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Acer Altos R520 Series
User’s Guide
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Copyright © 2006 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved. Acer Altos R520 Series User’s Guide Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims th
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iii Notices FCC notice Class A equipment This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
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iv Caution! Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority, which is granted by the Federal Communications Commission, to operate this server. Use conditions This part complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice Can
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v Important safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future reference. 1 Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 2 Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 3 Do not use this product near water. 4 Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product. 5 Slots and opening
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vi d If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition. e If the product has been dropped or the chassis has been damaged f If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service.
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Notices iii FCC notice iii Laser compliance statement iv Important safety instructions v 1 System tour 1 System features 3 Performance 3 External and internal structure 7 Front bezel 7 Front panel 8 Rear panel 9 Internal components 10 System boards 11 Mainboard 11 Backplane board 13 Mid-plane board 15 Control panel 17 System LED indicators 20 Control panel LED indicators 24 Hot-plug HDD LED indicators 25 System jumpers 27 2 System setup 29 Setting up the system 31 Pre-installation requ
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viii Removing the CPU air dam 47 Removing and installing the power distribution board cover 48 Configuring the storage devices 50 Removing and installing a hard disk drive 50 Removing and installing a slim-line optical drive 53 Removing and installing a PCI riser assembly 56 Removing and installing a PCI card 58 Upgrading the CPU 61 CPU upgrading guidelines 61 Upgrading the system memory 67 Memory module installation guidelines 68 Memory module population guidelines 68 Memory configuration over
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ix Hardware diagnostic testing 131 Verifying proper operation of key system lights 131 Specific problems and corrective actions 132 Error beep codes 139 BIOS POST error beep codes 139 ARMC/3 module error beep codes 141 Diagnostic POST code LEDs 142 Appendix A: Acer Altos R520 rack installation guide 149 Setting up the system rack 151 System rack installation 153 Vertical mounting hole pattern 154 Installing the system into the rack 155 Appendix B: RAID configuration 163 Configuring integrated SA
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1 System tour
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The Acer Altos R520 is a 1U dual-core Intel Xeon- based server equipped with numerous high performance features designed to provide easy server set up, remote management, highly reliable shared storage, and handle more demanding database or high transaction applications. This chapter provides a brief overview of the system hardware, including illustrations with component identification.
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3 System features Listed below are the key features of the Acer Altos R520 server. Performance Processor ® � Supports two dual-core or quad-core Intel Xeon™ processors 5000 sequence with 667 MHz, 1066 MHz, or 1333 MHz front side bus speed � Extended Memory 64-bit Technology � Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology � Execute Disable Bit Technology Chipset � Intel 5000P Memory Controller Hub (north bridge) � Intel ESB2-E (Enterprise South Bridge) I/O Controller (south bridge) Memory � Quad memor
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4 1 System tour � For SATA models, the embedded SATA controller support - Passive mid-plane board - Six onboard SATA connectors - Up to six hot-plug 2.5” SATA hard disk drives - Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology capable of SATA software RAID levels: � RAID 0 � RAID 10 � RAID 1 � RAID 5 (optional) � For SAS models, the embedded SAS controller support - Active mid-plane board - Up to eight hot-plug 2.5” SAS hard disk drives - Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology capable of SAS software RAI
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5 Networking � Intel ESB2 I/O controller � Intel 82563EB Gigabit controller with dual ports � Supports Intel I/O Acceleration Technology PCI I/O � Low profile riser slot � One x8 PCI Express slot � Full height riser slot � One x8 PCI Express slot � One 64-bits/133 MHz PCI-X slot (optional) Graphic interface ® �ATI ES1000 video controller with 16MB DDR SDRAM Server management � BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) � IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) 2.0 compliant � In-ban
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6 1 System tour � Rear � PS/2 keyboard port � PS/2 mouse port � Serial B port (RJ-45) � Two Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbps) LAN ports (RJ-45) 2 � Server management port (10/100 Mbps) (RJ-45) � VGA/monitor port � Two USB 2.0 ports Operating system and software � Operating system options ® ® � Microsoft Windows Server 2003, x64 edition � Microsoft Windows Server 2003 � Novell Netware 6.5 � Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 � Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, EM64T ® �SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 � SUSE Li
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7 External and internal structure Front bezel The front bezel provides an interface for system management via status LED indicators. The light pipes on the backside of the front bezel allow the system status LEDs to be monitored when the front bezel is closed. Separate front bezels are available to support systems that use a mini control panel or standard control panel. Front bezel supporting mini control panel Front bezel supporting standard control panel (optional) The front bezel is
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8 1 System tour Front panel Item Component Item Component A Rack handles D Dual-purpose bay* B Slim-line optical drive bay E 2.5” hot-plug HDD bays C Mini control panel bay * The Acer Altos R520 dual-purpose bay supports either the standard control panel or two 2.5” hot-plug HDD drives.
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9 Rear panel Item Component Item Component A PS2 mouse port G, H USB 2.0 ports B Low profile PCI expansion I VGA/monitor port slot C Full height PCI expansion slot J, K Gigabit LAN ports (10/100/ 1000 Mbps) 1 D L DB9 serial port A Power supply module E Power supply module bay M PS2 keyboard port filler panel F Server management port (10/ 2 100 Mbps) (RJ-45) cover 1 The system power can be configured to support redundant (1+1) and non-redundant (1+0) configuration. 2 Reserved for remote mana
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10 1 System tour Internal components Item Component Item Component A Power distribution board G Memory modules B Power distribution board H CPU air duct cover C Power supply module 1 I System fan modules D Power supply module bay 2 J Mid-plane board (active (filler panel shown) mid-plane shown) E Riser card assembly K Bridge board F Mainboard
