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Acer R910 manual Front panel

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8	1 System tour

Front panel

Item	Icon	Component	Item	Icon	Component

A		DVD drive bay	F6		Reset button

B		5.25-inch drive	F7		Power button
		bays

C		VGA/monitor	F8		System ID button
		port

D		NMI button	G		Hot-swap system fan
					assembly eject
					button

E		USB 2.0 ports	H		Hot-swap system fan
					modules

F1		HDD (hard disk	I		Hot-swap system fan
		drive) activity			assembly indicator *
		indicator

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Acer R910 manual Front panel

Contents

Acer Altos R910 Series User’s GuidePage FCC notice Class a equipmentLaser compliance statement Use conditionsImportant safety instructions Page Contents Bios setup Troubleshooting 127Appendix C Integrated Scsi hardware RAID Configuration 175 Appendix a Acer Altos R910 Rack installation guide 141Appendix B Memory configuration options 155 Index 179Page System tour Page Chipset Features summaryProcessor Memory subsystemMedia storage Scsi controllerIntegrated hardware RAID optional Graphic interface Serial ATA portNetworking Baseboard Management ControllerPower supply Operating system and softwareSystem fan External and internal structure Front bezelIcon Component Front panel Front panel control button functions FunctionFront panel LED indicators Color Status Description IndicatorLED Hot-plug Amber HDD is active Rear panel Rear panel LED indicators Function Color Description IndicatorLED Internal components System boards MainboardDescription Scsi backplane board Hot-plug memory board Memory board LED indicators Feature Color DescriptionJumper name Settings Function System jumpersSystem setup Page Checking the package contents Setting up the systemPre-installation requirements Selecting a siteConnecting peripherals Turning on the system Power-on problems Configuring the system OS Turning off the system System upgrade Page Installation precautions ESD precautionsPre-installation instructions Post-installation instructions Opening the server Removing the front bezelInstalling the front bezel Removing the top coverInstalling the top cover Removing the CPU air baffle To remove the CPU air baffleInstalling the CPU air baffle Removing the center brace To remove the center braceInstalling the center brace Removing a memory board air baffle To remove the memory board air baffleInstalling a memory board air baffle Configuring hot-pluggable components Hard disk drives Determining drive statusRemoving a HDD Installing a HDD System fan assembly Removing the system fan assemblyInstalling the system fan assembly Power supply Removing a power supply Installing a power supplyMemory board Memory board replacement options Removing a hot-plug memory board Installing a hot-plug memory board PCI card Removing hot-plug PCI cardTo remove a hot-plug PCI card with OS hot-plug interface Installing a hot-plug PCI card Configuring cold-pluggable components Installing the DVD drive DVD driveRemoving the DVD drive Page Installing a 5.25-inch drive Inch drivePage Processor Removing a CPUCPU upgrading guidelines Page Installing a CPU Page Processor core VRMs Processor core VRM requirementsNo. of processors Processor core 10.2 VRM requirement Removing the processor core VRM Installing a processor core VRM Processor 4 VRM Removing a memory board Installing a memory board Dimm module installation guidelines Dimm modulesInstalling DIMMs System upgrade Removing DIMMs To reconfigure the system memory Installing a non-hot-plug PCI cardRemoving a non-hot-plug PCI card Installing the ARMC/3 or BMC module ARMC/3 optional or BMC moduleRemoving the ARMC/3 or BMC module System upgrade Configuring integrated Scsi hardware RAID components Installing the RAID activation key RAID activation keyRemoving the RAID activation key RAID cache Removing the RAID cacheInstalling the RAID cache RAID BBU Removing the RAID BBUSystem upgrade Installing the RAID BBU System upgrade Bios setup Page Introduction System options menu Using the System options menu Continue Booting Boot Manager Boot Maintenance Manager Bios Setup Utility Error Manager Bios setup Entering Bios setupPage Using the Bios menus MainEnabled Parameter Description OptionDisabled 101 AutoProcessor Information Memory Parameter DescriptionConfigure Memory RAS and Performance 104Max PerformanceYes View Configuration Details 107 View and Configure Memory Board # HealthyInstalled DevicesNot IDE Controller ATAMass Storage LAN Video USB Serial 3F8PCI Server Management Console Redirection 118FRU Information SEL Logging FRB Information Not Installed SecurityTo set a Administrator/User password To change the Administrator/User passwordTo remove the User password Save, Restore & Exit Downloading the Bios image file Upgrading the BiosRecording the current Bios settings To upgrade the Bios126 Troubleshooting Page Problems following initial system installation TroubleshootingResetting the system To do this PressFirst steps checklist Hardware diagnostic testing Verifying proper operation of key system lightsConfirming loading of the OS Specific problems and corrective actions Power indicator does not lightServer powers on but turns off often with fault light Server boot does not complete Post Server does not recognize all of the processors installedHDD activity indicator does not light ODD drive cannot read a disc ODD Optical disk drive activity indicator does not lightODD tray cannot be ejected Hard drives are not recognizedExternal device connected to a USB connector does not work Bootable CD drive is not detectedNew memory modules installed are not detected Cannot connect to a serverDiagnostics pass but the connection fails Problems with the networkNetwork status indicator does not light Controller stopped working when an adapter was installedThere is problem with the application software Network activity indicator does not lightServer hangs when the drivers are loaded No characters appear on the screenCharacters are distorted or incorrect System cooling fan do not rotate properly 140 Troubleshooting Rack installation guide Page Setting up the system rack Equipment rack precautionsAppendix a Acer Altos R910 rack installation guide System rack installation Vertical mounting hole pattern Installing the system into the rack To install the system into a four-post rack148 149 Fully extend the mounting rails on the rack 151 152 153 154 Configuration options Page Introduction Installation and population order Memory board installation orderDimm module installation order Population with two memory boards Dimm module population orderPopulation with one memory board Population with four memory boardsDimm population with sparing Dimm population with mirroring Dimm population with RAID Memory Maximum Hot-plug Compatibility Performance Mirroring Hot-add Supported Hot-replace Hot-upgradeMemory modes OperationTo configure memory to maximum compatibility Maximum compatibilitySelect View Configuration Details To configure memory to maximum performance Maximum performance167 To configure memory sparing Memory sparingSet the Reserve Rank for Spare to Enabled To configure memory RAID Memory RAIDPage To configure memory mirroring Memory mirroringPage 174 Appendix B Memory configuration options Hardware RAID configuration Page Configuring the integrated Scsi hardware RAID Loading factory default settingCreating and Initialing a RAID Volume Assigning a hot spare disk Index 180 181 182