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Acer Power Minitower User Manual

Acer Power Minitower User Manual (143 pages)

(M11E/IDCATX-2) System

Brand: Acer | Category: Desktop | Size: 1.23 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

7
- Acerpower Minitower (M11E/Idcatx-2) User's Guide
  2
  - Important Safety Instructions
    3
  - Table of Contents
    7
- Chapter 1 Introduction
  
  12
  - About this Manual
    13
  - List of Figures
    15
List of Tables

16
- Chapter 1 System Board
  17
  - Features
    17
  - Major Components
    18
  - System Board Layout
    19
  - Jumper and Connector Locations
    20
  - Jumpers and Connectors
    20
  - Connector Functions
    21
  - Jumper Settings
    21
  - Front Panel Connectors
    23
  - Front-Panel Connectors
    23
  - ESD Precautions
    24
  - Installing Components
    24
  - Pre-Installation Instructions
    24
  - Post-Installation Instructions
    25
  - Removing a Pentium II Processor
    26
  - Installing a Pentium II Processor
    28
  - Memory Configurations
    30
  - Memory Upgrade
    30
  - Installing a DIMM
    31
  - Removing a DIMM
    32
  - Reconfiguring the System
    33
  - Error Messages
    34
  - Software Error Messages
    34
  - System Error Messages
    34
- System Error Messages
  35
  - Correcting Error Conditions
    37
- Chapter 2 BIOS Utility
  
  38
  - Entering Setup
    38
  - Product Information
    39
  - System Information
    40
    
    Processor
    40
    
    External Cache
    41
    
    Floppy Drive a
    41
    
    Floppy Drive B
    41
    
    IDE Primary Channel Master
    41
    
    Internal Cache Size
    41
    
    Processor Speed
    41
    
    IDE Primary Channel Slave
    42
    
    IDE Secondary Channel Master
    42
    
    IDE Secondary Channel Slave
    42
    
    Serial Port 1
    42
    
    Total Memory
    42
    
    Parallel Port
    43
    
    PS/2 Mouse
    43
    
    Serial Port 1
    43
    
    Serial Port 2
    43
  - Product Information
    44
    
    Main Board ID
    44
    
    Product Name
    44
    
    System S/N
    44
    
    DMI BIOS Version
    45
    
    Main Board S/N
    45
    
    System BIOS Version
    45
    
    Floppy Drive B
    46
    
    IDE Primary Channel Master
    46
  - Disk Drives
    46
    
    Floppy Drives
    46
    
    Drive Compatible as
    47
    
    IDE Drives
    48
    
    Enhanced Ide Features
    50
    
    Hard Disk Size > 504 Mb
    50
  - Hard Disk Block Mode
    50
    
    Advanced Pio Mode
    51
  - CD-Rom Drive Dma Mode
    51
  - Onboard Peripherals
    52
    
    Serial Ports 1 and 2
    52
    
    Parallel Port
    53
  - Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings
    53
    
    Ecp Dma Channel
    54
  - Onboard Device Settings
    55
    
    Floppy Disk Controller
    55
    
    Ide Controller
    55
  - Ps/2 Mouse Controller
    55
  - Usb Host Controller
    56
  - Smbus Interrupt (Irq)
    56
  - Power Management
    57
    
    Power Management Mode
    57
    
    Ide Hard Disk Standby Timer
    58
  - System Sleep Timer
    58
  - Sleep Mode
    58
    
    Modem Ring Indicator
    59
    
    Power Switch < 4 Sec
    59
    
    System Wake-Up Event
    59
  - Boot Options
    60
    
    Boot Sequence
    61
    
    Fast Boot
    61
    
    First Hard Disk Drive
    61
    
    Memory Test
    62
    
    Num Lock after Boot
    62
    
    Silent Boot
    62
    
    Configuration Table
    63
  - Date and Time
    64
    
    Date
    64
    
    Time
    65
  - System Security
    66
    
    Setup Password
    66
    
    To Remove Your Setup Password
    68
    
    To Bypass Setup Password
    69
    
    Power-On Password
    70
    
    Disk Drive Control
    71
  - Drive Control Settings
    71
  - Advanced Options
    72
  - Memory/Cache Options
    72
  - Pnp/Pci Options
    72
    
    Memory/Cache Options
    73
  - Internal Cache (Cpu Cache)
    73
  - Memory at 15Mb-16Mb Reserved for
    74
  - Memory Parity Mode
    74
    
    Pnp/Pci Options
    75
  - Pci Irq Setting
    75
  - Pci Slots
    76
  - Pci Irq Sharing
    76
    
    Vga Palette Snoop
    76
  - Graphics Aperture Size
    77
  - Plug and Play os
    77
  - Reset Resource Assignments
    77
    
    Bus Frequency
    78
    
    CPU Frequency
    78
  - Cpu Multiple
    78
  - Load Default Settings
    79
  - Abort Settings Change
    79
  - Exit Setup
    80
- Chapter 3 System Housing
  
  81
  - Front Panel
    82
  - Rear Panel
    83
  - Rear Panel
    84
    
    Internal Components
    85
    
    Positioning the Housing
    86
    
    Component Installation
    88
    
    Opening the Housing
    88
    
    Removing the Power Supply
    89
    
    Installing a System Board
    91
    
    Installation Procedures
    92
    
    Reattaching the Power Supply
    93
    
    Installing Expansion Boards
    95
    
    Installing a 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive
    97
    
    Installing Drives
    97
    
    Installing a CD-Rom Drive
    101
    
    Installing a Hard Disk
    103
    
    Installing Extra Hard Disks
    106
    
    Reinstalling the Cover
    108
  - Acer Resource CD
    110
- Chapter 4 Acer Manageability Software
  
  111
  - The Acer Resource CD
    111
  - Acer Software Installer
    113
    
    Installable Applications Software
    114
    
    Use the Acer Software Installer
    114
    
    Acer Software Library
    115
    
    Acer Online Documentation
    116
    
    Acer CPR
    117
    
    Mcafee Virusscan
    119
    
    System Diagnostics
    119
    
    Installing Virusscan
    120
    
    Updating Virusscan Data Files
    120
    
    Download New Versions Manually
    121
    
    Intel Landesk Client Manager
    123
    
    Setting up Landesk Client Manager
    124
    
    Using Landesk Client Manager
    125
    
    Landesk Client Manager, Administrator Version
    126
    
    A.1 Introduction
    127
    
    A.2 Precautions
    128
    
    A.2.1 During Operation
    128
    
    Front Panel
    128
    
    A.2.2 When Handling a Disc
    129
    
    A.3.2 Rear View
    130
    
    A.4 Operating the CD-ROM Drive
    131
    
    A.4.1 Starting the Drive
    131
    
    A.4.2 Emergency Eject
    133
- Appendix A CD-ROM Drive
  
  127

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