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Acer Altos G700 series User’ s guide Model G701 AA G701 - EN.book Page i Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
Changes may be made peri odically to the infor mation in this publication without obligation to notify any person o f such revision or changes. Such changes will be incorpor ated in new editions of this ma nual or supplementary document s and publications.
iii Notices FCC notice Class A devices do not h ave an FCC logo o r FCC IDE on the label. Class B dev ices have an FCC logo or FCC IDE on the label. Once the class of the device is determined, refer to the foll owing corresponding statement.
iv Notice: Shield cables All connections to other c omputing devices must be made using shielded cables to maintain compliance with FCC regu lation s. Notice: Periph eral devices Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certified to comply with the Class A or Class B limits may be attached to this equip ment.
v Important safety instructions Read these instructions carefully . Save these instructions for future reference. 1 Follow all warnings and instruct ions marked on the product. 2 Unplug this product from the wall outlet before c leaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
vi d If the product does not operate normally wh en the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions si nce improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the produ ct to normal condition.
vii Notices iii FCC notice iii Laser compliance stateme nt iv Important safety instructions v 1 System tour 1 Features summary 3 External and internal structure 4 Front bezel 4 Front panel 5 Rear pane.
viii Installing a hard disk into the hot-swappable cage hard disk carrier 38 Installing the ho t-sw appable cage 40 Installing and removi ng storage devices 41 Replacing th e 3.
ix To remove the Use r password 89 Exit 90 Appendix A ASM & RDM quick installation guide 93 Installing ASM 95 System requirements 95 System setup 95 Installing RDM 97 System requirements 97 RDM Co.
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1 System tour AA G701 - EN.book Page 1 Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
The Acer Altos G700 series server is a powerful dual-processor system lo aded with a host of new and innovative feat ures. The system offers a new standard fo r flexible productivity ideal for general busine ss applications, email, web service, file clustering and print services.
3 Featur es summary Highlighte d below are the system’ s key features: • Single or dua l I ntel ® Xeon TM processor • ServerWorks GC-LE core logic chipset consisting of three distinct component.
1 System tour 4 Exter nal and inter nal structur e Front bezel Note: One pair of system keys are pr ovided inside the accessory box. . No. Description 1 Power indicator 2 Hard disk activity indicator 3 System fault indicator 4 Hard disk fault indicator 5 Security keylock 6 Front bezel AA G701 - EN.
5 Front panel No. Description 1 CD-ROM drive Stop/Eject bu tton 2 CD-ROM drive activity ind icator 3 CD-ROM driv e 4 V olume co ntrol AA G701 - EN.book Page 5 Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
1 System tour 6 5 CD-ROM drive Headp hone/Earphone port 6 5.25-in ch half-h eight bays 7 HDD carrier 8 Altos G701 - hot-swappable cages 9 Floppy drive Eject button 10 Floppy drive 11 Floppy drive acti.
7 Rear panel No. Icon Description 1 Altos G701 model - Main power supply indicator 1 2 Main power supply fail indicator 2 3 Main power supply AC power indica tor 3 4 Main power supply cable socket AA G701 - EN.
1 System tour 8 5 PS/2 keyboard port 6 PS/2 mouse port 7 USB ports 8 RDM LAN port (10 Mbps) 4 9 Serial port 10 Parallel/printer port 11 VGA/monitor port 12 Gigabit LAN port (10/100/1000 Mbps) 13 Expan.
9 Internal components No. Description 1 Altos G701 model - Power supp ly module bay for redundant PSU 1 1 Though the sy stem s upports two hot-swappable power supply module bays, the system comes bundl ed with a single po wer supply module only.
1 System tour 10 System boar ds Mainboard layout The mainboard becomes accessible on ce you open the system. It should lo ok like the figur e shown be low AA G701 - EN.
11 Note: All mainboard features indicated on the table below apply to the Altos G701models. Item Description BT1 Battery BZ1 Buzzer CN1 +12V power connector CN2 A TX power connector CN3 Upper: RDM LAN.
1 System tour 12 JF2 Rear system fan connector JF5 and JF6 Fan P in out #1 #2 #3 System Front Fan 2 and 1 GND +12V Sense Pulse JP3 Power supply I 2 C connector JP5 SCSI backplane I 2 C connector JP11 .
13 U76 Vide o RAM U82 BIOS chipset U87 ServerW orks GC LE CSB5 chipset (south bridge) U91 PC87417 SIO - Super I/O chipset VRM1 O nboard VRMs (Voltage Regulator Module) Item Description AA G701 - EN.
1 System tour 14 Hot-swap HDD Cage layout Note: The hot-swap SCSI HDD Cage can not be cascaded for the Altos G701 model. Label Description 1 122-pin SAF-TE connector 2 Four 80-pin SCSI HDD connectors 3 68-pin SCSI HDD connector 4 80-pin SCSI HDD connector 5 6-pin I 2 C bus link AA G701 - EN.
2 System setup AA G701 - EN.book Page 15 Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
This chapter gives you instru ctions on how to set up your system. Procedur es on how to connect peripherals are also explained. AA G701 - EN.book Page 16 Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
17 Setting up the system Preinstall ation r equirements Selecting a site Before unpacking and installing the sy stem, selec t a suitabl e si te for the system for maximum efficiency .
2 System setup 18 Connecting peripherals The system unit, keyboard, mouse, and monitor constitute the basic system. Before connecting any othe r peripherals, co nnect these basic peripherals first to test if the system is running properly . Instructions on how to connect a printer is also described here, refer to page 21 .
19 Connecting the PS/2 mouse Plug the P S/2 mouse cabl e into the PS/2 mouse port (green port) located on the rear panel of the server . AA G701 - EN.book Page 19 Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
2 System setup 20 Connecting the VGA monitor T o connect the VGA monitor , simply plug the monitor cabl e into the VGA/monitor port (blue port) loc ated on the rear panel of the server .
21 Connecting a printer The system supports both par a llel and s erial p rinters. T o connect a parallel printer , plug the printe r cable into the paralle l/ printe r po rt (burgundy port) loc a ted on the rear panel of the server .
2 System setup 22 Connecting th e power cable Plug the power cable into the power cable socket located on the rear panel of the server . Then plug the other end of the power cable into a power outlet. The figure below sh ows a complete connection of the whole system.
23 T ur ning on the system After making sure that you have properly set up the system and connecte d all the req uir e d ca bles , you can now power on the system. T o power on the system, press the po wer button on the front panel. The system starts up and displays a welcome message.
2 System setup 24 Power - on problems If the system does not boot after you have applie d power , check the following factors that might ha ve caused the bo ot failure. • The external power cable may be loosely connected. Check the power cable connec tion from the power source to the power cable socke t on the rear panel.
25 Operating system configuration The Acer Altos G700 series serv er come s with Acer EasyBUILD TM that allows you to convenien tly install yo ur choice of operating system. T o start using EasyBUILD, follow the steps below . 1 Locate the EasyBUILD System CD in cluded in the system pac ka ge.
2 System setup 26 Network connection The server has two Local Area Netw ork (LAN) ports, both located on the rear panel, a 10/1 0 0/ 1 000 M b ps G i g a b i t L A N p o rt s u i t a ble f o r f a s t n e twork c o nn e c t i on and a 10 Mbps R D M LAN port for r emote server management.
27 T ower -to-rack option Aside from its tower configuration, the Acer Altos G700 series server can also be mounted in a rack-model position. A rack mo unt kit is available for customers who want to convert a tower-mounted system to rack-model design.
2 System setup 28 T ur ning of f the system T o turn of f the server , on th e Windows taskbar click on the Start button, point to Shut Down... , select Shut down fro m the drop-down w indow then click on OK . Y ou can then turn off all peripherals connected to your server .
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This chapter discuss the precautionary measures and installa tion procedures you need to know when upgradi ng the system. AA G701 - EN.book Page 30 Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
31 Upgrading the system Certain components of the server ar e upgradeab le such as the drive s, the CPU, the memory , an d the expansion cards. However , for safety purposes, we do not recommend th at you perfo rm these upgrades yourself.
3 Upgrading the system 32 3 Open the system according to the instructions on page 33 . 4 Follow th e ESD precautions described in this section when handling a server component. 5 Remove any expansion board(s) or peripheral(s) that block access to the DIMM socket or other component connector .
33 Opening the server Caution! Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off your system and all peripherals connected to it. Read the “Preinstallation instructions” on page 31 . Y ou need to open the server be fore you can install ad di tional components.
3 Upgrading the system 34 Note: The illustration below shows the Altos G701 server chassis. Removing the side panel 1 T urn off the system and all the peripherals connected to i t. 2 Unplug all cables from the power outlets. 3 Place the system unit on a flat, stable surface.
35 6 Slide th e left pane l slightly forward (2) , then upward (3) before detaching it from the chassis (4) . Removing the air baffle Once you removed the left panel, most of the syst em’ s internal components are still hidden from view by the air baf fle.
3 Upgrading the system 36 2 Pull out the air baf fle to remove it from the chassis. Caution! After completing the comp onent upgrade/replacem ent procedur es, do not fo rget to reinstall the air baffle befor e replacing the chassis panels.
37 Configuring the hot-swappable cage This section include s instructions f or removi ng and installing the hot-swappable cag e as well as pro ced ures on how to install a hard disk into th e cage’ s har d disk ca rrier . Note: The hot-swap SCSI HDD Cages can not be cascaded for Altos G701 model.
3 Upgrading the system 38 b SCSI drive power cabl e c SCSI drive fault LED cable 5 Pull out the cage from the chassis. Installing a hard disk into the hot-swappable cage hard disk carrier Note: Y ou need not remove the hot-swappable cage from the chassis to install a hard disk into the cage’ s hard disk carrier .
39 2 Remove the four screws to open th e h ard disk carrier . Keep t he screws for later use. 3 When applicable, pull out any p r eviously installed hard disk. 4 Install a hard disk on th e hard di sk carrier the n secure it with the four screws you have removed earlier .
3 Upgrading the system 40 Installing the hot-swappable cage 1 Detach the chassis panels and remove the air baf fle. 2 Connect th e following cab les to the SCSI bac kplane board: aS C S I c a b l e b SCSI drive power cabl e c SCSI drive fault LED cable 3 Attach the other end of these cables to the corresponding connectors on the mainboard .
41 Installing and r emoving storage devices The system supports one 3.5-inch an d three 5.25-inch internal storage devices. The system comes pre-in stalled wit h a floppy drive and a CD-ROM drive. The two empty 5.25-inch half-heigh t bays allow you to install additional drives such as another CD-ROM drive or a tape drive.
3 Upgrading the system 42 4 Remove the three screws that ho ld the old drive to the drive carrier then pull it out. 5 Install a new 3.5-inch drive to the drive carrier then secure it with the three screws you have removed earlier .
43 6 Insert the drive carrier with the newly-installed fl op py drive into the drive bay . 7 Connect th e IDE and floppy driv e cables to the new d rive.
3 Upgrading the system 44 Installing a 5.25-inch storage device (optional) Note: If you are installing a new drive in an empty drive bay , skip steps 2 to 4. 1 Observe the ESD precautions an d pre-installation procedures described on page 31 . 2 Disconnect the power and IDE cables from the old drive.
45 5 Install a new 5.25-inch dr ive to the drive carrie r then secure it with the eight screws you have removed earlier . 6 Insert the drive carrier with the newly-installed 5.25-inch drive into the drive bay . 7 Connect the po wer an d IDE cables to the new dri ve.
3 Upgrading the system 46 Upgrading the CPU This section includes in structions for removing and installing a CPU. T o remove a CPU with heatsink Before you can in stall a new CPU in a socket, remove first any previously i nstalled CPU from that socket.
47 T o install a CPU with heatsink If only one CPU is to be installed, i t must be instal led in the CPU 1 socket; if such is the ca se, the CPU 2 socket no longer requires a terminatio n module. 1 Observe the ESD precautions an d pre-installation procedures described on page 31 .
3 Upgrading the system 48 Upgrading the system memory This section includes instructions for removi ng and installing a memory module. Memory modules must be installed and removed in pairs, observing sequential slot positions.
49 T o install a DIMM 1 Observe the ESD precautions an d pre-installation procedures described on page 31 . 2 Locate the DIMM socket on the mainboard. 3 Open the clips on the soc ket. 4 Align then insert the DIMM into the socket (1) . 5 Press the holding cl ips inw ard to lock the DIMM in p lace (2) .
3 Upgrading the system 50 Installing an expansion car d This section explains h ow to install an expan sion card. The onbo ard expansion slots supports PCI (Per iphera l Component Interconnect) cards. Note: The illustrations used in this section shows the Altos G701 server chassis.
51 8 Insert the bracket with the ca rd into the selected slot (4) . 9 Press the PCI slot lock lever on the rear panel of the server . 10 Observe the post-installatio n instructions descri bed on page 32 .
3 Upgrading the system 52 Installing a r edundant power supply module The Altos G701 server power s ubsystem consists of two hot-swappable power supply module bays that accept standard 450-watts power supply modules. The system comes bundled wit h on ly a single power supply module leaving one pow er supply module bay empty .
53 T o install a redundant power supply module 1 Remove the screw securing the cover of the empty power supply module bay , then detach the cover . 2 Slide th e po wer supp ly mod ule in to the empty bay until you feel resista nce.
3 Upgrading the system 54 3 Press the module handle to secure the power supply module to its bay . 4 V erify that the power indicators on both the ma in po wer supply and on the newly instal led power su pply are illuminated (gr een).
55 Installing a hot-swappable HDD fan The Altos G700 series server accommodates two hot-swappable HDD fans. Note: The illustrations used in this section shows the Altos G701 server chassis. T o remove a hot-swappable HDD fan Caution! T o reduce the risk of personal injury , avoid contact with the fan when the blades are still moving.
3 Upgrading the system 56 T o install a hot-swappable HDD fan 1 Detach the chassis panels and remove the air baf fle. 2 Insert the fan in an empty fan bay then press it firml y in place . 3 Reinstall the air baffle and the chassis panels. AA G701 - EN.
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This chapter gives information about the system BIOS and discus ses how to configure the system by changing the settings of the BIOS parameters. AA G701 - EN.
59 BIOS setup BIOS setup is a hardw are configuration program buil t into your system's Basic Input/Output Syste m (BIOS). Since most systems are already properl y configured and op timized, there is no need to run this utility .
4 BIOS setup 60 Entering BIOS setup Power on the server to start the sy stem POST (Power On Self T est) process. During bootup, pr ess Ctrl-Alt-Esc to ente r the BIOS setup screen. Note: Y ou mus t press Ctrl-Alt-Es c while the system is booting. This key combination does not work du ring any other time.
61 • Use the Enter key to display a submenu scree n. Note: When a param eter is preceded by a ( > ), it means that a submenu screen is available. • Press F1 for General Hel p o n us in g th e BIOS setup . • Press F10 to save changes and close the BIOS setup.
4 BIOS setup 62 Main The Main menu disp lays basic an d important information about the system. These information is nece ssary for troubleshooting and may be required when as king for technical support. The last two parameters on the screen lets you define the system’ s time and date settings.
63 System Time Sets the time following the hour-minute-second format. V alid valu es for hour , minute, and second are: Hour: 00 to 23 Minute: 00 to 59 Second: 00 to 59 System Date Sets the date following the weekday-month -day- year format.
4 BIOS setup 64 System Information AA G701 - EN.book Page 64 Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
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4 BIOS setup 66 Advanced The Advanced menu contains parame ter values that define how the system behaves on startup. Warning! Be cautious in setting parameter values in the Advanced menu as any incorrect value may c ause the system to malfunction. Press Enter to enter the submenu screen of the parameters shown in the screen below .
67 Super I/O Configuration The Super I/O Config uration submen u l ets you define the par ameter settings for the system’ s parallel and serial ports.
4 BIOS setup 68 IDE Configuration The IDE Configuration submenu lets you def ine the parameter settings related to the hard disk/s. Parameter Description Onboard PCI IDE Controller Selects which system IDE controller to enable Primary IDE Master Press Enter to access the Primary IDE Master submenu.
69 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave These items let you select the IDE hard disk parameters that the system supports. Parameter Description Option Device T ype of IDE device V endor Vendor of the se.
4 BIOS setup 70 Block Mode Enhances disk performanc e depending on the hard dis k in use. If you set this parameter to Auto, BIOS setup automatically detects if the installed hard disk drive supports the Block Mode function. If su pported, it allows data transfer in blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle.
71 Floppy Configuration The Floppy Configurati on submenu displays the type of floppy drive installed in the server . Parameter Description Option Floppy Drive A Floppy di sk drive type 1.44 MB, 3.5- inc h None 360 KB, 5.25-inch 1.2 MB, 5.25-inch 720 KB, 3.
4 BIOS setup 72 PCI/PnP Configuration The PCI/PnP Configuration submenu lets you specif y the settings for the PCI devices. Parameter Description Option Plug & Play OS When this parameter is set to Y es, BIOS setup initializes only PnP boot devices such as SCSI cards.
73 Reset Configure Data BIOS setup stores the configuration data of Plug and Play devices in NVRAM (Non-vola tile Random Access Memory) . When this parameter is set to Y es, current data is deleted and a new set of information is created during the next system bootup.
4 BIOS setup 74 Boot Settings Configuration The Boot Settings Configuration submenu lets you specif y the preferred settings for system boot up. Parameter Desc ription Option Quick Bo ot Allows the system to boot faster by skipping some POST routine Enabled Disabled AA G701 - EN.
75 Quiet Boot Enables or disables the Quiet Boot function. When set to Enabled, BIOS setup is in graphical mode and d isplays only an identification logo du ring POST and while booting. After booting, the screen displays the operating s ystem prompt (suc h as DOS) or logo (such as Windows 95).
4 BIOS setup 76 Wait for 'F1' if Error When this item is enabled you will be prompted to press F1 when an error is detected during boot up. Enabled Disabled MPS 1.4 Support If you enable this item, the system BIOS MP table will be compatible with MultiProcessor Specification version 1.
77 Event Log Configuration The Event Log Configurat ion submenu lets you specify the appropriate settings for the system’ s event handling function. The system event log enables you to record and moni tor events that occur in the system (e.g., system temp erature ch an ge s , fan stops, et c .
4 BIOS setup 78 Event Logging Enables or disab les the event logging function of the system Enabled Disabled Clear All Event Logs When this item is set to Enabled, the event log is cleared and this parameter is set to Disabled for the next system bootup.
79 Onboar d Devices Configuration The Onboard Devices Configuration submenu lets you specify settings that are related to the system hardware. Parameter Description Option Onboard LAN Enables or disab.
4 BIOS setup 80 Remote Access Parameter Description Option Serial Port Number If we select COM1, it is outputting the local text display and acceptin g keyboard input from the serial port. If we select COM2, it is outputting the local text display to remo te via BMC and acce pt - ing keyboard input fro m the BMC.
81 Power The Power menu allows you to conf igure the system’s power management feature. Parameter Description Option ACPI-aware O/S This parameter indicates whether the system’ s OS support the ACPI (Advanced Configuration a nd Power Interfac e) standard of power manag ement.
4 BIOS setup 82 AC Power Failure Defines the power state to resume to after a system shutdown that is due to an interruption in AC power . When set to Last State, the system will return to the active power state prior to shutdown. When set to Stay Off, the system remains off after power shutdown.
83 Boot The Boot menu allows you to specif y th e preferred settings during system bootup. Press Enter to enter the submenu screen of the parameters shown in the screen below .
4 BIOS setup 84 Boot Device Priority The Boot Device Prio rity sub menu lets you specify the boot search sequence during the POST process. BIOS setup will display an error messa ge if the driv e(s) specified is not bootable. Parameter Description 1 st Boot Device Sets the device from which the system will first attempt to boot up .
85 Har d Disk Drives The Hard Disk Drives submenu lets you specify the devices tha t will be considered as the pr imary and secondary hard drives. Parameter Description 1 st Hard Drive Sets the device to be conside red the primary hard drive. 2 nd Hard Drive Sets the device to be co ns idered the secondary hard drive.
4 BIOS setup 86 Removable Devices The Removable Devices submenu di splays the type of removable devices available in the system. AA G701 - EN.book Page 86 Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
87 A T API CD-ROM Drives The A T API (Advanced T echnology Attachment Packet Interface) CD-ROM submenu disp lays the type of A T API CD-ROM available in the system.
4 BIOS setup 88 Security The Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the s ystem from unauthorized use by se tting up access passwords. Parameter Description Option Supervisor Password Prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS setup Not Installed Installed User Password Secures your system against unauthorized use.
89 T o set a Supervisor/User password 1 Use the up/down keys to hi ghlight a password parame ter (Supervisor Password or Us er P assword) then press Enter . A password box will ap pear . 2 T ype a password then press Enter . The password may consis t of up to six alphanum e ric charact e r s (A-Z, a-z, 0-9).
4 BIOS setup 90 Exit The Exit menu displays the various op tions to quit from the BIOS setup. Highlight any of the ex it options then press Enter . Parameter Description Exit Saving Changes Saves chan.
91 Load Failsafe Defaults Loads the failsafe settings for all BIOS parameters. Failsafe settings, compared to th e optimal settings, are not quite as demanding in terms of resources consumpti on so you can be su re to have a stable system performance even if you are using low-grade components.
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This appendix shows you how to install the ASM and RDM software package. AA G701 - EN.book Page 94 Tues day, February 25, 2003 5:19 PM.
95 Installing ASM Acer Server Manager (ASM) consists of the ASM Console and the ASM Agent. These two components are both required to perform server management tasks. System r equirements ASM requ ires TCP/ IP connec tivity bet ween the ASM Cons ole and th e ASM Agent.
Appendix A ASM & RDM q uick installation guide 96 Installing ASM Agent T o install ASM Agent: 1 Log in to the managed server using the Administ rator account. 2 Insert the EasyBUILD TM Management CD into the server’ s CD-ROM drive. The installation sequence will automatically be displayed.
97 Installing RDM Remote Diagnostics Manager (RDM) consists of the RDM Console and the RDM Agent. RDM agent is preins talled in any Acer Altos series server with a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) board.
Appendix A ASM & RDM q uick installation guide 98 4 Follow all onscreen instructi ons to complete install ation. - or - Under the ASM installati on sequence, select the RDM installation option. For detailed instruct ions on in stalling the RDM Cons ole software, refer to the RDM User’ s manual.
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105 System rack installation Aside from its tower configuration, the Altos G701 se rver syst em can also be mounted in a rack-model position. A rack mount kit is available for customers who want to convert a tower-mounted system to rack-model design.
Appendix B Rack insta llation guide 102 V ertical mounting hole patter n The four vertical rails of a rack co ntain mounting ho le s arranged in a manner shown in the figure belo w: The system occupies 5U in the rack . Count the U positions an d hole numbers from the bottom up.
103 Scr ew types for rack installation The following screws are used in th e asse mbly of the Acer Altos G701 and other rack -mountable comp onents . Screw type and part number Figur e Usage #8-32 x 0.25 inch Securing the inner mounting rails to the server M4 x L8 86.
Appendix B Rack insta llation guide 104 Installing cage nuts Cage nuts are use to secure syste ms and ot her components to the vertical rails in the rack. T o install c age nuts : 1 Insert the lower lip of the ca ge nut over the bottom of the opening at the back of a rail.
105 Installing the system into the rack T o install the system into the rack: 1 Remove the front bezel from the server . Refer to “Removing the front bezel” on pag e 33 for instructions. 2 Remove the top panel of the ser ver . (1) Use a screw driver to remove the two r ear screws holding the top panel to the chassis.
Appendix B Rack insta llation guide 106 (3) Pull out the rubber stands from the server . There are two sets of rack bracket and mo un ting rail. The rac k brackets are used to attached the mo unting ra ils to the server . Each bracket is composed of three pieces: a de tachable inner rail and a fixed middle and outer ra ils.
107 Do the same thing to the other rack bracket. 5 Attach the inner rails to t he top and bo ttom side of the server . (1) Align the inner rail to th e five screw holes located on the bottom si de of the server . (2) Secure the rail to the server using M4 x L5 screws.
Appendix B Rack insta llation guide 108 6 Attach the two side handles to the server using four hex head screws for each handle. 7 Set the server aside. 8 Attach the rack brackets to the mounting rails. a Align the rack brackets to the mo unting rail unt il th e six s crew holes become visible.
109 Attach the other rack bracket to the remaining mounting rail. 9 Install the mounting rails to the rack using four M6 x L10 screws for each mounting rail.
Appendix B Rack insta llation guide 110 10 Extend the middle slidi ng piec e of each mounting rail f orward until it clicks. 11 Install the server into the rack by first carefully a ligning the inner rails attached to the s erver with the mounting ra ils on the rack.
111 Caution! T o avoid personal injury , care should be taken when pressing the component rail re lease latches and sliding the component into the rack.
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113 Index A Acer Server Manager (ASM) 95 system requirements 95 ASM Agent 95 ASM Console 95 system setup 95 install ASM Agent 96 install ASM Console 96 B BIOS setu p 59 Advanced 66 Boot Settings Confi.
114 system upgrade 31 ESD precautions 31 post-installation instructions 32 preinstallation instructions 31 T turning off the system 28 turning on the system 23 power-on problems 24 AA G701 - EN.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Acer G701 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Acer G701 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Acer G701 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Acer G701 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Acer G701, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Acer G701.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Acer G701. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Acer G701 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
