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To attach a USB device to the server, use the cable that comes with the device and
connect the cable to one of the four USB ports on the server.
v If you want to attach a keyboard or mouse to this server, you must use a USB
v You might want to create update diskettes that contain the latest baseboard
The following illustration shows the USB connectors on the front of the server.
The following illustration shows the input/output connectors on the rear of the
server.
Power-cord
connector
Updating the server configuration
When you start the server for the first time after you add or remove an internal
option or external SCSI device, you might receive a message that the configuration
has changed. The Configuration/Setup Utility program starts automatically so that
you can save the new configuration settings. For more information, see the section
about configuring the server in the User's Guide on the IBM Eserver
Documentation CD.
Some options have device drivers that you must install. See the documentation that
comes with each option for information about installing device drivers.
The server comes with at least one microprocessor on the system board. If more
than one microprocessor is installed, the server can operate as an SMP server. You
might have to upgrade the operating system to support SMP. For more information,
see the operating-system documentation.
keyboard or a USB mouse. After installing a USB keyboard, you might need to
use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to enable keyboardless operation and
prevent POST error message 301 from being displayed during startup. For
detailed information about the USB keyboard and how to connect it to your
server, see the documentation that comes with the USB keyboard. For
information about the Configuration/Setup Utility program, see the User's Guide
on the IBM Eserver Documentation CD.
management controller firmware and BIOS code. Use an external USB diskette
drive if you want to attach a diskette drive to this server. For information about
updating the baseboard management controller firmware, see "Using the
baseboard management controller firmware update program" on page 35. For
information about updating the BIOS code, see the User's Guide on the IBM
Eserver Documentation CD.
Serial
connector
Video
connector
USB connectors
Gigabit Ethernet 1
connector (LAN1)
USB connectors
Gigabit Ethernet 2
connector (LAN2)
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