Acer Altos 900 User Manual page 167

AcerAltos 900+ Update
Thank you for purchasing an AcerAltos 900+ server. We want to provide you with the most up-
to-date information about your new server.
This release note updates the AcerAltos 900 User's Guide (P/N 49.AA983.001) with information
about RDM, a key component in Acer's manageability suite. For the latest information about
RDM, look to this release note and the Remote Diagnostic Manager (RDM) User's Guide
included with your server.
Similarly, for the latest information about ASM Pro, refer to the Advanced Server Manager Pro
(ASM Pro) User's Guide included with your server.
In addition, the information on page 1-6 of the AcerAltos 900 User's Guide, "Unpacking the
System," can now be found on the System Contents sheet included with your system.
The remainder of this release note is divided into the following sections:
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Notes
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RDM LED Location
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RDM Connector Locations
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RDM BIOS Utility
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The "EISA Configuration Utility for AA900+" Diskette
Notes
1. IMPORTANT! Do not run the aflash utility from within the RDM hidden partition. The
system will not boot if you do this.
2. The RDLMP.EXE utility may indicate the BIOS version as "unknown" instead of version 1.3.
This is normal behavior.
3. Please note the default setting for "Extended BIOS translation for DOS Drives > 1 Gbyte" (an
Advanced Configuration option discussed in Chapter 4, SCSISelect Configuration Utility).
The default setting is Enabled. Do not change this setting or your system may not boot.
4. The Parallel Port Operation Mode default setting is Standard and Bidirectional (not Enhanced
(EPP) as shown in the User's Guide). In order to use the Enhanced Parallel Port Operation
Mode, you must switch to a different parallel port base address. Use either parallel port base
address 378h or 278h if you wish to use the Enhanced Parallel Port Operation Mode.
P/N 46.AA983.002
Release Note
(1 of 22) August 22, 1997