Setting Up Your Server 3-21TURNING ON THE SERVERPower on your system as follows.1. Make sure all external devices, such as a video display, keyboard, and mouse (optional)have been connected, and the power cords are connected.2. Power on the video display and any other external devices.NOTE: If the server power cord(s) is connected to a power controlunit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), make sure that thepower control unit is powered on.3. Open the front bezel.4. Press the POWER switch.The POWER LED on the front of the server comes on.IDNMIB2ID1After a few seconds your system begins the internal Power-On Self Test (POST). POSTautomatically checks the system board, CPU module, memory, keyboard, and mostinstalled peripheral devices.IMPORTANT: Always allow POST to complete before powering down yoursystem. The server management logic on your system board monitors andlogs system voltage changes. When powering down your systemyou may experience a 30-second delay from the time you press thepush-button power on/off switch on the front panel and your systempowering down. This is normal system operation and is required bythe server management logic.If you have problems powering on your system, see Chapter 8.After you have successfully powered on your system, insert the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVDinto the optical disk drive, reboot the system and follow the screen prompts to run NECEXPRESSBUILDER.POWER switchPOWER LED
