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The battery may explode if not handled properly. Do not recharge, disassemble or dispose of in fire. Keep away from children and dispose of used battery promptly. viii AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
Features 1.2.1 Front Panel 1. Headphone/Earphone Port 8. Turbo LED 2. CD-ROM Tray 9. Power LED 3. Stop/Eject Button 10. Fixed Disk Drive LED 4. Skip/Forward Button 11. Power Button 5. CD-ROM LED 12. 3.5-inch Diskette Drive Eject Button 6. Increase Volume Button 13.
1.2.2 Rear Panel 1. Fan 9. Parallel Port 2. System Main Power Switch 10. Serial Port 2 3. Voltage Selector 11. Speaker-out/Line-out Port 4. System Power Socket 12. Line-in Port 5. USB Ports 13. VGA/Monitor Port 6. PS/2 Mouse Port 14.
1.3.2 Connecting the Monitor Figure 1-4 Connecting the Monitor Chapter 1 - Getting Started...
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1.3.3 Connecting the Mouse Figure 1-5 Connecting the Mouse AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
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1.3.4 Connecting the Printer (Optional) Figure 1-6 Connecting the Parallel Printer If you have a serial printer or other serial peripheral, connect it to the serial port (COM1). Chapter 1 - Getting Started...
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1.3.5 Complete System Connections Figure 1-7 Complete System Connections AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
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1.3.7 Connecting to the Network (Optional) Figure 1-9 Connecting to the Network 1.3.8 Connecting the Fax/Modem (Optional) 1-10 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
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Figure 1-10 Connecting the Telephone Line and Handset to the Fax/Modem Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-11...
Turning Off Your Computer You do not need to turn off the system main power switch on the rear panel. Turn off the system main power switch only: if you will not use your system for a long period of time. if you need to open your system for troubleshooting or upgrading purposes.
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General Failure Front Panel Light Doesn't Work "Garbage" or Nothing Appears on the Screen Never open the monitor case. The CRT monitor retains very high voltage levels, even after the power is turned off. Refer all monitor service to qualified service technicians. Keyboard is Dead Do not plug or unplug the keyboard while the power is on.
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Table 1-1 System Error Messages Error Message Corrective Action Bad CMOS Battery Replace battery. Contact your dealer. CMOS Checksum Run Setup. See Chapter 3. Error Floppy Drive Check and connect the cable to the floppy Controller Error drive or controller. Floppy Drive Error Floppy may be bad.
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Table 1-1 System Error Messages (continued) Error Message Corrective Action Onboard Serial 1 Conflict Run Setup and disable Onboard Serial 1. See Chapter 3. Onboard Serial 2 Conflict Run Setup and disable Onboard Serial 2. See Chapter 3. Onboard Parallel Port Run Setup and disable Onboard Conflict Parallel Port.
1.7.3 Correcting Error Conditions If you have purchased a new hard disk drive and cannot access it, it may be because your disk is not physically formatted. Physically format the disk using the FDISK and FORMAT commands. Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-19...
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Chapter 2 System Board Chapter 2 - System Board...
Jumpers and Connectors 2.3.1 Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 2-2 Jumper and Connector Locations The shaded pin indicates pin 1. Chapter 2 - System Board...
2.3.3 Onboard Connectors Table 2-2 Onboard Connectors Connector Function USB ports ATX power connector Upper: PS/2 mouse port Lower: PS/2 keyboard port Upper: Parallel port Lower: COM1 port (left) COM2 port (right) Floppy disk drive connector Upper: Game/MIDI port Lower: (L-to-R) Stereo line-out/speaker-out port Stereo line-in port Mono microphone-in port...
Table 2-2 Onboard Connectors (continued) Connector Function Fan alarm connector 2-pin fan connector CPU temperature detector connector System temperature detector connector Turbo LED connector (pins 2-3) Reset switch connector Power/Suspend LED connector IDE Hard Disk Support Table 2-3 IDE Hard Disk Configuration IDE Connector Master Slave...
Hardware Monitoring Function Modem Ring-in Function 2-10 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
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2.10 Wake-on LAN Function Chapter 2 - System Board 2-11...
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Chapter 3 BIOS Utility If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a qualified technician for assistance. Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility...
Entering Setup You must press simultaneously while the system is booting. This key combination does not work during any other time. Setup Utility System Information Product Information Disk Drives Onboard Peripherals Power Management Boot Options Date and Time System Security Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change = Move highlight bar,...
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Setup Utility System Information Product Information Disk Drives Onboard Peripherals Power Management Boot Options Date and Time System Security *Advanced Options Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change = Move highlight bar = Select Esc = Exit key works only when you are in the main menu.
System Information Page 2/2 Serial Port 1 ...... 3F8h, IRQ4 Serial Port 2 ...... 2F8h, IRQ3 Parallel Port ...... 378h, IRQ7 PS/2 Mouse ......Installed PgDn/PgUp = Move Screen Esc = Back to Main Menu 3.2.1 Processor 3.2.2 Processor Speed 3.2.3 Internal Cache Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility...
Product Information Product Information Product Name ......xxxxxxxxx System S/N ......xxxxxxxxx Main Board ID ......xxxxxxxxx Main Board S/N ......xxxxxxxxx System BIOS Version ....vx.xx DMI BIOS Version ...... x.x Back to Main Menu 3.3.1 Product Name 3.3.2 System S/N Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility...
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3.3.3 Main Board ID 3.3.4 Main Board S/N 3.3.5 System BIOS Version 3.3.6 DMI BIOS Version 3-10 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
Disk Drives Disk Drives Page 1/1 Floppy Drive A ... [xx-MB xx-inch] LS-120 drive as ... [ Normal ] IDE Primary Channel Master IDE Primary Channel Slave IDE Secondary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel Slave = Move Highlight Bar F1 = Help Esc = Exit = Change Setting, 3.4.1...
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[1.44 MB, 3.5-inch] [2.88 MB, 3.5-inch] 3.4.2 LS-120 drive as Normal Drive A Drive B Hard Disk 3-12 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
3.4.3 IDE Drives IDE Primary Channel Master IDE Primary Channel Slave IDE Secondary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel Slave Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-13...
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IDE Primary/Secondary Channel Master/Slave Type ......[ Auto ] Cylinder ..... [ XXXX ] Head ......[ XXXX ] Sector ....... [ XXXX ] Size ......[ XXXX ] MB Hard Disk Size > 504MB ..[ Auto ] *Hard Disk Block Mode ... [ Auto ] *Advanced PIO Mode ....
The Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if the Serial Port parameters are enabled. 3.5.3 Parallel Port directional Base Address 3BCh 378h 278h The Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if the Parallel Port is enabled. If you install an add-on card that has a parallel port whose address conflicts with the parallel port on board, a warning message appears on the...
Operation Mode Table 3-1 Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings Setting Function Standard Parallel Port (SPP) Allows normal speed one-way operation Standard and Bidirectional Allows normal speed operation in a two- way mode Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed Extended Capabilities Port Allows parallel port to operate in...
3.5.4 Onboard Device Settings This option is available only in the Advanced Level. Onboard Device Settings Floppy Disk Controller ....[Enabled ] IDE Controller ......[Both ] PS/2 Mouse Controller ....[Enabled ] USB Host Controller ....[Enabled ] USB Legacy Mode ....[Disabled] Onboard Audio Chip ....[Enabled ] = Move Highlight Bar F1 = Help Esc = Exit...
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PS/2 Mouse Controller USB Host Controller USB Legacy Mode Disabled Onboard Audio Chip 3-22 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
Power Management Power Management Power Management Mode ....[Enabled ] IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer ..[Off] System Sleep Timer ....[60] Minute(s) Sleep Mode .....[Suspend] Power Switch < 4 Sec....[Power off] System Wake-Up Event Modem Ring Indicator ....[Enabled] = Move Highlight Bar F1 = Help Esc = Exit = Change Setting,...
Date and Time Date and Time Date ..... [WWW MM DD, YYYY] Time ..... [HH:MM:SS] = Move Highlight Bar F1 = Help Esc = Exit = Change Setting, Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-27...
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3.8.1 Date Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 1980 2079 3.8.2 Time 3-28 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
System Security System Security Setup Password ....[ None Power-on Password ....[ None Operation Mode ....[ Normal Disk Drive Control Floppy Drive ....[ Normal Hard Disk Drive ..... [ Normal = Move Highlight Bar F1 = Help Esc = Exit = Change Setting, 3.9.1...
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Setup Password Enter your new Password twice. Password may be up to 7 characters long. Enter Password ....[XXXXXXX] Enter Password again ... [XXXXXXX] Set or Change Password Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.
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Changing or Removing the Setup Password None Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-31...
Bypassing the Setup Password You can either change the existing Setup password or remove it by selecting . Refer to None the previous section for the procedure. 3.9.2 Power-on Password Make sure switch 5 of SW1 is set to to enable the Power-on password.
Operation Mode Normal Keyboard Lock Normal. 3.9.3 Disk Drive Control Table 3-2 Drive Control Settings Floppy Drive Setting Description Normal Floppy drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector Hard Disk Drive Setting Description...
3.10 Advanced Options This option is available only in the Advanced Level. Do not change any settings in the Advanced Options if you are not a qualified technician to avoid damaging the system. Advanced Options *Memory/Cache Options *PnP/PCI Options = Move Highlight Bar F1 = Help Esc = Exit = Change Setting,...
PCI IRQ Setting Auto Manual. Refer to your manual for technical information about the PCI card. PCI Slots Auto Manual PCI IRQ Sharing If there are no IRQs available to assign for remaining device function, recommend that you enable this parameter. 3-38 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
VGA Palette Snoop Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature. Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter. Graphics Aperture Size It is recommended that you leave this parameter to its default setting. Plug and Play OS Set this parameter to only if your operating system is Windows 95 (or higher).
3.13 Exiting Setup Do you really want to exit SETUP? [Yes] [No] Settings have been changed. Do you want to save CMOS settings? [Yes] [No] 3-42 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
4.1.2 Preinstallation Instructions Not turning off the system properly before you start installing components may damage your system. Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician. 4.1.3 Post-installation Instructions AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
Removing and Replacing the Housing Cover Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it. Read section 4.1.2 for preinstallation instructions. 4.2.1 Removing the Housing Cover Figure 4-2 Removing the Screws AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
Figure 4-7 Installing an ISA Card Installing Additional Memory When installing DIMMs, make sure that you install only one type of DIMM. Do not combine PC-66 and PC-100 DIMMs. Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components...
4.4.1 Installing a DIMM Figure 4-8 Installing a DIMM The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation. If you insert a DIMM but it does not fit easily into the socket, you may have inserted it incorrectly. Turn the DIMM around and try to insert it again.
Upgrading the Processor 4.5.1 Removing the Processor Card Observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component. See section 4.1.1. Figure 4-10 Pressing the Latches 4-14 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
Figure 4-11 Removing a Processor Card 4.5.2 Installing a Processor Card Observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component. See section 4.1.1 Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-15...
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Figure 4-12 Installing the Retention Mechanism Figure 4-13 Removing the Tape Protector from the Fan Sink 4-16 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
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Figure 4-14 Inserting the Clip Ends into the Processor Holes Figure 4-15 Locking the Metal Bracket Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-17...
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Figure 4-16 Installing a Processor Card Figure 4-17 Locking the Processor 4-18 AcerPower 6100 User’s Guide...
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Figure 4-18 Connecting the Fan/Heatsink Cables The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on. NEVER touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands. Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-19...