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Table 1-4

System Error Messages

Message

Action

Onboard Pointing Device
Interface Error

Replace the pointing device or
contact your dealer.

Press F1 key to continue or
Ctrl-Alt-Esc for Setup

Press

to enter

Setup.

Real Time Clock Error

Run Setup and set the time and
date.

RAM Parity Error

Contact your dealer.

64K System Management
Memory Bad

Contact your dealer.

SMRAM Not Exist

Contact your dealer.

Press Esc to turn off NMI, any
key to reboot

Press

to disregard the NMI

error.

Press any other key to reboot the
system.

Summary of Contents for 12000

Page 1: ... the Pentium II Xeon can deliver higher performance than the Pentium processor while maintaining binary compatibility with all previous Intel Architecture processors Also the Pentium II Xeon processor is available in 512K 1MB and 2MB L2 cache options with the introduction of the Slot 2 socket Unlike Slot 1 Pentium IIs which access the L2 at half the processor speed the Slot 2 access the L2 at full...

Page 2: ...ed hard disk interfaces The board also includes a built in 10 100 Mb s Intel 82558 LAN chip that supports Wake On LAN WOL The system supports the power management function that conforms to the power saving standards of the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA Energy Star program It also offers the Plug and Play feature This feature saves the user from configuration troubles thus making the syst...

Page 3: ...One 50 pin fast SCSI and two 68 pin Ultra2 SCSI I O APIC device for SMP interrupt support Integrates an enhanced PCI local bus IDE controller Intel 440GX chipset supports AGP Accelerated Graphics Port and Ultra DMA 33 functions 10 100 Mb s Intel 82558 LAN chip that supports Wake On LAN WOL Two 24 pin RDM interfaces IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces Auxiliary power connector for 280W SPS ...

Page 4: ...onnector Intel SMM Card 18 System BIOS 19 RDM connectors 20 Channel A fast narrow SCSI connector 50 pin 21 Channel A Ultra wide Ultra 1 SCSI connector 68 pin 22 Channel B Ultra wide Ultra 1 SCSI connector 68 pin 23 Wide SCSI connector 68 pin 24 EIDE connector 2 secondary 25 EIDE connector 1 primary 26 DIMM sockets 27 Intel 443GX system controller 28 Power connector 1 29 Power connector 2 30 Power ...

Page 5: ...nd Connector Locations Figure 1 2 shows the jumper and connector locations on the system board Figure 1 2 System Board Jumper and Connector Locations Jumpers are prefixed JP Connectors are prefixed CN The blackened pin of a jumper or connector represents pin 1 ...

Page 6: ...Board Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Function BIOS Logo JP3 1 2 2 3 Acer OEM Password Security JP4 1 2 2 3 Check password Bypass password Boot Block Mode JP5 1 2 2 3 Disabled Enabled Sound Output JP6 1 2 2 3 Buzzer Speaker AlertPack Select JP7 1 2 4 5 2 3 5 6 AlertPack and LM80 LM80 Only SCSI CH B Terminator JP11 1 2 2 3 Enabled Disabled Default ...

Page 7: ...Card Ring in Connector CN10 Parallel above Serial 1 left and Serial 2 right ports CN11 USB Connectors CN12 CPU1 Fan Connector CN13 CPU2 Fan Connector CN14 RJ 45 LAN Port CN15 Fail Report LED Connector CN16 Cabinet Fan Connector CN17 Cabinet Fan Connector CN18 Cabinet Fan Connector CN20 2 Color Power LED Connector CN22 Redundant Power Status Connector CN23 CPU1 Temperature Connector CN24 CPU2 Tempe...

Page 8: ...D Connector CN35 External Speaker Connector CN36 Hard Disk LED Connector CN37 Hard Disk LED Connector CN38 Power Switch Connector CN39 47 RDM ASM Module Connector CN40 Wake on LAN WOL Connector CN42 3 pin Standard Power Connector CN43 Hard Disk LED Connector CN44 Reset Button Connector CN45 Feature Connector Intel SMM Card CN46 Door Switch Connector ...

Page 9: ...ent 1 Do not remove a component from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap before handling electronic components Wrist grounding straps are available at most electronic component stores Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified technician ...

Page 10: ...50 MHz whereas a Slot 1 processor access the L2 at only half the CPU s clock speed This significantly boost performance and speed 1 6 1 Installing the Retention Mechanism Follow these steps to install the retention mechanism 1 Attach both the retention mechanism with the joint bar Snap in the joint bar on both sides of the retention mechanism Figure 1 3 Inserting the joint bar on the Retention Mec...

Page 11: ...he system board along the Slot 2 retention holes and secure the retention mechanism with six screws see figure below Install the last two screws when fitting the system board to the housing Figure 1 4 Installing the Retention Mechanism External Ports O ...

Page 12: ...eps to install a Pentium II Xeon processor 1 Attach the fansink module to the Pentium II Xeon processor and secure it with four screws Figure 1 5 Installing the Fansink 2 Insert the Pentium II Xeon processor into an empty Slot 2 socket Figure 1 6 Installing a Pentium II Xeon Processor O ...

Page 13: ...Installing Retention Mechanism Cover The retention mechanism cover only fits one way Both shafts of the retention mechanism and the retention mechanism cover have a O and a OO sign Match the O on the cover with the O on the retention mechanism first then hooked them together and then insert the OO side to the retention mechanism and make sure they are clipped 1 6 3 Removing an Intel Pentium II Xeo...

Page 14: ...tion mechanism cover Figure 1 8 Removing the Retention Mechanism Cover 2 Flip up both the plastic ear of the Pentium II Xeon processor This procedure detaches the processor from the socket Figure 1 9 Removing the Pentium II Xeon Processor ...

Page 15: ...nto each empty slot To install the terminator board 1 Position the terminator board over the empty slot 2 Carefully insert the golden fingers of the terminator board into the slot until the board fits completely Figure 1 10 Installing a Terminator Board 3 Use the retention mechanism cover to secure the processor by pressing it down until it locks with the retention mechanism See figure 1 6 for the...

Page 16: ... retention mechanism first then hooked them together and then insert the OO side to the retention mechanism and make sure they are clipped To remove the terminator board 1 Unclip the retention mechanism cover 2 Flip up both the plastic ear of the terminator board This procedure detaches the terminator board from the socket 3 Lift up and remove the terminator board Refer to section 1 6 3 for the il...

Page 17: ... 66 MHz unbuffered and 100 MHz registered SDRAM together This might cause your system to malfunction Each of the sockets represents one independent bank This allows you to install DIMMs with different capacities to form a configuration 1 8 1 Memory Configurations Table 1 3 lists some system memory configurations You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations Table 1 3 Mem...

Page 18: ... MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 1024 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 1024 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 1536 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 2048 MB 1 8 2 Installing a DIMM To install a DIMM align it with the socket and press it down until the holding clips secure the DIMM in place The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation If you slip in a DIMM but it does not completely fit you may have inserted ...

Page 19: ...ing a DIMM To remove a DIMM press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM Place your forefingers on the top of the DIMM before you press the holding clips to gently disengage the DIMM from the socket Figure 1 12 Removing a DIMM ...

Page 20: ... removing DIMMs Follow these steps to reconfigure the system 1 Reboot the system A memory error message appears indicating that the total memory does not match the value stored in CMOS 2 Press 3 Press twice to exit Setup and reboot the system The system boots with the new memory configuration ...

Page 21: ...ke sure that the card is properly seated 4 Secure the card to the housing with a screw When you turn on the system BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the PCI devices Figure 1 13 Installing a PCI Card 1 9 2 Installing ISA Cards Both PnP and non PnP ISA cards require specific IRQs When installing ISA cards make sure that the IRQs required by these cards are not previously assigned t...

Page 22: ... assign the appropriate IRQs to the cards This ensures that BIOS will not use the resources assigned to the non PnP ISA cards BIOS detects and configures only PnP cards 5 Turn off the system 6 Locate the expansion slots and install the PnP ISA and PCI cards 7 Turn on the system This time PnP BIOS automatically configures the PnP ISA and PCI cards with the available resources Figure 1 14 Installing...

Page 23: ...to avoid resource conflicts Follow these steps when installing an AGP card 1 Locate the AGP slot on the mainboard 2 Insert an AGP card into the slot Make sure that the card is properly seated Figure 1 15 Installing an AGP Card When you turn on the system BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the AGP device BIOS detects and configures only PnP cards ...

Page 24: ...ture is designed primarily for server supervisors and management information system MIS personnel to help them detect errors or potential trouble spots in their network servers through a single management station ASM Pro consists of two major parts ASM Station a Windows based monitoring station that communicates with the ASM Agents ASM Agent s the individual servers managed by the ASM Station Refe...

Page 25: ...program from a remote site bridges the distance barrier in fixing server problems and reduces wasted time due to system failure 1 11 1 Installing the RDM Module The system board comes with connectors CN39 and CN47 to accommodate the RDM module Follow these steps to install the RDM module and connect the cable 1 See Figure 1 1 for the location of the RDM connectors 2 Gently insert the RDM module in...

Page 26: ...sages typically occur after you boot the operating system or when you run your applications If you receive this type of message consult your application or operating system manual for help 1 12 2 System Error Messages A system error message indicates a problem with the computer itself A message of this type normally appears during the power on self test before the operating system prompt appears T...

Page 27: ...Fail Contact your dealer Equipment Configuration Error Modify DRAM configuration to agree with one of the options in Table 1 3 Expansion ROM Allocation Failed Contact your dealer Hard Disk Controller Error Run Setup Hard Disk 0 Error IDE Primary Channel Master Drive Error Check all cable connections Replace hard disk IDE Primary Channel Slave Drive Error Check all cable connections Replace hard di...

Page 28: ...Check and connect pointing device PS 2 Pointing Device Interface Error Run Setup and disable pointing device Memory Error at MMMM SSSS OOO W XXXX R YYYY where M MB S Segment O Offset X Y write read pattern Check DIMMs on the system board Contact your dealer Memory Resource Conflict s Check ISA add on card Memory Size Mismatch CPU Clock Mismatch Check the memory size based on the system specificati...

Page 29: ...key to continue or Ctrl Alt Esc for Setup Press or to enter Setup Real Time Clock Error Run Setup and set the time and date RAM Parity Error Contact your dealer 64K System Management Memory Bad Contact your dealer SMRAM Not Exist Contact your dealer Press Esc to turn off NMI any key to reboot Press to disregard the NMI error Press any other key to reboot the system ...

Page 30: ...onfiguration is a major cause of power on error messages especially for a new system 2 Remove the system unit cover Check that the jumpers on the system board and any expansion boards are set correctly 3 If you cannot access a new disk it may be because your disk is not properly formatted Format the disk first using the FDISK and FORMAT commands 4 Check that all connectors and boards are securely ...

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