Intel SE7500CW2 Life Jacket User Manual


 
SE7500CW2 Troubleshooting Guide - 3 - 08/21/02
Table of Contents
Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2 Troubleshooting..................................................4
Boot Issues.............................................................................................................5
1) My server will not power on.............................................................................5
2) My hard disk drive (HDD) lights went on, I heard the drives spin up, and my
floppy drive light turned on, but I’m not seeing video..........................................6
3) I am installing adapters in my powered-down system, and my system boots
up when I install a PCI adapter.............................................................................6
4) Some of my hard drives show up during POST and some don’t......................7
Other Questions .....................................................................................................8
General Questions...............................................................................................8
1) Is it possible to enable hyper-threading under Red Hat Linux 7.2 on the SE7500CW2
server board? .........................................................................................................................8
2) What order must I populate processor sockets?.............................................................8
3) How do I disable Hyper-Threading Technology? ...........................................................8
4) Do I need a processor terminator for Intel® Xeon ™ processors on SE7500CW2?.......8
5) How do I ensure redundancy across Promise ATA 100 RAID controllers?.....................8
6) How do I get Microsoft* Windows NT 4.0 to install?.......................................................9
7) How can I enable Direct Memory Access (DMA) under Red Hat Linux 7.2 or 7.3? ....11
8) How do I get NetWare 6.0 to successfully install?........................................................12
Memory Questions ............................................................................................12
1) What memory configurations are supported on the SE7500CW2? ..............................12
2) What kind of problems might occur in an SDRAM-based system that uses non-compliant
DIMMs? ................................................................................................................................12
Jumpers and BIOS Setup Options .....................................................................13
1) How should the jumpers be set on Intel Server Board SE7500CW2?..........................13
Input/Output ......................................................................................................13
1) Does the Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2 support Ultra ATA/33/66/100 hard drives?13
Intel® Server Board SE7500CW2 Issue Report Form ............................................14