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User Guide
SA2500/WA2500
NEC Express5800 120Rj-2

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Text Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
European Notice ............................................................................................................ 11
USA and Canada Notice................................................................................................ 12
Modifications to the Product.......................................................................................... 12
Connections and Remote Earths.................................................................................... 12
Power Supply and Cables.............................................................................................. 13
Batteries......................................................................................................................... 13
Chassis Cover Removal and Replacement .................................................................... 13
Laser Compliance Statement......................................................................................... 14
Warning - Hazardous Voltage!...................................................................................... 14
Warning -Avoid Electrostatic Discharge!...................................................................... 14
Product Disposal............................................................................................................ 14
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Care and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
System Chassis Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
External View................................................................................................................ 19
Front View with Front Bezel Closed............................................................................. 20
Front View with Front Bezel Removed......................................................................... 21
Rear View...................................................................................................................... 23
Internal View ................................................................................................................. 25
System board Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Motherboard................................................................................................................... 26
ACPI .............................................................................................................................. 27
Remote Management Feature........................................................................................ 27
Degradation Feature....................................................................................................... 28
Memory RAS Features .................................................................................................. 28
Remote Power-On Feature (Wake On LAN) ................................................................ 29
AC-Link Feature............................................................................................................ 29
Standard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
System Security ............................................................................................................. 31
NEC ExpressBuilder DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
With the NEC ExpressBuilder DVD you can:............................................................... 32
Software End-User License Agreement ........................................................................ 32
Using a Client Computer equipped with a CD Drive.................................................... 32
Setting Up the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setup Flow..................................................................................................................... 34
Selecting Server Site...................................................................................................... 35
Unpacking the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Installing the Server into a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Before Installation.......................................................................................................... 38
Installing the Server....................................................................................................... 39
Removal......................................................................................................................... 45
Making Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting Peripheral Devices...................................................................................... 47
Connecting the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turning On the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Installing Operating System........................................................................................... 53
Installing Utilities .......................................................................................................... 53
Making Backup Copies of System Information ............................................................ 53
Powering On Your System............................................................................................ 54
POST Execution Flow................................................................................................... 55
Identification of Servers (UID Switch).......................................................................... 56
Powering Off the Server System ................................................................................... 57
Forcing a Power Shutdown............................................................................................ 58
Configuring Your Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Configuring Motherboard Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Clearing CMOS or Password......................................................................................... 63
BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the BIOS Setup Utility ........................................................................................ 64
BIOS Setup Configuration Settings............................................................................... 65
Main Menu..................................................................................................................... 66
Advanced Menu............................................................................................................. 69
Security Menu................................................................................................................ 73
Server Menu................................................................................................................... 75
Boot Menu ..................................................................................................................... 81
Exit Menu ...................................................................................................................... 82
RAID Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
RAID.............................................................................................................................. 83
Configuration by Internal RAID Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rebuild........................................................................................................................... 89
Manual Rebuild.............................................................................................................. 89
Auto Rebuild.................................................................................................................. 89
Patrol Read..................................................................................................................... 90
Consistency Check......................................................................................................... 90
Background Initialize..................................................................................................... 90
Reconstruction............................................................................................................... 92
Before Using WebBIOS ................................................................................................ 93
Using WebBIOS............................................................................................................ 95
Configuring a Virtual Disk.......................................................................................... 107
Operation of Various Features..................................................................................... 123
WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility....................................................................... 131
Upgrading Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Static Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Equipment Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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Tools Recommended for Upgrading Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Preparing Your System for Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Removing and Replacing the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Front Bezel................................................................................................................... 139
Drive Cover.................................................................................................................. 141
Logic Cover ................................................................................................................. 143
Upgrading Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Installation ................................................................................................................... 146
Removal....................................................................................................................... 153
Installing or Removing Random Access Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Installation Order......................................................................................................... 155
Installation ................................................................................................................... 155
Removal....................................................................................................................... 159
Using the Memory RAS Features................................................................................ 161
Memory Mirroring....................................................................................................... 162
Online Spare Memory.................................................................................................. 164
Installing and Removing a PCI Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Installation ................................................................................................................... 169
Removal....................................................................................................................... 173
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Installing or Removing a Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Installing a Hard Disk Drive........................................................................................ 176
Removing a Hard Disk Drive ...................................................................................... 179
Notes on replacing Hard Disk Drives in a RAID Configuration................................. 180
Installing and Removing a Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Installation ................................................................................................................... 181
Replacing a Failing Power Supply Unit ...................................................................... 184
Using the Internal Hard Disk Drives in the RAID System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Internal RAID Controller............................................................................................. 187
Disk Expansion Unit.................................................................................................... 188
Installing and Removing a Backup Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Installation (IDE File Devices).................................................................................... 190
Installation (SCSI File Devices).................................................................................. 195
Installation (USB File Devices)................................................................................... 202
Removal....................................................................................................................... 208
Installing and Removing a Redundant Hot-Swap Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Installation ................................................................................................................... 209
Removal....................................................................................................................... 210
Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Static Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Resetting the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
System Viewers ........................................................................................................... 214
Problems at initial System Start-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Problems After the System Has Been Running Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Problems Running New Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Problems and Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Error Messages on the Virtual LCD............................................................................ 219
Problems with the Server............................................................................................. 222
RAID System and RAID Controller............................................................................ 227

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Problems with Windows.............................................................................................. 228
Problems with NEC ExpressBuilder............................................................................ 232
Problems with Express Setup ...................................................................................... 232
Problems with Windows Autorun Menu..................................................................... 233
Collecting Dr. Watson Diagnostic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Memory Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Preparing for Memory Dumping ................................................................................. 236
Saving the Dump File.................................................................................................. 236
Recovery for Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions and Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Maintenance Tools....................................................................................................... 237
Maintenance Tools with Remote Console................................................................... 240
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Error Messages ............................................................................................................ 242
POST Error Messages.................................................................................................. 243
Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
How to Identify BIOS Revision Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
POWER Lamp............................................................................................................. 249
Status Lamp ................................................................................................................. 250
Disk Access Lamp....................................................................................................... 251
ACT Lamp................................................................................................................... 251
UID Lamp (UID)......................................................................................................... 251
Disk Access Lamp....................................................................................................... 251
Hard Disk Lamp........................................................................................................... 252
LAN Connector Lamps................................................................................................ 254
AC Power LED............................................................................................................ 255
Appendix 1: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Appendix 2: IRQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Interrupt Requests........................................................................................................ 258
Appendix 3: Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Making Backup Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Cleaning the External Surfaces of the Server ............................................................. 260
Cleaning the Interior of the Server .............................................................................. 260
Cleaning the Keyboard ................................................................................................ 261
Cleaning the Mouse..................................................................................................... 262
Cleaning an Optical Drive and Optical Disc ............................................................... 262
System Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Test Items .................................................................................................................... 264
Starting and Ending the System Diagnostics .............................................................. 265
Appendix 4: Installing and Using Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
NEC ExpressBuilder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Autorun Menu.............................................................................................................. 271
Parameter File Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Parameters File ............................................................................................................ 272
NEC ESMPRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

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Functions and Features ................................................................................................ 284
NEC DianaScope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Universal RAID Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Setup with Express Setup ............................................................................................ 286
Manual Setup............................................................................................................... 286
Using Universal RAID Utility via Network................................................................ 287
Easy Configuration...................................................................................................... 287
Creating Logical Drive of RAID 6.............................................................................. 287
Appendix 5: Installing the Operating System with Express Setup . . . .288
About Express Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Notes on the Windows Installation.............................................................................. 291
Installing Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Installing and Setting the Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
PROSet......................................................................................................................... 306
Network Driver............................................................................................................ 307
Optional Network Board Driver.................................................................................. 308
Installation of the Optional Network Board Driver..................................................... 308
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) ............................. 308
Graphics Accelerator Driver........................................................................................ 310
SCSI Controller Driver................................................................................................ 310
Installing SAS Controller Driver (LSI SAS3443E-R)................................................. 310
Installing the RAID controller Driver (LSILogic MegaRAID SAS 8480E)............... 311
Installing the Adaptec 29320 Controller Board........................................................... 311
Available switch options for the Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Solving Problems Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Memory Dump (Debug Information).......................................................................... 313
Windows Dr. Watson................................................................................................... 315
Network Monitor ......................................................................................................... 316
Installing Maintenance Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Updating the System - Applying Service Pack - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Making Backup Copies of System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Installing with the OEM-FD for Mass Storage Device ............................................... 319
Appendix 6: Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003
without Using Express Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320
Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Service Packs supported by NEC ExpressBuilder....................................................... 320
Installing Service Pack................................................................................................. 320
Updating System.......................................................................................................... 320
Re-installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk ............... 320
Magneto-Optical device............................................................................................... 321
Media such as DAT ..................................................................................................... 321
Floppy Disk Drive ....................................................................................................... 321
About the Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2........................................................ 321
About the System Partition Size.................................................................................. 322
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Creating "Windows 2003 OEM-Disk for NEC ExpressBuilder" ............................... 324
Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation .................................................................... 326

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Procedure for License Authentication ......................................................................... 327
Updating the System - Applying Service Pack - ......................................................... 328
Driver Installation and Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
PROSet......................................................................................................................... 333
Network Driver............................................................................................................ 333
Re-install the Network Driver...................................................................................... 335
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) ............................. 335
Graphics Accelerator Driver........................................................................................ 335
Installing SCSI Controller Drivers .............................................................................. 335
Installing SAS Controller Driver (LSI SAS3443E-R)................................................. 335
Installing a RAID controller Driver (LSILogic MegaRAID SAS 8480E).................. 336
About the Windows Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Available Switch Options for the Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Setting for Collecting Memory Dump (Debug Information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Appendix 7: Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions
without using the Express Setup Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341
Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Service Packs supported by NEC ExpressBuilder....................................................... 341
Installing Service Pack................................................................................................. 341
Updating System.......................................................................................................... 341
Re-installing to the Hard Disk which has been upgraded to Dynamic Disk ............... 341
Magneto-Optical device............................................................................................... 342
Media such as DAT ..................................................................................................... 342
Floppy Disk Drive ....................................................................................................... 342
About the System Partition Size.................................................................................. 343
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Creating the "Windows 2003 x64 EditionsOEM-Disk for NEC ExpressBuilder" ..... 344
Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Clean Installation............................................... 346
Procedure for License Authentication ......................................................................... 347
Updating the System - Applying Service Pack - ......................................................... 348
Driver Installation and Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
PROSet......................................................................................................................... 352
Network Driver............................................................................................................ 353
Re-install the Network Driver...................................................................................... 354
Optional Network Board Driver.................................................................................. 354
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)/Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) ............................. 355
Graphics Accelerator Driver........................................................................................ 356
Installing SCSI Controller Drivers .............................................................................. 357
Installing SAS Controller Driver (LSI SAS3443E-R)................................................. 357
Installing a RAID controller Driver (LSILogic MegaRAID SAS 8480E).................. 357
About the Windows Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Setting for the Memory Dump Collection (Debug Information) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Appendix 8: Equipment Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

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Text Conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions.
Warnings, cautions, and notes have the following meanings:
Warning
Warnings alert you to situations that could result in serious per-
sonal injury or loss of life.
Caution
Cautions indicate situations that can damage the system hard-
ware or software.
Notes: give important information about the material being
described.
■Names of keyboard keys are printed as they appear on the keyboard. For example,
Ctrl, Alt, or Enter.
■Text or keystrokes that you enter appear as boldface type. For example, type
abc123 and press ENTER.
■File names are printed in upper case letters. For example, AUTOEXEC.BAT.