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Acer Altos 12000 Series User Manual (172 pages)
Brand:
Acer
| Category:
Motherboard
| Size: 2.06 MB
Table of Contents
Altos 12000 Series User's Guide
2
Important Safety Instructions
4
Table of Contents
7
About this Manual
13
Manual Structure
13
Introduction
16
Chapter 1 Getting Started
18
Pre-Installation Requirements
18
Selecting a Site
18
Checking the Package Contents
19
Preparing the System Unit
20
Basic Connections
21
Connecting a Keyboard
21
Connecting a Mouse
22
Connecting a VGA Monitor
23
System Startup
24
Power-On Problems
25
Installing Optional Components
26
ESD Precautions
27
Pre-Installation Instructions
27
Post-Installation Instructions
28
Chapter 2 System Housing
29
External and Internal Structure
30
Front Panel
30
Rear Panel
32
Internal Components
34
Opening the Housing Panels
36
Removing the Left and Right Panel
36
Opening the Front Panel Door
38
Installing and Removing Storage Devices
40
Installing and Removing a 3.5-Inch Storage Device
40
Installing and Removing a 5.25-Inch Storage Device
44
Installing a Hot-Swappable SCSI Drive
48
Installing and Removing a Hot-Swappable Redundant Power Supply Module
50
To Install a Power Supply Module
51
To Remove a Power Supply Module
53
Installing and Removing a Hot-Swappable Redundant Housing Fan
54
To Change a Rear Hot-Swap Housing Fan
54
To Change a Front Hot-Swap Housing Fan
56
Installing an Expansion Board
57
Cable Connections
59
Chapter 3 System Board
61
Overview
61
Major Components
62
System Board Layout
64
Jumpers and Connectors
65
Jumper and Connector Locations
65
Jumper Settings
66
Connector Functions
66
Front Panel Connectors
68
ESD Precautions
69
Processor
70
Installing and Removing the Termination Board
75
Memory Configurations
77
Installing and Removing a DIMM
78
SCSI Backplane Board
79
Features
79
Layout
80
Hard Disk ID Switch Settings
81
Dual Channel Configuration
82
Error Messages
85
Software Error Messages
85
System Error Messages
85
Correcting Error Conditions
89
Chapter 4 BIOS Utility
90
Entering Setup
91
System Information
92
Setup Utility
92
Internal Cache
94
Processor 1 and 2
94
Processor Speed
94
Diskette Drive a
95
Diskette Drive B
95
External Cache
95
IDE Primary Channel Master
95
IDE Primary Channel Slave
95
IDE Secondary Channel Master
95
4.2.10 IDE Secondary Channel Slave
96
4.2.11 Total Memory
96
4.2.14 Parallel Port
96
Serial Port 1
96
Serial Port 2
96
Product Information
97
Product Name
97
PS/2 Mouse
97
System S/N
97
Main Board ID
98
Main Board S/N
98
SMBIOS Version
98
System BIOS Version
98
Disk Drives
99
Floppy Drives
99
LS-120 Drive
100
IDE Drives
101
Onboard Peripherals
105
Serial Ports 1 and 2
105
Parallel Port
105
Parallel Port
106
Onboard Device Settings
108
Power Management
111
Power Management Mode
111
Power Switch < 4 Sec
112
System Wake-Up Event
112
Boot Options
113
Boot Sequence
113
First Hard Disk Drive
114
Fast Boot
114
Silent Boot
114
Num Lock after Boot
114
Memory Test
115
4.7.7 Release All Blocked Memory
115
4.7.8 Configuration Table
115
4.7.9 Boot from Landesk Service Agent
115
4.8 Date and Time
116
Date
116
Time
117
4.9 System Security
118
Setup Password
118
Power-On Password
123
Disk Drive Control
124
System Event Log
125
Clear Event Log
126
Remote Diagnostic Manager
130
Remote Diagnostic Configuration
130
4.12 Advanced Options
132
Memory/Cache Options
132
Pnp/Pci Options
132
Memory/Cache Options
133
Pnp/Pci Options
135
CPU Frequency
140
Load Default Settings
141
4.14 Abort Settings Change
141
4.15 Exit Setup
142
Chapter 5 Scsiselect Configuration Utility
143
Scsiselect Configuration Utility Overview
143
Default Values
143
Default Settings for SCSI Controller and All Devices
144
When to Use the Scsiselect Utility
145
Running the Scsiselect Utility
145
Scsiselect Utility Options
146
Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Menu
147
Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Screen (1 of 2)
147
Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Screen (2 of 2)
148
Host Adapter SCSI ID Selection Screen for AIC-7896
149
SCSI Parity Checking Selection
150
Host Adapter SCSI Termination Selection for AIC-7896
151
Boot Device Option Screen
152
SCSI Device Configuration Screen for AIC-7896
154
Advanced Configuration Options Screen
158
Display <Ctrl-A> Message During BIOS Initialization
159
Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1Gbyte
159
Host Adapter BIOS
159
Support Removable Disks under BIOS as Fixed Disks
159
BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM
160
BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions
160
SCSI Disk Utilities
161
Format Disk
162
Configuring Multiple SCSI Controllers
163
SCSI Troubleshooting Checklist
164
BIOS Startup Messages
165
Device Connected, but Not Ready
166
Start Unit Request Failed
167
Index
167
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