Option Boards, Installation Considerations | NEC HX4500 guide

Option Boards

The following paragraphs describe how to install and remove ISA and PCI option boards. The system I/O board has two dedicated ISA bus master expansion slots and nine dedicated PCI bus expansion slots (see Figure 4-13).

The high-performance PCI local bus allows the adoption of newer networking technology, such as 100 Mega-bit/second Ethernet NICs, with a minimum of effort and without concern for I/O bottlenecks. The PCI local bus offers up to 133 Mega- byte/second bandwidth.

P2	PCI #11
P3	PCI #12
P11	ISA #1
P12	ISA #2
P4	PCI #21
P5	PCI #22
P6	PCI #23
P7	PCI #31
P8	PCI #32
P9	PCI #33
P10	PCI #34

Figure 4-13. PCI and ISA Slot Locations

Installation Considerations

Newer adapters, designed for Plug-and-Play systems, are automatically configured by the system without any user intervention. Older ISA adapters must be manually configured as detailed below. Once the manual configuration is complete, the Plug-and- Play adapters are configured around the manually configured adapters without causing any resource conflicts.

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Contents

Server HX4500 Page Server HX4500 Proprietary Notice and Liability Disclaimer Contents Configuring Your System System Cabling Vi Contents Contents Page Using This Guide Using This Guide Viii Using This Guide Text Conventions Related Documents System Release Notes Safety Notices Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada Xii Using This Guide Care and Handling System Overview Overview System Overview System Features System Feature SummaryFeature Description Configuration Constraints Expanding the Server as Needs Grow Front Chassis Features and Controls System Overview Chassis Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators Status LED Indicator DescriptionsSystem Status LED Indicators Status Description Response System Status Abnormal Conditions Opening the Front DoorsLED Amber Conditions System Overview Chassis Features and Controls Rear Chassis Features and Controls System I/O Board Location System Overview CPU Base Board and CPU Board Location System Overview Features of the Board Set BiosPage CPU Base Board Component Locations Bus Master I/O Expansion Slots ProcessorMemory Real-Time Clock/Calendar Scsi Controller External Device ConnectorsVideo Peripheral Controller Ultra2 Wide SCSI-2 Hard Drive Bays Peripheral DevicesFans Three hard drive cages Removable Media Drive Bays 10. Removable Media Drive Bays System Power Software Locks via the Bios Setup Setting Up Your System Setting Up Your System Selecting a Site Unpacking the System Moving the System to the Site Getting Familiar With the System Making Connections Making Connections Setting Up Your System Connecting the Power Cords Connecting the AC Power Cord Setting Up Your System Powering On Your System Powering On Your System Setting Up Your SystemPage Configuring Your System Resource Configuration Utility RCU Configuring Your SystemConfiguring Your System Using the RCU Resource Configuration Utility Menu Resource Configuration Utility Main MenuMenu Options Description RCU Configuration Settings RCU Command Line ParametersRCU Configurations ISA Board Configuration ISA Board Configurations ISA Board Definitions Your Configuration Using the Bios Setup Utility Bios Setup UtilityMenu Use Key Function in Setup Menu Bios Setup Configuration SettingsExiting Bios Setup Selection Description Bios Setup Configurations, Main Menu Bios Setup Configurations, Main and Advanced Menu CPU Reconfiguration Bios Setup Configurations, Advanced MenuPCI Devices Bios Setup Configurations, Security and Hardware Menu Bus Device Channel Selected Scsi Channel Using the SCSISelect UtilitySCSISelect Utility Screen Description Resets to host adapter defaults SCSISelect Configuration SettingsSwitches between color and monochrome Exiting SCSISelect SCSISelect Setup Configurations Additional Options Number RAID Level Hard Drives Description Configured Array Configuring the RAID ControllerRAID Configurations Striping with Parity RAID 5 Data is striped across Configuring I/O Riser Board Function Select Switches Configuring System Jumpers and SwitchesBefore You Begin Function Select Switches Function Select Switches and Dump Button Function Select Switch Settings Configuring CPU Base Board Function Select SwitchesSwit Description Settings Function Configuring Memory Board Function Jumpers Configuring System I/O Board Switches and Jumpers Reserved 10. System I/O Board Switch and Jumper Configurations Setting Switches and Jumpers Updating the Bios Changing the Bios Setup Language Resetting the Cmos Nvram Clearing and Changing the Password Upgrading Your System Upgrading Your System Precautions Upgrading Your System Preparing Your System for Upgrade Equipment Log Installing the Front Doors Removing the Front Doors Removing the Top Cover and Side Panels Mounting Screws for Top Cover and Side Panels Installing the Top Cover and Side Panels Top Cover and Side Panels Removal Installing Video Memory Modifying the System I/O Board Replacing the Non-Volatile Memory Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery Non-Volatile Memory Location Location of the Real-Time Clock Battery Installing DIMMs DIMMs Memory Board Ejectors Removing DIMMs Processors Installing a Processor Cartridge Air Duct Attachment 10. Removing the Retention Arm 12. Installing the Processor Removing a Processor Cartridge or Termination Board Installation Considerations Option Boards Upgrading Your System Option Board Hardware Configurations Controller/Adapter Hardware ConfigurationsOption Board Irq Memory Address Installing an Option Board 14. Removing the Board Handle 15. Removing the Expansion Slot Cover 16. Installing an Option Board Removing an Option Board Power Supply Installing a Power Supply Removing a Power Supply Hot-Swapping a Power Supply Removable Media Devices Bay C Removable Media Device BaysBay a Bay D Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Drive 19. Removing Blank Panel Tray Attaching side rails to Removable media drive Connect a power cable to the back of the drive see Figure 24. Installing Device Cables Removing a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Drive Hard Disk Drives Installing a Hard Drive 25. Hard Disk Drive Cages Upgrading Your System 26. Installing Hard Disk in Carrier Upgrading Your System 27. Installing Carrier in the System Removing a Hard Drive 28. Removing the Hard Disk Carrier Upgrading Your System Hot-Swapping a Hard Drive Upgrading Your System Page Problem Solving Problem Solving Resetting the SystemTroubleshooting Checklists Initial System Startup Running New Application Software After System Has Been Running Correctly Error Checking Additional Troubleshooting ProceduresTroubleshooting Guide Monitoring Post While Running Power LED Does Not Light Specific Problems and Corrective ActionsSystem Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate No Characters Appear On Screen Floppy Disk Drive Activity LED Does Not Light Characters are Distorted or IncorrectHard Disk Drive Activity LED Does Not Light Problems with Application Software Error MessagesAlarm Indication during Post Post Error Codes and Messages Code Error message Description Post Error Codes and Messages cont’d Operational Error Codes and Messages Alarm Indication during OperationError Indication Description CPU Error Messages Operational Error Codes and Messages cont’d Status LED Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators System Cabling Before You Begin Static PrecautionsSystem Cabling RAID Configuration System Cabling A-3 Figure A-1. RAID Cable Configuration System Cabling MemoryTConfigurations Memory Dimm Configurations Memory Configurations B-3 Table B-1. Memory ConfigurationsTotal Memory Bank #1 Bank #2 Bank #3 Bank #4 Page Glossary Glossary Process of loading the operating system into memory Disk Operating System See operating system See EMS Bytes. See also byte 048,576 bytes. See also byte Power-On-Self-Test An industry standard serial port. See also serial port Type of storage device using magnetic tape VGA Equipment Log CPU Equipment Log Page Index Index-1 Index-2 Index-3 Page Page 456-00005-000