1SunPCi III Main Card Backplate | Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11

FIGURE 10-1shows the options available on the SunPCi III main card backplate.

LED Indicator

Microphone

Line-in (mono)

Microphone

Line-out (stereo)

USB

Ethernet

External Video

FIGURE 10-1SunPCi III Main Card Backplate

Connecting Additional USB and 1394 Firewire Devices

The USB/Firewire card and backplate included with the SunPCi III main card features two USB 2.0 connections and one 1394a Firewire connection. Installing the USB/Firewire card and backplate is optional.

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Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11 manual Connecting Additional USB and 1394 Firewire Devices, 1SunPCi III Main Card Backplate

Contents

SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide Please Recycle Safety Precautions Safety Agency Compliance Statements CD-ROM Conformité aux normes de sécurité Pile au lithium Einhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher Vorschriften SELV-Richtlinien Normativas de seguridad Cumplimiento de la normativa Selv Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions Xii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March FCC Class a Notice Regulatory Compliance Statements ICES-003 Class a Notice Avis NMB-003, Classe a Regulatory Compliance Statements Xvi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March EMC Declaration of Conformity Safety Contents Using Multiple SunPCi III Cards Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and Software Using Windows XP Professional Using Windows Server 2003 Using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Installing and Configuring Server Software Using Red Hat Linux Using SunPCi III Software 109 Using Drives and Configuring Peripheral Devices Troubleshooting 135 Xxvi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Contents Xxviii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March SunPCi III International Support SunPCi III Online Support 195 SunPCi III Performance TipsGlossary Index Figures Xxxii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Tables Xxxiv SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Who Should Read This Book Preface How This Book Is Organized Using Unix Commands Solaris Command WindowsDocument Conventions Typographic Conventions Shell PromptsSunPCi III Keyboard Shortcuts Related Documentation Contacting Sun Technical Support Xl SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Sun Welcomes Your Comments Accessing Sun Documentation Online Xlii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Supported Microsoft Windows Linux Operating Systems Introducing SunPCi III Hardware and Software SunPCi III 3.2.1 Features From a PC User’s Perspective From a Solaris User’s Perspective Supported Citrix MetaFrame Software How to View Solaris Manual Pages Getting Help for SunPCi III SoftwareSet your Manpath variable as follows Getting Help for Microsoft Windows and Linux Software Removing Microsoft Windows Software SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Getting Started System Requirements How to Start the SunPCi III Software How to Exit the SunPCi III SoftwareStarting and Stopping the SunPCi III Software Emulated Drives and SunPCi III Software Click Start and choose Shut DownClick the Shut down option Click OK Creating an Emulated Drive Start the SunPCi III software How to Create a New Emulated Drive 1Create a New Emulated Drive Dialog Box Click Reset Now Attaching Emulated Drives How to Attach an Existing Emulated Drive as a C or D Drive Growing an Existing Emulated Drive How to Grow an Existing Emulated Drive 3Grow an Existing Emulated Drive Dialog Box Power Management Microsoft Windows Service Packs Using Multiple SunPCi III Cards Advanced Server Support for Configuration Options Multiple Cards Configuration Process Configuring Multiple Cards With SunPCi III Software Default .ini Configuration FileNaming .ini Files When Using Multiple Cards How to Create an .ini File Using the -nOption At the Solaris prompt, type the following commandClick OK to accept the default disk image name How to Identify Card Names Using Cards and Emulated Drives How to Start a Specific Card How to Start a Specific .ini File Starting Specific Disk Image Files How to Start a Specific Image and a Specific Card Rebinding Images and Cards Updating the SunPCi III Card Configuration Networking With Multiple Cards Using the Diskette Drive With Multiple CardsUsing the CD-ROM Drive With Multiple Cards Multiple Card Behavior SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Networking With SunPCi Networking With SunPCi Hardware and Software SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Setting Up Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and Software How to Set TCP/IP PropertiesObtain the following information before you begin How to Set Up Physical Ethernet Networking How to Set Up Virtual Ethernet NetworkingTo configure virtual networking How to Use Power Management With Physical Networking SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows XP Professional Installation Notes Installing Windows XP Professional Install the SunPCi III drivers How to Perform a Custom Installation Upgrade Notes How to Upgrade Windows NT4 WS to Windows XP Professional Double-click upgrade.bat Install the Service PackWindows Explorer, navigate to the following path Double-click upgrade.bat How to Perform an Automatic Installation Installing Japanese Windows XP Professional How to Perform a Manual Installation \drivers\winxp\setupwxp /td Click the Hardware tab Click Device Manager How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Click Open Click NextClick Next Click the Network adapters options Click Have Disk Click Browse Click Properties How to Configure the Network for Windows XP ProfessionalFrom the Start menu, choose My Network Places Right-click Local Area Connection or Local Area Connection How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet Attach the mouse by pressing Meta-M Click the Settings tab Click Video Click ApplyClick OK to close the Display Properties dialog box How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Installing Windows \ f\drivers\win2k\setupw2k /sr\export\home\win2k\i386 Upgrading Windows NT to Windows \sun\w2kupg\upgrade.bat Double-click upgrade.bat Double-click the fsdon.reg Registry file located at Configuring Virtual Ethernet Networking for Windows How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Click the Network adapters options Click Next Double-click Add/Remove HardwareClick Next Click the Add/Troubleshoot a device radio button Click the Add a New Device option Click Next How to Configure the Network for Windows How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet How to Prepare Windows 2000 to Display External Video How to Configure Windows 2000 for External Video Use How to Configure the MouseKeys Accessibility Option SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows Server Installing Windows Server \ f\drivers\winnet\setupnet /sr\export\home\winnet\i386 Upgrade Notes How to Upgrade Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server \sun\wnetupg\upgrade.bat Before You Begin the Upgrade Configuring Virtual Ethernet Networking for Windows Server How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Navigate to c\sun\sunnet\winnet\sunndis.inf How to Configure the Network for Windows Server How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet How to Configure Windows Server 2003 for External Video Use How to Prepare Windows Server 2003 to Display External Video How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor Your monitor is now active in Windows Server SunPCi III 3.2.1User’s Guide March Using Red Hat Linux How to Install Red Hat Linux Installing Red Hat Linux Using Red Hat Linux Click Yes How to Configure Networking for Linux How to Reconfigure Networking For Linux How to Prepare Linux to Display External VideoClick Yes Reboot your system How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor Color Depth Issues with Linux and the System Monitor SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Installing and Configuring Server Software How to Enable SunFSD Mapping Double-click the fsdoff.reg Registry file located at How to Disable SunFSD Mapping SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Drives and Configuring Peripheral Devices Using a CD/DVD Drive With SunPCi III Software Using a Diskette Drive With SunPCi III Software How to Mount a CD-ROM Drive How to Set Up a CD-ROM Drive Exit superuserStart SunPCi III software Connecting Peripheral Devices How to Eject a CD From a CD-ROM DriveUsing the LED Indicator Connecting the External Video Connecting Audio DevicesConnecting the USB Device Connecting the Ethernet Device 1SunPCi III Main Card Backplate Connecting Additional USB and 1394 Firewire Devices Connecting the Firewire Device Connecting USB Devices Connecting a Parallel Device Connecting Serial and Parallel Port Devices How to Configure a Serial Mouse for an External Monitor Connecting a Serial Device Using SunPCi III Software Sunpci Command and Its Options 1lists the SunPCi III command-line options Filename.ini File Menu SunPCi III Menus Options Menu 3Options Menu Commands How to Automatically Update Intel Drivers Updating Intel and Linux DriversLog on to your version of Microsoft Windows How to Manually Update Intel Drivers How to Manually Update Linux Drivers How to Automatically Update Linux Drivers SunPCi Daemon Boot@Boot Support Virtual Network Computing VNC Configuring Boot@Boot Support for VNC Configuring and Using Boot@Boot Support # /opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpcidadm -a VNC CmdLineArgs=-geometry 1152x900 -depth 24 -keytable Germany5 Configuring SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support Preparing SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support # /opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpcidadm -e card1 card2 Listing Boot@Boot Sessions Disabling Boot@Boot Support for VNC or for SunPCi III CardsShutting Down a VNC or SunPCi III Session Shutting Down the SunPCi Daemon Process Using an X Server Other Than Xvnc Making Manual Changes to the Boot@Boot Configuration Go to the vncviewer by going to the following path How to Interact With VNC From a Remote ClientInstall the SUNWspvn3 package on the remote client Extended Drives and SunPCi Software Network Drives File System Drives Using the Copy and Paste Commands for the Japanese Locale Save your changes and close the file How to Set Up a Solaris Printer From Microsoft Windows Avoid Using Screen Savers SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Support for Issues Troubleshooting SunPCi III Hardware Issues Table A-1SunPCi III Hardware Error Messages and Solutions Hardware Error Messages Diskette Drive Issue Mouse Issues CD-ROM Drive Issues Video Display IssuesExit superuser Restart all SunPCi III software Restart the system External Video Resolutions USB and Firewire Connection Issues Power Management Error Message Installation Error Message SunPCi III Software and Solaris Issues Table A-5Startup Error Messages and Solutions Startup Error Messages Table A-6Emulated Hard Drive Issues and Solutions Emulated Hard Drive Issues Using Multiple Operating Systems Creating Bootable PartitionsSolaris Stale Links Issue Missing Master.ini File After Factory Installation Configuring Virtual Networking Using SunPCi III Software Multiple Cards and Microsoft Windows Issue Xinerama Display Issues System Clock and Daylight Savings Time IssueClick the Mouse icon Colormap Flashing With Ideas Software Unexpected Power Failure Issue Make a copy of the file SunPCi III Software and Microsoft Windows IssuesBacking Up an Emulated C Drive Locate the disk image of your C drive Application Installation to Solaris File System Issues FAT16 File System Limitation Issue Japanese Copy and Paste Issue Opening in Safe Mode Only Starts in External MonitorDisplaying Shortname Tails Computer Management window opens Keyboard Sometimes Disappears When Leaving Stand By Mode Red Hat Linux Issues Use NFS to Access Solaris Files Physical Networking is Only Supported Network OptionCannot Copy Graphics Between Solaris and Linux Partitions per Disk Allowed Disk Device Naming Inconsistent During InstallationDisk Image Installation Must Complete Firewall Prevents NIS From Working Avoid Scanning Partitions for Bad Blocks Display Issue when Viewing Emacs USB Keyboards and Mice Only Work With External Monitor Cannot Eject CD From Solaris When Mounted Through Linux Audio Might Not Work Update the ifcfg-eth0file as needed Save the ifcfg-eth0file Find the ifcfg-eth0file at the following locationFor Dhcp Using VNC With Linux Might Not Work Linux Does Not Open If Installation Is Interrupted Solaris and Linux Gnome Desktop Incompatibility Custom Display Mode Issue Double Mouse Pointer Issue Right-click the My Computer icon Choose Properties File System Drive IssuesRight-click your Windows desktop Choose Properties Click OK in the Display Properties dialog box Restart the SunPCi session Microsoft DirectDraw Performance Issue Upgrading results in a blue screen with the error message No Mouse Input After Booting Into Safe Mode Incorrect Path Name After Adding D DriveCannot Unmap SunFSD Drives Windows Media Player 8 and 9 and Audio CD Issue RealPlayer 6.0 Attempts Installation of New CD-ROM Drivers Windows Media Player 8 and 9 and Virtual CD-ROM Issue Setting the Time Limit for Stand By ModeClick OK to close the Options window From the File menu in SunPCi, choose Exit Windows Networking and SunFSD Issues Installing Applications on SunFSDExtended Drive SunFSD Issues Network Startup Is Slow After Configuration FSD Mapping Is Now Case SensitiveCannot Connect to Other Systems Installing Applications From a SunFSD Source Directory Missing Network Icon on Windows Desktop Issue Installing Applications Into a SunFSD Target Directory Save the file and exit the text editor Reboot your system Software Appears to Hang When Browsing Network Drives Unable to Mount Certain NFS Mount Points as a Network Drive Unable to Mount Network Drive With Windows Explorer Issue Microsoft Windows Application Issues Table A-8Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Applications Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Applications Set rlimfdmax=XXXX Installation and SunFSD on Windows XP Professional SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Retrospect Software and SunFSD McAfee Virus Scan 7.0 Requires Full Pathname International Support SunPCi III International Support Kbtype Environment Variable Values Using the Keyboard Environment Variables Kbcp Environment Variable Values How to Set an Environment Variable How to Turn Off an Environment VariableHow to Configure the Keyboard for Microsoft Windows International Keyboard Using an International Keyboard Under Using Code Pages and SunPCi III Software DOS Character SetCode Page Table Table B-3National Language Support National Language Support Codes $LANG Variable $LANG Variable Settings Chinese China SunPCi III Product Web SunPCi III Online Support SunPCi III Documentation Fine-Tuning the SunPCi Configuration SunPCi III Performance TipsIncreasing System Memory Improving Video Performance Specifying Emulated Drives How to Increase Video Memory Exit the Setup windowRunning Game Software on SunPCi III Platform Video Display Routing Using a Palm Pilot With SunPCi III Software Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Appendix Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Appendix Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Index DOS Index SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Index SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Voldfloppydisable script SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March