User ManualTable of ContentsContents3Preface9About This Book9Who Should Read This Book9How This Manual is Organized9Conventions Used in This Book10Declaration of Conformity11System Overview3Where to Start13System Features15Documentation Set17Getting Additional Help19Configuring the System Board3Overview21System Board Features22ESD Precautions23Major Components24Jumper Settings25Upgrading the Memory27Installing SIMMs29Removing SIMMs30Reconfiguring the System31SCSI Feature32Positioning the System33Rear Panel Features35Opening the System36Installing Drives38Removing the Upper Front Panel Cover and Frame38Installing a 3.5-inch Peripheral Drive39Installing a 5.25-inch Peripheral Drive41Removing a 5.25-inch Peripheral Drive42Installing a Hot Plug Fixed Disk Drive43Installing and Removing Expansion Boards44Identifying Expansion Boards44Installing an Expansion Board45Removing an Expansion Board47Understanding the CPU Boards4System Baseboard Support49Installing CPU Boards50Using the BIOS Setup Utility4When to Use the BIOS Setup Utility53Entering Setup55Basic System Configuration56Date and Time58Diskette Drives59IDE Fixed Disk Drives59System Memory61Math Coprocessor61Video Display61Communication Settings62Hard Disk Block Mode62Advanced PIO Mode63Hard Disk Size > 504 MB63Hard Drive 32-Bit Access63Num Lock After Boot63Memory Test63Auto-Configuration Mode63Fast Boot Mode64Advanced System Configuration65Shadow RAM65System Memory Parity66Memory at 15 MB- 16 MB66E0000h - FFFFFh (System BIOS)66C0000h - C7FFFh (Video BIOS)67Guaranteed Access Time (Parity Memory Only)67Highest Priority Device for PCI Arbitration (Parity Memory Only)67PCI System Configuration69PCI Slot Number69VGA Palette Snoop70On Board SCSI70System Security Setup71Disk Drive Control71Onboard Communication Ports73Setup Password76Power-On Password76Loading Setup Default Settings78Leaving Setup79Fixed Disk Types80Using the System Utilities5Identifying the System Utilities87Using the AFlash BIOS Utility88Functions88Procedure89Using the EISA Configuration Utility91Installing an Expansion Board92System Requirements92Using the EISA Configuration Utility92What If It Will Not Boot?93Menus94Configuring the Computer97Configuring the System Memory98Configuring an ISA Option Without a CFG File102Avoiding Resource Conflicts102Options103350 Watt Power Supply Requirements5Types of Power Supply Requirements109Input Requirements110Output Requirements112Error Messages6Types of Error Messages113Software Error Messages114System Error Messages115Correcting Error Conditions118Sample Configurations6Types of Sample Configurations121Sample Standard Configuration122Installing the Hardware122Configuring the System Settings123Configuring the PCI Adapters126Configuring the SCSI Adapters and Drives128Configuring the Memory and Other Baseboard Settings129Sample RAID Configuration132Installing the Hardware132Configuring the System Settings133Configuring the PCI Adapters136Configuring the SCSI Adapters and Drives137Configuring the Memory and Other Baseboard Settings139Configuring the Mylex RAID Array Group141Hot Plug Backplane6Features143Major Components144Hot Plug Backplane145Hot Plug SCSI Drive Tray146SCSI Channel Configurations147Installation151Using the System Board SCSI Connectors151Using a RAID Controller Board155Single-Channel Configuration147Dual-Channel Configuration149Using the Hot Plug Feature157System Support Log7Preface159Support Services161System Numbers161NCR On-Site Hardware Support Services162NCR Support Phone Numbers162Placing a Hardware Support Call163Placing a Software Support Call165Hardware Records166Different Types of Logs166Software Records177Current System Configuration191Adapter Board Locations191System Equipment List191Hardware Configuration Report191Preventive Maintenance199General Customer Preventive Maintenance Guidelines200General Customer Preventive Maintenance Procedures201Installation Records207Customer Support Agreement209List of NCR Support Telephone Numbers211NCR Faxback System211United States Support211Other Areas Support212Index213Size: 1.09 MBPages: 216Language: EnglishOpen manual