Adaptec 2930U2 - Storage Controller Ultra2 SCSI 80 MBps : Specifications : Page 7

Contents

About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Online support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

General checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Notices and statements used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Features and specifications — M Pro Type 6220 (desktop model) . . . . . .5

Features and specifications — M Pro Type 6230 (tower model) . . . . . . .6

Controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Turning on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Turning off the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Enabling the Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using the SCSISelect Utility program (some models) . . . . . . . . . . .14

Starting the SCSISelect Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

SCSISelect menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

POST error log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

POST beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Small computer system interface (SCSI) messages (some models) . . . . .18

Diagnostic programs and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Downloading the diagnostics program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Starting the diagnostic programs and viewing the test log . . . . . . . .19

PC-Doctor for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Error symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Recovering your operating system and preinstalled software . . . . . . . .20

Recovering the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Recovering or installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Creating and using an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette . . . . . . . . .22

Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Using the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette in Windows . . . . . . .23

Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette in Red Hat Linux . . . . .23

Using the recovery-repair diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Erasing a lost or forgotten password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Updating BIOS code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Clearing CMOS memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Power checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27