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Appendix C - IBM Memory Board Installation

Introduction

Installing the Board During a New Installation

1. Insert the Reference Diskette in drive A and boot the system.

2. Select Copy an Option Diskette from the Main Menu. Remove the Reference Diskette when you are prompted for the Option Diskette.

3. Insert the Memory Board Option Diskette in drive A and press ENTER. (The Option Diskette must be Revision 1.30 or greater.) Remove the Option Diskette.

4. Insert the Reference Diskette in drive A, and press ENTER to update it with the Memory Board option information.

5. Power off the system.

6. Plug the SIMM memory connectors onto the memory board, and add the board to your Micro Channel platform.

7. Reboot the Micro Channel platform.

8. Enter Y when a message prompts you to configure the system automatically.

9. Install the Banyan server software according to the instructions in Chapter 4 through Chapter 8.

10. After the Banyan server software is running, reboot the system using the Reference Diskette.

11. Select Set Configuration and then select Save Changes and Exit. At this point, the server software can recognize the additional memory that the expansion board provides.

12. Remove the Reference Diskette.

13. Boot the system from the server disk.

Installing the Board in an Existing Server

1. Insert the Reference Diskette in drive A and boot the system.

2. Select Copy an Option Diskette from the Main Menu. Remove the Reference Diskette when you are prompted for the Option Diskette.

3. Insert the Memory Board Option Diskette in drive A and press ENTER. (The Option Diskette must be Revision 1.30 or greater.) Remove the Option Diskette.

4. Insert the Reference Diskette in drive A, and press ENTER to update it with the Memory Board option information.

5. Power off the system.

6. Plug the SIMM memory connectors onto the memory board, and add the board to your Micro Channel platform.

7. Reboot the Micro Channel platform.

8. Enter Y when a message prompts you to configure the system automatically.

9. Reboot the system with the Reference Diskette, and select the Set Configuration option.

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