Using This Guide - NEC MC2200 User Manual

Using This Guide

The MC2200 User's Guide provides a quick reference to information about your system. Its
goal is to familiarize you with your system and the tasks necessary for system configuring
and upgrading.
This guide contains the following information:
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Chapter 1, "System Overview" provides an overview of your system and describes
your system's major system components. See this chapter to familiarize yourself with
your system.
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Chapter 2, "Setting Up the System" tells you how to select a site, unpack the system,
assemble the rack-mount subsystem, make cable connections, and power on your
system.
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Chapter 3, "Configuring Your System" shows you how to configure the system and
run the Resource Configuration Utility (RCU), BIOS Setup Utility, and the SCSISelect
Utility. Chapter 4 also tells you how to configure system board jumpers to set specific
operating parameters. This chapter also provides information on system board jumper
settings.
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Chapter 4, "Upgrading Your System" provides you with instructions for upgrading
your system with an additional processor, optional memory, options cards, and
peripheral devices.
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Chapter 5, "Problem Solving" contains helpful information for solving problems that
might occur with your system.
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Appendix A, "System Cabling" includes cabling information for the two onboard SCSI
controllers, the onboard IDE controllers, and the optional RAID controllers.
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Appendix B, "System Status Hardware Support Information" helps you identify a
system status hardware item indicated by one of several software monitoring
components.
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"Glossary" defines the standard acronyms and technical terms used in this manual.
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"Equipment Log" provides you with a sample equipment log for documenting the
system configuration and future updates you may make to your system.
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