Filter
Top Products
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring
33
Boot Priority
The server's boot order should be considered when selecting a boot device. This is especially important if you
are installing a board that requires a higher priority in the boot order. The board's boot priority is set by its
slot location in the boot order.
By default the server searches for boot devices in this order:
1. IDE CD-ROM drive
2. Flexible disk drive
3. Embedded SCSI A channel (external SCSI Drives)
4. Embedded SCSI B channel (SCSI Devices)
5. PCI slot 6
6. PCI slot 5
7. PCI slot 4
8. PCI slot 3
9. PCI slot 2
10. PCI slot 1
11. Embedded LAN
Using the Primary or Secondary PCI Bus
The HP Server tc3100 has a Primary and Secondary PCI bus. The two busses are peer-to-peer, which
provides approximately equal performance, except when using the two 64-bit slots versus the 32-bit slots. See
Table 3-2.
Table 3-2. PCI Bus Selection
PCI Slots PCI Bus
Slots 3 through 6 Primary PCI Bus
Slots 1 and 2 Secondary PCI Bus
Installing a Disk Array Controller Board
Adding a disk array controller board provides additional fault tolerance to your internal or external mass
storage devices. HP recommends installing the HP NetRAID-1M PCI board in slot 3, 4, or 5. When installing
a disk array controller board, you may alter the server's boot order to allow the server to boot off one of the
array's drives. This boot order can be changed under the Configuration menu of the server's (BIOS) Setup
Utility and in the SCSI Configuration Utility.
Installing an Accessory Board
Use this procedure to install the accessory board.
NOTE For information about a specific PCI board type, refer to the Readme file, Tested Products
List, or Configuration Advisor on your HP Server Navigator CD-ROM.
1. If the server is operating, log off all users, back up files if necessary, and power down the server.
2. Disconnect the power cord and any external cables connected to the server. If necessary, label each one
to expedite re-assembly.
WARNING The power supply will continue to provide standby current to the HP Server until the
power cord is disconnected.