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Chapter 1:

Checking Out Your Gateway Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Back

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Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System board

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2:

Setting Up Your Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting up the hardware

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Protecting from power source problems

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Starting your server

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Understanding the power-on self-test

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Turning off your server

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Setting up the operating system

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Initial hardware settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 3:

Maintaining Your Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Caring for your server

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Cleaning your server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Preparing for system recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Recording the BIOS configuration

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System administration

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Gateway Systems Manager

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Server security

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Updating the baseboard management controller firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using your Server Companion DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Server Companion DVD contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Viewing documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing drivers and programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Booting the Server Companion DVD

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Chapter 4:

Installing Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Preparing to install components

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Selecting a place to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Gathering the tools you need

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Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Accessing the internal components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Opening the server case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Removing the bezel assembly

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Removing the processor air duct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Installing the processor air duct

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Installing the bezel assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Closing the server case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Installing or replacing a fixed or removable-media drive

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Installing or replacing a hard drive

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Contents

Section	Page
Contents	3
Front	8
Back	9
Interior	10
System board	11
Getting Help	11
Gateway Web site	11
Setting up the hardware	14
Protecting from power source problems	14
Starting your server	14
Selecting the boot device	15
Understanding the power-on self-test	15
Turning off your server	16
Setting up the operating system	16
Initial hardware settings	16
Caring for your server	18
Cleaning your server	18
Cleaning tips	18
Cleaning the keyboard	18
Cleaning the screen	18
Cleaning the tape drive	19
Preparing for system recovery	19
Recording the BIOS configuration	19
System administration	19
Gateway Systems Manager	19
Server security	20
Using BIOS security passwords	20
Updating the baseboard management controller firmware	20
Using your Server Companion DVD	21
Server Companion DVD contents	21
Viewing documents	21
Installing drivers and programs	21
Booting the Server Companion DVD	22
Installing Components	23
Preparing to install components	24
Selecting a place to work	24
Gathering the tools you need	24
Preventing static electricity discharge	24
Accessing the internal components	25
Opening the server case	25
Removing the bezel assembly	26
Removing the processor air duct	27
Installing the processor air duct	28
Installing the bezel assembly	29
Closing the server case	30
Installing drives	31
Installing or replacing a fixed or removable-media drive	31
Installing or replacing a hard drive	33
Configuring your onboard RAID solution	34
Configuring the onboard SATA RAID solution	34
Installing memory	40
Memory online sparing	41
Installing PCI expansion cards	41
Replacing the processor	44
Replacing a power supply module	46
Replacing a fan	48
Replacing the CMOS battery	49
Replacing the system board	50
Opening the BIOS Setup utility	54
Updating the BIOS	54
Recovering the BIOS	55
Resetting BIOS passwords	56
Updating or recovering the BMC	56
Updating or recovering the BMC firmware	56
Telephone support	58
Before calling Gateway Customer Care	58
Telephone support	58
Telephone numbers	58
Tutoring and training	59
Safety guidelines	59
Error messages	59
Memory messages	59
Boot messages	59
Storage Device messages	60
System configuration messages	61
CMOS messages	62
Miscellaneous messages	62
Troubleshooting	63
First steps	63
Battery replacement	63
Beep codes	64
LED information	65
BIOS	66
Optical drive	66
Expansion cards	66
Hard drive	66
Internet	67
Keyboard	67
Memory	67
Monitor	67
Power	68
Processor	68
System specifications	70
System board specifications	70
Environmental specifications	71
Electronic specifications	72
Memory map	72
Interrupts	72
Additional specifications	73
BIOS Settings	75
Legal Information	85
Index	91
Numerics	91
A	91
B	91
C	91
D	91
E	91
F	91
G	91
H	91
I	92
J	92
K	92
L	92
M	92
N	92
O	92
P	92
R	92
S	92
T	93
U	93
V	93

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