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... a PCI riser assembly 56 Removing and installing a PCI card 58 Upgrading the CPU 61 CPU upgrading guidelines 61 Upgrading the system memory 67 Memory module installation guidelines 68 Memory module population guidelines 68 Memory configuration overview 70 Installing and removing a power supply module 76 Removing and installing an ARMC/3 module 79 Installing and removing...
... a PCI riser assembly 56 Removing and installing a PCI card 58 Upgrading the CPU 61 CPU upgrading guidelines 61 Upgrading the system memory 67 Memory module installation guidelines 68 Memory module population guidelines 68 Memory configuration overview 70 Installing and removing a power supply module 76 Removing and installing an ARMC/3 module 79 Installing and removing...
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...Disable Bit Technology Chipset • Intel 5000P Memory Controller Hub (north bridge) • Intel ESB2-E (Enterprise South Bridge) I/O Controller (south bridge) Memory • Quad memory channels • Eight DDR2 FBDIMM (fully ...Memory error detection and correction • Memory scrubbing • Retry on correctable errors • Memory built-in self test • Memory sparing • Memory mirroring Media storage • Slim-line IDE optical drive • Supports either a SAS or SATA HDD interface 3 System features Listed below are the key features of the Acer Altos R520...
...Disable Bit Technology Chipset • Intel 5000P Memory Controller Hub (north bridge) • Intel ESB2-E (Enterprise South Bridge) I/O Controller (south bridge) Memory • Quad memory channels • Eight DDR2 FBDIMM (fully ...Memory error detection and correction • Memory scrubbing • Retry on correctable errors • Memory built-in self test • Memory sparing • Memory mirroring Media storage • Slim-line IDE optical drive • Supports either a SAS or SATA HDD interface 3 System features Listed below are the key features of the Acer Altos R520...
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10 Internal components 1 System tour Item Component Item Component A Power distribution board G Memory modules B Power distribution board H CPU air duct cover C Power supply module 1 I System fan modules D Power supply module bay 2 J (filler panel shown) Mid-plane board (active mid-plane shown) E Riser card assembly K Bridge board F Mainboard
10 Internal components 1 System tour Item Component Item Component A Power distribution board G Memory modules B Power distribution board H CPU air duct cover C Power supply module 1 I System fan modules D Power supply module bay 2 J (filler panel shown) Mid-plane board (active mid-plane shown) E Riser card assembly K Bridge board F Mainboard
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... for diagnostic purposes and allows you 're working on from behind a rack of the control buttons available on the control panel. After using the interrupt, a memory download can be performed to issue a non-maskable interrupt.
... for diagnostic purposes and allows you 're working on from behind a rack of the control buttons available on the control panel. After using the interrupt, a memory download can be performed to issue a non-maskable interrupt.
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... On System booted and ready or normal operation Blink System degraded • Unable to use all of the installed memory • System loses memory redundancy when memory mirroring takes place • System loses memory redundancy when memory sparing takes place • Redundancy loss such as power supply or fan • PCI-E link error • CPU...
... On System booted and ready or normal operation Blink System degraded • Unable to use all of the installed memory • System loses memory redundancy when memory mirroring takes place • System loses memory redundancy when memory sparing takes place • Redundancy loss such as power supply or fan • PCI-E link error • CPU...
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... State Description System status indicator (cont.) Amber On Critical or non-recoverable condition • DIMM failure when there is one DIMM present • Run-time memory uncorrectable error in non-redundant mode • IERR signal asserted • Processor 1 missing • Critical temperature • Power fault • CPU configuration error Blink Non...
... State Description System status indicator (cont.) Amber On Critical or non-recoverable condition • DIMM failure when there is one DIMM present • Run-time memory uncorrectable error in non-redundant mode • IERR signal asserted • Processor 1 missing • Critical temperature • Power fault • CPU configuration error Blink Non...
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ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the processor, disk drives, expansion boards, motherboard, memory modules and other server components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a server component: 1 Do not remove a component from the power outlets. 3 Place the ...
ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the processor, disk drives, expansion boards, motherboard, memory modules and other server components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a server component: 1 Do not remove a component from the power outlets. 3 Place the ...
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... baffle • Removing and installing the PCI riser assembly • Removing and installing the PCI card • Removing and installing a CPU • Removing and installing a memory module 1 Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation instructions described on page 39. 2 Lift the CPU air duct from the chassis.
... baffle • Removing and installing the PCI riser assembly • Removing and installing the PCI card • Removing and installing a CPU • Removing and installing a memory module 1 Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation instructions described on page 39. 2 Lift the CPU air duct from the chassis.
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Do not remove the memory air deflector. 1 Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation instructions described on page 40. 47 Removing the CPU air dam To remove the CPU air ...
Do not remove the memory air deflector. 1 Observe the ESD precautions and pre-installation instructions described on page 40. 47 Removing the CPU air dam To remove the CPU air ...
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...memory Acer Altos R520 server supports eight DDR2 fully buffered DIMM slots with four FBDIMM memory channels. Each channel can support up to 2 dual ranked DDR2 FBDIMMs. The memory channels are organized in to 8 FBDIMMs or a maximum memory size of 32 GB physical memory in standard non-mirrored mode and 16 GB physical memory...DIMMA1 and DIMMA2 • Channel B - On the server, a pair of channels becomes a branch where each branch consists of mirrored memory configuration. DIMMC1 and DIMMC2 • Channel D - DIMMD1 and DIMMD2 DIMMB1 and DIMMB2 • Branch 1 • Channel C -...
...memory Acer Altos R520 server supports eight DDR2 fully buffered DIMM slots with four FBDIMM memory channels. Each channel can support up to 2 dual ranked DDR2 FBDIMMs. The memory channels are organized in to 8 FBDIMMs or a maximum memory size of 32 GB physical memory in standard non-mirrored mode and 16 GB physical memory...DIMMA1 and DIMMA2 • Channel B - On the server, a pair of channels becomes a branch where each branch consists of mirrored memory configuration. DIMMC1 and DIMMC2 • Channel D - DIMMD1 and DIMMD2 DIMMB1 and DIMMB2 • Branch 1 • Channel C -...
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... population guidelines The following configuration rules must have a minimum of one 512 MB FBDIMMs installed. 68 3 System upgrade Memory module installation guidelines The following order: • Channel A: DIMM slots A1 and A2 • Channel B: DIMM slots B1 and B2 ...slot. • Install FBDIMM pairs in the following rules apply when installing fully-buffered memory modules to the server: • The system must be observed when populating memory modules: • In a minimum memory configuration, the FBDIMM should be identical with gold-plated edge connectors only. When installing...
... population guidelines The following configuration rules must have a minimum of one 512 MB FBDIMMs installed. 68 3 System upgrade Memory module installation guidelines The following order: • Channel A: DIMM slots A1 and A2 • Channel B: DIMM slots B1 and B2 ...slot. • Install FBDIMM pairs in the following rules apply when installing fully-buffered memory modules to the server: • The system must be observed when populating memory modules: • In a minimum memory configuration, the FBDIMM should be identical with gold-plated edge connectors only. When installing...
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... 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB Mirrored configuration Branch 0 Branch 1 Total Memory Channel A DIMM DIMM A1 A2 Channel B DIMM DIMM B1 B2 Channel C DIMM DIMM C1 C2 Channel D DIMM DIMM D1 D2 Physical Detected... Memory by OS 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB (Mirror) 512 MB (Mirror) 2 GB 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 ...
... 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB Mirrored configuration Branch 0 Branch 1 Total Memory Channel A DIMM DIMM A1 A2 Channel B DIMM DIMM B1 B2 Channel C DIMM DIMM C1 C2 Channel D DIMM DIMM D1 D2 Physical Detected... Memory by OS 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB (Mirror) 512 MB (Mirror) 2 GB 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 ...
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...DIMM DIMM A1 A2 Channel B DIMM DIMM B1 B2 Channel C DIMM DIMM C1 C2 Channel D DIMM DIMM D1 D2 Physical Detected Memory by OS 512 MB 512 MB (Sparing) 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB (Sparing) (Sparing...) 16 GB 8 GB Memory configuration overview The system supports the following memory configuration that allow flexibility in performance, redundancy, and ability to upgrade. • Standard configuration • Memory mirroring • Memory sparing Memory mirroring and memory sparing features are mutually exclusive, only one of these memory modes can be enabled at...
...DIMM DIMM A1 A2 Channel B DIMM DIMM B1 B2 Channel C DIMM DIMM C1 C2 Channel D DIMM DIMM D1 D2 Physical Detected Memory by OS 512 MB 512 MB (Sparing) 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB (Sparing) (Sparing...) 16 GB 8 GB Memory configuration overview The system supports the following memory configuration that allow flexibility in performance, redundancy, and ability to upgrade. • Standard configuration • Memory mirroring • Memory sparing Memory mirroring and memory sparing features are mutually exclusive, only one of these memory modes can be enabled at...
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... must be identical with respect to maintain mirrored copy of the data in parallel and simultaneously to be identical. It allows both memory branches to operate in branch 0. However, for system performance reasons, we recommend that cover adjacent slot positions do not need to ...step. When adding four FBDIMMs to size, speed, and organization. You can configure the system to size, speed, and organization. 71 Standard memory configuration The system is capable of supporting a minimum of only one FBDIMM installed on both channels and FBDIMM pairs must be identical with respect ...
... must be identical with respect to maintain mirrored copy of the data in parallel and simultaneously to be identical. It allows both memory branches to operate in branch 0. However, for system performance reasons, we recommend that cover adjacent slot positions do not need to ...step. When adding four FBDIMMs to size, speed, and organization. You can configure the system to size, speed, and organization. 71 Standard memory configuration The system is capable of supporting a minimum of only one FBDIMM installed on both channels and FBDIMM pairs must be identical with respect ...
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... Single branch mode sparing In single branch mode sparing the following population rules: 72 3 System upgrade To upgrade to a four FBDIMM mirrored memory configuration, four additional FBDIMMs must be identical to the first with the following population rules must be observed: • DIMM slots A1 and... not be identical in organization, size and speed • Sparing should be enabled in the second set to replace a failed FBDIMM. The memory controller hub (MCH) will be selected as the spare pair unit. • Dual branch mode sparing Dual branch mode sparing requires that involves...
... Single branch mode sparing In single branch mode sparing the following population rules: 72 3 System upgrade To upgrade to a four FBDIMM mirrored memory configuration, four additional FBDIMMs must be identical to the first with the following population rules must be observed: • DIMM slots A1 and... not be identical in organization, size and speed • Sparing should be enabled in the second set to replace a failed FBDIMM. The memory controller hub (MCH) will be selected as the spare pair unit. • Dual branch mode sparing Dual branch mode sparing requires that involves...
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...2 Remove the CPU air duct. To install FBDIMMs: Caution! FBDIMMs are keyed and can damage the connector. Note: After upgrading system memory to this feature, the memory RAS setting in the BIOS setup must be identical in organization, size and speed. • DIMM slots A1 and B1 • ...DIMM slots D1 and D2 • Sparing should be enabled in the BIOS setup utility • BIOS will configure rank sparing mode. • The largest memory size among the DIMM pairs (DIMM_A1, DIMM_B1) and (DIMM_A2, DIMM_B2) and (DIMM_C1, DIMM_D1) and (DIMM_C2, DIMM_D2), will be selected as the spare ...
...2 Remove the CPU air duct. To install FBDIMMs: Caution! FBDIMMs are keyed and can damage the connector. Note: After upgrading system memory to this feature, the memory RAS setting in the BIOS setup must be identical in organization, size and speed. • DIMM slots A1 and B1 • ...DIMM slots D1 and D2 • Sparing should be enabled in the BIOS setup utility • BIOS will configure rank sparing mode. • The largest memory size among the DIMM pairs (DIMM_A1, DIMM_B1) and (DIMM_A2, DIMM_B2) and (DIMM_C1, DIMM_D1) and (DIMM_C2, DIMM_D2), will be selected as the spare ...
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... the DIMM slot outward to release the DIMM (A). 3 Gently pull the DIMM upward to view the new value for total system memory and make a note of memory installed. To reconfigure the system memory: The system automatically detects the amount of it from the DIMM slot (B). 4 Observe the post-installation instructions described on page...
... the DIMM slot outward to release the DIMM (A). 3 Gently pull the DIMM upward to view the new value for total system memory and make a note of memory installed. To reconfigure the system memory: The system automatically detects the amount of it from the DIMM slot (B). 4 Observe the post-installation instructions described on page...
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... its protective packaging. 4 Align then insert the activation key into the RAID activation key connector on the active mid-plane board (A). 5 Locate the RAID cache memory (DDR-2) slot on page 39. 2 Remove the power distribution board cover.
... its protective packaging. 4 Align then insert the activation key into the RAID activation key connector on the active mid-plane board (A). 5 Locate the RAID cache memory (DDR-2) slot on page 39. 2 Remove the power distribution board cover.
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...server. Before you run BIOS setup, make changes to run this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. The BIOS setup utility stores basic settings for assistance. • When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts ...8226; When changing the password or making other changes to be bad. This memory area is turned off. 91 BIOS setup BIOS setup is no need to run this utility. Since most systems are prompted ("Run Setup...
...server. Before you run BIOS setup, make changes to run this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. The BIOS setup utility stores basic settings for assistance. • When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts ...8226; When changing the password or making other changes to be bad. This memory area is turned off. 91 BIOS setup BIOS setup is no need to run this utility. Since most systems are prompted ("Run Setup...
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... 2099 System Time Sets the time following the month-day-year format. Valid values for weekday, month, day, and year are displayed during startup. Total Memory Indicates the size of the processor currently installed in the server. Quiet Boot When Enabled, the BIOS splash screen is found during startup. Enabled System..., Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Day: 1 to 31 Year: 1998 to 59 95 Parameter Description Option Processor Specification of the system memory.
... 2099 System Time Sets the time following the month-day-year format. Valid values for weekday, month, day, and year are displayed during startup. Total Memory Indicates the size of the processor currently installed in the server. Quiet Boot When Enabled, the BIOS splash screen is found during startup. Enabled System..., Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Day: 1 to 31 Year: 1998 to 59 95 Parameter Description Option Processor Specification of the system memory.