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USER GUIDE Gatew ay® E-9520T Ser ver.
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i Chapt er 1: Che cking Ou t Your Gate way Se rver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents w ww .gateway.com ii Selecting a place to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Gathering the tools you need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents www .gat ewa y .co m iii Diagnosti c LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 1 1 Checking O ut Y our G a tewa y S er ver •F r o n t •B a c k •I n t e r i o r • System board • Hot-swap back planes •G e t t i n g H e l p.
CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Ga tew ay Server ww w .g ateway .com 2 Front Optical drive Second optical drive (optional) NMI button System fault LED Res et bu tt on NIC s tatus L ED ID button ID LED Ha.
Back www .gat ewa y .co m 3 Back Connectors a nd LEDs PS/2 mouse por t PS/2 keyboard port Dua l US B p orts Seri al po rt VGA por t ID LED Dual NIC connectors (RJ-45) Management port (RJ-45) AC pow er.
CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Ga tew ay Server ww w .g ateway .com 4 Interior Imp ort ant Ser ver components with green handles or ret e n tion lo cks ca n be hot swappe d while the server is on. Ser v er components with blue ha ndles or retention lo cks c an only be removed when the server is turned off.
System b oard www .gat ewa y .co m 5 System board Connectors # Fe ature # Fe atu re 1 PCI-X 64 -bit/66 MHz ex pansio n slot ( J45) 26 Not used 2 PCI-X 64 -bit/66 MHz ex pansio n slot ( J43) 27 Process.
CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Ga tew ay Server ww w .g ateway .com 6 7 Man agement port (RJ-45 ) (J 30) 32 Not used 8 Dual NIC connect or (RJ-45) (J28) 33 PC I-E mezzanine board c onnector (J33) 9 ID L.
Hot-sw ap backplane s www .gat ewa y .co m 7 Hot-swap backplanes SAS/SA TA backplane # Fe ature # Fe atu re 1 SAS/SA T A h ar d dr iv e connector 0 6 I 2 C and system ID connec t or 2 SAS/SA T A hard .
CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Ga tew ay Server ww w .g ateway .com 8 LED information See the f oll owing t able for a d escri ption of th is ser ver ’ s LE Ds an d the inform ation the y provide: LED.
Getting Help www .gat ewa y .co m 9 Getting Help In addition to yo ur operating syst em’ s documentation, you can use the f ollo wing inf o r mation r esourc es to hel p y ou use y our se rver .
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CHAPTER 2 11 Setting Up Y our Ser v er • Setting up th e har dware • Pr otect ing fr om power source pr oblems • S ta rti ng y ou r s e rve r • Setting up th e operat ing syst em • Initial h.
C H A P T E R 2 : S e t t i n g U p Y o u r S e r v e r ww w .g ateway .com 12 Setting up the hardware T o m a k e s u r e t h a t y o u r w o r ki n g e n v i r o n m e n t i s s a f e : ■ Use a clean, dr y , flat, stab l e sur face fo r your ser ver .
Protecti ng from power sourc e proble ms www .gat ewa y .co m 13 Uninterruptible power supplies Use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect your server from data loss during a total power failure. A UPS uses a batter y to keep your ser ver running temporarily during a pow er failure and lets you save your work and shut down your server .
C H A P T E R 2 : S e t t i n g U p Y o u r S e r v e r ww w .g ateway .com 14 6 Swing the bezel out 45° from the front of the case, then disengag e the tabs on the r ight side of th e bezel from t he chassis and remove it.
Starting y our server www .gat ewa y .co m 15 Starting your server Before you star t your ser ver f or the firs t time: ■ Make su r e that th e server and moni tor are plugged into a power outlet or surge protector and that th e surge protector (if you ar e using one) is turned o n.
C H A P T E R 2 : S e t t i n g U p Y o u r S e r v e r ww w .g ateway .com 16 If nothing happens when you press the power button: ■ Ma ke su r e t ha t t h e po we r c ab le (s ) i s p lu gg ed in se cu r el y a nd th at your surge pr otec to r (if you are usin g one) is plugged in and turned on.
Setting up the operating system www .gat ewa y .co m 17 Setting up the operating system If you ordered your ser v er with the operating system already i n stalled by Gat eway , in most case s it is com plet ely in stall ed and the ba sic set tin gs ar e already configur ed.
C H A P T E R 2 : S e t t i n g U p Y o u r S e r v e r ww w .g ateway .com 18.
CHAPTER 3 19 Main taining Y our Ser ver • Caring for your ser v er • Pr ep aring f or system reco very • Syst em administration •I d e n t i f y i n g y o u r s e r v e r • Upd ating t he ba.
CHAPTER 3: Maintaini ng Your Server ww w .g ateway .com 20 Caring for your server T o extend the life of you r ser v er: ■ B e c a r e f u l n o t t o b u m p o r d r o p y o u r s e rv e r . ■ When transp orting your se rver , we recommend that you put it in th e orig inal packaging ma teri als .
Preparing for system recovery www .gat ewa y .co m 21 Cleaning t he keyboard Y ou should clean the keyboard occasionally by using an aer osol can of air with a narrow , straw-li ke extension to remove dust and l int tr apped unde r the keys .
CHAPTER 3: Maintaini ng Your Server ww w .g ateway .com 22 System administration Gateway System Manager Gateway System Manager (GSM) lets you manage multiple compu te rs on a Windo ws network from a single window , then implement commands and policies across the net work with a single ac tion.
Identifying yo ur server www .gat ewa y .co m 23 2 Sel ect t he Securi ty menu, then selec t the password to remov e. 3 Enter the current pas sword , then press E NTER . 4 F or the new passwor d, leav e the password fi eld blank, then press E NTER . The password is r emoved.
CHAPTER 3: Maintaini ng Your Server ww w .g ateway .com 24 4 Run the update uti lity on the USB Dis k-on-k ey devi ce. Using your Server Companion DVD Y ou ca n use your Ser v er Companio n DVD to: .
Using your Server Compan ion DVD www .gat ewa y .co m 25 Installing drivers and programs Y ou ca n install dr iv ers and p rogr ams di rectly onto the se rver by us ing the Server Compa nion DVD . Y ou can also extract drivers onto diskette fr om the DVD at any Windows workstation.
CHAPTER 3: Maintaini ng Your Server ww w .g ateway .com 26 3 At the command l ine, change directories to th e USB Dis k-on-k ey device. 4 Run th e update utilit y batchfile on the USB Disk- on-k ey device .
CHAPTER 4 27 Installing Components • Preparin g to inst all compon ents • Pr eventing stat ic electri city disch ar ge • Opening the server case • Closing the ser ver case • Installing and r.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 28 Preparing to in stall components Selecting a place to work W o rk on your server in an ar ea that: ■ Is clean (avoid dusty areas). ■ Is a low-sta tic envir o nment (a void carpeted areas). ■ Has a stable surface on which to set your ser ver .
Opening th e server case www .gat ewa y .co m 29 Cauti on ESD c an per manent ly d amage electrostatic discharge-sensitive components in the ser ver . Prevent ESD dama ge by followin g ESD g uidelines every time you open the ser ver case. ■ Av oid w or king on the server when your work area is extremely humid.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 30 6 Loosen the two th umbscrews (1) on the back of the cov er . 7 Slide the cov er (2) toward the back of the case, then remov e it from the case.
Installing a nd removing drives www .gat ewa y .co m 31 Installing and re moving drives Y our server ’ s basic configu ration includes one opt ical drive and as man y as 10 3.5-inch SA T A o r SAS hot-swap hard drives . Y ou can also a dd an optional diskette drive.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 32 If you are r emoving th e optical driv e from the rack c onfiguration, pr ess the release tab (1) marked “ P USH” and pull the opti cal driv e (2) out of the chassis. 6 Remove the four screws (3) fr om the si des of the optical dri v e.
Installing a nd removing drives www .gat ewa y .co m 33 8 Push the op tical drive into the cas e until it clicks into place. 9 Attach the 44-pin optical drive cabl e and the power cabl e to the back of the optical d rive . 10 Reinsta ll the bez el, if requir ed, by snapping it int o place on th e front of the chass is .
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 34 Imp ort ant The hard drive c arriers shown in these illustr ations may look diff erent than the actual hard driv e carrier s in your server .
Installing a nd removing drives www .gat ewa y .co m 35 4 Make su r e that the tray’ s release lever is open, t hen slide th e new drive fully into the empty h ot-swap drive bay and push the lever back into place. Filling empty drive bays Empty drive bays in the server must be filled b y drive tra ys with dummy har d drives installed.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 36 Imp ort ant The hard drive c arriers shown in these illustr ations may look diff erent than the actual hard driv e carrier s in your server .
Installing a nd removing drives www .gat ewa y .co m 37 7 Secure the diskette driv e into the carrier with the two screws (6) included in the option al diskette drive installa tion kit. 8 Push the diske tte drive assem bly into the dr ive bay until it snaps into place.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 38 Installing memory Cauti on Use only 667 Mhz co mpliant, 240-pin, SDRAM register ed ECC, DIMM memory modules. Y o ur ser ver su ppo r ts fro m 5 12 MB to 3 2 G B o f to ta l m emo r y w it h fu ll y-b uf fere d (FB-DI MM) support.
Installi ng memory www .gat ewa y .co m 39 4 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB ---- 2 GB 1 G B 1 G B 1 G B 1 G B ---- 4 G B 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB ---- 8 GB 4 G B 4 G B 4 G B 4 G B ---- 1 6 G B 512 MB - 512 MB.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 40 T o instal l or replace memor y : 1 F ollow the ins tructions in “P rev enting sta tic ele ctricity disc harg e” on page 28 . Make sure that you turn off the ser ver , th en unplug the power cord(s) and all other cables con nected to the ser ver .
Installing a nd removing PCI expan sion cards www .gat ewa y .co m 41 5 F ollow the ins tructions in “Closing the ser ver case” on page 30 . 6 T urn on the ser ver and open the BIOS setup utility . V erify the System Memory listed in the Main menu.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 42 Cauti on Do not touch the contacts on the bottom part o f the exp ansion car d. T ouching the con tac ts ca n cau se e lec tros tati c da ma ge to t he ca rd.
Replacing system fans www .gat ewa y .co m 43 Replacing system fans This server contains tw o system fans seated in a fan cage on th e fan board. These fans maintain the ideal t emperature f or the system board, backplane , and disk drives . If one fan fails, the speed of the other fan incr eases.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 44 Replac ing the fan c age and fan boar d T o rep lace th e fan ca ge and t he fan boa rd: 1 F ollow the ins tructions in “P rev enting sta tic ele ctricity disc harg e” on page 28 .
Replacing system fans www .gat ewa y .co m 45 7 Slide the f an board away from the pow e r supply (5), then remov e i t from the chass is (6). 8 Place t he new fan board on the standoff s in the chassis, then slide it towar d the power sup ply to lock it down .
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 46 Replacing or addi ng a processor Wa r n in g Pr ocessors and heat sinks may be hot if the computer has been run ning . Before replacin g a processor or heat sink, all ow th em to cool for s evera l min utes.
Replacin g or adding a processor www .gat ewa y .co m 47 6 Unlock the load lever (1) and l ift it up, then open t he load plate (2) to release the processor . 7 Lift the processor (3) out of the socket and place it in a static-free bag or case for storage .
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 48 Cauti on The heat sink has T hermal In terface Material ( TIM) l ocated on the bottom of it. Use caution when you unpack the heatsink so y ou do not damage the TIM. If you are re using the origin al heatsink, make sure that the TIM on the bottom of the heatsink is not damaged.
Replac ing a powe r supply module a nd power bo ard www .gat ewa y .co m 49 5 Push the new power supply module into the ser ver , with the retaining clip on the top, unt il it cl icks into pla ce. 6 Reconnect the AC power c ord for the new power supply module.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 50 5 Disconnect the main power , CPU p o wer , back plane po wer , I 2 C power , and midplane power ca bles . S ee “S ystem board” on page 5 for the location of the connectors on the system board.
Replac ing the hot-sw ap backplan es www .gat ewa y .co m 51 Replacing the hot -swap backplanes Cauti on The hot-swap backplane is not hot-swappable. Befo re removi ng or replacing the backplane, y ou.
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 52 10 Remove the backplane and place it in a static-free bag for storage. 11 Holding the new backplane by the edges only , align it with the locking tabs on the har d drive cage , then place it on the l ocking tabs and slide it up.
Installin g and removing a mezz anine board www .gat ewa y .co m 53 Installing and removi ng a mezzanine board This ser ver has two types of opti onal mezza n ine boards. They include a 2-channel SAS m ezzanine board and a 2-channel SAS mezza n ine board with RAID and batt er y backup .
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 54 The cable fr om the first mini -SAS connector (por t 0-3) on the mezzanine board shoul d be connected to th e mini-SAS connector on the backpla.
Replacing the CMOS battery www .gat ewa y .co m 55 Replacing the CMOS battery Wa r n in g Da nger of expl osion if ba ttery is incorr ectly replac ed. Replace on ly with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufactur er. Dispose of or recycle used batteries by tak ing t hem to a ha zard ous was te facilit y .
CHAPTER 4: Insta lling Components ww w .g ateway .com 56 Replacing the system board T o repl ace the sy stem board: 1 F ollow the ins tructions in “P rev enting sta tic ele ctricity disc harg e” on page 28 . Make sure that you turn off the ser ver , th en unplug the power cord(s) and all other cables con nected to the ser ver .
Replac ing the system boar d www .gat ewa y .co m 57 9 Slide the system board towar d the fr ont o f the ser v er until it is free of the six retaining s tandoffs (1), then lif t the board from the ch assis. 10 Place the old system board in a static-free bag for storage.
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CHAPTER 5 59 U sing the BIOS S e tup Utilit y • O pening the BIOS S etup utilit y •U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S • Reset ting the BIOS.
CHAPTER 5: Using the BIO S Setup Utility ww w .g ateway .com 60 Opening the BIOS Setup utility The BIOS Set up utility stores basic settings fo r your server . These settings include basic hardware configuration, resource settings, and password security .
Recover ing the BIOS www .gat ewa y .co m 61 T o update the BIOS under W inPE: 1 Pr int the a ppendix f or “BIOS Settings” on page 107 . 2 Rest art you r server , the n pr ess F2 when the Gateway logo scr een appears duri ng star tup. 3 Record any custom BIOS setti ngs on your printout.
CHAPTER 5: Using the BIO S Setup Utility ww w .g ateway .com 62 3 Install a jumper across p ins 1-2 of header J59-E. Cauti on Moving the jumper while the power is on ca n dama ge yo ur serv er . Alw ays t urn o ff the ser v e r and unplug the p ower cords and all oth er c ables before c hanging the jumper.
Resetting the BIOS www .gat ewa y .co m 63 Resetting the BIOS Y ou ca n use two me thods to clear a l l BIOS S etup settin gs and return them to the factory defaults: ■ Pr ess th e power and reset buttons on the front of the se rver . ■ Move the Clear CMOS jumper on the system board.
CHAPTER 5: Using the BIO S Setup Utility ww w .g ateway .com 64 8 Remove the jumper from pins 1-2. 9 F ollow the ins tructions in “Closing the ser ver case” on page 30 . Resetting BIOS pass words T o reset BIO S passwor ds, you must ei ther r eset and cl ear all BIOS settings, or use the Clear P assword jumper .
CHAPTER 6 65 T roubleshooting • T elephone support • T utoring and training • Saf ety guid elines • Error mess ages • Understanding se nsors and sensor r e adi ngs • T r oubleshooting.
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 66 T elephone support Before calling Gateway Customer Care If you hav e a technical problem with you r ser v er , follow these r ecommendations before contacting Gatewa y Customer C are: ■ Make sure that y o ur server is connected corr ec tly to a gr ounded AC outlet that is supply ing pow er .
Tutoring and tra ining www .gat ewa y .co m 67 T elephone suppo rt Gateway offers a wide range of customer ser vice, techn ical suppor t, and inform ation ser vice s .
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 68 Safety guidelines While trouble shooting your server , f ollow these safety guideli nes: ■ Never r emove the top panel whi le your ser ve r is turned on and while th e modem cable and the power cords are conn ected.
Erro r messa ges www .gat ewa y .co m 69 Inv alid Boot Diskette A diskette was fou nd in the dri ve , b ut it is no t configured as a bootab le diskette. Dri ve N ot Ready The BIOS was unable to ac cess the driv e because it in dicated it was not re ady for data transf er .
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 70 Primary Slave Driv e - A T API In c ompatible The IDE/A T API device c onfigured as P rim ar y Sla ve failed an A T API c ompatibility t e st . Th is m es sa g e i s ty p i ca ll y d i s p l a y e d wh e n t h e B I OS i s t ry i n g t o d e t ec t a n d configure IDE/A T API devices in POST .
Erro r messa ges www .gat ewa y .co m 71 Check ing NVRAM..Up date F ailed BIOS could n ot write to t he NVRAM block . This message a ppears when th e FLASH par t is write -protec ted or if t here is no FLA SH par t (System uses a PROM or EPROM). Microcod e Error BIOS coul d not find or load the CPU Microcode Update to the CPU .
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 72 Interrupt Contr oller-2 error BIOS POST coul d not initialize the Slav e Interru pt C ontroller . This may indicate a problem with system hardware . CMOS messages CMOS Date/Time Not S et The CMOS Date and/ or Time are inv alid.
Unde rstandi ng sen sors an d sens or re adings www .gat ewa y .co m 73 F an SY S F AN 2 Norm al oper atin g ra nge 1771. 79 RPM Vo lta g e Syste m 12V Normal operating range 12.04 Vol ts V oltage System 5V Normal operating range 5.0652 Volts Vo lta g e Syste m 5V S TBY Normal operating range 4.
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 74 T roubleshooting First steps Wa r n in g T o avoid bodily injury, do not att empt to troubleshoot your s erver pro blem if : - The power cor ds or .
Troubl eshooting www .gat ewa y .co m 75 Beep codes Whenever a re cover able error occurs during t he power-on self-test (POST ), the BIOS displays an error message that describes the pr oblem.
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 76 LED information See th e following table for a descr iption of th is serv er’ s LEDs and the inform ation they provide: 9 The R OM checksum va lue does not ma tch the valu e encoded in t he BIOS. Same as f or 4 beeps .
Troubl eshooting www .gat ewa y .co m 77 Diagnostic LEDs The BIOS sends a 1-byte hex code to port 80 pri or to each POST task. T hese code s are dis play ed on eight or ange LEDs , loca ted on th e syst em board and available at the back of the ser ver chassis .
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 78 C6 Re -enable ca che fo r boot strap proc essor . C7 Early CPU In it Ex it. 0A Initializ e the 8042 compa tible key boar d cont roller . 0B Dete ct th e presence o f PS/2 m ouse. 0 C D e t e c t t h e p r e s e n c e o f k e yb o a r d i n K B C p o rt .
Troubl eshooting www .gat ewa y .co m 79 60 Ini tialize NUM-LOCK status and programs t he KBD typem a tic rate. 75 Initialize Int -13 and pr epare for IPL det ection. 78 Initializ e IPL device s contr olled by BIO S and option RO Ms. 7A Initializ e remai ning op tion ROMs .
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 80 Bootbloc k initialization co de checkpoints The Bootb lock initialization code sets up th e chipset, memor y , an d othe r components bef ore system memory is available.
Troubl eshooting www .gat ewa y .co m 81 Bootbloc k recovery code che ckpoints The bootblock r ecovery code gets cont rol when th e BIOS determines tha t a BIOS rec overy needs to occur because the user has for ced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt.
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 82 DIM code checkpoint s The De vice Initiali zation Manager (D IM) gets control at various time s during BIO S POST to ini tializ e differ ent sy st em bus es. The foll owing ta ble de scri bes t he main checkpoints where the DIM module is ac cessed.
Troubl eshooting www .gat ewa y .co m 83 Optica l drive Y our se r v er does not r ec ognize an opti cal dri ve ■ Restar t y our ser v er , t hen open the BIOS Setup utility by pressing and holding F2 while you r ser ver r estar ts . Make sure that the IDE contr ollers are enabled.
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 84 Y ou rec eiv e a “Non -syst em disk” or “ di sk error” er ror messag e ■ Eject the diskette fr om the diskette driv e, then pr ess E NTER . ■ Make sure that your ha r d drive has an acti v e par tition.
Troubl eshooting www .gat ewa y .co m 85 Monitor Y our ser v er is runn ing but there is no pic ture ■ Adjust the brightn ess and contrast controls to the center position. ■ Make s ur e th a t the monitor is plug ged in and turned o n . I f the monitor is turned o n, the power LED should be lit.
CHAPT ER 6: Troub leshoot ing ww w .g ateway .com 86 Processor Y our serv er doe s not re cogniz e a ne w proc essor ■ Make sure that t he proce ssor is f ully seated in its s ocket. The processor should be recognized au t omati cally if it is installed correctl y .
APPENDIX A 87 Ser ver Specifica tions • S ystem specifi cations • System board specification s • Environmental s pecifications • Elec tr onic specification s • Additional specifi ca tions.
APPENDIX A: Server Specification s ww w .g ateway .com 88 System specifications Case 17 × 8. 66 × 27.56 inches (432 × 220 × 70 0 mm) Con vertible from tow er to r a ck -mountable Wei gh t Minim um w eight (no bez el, pow er supplie s, ha rd dr ives , opti cal drive, diskette drive , fans, PCAs , cables, and so on) - 55.
System board specifica tions www .gat ewa y .co m 89 System board specifications Proces sor Dual L GA 771-pin sockets 667 MHz to 1333 MH z F ront Side Bus (FSB) Supports as man y as two Int el Xeo n DP (Du al Cor e) CPU s (3.
APPENDIX A: Server Specification s ww w .g ateway .com 90 Environmental specifications The f ollowing specific ations identify maximum en vironment al conditions . At no time should the server run under conditions whic h violate these specifications .
Electro nic specifications www .gat ewa y .co m 91 Interrupts Imp ort ant If you disable a n IDE controller to free the interrupt for tha t controller, you must physical ly unplug the IDE cabl e from the system board . Simply disabling the drive by config uring the BIOS opti on does not make the in t errupt available.
APPENDIX A: Server Specification s ww w .g ateway .com 92 Processor pow er connecto r (J5) 8 P ower good 9 Stand by +5 V 10 +1 2 V 11 +12 V 12 +3 .3 V 13 +3.
Electro nic specifications www .gat ewa y .co m 93 VGA conn ector (J24) Mini-SA S connector s (J50) Pin Signal Name 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 No connec tion 5 GND 6G N D 7 GND 8G N D 9 +5 V 10 GND 11 No .
APPENDIX A: Server Specification s ww w .g ateway .com 94 Floppy c ontroller connec tor (J49) A1 Ground A2 SA T A_RX 1_C_D P A3 SA T A _RX1_C _DN A4 Ground A5 SA T A _RX2_C _DP A6 SA T A_RX 2_C_D N A7.
Electro nic specifications www .gat ewa y .co m 95 Serial port conne ctor (J15 ) Keyboa rd and Mouse con nectors 25 GND 26 TRK_0_N 27 MSEN 0 28 WPRO TEC T_N 29 GND 30 RD A T A_N 31 GND 32 HDSEL_N 33 G.
APPENDIX A: Server Specification s ww w .g ateway .com 96 External US B c onnectors I 2 C (SMBus) connect or Additional specifications F or more information about your server , such as memo ry size, hard drive size, and processor type, visit Gateway ’ s eSuppo rt page at support .
APPENDIX B 97 BIOS Settings.
APPENDIX B: BIO S Settings ww w .g ateway .com 98 If you ever need to restore your BIOS settings, such a s after a system board change, a r e cor d of the settings will make the process much easier . Y ou can print this ap pendix, th en record your cus t om B IOS settings on the prin t out.
www .gat ewa y .co m 99 Hardw are P refet cher Enabled Disabled Adjacent Cache Line Pr efetch Enabled Disabled Virtualization T echnolog y (VT) Enabled Disabled Memory Configurat ion M e mo ry P erf o.
APPENDIX B: BIO S Settings ww w .g ateway .com 100 Lega cy I DE Channels SA T A Only PATA P r i , S ATA s e c S ATA P r i , PATA sec PAT A o n l y Con fig ure SA T A a s IDE RAID ACHI Prim ar y IDE Master (auto -detected) Selects IDE Configu r ation sub-menu.
www .gat ewa y .co m 101 Super I/O Configurat ion Onboar d Floppy C ontr oller Disabled Enabled Flo pp y A Disabled 1.44 MB 3½” 2.88 MB 3½” Serial P ort 1 Address Disabled 3F8 2F8 2E8 Serial P o.
APPENDIX B: BIO S Settings ww w .g ateway .com 102 Onboard ESB2 NIC Disabled Enabled NIC 1 PXE f unction Disabled Enabled NIC 2 PXE f unction Disabled Enabled PCI- X slot1 Option ROM Disabled Enabled .
www .gat ewa y .co m 103 nth Dr iv e V aries (Sp ecifies boot sequenc e fro m the av ailabl e devices.) Removabl e Drive 1st Dr ive V aries (S pecifi es boot sequenc e fro m the av ailabl e devices.) nth Dr ive V aries ( Speci fies boot sequenc e fro m the av ailabl e devices.
APPENDIX B: BIO S Settings ww w .g ateway .com 104 Ser v er Syst em Management Se rve r B oa rd P art Nu mb er : Server Board Serial Number : NIC 1 MAC Addr ess: NIC 2 MAC Addr ess: Syst em P a rt Num.
www .gat ewa y .co m 105 The f o l lowing second level submenus are accessed from the submenu indica ted in the first c olumn. BMC Firmware Revision View BMC Event Log Prov ide s da ta on even t log C.
APPENDIX B: BIO S Settings ww w .g ateway .com 106 LBA Mode Device LBA mode Block Mode Device bl ock mode PIO Mode Device PIO m o de Asy nc DMA Dev ice Async DMA mode Ultra D MA Device U ltra DM A mode S.
www .gat ewa y .co m 107 Device #1 Only displ a yed if a device is detected . Inclu des a DeviceID strin g r eturn ed by th e USB device. Emulation T ype Auto Flo pp y Fo rc ed F DD Hard Disk CDROM Device #n Only displ a yed if a device is detected . Inclu des a DeviceID strin g r eturn ed by th e USB device.
APPENDIX B: BIO S Settings ww w .g ateway .com 108.
APPENDIX C 109 Safe t y , Regulator y , and L egal I nf ormation.
APPENDIX C: Saf ety, Regulatory, and Legal Infor mation ww w .g ateway .com 110 Important safety information Wa r n in g Alway s fol low th ese in struc tions to he lp guard aga inst person al injury and da mage to you r Ga teway syste m.
www .gat ewa y .co m 111 Regulatory compl iance statements United States of Americ a Federal Com munications Commi ssion (FCC) Unintentio nal emitte r per FCC Part 15 FCC Part 15 Class A Statem ent Th.
APPENDIX C: Saf ety, Regulatory, and Legal Infor mation ww w .g ateway .com 112 FCC declarat ion of conformit y Respons ible party : Gateway C o mpanies, Inc.
www .gat ewa y .co m 113 Laser safety statement All Ga tew ay sys tems equippe d with CD an d DVD dri ves c omply wi th the a ppropr iat e safe ty stand ards , includ ing IEC 825.
APPENDIX C: Saf ety, Regulatory, and Legal Infor mation ww w .g ateway .com 114 Notices Copyright © 2 0 06 Gateway , Inc. All Rights Reser ved 7565 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 -2930 USA All Rights Reserved Thi s publi cat ion is p rot ected b y cop yrig ht and al l r ight s are reserv ed.
115 Numerics 5.25-inch drive loca tion 2 A accessories safety preca utions 110 ACPI runt ime checkpoints 82 add-in card see card administrator password 22 Advanced menu BIOS Setu p utility 60 B backpl.
Index www .gat ewa y .co m 116 connector 5 loca tion 5 fill ing empt y drive b ays 35 finding specific ations 88 , 96 front panel connector 5 G Gateway Customer Care 66 Learning Libraries 67 Web addre.
Index www .gat ewa y .co m 117 static electricity 28 surge protectors 12 troubleshooting 85 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) 13 power board replacing 48 power distribution board install ing 49 power.
Index w ww.gateway .com 118 power source problems 12 processor 86 safety guidelines 68 technical support 66 telephone support 66 video 85 turning off server 16 turning on s erver 15 type codes sensor .
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