Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC techni- cians. It provides information for the installation and use of the Super- Server 6040. Installation and maintainance should be performed by experi- enced technicians only. The SuperServer 6040 is a high-end dual processor 4U rackmount server based on the SC840 4U rackmount server chassis and the 370DE6, a dual processor motherboard that supports one or two 370 Pentium III FCPGA processors and 4GB registered ECC DIMM memory. Manual Organization Chapter 1:
Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the server system and describes the main features of the SUPER 370DE6 mainboard and the SC840 chassis, which make up the SuperServer 6040. Chapter 2: Server Installation This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the SuperServer 6040 into a rack and check out the server configuration prior to powering up the system. If your server was ordered without processor and memory com- ponents, this chapter will refer you to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation. Chapter 3:
System Interface Refer here for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and information provided by the control panel on the chassis as well as other LEDs located throughout the system. Chapter 4: System Safety You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing the SuperServer 6040. iii