System Release Notes
Express5800 MH4500 System
Release Notes
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XPRESS
B
UILDER
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Express5800 MH4500 System
Release Notes
The Express5800 MH4500 System Release Notes provide up-to-date information
on your system. These notes also provide additional valuable information about
your system that was not included in the user’s guide.
Please read these notes in their entirety.
CONTENTS
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3
General Comments........................................................................................................................... 3
Advisories........................................................................................................................................ 4
Windows NT ............................................................................................................................... 4
Novell NetWare........................................................................................................................... 4
SCO OpenServer 5.04 and 5.05....................................................................................................5
UnixWare 7.01 ............................................................................................................................ 7
UnixWare 7.1 .............................................................................................................................. 7
Documentation Errata ...................................................................................................................... 9
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Express5800 MH4500 System Release Notes 3
Introduction
These System Release Notes cover the following topics:
General Comments
Advisories
Documentation Errata.
General Comments
The following general comments apply to this server.
Windows NT® 4.0 Server with Service Pack 4
Novell® NetWare® v3.12
Novell NetWare v4.11
Novell NetWare 5.0
SCO OpenServer™ 5.04 with Maintenance Supplement 504C
SCO OpenServer 5.05 with Maintenance Supplement OSS491a
UnixWare® 7.1
The current Server Release includes:
BIOS Release 10
BMC: Rev. 27
HSBP: Rev 61
SDR: Rev 9N
Note: If your system includes the Pentium
III
XEON Processor, the
Pentium
III
serial number detection feature is enabled in BIOS as the
default. However, your system is shipped with the Pentium
III
serial
number disabled.
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Advisories
This section contains advisories on Windows NT, Novell NetWare, SCO
OpenServer, and UnixWare.
Windows NT
The following advisory applies when using Windows NT:
Windows NT version 3.51 is not supported.
Novell NetWare
The following advisory applies when using Novell NetWare 3.12:
When either the 3C905 or the PRO100+ LAN cards are installed in the
system, the latest versions of the ETHERTSM.NLM and MSM31X.NLM
support modules must be used. These files are located in the
LANDR9.EXE file available from the Novell web site. Additionally,
your operating system should include the latest available 312PTD.EXE
patch, also available from the Novell web site. Install the 312PTD.EXE
patch before installing LANDR9.EXE.
Express5800 MH4500 System Release Notes 5
SCO OpenServer 5.04 and 5.05
The following advisories apply when using SCO OpenServer 5.04 and SCO
OpenServer 5.05:
Depending on the hardware complement in your system, you may require
some or all of the diskettes listed in the table below when installing SCO
OpenServer 5.05. They should be generated before attempting to install
the operating system. Refer to your Network Operating System
Configuration Guide, included on E
XPRESS
B
UILDER
, for information on the
diskettes required when installing SCO OpenServer 5.04
Devices and Required Diskettes (SCO OpenServer 5.05)
Device Required Diskette*
SCO 5.05 Operating System Operating System Supplement 505A (OSS505A)**
SecuRAID 210 (Mylex AcceleRAID 250) DAC960 Software Kit v2.0
SecuRAID 530 (Mylex ExtremeRAID 1164P) DAC960 Software Kit 2.0
Symbios Controllers 53C8XX slha 405***
Intel PRO/100+
™
Intel PRO/100+ Driver for SCO.
3C905b-TX SCO Unix Driver v3.1
* Generated from the E
XPRESS
B
UILDER
CD
** DO NOT use OSS491A referenced in the Network Operating System Configuration Guide and
E
XPRESS
B
UILDER 2.5.
***Available from the LSILogic Web Site at www.lsilogic.com
When using the Mylex™ AcceleRAID™ 250 or the AcceleRAID 1164P,
the Symbios "slha" driver, version 40405 is required to allow use of this
RAID controller. This driver is available from the Symbios web site.
Before installing the SCO OpenServer Operating System, the Symbios
boot order must be checked to ensure the root hard drive adapter is 0. To
do this, perform the following steps:
1.
Power down the system and remove the access cover. Refer to the
System User's Guide located on the E
XPRESS
B
UILDER
CD-ROM for
information on removing the access cover.
2.
Refer to Figure 1 below and note whether your hard drives (C) are
cabled to system board connector A or connector B. System hard
drives are normally factory cabled to connector A as shown in
Figure 1.
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C
A
B
H
0
1
2
3
4
5
Connector A: DevFunc 18
Connector B: DevFunc 19
Figure 1. Hard Disk Drive Cable Connectors
3.
Install the access cover.
4.
Power-on the system. The system boots up.
5.
When this message appears on the video monitor:
Press Ctrl+C to start the Symbios SCSI Utility
Press
Ctrl+C
to run the utility.
6.
The utility starts and the Main Menu displays.
7.
Highlight Adapter Boot Order. Press
ENTER.
The following menu
displays.
Boot Order Description Bus DevFunc
1 SYM53C810 00 40
0 SYM53C896 01 18 (Connector A, Figure 1)
2 SYM53C896 01 19 (Connector B, Figure 1)
8.
If your hard drives are cabled to connector A (Figure 1), the adapter
designated DevFunc 18 (see table) is the root hard drive adapter and
should be set to boot order 0. If your hard drives are cabled to
connector B (Figure 1), the adapter designated DevFunc 19 (see
table) is the root hard drive adapter and should be set to boot order 0.
When the PRO100+ LAN card is installed in a system running the SCO
OpenServer Operating System, the root disk configuration information
maybe lost, causing startup problems. If this condition occurs, reboot the
system and press
F2
. To enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Then, press
F9
to
return BIOS Setup to the default values. Exit BIOS Setup, saving the
default values, and reboot the system.
Express5800 MH4500 System Release Notes 7
UnixWare 7.01
The following advisory applies when using SCO UnixWare 7.01:
The UnixWare 7.01 Symbios driver does not support sharing IRQs.
The initial system boot after installing UnixWare 7.01 may cause your
system to fail. Power down the system and reboot.
The SecuRAID 530 (Mylex ExtremeRAID 1164P) requires the mdac
5.00-17 driver. This driver is available on the E
XPRESS
B
UILDER
CD-ROM
shipped with your system.
UnixWare 7.1
The following advisory applies when using SCO UnixWare 7.1:
The Symbios boot order must be checked to ensure the root hard drive
adapter is 0. To do this, perform the following steps:
1. Power down the system and remove the access cover. Refer to the
System User's Guide located on the E
XPRESS
B
UILDER
CD-ROM for
information on removing the access cover.
2. Refer to Figure 1 below and note whether your hard drives (C) are
cabled to system board connector A or connector B. System hard
drives are normally factory cabled to connector A as shown in
Figure 1.
C
A
B
H
0
1
2
3
4
5
Connector A: DevFunc 18
Connector B: DevFunc 19
Figure 1. Hard Disk Drive Cable Connectors
3. Install the access cover.
4. Power-on the system. The system boots up.
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5. When this message appears on the video monitor:
Press Ctrl+C to start the Symbios SCSI Utility
Press
Ctrl+C
to run the utility.
6. The utility starts and the Main Menu displays.
7. Highlight Adapter Boot Order. Press
ENTER.
The following menu
displays.
Boot Order Description Bus DevFunc
1 SYM53C810 00 40
0 SYM53C896 01 18 (Connector A, Figure 1)
2 SYM53C896 01 19 (Connector B, Figure 1)
8. If your hard drives are cabled to connector A (Figure 1), the adapter
designated DevFunc 18 (see table) is the root hard drive adapter and
should be set to boot order 0. If your hard drives are cabled to
connector B (Figure 1), the adapter designated DevFunc 19 (see
table) is the root hard drive adapter and should be set to boot order 0.
Express5800 MH4500 System Release Notes 9
Documentation Errata
The following changes apply to the MH4500 User's Guide (456-00008-002)
located on the E
XPRESS
B
UILDER
2.5 CDROM:
Chapter 3, Using the BIOS Setup Utility. In the last paragraph before
the Main Menu heading, replace the first sentence with the following
sentence:
The following BIOS Setup Configuration tables show the recommended
settings for the BIOS Setup Utility.
Chapter 3, Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu. Delete the word
"IDE" from the "Primary IDE Master and Slave Submenu" heading.
Chapter 3, Main Menu Table.
In the Choices column that corresponds to the Legacy Diskette A:
feature, change "1.44 MB" to "1.44/1.25 MB.
In the Choices column that corresponds to the Legacy Diskette B:
feature, change "1.44 MB" to "1.44/1.25 MB.
In the Feature and Description columns, delete "Primary IDE
Master” and replace with "Primary Master".
In the Feature and Description columns, delete "Primary IDE
Slave” and replace with "Primary Slave".
The following Feature should replace the "Processor Information"
entry in this menu.
Main Menu
Feature Choices Description Your Setting
Processor Setting Press
Enter
Refer to processor submenu.
Chapter 3. The following "Processor Submenu" should be added to the
BIOS tables after the "Keyboard Submenu" table.
Processor Submenu
Feature Choices Description Your Setting
Processor Retest
No
Yes
Clears processor status and retests
all processors on reboot.
Processor Serial
Number
Disabled
Enabled
Controls the detection of the
processor serial number.
Processor Information Display Displays cache size and Stepping
ID information on installed
processors.
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Chapter 3, PCI Device, Embedded SCSI Submenu.
In the Choices column that corresponds to the Enable Master feature,
change the recommended setting in bold from "Disabled" to
"Enabled".
Chapter 3, I/O Device Configuration Submenu.
In the Feature column, delete "COM 1:” and replace with "Serial
Port A:", delete "COM 2:" and replace with "Serial Port B:"
In the Choices column that corresponds to the Mode feature, change
the recommended setting in bold from "ECP" to "Bi-directional".
In the Choices column that corresponds to the Base I/O Address
feature directly under "278" add "3BC".
In the Feature column, directly under "DMA channel" add "(ECP
Mode Only).
Chapter 3, Boot Device Priority Menu. Replace the Boot Device
Priority Submenu Table with the following table.
Boot Device Priority Submenu
Boot Priority Device Description Your Setting
1. Removable Devices Attempts to boot from a removable
media device.
2. ATAPI CD-ROM
Drive
Attempts to boot from an ATAPI
CD-ROM drive.
3. Hard Drive Attempts to boot from a hard drive
device.
Chapter 3, Hard Drive Submenu. Replace the Hard Drive Submenu
Table with the following table.
Hard Drive Submenu
Option Description
[Bootable Add-in card] Sets boot order of hard disk drives attached to add-on SCSI controllers.
Chapter 3, Removable Devices Submenu. Add the Removable Devices
Submenu below to Chapter 3 after the Hard Drive Submenu.
Removable Devices Submenu
Option Description
[Legacy Floppy Drives] Sets boot order of floppy drives if more than one floppy drive is present in the
system.
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