Contents
Safety ............................v
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................1
The IntelliStation Documentation CD .................3
Hardware and software requirements ................3
Using the Documentation Browser .................3
Related documentation ......................4
Notices and statements in this document ................5
Inventory checklist ........................6
Selecting alocation for the computer .................6
Arranging the workspace......................6
Comfort ...........................6
Glare and lighting .......................6
Air circulation .........................7
Electrical outlets and cable lengths .................7
Features and specifications .....................8
Controls, LEDs, and connectors ...................9
Chapter 2. Cabling and starting the computer ............11
Cabling the computer ......................11
Turning on the computer .....................11
Running the operating-system setup program .............12
Turning off the computer .....................12
Chapter 3. Configuring the computer ................15
Viewing the license agreement ...................15
Using the built-in configuration programs ...............15
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program ............16
Using the Boot Menu program ..................16
Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent ......16
Configuring the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller .....17
LSI Logic Configuration Utility program ...............17
Chapter 4. Completing the installation ...............19
Recording important numbers ...................19
Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette in Windows ........19
Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette or CD in Windows .....20
Chapter 5. Solving problems ...................23
Diagnostic tools overview .....................23
Power-on self-test (POST).....................24
POST beep codes ......................24
POST error codes.......................24
Troubleshooting tables ......................37
CD or DVD drive problems ...................38
Diskette drive problems.....................39
General problems .......................40
Hard disk drive problems ....................40
Intermittent problems......................41
Keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems ............41
Memory problems .......................42
Microprocessor problems ....................42
Monitor or video problems ....................43
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