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Contents
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Notices
FCC notice
Class A equipment
Class B equipment
Laser compliance statement
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Important safety instructions
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Contents
1 System tour 1
2 System setup 25
3 System upgrade 37
4 BIOS setup 79
5 Troubleshooting 121
Appendix A: System management 133
Appendix B: Acer Altos G710 rack installation guide 141
Appendix C: SCSI RAID configuration 157
Appendix D: ePanel 163
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Features summary
Processor
Memory subsystem
Chipset components
Media storage
Additional media storage
SCSI controller
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I/O ports
Operating system and software
Power supply
External and internal structure
Front bezel
Front panel
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Front panel LED indicators
Below table lists the LED states on the front panel.
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Hot-plug HDD LED indicators
Below table lists the possible disk drive states.
Rear panel
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Internal components
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Jumper settings
The table below lists the mainboard jumper settings.
Backplane layout
SCSI backplane layout
SATA backplane layout
SAF-TE board layout
SAF-TE configuration settings (SW1)
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Setting up the system
Preinstallation requirements
Selecting a site
Checking the package contents
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Power-on problems
Configuring the system OS
Server setup
Turning off the system
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Installation precautions
ESD precautions
Preinstallation instructions
Post-installation instructions
Opening the server
Opening the bezel door
Removing the bezel door
Removing the bezel
Removing the left-side panel
Removing the air baffle
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Configuring the four-bay hot-plug HDD cage
Installing the four-bay hot-plug SCSI HDD cage
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Installing the four-bay hot-plug SATA HDD cage
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Replacing storage devices
Replacing the FDD
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Replacing the CD-ROM drive
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Upgrading the CPU
Installing the heatsink and CPU
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Removing the heatsink and CPU
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Upgrading the system memory
Memory configurations for the DDR2 DIMMs
Memory Sparing
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Memory Mirroring
Removing a DIMM
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Installing a DIMM
Reconfiguring the system memory
Installing the Altos RAID-enabler (optional)
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Installing an expansion card
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Installing a power supply module
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Replacing the easy-swap system fan
Removing an easy-swap system fan
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Installing an ePanel module (optional)
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BIOS setup
Entering BIOS setup
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Main
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System Information
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Tot al M em ory
Product Information
Advanced
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Peripheral Configuration
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IDE Configuration
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Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave
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PCI/PnP Configuration
The PCI/PnP Configuration submenu lets you specify the settings for the PCI devices.
Boot Settings Configuration
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Onboard Devices Configuration
Server Management Configuration
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Remote Access Configuration
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VT-UTF8 shortcut key combinations
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Power
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Boot
Boot Device Priority
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Security
To set a Supervisor/User password
To change the Supervisor/User password
To remove the User password
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Exit
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Resetting the system
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First steps checklist
Hardware diagnostic testing
Verifying proper operation of key system lights
Confirming loading of the OS
Specific problems and corrective actions
Power indicator does not light.
FDD activity indicator does not light.
HDD activity indicator does not light.
CD drive activity indicator does not light.
CD tray cannot be ejected.
CD drive cannot read a CD.
New memory modules installed are not detected.
Network status indicator does not light.
Network activity indicator does not light.
Server hangs when the drivers are loaded.
External device connected to a USB connector does not work.
There is problem with the application software.
No characters appear on the screen.
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ASM
System requirements
ASM Agent
ASM Console
System setup
Installing ASM Agent
Installing ASM Console
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RAID configuration
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Setting up the system rack
Equipment rack precautions
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Vertical mounting hole pattern
Screw types used
Installing the system into the rack
To install the system into a four-post rack
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Configuring the SCSI/SCSI RAID HBA
Using the SCSI HBA setup utility
Loading the HBA default settings
Using the SCSI RAID HBA setup utility
Creating a RAID 1 volume with a hot spare disk
Using the MegaRAID configuration utility
Loading the RAID card default setting
Creating a RAID 1 volume
Assigning a hot spare disk
Initializing a RAID volume
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Overview
Installing ePanel
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ePanel module
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ePanel main menu
Info
Monitor
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System status monitoring
Network
Setting
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