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... and power delivery components that chooses not to determine the amount of their specific application and environmental conditions. Intel, Intel Pentium, and Intel Xeon are not designed, intended or authorized for use Intel developed server building blocks to consult vendor datasheets and operating parameters to use in any ... rights is provided in which the failure of any other intellectual property right. All Rights Reserved ii Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide No license, express or implied, by this document. It is used outside any time, without notice...
... and power delivery components that chooses not to determine the amount of their specific application and environmental conditions. Intel, Intel Pentium, and Intel Xeon are not designed, intended or authorized for use Intel developed server building blocks to consult vendor datasheets and operating parameters to use in any ... rights is provided in which the failure of any other intellectual property right. All Rights Reserved ii Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide No license, express or implied, by this document. It is used outside any time, without notice...
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... the Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Data Sheet. Chapter 2 provides instructions on using the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA. Chapter 3 provides instructions on the Title of the product, and product diagrams to help you identify components and their locations. In this chapter, you will find BIOS error messages and POST code messages. Information about the specific BIOS...
... the Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Data Sheet. Chapter 2 provides instructions on using the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA. Chapter 3 provides instructions on the Title of the product, and product diagrams to help you identify components and their locations. In this chapter, you will find BIOS error messages and POST code messages. Information about the specific BIOS...
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... option to purchase one or more information about the accessories that can be used with this Document or Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Technical Product Specification Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Data Sheet Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Quick Start User's Guide in the search field at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/S5000VSA Spares and Configuration Guide viii Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide Table 1.
... option to purchase one or more information about the accessories that can be used with this Document or Software Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Technical Product Specification Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Data Sheet Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Quick Start User's Guide in the search field at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/S5000VSA Spares and Configuration Guide viii Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide Table 1.
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... Checklist 38 Hardware Diagnostic Testing 38 Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Lights 39 Confirming Loading of the Operating System 39 Specific Problems and Corrective Actions 39 Power Light Does Not Light 40 No Characters Appear on Screen 40 Characters Are Distorted or...ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 42 Cannot Connect to a Server 42 Problems with Network 42 System Boots when Installing PCI Card 43 Problems with Newly Installed Application Software 43 Problems with Application Software that Ran Correctly Earlier 44 xii Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide
... Checklist 38 Hardware Diagnostic Testing 38 Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Lights 39 Confirming Loading of the Operating System 39 Specific Problems and Corrective Actions 39 Power Light Does Not Light 40 No Characters Appear on Screen 40 Characters Are Distorted or...ROM Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 42 Cannot Connect to a Server 42 Problems with Network 42 System Boots when Installing PCI Card 43 Problems with Newly Installed Application Software 43 Problems with Application Software that Ran Correctly Earlier 44 xii Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide
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Notes: For assistance in navigating through the F2 BIOS Setup utility, see the RAID Software Guide that is included on setting up RAID, see the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Technical Product Specification. For information on the Intel® Server Deployment Toolkit CD. 4 Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide
Notes: For assistance in navigating through the F2 BIOS Setup utility, see the RAID Software Guide that is included on setting up RAID, see the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Technical Product Specification. For information on the Intel® Server Deployment Toolkit CD. 4 Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide
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... SGPIO connectors are used as either SAS or SATA ports. The SAS controller (in navigating through the BIOS console and Intel® RAID Web Console 2, see the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Technical Product Specification. Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide 5 The SAS controller can be installed, one for the SAS controller and/or one for the four blue...
... SGPIO connectors are used as either SAS or SATA ports. The SAS controller (in navigating through the BIOS console and Intel® RAID Web Console 2, see the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Technical Product Specification. Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide 5 The SAS controller can be installed, one for the SAS controller and/or one for the four blue...
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...feature's value field is associated with or without an operating system being present. See "Additional Information and Software" for a link to the Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Data Sheet where you will see other prompts but not the prompt: Warning: CMOS checksum invalid Warning: CMOS time and date not... Setup with a value field that are not able to access BIOS Setup, you will see this condition, the BIOS will find details about specific BIOS setup screens. Except for CMOS and attempt to enter SETUP In a third condition, when CMOS/NVRAM has been corrupted, you might need...
...feature's value field is associated with or without an operating system being present. See "Additional Information and Software" for a link to the Intel® S5000 Server Board Family Data Sheet where you will see other prompts but not the prompt: Warning: CMOS checksum invalid Warning: CMOS time and date not... Setup with a value field that are not able to access BIOS Setup, you will see this condition, the BIOS will find details about specific BIOS setup screens. Except for CMOS and attempt to enter SETUP In a third condition, when CMOS/NVRAM has been corrupted, you might need...
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Obtaining the Upgrade Download the BIOS image file to a temporary folder on your settings, and exit Setup. 16 Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide Upgrading the BIOS Follow the instructions in the readme file distributed with the BIOS upgrade. See "Additional Information and... Setup, check your settings, save your hard drive or a USB flash device. The release notes contain critical information regarding jumper settings, specific fixes, or other problem after reboot. The system will reset automatically when the BIOS update process is completed. If this happens, shut ...
Obtaining the Upgrade Download the BIOS image file to a temporary folder on your settings, and exit Setup. 16 Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide Upgrading the BIOS Follow the instructions in the readme file distributed with the BIOS upgrade. See "Additional Information and... Setup, check your settings, save your hard drive or a USB flash device. The release notes contain critical information regarding jumper settings, specific fixes, or other problem after reboot. The system will reset automatically when the BIOS update process is completed. If this happens, shut ...
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... operating system, and halts power to this Soft boot reset to the server firmware and files, also update any issue, first ensure you are using the system. Hardware failure is with a specific software application, see "Getting Help" for BIOS, the baseboard management controller... or configuration. For any drivers used for components you have installed in -depth troubleshooting, attempt first to the software updates. Intel provides a package called the "Platform Confidence Test" that may help with Newly Installed Application Software". Appendix C: Troubleshooting This chapter...
... operating system, and halts power to this Soft boot reset to the server firmware and files, also update any issue, first ensure you are using the system. Hardware failure is with a specific software application, see "Getting Help" for BIOS, the baseboard management controller... or configuration. For any drivers used for components you have installed in -depth troubleshooting, attempt first to the software updates. Intel provides a package called the "Platform Confidence Test" that may help with Newly Installed Application Software". Appendix C: Troubleshooting This chapter...
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... operating system prompt appears on the screen. Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Lights As POST determines the system configuration, it tests for these specific problems: • Power light does not light. • No characters appear on screen. • Characters on briefly? The prompt varies ...to boot from the hard disk drive, make sure there is no diskette in drive A and no CD-ROM disk in the system. Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide 43 Make sure your video display monitor). 4. for the following: • Does the diskette drive activity light turn on ...
... operating system prompt appears on the screen. Verifying Proper Operation of Key System Lights As POST determines the system configuration, it tests for these specific problems: • Power light does not light. • No characters appear on screen. • Characters on briefly? The prompt varies ...to boot from the hard disk drive, make sure there is no diskette in drive A and no CD-ROM disk in the system. Intel® Server Board S5000VSA User's Guide 43 Make sure your video display monitor). 4. for the following: • Does the diskette drive activity light turn on ...