 4 - 11 : Removing a 5.25-inch Device
6. Use a plastic slot cache to close the available 5.25-inch bay. Simply push it into
the bay until it clicks into place.
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Installing or Removing a 3.5-inch Floppy Disk
Drive
This section describes how to remove, replace and add 3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drives
(FDDs). Two 3.5-inch floppy disk drives can be installed in the FDD bracket. If a
floppy disk drive was installed into your system at the factory, it is located in the upper
slot of the bracket.
Removing a 3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive
To remove the floppy disk drive from the upper 3.5-inch slot of the 3.5/5.25-inch
bracket:
4. Remove the three screws (A) securing the floppy disk drive to the bracket (two
on the left side and one on the right side)
Figure 4 - 12 : Removing the Screws
5. Slide the floppy disk drive out of the bracket.
Figure 4 - 13 : Sliding the Floppy Disk Drive out
6. Set the floppy disk drive aside.
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Installing a 3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive
To install a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive in the upper 3.5-inch slot of the 3.5/5.25-inch
bracket:
4. Slide the floppy disk drive into the upper slot of the bracket until the three screw
holes (A - two on the left side and one on the right side) are lined up, and secure
three screws.
Figure 4 - 14 : Installing a 3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive
6. Connect the data cable to the floppy disk drive with the marked edge toward pin
Note: Modify the BIOS Setup program to set up drive A as
a 3.5-inch, 1.44M. For additional information refer to the BIOS
Setup chapter.
Adding a Floppy Disk Drive
If your motherboard supports 2 floppy disk drives, you can add an additional floppy
disk drive in the second 3.5-inch slot of the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket.
To add a floppy disk drive in the lower 3.5-inch slot of the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket:
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4. Through the holes (A - one on each side of the bracket) gently pull the tabs (B) to
remove the 5.25-inch plastic adaptation kit. Pull on the 3.5-inch plastic slot
cache to remove it, and proceed the same way with the corresponding metallic
shield on the FDD bracket. Replace the 5.25-inch plastic adaptation kit.
Figure 4 - 15 : Removing the Plastic Kit
5. Slide the floppy disk drive into the lower slot of the bracket until the three screw
holes (A - two on the left side and one on the right side) are lined up, and secure
three screws.
7. Connect the data cable to the floppy disk drive with the marked edge toward pin
1 of the drive and all cables to the installed 3.5- and 5.25-inch devices. See
Note: The installation of a second diskette drive requires
the replacement of the existing diskette drive data cable with a
three-connector cable in order to plug both floppy disk drives to
the floppy disk drive connector on the motherboard.
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Note: Modify the BIOS Setup program to recognise the
additional FDD. For additional information, refer to the BIOS
Setup chapter.
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Installing or Removing Hard Disk Drives
This section describes how to remove, replace and add Hard Disk Drives.
Removing a Hard Disk Drive
3. Remove the screw (A) securing the HDD bracket and the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket
Figure 4 - 16 : HDD Bracket Screw
4. Disconnect the DATA cable and the power cable from each hard disk drive
installed.
Caution
Be careful when working around the cables connected to the
already installed drives.
If necessary disconnect these cables, but be sure to note which
device each cable or power lead was attached to.
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5. Remove the two screws (B) holding the HDD bracket to the front of the
chassis.
Figure 4 - 17 : HDD Bracket Screws
6. Slide the HDD bracket backwards, and set it aside.
7. The hard disk drive is secured to the bracket with 4 screws located either on
both sides (slot C) or on top of the hard disk drive (slot A). Remove these
screws, and slide the hard disk drive out of the bracket.
8. Set the hard disk drive aside.
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Installing a Hard Disk Drive
Warning
Make sure to install hard disk drives in either slot A or slot C.
DO NOT use Slot B. Doing so may damage the system and
result in serious burns.
1. Refer to the information provided with the hard disk drive for pre-installation
instructions and master/slave/cable select pin configurations. See “Preparing
4. If applicable, disconnect the data and power cables of the installed hard disk
drives.
5. Remove the screw (A) securing the HDD bracket and the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket
together.
Figure 4 - 18 : HDD Bracket Screw
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6. Remove the two screws (B) holding the HDD bracket to the front of the
chassis, slide the HDD bracket backwards, and set it aside.
Figure 4 - 19 : HDD Bracket Screws
Caution
Be careful when working around the cables connected to the
already installed drives.
If necessary disconnect these cables, but be sure to note which
device each cable or power lead was attached to.
7. Notice the screw holes located on each side of the HDD bracket (B & C) and
under the HDD bracket (A), and the corresponding screw holes located on the
hard disk drive you mean to install. Making sure the screw holes will line up,
slide the hard disk drive into one of the available slots, connectors last.
8. If in slot C, secure screws into the four side screw holes of the hard disk drive.
9. If in slot A, secure screws into the four top screw holes of the hard disk drive.
10. Slide the HDD bracket along the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket. Make sure that the four
tabs located on the open side of the HDD bracket are fully inserted into their
slots, and that the two screw holes located on the front of the chassis are lined
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up. If the HDD bracket is correctly inserted, the top and back of the HDD and
3.5/5.25-inch bracket should fit squarely together.
11. Secure two screws in the screw holes (B) located on the front of the chassis.
Figure 4 - 20 : HDD Bracket Screws
12. Secure the screw (A) securing the HDD bracket and the 3.5/5.25-inch bracket
together.
Figure 4 - 21 : HDD Bracket Screw
14. Replace the front panel.
15. Replace the right side door.
Note: Modify the BIOS Setup program to automatically
recognise the hard disk drive. For additional information, refer
to the BIOS Setup chapter.
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Upgrading Microprocessor
Your system is fitted with a Pentium™ 4 processor. That processor is installed in a
Socket mPGA 478B.
Install a CPU according to the following procedure.
2. Remove the processor air duct:
■ remove the two screws (A) securing the air duct or unclip the air duct.
■ Gently pull on the air duct and set it aside.
3. Lift the handle.
4. Unconnect the fan cable from the the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.
5. Unclip the heatsink starting with the two mobile arms located on the Power Sup-
ply Unit side.
6. Set the heatsink aside.
7. Locate the processor socket.
8. Lift the lever on the socket and remove the CPU.
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9. Remove the new processor from its antistatic package and place it on a grounded,
static-free surface or conductive foam pad.
10. Position the processor over the processor socket so that its pins align with the
socket holes.
Note: Be aware of CPU direction. Pin layouts on two
corners among four differ from others to prevent an incorrect
insertion. Confirm the pin mark and pin layout on the socket,
and insert the CPU correctly.
11. Gently apply pressure equally over the top surface of the processor until it seats
in the socket. The processor should fit, do not force the processor into the socket.
Push the socket lever down until it snaps into the locked position.
12. Position the heat sink on the processor.
13. Install both heat sink clips as follows:
■ Hook one end of the clip over the tab on the retention (facing the power sup-
ply unit).
■ Align the clip with the slot in the heat sink ; press down on the front part of
the clip while hooking the other end of the clip over the tab on the retention
(facing the AGP connector) .
■ Install the other clip.
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Note: Make sure that the heatsink is level.
14. Push the handle down.
15. Connect the fan cable to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.
16. Replace the air duct:
■ Make sure the arrow on the air duct points towards the Power Supply Unit.
■ Replace the two screws removed in step 2 or clip the air duct.
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Upgrading Random Access Memory (RAM)
Recommended Memory Configuration
The table hereafter shows the recommended memory configurations.
Table 4 - 1: Recommended Memory Configurations
Sockets
Mode
DIMM_A1
(blue)
DIMM_A2
(black)
DIMM_B1
(blue)
DIMM_B2
(black)
Single-channel
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(1)
(2)
(3)**
Populated*
_
_
_
_
Populated
_
_
_
_
Populated
_
_
_
_
Populated
_
Dual-channel
Populated
_
_
Populated
_
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
Populated
* If only slot A1 is populated, slot B1 can be populated with same size DIMM. Doing
so automatically swtiches to dual-channel mode.
** For dual-channel configuration (3), you need to install identical DIMM pair in
DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 (blue sockets) and identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A2 and
DIMM_B2 (black sockets).
Checking System Memory
If you do not know how much memory is installed in your system, check the amount by
using the relevant following procedure.
Note: The maximum memory size supported in your
system is 4 GB.
®
Windows 2000
1. On the Windows desktop, point to My Computer and click the right mouse but-
ton.
2. With the left mouse button, click Properties. The General tab shows the random
access memory (RAM). This is the amount of system memory in your computer.
®
Windows XP
1. On the Windows desktop, click on Start, and select Control Panel.
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2. Click on Switch to classic view.
3. Double click on the System icon, and click on the General tab. This tab shows
the random access memory (RAM). This is the amount of system memory in
your computer.
®
Windows 2003
1. On the Windows desktop, click on Start, and select Control Panel.
2. Click on Switch to classic view.
3. Double click on the System icon, and click on the General tab. This tab shows
the random access memory (RAM). This is the amount of system memory in
your computer.
Removing a DDR module
Figure 4 - 22 : DDR Memory Module Sample
If your memory configuration requires the removal of a module, perform the following
steps:
2. Locate the memory upgrade sockets on the motherboard.
3. Press the plastic clips at the outer edge of the socket away from the memory
module. This ejects the memory module from the socket. Don't touch the mod-
ule's metal "fingers." Store the module in an anti-static bag (available at elec-
tronic supply stores) or a cardboard box.
Installing a DDR module
2. If you need to remove a currently installed memory module, refer to the above
section.
3. Align the new module with an empty memory socket. Make sure the notch on the
module aligns with the key in the socket. The module is designed to install into
the socket in only one way.
4. Press the module firmly into the socket. If you have difficulty installing a mod-
ule, do not force it! Carefully remove the module, then check the alignment of
the module's notch with the one in the socket. Then re-install the module.
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5. Make sure the locking clips at either end of the module click closed. If the brack-
ets do not secure themselves to the module, carefully remove the module, then
reinstall it.
Note: The amount of installed memory will be automatically
detected by the system.
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Installing and Removing an Adapter Card
Your computer's motherboard features several expansion slots that can accommodate
accessory adapter cards, such as a sound card or TV card. Please refer to section
Expansion Cards Resources hereafter for details.
Installing an Adapter Card
1. Push the two tabs (A) and remove the metallic bracket that holds the expansion
slots covers and the expansion cards in place. Choose the slot that you want to
install your adapter card into and remove its cover from the chassis. Set both
items aside. Save the expansion slot cover in a safe place in case you ever need
to replace it.
2. Remove your adapter card from its protective packaging. Do not touch the
metal “fingers” on the edge of the card.
3. Check the adapter card's documentation for any switches or jumpers that may
need to be set, and set them now.
4. Carefully, but firmly, press the adapter card into the connector.
5. After installation, replace the metallic bracket that you removed in step one.
Removing an Adapter Card from Your System
1. Push the two tabs (A) and remove the metallic bracket that holds the expansion
card in place.
Figure 4 - 23 : Metallic Bracket Tabs
2. Do not touch any components on the card - handle it only by its edges, to avoid
risk of damage from electrostatic discharge. Without flexing the motherboard,
carefully unplug the card from its connector on the motherboard, and remove it
from the expansion slot on the chassis' rear panel.
3. Store the adapter card in an anti-static bag (available from electronic supply
stores) or a cardboard box.
4. Place an expansion slot cover in the space left by the expansion card you
removed.
5. Secure the cover into the rear of the chassis with the metallic bracket (that you
removed in Step 1).
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For more details on the location and availability of the adapter card slots on your
system's motherboard, see the section entitled Motherboard.
Expansion Cards Resources
We advise you to install any optional adapter cards accordingly to the following order:
■ If an AGP board is installed, PCI slots are available in this order: 4, 1, 5, 2, 3.
■ If a PCI board is installed, remaining PCI slots are available in this order: 1, 5, 2, 3.
Caution
Do not mix AGP and PCI video boards.
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Replacing the Battery
All motherboards use a battery to maintain system configuration information. If it fails
to maintain system configuration, replace it with an identical rated battery from the
same manufacturer.
Remove the battery from the motherboard as follows:
Caution
Removing the battery from the motherboard causes the com-
puter to lose system configuration information. Before removing
it, run Setup and record the system configuration settings.
Use this information to restore the system after replacing the
battery.
1. Turn off and unplug the system unit and any external options connected to the
system.
4. Use your finger to carefully remove the battery from the battery socket on the
motherboard.
Warning
The battery may explode if it is incorrectly replaced or improp-
erly discarded.
Use only an identical rated battery from the same manufacturer.
5. With the positive (+) side facing up, press the new battery into the socket.
6. Replace the system unit cover.
7. Connect external peripherals and power cables.
8. Run Setup to reconfigure system parameters.
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Cabling the Device
The IDE Cable
Depending on your configuration, your system may come with two three-connector
IDE interface cables, one joining your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector on
the system board, the other joining your CD or DVD-ROM drive to the secondary IDE
connector on the system board.
Each IDE connector on the motherboard supports two devices.
The addition of a device to an IDE connector does not require the replacement of the
existing IDE cable.
The following figure shows a typical three-connector IDE cable. If the IDE cable is not
keyed with a connector tab, align the coloured edge (Pin 1) of the cable with the pin 1
side of the drive connector.
■ A - Connects to the motherboard IDE port
■ B - Red edge (Pin 1)
■ C - Connects to IDE devices
Figure 4 - 24 : Three-connector IDE Cable
The S-ATA Cable
Depending on your configuration, your system may come equipped with a S-ATA
cable.
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The following picture shows a S-ATA cable. Black side goes to hard disk drive; blue
side goes to motherboard.
Figure 4 - 25 : S-ATA Cable
System Power Cables
Power cables come from the power supply and are attached to standard storage devices.
System power cables vary in length and provide connector sizes to accommodate a
variety of supported storage configurations. Power cable connectors are keyed to fit
only in the correct position. The following figures respectively show the power cable
connector for an IDE storage device and the power cable adaptor for a S-ATA device.
Figure 4 - 26 : IDE Storage Device Power Cable Connector
Figure 4 - 27 : S-ATA Storage Device Power Cable Adaptor
Cabling a CD/DVD-ROM or CD-RW Drive
All storage devices require power and IDE cable connections. Devices shipped with the
system are already connected.
The following procedure explains how to attach the cables to a CD/DVD-ROM or CD-
RW drive.
1. Connect the IDE cable connector (B) to the matching pins on the storage
device.
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■ Take care to prevent bending drive connector pins.
■ Align the cable connector to the matching pins on the drive.
2. Locate an available power connector coming from the power supply.
3. Connect the appropriate power cable (D) to the power connector on the storage
device.
Figure 4 - 28 : Cabling an Optical Device
■ A - Audio Cable - N/A
■ B - IDE cable
■ C - Red edge (Pin 1)
■ D - Power cable
Note: Audio Cable is not available on this system.
Cabling a Hard Disk Drive
All storage devices require power and DATA cable connections. Devices shipped with
the system are already connected.
The following procedures explain how to attach the cables to a hard disk drive.
E-IDE Hard Disk Drive
1. Connect the IDE cable connector (A) to the matching pins on the storage
device.
■ Take care to prevent bending drive connector pins.
■ Align the cable connector to the matching pins on the drive.
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2. Locate an available power connector coming from the power supply.
3. Connect the appropriate power cable (B) to the power connector on the storage
device.
Figure 4 - 29 : Cabling an IDE Hard Disk Drive
■ A - IDE cable
■ B - Power cable
■ C - Red edge (Pin 1)
S-ATA Hard Disk Drive
1. Connect the S-ATA cable connector to the matching pins on the storage device.
■ Take care to prevent bending drive connector pins.
■ Align the cable connector to the matching pins on the drive. Black side
goes to hard disk drive; blue side goes to motherboard. Refer to S-ATA
Hard Disk Drive picture hereafter.
2. Locate an available power connector coming from the power supply.
3. Connect the appropriate power cable to the cable power adaptor.
4. Connect the power cable adaptor to the connector on the storage device.
Figure 4 - 30 : S-ATA Hard Disk Drive
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Cabling a Floppy Disk Drive
All storage devices require power and data cable connections. Devices shipped with the
system are already connected.
The following procedure explains how to attach the cables to a floppy disk drive.
1. Connect the data cable connector (A) to the matching pins on the storage
device.
■ Take care to prevent bending drive connector pins.
■ Align the cable connector to the matching pins on the drive.
2. Locate an available power connector coming from the power supply.
3. Connect the appropriate power cable (C) to the power connector on the storage
device.
Figure 4 - 31 : Cabling a Floppy Disk Drive
■ A - Data cable
■ B - Purple edge (Pin 1)
■ C - Power cable
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Preparing the Device
Note: Please note that in normal operation mode, the
‘cable select’ position is recommended for all IDE devices.
Preparing a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
Before installing a CD/DVD-ROM drive in the system, the jumper on the back of the
drive must be set as “cable select”. Refer to the ‘IDE Device Configuration’ hereafter
for details about configuring IDE drives as master or slave. Refer to the instructions
printed on the device for further jumper setting information.
■ A - Jumper block
Figure 4 - 32 : Connectors on the back of a CD/DVD-ROM or CD-RW drive (example)
■ A - Master
■ B - Slave
■ C - Cable select
Figure 4 - 33 : Jumper settings (example)
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Preparing an IDE Hard Disk Drive
Before installing a hard disk drive in the system, it should be set as a master or a slave
device using the drive select jumper on the back of the drive. Refer to the ‘IDE Device
Configuration’ hereafter for details about configuring IDE drives as master or slave.
Refer to the instructions printed on the device for further jumper setting information.
■ A - Jumper block
Figure 4 - 34 : Connectors on the back of a hard disk drive (example)
Preparing a S-ATA Hard Disk Drive
S-ATA hard disk drives do not need being prepared.
Preparing a Tape Drive
Before installing a tape drive in the system, it should be set as a master or a slave
device using the drive select jumper at the back of the drive. Refer to the ‘IDE Device
Configuration’ hereafter for details about configuring IDE drives as master or slave.
Refer to the instructions printed on the device for further jumper setting information.
■ Master Setting
■ Slave Setting
■ Cable Select
Figure 4 - 35 : Connectors on the Back of a Tape Drive (example)
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IDE Device Configuration
Follow the instructions hereafter when configuring IDE drives as master or slave on the
primary and secondary IDE connectors on the motherboard (recommended
configurations).
Table 4 - 2: IDE Device Configuration
Device
Position
Master / Slave
Master
Connector
2 hard disk drives
1 hard disk drive
Primary IDE
You may install a maximum of two hard disk drives in your system.
1 CD-ROM or
Master CD-ROM
1 DVD-ROM or
1 Combo
1 DVD-ROM or
1 Combo or
1 CD-ROM
+
Master CD-ROM
1 tape
Slave CD-ROM
Master CD-ROM
Secondary IDE
1 DVD-ROM or
1 Combo
1 CD-ROM
+
Slave CD-ROM
1 DVD-ROM or
1 Combo
1 CD-ROM
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TM700 User Guide - Problem Solving
Problem Solving
This chapter helps you identify and solve problems that may occur during system
installation or while using your system. The first section of this chapter tells you how to
reset your system in the event of problems. The next few sections provide troubleshoot-
ing checklists and procedural steps that help you isolate specific system problems. The
last section includes BIOS and system user information.
!
WARNING
The DC push-button on/off switch on the front panel does not
turn off the system AC power. Also, +5vdc is present on the sys-
tem board whenever the AC power cord is connected between
the system and an AC outlet. Before doing the procedures in
this manual, make sure that your system is powered off and
unplug the AC power cords from the back of the chassis. Fail-
ure to disconnect power before opening your system can result
in personal injury and equipment damage
CAUTION
Operating your system with the cover removed can damage
your system components. For proper cooling and airflow,
always replace the right side panel before powering on your
system.
Static Precautions
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, option boards, and other
components. You can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap
attached to chassis ground when handling system components.
Electronic devices can be easily damaged by static electricity. To prevent damage, keep
them in their protective packaging when they are not installed in your system.
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Resetting the Server
There are two ways to reset the server.
!
CAUTION
Resetting the server clears the DIMM memory and the data in
process. To reset the server when it is not frozen, make sure
that no processing is in progress.
■ Hard reset
Press the power switch at the front of the server. (see See “Forcing a Power Shutdown”
■ Soft reset
If the server halts before starting the OS, press and hold Ctrl and Alt and press Delete.
This restarts the server.
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Troubleshooting Guide
This section provides a guide to help you identify a problem and locate its source.
Warning
The system power and any peripheral devices should be turned
off before connecting or disconnecting peripheral devices to or
from the system.
Otherwise, you could permanently damage the system or
peripheral devices.
1. Turn off the system and any peripheral devices. Disconnect all external
peripherals from the system, except for the keyboard and monitor. The
system´s power cord must be plugged into a grounded electrical outlet.
2. Make sure your keyboard and monitor are properly connected to the system.
Turn the monitor on, then adjust its brightness and contrast controls to suit
your preference (see your monitor´s documentation).
3. Turn the system on. If the power indicator does not light up, but the system
seems to be operating normally, the indicator may need replacement.
4. Monitor the power-on self test (POST) execution. Each time you turn on the
system, the POST checks the system board, memory, keyboard, and certain
peripheral devices.
5. Check the following during the POST:
5
00If th
e
P
O
ST
d
oe
s
not
d
etect an
y
e
rrors, thesyste
m
sh
o
uld
b
o
ot up
.
5
00Error
s
th
a
t
do
n
o
t
p
revent th
e
b
oo
t
process (n
o
n-fata
l
errors)
display
a
m
e
ssa
g
e
that
m
a
y
a
pp
e
ar simila
r
to the
following
display:
■ (Error Message Line 1)
■ (Error Message Line 2)
■ Press <F2> to resume,
■ <F1> to enter Setup
■ You should note the error and press F2 to resume the boot-up process, or
F1 to enter Setup.
6. Errors that prevent the boot process from continuing (fatal errors) are
communicated by a series of audible beeps. If this type of error occurs, record
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Problems at initial System Start-up
Problems that occur at initial system start-up are often caused by incorrect installation
of components or incorrect configuration. Hardware failure is a less frequent cause.
■ Are all cables properly connected and secure?
■ Is AC power available at the wall outlet?
■ Are the configuration settings correct in Setup?Are all drivers properly installed?
■ Are all the expansion cards fully seated in their slots on the motherboard?
■ Are all DIMMs installed correctly?
■ Is the processor fully seated in its slot on the motherboard?
■ Are switches and jumpers on the system board correct (if they have been changed
from their original default settings)?
■ Are all jumper and switch settings on optional add-on cards and peripheral devices
set correctly? Check the documentation included with these devices for details.
Ensure that there are no system resource conflicts between hardware components.
(For example, two add-on cards could inadvertently share the same interrupt,
resulting in a conflict.)
■ Are adapter cards and disk drives correctly installed?
■ Is the keyboard properly connected to the system and is it connected in the right
PS/2 port?
■ Is a bootable diskette installed in your system's floppy drive A: ?
■ Is the hard disk properly formatted or defined?
■ Is the operating system properly loaded? Check the operating system documenta-
tion.
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Problems After the System Has Been Running
Correctly
After the system hardware and software have been running correctly, problems can
indicate equipment failure. Use the checklist below to try and correct the situation.
If the problem recurs after you have checked these items, refer to the Troubleshooting
Guide section earlier in this chapter.
■ If you are running software from a diskette or CD, try using a new copy.
■ If you are running software from a hard disk drive, make sure that all of the neces-
sary files are installed. There may be a problem with the copy on the hard disk.
Reinstall the software on the hard disk and try again.
■ If problems appear intermittently, there may be a loose cable, dirt in the keyboard
(if keyboard input is incorrect), or other random component failures.
■ A transient voltage spike, power cut, or brownout may have occurred. Symptoms
of voltage spikes include a flickering video display, unexpected system reboots,
and the system not responding to user commands. If necessary, exit any open appli-
cations and shut down your system power. Reboot the system, then load the soft-
ware and try again.
■ Voltage spikes can occasionally cause the heads of the disk drive to contact the
disk. This can corrupt or destroy data files. If you are experiencing voltage spikes
on the AC electrical power line, install an uninterruptible power supply between
the power outlet and the system’s power cord.
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Problems Running New Application Software
Problems occurring when you run new application software are usually related to the
software. Faulty equipment is much less likely, especially if other software runs cor-
rectly. Use the checklist below to see if the situation may be easily corrected. If the
problem persists after you have checked these items, contact the software vendor's cus-
tomer service.
■ Does the system meet the minimum hardware requirements for the software? Refer
to the software documentation.
■ Is the software an authorised copy? Unauthorised copies often do not work. Obtain
an authorised copy of the software.
■ If you are running the software from a CD or diskette, is it a good copy?
■ If you are running the software from a CD, is the disc scratched or dirty?
■ Is the software correctly installed? Were all necessary procedures followed and
files installed?
■ Are the correct device drivers installed?
■ Is the software correctly configured for the system?
■ Are you using the software correctly?
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Problems and Suggestions
Contact your Authorised Service Representative if the suggested actions do not solve
the problem.
Table 5 - 1: Problems and Suggestions
What to do
What to do
Application software problems
Make sure all cables are installed correctly.
Verify that your system hardware configuration is set correctly. In Setup,
check the values against the system settings that you previously recorded. If
an error is evident (wrong type of drive specified, for example), make the
change in Setup and reboot the system. Record your change.
Make sure the software is properly configured for the system. Refer to the
software documentation for information. Try a different copy of the software to
see if the problem is with the copy you are using.
If other software runs correctly on the system, contact the vendor of the failing
software.
Characters on screen are distorted Make sure the brightness and contrast controls are properly adjusted. Make
or incorrect
sure the monitor's video signal cable and power cables are properly installed.
(Shut down system power before reconnecting cables.) Make sure your
monitor is compatible with the video mode you have selected. (Check your
monitor's documentation.)
Characters do not appear on screen Make sure the monitor is plugged in and turned on. Are the brightness and
contrast controls properly adjusted? Make sure that the video signal cable is
properly connected. (Turn the system power off before reconnecting cables).
Make sure your system's video adapter card is installed, enabled. Reboot the
system.
CMOS RAM settings are wrong
If system settings stored in CMOS RAM change for no apparent reason (for
example, the time of day develops an error), the backup battery may no
longer have enough power to maintain the settings. Replace the battery.
Diskette drive light does not go on Make sure the power and signal cables for the drive are properly installed.
when drive is in use or is tested by Check that the drive is properly configured and enabled in Setup.
POST.
Hard drive light does not go on
Make sure the power and signal cables for the drive are properly installed.
when drive is in use or is tested by Make sure the front panel connector is securely attached to the system board
POST.
headers. Check that the drive is properly configured and enabled in Setup.
Check the drive manufacturer's manual for proper configuration for remote
hard disk drive activity.
Power on light does not go on
If the system is operating normally, check the connector between the system
board and the front panel. If OK, the light may be defective.
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If You Need Assistance
If you have a problem with your computer, first review the sections of Problem Solv-
Note: Refer to the warranty booklet delivered with your sys-
tem to find out how to contact the local office in your country.
For technical support such as BIOS upgrades, consult our Web site at the following
address: http://www.nec-online.com.
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Error Messages: Beep Codes
If an error occurs during the POST, the server beeps, indicating the type of error. Each
number indicates the number of short beeps.
Table 5 - 2: POST Error Beep Codes
Beeps Error
Recommended Action
2
3
Parity error
Check if the DIMM cards are mounted correctly. If the error
still occurs when the check result is normal, contact your
service representative.
Main memory read/write test error
4
6
Motherboard timer not operational
Contact your service representative.
Keyboard controller BAT test error Check if the keyboard is connected correctly.
Check that there is no stuck key.
Contact your service representative.
7
General exception error
Display memory error
Contact your service representative.
Contact your service representative.
Contact your service representative.
8
10
CMOS Shutdown register read/
write error
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How to Identify BIOS Revision Level
To identify your system's current BIOS revision level, perform either one or the other
of the following procedures:
1. Power-on or reboot the system.
2. When logo displays, press the TAB key.
3. The BIOS revision level is displayed. Press Pause to have time to read the BIOS
version.
or
1. Power-on or reboot the system. “Press <DEL> to enter SETUP” displays.
2. Press DEL.
3. In the Main menu, select System Information and press ENTER. The BIOS
revision level is displayed.
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Updating BIOS
The EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS. The EZ Flash feature is
built in the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing Alt + F2 during the
Power-On Self Tests (POST).
To update the BIOS with EZ Flash, proceed as follows:
1. Consult our Web site at the following address: http://www.nec-online.com to
download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard and rename it to
P4C800EI.ROM. Save the BIOS file on a floppy disk.
2. Reboot the system.
3. To launch EZ Flash, press Alt + F2 during POST to display the following:
Note: If there is no floppy disk found in the drive, the
message ‘Floppy not found!’ displays.
If the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk, the error
message ‘P4C800EI.ROM not found!’ displays.
4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. If the P4C800EI.ROM file is
found in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and
automatically reboots the system when done.
Caution
Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS!
Doing so may cause system boot failure!
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Recovering BIOS
The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from a floppy
disk that contains the BIOS file, in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or
gets corrupted.
To recover the BIOS, proceed as follows:
1. Prepare a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS (P4C800EI.ROM).
2. Boot the system.
3. When a corrupted BIOS is detected, the following message displays:
4. Insert a floppy disk that contains the original, or the latest, BIOS file for this
motherboard (P4C800EI.ROM). The BIOS update process continues when the
P4C800EI.ROM file is found.
Caution
Do not shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS!
Doing so may cause system boot failure!
5. When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system.
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TM700 User Guide - Appendix A
Appendix A
A0
0
Appe
n
dix
Specifications
Table A - 1: TM700 Specifications
Express 5800 TM700
Cabinet design
ATX form factor 30.5cm x 24.5cm - convertible to tower or desktop
400-/533-/800MHz system bus
Chipset
Intel 875P
Intel Hyper-Threading technology
Intel Performance celeration technology
Intel Hub architecture
Dual-Channel DDR 266/333/400 SDRAM memory with ECC support
AGP 8x interface
Integrated Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Dual Independant Serial ATA Controllers
Integrated Intel RAID technology
Ultra ATA/100
AC ‘97 controller
Intel Communication Streaming architecture
Low-Power Sleep mode
CPU
Type
Intel
Celeron
Intel
Pentium 4
Northwood
Intel Pentium 4 Prescott
L2 Che
FSB
128KB on Die
(ECC)
512 KB on Die 1 MB on Die (ECC)
(ECC)
400 MHz
533 MHz
800 MHz
533 MHz
800 MHz
Number of processors 1 (max: 1)
Pkaging
Socket mPGA 478
Memory
Minimum
Maximum
Architecture
256 MB
4 GB
Dual Channel support.
Dual or single channel configuration is defined at boot time
depending on number and type of DIMMs installed. See “Standard
Connectors
4 memory connectors 168-pin wide
Memory module
Error check
DDR400
Un-buffered ECC PC3200
Floppy Disk Drive (standard)
3.5-inch drive × 1
2 slots
External
cessible
bays
5.25-inch bay
3.5-inch bay
2 slots
Hard Disk Drive bays
2 slots
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Table A - 1: TM700 Specifications (Continued)
Express 5800 TM700
Internal
slots
PCI (32-bit/33MHz)
5 slots (1 slot may already be used for PCI video board)
USB 2.0
4 slots
IDE connector
S-ATA connector
Aux in
2 slots
2 slots
1 slot
Floppy connector
Panel connector
AGP Pro connector
On board LAN
1 slot
1 slot
1 slot
LAN
LAN 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Intel CSA 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet controller
AC ‘97 controller
Audio
On board
Keyboard
Mouse
USB
External
interface
PS/2 (1 port)
PS/2 (1 port)
2.0 (6 ports)
Serial
FIFO compatible (1 port)
RJ-45 (1 port)
Network
Parallel
SPP (Standard Parallel Port)/ EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) / ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port) support (1 port)
Audio
3 ports (microphone in, stereo line in, stereo line out)
SONY AIT 1 IDE backup Tape Unit support
ISA Flash ROM 4 MB
Backup storage
BIOS AMI BIOS
Power On Self Test (POST)
Plug n Play
Supports:
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (PI) 1.0
Advanced Power Management (APM) 1.2
S3 mode
Y2K
PC2001
Desktop Management Interface
460 (width) × 450 (height) × 175 (depth) mm
11 kg (Max.)
External dimensions
Weight
Power supply
200 to 240 V 10%, 50/60 Hz ±1 Hz
280W
Power consumption (maximum)
Environne
mental
requiremen
ts
Temperature
Humidity
10 to 35°C
20 to 80% RH (no condensation)
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TM700 User Guide - Appendix B
Appendix B
Interrupt Requests
The factory-set interrupt requests (IRQs) are listed below. Find an appropriate one to
install an optional device.
Table B - 1: Interrupt Requests
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
PCI slot 1
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
shared
_
_
_
PCI slot 2
_
shared
PCI slot 3
_
_
shared
PCI slot 4
used
_
_
_
PCI slot 5
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
shared
_
_
AGP Pro slot
shared
used
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
Onboard USB controller HC0
Onboard USB controller HC1
Onboard USB controller HC2
Onboard USB controller HC3
Onboard USB 2.0 controller
Onboard LAN
shared
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
used
_
_
_
used
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
shared
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
shared
_
shared
_
Onboard S-ATA
shared
Caution
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers
support “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assign-
ments.
Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups,
making the system unstable and the card inoperable.
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TM700 User Guide - Appendix C
Appendix C
Product Configuration Record Table
Use these tables to record pertinent information about your system. You will need some
of this information to run the System Setup Utility. Be sure to update these tables when
you add options.
Record the model and serial numbers of the system components, dates of component
removal or replacement, and the name of the vendor from whom the component was
purchased. Be sure to record the same information for any components added to the
system, such as a power supply, hard disk drives, add-in boards, or printers.
Record the model and serial numbers of the unit and system board. The model and
serial numbers of the system unit are recorded on a label attached to the rear of the unit.
The location of serial numbers on add-in boards, hard disk drives, and external equip-
ment, such as video displays or printers, varies from one manufacturer to another. Lit-
erature accompanying these products should illustrate or describe the location of model
and serial numbers.
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Table C - 2: Hardware Product Configuration Record Table
Main Unit
CPU
Model name
Clock
Serial No.
Serial No.
Date Installed
Date Installed
Memory
#A1
Size
Size
Size
Size
Serial No.
Serial No.
Serial No.
Serial No.
Date Installed
Date Installed
Date Installed
Date Installed
#A2
#B1
#B2
Monitor
Type
Model name
Serial No.
Date Installed
Hard disk drive
Type
Serial No.
Serial No.
Capacity
Type number
Type
Capacity
Type number
5.25-inch External Accessible Bay
Type
Model name
Model name
Serial No.
Date Installed
Serial No.
Type
Date Installed
3.5-inch External Accessible Bay
Floppy Disk
Drive
Type
Model name
Model name
Serial No.
Date Installed
Serial No.
Type
Date Installed
PCI Slot #1
PCI Slot #2
PCI Slot #3
PCI Slot #4
PCI Slot #5
Model name
Model name
Model name
Model name
Serial No.
Date installed
Serial No.
Date installed
Serial No.
Date installed
Serial No.
Date installed
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Table C - 2: Hardware Product Configuration Record Table (Continued)
Model name
Serial No.
Date installed
Printer
Model name
Manufacturer
Serial No.
Date installed
External Peripheral Device 1
Model name
Serial No.
Manufacturer
Date installed
External Peripheral Device 2
Model name
Serial No.
Manufacturer
Date installed
External Peripheral Device 3
Model name
Serial No.
Manufacturer
Date installed
External Peripheral Device 4
Model name
Serial No.
Manufacturer
Date installed
Table C - 3: Software Product Configuration Record Table
Firmware version
OS
Name:
Version:
Name:
FAT
Version:
FAT32
File system
NTFS
Others
Bundled software installed
Licensed software installed
Application running when a failure occurred
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TM700 User Guide - Glossary
Glossary
A
AC
(Alternating Current) The type of current available in wall outlets. All computers must
convert alternating current to direct current to operate. See also DC.
address
A label, name, or number that identifies a location in computer memory.
B
backup
A copy of data for safe-keeping. The data is copied from computer memory or disk to a
floppy disk, magnetic tape, or other media.
base memory
An area of memory between 0 and 640 kilobytes.
baud rate
The speed with which data is transmitted during serial communication. The computer's
operating system and software program must be configured for the same baud rate as
the communication device, such as a serial printer. See also bps.
BIOS
(Basic Input/Output System) A program stored in flash EPROM or ROM that controls
the keyboard, disk drives, video monitor, and other devices. See also flash EPROM,
EPROM, and ROM.
bit
Derived from BInary digiT, a bit is the smallest unit of information a computer handles.
See also byte.
boot
The process of loading the operating system into memory.
byte
A group of eight bits.
C
cache memory
A very fast, limited portion of RAM set aside for temporary storage of data for direct
access by the microprocessor.
CD-ROM drive
(Compact Disk ROM drive) A type of mass storage device that reads information from
a compact disk.
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CMOS
(Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) A type of low-power integrated circuit
used in computers. See also TTL.
COM1 or COM2
The name you can assign a serial port to set or change its address. See also serial port.
command
An instruction that directs the computer to perform a particular operation.
configuration
The way in which a computer is set up to operate. Some configurable options include
CPU speed, serial port designation, and memory allocation.
CPU
(Central Processing Unit) See microprocessor.
D
DC
(Direct Current) The type of current available in the rechargeable battery packs used in
portable computers. See also AC.
default
The factory setting your computer uses unless you instruct it otherwise. For example,
when powering up, the computer will boot from the default drive.
device driver
A software program that a computer must use to recognize and operate certain hard-
ware, such as a mouse or a video monitor.
disk drive
A device that stores data on a hard or floppy disk. A floppy disk drive requires a floppy
disk to be inserted; a hard disk drive has a permanently encased hard disk.
DOS
(Disk Operating System) See operating system.
E
ECC
(Error Checking and Correction) A method of detecting and correcting errors.
expansion slot
A connector on the backplane board in desktop computers and expansion boxes that
allows you to install circuit cards.
extended memory
The protected memory above 1M that is directly accessible by the microprocessor
through certain utilities and operating systems.
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F
floppy disk drive
See disk drive.
format
The process used to organize a hard or floppy disk into sectors so it can accept data.
Formatting destroys all previous data on the disk.
FRB (Fault Resilient Boot)
A server management feature. FRB attempts to boot the system using the alternate pro-
cessor or DIMM.
H
hard disk drive
See disk drive.
hardware
The physical parts of your computer, including the keyboard, monitor, disk drives,
cables, and circuit cards.
hot swap
A method used to insert or remove SCSI disk drives into or from an operating bus. This
method is typically used in RAID subsystems. When used in non-RAID subsystems the
operating system must typically be restarted.
I
IC
(Integrated Circuit) An electronic device that contains miniaturized circuitry.
IDE
(Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of hard disk drive with the control circuitry
located inside the disk drive rather than on a drive controller card.
interface
A connection between the computer and a peripheral device that enables them to
exchange data. See also parallel port and serial port.
ISA
(Industry Standard Architecture) An industry standard for computers and circuit cards
that transfer 16 bits of data at a time.
J
jumper
A small electrical connector used for configuration on some computer hardware.
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L
LAN
(Local Area Network) A group of computers linked together within a limited area to
exchange information.
LED
(Light-Emitting Diode) A small electronic device that glows when current flows
through it.
LPT1 or LPT2
The name you can assign a parallel port to specify its address. See also parallel port.
LVD
Super-fast Ultra 2 SCSI Low Voltage Differential (LVD) Parallel SCSI Interface. A
new SCSI interface that provides greater I/O bandwidth, device connectivity, data reli-
ability, and longer cable lengths for Ultra2 SCSI hard disk drives. Note that in order to
achieve LVD performance all devices including cable, controller, and drive must sup-
port LVD.
M
memory
The circuitry in your computer that stores data and programs. See also EMS, extended
memory, RAM, and ROM.
microprocessor
The integrated circuit that processes data and controls the basic functions of the com-
puter.
modem
A device used to exchange information with other computers over telephone or data
lines.
module
A circuit board that plugs into a dedicated connector on the system board in your com-
puter.
mouse
A small input device that you guide on a flat surface to control the cursor movement
and operation of the computer when using certain software programs.
N
NVRAM
(Nonvolatile RAM) A type of RAM that retains its contents even after the computer is
powered off. This memory stores EISA configuration information. See also RAM and
SRAM.
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O
operating system
A set of programs that provides the interface between other software programs and the
computer.
P
parallel port
The connector on the back of your computer that allows the transfer of data between
the computer and a parallel device, such as a parallel printer.
partition
The process of dividing the storage space on a hard disk into separate areas so that the
operating system treats them as separate disk drives.
password
A security feature that prevents an unauthorized user from operating your computer.
See also EEPROM.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect. PCI is a high-performance peripherals I/O bus
supporting data transfers of up to 528MB per second.
Pentium
A type of microprocessor, with a built-in math coprocessor, cache memory, and mem-
ory and bus controllers, that processes and communicates 32 bits of data at a time. This
microprocessor also contains power management capabilities.
peripheral
A device connected to and controlled by the computer, such as an external disk drive or
a printer.
POST
Power-On-Self-Test.
R
real-time clock
The IC in your computer that maintains the time and date.
ROM
(Read-Only Memory) A type of memory device that usually is used to store system
BIOS code. This code cannot be altered and is not lost when the computer is powered
off. See also BIOS, EPROM, and flash EPROM.
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S
S-ATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment: standard for connecting hard drives into
computer systems. An evolution of the Parallel ATA physical storage interface, SATA
is based on serial signalling technology, a single cable with a minimum of four wires
creating a point-to-point connection between devices.
save
To store information on a floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, or some other perma-
nent storage device.
SEL
(System Event Log) A record of system management events. The information stored
includes the name of the event, the date and time the event occurred and data pertinent
to the event. Event data may include POST error codes that reflect hardware errors or
software conflicts within the system.
serial port
The connector on the back of your computer that allows the transfer of data between
the computer and a serial device, such as a mouse, a modem, or a serial printer.
software
Programs with specific functions, such as word processing, data base management,
communications, and operating system.
system board
The main circuit board in your computer. It contains most of the connectors and ports.
T
tape drive
A type of storage device using magnetic tape.
V
VGA
(Video Graphics Array) A type of video display system that provides high-resolution
text and graphics on analog color monitors.
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Server
System
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