Using This Guide - NEC EXPRESS5800/120Md Series User Manual

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Using This Guide

This User's Guide provides a quick reference to information about your server system. Its

goal is to familiarize you with your system and the tasks necessary for system configuring

and upgrading.

This guide contains the following information:

Chapter 1, "System Overview" provides an overview of your system and describes your

system's major system components. See this chapter to familiarize yourself with your

system.

Chapter 2, "Setting Up Your System" tells you how to select a site, unpack the system,

assemble the rack-mount system, make cable connections, and how to use your system.

Chapter 3, "Configuring Your System" tells you how to configure the system and

provides instructions for running the BIOS Setup Utility and the Adaptec Configuration

Utility, which is used to configure SCSI devices in your system. This chapter also

provides information on system board jumper settings.

Chapter 4, "Upgrading Your System" provides you with instructions for upgrading your

system with an additional processor, optional memory, options cards, peripheral devices,

and a redundant power supply.

Chapter 5, "Problem Solving" contains helpful information for solving problems that

might occur with your system.

Appendix A, "Technical Specifications" provides specifications for your server system.

Appendix B, "Interrupt Request/PCI IRQ Device/I/O Port Address Assignments"

provides the Interrupt Requests (IRQs), PCI IRQ device, and I/O port addresses that are

assigned by the factory for this system. These values can be used for reference when

installing an optional device.

Appendix C, "System Cabling Configurations" includes cabling information for the dual

function two channel onboard SCSI controller, the onboard IDE controller, and the

optional RAID controllers.

Appendix D, "ROMPilot BIOS Error Codes" defines the ROMPilot Error Codes

reported to the BIOS. These codes can be used for reference when diagnosing situations

where the ROMPilot installation fails.

"Glossary" defines the standard acronyms and technical terms used in this manual.

"Equipment Log" provides you with a sample equipment log for documenting the

system configuration and future updates you may make to your system.

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