Siemens SIMATIC Rack PC 840 V2 Operating Instructions Manual page 6

Table of contents
8 Integration............................................................................................................................................... 8-1
8.1 Integration .................................................................................................................................. 8-1
9 Functions ................................................................................................................................................ 9-1
9.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 9-1
9.2 Temperature monitoring/display ................................................................................................ 9-1
9.3 Watchdog (WD).......................................................................................................................... 9-2
9.4 Fan monitoring ........................................................................................................................... 9-2
9.5 Safecard on Motherboard (SOM)............................................................................................... 9-3
10 Expansions and configuration............................................................................................................... 10-1
10.1 Open the device ....................................................................................................................... 10-1
10.2 Memory expansion................................................................................................................... 10-3
10.2.1 Installing memory modules ...................................................................................................... 10-3
10.3 Installing PCI / AT format PCBs............................................................................................... 10-5
10.3.1 Notes on the modules .............................................................................................................. 10-5
10.3.2 Installing an expansion module................................................................................................ 10-5
10.4 Installing disk drives ................................................................................................................. 10-6
10.4.1 Options of installing disk drives................................................................................................ 10-6
10.4.2 Installation and removal of disk drives in the front drive bay ................................................... 10-7
10.4.3 Installation and removal of disk drives in the rear drive bay .................................................... 10-8
11 Maintenance and service ...................................................................................................................... 11-1
11.1 Removing and installing hardware components ...................................................................... 11-1
11.1.1 Replacing the backup battery .................................................................................................. 11-2
11.1.2 Removing the power supply module........................................................................................ 11-4
11.1.3 Removing the bus board .......................................................................................................... 11-5
11.1.4 Removing the O ....................................................................................................................... 11-6
11.1.5 Removing the motherboard...................................................................................................... 11-7
11.1.6 Removing the equipment fan or changing the filter ................................................................. 11-8
11.1.7 Processor replacement .......................................................................................................... 11-11
11.2 Reinstalling the software ........................................................................................................ 11-14
11.2.1 General installation procedure ............................................................................................... 11-14
11.2.2 Restoring the software to factory state using the Restore CD............................................... 11-14
11.2.3 Partitioning the hard disk........................................................................................................ 11-15
11.2.3.1 Setting up the partitions under Windows 2000/XP Professional............................................ 11-15
11.2.3.2 Setting up the partitions under Windows NT.......................................................................... 11-17
11.2.4 Installing Microsoft Windows operating systems ................................................................... 11-19
11.2.4.1 Installation from the Recovery CD for Microsoft Windows NT............................................... 11-19
11.2.4.2 Installation from the Recovery CD for Microsoft Windows 2000............................................ 11-21
11.2.4.3 Installation from the Recovery CD for Microsoft Windows XP............................................... 11-23
11.2.5 Installing drivers and software ............................................................................................... 11-25
11.2.6 Installing the Raid Controller driver........................................................................................ 11-26
11.2.7 Installing the RAID Controller software .................................................................................. 11-26
11.2.8 Installing the SCSI Controller software .................................................................................. 11-27
11.2.9 Installing burner/DVD software .............................................................................................. 11-27
12 Alarm, error and system messages ...................................................................................................... 12-1
12.1 Boot error messages................................................................................................................ 12-1
12.2 BIOS POST codes ................................................................................................................... 12-3
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Operating Instructions, Edition 05/2006, A5E00248055-04
SIMATIC Rack PC 840 V2