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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The IBM System x Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Major components of the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 4. Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the baseboard management controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 5. Solving problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
POST error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Troubleshooting tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Updating the server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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CD or DVD drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
General problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hard disk drive problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Memory problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Microprocessor problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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