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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up the IBM® System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976 server and basic instructions for installing some options. More detailed instructions for installing options are in the User's Guide on the IBM System x3400 Documentation CD, which comes with the server. This document contains information about: v Setting up and cabling the server v Starting and configuring the server v Installing some options v Solving problems If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from http://www.ibm.com/support/. The server might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the server, and The documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the server documentation. To check for updated, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. For firmware updates, click Downloads and drivers. For documentation updates, under Search technical support, type 7973, 7974, 7975, or 7976 (depending on your machine type) and click Search. The server comes with an IBM ServerGuide™ Setup and Installation CD to help you configure the hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating system. The server comes with a limited warranty. You can obtain up-to-date information about the server and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/ xseries/. Record information about the server in the following table. You will need this information when you register the server with IBM. Product name Machine type Model number Serial number Key serial number Key manufacturer Key phone number IBM System x3400 7973, 7974, 7975, or 7976 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
the
IBM
®
System
x3400
Types
7973,
7974,
7975,
and
7976
server
and
basic
instructions
for
installing
some
options.
More
detailed
instructions
for
installing
options
are
in
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x3400
Documentation
CD,
which
comes
with
the
server.
This
document
contains
information
about:
v
Setting
up
and
cabling
the
server
v
Starting
and
configuring
the
server
v
Installing
some
options
v
Solving
problems
If
firmware
and
documentation
updates
are
available,
you
can
download
them
from
The
server
might
have
features
that
are
not
described
in
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
server,
and
The
documentation
might
be
updated
occasionally
to
include
information
about
those
features,
or
technical
updates
might
be
available
to
provide
additional
information
that
is
not
included
in
the
server
documentation.
To
check
for
updated,
go
to
For
firmware
updates,
click
Downloads
and
drivers
.
For
documentation
updates,
under
Search
technical
support
,
type
7973,
7974,
7975,
or
7976
(depending
on
your
machine
type)
and
click
Search
.
The
server
comes
with
an
IBM
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
to
help
you
configure
the
hardware,
install
device
drivers,
and
install
the
operating
system.
The
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
the
server
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
xseries/.
Record
information
about
the
server
in
the
following
table.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
the
server
with
IBM.
Product
name
IBM
System
x3400
Machine
type
7973,
7974,
7975,
or
7976
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
manufacturer
_____________________________________________
Key
phone
number
_____________________________________________
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2008
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