Gateway E-9425R 114

filling empty drive bays 35 finding specifications 84, 89 front panel connector 4

G

Gateway

Customer Care 66

Learning Libraries 67 Web address 8 Web site 8

Gateway Systems Manager 21

H

hard drive indicator 2 installing 33 LED indicator 2 removing 33 troubleshooting 80

heat sink installing 43

help

telephone support 66 tutoring 67

hot-swap backplane 5 backplane, SAS/SATA 5 backplanes 49

hard drives 2, 33 power supply 46

hot-swap drives installing 33 location 2

I

IDE

connectors 4

drive configuration 31 indicators 2, 16

information LED 7, 73

installing

add-in card 39 backplane 49 battery 53 bezel 14 card 39 drives 31 expansion cards 39 hard drive 33 heat sink 43 hot-swap drive 33 memory 36

PCI expansion card 39 PCI riser assembly 39 power distribution board 47

Contents

power supply 46 processor 43 SAS/SATA backplane 49 SAS/SATA drive 33 system board 54 system fans 41

Internet connection troubleshooting 81

interrupts 86

intrusion switch connector location 4

IRQ assignments 86

J

jacks

see connections

jumper location 4

K

keyboard cleaning 20 port 2 troubleshooting 81

L

LAN jack 2

LED

information 7, 73

LEDs 2 diagnostic 74 system board 7, 73

line conditioners 10

location

drive bays 3 fan module 3 memory slots 3 PCI riser assembly 3 power supply cage 3 processor air duct 3

lock

key 2, 29 location 2

M

Main menu

BIOS Setup utility 58

maintenance cleaning 20 cleaning case 20 cleaning keyboard 20 cleaning screen 21 Gateway Systems Manager

general guidelines 20

recordingBIOSconfiguration

master boot record 81

memory installing 36 location 4 map 85 troubleshooting 81

messages 67

monitor cleaning 21 port 2 troubleshooting 81

motherboard

see system board mouse port 2

N

network jack 2 NMI 71

non-maskable interrupt 2, 71

O

opening case 29 operating system setup 17

optical drive location 2 troubleshooting 80

P

password resetting BIOS 61 supervisor 22 user 22

PCI card see card

PCI riser assembly installing 39 removing 39

ports

see connections

POST (power-on self-test) 16

POST code checkpoints diagnostic LEDS 75

power

auxiliary connector 4 button 2, 16, 17 cord connector 2, 4 indicator 2

LED 2

line conditioners 10 main connector 4 protecting from surges 10 reset button 2

source problems 10

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Contents

Page Page Contents Page Page Page CHAPTER1 Checking Out Your Gateway Server •Front •Back •Interior Front Back Interior System board Hot-swapbackplanes Page LED information Getting Help CHAPTER2 Setting Up Your Server •Setting up the hardware •Protecting from power source problems •Mounting your server into a cabinet Setting up the hardware Protecting from power source problems Mounting your server into a cabinet Page Page Installing the bezel Removing the server from a cabinet Starting your server Setting up the operating system Initial hardware settings Page CHAPTER3 Maintaining Your Server •Caring for your server •Preparing for system recovery •System administration Caring for your server Cleaning tips Cleaning the keyboard Cleaning the screen Cleaning the tape drive Preparing for system recovery System administration Locking the server Using BIOS security passwords Identifying your server Updating the baseboard management controller firmware Using your Server Companion DVD Booting the Server Companion DVD Page Page CHAPTER4 Installing Components •Preparing to install components •Preventing static electricity discharge •Opening the server case Preparing to install components Preventing static electricity discharge Opening the server case Closing the server case Installing and removing drives Page Removing and installing a hard drive Installing an optional diskette drive Filling empty drive bays Installing memory Mirroring mode: Sparing mode Installing and removing PCI expansion cards Page Replacing system fans Page Replacing or adding a processor Page Page Replacing a power supply module Replacing the power distribution board Replacing the power cage Replacing the hot-swapbackplanes Replacing the ROMB battery pack for the mezzanine RAID card Installing and removing an optional mezzanine board Page Replacing the CMOS battery Replacing the control panel Replacing the system board Page Page CHAPTER5 Using the BIOS Setup Utility •Opening the BIOS Setup utility •Updating the BIOS •Recovering the BIOS Opening the BIOS Setup utility Updating the BIOS Recovering the BIOS Resetting the BIOS Resetting BIOS passwords Updating and recovering the BMC Page Page CHAPTER6 Troubleshooting •Telephone support •Tutoring and training •Safety guidelines Telephone support Telephone numbers Tutoring and training Safety guidelines Error messages Memory messages Boot messages Storage Device messages System configuration messages CMOS messages First steps Beep codes Page Diagnostic LEDs POST code checkpoints Page Bootblock initialization code checkpoints Bootblock recovery code checkpoints DIM code checkpoints ACPI runtime checkpoints Optical drive Expansion cards Hard drive Internet Keyboard Memory Monitor Power Processor APPENDIXA Server Specifications •System specifications •System board specifications •Environmental specifications System specifications System board specifications Environmental specifications Electronic specifications Main power connector (J8) Processor power connector (J6) VGA connector Keyboard and Mouse connectors External USB connectors I2C(SMBus) connector Additional specifications Page APPENDIXB BIOS Settings Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page APPENDIXC Legal Information Important safety information Setting up your system Care during use Replacement parts and accessories Regulatory compliance statements Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Unintentional emitter per FCC Part FCC Part 15 Class A Statement FCC declaration of conformity Laser safety statement Environmental information Notices All Rights Reserved Trademark Acknowledgments Page Index Numerics