7250RServer RackmountInstallation Guide

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Installation

Installing the system drawer side rails

Installing the cabinet mounting brackets and mounting rails

Installing the cabinet mounting rails onto Gateway brackets

Installing generic mounting brackets

Installing the cabinet mounting rails onto generic brackets

Mounting the system drawer in the cabinet

Installing the cable retractor

Installing a cable retractor in a non-Gateway cabinet

Attaching the cables to the retractor

Completing the connections

Connecting multiple system drawers

Connecting the power

Turning on the system drawer

Turning off the system drawer

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System Features

Front panel

Back panel

Interior of system

System board

Hot-plug backplane

Front panel board

Riser card

System Setup

Starting the server

Understanding the Power-On Self-Test

Resetting the server

Case Access

Opening the case

Opening the bezel

Closing the case

Closing the bezel

Replacing and Adding Internal Devices

Drive cabling information

Replacing a hot-plug drive

Adding a hot-plug drive

Replacing the slimline CD drive

Memory

Adding memory

Processors

Adding a processor

Replacing the battery

Expansion cards

Adding an expansion card

Replacing the power supply

Replacing the power distribution board

Replacing the fans

Replacing the front panel board

Replacing the hot-plug backplane

Replacing the system board

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

Updating the BIOS

Setting the system board jumpers

Recovery Boot jumper

BIOS Boot Block Write Enable jumper

FRB Enable jumper

Intrusion Detection Enable jumper

WOL Enable jumper

Managing the Server

Line conditioners

Hard drive management practices

backing up files

Protecting the server against viruses

System administration and control

Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console

summary of software security features

System recovery

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting guidelines

Hard drive problems

Modem problems

Peripheral/Adapter problems

Printer problems

System problems

Video problems

Error messages

important safety information

regulatory compliance statements

B System Specifications

Environmental specifications

Memory map

DMA usage

Index

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