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E-9722R Server
USERGUIDE
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Contents Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Interior . . . . . .
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Contents Installing and removing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Removing and installing an optical drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Removing and installing a hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Filling empty drive bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Installing memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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www.gateway.com Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Appendix A: Server Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 System specifications
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CHAPTER 1 Checking Out Your Gateway Server • Front • Back • Back • Interior • System board • Hot-swap backplanes • Getting Help 1
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CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Server Front Hard drive SMIL module Hard drives (as many as 12) tray LEDs Optical drive bay (optional) Control panel Control panel Reset button VGA port USB ports (2) ID button ID LED NIC status LED Power LED Power button System fault LED NMI button 2
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www.gateway.com Back PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse VGA port NIC ports (4) port port Power supply Server management USB ports (2) Serial port port ID LED AC power connector 3
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CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Server Interior 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # Feature # Feature 1 System board 6 Front panel 2Fan duct 7Front panel VGA connector 3 System fans 8 SMIL module (optional) 4 SATA II/SAS backplane 9 Slimline DVD/CD-RW combo drive or DVD-RW drive 5 Hard drive bays 10 Riser card assembly 4
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www.gateway.com System board Connectors # Feature # Feature 1 PCI-X/PCI-E expansion slot (J41) 19 DIMM socket group for processor 0 (J24, J125, J27, J28) 2 PCI-E expansion slot (J35) 20 Processor 0 (CPU0) socket 3 DIMM socket group for processor 1 (J33, J32, 21 IDE connector (J36) J31, J30) 4 ID LED (CR10) 22 IPMB connector (J43) 5 Dual NIC 2 and 3 connector (RJ-45) (J26) 23 SMIL connector (J37) 6 Dual NIC 0 and 1 connector (RJ-45) (J23) 24 Front panel connector (J45) 7 Server management port (
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CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Server # Feature # Feature 9 Serial port (J12) 27 Main power connector (J48) 10 PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports (J10) 28 Internal USB port for USB floppy (J59) 2 11 Rear dual USB Port (J6) 29 Power supply I C connector (J55) 12 DIMM socket group for processor 3 (J14, J15, 30 System configuration jumper (J56) J16, J18) 13 Processor 3 (CPU3) socket 31 Floppy connector (J40) 14 Processor 1 (CPU1) socket 32 Battery (B1) 15 Processor power connector (J1) 33 PCI-E me
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www.gateway.com Hot-swap backplanes SATA II/SAS backplane # Feature # Feature 1 SATA II/SAS hard drive connector 0 10 SATA II/SAS hard drive connector 9 2 SATA II/SAS hard drive connector 1 11 SATA II/SAS hard drive connector 10 3 SATA II/SAS hard drive connector 2 12 SATA II/SAS hard drive connector 11 2 4 SATA II/SAS hard drive connector 3 13 I C (SMBus) signal connector 5 SATA II/SAS hard drive connector 4 14 Backplane SATA II/SAS connector rd 6 SATA II/SAS hard drive connector 5 15 3 party c
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CHAPTER 1: Checking Out Your Gateway Server LED information See the following table for a description of this server’s LEDs and the information they provide: LED Name Function Location Color Description ID Aid in server Control panel and Yellow On = Server identification identification back of system (front) enabled board Blue (back) System Fault Visible fault Control panel Red Off = System normal warning Blinking = Non-critical system fault On = Critical system fault (system needs to be shut
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www.gateway.com Getting Help In addition to your operating system’s documentation, you can use the following information resources to help you use your server. Server Companion DVD Use the Server Companion DVD to access file utilities, Windows Server 2003 drivers, and documentation for your server and its components. For instructions, see Using Your Server Companion DVD. Gateway Web site Gateway provides a variety of information on its Web site to help you use your server. Visit the Gateway W
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CHAPTER 2 Setting Up Your Server • Setting up the hardware • Protecting from power source problems • Starting your server • Setting up the operating system • Initial hardware settings 11
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CHAPTER 2: Setting Up Your Server Setting up the hardware To make sure that your working environment is safe: • Use a clean, dry, flat, stable surface for your server. Allow at least 6 inches at the back of the server for cabling and air circulation. • Use the instructions on your server’s setup poster to set up your hardware. Caution Your server comes with 3-wire AC power cords fitted with the correct plug style for your region. If this plug does not match the connector on your surge protect
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www.gateway.com Some surge protectors and uninterruptible power supplies include simple line-conditioning capabilities. Uninterruptible power supplies Use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect your server from data loss during a total power failure. A UPS uses a battery to keep your server running temporarily during a power failure and lets you save your work and shut down your server. You cannot run your server for an extended period of time while using only the UPS. To buy a UPS
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CHAPTER 2: Setting Up Your Server Turning off your server Every time you turn off your server, first shut down the operating system. You may lose data if you do not follow the correct procedure. To turn off the server: Caution The power button on the server does not turn off server AC power. To remove AC power from the server, you must unplug the AC power cords from the wall outlet or power source. The power cords are considered the disconnect device to the main (AC) power. 1 See the operat
