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Using This Guide
This User’s Guide provides a quick reference to information about your server system. Its
goal is to familiarize you with your system and the tasks necessary for system configuring
and upgrading.
This guide contains the following information:
! Chapter 1, “System Overview” provides an overview of your system and describes your
system’s major system components. See this chapter to familiarize yourself with your
system.
! Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your System” tells you how to select a site, unpack the system,
assemble the rack-mount system, make cable connections, and how to use your system.
! Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System” tells you how to configure the system and
provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the SCSISelect
Configuration Utility, which is used to configure SCSI devices in your system. This
chapter also provides information on system board jumper settings.
! Chapter 4, “Upgrades and Options” provides you with instructions for upgrading your
system with additional processors, optional memory, options cards, peripheral devices,
and redundant power supply.
! Chapter 5, “Problem Solving” contains helpful information for solving problems that
might occur with your system.
! Appendix A, “Specifications” provides specifications for the Basic System Unit (BSU)
and the Disk Expansion Unit (DEU).
! Appendix B, “Interrupt Request/PCI IRQ Device/I/O Port Address Assignments"
provides the Interrupt Requests (IRQs), PCI IRQ device, and I/O port addresses that are
assigned by the factory for this system. These values can be used for reference when
installing an optional device.
! Appendix C, “System Cabling Configurations” includes cabling information for the dual
channel onboard SCSI controller, the onboard IDE controller, and the optional RAID
controllers.
! Appendix D, “ROMPilot BIOS Error Codes” defines the ROMPilot Error Codes
reported to the BIOS. These codes can be used for reference when diagnosing situations
where the ROMPilot installation fails.
! “Glossary” defines the standard acronyms and technical terms used in this manual.
! “Equipment Log” provides you with a sample equipment log for documenting the
system configuration and future updates you may make to your system.