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Contents About this manual v Important safety information v Online support vi IBM online addresses vi Chapter 1. General checkout 1 Chapter 2. General information 3 Features and specifications 3 Server features 5 Reliability, availability, and serviceability. . . . . . 6 Server controls and indicators 7 Turning on the server 8 Turning off the server 8 Chapter 3. Diagnostics 11 Diagnostic tools overview 11 POST 11 POST beep code descriptions 12 POST error messages 12 Small computer system interface messages (some models 12 Diagnostic programs and error messages . . . . . 13 Text messages 14 Starting the diagnostic programs 15 Using the diagnostics CD 15 Downloading the diagnostics program . . . . 16 Using the diagnostic diskette 16 Viewing the test log 17 Diagnostic error message tables 17 Power checkout 17 Recovering BIOS 18 Clearing CMOS 20 Replacing the battery 20 Temperature checkout 22 Diagnosing errors 23 Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller . . . . . 23 Network connection problems 23 Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart . . . . 24 Ethernet controller messages 26 Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare system ODI driver teaming messages 26 NDIS 4.0 (Windows NT) driver messages . . . . 28 Ethernet teaming messages 31 Chapter 4. Configuring the server 33 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . 33 Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 34 Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main menu 34 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 vii

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Contents
About
this
manual
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Important
safety
information
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Online
support
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IBM
online
addresses
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Chapter
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General
checkout
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Chapter
2.
General
information
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Features
and
specifications
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Server
features
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Reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
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Server
controls
and
indicators
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Turning
on
the
server
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Turning
off
the
server
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Chapter
3.
Diagnostics
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Diagnostic
tools
overview
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POST
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POST
beep
code
descriptions
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POST
error
messages
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Small
computer
system
interface
messages
(some
models)
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Diagnostic
programs
and
error
messages
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Text
messages
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Starting
the
diagnostic
programs
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Using
the
diagnostics
CD
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Downloading
the
diagnostics
program
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Using
the
diagnostic
diskette
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Viewing
the
test
log
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Diagnostic
error
message
tables
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Power
checkout
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Recovering
BIOS
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Clearing
CMOS
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Replacing
the
battery
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Temperature
checkout
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Diagnosing
errors
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Troubleshooting
the
Ethernet
controller
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Network
connection
problems
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Ethernet
controller
troubleshooting
chart
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Ethernet
controller
messages
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Novell
NetWare
or
IntraNetWare
system
ODI
driver
teaming
messages
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NDIS
4.0
(Windows
NT)
driver
messages
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Ethernet
teaming
messages:
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Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
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Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
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Starting
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
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Choices
available
from
the
Configuration/Setup
main
menu
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©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2000
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