IBM IntelliStation E Pro 6216 Installation Manual page 5

Contents
Safety information
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and specifications — Type 6216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications — Type 6226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Inventory checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notices and statements used in this book
Related information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Computer controls and indicators
Chapter 2. Installing the hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Selecting a location for your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Arranging your workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the voltage-selection switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cabling the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turning on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Running the operating system setup program
Turning off the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 3. Configuring the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Viewing the license agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using Access IBM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the built-in configuration programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 4. Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Registering your computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Recording important numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Creating an emergency repair diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Chapter 5. Solving problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power-on self-test (POST). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Product Recovery program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 51
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Electrical outlets and cable lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
System reliability considerations
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing options in the IntelliStation E Pro Type 6216 . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing options in the IntelliStation E Pro Type 6226 . . . . . . . . . 22
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Starting the Broadcom Multi-Boot Agent program . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Starting the SCSISelect utility program (some models) . . . . . . . . . 43
Starting the Boot Menu program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
POST beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
POST error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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