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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. The System x3250 M2 Types 4190 and 4194 . . . . . . . . . 1
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing a new CD or DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing an optional PCI-X riser-card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 3. Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using the WebBIOS Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
System-board internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System-board external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
System-board optional-device connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing a simple-swap Serial ATA hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Updating the server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setup and configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Typical operating-system installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Starting the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . 51
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