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Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes

through other choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those

changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings

directly in the system information.

This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.

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Devices and I/O Ports

Select this choice to view or change device assignments and input/output (I/O)

ports. Select this choice to enable or disable the mini-PCI Express SAS and

Ethernet controllers, and standard connectors (such as serial and parallel).

Enable

is the default setting for all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot

be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is

equivalent to disconnecting the device). If you disable the mini-PCI Express SAS

controller and no SAS adapter is installed, the server will have no SAS capability.

If you disable the integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter is

installed, the server will have no Ethernet capability.

This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.

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Serial Port 1

Select this choice to set up the serial port 1.

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Serial Port 2

Select this choice to set up the serial port 2.

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Parallel Port Setup

Select this choice to setup the parallel port.

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Remote Console Redirection

Select this choice to enable and configure serial remote video and keyboard

redirection.

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Internal Floppy Disk

Select this choice to disable or enable the internal diskette drive.

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Mouse

Select this choice to specify whether the mouse is installed or not installed.

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Planar Ethernet

Select this choice to disable or enable the Ethernet on the system board.

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System MAC Address

Select this choice to view the MAC addresses for network devices that are

installed in the server.

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Parallel ATA

Select this choice to disable or enable the Parallel ATA.

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Serial ATA

Select this choice to disable or enable the Serial ATA.

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Native Mode Operation

Select this choice to configure the Native Mode Operation.

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SATA Controller Mode Option

Select this choice to configure the SATA Controller Mode Option.

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SATA AHCI

Select this choice to configure the SATA AHCI. This selection is hidden if the

SATA Controller Mode Option is set to compatible.

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Video

Select this choice to view the video information.

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Date and Time

Chapter 3. Configuring the server

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Section	Page
Contents	5
Safety	7
Chapter 1. The System x3200 server	15
Related documentation	15
Notices and statements in this document	16
Features and specifications	17
What your server offers	18
Reliability, availability, and serviceability	19
IBM Director	20
Update Xpress program	21
Server controls, LEDs, and power	22
Front view	22
Rear view	24
Server power features	25
Turning on the server	25
Turning off the server	26
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices	27
Server components	27
System-board internal connectors	28
System-board switches and jumpers	29
System-board external connectors	30
System-board connectors	31
System-board LEDs	32
Installation guidelines	32
System reliability guidelines	33
Working inside the server with the power on	34
Handling static-sensitive devices	34
Removing the side cover	35
Removing the two-piece bezel	36
Installing a memory module	38
Installing a drive	41
Installing a CD or DVD drive	42
Installing a tape drive	44
Installing a hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA hard disk drive	45
IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives	47
Installing a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive	47
Power and signal cables for internal drives	49
Installing an adapter	50
Cabling the optional ServeRAID-8s controller	52
Installing the simple-swap SATA cable	52
Installing the hot-swap SAS/SATA cable	54
Installing the SAS/SATA controller	57
Installing a hot-swap power supply	58
Installing a security rope clip	60
Completing the installation	61
Reinstalling the two-piece bezel	61
Reinstalling the side cover	63
Connecting the cables	64
Updating the server configuration	64
Connecting external devices	65
Installing the server in a rack	65
Chapter 3. Configuring the server	67
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	68
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	68
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	68
Using passwords	71
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	71
ServerGuide features	72
Setup and configuration overview	72
Typical operating system installation	73
Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide	73
Using the Boot Menu program	73
Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent	74
Configuring the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller	74
LSI Configuration Utility program	75
Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program	76
Formatting a hard disk drive	76
Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives	76
Appendix. Notices	77
Trademarks	77
Important notes	78
Product recycling and disposal	79
Battery return program	80
Electronic emission notices	81
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	81
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement	81
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement	81
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement	81
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	81
Taiwanese Class A warning statement	82
Chinese Class A warning statement	82
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement	82
Index	83
A	83
B	83
C	83
D	83
E	84
F	84
H	84
I	84
K	84
L	85
M	85
N	85
O	85
P	85
R	85
S	86
T	86
U	86
V	86

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