Gateway 9315 Server
Contents
Checking Out Your Gateway Server
Troubleshooting
Server Specifications
BIOS Settings
Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
Index
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■Locating drives, ports, jacks, and controls
■Locating system board components
■Available help resources
Front
Back
Interior
System board
Connectors - left side
Getting Help
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Setting Up Your Server
■Using your server safely
■Installing your server into a cabinet
■Starting and turning off your server
■Setting up your operating system
Setting up the hardware
Protecting from power source problems
Uninterruptible power supplies
Mounting your server into a cabinet
To mount your server in a cabinet:
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9 Install a nut bar or mounting nuts on the front cabinet posts
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“Installing the bezel” on page
To install the bezel:
To remove the server from a cabinet:
Starting your server
To start the server:
When the power LED
It means
is
Understanding the power-on self-test
To turn off the server:
Configuring the RJ-45serial port
To change the RJ-45serial port configuration to DCD signal support:
Setting up the operating system
Initial hardware settings
Maintaining Your Server
■Caring for your server
■Recording the BIOS configuration
■Managing your server and network
Caring for your server
Cleaning tips
Cleaning the keyboard
Cleaning the screen
Preparing for system recovery
To record your BIOS configuration:
System administration
Locking the server
To lock the server:
Using BIOS security passwords
To set the BIOS security passwords:
To remove a BIOS security password:
Identifying your server
To turn on the System ID LEDs:
Updating the baseboard management controller firmware
To update the BMC firmware:
To update the FRU/SDR:
Using your System Companion CD
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Installing Components
■Opening and closing the server case
■Installing and replacing major server components
Preparing to install components
Preventing static electricity discharge
Opening the server case
To open the server:
Closing the server case
To close the server case:
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Removing and installing air ducts, air dams, and baffle
To remove the processor air duct:
To install the processor air duct:
To remove the air baffle:
3 Pull up on the air baffle to remove it from the server chassis
To install the air baffle:
Installing and removing drives
To install a diskette drive in a converted hard drive bay:
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To remove a diskette drive from the converted drive bay:
To install a CD or DVD drive:
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To removing a CD or DVD drive:
Installing a fixed SATA hard drive
To install a fixed SATA hard drive:
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11 Connect the loose end of the data cable to the rear of the SATA drive
“Closing the server case” on page
Removing a fixed SATA hard drive
To remove a fixed SATA hard drive:
Installing a hot-swaphard drive
To install a hot-swaphard drive:
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Configuring the onboard SATA RAID solution
To launch the SATA RAID BIOS console:
To configure the SATA RAID solution:
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Filling empty drive bays
Installing memory
Supported DDR266 DIMM populations
Supported DDR333 DIMM populations
Memory online sparing
To install or replace memory:
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Removing and Installing PCI expansion cards
To remove and install the PCI riser assembly:
“Removing and installing a PCI expansion card” on page
“Removing and installing a PCI riser connector” on page
Press the PCI riser assembly back into the server
See the card’s documentation for software installation instructions
To remove and install a PCI expansion card:
To remove and install a PCI riser connector:
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Replacing a system fan
To replace the fan module:
Installing a processor
To install or replace a processor:
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8 Before inserting the processor into the socket, make sure that:
The processor release lever is open all the way (135° from the closed position)
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Replacing the power supply
To replace the power supply:
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Installing or replacing the hot-swapbackplane
To install or replace the hot-swapbackplane:
Connect all cables to the backplane
. Follow the instructions in
15 Reinstall the bezel (if required)
Replacing the CMOS battery
To replace the battery:
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Replacing the control panel
To replace the control panel:
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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:
To manually select the BIOS boot partition:
Recovering the BIOS
To recover the old BIOS:
To manually recover the BIOS:
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Resetting the BIOS
To reset the BIOS using the power and reset buttons:
To reset the BIOS using the system board jumper:
To clear the BIOS password(s):
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Troubleshooting
■Getting telephone support and training
■Interpreting error messages and codes
■Troubleshooting
Telephone support
Telephone numbers
Tutoring and training
Safety guidelines
Error messages
Memory errors were detected while the system started up
Memory size error
Missing operating system
System Event Log Full
Troubleshooting
Remove the top panel by following the instructions in
Beep codes
Beeps
Description
Troubleshooting steps
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LED information
LED Name
Function
Location
Color
POST code checkpoints
ESC
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Bootblock initialization code checkpoints
Bootblock recovery code checkpoints
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DIM code checkpoints
BIOS
The settings in the BIOS Setup utility are not retained
CD drive
Your server does not recognize a CD or the CD drive
Your CD drive tray does not open
Expansion cards
Your server does not recognize an expansion card
Hard drive
You receive a “Non-systemdisk” or “disk error” error message
You are having problems with a SATA drive
To repair the master boot record:
To check the dialing properties in Windows:
Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K
The modem is not recognized by your server
Monitor
Your server is running but there is no picture
The color is not uniform
A horizontal line or wire is visible across the monitor screen
Power
You press the power button, but the server does not turn on
When you turn on the server, it makes several short beeps
Processor
Your server does not recognize a new processor
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Server Specifications
System specifications
System board specifications
Environmental specifications
Additional specifications
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BIOS Settings
To view all BIOS settings:
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Boot
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Security
Server
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Server (Cont’d)
(F10)
BIOS submenu BIOS 2nd level
submenu
IDE
(Cont’d)
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USB
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■Safety information
■Legal and Regulatory Information
Important safety information
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Regulatory compliance statements
FCC declaration of conformity
Canada
Industry Canada (IC)
Unintentional emitter per ICES-003
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Laser safety statement
Notices
Index