1 Altos R720 Installation Configuration GuideThis article describes the Altos R720 Installation Configuration guide:• Hardware parts give you a briefly and quick hardware information aboutAltos R720• The operating system installation tips.Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R720 InstallationConfiguration GuideThe Altos R910 Installation Configuration Guide would be updated on amonthly basis. Please download the latest release from the Support Websitehttp://support.acer-euro.comINTRODUCTION

Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide

HARDWARE SPECIFICATION

BOARD LAYOUT

DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE

OS INSTALLATION TIPS

Software Required

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation

IOAT Driver Installation

Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack Installation

Chipset Driver Installation

ATI ES1000 Installation

Drivers Required

Intel RAID Web Console Installation

Configuring integrated SAS RAID

Installation Tips

APPENDIX A: INTEGRATED SAS RAID CREATION

Acer Altos R720 Installation &  Configuration Manual

fcc notice

laser compliance statement

important safety instructions

System tour

Features summary

External and internal structure

Front panel

front panel led indicators

Rear panel

Internal components

System boards

Backplane and mid-plane board

sas mid-plane board

System diagnostic LEDs

System jumpers

System setup

Setting up the system

Connecting peripherals

Turning on the system

Power-on problems

Configuring the system OS

Turning off the system

System upgrade

Installation precautions

Post-installation instructions

Opening the server

Removing and installing the front bezel

Removing and installing the top cover

Removing and installing the CPU air duct

Removing the CPU air dam

Removing and installing the air baffles

Removing and installing storage devices

Removing and installing a slim-line optical drive

Installing and removing a FDD

Installing a tape drive

Installing a sixth HDD

Removing and installing a PCI card

Removing and installing the PCI riser board

Replacing a system fan

Upgrading the CPU

Upgrading the system memory

DDR2 module population order

Installing and removing a power supply

Removing and installing an ARMC/3 module

Removing and installing the SAS mid-plane board

Removing and installing the SAS/SATA backplane board

Configuring the integrated SAS hardware RAID components

Removing and installing the RAID cache

Removing and installing the RAID BBU

BIOS setup

Entering BIOS setup

Using the BIOS menus

Advanced

mass storage

serial port

Security

Server Management

console redirection

system information

Boot Options

Boot Manager

Error Manager

Exit

Upgrading the BIOS

Troubleshooting

Resetting the system

First steps checklist

Hardware diagnostic testing

Specific problems and corrective actions

Error beep codes

ARMC/3 module error beep codes

Diagnostic POST code LEDs

Appendix A: Acer Altos R720 rack installation guide

Setting up the system rack

System rack installation

Vertical mounting hole pattern

Installing the system into the rack

configuration

Configuring the integrated SAS hardware RAID

Index

Altos R720 Series

configuration guide

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

VGA Driver Installation

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID

RAID Utility Installation

Configuring integrated SAS hardware RAID 2

Network Utility Installation

Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 EM64T Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 2 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 2 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 EM64T Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 Installation (with integrated SAS hardware RAID)