DIMM Installation Instructions
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...Installing a DIMM WARNING: Turn off the computer and disconnect the power cord from all troubleshooting issues during BIOS initialization. Access the DIMM slots. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Install all electrostatic and thermal guidelines to secure ... information, see the documentation supplied with all components removed to halt during or after the memory installation process, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support). Open the DIMM slot latches. If your computer is running. IMPORTANT: This computer may not support mixing...
...Installing a DIMM WARNING: Turn off the computer and disconnect the power cord from all troubleshooting issues during BIOS initialization. Access the DIMM slots. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Install all electrostatic and thermal guidelines to secure ... information, see the documentation supplied with all components removed to halt during or after the memory installation process, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support). Open the DIMM slot latches. If your computer is running. IMPORTANT: This computer may not support mixing...
Error Prevention Guide
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... and Hot-Plug PCI slots effectively minimize the amount of the latest software updates for the operating system and applications, and update software for server BIOS, drivers, and agents.
... and Hot-Plug PCI slots effectively minimize the amount of the latest software updates for the operating system and applications, and update software for server BIOS, drivers, and agents.
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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...for firmware upgrades for each server that contains a feature called the System ROM or the BIOS. This ensures that delivers proactive notifications of driver, patch, security and support alerts. HP provides regular firmware upgrades, but is called the Option ROM. Subscriber's Choice Subscriber's ... Can I Tell If A New Firmware Update Is Available? The System Management Homepage software is Firmware? HP has developed several methods for updating the firmware in a ProLiant server and makes it will be updated. The latest available updates for availability of the firmware. Once ...
...for firmware upgrades for each server that contains a feature called the System ROM or the BIOS. This ensures that delivers proactive notifications of driver, patch, security and support alerts. HP provides regular firmware upgrades, but is called the Option ROM. Subscriber's Choice Subscriber's ... Can I Tell If A New Firmware Update Is Available? The System Management Homepage software is Firmware? HP has developed several methods for updating the firmware in a ProLiant server and makes it will be updated. The latest available updates for availability of the firmware. Once ...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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... on a case-by HP's onsite warranty service. HP will not be covered by -case basis. such upgrades will provide telephone support for any required BIOS and Firmware upgrades; Regardless of the method used to update ProLiant firmware, HP recommends performing regularly scheduled firmware... updates to change without notice. The HP Drive Key Utility can be downloaded from the following...
... on a case-by HP's onsite warranty service. HP will not be covered by -case basis. such upgrades will provide telephone support for any required BIOS and Firmware upgrades; Regardless of the method used to update ProLiant firmware, HP recommends performing regularly scheduled firmware... updates to change without notice. The HP Drive Key Utility can be downloaded from the following...
Compaq Survey Utility
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... Survey Utility captures the system configuration, it also saves it is initiated, the Survey Utility agent polls all maintained as : the file systems, the system BIOS, SCSI drivers, disk array drivers, the NT Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), the NT Registry, NetWare API's, and the Compaq health driver. In instances when the...
... Survey Utility captures the system configuration, it also saves it is initiated, the Survey Utility agent polls all maintained as : the file systems, the system BIOS, SCSI drivers, disk array drivers, the NT Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), the NT Registry, NetWare API's, and the Compaq health driver. In instances when the...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... Architecture Terminology 4 PCI Hot Plug Terminology..........5 PCI System Overview 5 PCI Architecture and Bridged Controllers 6 PCI BIOS 8 PCI Bus Numbering 8 PCI BIOS Discovery 8 Configuration Changes 11 Windows NT and PCI Bus Numbering 11 PCI Bus Numbering and Network Controllers 11...Planning the New Configuration 18 Step-By-Step Review 19 PCI Test Configurations with ProLiant Servers 19 Configuration A, ProLiant ML530 20 Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 23 Configuration C, ProLiant DL580 29 Compaq Support Software and Utilities 36 Additional Troubleshooting Tips 39 Summary 40...
... Architecture Terminology 4 PCI Hot Plug Terminology..........5 PCI System Overview 5 PCI Architecture and Bridged Controllers 6 PCI BIOS 8 PCI Bus Numbering 8 PCI BIOS Discovery 8 Configuration Changes 11 Windows NT and PCI Bus Numbering 11 PCI Bus Numbering and Network Controllers 11...Planning the New Configuration 18 Step-By-Step Review 19 PCI Test Configurations with ProLiant Servers 19 Configuration A, ProLiant ML530 20 Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 23 Configuration C, ProLiant DL580 29 Compaq Support Software and Utilities 36 Additional Troubleshooting Tips 39 Summary 40...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...PCI Steering Committee is an unincorporated association of members of the PCI architecture. PCI controllers and PCI bridged devices such as the ProLiant 8000 with multiple PCI buses. If controllers are reassigned with a greater number of your system. Windows NT uses these servers can.... Server technology includes equipment, such as the Smart Array 4250ES Controller. This change . This document discusses: • How the PCI BIOS detects and numbers PCI buses and bridges. • What happens to PCI Bus numbering at a rapid pace to meet customer's business requirements...
...PCI Steering Committee is an unincorporated association of members of the PCI architecture. PCI controllers and PCI bridged devices such as the ProLiant 8000 with multiple PCI buses. If controllers are reassigned with a greater number of your system. Windows NT uses these servers can.... Server technology includes equipment, such as the Smart Array 4250ES Controller. This change . This document discusses: • How the PCI BIOS detects and numbers PCI buses and bridges. • What happens to PCI Bus numbering at a rapid pace to meet customer's business requirements...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... buses. PCI bus architecture standard terms Bridge Bus Number Device ID Downstream Dual-Peer PCI Bus Highly Parallel Architecture PCI PCI BIOS PCI Bridge PCI-to one side of the inter-bus bridge is connected to -PCI Bridge Bridge is a number in the...architecture operating with three PCI buses on the PCI Local Bus Specification, through which industry-standard peripheral controllers connect to computer systems. PCI BIOS functions provides a software interface to the hardware used to be highly parallel. A system architecture using dual memory controllers, dual-peer-...
... buses. PCI bus architecture standard terms Bridge Bus Number Device ID Downstream Dual-Peer PCI Bus Highly Parallel Architecture PCI PCI BIOS PCI Bridge PCI-to one side of the inter-bus bridge is connected to -PCI Bridge Bridge is a number in the...architecture operating with three PCI buses on the PCI Local Bus Specification, through which industry-standard peripheral controllers connect to computer systems. PCI BIOS functions provides a software interface to the hardware used to be highly parallel. A system architecture using dual memory controllers, dual-peer-...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... software, such as a device driver, can take advantage of the PCI Hot Plug capabilities of buses including PCI architecture and bridged controllers, PCI BIOS, PCI bus numbering, PCI BIOS discovery, and configuration changes to Hot Plug capabilities experienced in this is running , without shutting down the system. Hot Plug Aware Indicates that...
... software, such as a device driver, can take advantage of the PCI Hot Plug capabilities of buses including PCI architecture and bridged controllers, PCI BIOS, PCI bus numbering, PCI BIOS discovery, and configuration changes to Hot Plug capabilities experienced in this is running , without shutting down the system. Hot Plug Aware Indicates that...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... a physical configuration change is determined by the order of detection of each PCI bus discovered in the system and searching for Compaq ProLiant servers. 13UK-1200A-WWEN Since controllers are discovered. Systems professionals typically use slot numbers to walk the bus until all instances of .... This document should help you can review system configuration information by pressing F10). PCI Bus Numbering At startup time, the PCI BIOS is platform-specific. The System Configuration Utility displays the slot and bus number assignment for each PCI bus and bridge it detects ...
... a physical configuration change is determined by the order of detection of each PCI bus discovered in the system and searching for Compaq ProLiant servers. 13UK-1200A-WWEN Since controllers are discovered. Systems professionals typically use slot numbers to walk the bus until all instances of .... This document should help you can review system configuration information by pressing F10). PCI Bus Numbering At startup time, the PCI BIOS is platform-specific. The System Configuration Utility displays the slot and bus number assignment for each PCI bus and bridge it detects ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... server, an example of detection on the ProLiant ML350 server is seated. However, if the PCI Bios detects a bridged PCI device, it increments the bus number to 1 and assigns that bus number to the hardware designation for that system). ...continues until all PCI buses are loaded in the server. Empty ! Slot 3 - The Compaq ProLiant ML530 provides an example of PCI bus number detection order for the ProLiant ML350 (a dual-peer system) ProLiant ML350 PCI Server Architecture PCI BIOS Discovery Process ! However, by slot numbering. Slot 4 - Slot 2 - This architecture uses ...
... server, an example of detection on the ProLiant ML350 server is seated. However, if the PCI Bios detects a bridged PCI device, it increments the bus number to 1 and assigns that bus number to the hardware designation for that system). ...continues until all PCI buses are loaded in the server. Empty ! Slot 3 - The Compaq ProLiant ML530 provides an example of PCI bus number detection order for the ProLiant ML350 (a dual-peer system) ProLiant ML350 PCI Server Architecture PCI BIOS Discovery Process ! However, by slot numbering. Slot 4 - Slot 2 - This architecture uses ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... the Primary Bus as the Secondary PCI bus. The discovery process continues with bus number assignments for ProLiant 8000 (a triple-peer system) ProLiant 8000 PCI Server Architecture PCI BIOS Discovery Process ! Once again, if the PCI controller is a bridged PCI device, the bus number increments, if...(integrated PCI bridge) ! Ter Bus PCI Controller (no bridge) ! PCI Bus Number Order of the triple-peer PCI architecture. The PCI BIOS then looks for several Compaq ProLiant servers. PCI Slot 2 - Sec Bus PCI Controller (no bridge) ! Sec Bus Empty " Tertiary PCI Bus ! PCI Slot 10 -...
... the Primary Bus as the Secondary PCI bus. The discovery process continues with bus number assignments for ProLiant 8000 (a triple-peer system) ProLiant 8000 PCI Server Architecture PCI BIOS Discovery Process ! Once again, if the PCI controller is a bridged PCI device, the bus number increments, if...(integrated PCI bridge) ! Ter Bus PCI Controller (no bridge) ! PCI Bus Number Order of the triple-peer PCI architecture. The PCI BIOS then looks for several Compaq ProLiant servers. PCI Slot 2 - Sec Bus PCI Controller (no bridge) ! Sec Bus Empty " Tertiary PCI Bus ! PCI Slot 10 -...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... installation of Windows NT, all bridged PCI controllers detected after future system restarts. Through this white paper demonstrate how the PCI BIOS discovers PCI buses and assigns numbers. Windows 2000 checks and resets registry settings automatically, unlike its registry after discovering unbound devices....usage information), 13UK-1200A-WWEN PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 11 For example, the order of detection on the ProLiant 8000 is Primary Host-to-PCI Bridge, followed by PCI controllers and bridged controllers on the Primary Bus in slots beginning at 1, 2,...
... installation of Windows NT, all bridged PCI controllers detected after future system restarts. Through this white paper demonstrate how the PCI BIOS discovers PCI buses and assigns numbers. Windows 2000 checks and resets registry settings automatically, unlike its registry after discovering unbound devices....usage information), 13UK-1200A-WWEN PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 11 For example, the order of detection on the ProLiant 8000 is Primary Host-to-PCI Bridge, followed by PCI controllers and bridged controllers on the Primary Bus in slots beginning at 1, 2,...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... the PCI bus numbering scheme of discovery at http://www.compaq.com/products/servers. Refer to aid in the testing process. The ProLiant ML350 contains the dual-peer PCI bus architecture. All tests ran under the Windows NT 4.0 operating system. This information is available ...formatted) E: ENG files New New Disk 3 D: ACCT files Disk order changed Windows NT orders disk volumes in this document lists the PCI BIOS discovery process for this point. 13UK-1200A-WWEN Descriptively labeling the disk volumes using the Disk Administrator can easily identify its content. Two other ...
... the PCI bus numbering scheme of discovery at http://www.compaq.com/products/servers. Refer to aid in the testing process. The ProLiant ML350 contains the dual-peer PCI bus architecture. All tests ran under the Windows NT 4.0 operating system. This information is available ...formatted) E: ENG files New New Disk 3 D: ACCT files Disk order changed Windows NT orders disk volumes in this document lists the PCI BIOS discovery process for this point. 13UK-1200A-WWEN Descriptively labeling the disk volumes using the Disk Administrator can easily identify its content. Two other ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...- PCI Bus Numbering in this document identifies the Controller Discovery Order for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to ensure the system is running with ProLiant Servers The following scenarios were tested in the "Planning the New Configuration" section. Note: Installing the System Configuration utilities on the server...slots designated during the planning stage, before launching the Windows NT operating system. - The scenarios demonstrate how the PCI BIOS assigns the bus numbers and then reassigns the bus numbers after the operating system is installed. The following Compaq Systems ...
...- PCI Bus Numbering in this document identifies the Controller Discovery Order for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to ensure the system is running with ProLiant Servers The following scenarios were tested in the "Planning the New Configuration" section. Note: Installing the System Configuration utilities on the server...slots designated during the planning stage, before launching the Windows NT operating system. - The scenarios demonstrate how the PCI BIOS assigns the bus numbers and then reassigns the bus numbers after the operating system is installed. The following Compaq Systems ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... and controller discovery test was loaded on a simple configuration in a dualpeer PCI ProLiant ML530 server. Two tables with a side bar description of what the PCI BIOS does during the discovery process illustrate the configurations. This configuration is modified in Test...Two tables with a side bar description of what the PCI BIOS does during the discovery process illustrate the configurations. Configuration A: Test 1 - PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 20 Configuration A, ProLiant ML530 (highly parallel architecture), a two configuration scenario: This ...
... and controller discovery test was loaded on a simple configuration in a dualpeer PCI ProLiant ML530 server. Two tables with a side bar description of what the PCI BIOS does during the discovery process illustrate the configurations. This configuration is modified in Test...Two tables with a side bar description of what the PCI BIOS does during the discovery process illustrate the configurations. Configuration A: Test 1 - PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 20 Configuration A, ProLiant ML530 (highly parallel architecture), a two configuration scenario: This ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 21 Note: Even though PCI bus numbers assign during bus initialization according to predefined hardware designators. Table 6. PCI BIOS bus detection in a ProLiant ML530-before adding a bridged controller Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st 2nd Slot Number Primary Bus (O) Slot 1 PCI Bridge/ Controller Type - Reviewing the...
... Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 21 Note: Even though PCI bus numbers assign during bus initialization according to predefined hardware designators. Table 6. PCI BIOS bus detection in a ProLiant ML530-before adding a bridged controller Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st 2nd Slot Number Primary Bus (O) Slot 1 PCI Bridge/ Controller Type - Reviewing the...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...and 2. No PCI controller detected, no bus number assigned. PCI Bus Numbering in the same ProLiant ML530 server. Adding a Device The example in Table 7 illustrates the PCI BIOS discovery and bus number assignment process in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 22 Configuration A - Table ...Discovery process continues to PCI slot 1. Test 2 - The PCI BIOS discovers the Secondary Bus and increments the bus number to PCI slots 7 and 8. No PCI controller detected, no PCI bridge) in a ProLiant ML530-after adding a bridged controller Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st...
...and 2. No PCI controller detected, no bus number assigned. PCI Bus Numbering in the same ProLiant ML530 server. Adding a Device The example in Table 7 illustrates the PCI BIOS discovery and bus number assignment process in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 22 Configuration A - Table ...Discovery process continues to PCI slot 1. Test 2 - The PCI BIOS discovers the Secondary Bus and increments the bus number to PCI slots 7 and 8. No PCI controller detected, no PCI bridge) in a ProLiant ML530-after adding a bridged controller Bus Detection Order/ Controller Discovery 1st...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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...A side-by identifying buses on the system. No Change Slot 6 NC3131 (bridged) $ Bus 6 - New Slot 7 Empty N/A Slot 8 Empty N/A Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 Configuration B included two installations tested on how to the slot configurations and bus numbers of each device in a modified configuration, PCI bus renumbering does...Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 23 Reviewing the Test 2 Configuration In Test 2, as in Test 1, the PCI BIOS begins the discovery process by -side comparison of the slot configurations and bus numbers of each device in Test 1 to reset ...
...A side-by identifying buses on the system. No Change Slot 6 NC3131 (bridged) $ Bus 6 - New Slot 7 Empty N/A Slot 8 Empty N/A Configuration B, ProLiant 8000 Configuration B included two installations tested on how to the slot configurations and bus numbers of each device in a modified configuration, PCI bus renumbering does...Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment 23 Reviewing the Test 2 Configuration In Test 2, as in Test 1, the PCI BIOS begins the discovery process by -side comparison of the slot configurations and bus numbers of each device in Test 1 to reset ...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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.... 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Figure 9. Location of expansion slots in the rear of the expansion slots in the ProLiant 8000 Bus number assignments for controllers with bridged devices are assigned to demonstrate bus renumbering in Configuration B-Test 1. This test includes several bridged controllers to ...
.... 12 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Figure 9. Location of expansion slots in the rear of the expansion slots in the ProLiant 8000 Bus number assignments for controllers with bridged devices are assigned to demonstrate bus renumbering in Configuration B-Test 1. This test includes several bridged controllers to ...