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Contents
Checking Out Your Gateway Server
Installing Components
Troubleshooting
Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
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Checking Out Your Gateway Server
•Locating drives, ports, jacks, and controls
•Locating system board components
•Getting help
Front
Back
Interior
System board
Getting Help
Gateway Web site
Setting Up Your Server
•Using your server safely
•Starting and turning off your server
•Restarting (rebooting) your server
•Setting up the operating system
Setting up the hardware
Protecting from power source problems
Starting your server
To start the server:
Selecting the boot device
To select which device your server boots from:
Understanding the power-on self-test
Turning off your server
To turn off the server:
Setting up the operating system
Initial hardware settings
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Maintaining Your Server
•Caring for your server
•Preparing for system recovery
•System administration
•Using Active Management Technology
Caring for your server
Cleaning your server
Cleaning tips
Cleaning the keyboard
Cleaning the screen
Cleaning the tape drive
Preparing for system recovery
Recording the BIOS configuration
To record your BIOS configuration:
System administration
Gateway Server Manager
Server security
Using BIOS security passwords
To set the BIOS security passwords:
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Description
Creating a DOS-bootableSystem Update Package (SUP) CD
To create a DOS-bootableSUP CD:
Booting from the SUP CD:
Using Active Management Technology
To enable Active Management Technology (AMT):
To configure and access Active Management Technology (AMT):
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Using your System Companion CD
Installing Components
•Opening and closing the server case
•Installing and replacing major components
Preparing to install components
Selecting a place to work
Gathering the tools you need
Preventing static electricity discharge
Accessing the internal components
Opening the server case
To open the server case:
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Removing the bezel assembly
To remove the bezel assembly:
Removing the processor air duct
To remove the processor air duct:
Installing the processor air duct
To install the processor air duct:
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Installing the bezel assembly
To install the bezel assembly:
Closing the server case
To close the server case:
Installing drives
Installing or replacing a fixed or removable-mediadrive
To install a drive in an external drive bay:
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To install a hard drive in an internal drive bay:
Installing or replacing a hard drive
Configuring your onboard RAID solution
Configuring the onboard SATA RAID solution
To launch the SATA RAID BIOS console:
To configure the SATA RAID solution:
Installing memory
To install or replace memory:
Installing PCI expansion cards
To replace, add, or reseat a PCI expansion card:
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Replacing the processor
To replace the processor:
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Replacing a power supply module
To replace a power supply module:
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Replacing a fan
To replace a front fan:
To replace a back fan:
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Replacing the CMOS battery
To replace the battery:
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Replacing the system board
To replace the system board:
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Using the BIOS Setup Utility
•Opening the BIOS Setup utility
•Updating the BIOS
•Resetting the BIOS settings to their factory defaults
•Resetting the BIOS passwords
Opening the BIOS Setup utility
To open the BIOS Setup utility:
Updating the BIOS
To update the BIOS:
Resetting the BIOS
To reset the BIOS:
Resetting BIOS passwords
To clear the BIOS password(s):
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Troubleshooting
•Interpreting error messages and codes
•Troubleshooting
•Getting telephone support and training
Safety guidelines
Error messages
Invalid password
Memory errors were detected while the system started up
Memory size error
Missing operating system
System Event Log Full
Troubleshooting
First steps
Battery replacement
Beep codes
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DIM code checkpoints
BIOS
CD or DVD drive
Diskette drive
Expansion cards
Hard drive
To repair the master boot record:
Internet
Keyboard
Memory
Modem (telephone dial-up)
To check the dialing properties in Windows 2000 Server:
Monitor
Power
Processor
Telephone support
Before calling Gateway Customer Care
Telephone support
Telephone numbers
Tutoring and training
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Server Specifications
System specifications
System board specifications
Environmental specifications
Electronic specifications
Memory map
Interrupts
Additional specifications
BIOS Settings
To view all BIOS settings:
Advanced
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Security
Power
BIOS submenu BIOS 2nd level
submenu
PCI Express
Configuration
Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
•Safety information
•Legal and Regulatory Information
Important safety information
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Regulatory compliance statements
United States of America
Canada
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Laser safety statement
California Proposition 65 Warning
Environmental information
Notices
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Index
Numerics
CD 2, 39
Keyboard port
PCI slots (shown with EMI shields)