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Acer M9D User Manual

Acer m9d motherboards: users guide
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  • Page 1 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright 1998 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
  • Page 3 1. Read these instructions carefully. future reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Do not use this product near water. 4. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall, causing serious damage to the product. 5.
  • Page 4 9. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes.
  • Page 5 13. Replace the battery with the same type as the product’s battery we recommend. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion. Refer battery replacement to a qualified serviceman. 14. Warning! The battery could explode if not handled properly. Do not recharge, disassemble or dispose of it in fire.
  • Page 6 DANGER INVISIBLE RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN GEÖFFNET. NICHT IN DEN STRAHL SEHEN. ATTENTION RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER INVISIBLE. EN CAS D’OUVERTURE. EVITER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYONS. VARO AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN. VARNING! OSYNLING LASERSTRÄLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD.
  • Page 7 CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. ADVARSEL! Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Léver det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren.
  • Page 8 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 9: Manual Structure

    Purpose This user’s guide aims to give you the information you need to operate the system properly and tells you how to install internal components. Manual Structure This user’s guide consists of three chapters. Chapter 1 System Board This chapter describes the system board and all its major components.
  • Page 10 Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Text entered by user , etc. Represents text input by the user. Represent the actual keys that you have to press on the keyboard. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic.
  • Page 11 Chapter 1 System Board Features...1-1 Major Components ...1-3 Layout ...1-4 Jumpers and Connectors ...1-5 1.4.1 Jumper and Connector Locations ...1-5 1.4.2 Jumper Settings...1-6 1.4.3 Connector Functions ...1-7 ESD Precautions ...1-9 Video Function...1-10 1.6.1 Supported Video Resolutions ...1-10 Installing Expansion Cards ...1-12 1.7.1 Installing a PCI Card...1-12 1.7.2...
  • Page 12 Chapter 2 CPU Board Layout ... 2-2 Jumpers and Connectors... 2-3 2.2.1 Jumper Settings... 2-4 2.2.2 Connector Functions... 2-4 Memory Upgrade ... 2-5 2.3.1 Memory Configurations... 2-5 2.3.2 Installing a DIMM ... 2-7 2.3.3 Removing a DIMM ... 2-8 2.3.4 Reconfiguring the System...
  • Page 13 3.2.5 External Cache ...3-5 3.2.6 Floppy Drive A ...3-5 3.2.7 Floppy Drive B ...3-5 3.2.8 IDE Primary Channel Master...3-6 3.2.9 IDE Primary Channel Slave ...3-6 3.2.10 Total Memory...3-6 3.2.11 Serial Port 1...3-6 3.2.12 Serial Port 2...3-6 3.2.13 Parallel Port ...3-6 3.2.14 Pointing Device...3-7 3.2.15...
  • Page 14 Startup Configuration ... 3-19 3.6.1 Fast POST Mode ... 3-19 3.6.2 Silent Boot... 3-20 3.6.3 Num Lock After Boot... 3-20 3.6.4 Memory Test... 3-20 3.6.5 Release all Blocked Memory ... 3-20 3.6.6 Primary Display Adapter ... 3-21 3.6.7 Boot from LANDesk Service Agent... 3-21 3.6.8 Initialize SCSI Before IDE ...

  • Page 15: List Of Figures

    Chapter 4 SCSI Configuration Utility Overview...4-Error! Bookmark not defined. Global Default Values .4-Error! Bookmark not defined. Using SCSI Configuration Utility4-Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.3.1 Main Menu...4-Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.3.2 Utilities Menu4-Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.3.3 Adapter Setup Menu4-Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.3.4 Device Selections Menu4-Error! Bookmark not defined.
  • Page 16 2-10 Installing the Pentium II Retention Mechanism... 2-13 2-11 Installing a Pentium II Processor Module... 2-14 2-12 Securing the Pentium II Processor Module... 2-14 2-13 Unlocking the Module Latches... 2-15 2-14 Removing the Pentium II Processor Module ... 2-16 2-15 Releasing the Clip ...
  • Page 17 Drive Control Settings ...3-44 Settings for the Host Adapter and All Devices...4-2 xvii...