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Server, controls, connectors, power

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Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, connectors, and power This section describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and how to turn the server on and off. Front view The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the server. This configuration supports up to four 2.5-inch hot-swappable hard disk drives. Rack release latch USB 3 connector USB 4 connector Video connector Operator information panel Rack release latch 2.5-inch hard disk drives Hard disk drive status LED Hard disk drive activity LED CD-RW/DVD eject button CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the server. This configuration supports up to two 3.5-inch hot-swappable SAS or SATA hard disk drives or two 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives. Rack release latch USB 3 connector USB 4 connector Video connector Operator information panel Rack release latch 3.5-inch hard disk drives CD-RW/DVD eject button CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED Hard disk drive status LED (SAS model) Hard disk drive activity LED (SAS model) Note: The CD-RW/DVD drive is standard in all configurations. The locations of the controls, LEDs, and connectors vary, depending on the hardware configuration that you have. v Operator information panel: This panel contains controls and LEDs about the status of the server. Power-on LED (green) System locator LED (blue) System-error LED (amber) Powercontrol button Hard drive activity LED (green) System information LED (amber) Release latch The following controls and LEDs are on the operator information panel: © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 29

Section	Page
Contents	5
Safety	7
Chapter 1. Introduction	15
The IBM System x Documentation CD	17
Hardware and software requirements	17
Using the Documentation Browser	17
Features and specifications	18
Notices and statements in this document	20
Major components of the server	21
Chapter 2. Installing options	23
Installation guidelines	23
System reliability guidelines	23
Working inside the server with the power on	24
Handling static-sensitive devices	24
Removing the server cover	25
Removing air baffles	26
Installing a hard disk drive	27
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive	28
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive	29
Replacing a riser-card assembly	29
Installing an adapter	30
Replacing the RAID SAS controller	32
Installing a memory module	33
Installing a microprocessor	36
Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine	39
Completing the installation	40
Replacing the server cover	40
Connecting the cables	41
Updating the server configuration	42
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, connectors, and power	43
Front view	43
Rear view	45
Server power features	46
Turning on the server	46
Turning off the server	46
Chapter 4. Configuring the server	49
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	49
Configuring hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA RAID	50
Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program	50
Starting the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program	50
IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility menu choices	51
Using ServeRAID Manager	51
Configuring the RAID controller	51
Viewing the configuration	52
Configuring simple-swap SATA RAID	52
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program	53
Using the SATA HostRAID feature	53
Using the baseboard management controller utility program	54
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	54
BIOS update and configuration	54
Linux configuration	55
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition configuration	62
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program	63
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs	65
Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program	65
Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program	65
Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	65
Chapter 5. Solving problems	67
Diagnostic tools overview	67
POST beep codes	67
POST error codes	68
ServerGuide problems	69
Troubleshooting tables	70
CD-RW/DVD drive problems	70
General problems	71
Hard disk drive problems	71
Intermittent problems	72
USB keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems	73
Memory problems	74
Microprocessor problems	75
Monitor problems	75
Optional-device problems	78
Power problems	79
Serial port problems	81
Software problems	82
Universal Serial Bus (USB) port problems	82
Video problems	82
Light path diagnostics	82
Diagnosing problems using light path diagnostics	83
Light path diagnostics LEDs	83
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance	87
Before you call	87
Using the documentation	87
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web	87
Software service and support	88
Hardware service and support	88
IBM Taiwan product service	88
Appendix B. Notices	89
Trademarks	89
Important notes	90
Product recycling and disposal	91
Battery return program	92
Electronic emission notices	94
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	94
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement	94
Avis de conformité à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada	94
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement	94
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement	94
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	94
Taiwanese Class A warning statement	95
Chinese Class A warning statement	95
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement	95
Korean Class A warning statement	96

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Chapter

Server

controls,

LEDs,

connectors,

and

power

This

section

describes

the

controls

and

light-emitting

diodes

(LEDs)

and

how

turn

the

server

and

off.

Front

view

The

following

illustration

shows

the

controls,

LEDs,

and

connectors

the

front

the

server.

This

configuration

supports

four

2.5-inch

hot-swappable

hard

disk

drives.

2.5-inch hard disk drives

Video connector

USB 4 connector

USB 3 connector

Rack release latch

Operator information

panel

CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED

Hard disk drive

activity LED

Hard disk drive

status LED

CD-RW/DVD eject button

The

following

illustration

shows

the

controls,

LEDs,

and

connectors

the

front

the

server.

This

configuration

supports

two

3.5-inch

hot-swappable

SAS

SATA

hard

disk

drives

two

3.5-inch

simple-swap

SATA

hard

disk

drives.

Operator information panel

Rack release latch

CD-RW/DVD eject button

CD-RW/DVD drive

activity LED

3.5-inch hard disk drives

Video connector

USB 4 connector

USB 3 connector

Hard disk drive

activity LED (SAS model)

Hard disk drive

status LED (SAS model)

Note:

The

CD-RW/DVD

drive

standard

all

configurations.

The

locations

the

controls,

LEDs,

and

connectors

vary,

depending

the

hardware

configuration

that

you

have.

Operator

information

panel:

This

panel

contains

controls

and

LEDs

about

the

status

the

server.

Power-on

LED (green)

System

locator

LED (blue)

Power-

control

button

System

information

LED (amber)

System-error

LED (amber)

Release

latch

Hard drive

activity

LED (green)

The

following

controls

and

LEDs

are

the

operator

information

panel:

IBM

Corp.

2006,

2008