Upgrading Your System | NEC HX4500 manual

ISA adapters can be Plug-and-Play. ISA adapters that are not Plug-and-Play must be manually configured following the instructions supplied with the board. The configuration is defined to the system by creating the ISA configuration file when running the RCU. If you are adding a non-Plug-and-Play ISA option board, run the RCU before installing the board. For details on running the SCU, see Chapter 3, “Configuring Your System”.

On system power-up and reboot, BIOS initiates a scan sequence looking for Plug-and- Play option boards installed since the last power up or reboot. The Plug-and-Play scan sequence is as follows.

First - BIOS scans for any Plug-and-Play ISA option board installed in slots P11

T- P12, starting with slot P11.

Second - BIOS scans for any Plug-and-Play PCI option board installed in slots P2 - P10, starting with slot P2.

Always install option boards in the first available slot in the scan sequence. For example, if there are PCI option boards installed in slots P2 and P3 of your system and slots P4 - P10 are vacant, install your Plug-and-Play option board into slot P4.

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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 Text Conventions Viii Using This Guide System Release Notes Related Documents Safety Notices Safety Notices for Users Outside of the U.S.A. and Canada Care and Handling Xii Using This Guide System Overview System Overview Overview Feature Description System Feature SummarySystem Features Expanding the Server as Needs Grow Configuration Constraints Chassis Front Chassis Features and Controls System Overview Status Description Response Status LED Indicator DescriptionsSystem Status LED Indicators Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators LED Amber Conditions Opening the Front DoorsSystem Status Abnormal 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 Bios Features of the Board SetPage CPU Base Board Component Locations Real-Time Clock/Calendar ProcessorMemory Bus Master I/O Expansion Slots Peripheral Controller External Device ConnectorsVideo Scsi Controller Three hard drive cages Peripheral DevicesFans Ultra2 Wide SCSI-2 Hard Drive Bays 10. Removable Media Drive Bays Removable Media Drive Bays Software Locks via the Bios Setup System Power Setting Up Your System Selecting a Site Setting Up Your System Moving the System to the Site Unpacking the System Making Connections Getting Familiar With the System Making Connections Setting Up Your System Connecting the AC Power Cord Setting Up Your System Connecting the Power Cords Powering On Your System Setting Up Your System Powering On Your SystemPage Configuring Your System Configuring Your System Configuring Your SystemResource Configuration Utility RCU Using the RCU Menu Options Description Resource Configuration Utility Main MenuResource Configuration Utility Menu RCU Configurations RCU Command Line ParametersRCU Configuration Settings ISA Board Configuration ISA Board Definitions Your Configuration ISA Board Configurations Menu Use Bios Setup UtilityUsing the Bios Setup Utility Selection Description Bios Setup Configuration SettingsExiting Bios Setup Key Function in Setup Menu Bios Setup Configurations, Main Menu Bios Setup Configurations, Main and Advanced Menu PCI Devices Bios Setup Configurations, Advanced MenuCPU Reconfiguration Bios Setup Configurations, Security and Hardware Menu Screen Description Using the SCSISelect UtilitySCSISelect Utility Bus Device Channel Selected Scsi Channel Exiting SCSISelect SCSISelect Configuration SettingsSwitches between color and monochrome Resets to host adapter defaults Additional Options SCSISelect Setup Configurations Striping with Parity RAID 5 Data is striped across Configuring the RAID ControllerRAID Configurations Number RAID Level Hard Drives Description Configured Array Before You Begin Configuring System Jumpers and SwitchesConfiguring I/O Riser Board Function Select Switches Function Select Switches and Dump Button Function Select Switches Swit Description Settings Function Configuring CPU Base Board Function Select SwitchesFunction Select Switch Settings Configuring System I/O Board Switches and Jumpers Configuring Memory Board Function 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 Equipment Log Preparing Your System for Upgrade Removing the Front Doors Installing the Front Doors Removing the Top Cover and Side Panels Mounting Screws for Top Cover and Side Panels Top Cover and Side Panels Removal Installing the Top Cover and Side Panels Modifying the System I/O Board Installing Video Memory Replacing the Non-Volatile Memory Non-Volatile Memory Location Replacing the Real-time Clock Battery Location of the Real-Time Clock Battery DIMMs Installing DIMMs Memory Board Ejectors Removing DIMMs Processors Air Duct Attachment Installing a Processor Cartridge 10. Removing the Retention Arm 12. Installing the Processor Removing a Processor Cartridge or Termination Board Option Boards Installation Considerations Upgrading Your System Option Board Irq Memory Address Controller/Adapter Hardware ConfigurationsOption Board Hardware Configurations 14. Removing the Board Handle Installing an Option Board 15. Removing the Expansion Slot Cover Removing an Option Board 16. Installing an Option Board Installing a Power Supply Power Supply Hot-Swapping a Power Supply Removing a Power Supply Removable Media Devices Bay D Removable Media Device BaysBay a Bay C Installing a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Drive 19. Removing Blank Panel Tray Removable media drive Attaching side rails to Connect a power cable to the back of the drive see Figure Removing a 5 1/4-Inch Device or 3 1/2-Inch Diskette Drive 24. Installing Device Cables Hard Disk Drives 25. Hard Disk Drive Cages Upgrading Your System Installing a Hard Drive 26. Installing Hard Disk in Carrier Upgrading Your System 27. Installing Carrier in the System 28. Removing the Hard Disk Carrier Upgrading Your System Removing a Hard Drive Hot-Swapping a Hard Drive Upgrading Your System Page Problem Solving Initial System Startup Resetting the SystemTroubleshooting Checklists Problem Solving Running New Application Software After System Has Been Running Correctly Troubleshooting Guide Additional Troubleshooting ProceduresError Checking Monitoring Post While Running System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Specific Problems and Corrective ActionsPower LED Does Not Light No Characters Appear On Screen Hard Disk Drive Activity LED Does Not Light Characters are Distorted or IncorrectFloppy Disk Drive Activity LED Does Not Light Alarm Indication during Post Error MessagesProblems with Application Software Code Error message Description Post Error Codes and Messages Post Error Codes and Messages cont’d Error Indication Description Alarm Indication during OperationOperational Error Codes and Messages Operational Error Codes and Messages cont’d CPU Error Messages Status LED Disk Drive Status LED Panel Indicators System Cabling System Cabling Static PrecautionsBefore You Begin System Cabling A-3 RAID Configuration Figure A-1. RAID Cable Configuration System Cabling MemoryTConfigurations Memory Dimm Configurations Total Memory Bank #1 Bank #2 Bank #3 Bank #4 Table B-1. Memory ConfigurationsMemory Configurations B-3 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-1 Index Index-2 Index-3 Page Page 456-00005-000