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A MAN US 7250R SYS RACK GDE R0 4/00
7250R Server
System Manual
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8506162.book Page i Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Conventions used in this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Getting additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi 1 System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8506162.book Page ii Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Replacing the slimline CD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Replacing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Adding memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8506162.book Page iii Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM ManageX Event Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 System security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 System recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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8506162.book Page iv Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM iv
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8506162.book Page v Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Preface Conventions used in this manual Throughout this manual, you will see the following conventions: Convention Description ENTER Keyboard key names are printed in small capitals. CTRL+ALT+DEL A plus sign means to press the keys at the same time. Setup Commands to be entered, options to select, and messages that appear on your monitor are printed in bold. User’s Guide Names of publications are printed in italic. Viewpoint All references
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8506162.book Page vi Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Getting additional information Log on to the Gateway technical support area at www.gatewayatwork.com to find information about your system or other Gateway products. Some types of information you can access are: Hardware driver and program updates Technical tips Service agreement information Technical documents and component information Frequently asked questions (FAQs) Documentation for peripherals or optional components O
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8506162.book Page 1 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM System 1 Features Standard features ® As many as two Intel Pentium III processors with 100 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) in Slot 1 processor sockets Four Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets, that support up to 2.0 GB of PC100 Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM). Intel 440GX chipset Integrated Intel 82559 network controller providing 10/100 LAN support Integrated Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) video support with
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8506162.book Page 2 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Front panel Diskette drive Control Panel Hot-plug drive bay Slimline CD drive Hot-plug drives Diskette drive writes to and reads from 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskettes. Control panel contains the LED indicators and the power, reset, and sleep buttons that control the server. Hot-plug drive bay includes up to four hot-swappable hot-plug drives connected to a hot-plug backplane. The drive bays support 1.0-inch drives. Hot plug drives plug into th
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8506162.book Page 3 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Back panel Mouse port Network port Parallel Video port Power connector port Keyboard Serial Expansion port port A card slots Serial port B USB ports Power supply fault LED Mouse port connects a PS/2-compatible mouse. Parallel port connects a printer or other parallel device. Network port lets you connect to a network. The adjacent indicator LEDs show LAN activity (yellow) and 100 Mbit speed (green). Video port connects the first (or only)
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8506162.book Page 4 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Interior of system A B C D E F G N M L H J I K A Power supply provides power to the system components. B Expansion slot covers cover the spaces where you can install as many as two PCI expansion cards. C Riser card supports as many as two PCI expansion cards. D Intrusion switch logs a flag when the cover is removed to help prevent unauthorized access to the chassis. E System board see “System board” on page 6. F Fan assembly fans provide
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8506162.book Page 5 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM J Control panel supports the indicator LEDs and the buttons to control the Server operation. K Slimline CD drive plays data or audio CDs. L Secondary drive bay assembly supports the slimline CD drive and the legacy diskette drive. M Hot-plug backplane provides the control for the hot-plug drives. N Power distribution board controls power distribution from the power supply to the internal components. Interior of system 5
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8506162.book Page 6 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM System board B D G F A C E AK AJ K I AI H J AH AG AF L AE M AD N AC AB O AA P Q Z R S Y T V X W U A Secondary processor fan connector B Secondary processor connector C Primary processor fan connector D Primary processor connector E DIMM slots (4) F Main power connector, 24-pin G ATX auxiliary power connector, 6-pin H Fan connector I Diskette drive connector 6 System Features
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8506162.book Page 7 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM J Primary IDE connector K Secondary IDE connector L ATX front panel connector M Front panel connector, 16-pin N Battery O Isolated server management (ISOL) intelligent management bus (IMB) connector (not used) P Jumper J4J2 (BMC boot block write enable) Q Jumper block (jumper J3J1) R Jumper block (jumper J2J1) S Fan connector (hot-plug drive bay fan) T Server monitor module (SMM) feature connector U Ultra wide SCSI connector V Ultra2 SCSI
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8506162.book Page 8 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Hot-plug backplane SCSI connector Power connector Back of the hot-plug backplane board Jumper block Front panel connector SCSI connector connects the SCSI cable from the RAID controller. Power connector connects the power cable from the power supply. Front panel connector carries signals from the backplane to the front panel. Front of the hot-plug backplane board SCSI ID 0 SCSI ID 1 SCSI ID 2 SCSI ID 3 SCA SCSI drive connectors (4) co
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8506162.book Page 9 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Front panel board The front panel board supports the LEDs and buttons accessible from the front panel. The buttons and LEDs on the front panel board are shown and described below. Power LED Network activity LED Front panel connector System fault LED ID0 ID1 ID2 ID3 Power Sleep Reset NMI Backplane Disk activity/fail LEDs button button button switch connector Front panel connector connects the controls on the front panel with the system bo
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8506162.book Page 10 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Riser card The riser card includes a PCI bridge to support the two PCI expansion slots through the PCI expansion slot on the system board. PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 Edge connector PCI expansion slots provide support for as many as two 32-bit, 33MHz PCI expansion cards. Slot 1 is the lower slot and slot 2 is the upper slot. Edge connector connects to the PCI slot closest to the processors. 10 System Features
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8506162.book Page 11 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM System Setup 2 Setting up the server Use the instructions on the quick guide poster that came with the server to assemble the server. You can prepare a safer working environment before assembling the server by following these guidelines: Obtain an adequately rated uninterruptible power supply (UPS). A UPS protects against AC line spikes, power interruptions, and other power fluctuations that may damage the server. Protect the serve
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8506162.book Page 12 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Starting the server Before you start the server for the first time, make sure: If the power supply is autosensing, it will not have a voltagte selection switch and it automatically determines the voltage of the incoming power source. All cables are firmly connected to the proper ports on the back panel of the server. Caution Electricity can flow from connected peripherals into the system causing a shock. Make sure the server and p
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8506162.book Page 13 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:21 AM Understanding the Power-On Self-Test When you turn on your server, the power-on self-test (POST) routine checks the system memory and components. To see this information on the screen, press ESC during POST. Press SPACEBAR to bypass the remaining memory count. The system displays an error message if POST finds any problems. Write down any error messages that you see. If you continue to have problems, these error messages may help you o
