Acnodes RMC 7182 user manual Preface, Manual Organization

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RMC 7182

1U Rackmount System

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians. It provides information for the installation and use of the Acnodes RMC7182. Installation and maintainance should be per- formed by experienced technicians only.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the embedded board and the RMC7182 chassis.

Chapter 2: Server Installation

This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the Acnodes RMC7182 into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system. If your server was ordered without the processor and memory components, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.

Chapter 3: System Interface

Refer to this chapter for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system.

Chapter 4: System Safety

You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the Acnodes RMC7182.

 

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All rights reserved. Product description and product specifications

Walnut, CA 91789

are subject to change without notice. For latest product information,

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please visit Acnodes’ web site at www.acnodes.com.

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Contents RMC Copyright 2005 Acnodes, Inc Manual Organization PrefaceAdvanced Motherboard Setup Advanced Chassis SetupBios Table of Contents System Interface Installing the System in to a RackAdvanced Motherboard Setup NIC2 JLAN2 LED NIC1 JLAN1 LED Advanced Chassis Setup Bios Overview IntroductionMemory Motherboard FeaturesOther Features ProcessorRMC Control Panel Server Chassis FeaturesSystem Power Sata SubsystemUnpacking the System Choosing a Setup LocationPreparing for Setup OverviewServer Precautions Rack PrecautionsRack Mounting Considerations Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Installing the System into a RackInner Rails Installing the Rack RailsOuter Rails RMC Installing the Chassis into a Rack Installing the Server into a Telco Rack Checking the Motherboard Setup Removing the Chassis Cover FigureChecking the Components Checking the Airflow Checking the Drive Bay SetupProviding Power Checking the DrivesReset Button PowerControl Panel Buttons Universal Information LED Control Panel LEDsNIC2 Drive Carrier LEDs Electrical Safety Precautions System SafetyGeneral Safety Precautions ESD Precautions Operating Precautions Handling the Motherboard PrecautionsServerboard Installation Installing to the ChassisUnpacking Connecting the Control Panel Connecting CablesConnecting Data Cables Connecting Power CablesI/O Ports Installing an LGA1366 Processor Installing the Processor and HeatsinkRMC Installing a Passive CPU Heatsink Removing the Heatsink Installing & Removing DIMMs Installing Memory ModulesMaximum Memory Possible Memory SupportPCI Expansion Cards Installing a PCI Expansion CardServerboard Details RMC Power Button Connector DefinitionsMain ATX Power Supply Connector Processor Power ConnectorHDD LED/UID Switch Power On LEDOverheat/Fan Fail/UID LED Serial Ports NMI ButtonFan Headers ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsOverheat/Fan Fail LED Chassis IntrusionWake-On-LAN External Speaker/Internal BuzzerSgpio Headers Onboard Power LEDPower Supply SMBus Connector Universal Serial Bus USBUnit Identifier Button Power Supply Fail LED HeaderAlarm Reset ButtonCmos Clear Jumper SettingsVGA Enable/Disable Explanation of JumpersLAN1/2 Enable/Disable Watch Dog Enable/DisableUSB Wake-Up SMBus to PCI Slots BMC Enable/DisableSAS Enable/Disable SAS RAID Mode SelectIpmi Dedicated LAN LEDs Onboard IndicatorsOnboard Power LED LE1 LAN1/2 LEDsBMC Heartbeat LED SAS Activity LEDSAS Heartbeat LED SAS Ports Floppy ConnectorSata and Floppy Drive Connections Sata PortsDriver/Tool Installation Display Screen Installing SoftwareRMC RMC Tools Required Static-Sensitive DevicesSystem Cooling Control PanelAdding a System Fan System Fan FailureReplacing a System Fan Figure Installing a Hard Drive into a Drive Carrier Figure Drive Bay Installation/RemovalAccessing the Drive Bays Hard Drive InstallationRemoving a Hard Drive Figure DVD Drive Installation Power Supply Failure Power SupplyRemoving/Replacing the Power Supply Starting Bios Setup Utility How To Change the Configuration DataIntroduction Starting the Setup Utility Main SetupSystem Memory System Time/System DateAddOn ROM Display Mode Advanced Setup ConfigurationsXboot Features Quick Boot Quiet BootPS/2 Mouse Support Wait For F1 If ErrorPower Button Function Restore on AC Power LossClock Spread Spectrum Ratio Cmos SettingHardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU XProcessor & Clock Options CPU RatioIntel Eist Technology Active Processor CoresTDC Limit Override Intel Turbo Boost Configuration Turbo Ratio Limit ProgramCore Ratio Limit ~ 3 Core Ratio LimitXAdvanced Chipset Control Memory Frequency Memory ModeTemperature Rise QPI L0s and L1Dimm Pitch High Performance Event TimerAir Flow AltitudeXide / Floppy Configuration IDE Detect Timeout sec LBA/Large ModeType PIO Mode DMA ModeBlock Multi-Sector Transfer 32Bit Data Transfer A.R.T. For Hard disk drivesXPCI/PnP Configuration XRemote Access Configuration XSuper IO Device ConfigurationXHardware Health Configuration CPU Temperature System TemperatureUSB Device WakeUp Xacpi ConfigurationFan Speed Control Modes Fan1 ~ Fan 5 ReadingTPM Enable/Disable Status Headless ModeAcpi Version Features XTrusted Computing TCG/TPM Support Execute TPM CommandXipmi Configuration BMC Watch Dog Timer Action Set PEF ConfigurationMark all events as read XEvent Log ConfigurationBMC WatchDog TimeOut MinSec View Event LogChange Supervisor Password Security SettingsSupervisor Password User PasswordBoot Sector Virus Protection Change User PasswordBoot Settings XBoot Device PriorityXHard Disk Drives Save Changes and Exit Retry Boot DevicesExit Options XRemovable DrivesDiscard Changes Load Optimal DefaultsLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Discard Changes and ExitRecoverable Post Error Beep Codes Appendix a Post Error Beep CodesInstalling Windows on RAID Systems Appendix B Installing the Windows OSInstalling Windows on Non-RAID Systems SAS Controller ProcessorsChipset Memory CapacitySystem Cooling WeightPower Supply Chassis