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Appendix B
BIOS Settings
You can print this appendix, then record your custom BIOS settings on the printout.
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Contents
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Checking Out Your Gateway Server
Setting Up Your Server
Managing and Maintaining Your Server
Installing Components
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Configuring your RAID solutions
Troubleshooting
Server Specifications
BIOS Settings
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Kits
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell
Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
Checking Out Your Gateway Server
•Locating drives, ports, jacks, and controls
•Locating system board components
•Getting help
Control panels
Standard control panel
Optional control panel
Back
Interior
Left side
Right side
System Companion CD
Gateway Web site
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Setting Up Your Server
•Setting up the hardware
•Protecting from power source problems
•Mounting your server into a cabinet
•Starting and turning off your server
Mounting your server into a cabinet
Converting to pedestal configuration
To convert your server to the pedestal configuration:
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Protecting from power source problems
Surge protectors
Line conditioners
Uninterruptible power supplies
To start the server:
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To select which device your server boots from:
Understanding the power-on self-test
Local control
Remote control
Keystroke mappings
Setting up alias keys
CTRL
Standalone ESC key for headless operation
Escape Sequence
To redirect the server console:
To configure the console:
To turn off the server:
Setting up the operating system
Initial hardware settings
To access the LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility:
To access and change the Boot Adapter List:
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To access and change the Global Properties List:
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To access and change the Adapter Properties List:
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Managing and Maintaining Your Server
•Managing your server and network
•Preparing for system recovery
•Caring for your server
Gateway Server Manager
Local control panel
Navigation
Menu
Options
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Server security
To set the BIOS security passwords:
To turn on the System ID indicator:
To create a DOS-bootableSUP CD:
Booting from the SUP CD:
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Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
BMC
Intel® Management Module (IMM) features
Updating the BMC firmware
To update the BMC firmware without Boot Block and Force Firmware updates:
To update the BMC firmware with Boot Block updates:
Default - Boot block
J1B1
protected
Boot block unprotected
Embedded Web Server
To assign an IP address to the IMM advanced module:
To access the embedded web server:
Using the Embedded Web Server scripting interface
http://hostname/ipmiPage?cmd=xx.xx.xx.xx.xx?onload=functionName
http://hostname/webCmdPage?cmd=getSEL&first=num&last=num&onload=functio nName
http://hostname/webCmdPage?cmd=clearSEL&onload=functionName
http://hostname/webCmdPage?cmd=changeVars&subcommand=value&onload=fun ctionName
http://hostname/ipmiHex?cmd=xx.xx.xx.xx.xx
Web Server Responses
FRU/SDR Load utility
To update the FRU/SDR:
The SEL Viewer utility
To use the SEL viewer utility:
SELVIEW.EXE
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Using your System Companion CD
Recording the BIOS configuration
To record your BIOS configuration:
Cleaning your server
Cleaning tips
Cleaning the keyboard
Cleaning the screen
Cleaning the tape drive
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Installing Components
•Opening and closing the server case
•Installing and replacing major components
Selecting a place to work
Gathering the tools you need
Torque settings
Preventing static electricity discharge
To open the server case:
Removing and installing the processor air baffle
To remove the processor air baffle:
To install the processor air baffle:
To remove the center brace:
To install the center brace:
To close the server case:
Installing and removing the CD or DVD drive
To remove the CD or DVD drive:
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To install a CD or DVD drive:
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Installing a fixed, removable-mediadrive in a 5.25-inchdrive bay
To install a 5.25-inchdrive:
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Installing a hot-swaphard drive
To install a hot-swaphard drive:
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To remove and install the control panel:
Installing and removing memory boards
Cold memory add/replacement
Indicator LED
To replace a memory board or add memory while the system is on:
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To remove/replace a memory board while the system is off:
To add a memory board while the system is off:
Installing and removing DIMMs
To install or replace DIMMs:
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Configuring memory options
To configure memory sparing:
To configure memory RAID:
To configure memory mirroring:
PCI expansion cards
PCI slot
Hot installation or removal of PCI expansion cards
To remove a hot-swapPCI expansion card with operating system hot-pluginterface:
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To remove a hot-swapPCI expansion card with hardware hot-pluginterface:
To install a hot-swapPCI expansion card:
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Cold installation or removal of PCI expansion cards
To install a non-hot-swapPCI expansion card:
To remove a non-hot-swapPCI expansion card:
Fibre channel module
Activity
Operating system driver installation and configuration
Fibre channel HBA manager software
Installing or removing the fibre channel module
To install or remove the fibre channel module:
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Special handling of Intel Xeon processors
Installation and removal of processors
To remove a processor:
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To install a processor:
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Processor VRM requirements
To install a processor cache VRM:
To remove a processor cache VRM:
To install a processor core VRM:
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To remove a processor core VRM:
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To install an Intel Management Module (IMM):
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To install the RAID activation key and RAID DIMM:
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To remove the RAID activation key and RAID DIMM:
Installing and removing the Smart Battery
To install the smart battery:
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To remove the smart battery:
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Power subsystem
Replacing a power supply module
To replace a power supply module or active fan blank:
Replacing a power distribution board
To replace a power distribution board:
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To replace the SCSI hot-swapbackplane:
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To replace the front panel I/O board:
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To replace a hot-swapfan:
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To replace the battery:
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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
To open the BIOS Setup utility:
To update the BIOS:
Rolling BIOS
To manually select the BIOS boot partition:
Recovering the BIOS
To recover the BIOS:
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Resetting the BIOS
To recover the default BIOS settings using the BIOS Setup utility:
To manually recover the default BIOS settings with jumpers:
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To recover the default BIOS settings using front control panel buttons:
Resetting BIOS passwords
To clear the BIOS passwords using the password clear jumper:
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Configuring your RAID solutions
• Configuring the ROMB RAID solution
Introduction
IconDescription
To configure your ROMB RAID solution:
Auto Configuration with Redundancy
Auto Configuration without Redundancy
Custom Configuration
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RAID
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Web Console components
Client system requirements
Quick configuration steps
Registration server
To enable the registration server:
hosts
Registration server operation
Installing the Windows Web Console
To install the Windows Web Console:
C:\Program Files\RAID Web Console
\\programfiles\webconsole\setpass
To secure the Web Console:
To de-registeror re-registerin Windows:
To launch the Web Console:
window
(MCC-IN
in this example). The
Login
screen opens
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Configuring arrays and logical drives
To create an array:
To define logical drives:
To initialize logical drives:
To check the rebuild rate:
To Exit the Web Console:
Reclaiming hot spare disks
To reclaim hot spare disks:
Reconfiguring existing arrays
To add a physical drive to an array:
To selectively remove hard drives from an existing array:
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Troubleshooting
•Interpreting error messages and codes
•Troubleshooting
•Getting telephone support and training
Safety guidelines
Error messages
Diskette drive 0 seek to track 0 failed
Error loading operating system
Hard disk controller failure
Hard disk controller failure - press F1 to try reboot
Invalid partition table
Invalid password
Memory errors were detected while the system started up
Memory size error
Missing operating system
First steps
Battery replacement
To restart and access the BIOS Setup utility:
Post error beep codes
BIOS recovery beep codes
Additional beep codes provided by Intel Management Modules
LED information
LED Name
Function
Color
Diagnostic POST LEDs
POST progress codes and definitions
Progress Code
Definition
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POST error messages and handling
Error
Error message
Severity
code
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BIOS
CD or DVD drive
Diskette drive
USB flash memory device
If these suggestions do not work, do the following:
To correct the problem:
To change the boot order:
Expansion cards
Hard drive
To repair the master boot record:
Internet
Keyboard
Memory
Monitor
Power
Processor
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Before calling Gateway Customer Care
Telephone support
Server Specifications
System specifications
Case size
Weight
Fans
Ports
System board specifications
Processor
Chipset
PCI device/slot
Video
RAID
LAN
SCSI
ACPI
Fibre channel
Fibre channel card specifications
Bus interface
Data rate
Topology
Protocol
Environmental specifications
Variable
Requirements
Temperature
Max BTU/hr
Memory map
Interrupts
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Additional specifications
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BIOS Settings
To view all BIOS settings:
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Devices
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Server
Management
(cont’d)
Security
BIOS submenu BIOS 2nd level
submenu
Configure
System RAS
and
BIOS 2nd level
Console
Redirection
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Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Kits
• Available FRU kits
Available FRU kits
FRU Kit
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Basic EFI Shell commands
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Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
•Safety information
•Legal and Regulatory Information
Important safety information
Setting up your system
Care during use
Replacement parts and accessories
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United States of America
Canada
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California Proposition 65 Warning
Environmental information
Notices
All Rights Reserved
Trademark Acknowledgments
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Index
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