Contents
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Laser Compliance Statement ...................... vii
About This Book ............................ ix
How This Book is Organized ..................... ix
Notices Used in This Book ....................... xi
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Welcome and Thank You ...................... xiii
Chapter 1. Introducing the PC Server 520 ............. 1
Features at a Glance ........................... 3
Controls and Status Indicators .................... 4
Input/Output Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Expansion Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before You Begin ............................ 9
Moving the Server ............................ 10
Starting the Server ............................ 11
Using the CD-ROM Drive ....................... 16
Getting Help on the World Wide Web ............... 18
IBM PC Server Startup Support .................... 19
Chapter 2. Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Software Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing an Operating System .................... 22
Before You Begin ........................... 23
OS/2 and Novell NetWare Installation .............. 24
OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 Fixpaks ................... 25
SCO OpenServer Installation .................... 25
Windows NT Installation ...................... 25
DOS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
All Other Installations ........................ 26
About ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Starting the ServerGuide Main CD ................ 27
Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Network Adapter Device Drivers ................. 31
Hardware Device Drivers ...................... 32
Installing the PeerMaster LAN Software .............. 33
Installing PeerMaster Software for OS/2 ............. 34
Installing PeerMaster Software for Windows NT ........ 35
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