NEC Express5800 120Ld User Manual

Contents

Contents vRemoving and Installing a Pentium III Processor.........................................................4-9DIMMs ........................................................................................................................4-11Option Boards...................................................................................................................4-14Installation Considerations ..........................................................................................4-14Installing an Option Board ..........................................................................................4-14Removing an Option Board.........................................................................................4-16Installing a RAID Controller Board .................................................................................4-17Hard Disk Drives ..............................................................................................................4-18Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive in a Hot-swap Bay ...................................4-18Installing or Swapping a Hard Disk Drive in a Standard SCSI Disk Drive Bay.........4-23Removable Media Devices...............................................................................................4-26Removing the 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive Mounting Assembly ......................................4-27Installing a 5.25-Inch Media Device ...........................................................................4-28Removing a 5.25-Inch Device.....................................................................................4-32Problem Solving........................................................................................................................5-1Problem Solving .................................................................................................................5-2Static Precautions ...............................................................................................................5-2Troubleshooting Checklists ................................................................................................5-3Initial System Startup ....................................................................................................5-3Running New Application Software .............................................................................5-4After System Has Been Running Correctly...................................................................5-5Diagnostic Testing..............................................................................................................5-6Error Checking ..............................................................................................................5-6Troubleshooting Guide..................................................................................................5-6Preparing the System for Diagnostic Testing ........................................................5-6Monitoring POST ..................................................................................................5-7Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Indicators .........................................5-8Confirming Loading of the Operating System ......................................................5-8Specific Problems and Corrective Actions .........................................................................5-9Power LED Does Not Light ..........................................................................................5-9Incorrect or No Beep Code..........................................................................................5-10No Characters Appear on Screen ................................................................................5-10Characters are Distorted or Incorrect ..........................................................................5-11System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate ..........................................................................5-11Diskette Drive Activity LED Does Not Light.............................................................5-11CD-ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light .........................................................5-12Problems with Application Software ..........................................................................5-12Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected ...........................................................................5-12Problems with the Network ..............................................................................................5-13Plug and Play Installation Tips.........................................................................................5-14BIOS User’s Information..................................................................................................5-14POST Error Codes and Messages ...............................................................................5-14How to Identify BIOS and BMC Revision Levels ...........................................................5-18BIOS Revision Level Identification ............................................................................5-18BMC Revision Level Identification ............................................................................5-18System Cabling ........................................................................................................................A-1System Cabling..................................................................................................................A-2Before You Begin..............................................................................................................A-2Static Precautions ..............................................................................................................A-2Standard Configuration......................................................................................................A-3RAID Configuration ..........................................................................................................A-5