Acer AB2x280 F1 Manuals

Table of Contents

• • 2

    Revision History
  • 4

    Preventing Electrostatic Discharge
  • 4

    Server Warnings and Cautions
  • 5

    Table of Contents

• 9

  System Components

  • 9

    Blade Unit Components
    • 9

      Exploded View of AB460 F1 Blade Module
    • 10

      Exploded View of Ab2X280 F1 Blade Module
  • 11

    System Parts List

• 17

  Removal and Replacement Procedures

  • 18

    Extend the Server From the Rack
  • 20

    Power Down the Server
  • 20

    Remove the Server From the Rack

• 21

  System Specifications

  • 21

    Hardware Specifications
    • 21

      Server Specification
    • 21

      AB460 F1 Blade Specifications
    • 22

      Abx2 280 F1 Blade Specifications
  • 22

    Environmental Specifications
  • 23

    Mechanical Specifications

• 25

  System Appearance

  • 25

    Front Panel
    • 25

      Front Panel LED Indicators
    • 26

      Blade Control Panel
  • 28

    Rear Panel
    • 28

      Rear Modules
  • 29

    Chassis Management Module
    • 30

      Acer 4X QDR Infiniband Switch Module
    • 31

      Acer 4X QDR Infiniband Switch Module With Integrated CMM
    • 31

      Infiniband Wwitch Leds
  • 32

    System Block Diagram
    • 32

      AB460 F1 Mainboard Block Diagram

• 35

  Mainboard

  • 35

    AB460 F1 Mainboard Connectors
    • 36

      Jumpers
    • 36

      Clearing CMOS
  • 37

    Ab2X280 F1 Mainboard Connectors
    • 38

      Jumpers
    • 38

      Clearing CMOS

• 39

  Hardware Removal and Installation

  • 39

    Power Supply Removal and Installation
    • 39

      Removing a Power Supply
    • 40

      Installing a Power Supply
  • 41

    Switch Module Removal and Installation
    • 41

      Removing a Switch Module
    • 41

      Installing a Switch Module
  • 42

    Removing and Installing the Hard Disk
    • 42

      AB460 F1 Hard Disk Drives
    • 42

      Ab2X280 F1 Hard Disk Drives
    • 43

      Removing a Hard Drive Carrier
    • 43

      Installing a Hard Drive
  • 44

    Blade Unit Removal and Installation
    • 44

      Removing the Blade Unit
    • 45

      Installing a Blade Unit
    • 46

      Removing/Replacing the Blade Cover
  • 47

    AB460 F1 Memory Removal and Installation
    • 47

      Memory Support
    • 47

      Installing DIMM Memory Modules
    • 47

      Populating Memory Slots
  • 53

    Ab2X280 F1 Memory Removal and Installation
    • 53

      Memory Support
    • 53

      Memory Installation
    • 53

      Populating Memory Slots
    • 54

      Supported Memory Population
  • 57

    Heatsink Removal and Installation
    • 57

      Removing the Heatsink
    • 57

      Installing the Heatsink
  • 58

    Processor Removal and Installation
    • 58

      Removing a Processor
    • 58

      Installing a Processor
  • 59

    Infiniband Mezzanine Card Installation
    • 59

      Card Installation
  • 60

    Rackmount Installation Procedure
    • 60

      Rack Mounting Hardware
    • 60

      Installation

• 63

  System Diagnostics

  • 63

    System Check Procedures
  • 64

    AMI BIOS Recovery
  • 64

    BIOS Updates
  • 64

    Flashing BIOS
    • 64

      Flashing a BIOS Using the USB Ports On the CMM
    • 64

      Flashing a BIOS Using a Floppy Image File

• 65

  BIOS Setup

  • 65

    Changing Configuration Data
  • 66

    Main Setup
  • 67

    Advanced Setting
    • 67

      Boot Features
    • 68

      Power Configuration
    • 68

      Processor & Clock Options
  • 70

    Advanced Chipset Control
    • 70

      CPU Bridge Configuration
    • 71

      North Bridge Configuration
    • 72

      South Bridge Configuration
    • 73

      IDE/SATA Configuration
    • 74

      Pci/Pnp Configuration
    • 75

      Super IO Device Configuration
    • 75

      ACPI Configuration
  • 77

    Security
  • 78

    System Management Settings
    • 78

      System Information
    • 79

      IP Address
    • 79

      Remote Access Configuration
    • 80

      Event Log Configuration
  • 81

    Boot
    • 81

      Boot Device Priority
    • 82

      Hard Disk Drives
    • 82

      Removable Drives
    • 83

      CD/DVD Drive
    • 83

      Network Drives
  • 84

    Exit Options

• 85

  BIOS POST Codes and Messages

  • 85

    BIOS POST Messages
  • 88

    BIOS POST Codes
    • 88

      Recoverable POST Errors
    • 88

      Terminal POST Errors