User manual ASUS P3000

[. . . ] AP3000 Dual Pentium® II Server Platform Hardware Reference Guide User's Notice No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. [. . . ] When the hard drive is being accessed, the hard drive access LED is green. LEDs Power LED Power Switch Hard Drive Access LED III. Basic Operation Starting/LEDs · 3-3. BIOS Setup This server does not come with any pre-installed software. When booting your server for the first time, make BIOS settings by following the motherboard User's Manual. NOTE When installing Windows NT 4. 0, use the Windows NT installation disks. Installing from the CD will require you to pre-install SCSI drivers by pressing F6 before setup begins. You may need device drivers on a floppy disk in order to install devices during the Windows NT 4. 0 setup. To use the onboard SCSI, you will need to copy Adaptec's SCSI driver (from the provided support CD) onto a floppy disk ("Winnt", "Disk1", "Txtsetup. oem"). 16 AP 3000 Reference Guide IV. Hardware Setup This section gives descriptions of how to install and remove components. When setting up devices on the server, perform the following steps. · 4-1. Opening the Chassis Panel Screws The top panel on the chassis is secured by two screws on the back of the server. To open the top panel, remove the screws with a screw driver. NOTE: You do not have to open the top panel before removing the left panel. IV. Hardware Setup Removing the Right Panel To remove the right panel, the front door must be removed by pushing down on the hinge spring. AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide 17 Opening the Chassis The side panels are secured by two large thumb screws on the front of the server, which can be turned with your fingers. IV. Hardware Setup Opening the Left Panel There are two identical side panels on the chassis, one on each side. To open the left side of the panel (see the left view), remove the side panel screw, then pull the handle outward while pulling the panel forward. To open the right panel, the front door must be removed first. Pulling the panel forward Chassis Circulation System Latches The chassis air circulation system is comprised of two 3 inch (8 cm) fans. The fan modules are held by two screws and four latches on the inside rear of the chassis. To take out the fans, remove the screws. IV. Hardware Setup Chassis Fans Fan Modules There are four screws used to secure the fan into the individual frames. IMPORTANT: Usually, the rotation of the fan sends air toward the manufacturer's label on the center of the fan. 18 AP 3000 Hardware Reference Guide IV. Rear Cooling Fan Control Board The rear fans are controlled and monitored by a control board. [. . . ] IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer. LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for computer parallel ports. Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. [. . . ]