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Acer G530 Series manual System setup

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User’s Guide Acer Altos G530 SeriesPage Class a equipment FCC noticeClass B equipment Iii Use conditions Laser compliance statement Important safety instructions Page Contents Bios setup Appendix B Acer Altos G530 Rack installation guide 151 Troubleshooting 121Appendix C Sata RAID configuration 167 Appendix D Scsi RAID configuration 173 Index 179 System tour Page Listed below are the system’s key features Features summary RAID ATI Rage XL chipset with 8MB Sdram Ports External and internal structure Front bezelNo. Component No. Icon Component Description Front panel No. Icon Component Description Hot-plug HDD LED indicators Front panel LED indicatorsBelow table lists the LED states on the front panel Below table lists the possible disk drive status Icon Component Description Rear panel Icon Component Description Rear panel LED indicators Below table lists the LED states on the LAN portGreen Yellow Status Internal components Mainboard layout System boards Code Description SATAA1- A2 Pin no Pin function Description Jumper settings HDD LED Following below lists the pin-out of the J38 header Scsi backplane board layout Backplane board layout SAF-TE ID JP2 Sata backplane board layout Sata CON3 System setup Page Pre-installation requirements Setting up the systemChecking the package contents Selecting a site Connecting peripherals Turning on the system System setup Power-on problems Configuring the system OS Server setup Turning off the system System upgrade Page Installation precautions ESD precautionsPre-installation instructions Post-installation instructions Removing the left-side panel Opening the server Opening the bezel door Removing the front bezelTo open the bezel door Removing the HDD cage bay cover Installing the four-bay HDD cage Configuring the four-bay HDD cage To install the hot-plug Scsi HDD cage Scsi data cable Page To install the easy-swap Scsi HDD cage Page To install the hot-plug Sata HDD cage Page Following order SATA0, SATA1, SATA2, then SATA3 To install the easy-swap Sata HDD cage System upgrade Page Removing the four-bay HDD cage Carefully pull out the hard disk carrier cover Installing an additional hard disk into the HDD cage carrier System upgrade Replacing the CD-ROM drive System upgrade To install a 5.25-inch tape drive Installing 5.25-inch drives System upgrade Upgrading the processor Installing the CPU Press the retainer lever down to lock the CPU in place Installing the HSF assembly Removing the HSF assembly System upgrade Removing the CPU Upgrading the system memory Memory module installation guidelines Dimm 1B Dimm 1A Dimm 2B Dimm 2A System upgrade Removing a Dimm Installing a Dimm To reconfigure the system memory To install an expansion card Installing an expansion cardPage Installing a redundant power supply module Upgrading the power supply Remove the cover of the empty power supply module bay System upgrade Installing a non-redundant power supply module System upgrade Bios setup Page Bios setup Entering Bios setup Page Parameter Description Main Parameter Description Advanced Parameter Description Option Processor Configuration Enabled Disabled MPS Both IDE Configuration 4th M 3rd M/A Device Host A1-3rd M/A2-4th M Mixed P-ATA / S-ATA Primary/Secondary/Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave Auto DMA Mode 44 MB 3 1/2 Floppy Configuration Super I/O Configuration 3F8/IRQ42F8/IRQ3 USB Configuration USB Mass Storage Device Configuration HiSpeed20 Sec PCI Configuration IM/IME RAID1/ 1e 100 Installed Memory Configuration 102 Boot Boot Settings Configuration Off 105 Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives Security Not Installed Full Access Setting the Administrator/User password Removing the User password Server 114 System ManagementStays Off Other 19.2 K Serial Console Features PC-ANSI VT100+ Event Log Configuration 118 Exit 120 Troubleshooting Page To do this Press Resetting the system Problems following initial system installation First steps checklist Verifying proper operation of key system lights Hardware diagnostic testing Specific problems and corrective actions Confirming loading of the OSDo the following HDD activity indicator does not light 129 CD drive activity indicator does not light Change the PCI interrrupt settings Network status indicator does not light 131 No characters appear on the screen Bios error messages Error message Description Memory Bios messagesBoot Bios messages 133 Error message Description System configuration Bios message Error message Description Virus related Bios message Cmos Bios message USB Bios error messages135 Miscellaneous Bios messages Error code Description Post error messages 138 139 140 Number Beeps Description Post beep codes Number Troubleshooting action Beeps Troubleshooting Bios beep codes Management utility Page Page System requirements ASM AgentASM Console System setup Installing ASM AgentInstalling ASM Console 148 Appendix a System management utility RAID configuration Scsi RAID configuration utilitySata RAID configuration utility 150 Appendix a System management utility Rack installation guide Page Equipment rack precautions Setting up the system rack Appendix B Acer Altos G530 rack installation guide System rack installation Vertical mounting hole pattern Screw type Usage Part number Screw types used To install the system into a four-post rack Installing the system into the rack 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 RAID configuration Page Using the Sata RAID configuration utility Configuring the Sata RAIDLoading the Sata RAID default setting Enabling the onboard Sata RAID function Initializing a RAID volume Creating a RAID 1 volumePage 172 Appendix C Sata RAID configuration Appendix D Scsi Page Using the Scsi HBA setup utility Configuring the SCSI/SCSI RAID HBAUsing the Scsi RAID HBA setup utility Loading the HBA default settings RAID volume initialization Using the MegaRAID configuration utilityLoading the RAID card default setting Press any key to reboot the server Creating a RAID 1 volume Assigning a hot spare disk177 178 Appendix D Scsi RAID configuration 179 Index RAID 180