IBM xSeries 346 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

Also see for xSeries 346: Installation guide User guide Configuration and options guide Option installation guide User guide

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Chapter 1. IntroductionThe IBM Eserver™ that can be upgraded to a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)server through a microprocessor upgrade.Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities were keyconsiderations in the design of your server. These design features make it possiblefor you to customize the system hardware to meet your needs today and provideflexible expansion capabilities for the future.The server comes with a limited warranty. For more information about the terms ofthe warranty, see the warranty appendix in the Installation Guide.The server contains IBM Enterprise X-Architecture ™ technologies, which helpincrease performance and reliability.You can obtain up-to-date information about the server and other IBM serverproducts at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/.For service or assistance information, see Appendix A, “Getting help and technicalassistance,” on page 111.Related documentationThis Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide is provided inPortable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. Itcontains information to help you solve the problem yourself or to provide helpfulinformation to a service technician.In addition to this Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide, thefollowing xSeries 346 Types 8840 and 1880 documentation is provided with yourserver:v Installation GuideThis printed document contains setup and installation instructions.v Rack Installation InstructionsThis printed document contains the instructions to install your server in a rack.v Safety BookThis multilingual document is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries DocumentationCD. It contains translated versions of the caution and danger statements thatappear in the documentation for your server. Each caution and danger statementhas an assigned number, which you can use to locate the correspondingstatement in your native language.v User’s GuideThis document is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. Itcontains general information about your server, including information aboutfeatures, how to configure your server, how to use the ServerGuide ™ Setup andInstallation CD, and how to get help.v Option Installation GuideThis document is provided in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. Itcontains instructions to install, remove, and connect optional devices supportedby your server.© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004 1