Acer AcerPower 4100 User Manual Download

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C D - R O M S a f e t y W a r n i n g

DANGER

INVISIBLE RADIATION WHEN OPEN.

AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

C a u t i o n o n L i t h i u m B a t t e r i e s

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or

equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

Summary of Contents for AcerPower 4100

Page 1: ...AcerPower 4100 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...demarks of Acer Incorporated Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Windows Windows NT Windows 95 Windows 98 and DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Disclaimer Acer and its suppliers make no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the ...

Page 3: ... authorized to receive them under the export control laws and regulations of the United States d remove or alter in any way the copyright notices or other proprietary legends that were on the software as delivered to you or e sublicense or otherwise make the software available to third parties The software is the property of Acer or Acer s supplier and you do not have and shall not gain any propri...

Page 4: ... been tested both by Acer s internal test labs and NSTL using NSTL s YMARK2000 certification test These tests certify that this product will successfully make the year 2000 transition For more details check the Acer Year 2000 Resource Center at http www acer com year2000 DMI 2 0 Compliance Statement This product AcerPower 4100 has been fully tested and passed the DMI 2 0 conformance requirements ...

Page 5: ... If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit...

Page 6: ... in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company 8 This product is equipped with a 3 wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is...

Page 7: ...alified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed b If liquid has been spilled into the product c If the product has been exposed to rain or water d If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of othe...

Page 8: ...JT rated 6A 125V minimum Maximum length is 15 feet 4 6 meters 15 Replace battery with the same type as the product s battery we recommend Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion Refer battery replacement to a qualified technician 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 batte...

Page 9: ...N AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM Caution on Lithium Batteries CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions ...

Page 10: ...Connecting the Monitor 1 5 1 3 3 Connecting the Mouse 1 6 1 3 4 Connecting the Printer Optional 1 7 1 3 5 Complete System Connections 1 8 1 3 6 Connecting Multimedia Components Optional 1 9 1 3 7 Connecting to the Network 1 10 1 3 8 Connecting the Fax Modem Optional 1 11 1 3 9 Connecting USB Devices Optional 1 12 1 4 Turning On Your Computer 1 13 1 5 Turning Off Your Computer 1 13 1 6 Troubleshoot...

Page 11: ...ing in Function 2 13 2 10 LAN Function 2 13 2 11 Wireless Communication Support Optional 2 14 2 12 Alert on Lan AOL Function Optional 2 14 Chapter 3 BIOS Utility 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 3 2 System Information 3 4 3 2 1 Processor 3 5 3 2 2 Processor Speed 3 5 3 2 3 Internal Cache 3 6 3 2 4 External Cache 3 6 3 2 5 Floppy Drive A 3 6 3 2 6 Floppy Drive B 3 6 3 2 7 IDE Primary Channel Master 3 6 3 2 8...

Page 12: ...3 5 Onboard Peripherals 3 17 3 5 1 Serial Port 3 17 3 5 2 Parallel Port 3 18 3 5 3 Onboard Device Settings 3 20 3 6 Power Management 3 22 3 6 1 Power Management Mode 3 22 3 6 2 Power Switch 4 sec 3 23 3 6 3 System Wake Up Event 3 23 3 7 Boot Options 3 24 3 7 1 Boot Sequence 3 24 3 7 2 First Hard Disk Drive 3 24 3 7 3 Primary Display Adapter 3 25 3 7 4 Fast Boot 3 25 3 7 5 Silent Boot 3 25 3 7 6 Nu...

Page 13: ...ation Instructions 4 2 4 1 3 Post installation Instructions 4 3 4 2 Removing and Replacing the Housing Cover 4 4 4 2 1 Removing the Housing Cover 4 4 4 2 2 Replacing the Housing Cover 4 6 4 3 Disassembling and Reassembling the System 4 7 4 4 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive 4 9 4 5 Installing and Removing Expansion Boards 4 11 4 5 1 Installing a PCI Card 4 11 4 5 2 Installing ISA Cards 4 12 4 6 Insta...

Page 14: ...er Setting Label Location 4 3 4 2 Removing the Screws 4 4 4 3 Removing the Housing Cover 4 5 4 4 Replacing the Housing Cover 4 6 4 5 Securing the Screws 4 6 4 6 Detaching the Link Bar 4 7 4 7 Removing the Hard Disk 4 8 4 8 Removing the Drive Frame with CD ROM and 3 5 inch Diskette Drives 4 8 4 9 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 4 9 4 10 Attaching a Hard Disk Drive to the Bracket 4 10 4 11 Installing t...

Page 15: ...ing the Processor 4 22 4 24 Connecting the Fan Heatsink Cables 4 23 List of Tables 1 1 System Error Messages 1 18 2 1 Jumper Settings 2 6 2 2 Onboard Connectors 2 7 2 3 IDE Hard Disk Configuration 2 8 2 4 Supported Video Resolutions 2 9 3 1 Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings 3 19 3 2 Drive Control Settings 3 33 4 1 Memory Configurations 4 14 ...

Page 16: ...nformation related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any danger that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Suggests precautionary measures to avoid potential hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Reminds you to take specific action relevant to the accomplishment of the procedure at hand TIP Tells how to accomplish a procedure with fewer steps through little short...

Page 17: ... supports 66 100 dual FSB Front Side Bus frequency and a wide range of CPU speeds Its all in one system board offers the following features 3 D video 3 D audio a 10 100Base TX Ethernet Wake on LAN Wake on ring in PnP and Power Management In addition the board has one riser card slot and three 168 pin DIMM double in line memory module sockets that allow you to upgrade the system memory to a maximum...

Page 18: ...a list of system error messages with the corresponding corrective actions Chapter 2 System Board Describes the system board and all its major components It contains information about the system board layout jumper settings jumper and connector locations and functions Chapter 3 BIOS Utility Explains the BIOS and tells how to configure the system by setting BIOS parameters Chapter 4 Installing Optio...

Page 19: ...t might cause electromagnetic or radio frequency interference such as radio transmitters television sets copy machines or heating and air conditioning equipment Route cables away from personnel and equipment traffic Avoid dusty areas and extremes of temperature and humidity 1 1 2 Unpacking Components Unpack the contents of each box carefully Save all packing materials in case you need to move or s...

Page 20: ...rd a CD ROM drive optional a diskette drive a fixed disk drive and a mouse 1 2 1 Front Panel Figure 1 1 shows the system unit front panel 1 HDD LED 6 Power button 2 Turbo LAN activity LED 7 CD ROM drive optional 3 Power LED 4 3 5 inch floppy disk drive 5 Drive bay for expansion Figure 1 1 Front Panel 7 6 5 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 21: ...lector 9 Parallel port 2 Fan 10 Monitor VGA Port 3 System power socket 11 Add on card brackets 4 Network port 12 Game MIDI port 5 PS 2 keyboard port 13 Line out port 6 PS 2 mouse Port 14 Line in port 7 Serial port 15 Microphone in port 8 USB ports Figure 1 2 Rear Panel 1 2 15 14 13 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 22: ...n the power until you finish connecting the system components The following sections show how to connect each component to the system 1 3 1 Connecting the Keyboard Plug the keyboard cable into the keyboard socket on the rear panel See Figure 1 3 Figure 1 3 Connecting the Keyboard ...

Page 23: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 5 1 3 2 Connecting the Monitor Plug the monitor signal cable into the VGA connector on the rear panel Figure 1 4 Connecting the Monitor ...

Page 24: ...AcerPower 4100 User s Guide 1 6 1 3 3 Connecting the Mouse Plug the mouse cable into the mouse connector on the rear panel Figure 1 5 Connecting the Mouse ...

Page 25: ...he Printer Optional If you have a parallel printer connect it to the parallel port on the rear panel See Figure 1 6 Figure 1 6 Connecting the Parallel Printer If you have a serial printer or other serial peripheral connect it to the serial port COM1 ...

Page 26: ...tions After connecting all the components plug one end of the power supply cable into the system power socket Plug the other end of the power supply cable into a wall outlet Figure 1 7 shows the complete system connections Figure 1 7 Complete System Connections ...

Page 27: ...ing Started 1 9 1 3 6 Connecting Multimedia Components Optional Your system also supports optional multimedia features Connect multimedia components as shown in Figure 1 8 Figure 1 8 Connecting Multimedia Components ...

Page 28: ...AcerPower 4100 User s Guide 1 10 1 3 7 Connecting to the Network You can connect your system to the network via the onboard RJ45 port Figure 1 9 Connecting to the Network ...

Page 29: ... 1 3 8 Connecting the Fax Modem Optional Your system also supports the optional fax modem feature Connect the telephone line and handset as shown in Figure 1 10 Figure 1 10 Connecting the Telephone Line and Handset to the Fax Modem ...

Page 30: ...em to support additional serial devices without using up your system resources To connect a USB device simply plug the device cable into a USB port marked on the rear panel See the following figure Figure 1 11 Connecting USB Devices Most USB devices have a built in USB port which allows you to daisy chain other devices ...

Page 31: ...erals connected to the system such as the monitor printer fax speakers etc 2 Press the power button located on the front of the system unit for at least four seconds Quickly pressing the button puts the system in Suspend mode only 3 Unplug the system if you are going to do any of the following not use the system for a long period of time open the system install system component s Opening and insta...

Page 32: ...piece of equipment Are any cables damaged Are they properly routed and coiled Entwined cables may cause signal interference Front Panel Light Doesn t Work Check inside the system unit and make sure that the front panel LED connector is correctly plugged in refer to section 2 3 Jumpers and Connectors Garbage or Nothing Appears on the Screen Is the monitor turned on Is the screen brightness adjusted...

Page 33: ...in signal interface correct Are your application and the printer configured for the same operating values Be sure there is no conflict with any port on the add on card Is the printer out of paper or jammed Check the printer s status indicator lights Are the printer cables tangled To prevent signal interference neatly fold or coil excess cable length Add on Card Fails Intermittently Do two add on c...

Page 34: ...1 7 1 Software Error Messages Software error messages are returned by your operating system or application These messages typically appear 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 7 2 System Error Messages A system error message indicates a problem with the computer itsel...

Page 35: ...DRAM configuration to agree with Table 4 1 Equipment Configuration Error Run Setup See Chapter 3 Hard Disk Controller Error Check and connect the cable to the hard disk drive or controller Hard Disk 0 1 2 3 Auto Detection Failed Replace the hard disk drive controller Check the HDD cable connections and CMOS setup configuration I O Parity Error Contact your dealer PS 2 Keyboard Error or No Keyboard...

Page 36: ... 3 PS 2 Pointing Device Error Check or connect the pointing device Contact your dealer PS 2 Pointing Device Interface Error Contact your dealer Press F1 key to continue or Ctrl Alt Esc for Setup Press or Press Esc to turn off NMI any key to reboot Press to disregard NMI error Press any key to reboot the system Protected Mode Test Fail Contact your dealer RAM BIOS Error Contact your dealer Real Tim...

Page 37: ...ssages especially for a new system 2 Remove the system cover according to the directions in the system housing installation guide Check that the system board and any expansion boards are set correctly 3 Check that all connectors and boards are secure Consult the system housing installation guide for assistance If you have purchased a new hard disk drive and cannot access it it may be because your ...

Page 38: ...ISA audio controller a 10 100Base TX Ethernet controller and an AOL Alert on LAN chip Onboard I O input output interfaces are comprised of a UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter 16C550 serial port a parallel port with SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port and PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports Two USB Universal Serial Bus interfaces one VGA Vid...

Page 39: ...4 and 128 MB Standard DRAMs with or without Parity Check or Error Correction Code ECC feature These sockets allow memory upgrade of up to 384 MB AGP PCI local bus IDE Integrated Device Electronics controller PCI ISA bridge controller 3 D ISA audio controller AGP compliant 3 D video graphics accelerator with 4 MB SGRAM 10 100Base TX Ethernet controller AOL controller One Wake on LAN connector One H...

Page 40: ...ort Two USB ports One Ethernet port One standard VGA port One audio connector for AIO daughterboard that includes One Microphone in port One Line in port One Line out port One Game MIDI port One slot for riser card that supports Four ISA slots Three PCI slots shared ...

Page 41: ...o LED connector 17 CPU card connector 18 AGP mem PCI controller 19 2 pin fan connector 20 3 pin fan connector 21 DIMM sockets 22 Buzzer 23 3 D AGP video controller 24 Fax voice modem connector optional 25 Video memory 26 VGA feature connector 27 System BIOS chip 28 VGA port 29 Parallel port 30 Ultra I O controller 31 USB connector optional 32 USB ports 33 COM1 port 34 PS 2 mouse port 35 PS 2 keybo...

Page 42: ... 2 System Board 2 5 2 3 Jumpers and Connectors 2 3 1 Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 2 2 shows the jumper and connector locations Figure 2 2 Jumper and Connector Locations The shaded pin indicates pin 1 ...

Page 43: ...sabled Enabled S1 Settings Switch No Setting Function 1 On Off Bus Frequency 66 MHz 100 MHz 2 On Off Password Function Bypass password Check password 3 On Off BIOS Logo OEM Acer 4 On Off Audio Chip Onboard Not onboard 5 6 7 8 On On On On On Off On On Off On On On Off Off On On On On Off On On Off Off On Off On Off On Off Off Off On CPU Bus Frequency Ratio 2 3 4 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 default Preset by ...

Page 44: ...connector CN7 IrDA connector CN8 CN9 USB ports CN10 COM1 port CN11 FDD connector CN12 PS 2 keyboard port CN13 IDE1 connector CN14 IDE2 connector CN15 CPU temperature sensor connector CN16 PS 2 mouse port CN17 LAN LED connector CN18 System temperature sensor connector CN19 Audio I O daughterboard connector CN21 Ethernet port CN22 Power connector CN23 Modem ring in connector CN24 Fax voice modem con...

Page 45: ...ports PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA Direct Memory Access mode data transfers Two PCI IDE interfaces are mounted on board to enable the system to support a maximum of four IDE hard disks or any other IDE devices See Figure 2 2 for the location of the IDE interfaces Connect the cables according to the IDE hard disk configuration in Table 2 3 Follow the instructions in the housing installation manual on h...

Page 46: ...ions AGP offers greater bandwidth thus it is capable of speeding up the VGA bus in order to meet the requirement of 3 D applications The board may come with 4 MB video memory Larger video memory allows you to display higher resolutions and more colors The following table lists the video resolutions supported by the onboard VGA Table 2 4 Supported Video Resolutions Resolution Refresh Rate Hz Horizo...

Page 47: ...8 0 50 0 800 x 600 75 46 69 49 5 800 x 600 85 53 7 56 2 800 x 600 90 57 1 56 6 800 x 600 100 62 5 67 5 800 x 600 120 76 1 81 0 800 x 600 160 101 9 110 0 800 x 600 200 125 9 135 0 1024 x 768 43 35 5 44 9 1024 x 768 60 48 4 65 0 1024 x 768 70 56 5 75 0 1024 x 768 72 58 2 75 0 1024 x 768 75 60 0 78 8 1024 x 768 85 68 7 94 5 1024 x 768 90 76 2 100 0 1024 x 768 100 79 0 110 0 1024 x 768 120 96 7 130 0 ...

Page 48: ...280 x 1024 47 50 0 80 0 1280 x 1024 60 64 0 110 0 1280 x 1024 70 74 6 126 0 1280 x 1024 74 78 9 135 0 1280 x 1024 75 80 0 135 0 1280 x 1024 85 91 2 157 5 1280 x 1024 90 96 2 160 0 1280 x 1024 100 106 4 172 0 1600 x 1024 76 81 3 170 4 1600 x 1200 52 68 0 135 0 1600 x 1200 58 75 0 135 0 1600 x 1200 60 76 2 156 0 1600 x 1200 66 82 7 172 0 1600 x 1200 72 89 7 194 0 1600 x 1200 75 93 8 202 0 1600 x 120...

Page 49: ...e joystick scanner printer and modem ISDN With USB complex cable connections at the back panel of your PC can be eliminated The board comes with two USB ports CN8 CN9 and one USB connector CN6 See Figure 2 1 or Figure 2 2 for the location of the ports 2 8 Hardware Monitoring Function The onboard Hardware Monitoring controller is capable of checking the system health status either locally or in a c...

Page 50: ...ing a 10 100 Base TX Ethernet controller and an RJ45 network port AcerPower 4100 uses a PS 2 type SPS Switch Power Supply which provides a 5V 1A standby power via the onboard connector CN29 see Figure 2 2 for the location of the connectors The onboard LAN relies on this standby power for its operation Once it receives a magic packet 1 the system automatically wakes up These magic packets are sent ...

Page 51: ...data transfer rate at a maximum distance of one meter 2 12 Alert on Lan AOL Function Optional The system comes with an onboard AOL controller This enables the network server to monitor your system s hardware and software health status Once an error event is detected from your system AOL generates and sends alert messages to the remote server via the onboard LAN chip to notify the administrator The...

Page 52: ...m loads configuration values into the battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM 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 Before you run Setup make sure that you have saved all open files The system reboots imm...

Page 53: ...te and Time System Security Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change Move highlight bar Select Esc Exit The system supports two BIOS Utility levels Basic and Advanced The above screen is the BIOS Utility Basic Level screen This allows you to view and change only the basic configuration of your system If you are an advanced user you may want to check the detailed configuration of your system Det...

Page 54: ... The command line at the bottom of the menu tells you how to move within a screen and from one screen to another To select an option move the highlight bar by pressing or then press Press to move to the next page or to return to the previous page To change a parameter setting press or until the desired setting is found Press to return to the main menu If you are already in the main menu press agai...

Page 55: ... Enabled External Cache 512 KB Enabled Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 5 inch Floppy Drive B None IDE Primary Channel Master Hard Disk 2111 MB IDE Primary Channel Slave None IDE Secondary Channel Master IDE CD ROM IDE Secondary Channel Slave None Total Memory 96 MB 1st Bank SDRAM 32 MB 2nd Bank SDRAM 32 MB 3rd Bank SDRAM 32 MB PgDn PgUp Move Screen Esc Back to Main Menu The following screen shows page 2 ...

Page 56: ...stem 3 2 1 Processor The Processor parameter specifies the type of processor currently installed in your system The system supports Pentium II processors 3 2 2 Processor Speed The Processor Speed parameter specifies the speed of the processor currently installed in your system 3 2 3 Internal Cache This parameter specifies the first level or the internal memory i e the memory integrated into the CP...

Page 57: ...stem s current floppy drive B settings For information on how to configure the floppy drives see section 3 4 1 3 2 7 IDE Primary Channel Master This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the primary IDE channel For information on how to configure the IDE devices see section 3 4 3 3 2 8 IDE Primary Channel Slave This parameter specifies the ...

Page 58: ...ion 3 4 3 3 2 11 Total Memory This parameter specifies the total amount of onboard memory The memory size is automatically detected by BIOS during the POST Power On Self Test If you install additional memory the system automatically adjusts this parameter to display the new memory size 1st Bank This parameter indicates the type of DRAM installed in the DIMM 1 socket The None setting indicates that...

Page 59: ...f the DIMM sockets refer to Figure 2 1 3 2 12 Serial Port This parameter shows the serial port address and IRQ settings 3 2 13 Parallel Port This parameter shows the parallel port address and IRQ settings 3 2 14 PS 2 Mouse The BIOS utility automatically detects if there is a mouse connected to your system If there is this parameter displays the Installedsetting Otherwise this is set to None ...

Page 60: ...xxx System BIOS Version V3 2 DMI BIOS Version 2 00 1 Esc Back to Main Menu The Product Information menu contains the general data about the system such as the product name serial number BIOS version etc This information is necessary for troubleshooting may be required when asking for technical support 3 3 1 Product Name This parameter specifies the official name of your system 3 3 2 System S N Thi...

Page 61: ...number 3 3 5 System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of your system s BIOS utility 3 3 6 DMI BIOS Version The Desktop Management Interface DMI BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actually opening your system Hardware checking is done via software during start up This parameter specifies the version of the DMI BIOS utility installed in your system ...

Page 62: ... 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 Floppy Drives To enter the configuration value for the first floppy drive drive A highlight the Floppy Drive A parameter Press or to view the options and select the appropriate value Possible settings for the Floppy Drive par...

Page 63: ...the LS 120 device driver to operate Drive A BIOS recognizes the LS 120 drive as drive A If a standard diskette drive A exists BIOS automatically identifies it as drive B If a standard diskette drive B exists it automatically becomes inaccessible If two LS 120 drives exist BIOS recognizes them as drive A and drive B respectively Drive B BIOS recognizes the LS 120 drive as drive B If a standard disk...

Page 64: ...r lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1 IDE Primary Channel Slave This parameter lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1 IDE Secondary Channel Master This parameter lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 2 IDE Secondary Channel Slave This parameter lets you configu...

Page 65: ...nsfer Mode Auto CD ROM Drive DMA Mode Disabled Move Highlight Bar F1 Help Esc Exit Change Setting Type This parameter lets you specify the type of hard disk installed in your system If you want BIOS to automatically configure your hard disk select Auto If you know your hard disk type you can enter the setting manually Setting this parameter also sets the Cylinder Head Sector and Size parameters Cy...

Page 66: ...disk with a capacity of more than 504 MB This is made possible through the Logical Block Address LBA mode translation However this enhanced IDE feature works only under a DOS or Windows 3 x 95 98 environment Other operating systems require this parameter to be set to Disabled Hard Disk Block Mode This function enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in use If you set this parameter to...

Page 67: ...e or hard disk does not support this function set this parameter to Disabled This parameter appears only when you are in the Advanced Level DMA Transfer Mode The Ultra DMA and Multi DMA modes enhance hard disk performance by increasing the transfer rate However besides enabling these features in the BIOS Setup both the Ultra DMA and Multi DMA modes require the DMA driver to be loaded By setting th...

Page 68: ...s Page 1 1 Serial Port Enabled Base Address 3F8h IRQ 4 Parallel Port Enabled Base Address 378h IRQ 7 Operation Mode Standard ECP DMA Channel Onboard Device Settings Move Highlight Bar F1 Help Esc Exit Change Setting 3 5 1 Serial Port This parameter allows you to enable or disable the serial port Base Address This function lets you set a logical base address for the serial port The options are 3F8h...

Page 69: ...rs are configurable only if the Serial Port parameter is enabled 3 5 2 Parallel Port This parameter allows you to enable or disable the parallel port Base Address This function lets you set a logical base address for the parallel port The options are 3BCh 378h 278h IRQ This function lets you assign an interrupt for the parallel port The options are IRQ 5and 7 ...

Page 70: ...lict Operation Mode This item allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port Table 3 1 lists the different operation modes 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...

Page 71: ...eripherals menu displays the following screen Onboard Device Settings Page 1 1 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 Change Setting Floppy Disk Controller This parameter lets you enable or disable the onboard floppy disk controller IDE Contr...

Page 72: ...t deactivates the function USB Legacy Mode This function when enabled lets you use a USB keyboard in a DOS environment Set this to Disabled to deactivate the USB keyboard function in DOS environment This parameter is configurable only if the USB Host Controller parameter is enabled Onboard Audio Chip This parameter lets you enable or disable the onboard audio controller If you installed an audio c...

Page 73: ...Move Highlight Bar F1 Help Esc Exit Change Setting 3 6 1 Power Management Mode This parameter allows you to reduce power consumption When this parameter is set to Enabled you can configure the IDE hard disk and system timers Setting it to Disabled deactivates the power management feature and its timers IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer This parameter allows the hard disk to enter standby mode after inac...

Page 74: ...s configurable only if the System Sleep Timer is enabled Any keyboard or mouse action or any enabled monitored activity occurring through the IRQ channels resumes system operation 3 6 2 Power Switch 4 sec When set to Power Off the system automatically turns off when the power switch is pressed When set to Suspend the system enters the suspend mode 3 6 3 System Wake Up Event This parameter lets you...

Page 75: ... Change Setting 3 7 1 Boot Sequence This parameter allows you to specify the boot search sequence To change the order of devices simply press or 3 7 2 First Hard Disk Drive This parameter specifies whether the BIOS utility will boot from an IDE hard disk drive or a SCSI hard disk drive The system will automatically boot from an IDE hard disk if your system does not have a SCSI hard disk drive The ...

Page 76: ...ting system prompt as in DOS or logo as in Windows 95 If any error occurred while booting the system automatically switches to the text mode Even if your setting is Enabled you may also switch to the text mode while booting by pressing after you hear a beep that indicates the activation of the keyboard When set to Disabled BIOS is in the conventional text mode where you see the system initializati...

Page 77: ...rom LanDesk Service Agent The LanDesk Service Agent is a pre boot agent that enables the system to be booted from a remote management server It allows the Configuration Manager to take control of the system configuration before the system s operating system boots You may find remote booting useful when installing repairing or upgrading the system s OS and other installed applications Set this para...

Page 78: ... Page 1 1 Date WWW MM DD YYYY Time HH MM SS Move Highlight Bar F1 Help Esc Exit Change Setting 3 8 1 Date Highlight the items on the Date parameter and press or to set the date following the weekday month day year format Valid values for weekday month day and year are Weekday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 1980 to 2099 ...

Page 79: ...p program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its data The following screen appears if you select System Security from the main menu System Security Page 1 1 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 Setup Passw...

Page 80: ...ed By default switch 2 of S1 is set to On bypass password 2 Enter the BIOS utility and select System Security 3 Highlight the Setup Password parameter and press or The following screen appears 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 4 Type a password The password may consist of u...

Page 81: ... data 10 Select Yesto save the changes and reboot the system 11 After rebooting turn off the system then open the housing 12 Set switch 2 of S1 to Offto enable the password function The next time you want to enter the BIOS utility you must key in your Setup password Changing or Removing the Setup Password Should you want to change your setup password do the following 1 Enter the BIOS utility and s...

Page 82: ...password 1 Turn off and unplug the system 2 Open the system housing and set switch 2 of S1 to Onto bypass the password function 3 Turn on the system and enter the BIOS utility This time the system does not require you to type in a password You can either change the existing Setup password or remove it by selecting None Refer to the previous section for the procedure 3 9 2 Power on Password The Pow...

Page 83: ...function lets you enable or disable the password prompt display When set to Normal the password prompt appears before system boot When set to Keyboard Lock the password prompt does not appear however your system will not respond to any keyboard or mouse input until you enter the correct password The default setting is Normal ...

Page 84: ...ble 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 Normal Hard disk drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors Wri...

Page 85: ...to configure the system memory onboard peripherals and PCI device settings Do not change any settings in the Advanced Options if you are not a qualified technician to avoid damaging the system The following screen shows the Advanced Options parameters Advanced Options Page 1 1 Memory Cache Options PnP PCI Options Move Highlight Bar F1 Help Esc Exit Change Setting ...

Page 86: ...CPU Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Cache Scheme Write back Memory at 15MB 16MB Reserved for System Memory Parity Mode Disabled C8000h DFFFFh Shadow Disabled Move Highlight Bar F1 Help Esc Exit Change Setting This menu lets you configure the system memory Internal Cache CPU Cache This parameter enables or disables the primary cache memory i e the CPU memory The default setting is Enabled ...

Page 87: ...henever there is a write instruction Memory at 15MB 16MB Reserved For To prevent memory address conflicts between the system and expansion boards reserve this memory range for the use of either the system or an expansion board Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter Memory Parity Mode This parameter allows you to enable or dis...

Page 88: ... to specify the settings for your PCI devices Selecting this option displays the following screen PnP PCI Options Page 1 1 PCI IRQ Setting Auto INTA INTB INTC INTD PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI IRQ Sharing Yes VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Graphics Aperture Size 64 MB Plug and Play OS Yes Reset Resource Assignments No Move Highlight Bar F1 Help Esc Exit Change Setting PCI IRQ Settin...

Page 89: ... select No If there are no IRQs available to assign for the remaining device function we recommend that you enable this parameter VGA Palette Snoop This parameter permits you to use the palette snooping feature if you installed more than one VGA card in the system The VGA palette snoop function allows the control palette register CPR to manage and update the VGA RAM DAC Digital Analog Converter a ...

Page 90: ...d Play OS When this parameter is set to Yes BIOS initializes only PnP boot devices such as SCSI cards When set to No BIOS initializes all PnP boot and non boot devices such as sound cards Set this parameter to Yes only if your operating system is Windows 95 or higher Reset Resource Assignments Set this parameter to Yesto avoid IRQ conflict when installing non PnP or PnP ISA cards This clears all r...

Page 91: ... BIOS to automatically detect the hardware changes that you have made in your system This option also allows you to restore the default settings Choosing Noreturns you to the main menu without loading the default settings 3 12 Abort Settings Change Selecting the Abort Settings Change option from the main menu displays the following dialog box Do you want to abort settings change Yes No Choosing Ye...

Page 92: ... to exit SETUP Yes No Select Yes to exit Setup Select No to return to the main menu If you have made changes in the parameter settings the following dialog box appears Settings have been changed Do you want to save CMOS settings Yes No Select Yes to save your changes before you exit Setup Select No to discard all changes and exit Setup ...

Page 93: ...utions Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage your processor disk drives expansion boards and other components Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component 1 Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling components If a wrist ...

Page 94: ...ake sure that the system is unplugged 2 Open the system according to the instructions in the housing installation manual 3 Follow the ESD precautions in section 4 1 1 before handling a system component 4 Remove any expansion boards or peripherals that block access to the DIMM sockets or CPU socket 5 See the following sections for specific instructions on the component you wish to install Do not at...

Page 95: ...their respective sections 2 Unplug the system unit 3 Make sure you have set all the required jumpers See section 2 3 2 for the correct jumper settings or refer to the jumper setting label pasted inside the system cover Figure 4 1 Jumper Setting Label Location 4 Replace any expansion boards or peripherals that you removed earlier 5 Replace the system cover 6 Connect the necessary cables and turn on...

Page 96: ...structions This section tells you how to open the housing cover when you need to install additional components inside the system unit 4 2 1 Removing the Housing Cover 1 Turn off power to the system unit and unplug all cables 2 Place the system unit on a flat steady surface 3 Remove the four screws from the rear panel Set the screws aside You will need them when replacing the housing cover Figure 4...

Page 97: ... 4 Installing Optional Components 4 5 4 Push the housing cover slightly backward as indicated in Figure 4 3 5 Pull the housing cover upward and remove it from the chassis Figure 4 3 Removing the Housing Cover ...

Page 98: ... s Guide 4 6 4 2 2 Replacing the Housing Cover 1 Replace the housing cover as shown in Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Replacing the Housing Cover 2 Secure the housing cover with the necessary screws Figure 4 5 Securing the Screws ...

Page 99: ...ystem in order to access the system board and other components inside the system To disassemble the system 1 Push the link bar backward 2 Then pull it upward to detach it from the system Figure 4 6 Detaching the Link Bar 3 Locate the hard disk on the right side of the system Disconnect the cable and then lift it up to remove from the system ...

Page 100: ...e 4 8 Figure 4 7 Removing the Hard Disk 4 Disconnect the drive cables then pull the disk frame holding the CD ROM drive and the 3 5 inch diskette drive Figure 4 8 Removing the Drive Frame with CD ROM and 3 5 inch Diskette Drives ...

Page 101: ...eassemble the system simply reverse the procedure However before you reassemble your system make sure that you have installed all necessary components and connected the cables 4 4 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive 1 After you have removed the hard disk drive from the system remove the screws that hold the bracket to the hard disk Figure 4 9 Removing the Hard Disk Drive ...

Page 102: ... bracket and secure it with the screws which you have just removed earlier Figure 4 10 Attaching a Hard Disk Drive to the Bracket 3 Replace the hard disk to its original position in the system 4 Connect the disk drive cables Figure 4 11 Installing the Hard Disk Drive ...

Page 103: ...d unplug the system 2 Locate the riser card 3 Locate an empty PCI slot on the slot board 4 Remove the bracket on the housing opposite to the empty PCI slot 5 Insert a PCI card into the slot Make sure that the card is properly seated 6 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 ...

Page 104: ...ollow these steps when installing ISA cards 1 Turn off and unplug the system 2 Remove all PnP cards installed in the system if any 3 Enter BIOS Utility and set the Reset Resource Assignment parameter to Yes to clear the resource data assigned to the PnP devices Refer to section 3 10 2 4 Install non PnP ISA cards 5 Turn on the system 6 Use Windows 95 or ICU to manually assign the appropriate IRQs t...

Page 105: ...only PnP cards 7 Turn off and unplug the system again 8 Locate the expansion slots and install the PnP ISA and PCI cards 9 Turn on the system This time PnP BIOS automatically configures the PnP ISA and PCI cards with the available resources Figure 4 13 Installing an ISA Card ...

Page 106: ...ion of the DIMM sockets Section 4 6 1 tells how to install DIMMs Table 4 1 lists possible memory configurations When installing DIMMs make sure that you install only one type of DIMM Do not combine PC 66 and PC 100 DIMMs Table 4 1 Memory Configurations DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Total Memory 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 M...

Page 107: ... 16 MB 16 MB 48 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 80 MB 16 MB 64 MB 64 MB 144 MB 16 MB 128 MB 128 MB 272 MB 32 MB 16 MB 16 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 96 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 160 MB 32 MB 128 MB 128 MB 288 MB 64 MB 16 MB 16 MB 96 MB 64 MB 32 MB 32 MB 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 192 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB 320 MB 128 MB 16 MB 16 MB 160 MB 128 MB 32 MB 32 MB 192 MB 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB 256 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 384 M...

Page 108: ...he socket 3 Press the DIMM into the socket until the clips lock into the DIMM Figure 4 14 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 ...

Page 109: ...n both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM 2 Gently pull the DIMM out of the socket Figure 4 15 Removing a DIMM 4 6 3 Reconfiguring the System The system automatically detects the amount of memory installed Run Setup to view the new value for total system memory and make a note of it ...

Page 110: ...1 Removing the Pentium II CPU Observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component See section 4 1 1 Before you can replace or upgrade your processor you need to remove the previously installed processor on the system board Follow these steps to remove the Pentium II CPU 1 Disconnect the 3 pin and 2 pin fan sink cables from the system board 2 Press the latches on both sides o...

Page 111: ...ction 4 1 1 Before you proceed make sure that there is no processor installed in the CPU connector Follow these steps to install a Pentium II CPU 1 Place the retention mechanism over the CPU connector on the system board and press it until it clicks into place 2 Press the four rivets to secure the retention mechanism Make sure all four rivets are properly inserted into the holes on the system boar...

Page 112: ...tective packaging Make sure that the latches on the sides of the module are not pressed 4 Remove the thermal tape protector at the back of the fan sink Figure 4 19 Removing the Tape Protector from the Fan Sink 5 Insert the wide clip ends into the wide holes on the processor and the narrow clip ends into the narrow holes ...

Page 113: ...s into the CPU cartridge and then push the metal bracket s handle to lock the metal bracket into place Figure 4 21 Locking the Metal Bracket 7 With the processor card golden fingers pointing downward align the processor to the posts of the retention mechanism 8 Lower the processor into to the CPU connector on the system board until the golden fingers touch the connector ...

Page 114: ...de 4 22 Figure 4 22 Installing a Processor Card 9 Press down the processor until the golden fingers completely fit into the connector and the latches on the sides lock the processor into place Figure 4 23 Locking the Processor ...

Page 115: ...t the 3 pin and 2 pin fan heatsink cables to JP2 and CN15 on the system board respectively Figure 4 24 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 JP2 CN15 ...

Page 116: ...Drive DMA Mode 3 16 Configuration Table 3 26 connecting components 1 4 1 8 fax modem 1 11 keyboard 1 4 monitor 1 5 mouse 1 6 multimedia 1 9 printer 1 7 D Date 3 27 Date and Time 3 27 Disk Drives 3 11 diskette drive configuration 3 11 display adapter 3 25 DMA Transfer Mode 3 16 DMI BIOS version 3 10 drive control settings 3 33 drive cylinder 3 14 drive head 3 15 drive sector 3 15 drive size 3 15 dr...

Page 117: ... Parity Mode 3 36 memory test 3 26 Memory Cache Options 3 35 modem ring indicator 3 23 Modem Ring In 2 13 N network connection 1 10 NIC 2 14 num lock 3 25 O Onboard Device Settings 3 20 Onboard Peripherals 3 17 P Parallel Port 3 8 address 3 18 configuration 3 18 IRQ 3 18 parallel port operation modes 3 19 PCI IRQ 3 37 PCI slots 3 38 Pentium II 2 1 4 18 installation 4 19 removing 4 18 Plug and Play...

Page 118: ...tem features 1 2 front panel 1 2 rear panel 1 3 System Information 3 4 system power off 1 13 system power on 1 13 System Security Setup 3 28 system serial number 3 9 system total memory 3 7 T TFTP 2 14 troubleshooting 1 14 error messages 1 15 U USB 2 12 USB controller 3 21 USB device installation 1 12 USB legacy mode 3 21 V VGA palette snooping 3 38 video feature 2 9 supported modes 2 9 W Wake on ...

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