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Compaq AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

Compaq AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual (196 pages)

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Brand: Compaq | Category: Server | Size: 1.39 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
5
About this Guide
15
Purpose and Audience
15
Related Documentation
18
1 System Overview

19
- Introduction
  19
  - Supported Operating Systems
    20
  - System Console Firmware
    20
    
    Console Firmware Tasks
    20
    
    Table 1-1: Console Firmware Tasks
    21
  - System Features
    22
    
    Reliability/Availability
    22
    
    System Expansion
    22
    
    Server Management
    23
    
    System Security
    23
  - Front Panel Controls and Indicators
    24
  - Figure 1-1: Front Panel Indicators
    24
  - Table 1-2: Front Panel Controls and Indicators
    25
  - Front Panel Switches
    26
  - Figure 1-2: Front Panel Switches
    26
  - Rear Panel Ports and Slots
    27
  - Figure 1-3: Rear Panel Ports and Slots
    27
  - Internal System Options
    28
    
    Storage Options
    28
    
    Table 1-3: Rear Panel Ports and Slots
    28
    
    EISA, ISA, and PCI Options
    29
    
    Figure 1-4: Storage Option Compartments
    29
    
    Memory Options
    29
  - External Options
    30
  - Ordering Options
    30
2 Installing Your Hardware

31
3 Preparing to Install Your Operating System

41
4 Basic Operation

51
5 Installing and Removing Components

83
- Introduction
  83
- Preparing to Install or Remove Components
  84
  - Required Equipment
    84
  - Antistatic Precautions
    84
- Top Panel
  85
  - Removing the Top Panel
    85
  - Replacing the Top Panel
    86
- Memory Modules
  86
- EISA, ISA, and PCI Option Cards
  91
- Storage Devices
  97
- Network Interface Card
  101
- Power Supply
  101
  - Removing and Installing the Power Supply
    101
- CPU Card
  103
  - Removing the CPU Card
    103
  - Installing the CPU Card
    105
  - Removing/Replacing Other Options
    105
6 Configuring Your System

107
- Introduction
  107
- Viewing the System Configuration
  107
  - ARC Console Configuration Options
    108
  - SRM Console Configuration Commands
    110
    
    The Show Config Command
    111
    
    The Show Device Command
    114
    
    The Show Memory Command
    115
    
    The Set and Show Commands
    116
- Memory
  117
- Network Connections
  118
  - Table 6-1: Operating System Memory Requirements
    118
  - Setting Network Configuration
    119
- Keyboard Type
  119
- EISA and ISA Options
  120
  - EISA Bus
    120
  - ISA Bus
    122
  - EISA Configuration Utility (ECU)
    122
    
    Before You Run the ECU
    123
  - Configuring EISA Options
    124
  - Configuring ISA Options
    127
- PCI Option Cards
  129
- Storage Devices
  129
7 Upgrading Your System

135
- Introduction
  135
- Planning Your Upgrade
  135
  - Access from the Internet
    137
  - Digital Systems and Options Catalog
    137
- Upgrade Options
  138
8 Troubleshooting Your System

143
- Introduction
  143
- Troubleshooting Overview
  144
- System Diagnostics
  145
  - Table 8-1: Determining Where to Look
    145
  - Interpreting Error Beep Codes
    146
  - Reading the Console Event Log
    146
  - Table 8-2: Error Beep Codes
    146
  - The Test Command
    147
  - The Kill and Kill_Diags Commands
    148
  - The Show_Status Command
    149
- Power Problems
  149
- Console Problems
  149
- Table 8-3: Troubleshooting Power Problems
  149
- Table 8-4: Troubleshooting Console Problems
  150
- Boot Problems
  151
- Table 8-5: Troubleshooting Boot Problems
  151
- Problems Detected by the Operating System
  152
- Storage Problems
  153
- Table 8-6: Troubleshooting Problems Detected by the Operating System
  153
- Table 8-7: Troubleshooting Fixed-Media Problems
  154
- Table 8-8: Troubleshooting Removable-Media Problems
  155
- Option Card Problems
  156
  - Network Problems
    156
  - EISA/ISA Bus Problems
    156
  - PCI Bus Problems
    156
    
    Table 8-9: Troubleshooting EISA/ISA Bus Problems
    156
    
    PCI Parity
    157
    
    Table 8-10: Troubleshooting PCI Bus Problems
    157
- Monitor and Terminal Problems
  158
- Keyboard and Mouse Problems
  159
- Printer Problems
  160
- Overheating Problems
  160
- Using the Fail-Safe Loader
  160
  - Using the Update Utility
    161
9 Quick Reference

163
- Introduction
  163
- Messages
  163
- Hardware Overview
  164
  - System Front View
    164
  - System Rear View
    165
  - System Top View
    166
  - System Board Connectors, Chips, and Slots
    167
  - Port Pinouts
    168
    
    VGA Port Connector
    168
    
    Parallel Port Connector
    169
    
    Keyboard and Mouse Port Connectors
    170
    
    Serial Port Connectors
    170
    
    SCSI Port Connector
    171
  - Leds
    172
  - System Board Jumper Settings
    172
  - SCSI ID Settings
    175
    
    Single-Controller Configuration Jumper Options
    175
  - Specifications
    176
  - Table 9–11: System Environmental Specifications
    177
  - System Architecture
    178
Glossary

179
Index

191

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