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Acer AcerAltos 9000 User Manual

Acer AcerAltos 9000 User Manual (190 pages)

Brand: Acer | Category: Server | Size: 1.01 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

7
- Introduction
  15
  - Features
    16
  - Options
    17
  - Conventions
    18
- Chapter 1 System Housing
  
  19
  - Features
    19
    
    Front Panel
    19
  - Features and Functions of the Front Panel
    20
    
    Rear Panel
    21
  - Features and Functions of the Rear Panel
    22
    
    Getting Started
    23
    
    Selecting a Site
    23
    
    Unpacking the System
    24
    
    Positioning the System
    25
    
    Moving the System
    27
    
    Connecting Components
    28
    
    ESD Precautions
    33
    
    Installing Options
    33
    
    Opening the Housing Panels
    34
    
    Opening the System
    34
    
    Installing Disk Drives
    37
    
    Installing an Expansion Board
    43
    
    Installing a CPU Board
    45
    
    Drive Tray Management System (DTMS) Hot Plug Backplane
    47
- Chapter 2 System Board
  
  49
  - Features
    49
  - Major Components
    50
  - Layout
    51
  - Jumpers and Connectors
    52
    
    Jumper and Connector Locations
    52
  - System Board Jumper and Connector Locations
    52
    
    Jumper Settings
    53
  - System Board Jumper Settings
    53
    
    Connector Functions
    54
    
    ESD Precautions
    55
    
    Memory Upgrade
    55
    
    Rules for Adding Memory
    55
    
    Memory Configurations
    56
    
    Installing a SIMM
    57
    
    Removing a SIMM
    58
    
    Reconfiguring the System
    59
    
    Video Memory Upgrade
    60
    
    Installing PCI Devices
    61
    
    PCI Slot Configuration
    61
    
    PCI-To-PCI Bridge Feature
    61
    
    Error Messages
    62
    
    Software Error Messages
    62
    
    System Error Messages
    62
  - System Error Messages
    63
    
    Correcting Error Conditions
    65
- Chapter 3 BIOS Utility
  
  67
  - Entering Setup
    68
  - PCI System Configuration
    68
  - System Security
    68
Basic System Configuration

69
- Basic System Configuration
  70
- Move Highlight Bar, → ← = Change Setting
  70
- Pgdn/Pgup = Move Screen, F1 = Help, Esc = Exit
  70
- Date
  71
- Date and Time
  71
- Time
  71
- Diskette Drive a
  72
- Diskette Drives
  72
- Hard Disk Drives
  72
- Cylinder Head Sector
  73
- Hard Disk 0 (XXX MB)
  73
- Hard Disk 1 (XXX MB)
  73
- System Memory
  74
- Communication Settings
  75
- Math Coprocessor
  75
- Video Display
  75
- Enhanced IDE Features
  76
- Large Memory Support Mode
  76
- Auto Configuration Mode
  77
- Fast Boot Mode
  77
- Memory Test
  77
- Num Lock after Boot
  77
- Advanced System Configuration
  78
  - External Cache
    79
  - Internal Cache (CPU Cache)
    79
  - Shadow RAM
    79
  - Ecc/Parity Mode Selection
    80
  - Memory at 15MB-16MB
    80
- PCI System Configuration
  81
  - PCI IRQ Setting
    82
  - Onboard SCSI
    83
  - VGA Palette Snoop
    83
- Non-Pnp ISA Card Configuration
  83
  - Expansion ROM Region
    85
  - I/O Region
    85
  - Irq/Dma
    85
- Power Saving Configuration
  86
  - Power Management Mode
    87
  - System/Wakeup Events
    87
- System Security Setup
  88
  - Disk Drive Control
    88
- Drive Control Settings
  89
  - Onboard Communication Ports
    90
- Serial Port 1 Settings
  90
- Serial Port 2 Settings
  90
- Parallel Port Settings
  91
  - Onboard PS/2 Mouse (IRQ12)
    92
- Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings
  92
  - Setup Password
    93
  - Power on Password
    94
  - Remote Diagnostic Configuration
    95
  - Load Setup Default Settings
    96
  - Leaving Setup
    97
- Chapter 4 Scsiselect Configuration Utility
  
  99
SCSI Device Configuration Screen for Aic-7880

109
- Initiate Sync Negotiation
  110
- Maximum Sync Transfer Rate
  110
- Enable Disconnection
  111
- Initiate Wide Negotiation
  112
- Send Start Unit Command
  112
Advanced Configuration Options

114
- Advanced Configuration Options Screen
  114
- Support Removable Disks under BIOS as Fixed Disks
  115
- BIOS Support for more than 2 Drives (MS-DOS® 5.0 and Above)
  116
  - BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM
    117
  - BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions
    117
  - SCSI Disk Utilities
    117
  - Support for Ultra SCSI Speed
    117
- Display <Ctrl-A> Message During BIOS Initialization
  116
- Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1Gbyte
  116
- Multiple Lun Support
  116
- SCSI Disk Utilities Screen for AIC-7880
  118
  - Configuring Multiple SCSI Controllers
    120
  - Disk Drives over 1 Gbyte
    121
  - Extended Translation
    121
  - The DOS 1 Gbyte Limit
    121
  - When to Use Extended Translation
    122
  - SCSI Troubleshooting Checklist
    123
  - BIOS Startup Messages
    124
  - Device Connected, but Not Ready
    125
  - Disk Drive Configuration Problems
    126
  - Start Unit Request Failed
    126
- Chapter 5 EISA Configuration Utility (ECU)
  
  131
  - EISA Configuration Utility
    131
    
    Functions
    131
    
    Making Menu Selections
    132
  - Keyboard Function Keys
    132
    
    Getting Help
    133
    
    Starting the ECU
    134
    
    ECU Main Menu
    135
  - ECU Main Menu  Steps in Configuring Your Computer
    135
    
    Main Menu Selections
    136
  - Add or Remove Boards
    138
  - Examine Switches or Print Report
    140
  - Save and Exit
    141
    
    Configuring Your Computer for the First Time
    142
  - Examine Switches or Print Report
    142
  - Save and Exit
    144
    
    Adding or Removing Boards
    145
  - Add or Remove Boards
    146
    
    Configuring Memory
    149
    
    Viewing or Editing Configuration Details
    152
    
    What to Do if Your Nonvolatile Memory Is Invalid
    155
- Appendix A System Resources
  
  157
  - Memory Map
    157
  - I/O Address Map
    158
  - Interrupt Channels
    160
  - System Default Configuration
    161
  - EISA Configuration Utility - ECU
    165
- Appendix B Drive Tray Management System (DTMS
  
  167
  - Introduction
    167
    
    Major Components
    168
  - Backplane Board Components
    168
  - Hot-Plug SCSI Drive Tray Components
    169
    
    Jumper Settings
    170
  - Channel Configuration Jumper Settings
    171
    
    Hard Disk ID Setting Options
    172
  - Channel Configuration Jumpers and Slot Number Ids
    174
    
    SCSI Channel Configurations
    175
  - Single-Channel Configuration
    175
  - Terminator Settings for Single-Channel Configuration
    176
  - Dual-Channel Configuration
    177
  - Terminator Settings for Dual-Channel Configuration
    177
    
    Installing a SCSI Hard Disk
    178
    
    Using the Hot-Swap Feature
    181
  - Index
    183

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