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AcerAltos 9100B Series

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for Altos 9100B

Page 1: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide ...

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Page 4: ...er a radiator or heat register or in a built 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 fi...

Page 5: ... wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified 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 instruct...

Page 6: ...6A 125V minimum Maximum length is 15 feet 4 6 meters 15 Replace the 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 service technician The battery could explode if not handled properly Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of it in fire Keep it away from children and dispose of...

Page 7: ...n 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 circui...

Page 8: ...nstalling Optional Components 1 8 1 6 1 ESD Precautions 1 9 1 6 2 Pre installation Instructions 1 9 1 6 3 Post installation Instructions 1 10 1 7 Video Memory Upgrade 1 11 1 7 1 Supported Video Resolutions 1 12 1 8 Installing Expansion Cards 1 14 1 8 1 Installing a PCI Card 1 14 1 8 2 Installing an ISA Card 1 15 1 9 ASM Pro 1 17 1 10 Remote Diagnostic Management 1 17 1 11 Error Messages 1 18 1 11 ...

Page 9: ...eatsink and Fan 2 11 2 4 2 Installing the Processor Module 2 13 2 5 Uninstalling the Processor 2 15 2 5 1 Removing the Processor from the Slot 2 15 2 5 2 Removing the Processor Heatsink and Fan 2 17 2 6 CPU Board Installation 2 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Utility 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 3 2 System Information 3 3 3 2 1 Processor 3 4 3 2 2 Processor Speed 3 4 3 2 3 Bus Frequency 3 5 3 2 4 Internal Cache 3 5 3...

Page 10: ...ion 3 9 3 3 6 System BIOS ID 3 9 3 3 7 BIOS Release Date 3 9 3 4 Disk Drives 3 10 3 4 1 Floppy Drives 3 12 3 4 2 IDE Drives 3 12 3 5 Power Management 3 15 3 5 1 Power Management Mode 3 15 3 6 Startup Configuration 3 17 3 6 1 Fast POST Mode 3 17 3 6 2 Silent Boot 3 18 3 6 3 Num Lock After Boot 3 18 3 6 4 Memory Test 3 18 3 6 5 Initialize SCSI Before IDE 3 18 3 6 6 System Boot Drive 3 19 3 7 Advance...

Page 11: ... 3 12 Abort Settings Change 3 44 3 13 Leaving Setup 3 44 Chapter 4 System Housing 4 1 Positioning the System Housing 4 2 4 1 1 Standalone System 4 2 4 1 2 Against a Wall 4 3 4 2 Transporting the System 4 4 4 3 Features 4 5 4 3 1 Front Panel 4 5 4 3 2 Rear Panel 4 6 4 3 3 Internal Structure 4 7 4 4 Opening the Housing Panels 4 8 4 4 1 Upper Front Panel 4 8 4 4 2 Lower Front Panel 4 9 4 4 3 Left Pan...

Page 12: ...tion Utility Overview 5 1 5 1 1 Default Values 5 1 5 1 2 When to Use the SCSISelect Utility 5 3 5 1 3 Running the SCSISelect Utility 5 3 5 2 SCSISelect Utility Options 5 4 5 2 1 Configure View Host Adapter Settings Menu 5 5 5 2 2 SCSI Disk Utilities 5 19 5 3 Configuring Multiple SCSI Controllers 5 21 5 4 Disk Drives Over 1 Gbyte 5 22 5 4 1 Extended Translation 5 22 5 4 2 The DOS 1 Gbyte Limit 5 22...

Page 13: ...plane Board A 2 A 2 2 Hot swap SCSI Drive Tray A 3 A 3 Jumper Settings A 4 A 4 Hard Disk ID Setting Options A 5 A 5 SCSI Channel Configurations A 7 A 5 1 Single Channel Configuration A 7 A 5 2 Dual Channel Configuration A 9 A 5 3 Installing a SCSI Hard Disk A 10 A 6 Using the Hot swap Feature A 13 INDEX ...

Page 14: ...1 2 7 Inserting the Clip Ends into the Processor Holes 2 11 2 8 Locking a Wide Clip End 2 12 2 9 Locking a Narrow Clip End 2 12 2 10 Installing a Pentium II Processor Module 2 13 2 11 Securing the Pentium II Processor Module 2 14 2 12 Unlocking the Module Latches 2 15 2 13 Removing the Pentium II Processor Module 2 16 2 14 Releasing the Clip 2 17 2 15 Detaching the Processor Heatsink and Fan 2 18 ...

Page 15: ...Connecting the Drive Cables wide SCSI drive A 10 A 9 Securing a Drive to the Hot swap Tray A 11 A 10 Installing the Hot swap Drive Tray A 12 List of Tables 1 1 System Board Jumper Settings 1 5 1 2 Connector Functions 1 6 1 3 Video Resolutions 1 12 1 4 System Error Messages 1 19 2 1 Settings for CPU Core Bus Frequency Ration JP1 2 4 2 2 Conector Functions 2 4 2 3 Memory configurations using 100 MHz...

Page 16: ...g corrective measures Chapter 2 CPU Board This chapter describes the dual processor CPU board It includes the CPU board jumper settings and cache and system memory configurations Step by step instructions tell you how to install the CPUs and memory modules Chapter 3 BIOS Utility This chapter gives information about the system BIOS and tells how to configure the system by setting the BIOS parameter...

Page 17: ...Management System DTMS This appendix describes the backplane board the Hot swap SCSI drive tray jumper settings hard disk ID setting options SCSI channel configuration installing the SCSI hard drive and using the Hot swap feature ...

Page 18: ...al information 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 minimum steps through little...

Page 19: ...os 9100B Series supports PCI IDE and enhanced power management It also supports Ultra DMA 33 synchronous DMA compatible devices A 50 pin Fast SCSI Small Computer System Interface and a 68 pin Ultra Wide SCSI comes with the AcerAltos 9100B Series to connect SCSI devices Wide SCSI supports 16 bit transfers while fast SCSI uses a 8 bit bus that doubles the clock rate to support data rates of 40 Mb s ...

Page 20: ...station to fix detected problems or to reboot the system 1 2 Major Components The system board has the following major components CPU board slot Two ISA and five PCI bus slots 256 KB Flash ROM for system BIOS System clock calendar with battery backup One 50 pin Fast SCSI and two 68 pin Wide SCSI interfaces IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces Onboard 1 MB Video DRAM Power connector for two ...

Page 21: ...r 8 PCI slots 9 ISA slots 10 Flash ROM BIOS 11 SCSI chipsets 12 Wide SCSI connectors 13 CPU board connectors 14 Narrow SCSI connector 15 Diskette drive connector 16 PCI chipset 17 Video controller 18 Battery 19 System Chipset FDC37C935 20 IDE connector 21 Video DRAM 22 Video DRAM upgrade sockets Figure 1 1 System Board Layout 2 1 4 3 5 13 8 9 10 6 11 12 15 14 18 12 19 21 16 17 7 22 20 ...

Page 22: ... 1 Jumper and 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 23: ...1 2 2 3 420 W Reserved BIOS Type JP2 1 2 2 3 Acer Reserved Password Security JP3 1 2 2 3 Check password Bypass password 5V Standby Source JP4 1 2 2 3 For SPS with 5V standby For SPS without 5V standby SCSI Channel 1 High Byte Termination JP6 1 2 2 3 Terminator always set to ON SCSI terminator set to ON or OFF by software VGA Feature JP7 1 2 2 3 Enabled disabled through BIOS Onboard VGA always disa...

Page 24: ...tandby power connector for 200W standard SPS also used for 420W redundant SPS CN10 Pin 1 and pin 2 for power LED CN11 Signal connector for redundant power supply CN12 NMI signal connector CN13 Backplane board LED connector CN14 Printer port above video port below CN15 IDE connector CN16 LAN connector CN17 Channel 1 narrow SCSI connector CN18 Diskette drive connector CN19 Reserved CN20 CPU board co...

Page 25: ...Chapter 1 System Board 1 7 1 5 Front Panel Connectors The following figure shows the pin orientation of the front panel connectors Figure 1 3 Front Panel Connectors RDM Daughter Board ...

Page 26: ...r cord and all peripherals before opening the system or connecting or removing any peripheral device Always turn on any external peripheral device before you turn on the system To avoid damaging the system do not open the housing for service or upgrades unless you are a qualified technician When you power off the system the RDM module still receives direct current so that it can check the system s...

Page 27: ...is throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection 1 6 2 Pre installation Instructions Always observe the following before you install a system component 1 Turn off the system power and all the peripherals connected to the unit before opening it 2 Open the system according to the instructions in Chapter 4 System Housing 3 Follow the ESD precautions in section 1 5 1 before handling a system compo...

Page 28: ...Check that the components are installed according to the instructions in their respective sections 2 Make sure you have set all the required jumpers See section 1 4 2 for the correct jumper settings 3 Replace any expansion boards or peripherals that you removed earlier 4 Replace the system cover 5 Connect the necessary cables and turn on the system ...

Page 29: ...eo memory onboard upgradable to 2 MB Follow these steps to upgrade the video memory 1 Locate the video DRAM upgrade sockets labeled U36 and U37 on the system board See Figure 1 1 2 Gently insert a video chip into each of the upgrade sockets Make sure that the pin 1 indicator on the chip matches the notched corner of the socket Figure 1 4 Installing a Video Memory Chip ...

Page 30: ...rizontal Frequency KHz Pixel Clock MHz 640 x 480 60 31 4 25 1 640 x 480 72 37 7 31 640 x 480 75 37 5 31 5 640 x 480 90 47 9 39 9 640 x 480 100 52 9 44 9 800 x 600 48 int 33 8 36 0 800 x 600 56 35 2 36 0 800 x 600 60 37 8 39 9 800 x 600 70 44 5 44 9 800 x 600 72 48 0 50 0 800 x 600 75 46 9 49 5 800 x 600 90 57 1 56 6 800 x 600 100 62 5 67 5 1024 x 768 43 int 35 5 44 9 1024 x 768 60 48 3 65 0 1024 x...

Page 31: ...rizontal Frequency KHz Pixel Clock MHz 1152 x 864 47 int 44 9 65 0 1152 x 864 60 54 9 80 0 1152 x 864 70 66 1 100 1152 x 864 75 75 1 110 1280 x 1024 43 int 50 0 80 0 1280 x 1024 47 int 50 0 80 0 1280 x 1024 60 64 110 1280 x 1024 70 74 6 126 1280 x 1024 74 77 9 135 1280 x 1024 75 80 135 int interlaced ...

Page 32: ... the mainboard 2 Remove the bracket on the housing opposite to the empty PCI slot 3 Insert a PCI card into the slot Make 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 Edge Connector Figure 1 5 Installing a PCI Card ...

Page 33: ... to avoid resource conflicts Follow these steps when installing ISA cards 1 Remove all PnP cards installed in the system if any 2 Install non PnP ISA cards 3 Turn on the system BIOS detects and configures only PnP cards 4 Turn off the system 5 Locate the expansion slots and install the PnP ISA and PCI cards 6 Turn on the system This time PnP BIOS automatically configures the PnP ISA and PCI cards ...

Page 34: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 1 16 Edge Connector Figure 1 6 Installing an ISA Card ...

Page 35: ...ring station that communicates with the ASM Agents ASM Agent s the individual servers managed by the ASM Station Refer to the ASM Pro User s Guide for more information 1 10 Remote Diagnostic Management Remote Diagnostic Management RDM is a network management tool that utilizes modems and telephone lines to control a host of servers from a remote station It monitors and analyzes the server conditio...

Page 36: ... Software Error Messages Software error messages are returned by your operating system or application These messages 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 11 2 System Error Messages A system error message indicates a problem with the computer itself A m...

Page 37: ...place the diskette drive Diskette Drive A Type Mismatch Run Setup see section 3 1 and select the proper drive type Diskette Drive B Type Mismatch Run Setup see section 3 1 and select the proper drive type Equipment Configuration Error Modify the memory configuration to agree with one of the options in Table 2 3 or 2 4 Hard disk Controller Error Run Setup see section 3 1 Hard disk 0 Error Check all...

Page 38: ...nboard Serial Port 1 Conflict Run Setup see section 3 1 and disable the port Onboard Serial Port 2 Conflict Run Setup see section 3 1 and disable the port Onboard Parallel Port Conflict Run Setup see section 3 1 and disable the port Pointing Device Error Check and connect pointing device Pointing Device Interface Error Replace the pointing device or contact your dealer Press F1 key to continue or ...

Page 39: ...y configured An incorrect configuration is a major cause of power on error messages especially for a new system 2 Remove the system unit cover see the System Housing chapter 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 4 Check that all connectors and boards are securely ...

Page 40: ...te the new Intel Pentium II CPU running at 350 100 or 400 100 The board comes with four DRAM banks composed of four 168 pin dual inline memory module DIMM sockets that accommodate Synchronous DRAM SDRAM DIMMs The AcerAltos 9100B Series CPU board supports multiple bit error detection and single bit error correction through the ECC parity feature ...

Page 41: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 2 2 2 1 Layout Figure 2 1 CPU Board Layout Pentium II CPU Socket 2 CPU Voltage Regulators DIMM Sockets Pentium II CPU Socket 1 System Chipset ...

Page 42: ...ers and Connectors Figure 2 2 shows the jumper and connector locations on the CPU board Figure 2 2 Pentium II CPU Board Jumper Locations Jumpers are prefixed JP Connectors are prefixed CN The blackened pin of a jumper represents pin 1 ...

Page 43: ...4 5 Closed 8 9 Closed 11 12 Closed 5 1 1 2 Closed 5 6 Closed 7 8 Closed 10 11 Closed 5 2 1 2 Closed 5 6 Closed 8 9 Closed 10 11 Closed 7 2 1 2 Closed 5 6 Closed 7 8 Closed 11 12 Closed 9 2 1 2 Closed 5 6 Closed 8 9 Closed 11 12 Closed 11 2 Depending on the configuration either one can used as the default 4 1 for 400 MHz 7 2 for 350 MHz 2 2 2 Connector Functions Table 2 2 lists the different connec...

Page 44: ...ices are not supported Memory timing setting of 66 MHz are defined under unbuffered DIMM specifications while 100 MHz are defined under Intel PC 100 SDRAM and PC registered DIMM specifications Do not use both 66 MHz unbuffered and 100 MHz registered SDRAM together This might cause your system to malfunction The sockets support SDRAM DIMMs for a total of 512 MB unbuffered system memory using 128 MB...

Page 45: ...MB 64 MB 64 MB 256 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 384 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 512 MB 2 3 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 it the wrong w...

Page 46: ...Chapter 2 CPU Board 2 7 Figure 2 3 Installing a DIMM ...

Page 47: ...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 2 4 Removing a DIMM ...

Page 48: ...ese steps to reconfigure the system 1 Turn the system on A memory error message appears indicating that the total memory does not match the value stored in CMOS 2 Simultaneously Press to enter Setup A warning message appears indicating an incorrect memory configuration 3 Press twice to exit and reboot the system The system boots with the new memory configuration ...

Page 49: ...sor module comes with holes on one side to hold the clips of the heatsink and fan The upper set of holes near the latches on the processor are wider and should match the wider ends of the clips on the heatsink The lower set of holes are smaller and should match the narrow ends of the heatsink clips Figure 2 5 Matching the Fan Heatsink Clips with the Holes on the Processor Wide Holes Narrow Holes W...

Page 50: ...d fan into the Pentium II processor module 1 Remove the thermal tape protector at the back of the heatsink Figure 2 6 Removing the Thermal Tape Protector 2 Insert the wide clip ends into the wide holes on the processor and the narrow clip ends into the narrow holes Figure 2 7 Inserting the Clip Ends into the Processor Holes ...

Page 51: ...e end of a clip first Then without lifting the screwdriver point it downward to press and lock the narrow end of the clip See Figures 2 8 and 2 9 for the illustration of this step Figure 2 8 Locking a Wide Clip End Figure 2 9 Locking a Narrow Clip End 4 Repeat step 3 to lock the other clip ...

Page 52: ... align the processor to the posts of the retention mechanism then lower it down See Figure 2 11 The edge connectors of the Pentium II module are slotted such that it only fits in one direction Make sure that module groove matches the one on the processor socket 2 Press down the processor module until the edge connectors completely fit into the socket Figure 2 10 Installing a Pentium II Processor M...

Page 53: ...hes on the sides to lock the processor module into place Figure 2 11 Securing the Pentium II Processor Module 4 Locate the fan connectors on the system board and connect the fan cables See Figure 2 2 and Table 2 2 for more information about the fan connectors ...

Page 54: ...oving the Processor from the Slot Follow these steps to remove the Pentium II processor module from the slot 1 Detach the fan cables from the connectors on the system board 2 Unlock the latches that secure the processor module Figure 2 12 Unlocking the Module Latches ...

Page 55: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 2 16 3 Firmly hold the processor module and pull it out of the socket Figure 2 13 Removing the Pentium II Processor Module ...

Page 56: ...se steps to remove the processor heatsink and fan 1 Insert a flat type screwdriver into one of the wide clip ends of the processor heatsink and fan 2 Push the clip end to release clip from the processor Figure 2 14 Releasing the Clip 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to release the other clip ...

Page 57: ...uide 2 18 4 When you have released both clips take off the processor heatsink and fan Figure 2 15 Detaching the Processor Heatsink and Fan If you install or use one processor you must use or install a terminator board into slot 2 sl2 ...

Page 58: ... steps to install the CPU board 1 Position the CPU board over the slot on the system board such that the component side CPU side faces upward 2 Gently insert the edge connectors of the board into the slot Figure 2 16 Installing the CPU Board Make sure that the CPU board is properly seated in the slot If you install or use one processor you must use or install a terminator board into slot 2 sl2 ...

Page 59: ...omputer unless you get a Run Setup message The Setup program 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 ...

Page 60: ...ility System Information Product Information Disk Drives Power Management Startup Configuration Advanced Configuration System Security Date and Time Remote Diagnostic Configuration Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change Move highlight bar Select Esc Exit The parameters on the screens show default values These values may not be the same as those in your system The BIOS load default settings ma...

Page 61: ...5 inch Floppy Drive B None IDE Primary Channel Master None IDE Primary Channel Slave None Total Memory 128 MB 1st Bank SDRAM 2nd Bank SDRAM 3rd Bank SDRAM 4th Bank SDRAM PgDn PgUp Move Screen Esc Back to Main Menu The System Information menu shows the current basic configuration of your system The command line at the bottom of the menu tells you how to move from one screen to another and return to...

Page 62: ...parameters in the System Information screens show default settings These settings are non configurable from these screens Select other configuration options from the BIOS Utility main menu to change the settings 3 2 1 Processor The Processor parameter specifies the type of processor currently installed in your system The system is designed to support the Intel Pentium II CPU 3 2 2 Processor Speed ...

Page 63: ...section 3 7 3 3 2 5 External Cache This parameter specifies the second level cache memory size currently supported by the system and whether it is enabled or disabled For information on how to configure the system memory see section 3 7 3 3 2 6 Floppy Drive A This parameter specifies the type of drive designated as Floppy Drive A For information on how to configure the floppy drives see section 3 ...

Page 64: ...tion on how to configure IDE devices see section 3 4 2 3 2 10 Total Memory This parameter specifies the total system 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 2nd Bank 3rd Bank 4th Bank This parameter indicates the type of DRAM i...

Page 65: ...s the parallel port address and IRQ setting 3 2 14 Pointing Device The BIOS utility automatically detects if there is a mouse connected to the system If there is this parameter displays the Installed setting Otherwise it is set to None 3 2 15 Memory Parity Mode This parameter indicates the setting of the memory parity mode It may be set to Enabled or Disabled ...

Page 66: ...ed when asking for technical support The following screen shows the Product Information items Product Information Page 1 1 Product Name xxxxxxxxx System S N xxxxxxxxx Main Board ID M9LD Main Board S N xxxxxxxxx System BIOS Version v3 00 System BIOS ID ROI BO EN BIOS Release Date xx xx xx Esc Back to Main Menu 3 3 1 Product Name This parameter specifies the official name of the system 3 3 2 System ...

Page 67: ... N This parameter specifies the system board s serial number 3 3 5 System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility 3 3 6 System BIOS ID This parameter specifies the identification number of the BIOS utility 3 3 7 BIOS Release Date This parameter specifies the official date the BIOS version was released ...

Page 68: ...using this menu The following screen shows the Disk Drives parameters and their default settings Disk Drives Page 1 1 Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 5 inch Floppy Drive B None 8 IDE Primary Channel Master 8 IDE Primary Channel Slave Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help The triangle mark that precedes an item within a menu indicates that there is a detailed menu for that particular item Select the i...

Page 69: ...el Master item displays the following menu IDE Primary Channel Master Page 1 1 Type Auto Cylinder Head Sector Size MB Hard Disk Block Mode Disabled Advanced PIO Mode Auto Hard Disk Size 504MB Disabled Hard Disk 32 Bit Access Disabled CD ROM Drive DMA Mode Disabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help The parameters for the IDE Primary Channel Slave menu are the same as in the above screen ...

Page 70: ...nch 1 44 MB 3 5 inch 2 88 MB 3 5 inch Follow the same procedure to configure floppy drive B Choose None if you do not have a second floppy drive 3 4 2 IDE Drives There are two IDE drive option items under the Disk Drives menu Select the IDE Primary Channel Master if you want to configure an IDE device set as master Select the IDE Primary Channel Slave item if you want to configure an IDE device se...

Page 71: ...OST Power On Self Test We recommend that you copy the IDE disk drive values and keep them in a safe place in case you have to reconfigure the disk in the future If you have installed an IDE hard disk that was previously formatted but does not use the disk native parameters or structure i e the disk may be formatted according to the user specified number of cylinders heads and sectors select the Us...

Page 72: ...ting to Disabled Hard Disk Size 504 MB When set to Auto the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed hard disk supports the function If supported it allows you to use a hard 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 DOS and Windows 3 x Windows 95 environments Ot...

Page 73: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Utility 3 15 This improves the system performance since it allows direct memory access to the CD ROM To deactivate the function set the parameter to Disabled ...

Page 74: ...Help 3 5 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 to Disabled deactivates the power management feature and all the timers IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer This parameter allows the hard disk to enter standby mode after inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes depending on your s...

Page 75: ...he suspend mode after a specified period of inactivity Any keyboard or mouse action or any modem activity if the Modem Ring option is enabled see section 2 5 2 detected resumes system operation Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State If you want to stop the CPU clock when the system enters the sleep or suspend mode set this parameter to Yes If not then select No ...

Page 76: ...nu Startup Configuration Page 1 1 Fast POST Mode Disabled Silent Boot Disabled Num Lock After Boot Enabled Memory Test Disabled Configuration Table Enabled Initialize SCSI Before IDE Disabled System Boot Drive Drive A Then C Boot from IDE CD ROM Disabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help 3 6 1 Fast POST Mode This parameter allows the system to boot faster by skipping some POST Power On Sel...

Page 77: ...en set to Disabled BIOS is in the conventional text mode where you see the system initialization details on the screen 3 6 3 Num Lock After Boot This parameter allows you to activate the Num Lock function upon booting The default setting is Enabled 3 6 4 Memory Test When set to Enabled this parameter allows the system to perform a RAM test during the POST routine When set to Disabled the system de...

Page 78: ... C The system checks drive A first If there is a diskette in the drive the system boots from drive A Otherwise it boots from drive C Drive C then A The system checks drive C first If there is a hard disk drive C installed the system boots from drive C Otherwise it boots from drive A C The system always boots from drive C A The system always boots from drive A ...

Page 79: ...amaging the system do not change any settings in the Advanced Configuration unless you are a qualified technician The following screen shows the Advanced Configuration parameters Advanced Configuration Onboard Devices Configuration PnP PCI System Configuration Memory Cache Configuration Non PnP ISA Device Configuration Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help ...

Page 80: ...ard devices Selecting this option from the Advanced Configuration menu displays the following screen Onboard Devices Configuration Page 1 2 Serial Port 1 Enabled Base Address 3F8h IRQ 4 Serial Port 2 Enabled Base Address 2F8h IRQ 3 Parallel Port Enabled Base Address 378h IRQ 7 Operation Mode Standard ECP DMA Channel Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help PgDn PgUp Move Screen ...

Page 81: ...I2 Enabled Boot from SCSI2 Device Enabled Onboard Ethernet Chip Enabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help PgDn PgUp Move Screen Serial Port 1 This parameter allows you to enable or disable the serial port 1 The Base Address and IRQ items are configurable only if this parameter is enabled Base Address This function lets you set a logical base address for serial port 1 The options are 3F8h 2...

Page 82: ...ons are 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h Default setting IRQ This function lets you assign an interrupt for serial port 2 The options are IRQ 3 and 4 The default setting is 3 You can only assign a base address to either serial port 1 or 2 They can not use the same base address at the same time Parallel Port This parameter allows you to enable or disable the parallel port Base Address This function lets you set...

Page 83: ...se Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if Parallel Port is enabled If you install an add on card that has a parallel port whose address conflicts with the onboard parallel port the system automatically disables the onboard functions Check the parallel port address on the add on card and change the address to one that does not conflict ...

Page 84: ...lows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed higher than the maximum data transfer rate Default setting ecp dma channel This item becomes active only if you select Extended Capabilities Port ECP as the operation mode It allows you to assign DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the ECP parallel port function as required in Windows 95 Onboard Floppy Disk Controller This parameter...

Page 85: ... drive specified in the System Boot Drive parameter When set to Disabled the system boots from the drive specified in the System Boot Drive parameter Onboard SCSI2 This parameter lets you enable or disable the SCSI controller on board When enabled it activates the SCSI function of the system When disabled it also deactivates the function Boot from SCSI2 Device When set to Enabled the system checks...

Page 86: ...PCI System Configuration Page 1 2 PCI IRQ Setting Auto INTA INTB INTC INTD PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 Onboard LAN 7 Onboard SCSI1 11 Onboard SCSI2 11 PCI Device Latency Timer 00 Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help PnP PCI System Configuration Page 2 2 PCI IRQ Sharing No VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Plug and Play OS No Reset Resource Assignments No Move Highlight Bar...

Page 87: ...ch of the PCI devices You can assign IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ12 IRQ14 or IRQ15 to the slots Make sure that the interrupt you assign in any of the PCI slots are not used by other devices to avoid conflicts Press or to move between fields Press or to select options Onboard LAN This item allows you to manually assign the interrupt for the onboard LAN when the PCI IRQ Setting parameter...

Page 88: ...rget can source sink the data and no other agent requests for the bus If another PCI device requests for the use of the PCI bus a PCI bus arbitration takes place and the tenure of the device currently using the PCI bus cannot go over the PCI latency time set in BIOS This setting depends on your application For example if you install a high bandwidth block I O card e g FDDI the longer the latency t...

Page 89: ...ously until all RAM DAC data has been updated and allows the display of multiple images on the screen Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter Plug and 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 sou...

Page 90: ...eo BIOS Cacheable Enabled Memory at 15MB 16MB Reserved for System Memory Parity Mode ECC Single Processor MP Table Enabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help Internal Cache CPU Cache This parameter enables or disables the first level or internal memory The default setting is Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Set this parameter to Enabled if you want the system BIOS to run directly from the cach...

Page 91: ...the ECC feature The ECC feature enables BIOS to detect and correct data errors Disable this parameter if you want to disregard the function The default setting is Disabled Single Processor MP Table Enabling this parameter allows BIOS to create a multiprocessor MP table The Windows NT system will install the multiprocessor kernel if it finds the MP table otherwise it will install the single process...

Page 92: ...s Whenever a parameter is set to Yes that address is reserved for an ISA card only The system will not allocate this address to any PCI or PnP cards When set to No the system will allocate these resource addresses to PCI or PnP cards When installing a non PnP ISA device you have to determine which resource address to use This section consists of four pages ...

Page 93: ...o IRQ 4 No IRQ 12 IRQ 5 No IRQ 13 IRQ 6 IRQ 14 IRQ 7 No IRQ 15 Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help Non PnP ISA Device Configuration Page 2 4 DMA DMA 0 No DMA 4 DMA 1 No DMA 5 No DMA 2 DMA 6 DMA 3 No DMA 7 No Expansion ROM Region C8000h CBFFFh No CC000h CFFFFh No D0000h D3FFFh No D4000h D7FFFh No D8000h DBFFFh No DC000h DFFFFh No Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help ...

Page 94: ...90h 19Fh No 270h 27Fh No 1A0h 1AFh No 280h 28Fh No 1B0h 1BFh No 290h 29Fh No 1C0h 1CFh No 2A0h 2AFh No 1D0h 1DFh No 2B0h 2BFh No Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help Non PnP ISA Device Configuration Page 4 4 I O Region 2C0h 2CFh No 3A0h 3AFh No 2D0h 2DFh No 3B0h 3BFh No 2E0h 2EFh No 3C0h 3CFh No 2F0h 2FFh No 3D0h 3DFh No 300h 30Fh No 3E0h 3EFh No 310h 31Fh No 3F0h 3FFh No 320h 32Fh No 330h 33...

Page 95: ...ontrol Floppy Drive Normal Hard Disk Drive Normal Setup Password None Power On Password None Operation Mode Normal Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help 3 8 1 Disk Drive Control The disk drive control features allow you to control the floppy drive or the hard disk drive boot function to prevent loading operating systems or other programs from a certain drive while the other drives are operatio...

Page 96: ...ve 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 Disabled Disables all hard disk functions 3 8 2 Setup Password The Setup Password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS utility Setting a Password 1 Make sure that JP3 is set to 2 3 bypass password You cannot enter the BIOS util...

Page 97: ...entry 6 Retype the password then press After setting the password the system automatically sets the Setup Password parameter to Present 7 Press to exit the System Security screen and return to the main menu 8 Press to exit the BIOS utility A dialog box appears asking if you want to save the CMOS data 9 Select Yes to save the changes and reboot the system 10 While rebooting turn off the system then...

Page 98: ... Press to exit the BIOS utility A dialog box appears asking if you want to save the CMOS data 6 Select Yes to save the changes Bypassing the Setup Password If you forget your setup password you can bypass the password security feature by hardware Follow these steps to bypass the password 1 Turn off and unplug the system 2 Open the system housing and set JP3 to 2 3 to bypass the password function 3...

Page 99: ...ht the Power on Password parameter Follow the same procedure as in setting the Setup password Make sure you set JP3 to pins 1 2 to enable the Power on password Operation Mode This 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...

Page 100: ...ery time you turn on the system As long as the internal battery remains good approximately seven years and connected the clock continues to keep the date and time accurately even when the power is off The following screen appears if you select Date and Time from the main menu Date and Time Page 1 1 Date xxx xx xx 199x Time xx xx xx Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help ...

Page 101: ...ar 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 00 to 99 3 9 2 Time Highlight the items on the Time parameter and press or to set the time following the hour minute second format Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 ...

Page 102: ...fault settings for the optimized system configuration When you load the default settings some of the parameters are grayed out with their fixed settings These grayed parameters are not user configurable The following dialog box appears when you select Load Setup Default Settings from the main menu Do you want to load default settings Yes No Select Yes to load the default settings Select No to igno...

Page 103: ... to ignore the message and return to the BIOS utility 3 13 Leaving Setup Examine the system configuration values When you are satisfied that all the values are correct write them down Store the recorded values in a safe place In the future if the battery loses power or the CMOS chip is damaged you will know what values to enter when you rerun Setup Press to leave the system configuration setup The...

Page 104: ... basic components are already installed Turn OFF the system power and unplug the power cord and all peripherals before opening the system or connecting or removing any peripheral device Always turn ON any external peripheral device first before you turn on the system To avoid damaging the system do not open the housing for service or upgrades unless you are a qualified technician Before attempting...

Page 105: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 4 2 4 1 Positioning the System Housing 4 1 1 Standalone System For a standalone system rotate the legs outward to stabilize the housing ...

Page 106: ...facing a wall leave a space of 2 4 inches from the wall to allow air circulation then position the legs as in Figure A Fans Facing Out When standing the housing with the fans facing out you can put the system close to the wall and position the legs as in Figure B Fans Fans 5 10 cm Figure A Figure B 2 4 inches ...

Page 107: ... and two wheels behind the feet to facilitate moving to short distances Rotate the feet inward before moving the housing When transporting the housing pull out the handle at the same time lifting the unit front a few inches from the floor Slide the housing forward with the wheels supporting the rear ...

Page 108: ... Features 4 3 1 Front Panel The door to the SCSI hard disk drive trays does not open when the side door is locked Keylock Hard Disk Drive LED Power LED 5 25 inch Drive Bay 3 5 inch Drive Power Switch SCSI Hard Disk Drive Trays RDM LED ...

Page 109: ...00B Series User s Guide 4 6 4 3 2 Rear Panel Power Supply Bays Power Socket 1 Keyboard Port Mouse Port Video Port Parallel Port RJ 45 Connector network connection Expansion Slots Reserved Power Socket 2 COM 1 COM 2 ...

Page 110: ...figure shows the housing internal structure and some of the basic system components Power Supply Metal Plate covering two one redundant power supply modules Expansion Slot Brackets System Board Backplane Board SCSI Drive Trays 3 5 inch and 5 25 inch Drive Bays CPU Board ...

Page 111: ...ening the system housing please refer to section 1 6 for ESD precautions and pre and post installation instructions 4 4 1 Upper Front Panel Hold the left edge of the upper front panel to open it and gain access to the diskette drive bays The housing keys are inside the front panel ...

Page 112: ...g 4 9 4 4 2 Lower Front Panel Unlock the housing with the key Pull the lower panel to access the drive trays You cannot remove the key after you have unlocked the housing You can remove it only when you lock the housing again ...

Page 113: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 4 10 4 4 3 Left Panel Pull on the key to swing the left panel open ...

Page 114: ... Turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord before installing or removing diskette drives 4 5 1 3 5 inch Floppy Drive 1 Open the lower front panel 2 Remove the upper panel including its frame by pressing the latch underside and pulling the panel out ...

Page 115: ...ide 4 12 3 Remove the screw attaching the 3 5 inch drive frame to the housing 4 Secure a 3 5 inch drive on the frame with four screws 5 Insert the drive into the drive bay and secure it with a screw 6 Connect the diskette drive cables ...

Page 116: ...r any other 5 25 inch device into the drive bay 1 Open the lower front panel 2 Remove the upper panel including its frame by pressing the latch underside and pulling the panel out 3 Secure the drive guides on the sides of a 5 25 inch drive 4 Insert the drive into the drive bay 5 Connect the signal and power cables to the drive ...

Page 117: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 4 14 4 5 3 Hard Disk 1 Unlock the drive bay 2 Pull out a drive tray 3 Place a hard disk on the tray and secure it with four screws ...

Page 118: ... 4 System Housing 4 15 4 Insert the tray back into the housing Make sure to push back the drive tray handle in place before pushing the tray in completely The tray does not fit in if the handle is not in place ...

Page 119: ...zes You can rearrange the pegs on the system board plate to fit the board that you wish to install 1 If you have not done so open the housing following the steps in section 4 2 When ready align the system board holes to the pegs with the external ports facing the rear of the housing 3 Secure the board with eight screws ...

Page 120: ...Chapter 4 System Housing 4 17 4 7 Installing an Expansion Board 1 Remove an expansion slot bracket cover Save the screw to secure the expansion board ...

Page 121: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 4 18 2 Align an expansion board with the open slot and insert the edge connectors into the expansion bus connector 3 Secure the board with a screw ...

Page 122: ...stem board has had the CPU board removed follow these steps to reinstall the CPU board 1 Locate the CPU board connector in the system board 2 Insert the board into the connector Make sure that the board is properly seated in the connector 3 Secure the board with a screw ...

Page 123: ...User s Guide 4 20 4 Align the plastic support bar with the board edge 5 Insert the right end of the plastic bar to the hole on the side of the backplane board and the left end to the hole on the rear panel Left End Right End ...

Page 124: ...em Housing 4 21 6 Insert the left end of the metal support bar tabs to the holes on the rear panel and align the right end to the screw holes on the side of the backplane board 7 Secure the metal bar with two screws ...

Page 125: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 4 22 4 9 Connecting External Devices 4 9 1 Connecting a Monitor ...

Page 126: ...Chapter 4 System Housing 4 23 4 9 2 Connecting a Keyboard ...

Page 127: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 4 24 4 9 3 Connecting a Mouse Mouse ...

Page 128: ...Chapter 4 System Housing 4 25 4 9 4 Connecting a Printer ...

Page 129: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide 4 26 4 10 Complete System Connections ...

Page 130: ...pening the computer or changing jumpers 5 1 1 Default Values Table 5 1 lists the settings you can change with the SCSISelect utility and the default value for each setting Some settings apply globally to the SCSI controller and all SCSI devices on the bus other settings apply individually to each device on the bus The AcerAltos 9100B Series motherboard is equipped with dual SCSI controllers enhanc...

Page 131: ...t Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks Boot only Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives 1 Gbyte Enabled 2 Display Ctrl A Message During BIOS Initialization Enabled BIOS Support for Bootable CD ROM Enabled BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions Enabled Individual Settings for Each SCSI Device Default Value Initiate Sync Negotiation Yes Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 40 MBytes sec Enable Disconnection...

Page 132: ...ce settings that may conflict with those of other devices e g SCSI ID Perform low level formatting on new SCSI disk devices 5 1 3 Running the SCSISelect Utility To start SCSISelect press Ctrl A when the following is displayed during power up or reset Press Ctrl A for SCSISelect Utility This message appears after BIOS and POST information displays and after the banner listing the Adaptec AIC 7880 v...

Page 133: ...onfigure the host adapter or run the SCSI disk utilities Select the option and press Enter Press F5 to switch between color and monochrome modes Options SCSI Disk Utilities Configure View Host Adapter settings AIC 7880 Ultra Ultra W at Bus Device 01 06h Figure 5 1 Options Menu Screen Use the and keys and the Enter key to make selections in the SCSISelect utility Press Esc at any time to return to ...

Page 134: ...ty checking Host Adapter SCSI Termination configures host controller SCSI termination Advanced users can access Boot Device Options SCSI Device Configuration and Advanced Configuration Options through the following menu Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default Adaptec AIC7880 Ultra Ultra W SCSISelect TM Utility You have more than one AIC 7880 Ultra Ultra host adapter in...

Page 135: ...nter Advanced Configuration Options Press Enter F6 Reset to Host Adapter Defaults Figure 5 2 Configure View Host Adapter Settings Screen 2 of 2 Use the cursor to move to your selection Press Enter to display a pop up menu of choices or to make selections Press Esc at any time to return to the previous menu Host Adapter SCSI Termination settings Disabled for the first Adaptec AIC 7880 onboard 1 st ...

Page 136: ...ing Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Disabled Additional Options Boot Device Options Press Enter SCSI Device Configuration Press Enter Advanced Configuration Options Press Enter F6 Reset to Host Adapter Defaults 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 5 3 Host Adapter SCSI ID Selection Screen for AIC 7880 Each SCSI device on the SCSI bus including the SCSI controller must be set to a uni...

Page 137: ...ns Press Enter SCSI Device Configuration Press Enter Advanced Configuration Options Press Enter F6 Reset to Host Adapter Defaults Enabled Disabled Figure 5 4 SCSI Parity Checking Selection The SCSI controller always checks parity when reading from the SCSI bus to verify the correct transmission of data from your SCSI devices You should disable SCSI Parity Checking if any attached SCSI devices do n...

Page 138: ...Adapter Defaults Enabled Disabled Figure 5 5 Host Adapter SCSI Termination Selection for AIC 7880 Use the cursor and Enter keys to make your selection Since the system contains both UltraWide 68 pin SCSI devices and narrow 50 pin SCSI devices termination must be set to allow each section of the SCSI bus to be terminated The narrow device in this system is terminated causing the LOW byte on the mot...

Page 139: ...Ultra Ultra W SCSISelect TM Utility AIC 7880 Ultra Ultra W at Bus Device 01 06h Configuration SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Low ON High ON Additional Options Boot Device Options Press Enter SCSI Device Configuration Press Enter Advanced Configuration Options Press Enter F6 Reset to Host Adapter Defaults Run SCSI Dis...

Page 140: ...Defaults SCSI Device Configuration SCSI Device ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Initiate Sync Negotiation yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 40 0 40 0 40 0 40 0 40 0 40 0 40 0 40 0 Enable Disconnection yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Initiate Wide Negotiation yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Options Listed Below Have NO EFFECT if the BIOS is Disabled Send Start Unit Command no no no no no...

Page 141: ...ate synchronous negotiation The SCSI controller however always responds to synchronous negotiation if the SCSI device initiates it The default setting is yes Data is transferred in asynchronous mode if neither the SCSI controller nor the SCSI peripheral negotiates for synchronous data transfers Some older SCSI 1 devices do not support synchronous negotiation This may cause your computer to operate...

Page 142: ...e the maximum value of 40 0 If the SCSI controller is set not to negotiate for synchronous data transfer i e Initiate Sync Negotiation is set to no then the value selected here is the maximum rate that the SCSI controller accepts from the device during negotiation This is standard SCSI protocol Some older SCSI 1 devices do not support Fast SCSI data transfer rates This may cause your computer to o...

Page 143: ...e configured on the SCSI device When set to no the SCSI device is not allowed to disconnect from the SCSI bus The default setting is yes You should leave Enable Disconnection set to yes if two or more SCSI devices are connected to the SCSI controller This optimizes SCSI bus performance If only one SCSI device is connected to the SCSI controller set Enable Disconnection to no to achieve slightly be...

Page 144: ...command When set to yes the Start Unit Command is sent to the SCSI device during bootup When set to no each SCSI device powers up in its normal fashion The default setting is no The Send Start Unit Command setting is valid only if the host adapter BIOS is enabled If this option is enabled for more than one SCSI device the Start Unit Command is sent first to the device with the lowest SCSI ID When ...

Page 145: ...ration Press Enter Advanced Configuration Options Press Enter F6 Reset to Host Adapter Defaults Advanced Configuration Options Reset SCSI BUS at IC Initialization Enabled Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives 1Gbyte Enabled Options Listed Below Have NO EFFECT if the BIOS is Disabled Host Adapter BIOS Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space Enabled Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed D...

Page 146: ...nly Only the removable media drive designated as the boot device are treated as a hard disk drive All Disks All removable media drives supported by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives Disabled No removable media drives are treated as hard disk drives In this situation software drivers are needed because the drives are not controlled by the BIOS Support for removable media drives means only th...

Page 147: ...isks 1 GByte use a translation scheme of 64 heads 32 sectors per track SCSI hard disks 1 GByte use a translation scheme of 255 heads 63 sectors per track Display Ctrl A Message During BIOS Initialization This option allows entering the SCSI Select utility during BIOS initialization The default setting is Enabled BIOS Support for Bootable CD ROM When this option is enabled a bootable CD ROM device ...

Page 148: ...SCSI ID 0 IBM DORS 32160W SCSI ID 1 No device SCSI ID 2 No device SCSI ID 3 No device SCSI ID 4 Sony CD ROM CDU 76S SCSI ID 5 No device SCSI ID 6 No device SCSI ID 7 AIC 7880 Ultra Ultra W SCSI ID 8 No device SCSI ID 9 No device SCSI ID 10 No device SCSI ID 11 No device SCSI ID 12 IBM DORS 32160W SCSI ID 13 No device SCSI ID 14 No device SCSI ID 15 No device Figure 5 9 SCSI Disk Utilities Screen f...

Page 149: ...ble media drives that were previously used with a non Adaptec SCSI controller A low level format destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation You cannot abort a low level format once it is started Verify Disk Media The Verify Disk Media utility scans the selected device s media for defects If the utility finds bad blocks it prompts you to reassign th...

Page 150: ...x xxh given in hex If the Device number is high move the AHA 2940 to a PCI slot at the other end of the motherboard and rerun SCSISelect to see if the number is lower This step is a recommended solution for most PCI motherboards You can also simply switch the AHA 2940 SCSI controller into another PCI slot if the boot order is not what is desired If you are booting from the AHA 2940 and using ISA E...

Page 151: ...r DOS Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives 1 GByte in this chapter explains how to change the setting of this option in the SCSISelect utility 5 4 2 The DOS 1 Gbyte Limit All current versions of DOS are limited to 1024 cylinders per drive The standard translation scheme for SCSI host controllers using 64 heads and 32 sectors provides a maximum accessible capacity of 1 GByte To eliminate the 1 ...

Page 152: ... use the fdisk DOS utility as you normally would The cylinder size increases to 8 MBytes when you enable extended translation The size of the partition you request must therefore be a multiple of 8 MBytes If you request a partition size that is not a multiple of 8 MBytes fdisk rounds up to the nearest whole multiple of 8 MBytes Questions and Answers About Extended Translation What happens if I ena...

Page 153: ... power supply Connect the power cables of external SCSI devices to a grounded line power outlet Follow the instructions in the computer and SCSI device documentation Is pin 1 orientation maintained throughout the SCSI bus Are the PCI bus and slot parameters set correctly in your computer s Setup program The PCI bus is designed to assign IRQ port address and BIOS address settings automatically to t...

Page 154: ...32 sector partitioning This drive is not compatible with the 255 head 63 sector translation which has been enabled on this adapter Data could be corrupted Please check your system setup Press any key to continue This message occurs only if Extended BIOS Translation is enabled in the SCSISelect utility It means that the BIOS detected a large capacity drive with invalid partition information in the ...

Page 155: ...nected but not ready This message appears if the SCSI controller receives no answer when it requests data from an installed SCSI device The SCSI controller skips this device and moves on to the next device on the bus Do the following if you see this message when you request data from a SCSI drive 1 Run the SCSISelect utility and access SCSI Device Configuration Locate the host controller s SCSI ID...

Page 156: ...ces on the SCSI bus may be defective 5 6 3 Disk Drive Configuration Problems This section describes situations that may occur if your computer has multiple disk drives including combinations of standard disk drives and SCSI disk drives Standard disk drive means a disk drive attached to the computer through a standard ISA EISA non SCSI disk controller for example an IDE drive Standard hard disk dri...

Page 157: ...ce You can use the SCSISelect utility to determine the SCSI IDs of devices on the SCSI bus Be sure that parity checking is consistently enabled or disabled on all devices on the SCSI bus See the section SCSI Parity Checking Try enabling Include in BIOS Scan in the SCSI Device Configuration option of the SCSISelect utility See the section SCSI Device Configuration Be sure to cycle the power OFF and...

Page 158: ...ices are properly configured and installed Be sure to cycle the power OFF and ON after changing any values on a SCSI controller in a Setup program or on a SCSI device Doing this ensures that the new initial values are loaded Be sure that the SCSI bus is properly terminated Be sure that the disk is formatted and has a partition Check cable connections and pin 1 orientation Using a SCSI Drive as C a...

Page 159: ...ently enabled or disabled on all devices on the SCSI bus Verify that the SCSI controllers and the SCSI devices are properly configured and installed Be sure that the SCSI bus is properly terminated Be sure that if necessary the disk has a partition and is formatted Computer Hangs or SCSI Controller Cannot Always Find the Drives Check SCSI parity for consistency and be sure SCSI termination is set ...

Page 160: ...ive hard drive even while the system is in full operation This feature requires a RAID controller board and RAID drivers Two LEDs on the SCSI drive front panel to indicate power and drive failure Supports a mixed configuration of wide 16 bit SCSI drives in a single channel Allows split and combine SCSI channel configurations SCSI ID strapping that allows wide SCSI HDD ID configuration through the ...

Page 161: ... connectors 2 SCSI channel 1 input 3 HDD ID power jumper J3 4 SCSI channel 2 input 5 SCSI channel 3 output 6 HDD ID power jumper J4 7 SCSI ID switch 8 SCSI drive slot 9 Channel configuration switches 10 Terminators RA4 RA5 RA6 11 Terminators RA1 RA2 RA3 Figure A 1 Backplane Board Components ...

Page 162: ...e SCSI ID cable 1 3 68 pin wide SCSI connector 4 Power control connector J4 5 Drive tray handle 6 Power switch 7 Power LED 8 Faulty drive LED 9 Drive activity LED window Figure A 2 Hot swap SCSI Drive Tray Components 1 The 8 pin connector connects to J2 on the drive tray while the 12 pin connector on the other end connects to the SCSI hard disk 68 pin Wide SCSI Drive Tray ...

Page 163: ... four lower drive slots slots 5 6 7 and 8 Figure A 2 shows the settings for jumpers J3 and J4 Default setting Figure A 3 Jumper Settings for 4 pin J3 and J4 You may also set J3 to setting 1 and J4 to setting 2 or vice versa For single channel configuration settings 1 and 2 for J3 are disabled since terminators RA4 RA5 and RA6 are removed SETTING 1 Terminator power comes from the backplane SETTING ...

Page 164: ... on the brand The ID setting feature on the backplane board does not work if you do not connect an ID cable If you are using a narrow SCSI drive tray and you want to use this feature ask your vendor for information on the ID cable that corresponds to your SCSI hard disk drive Figure A 4 shows the pin definition of ID cable connector J2 on the drive tray to help you connect the cable properly Make ...

Page 165: ...the ID switch default settings with the corresponding hard disk IDs for backplane boards with 4 pin J3 and J4 jumpers and 4 on off ID switches Figure A 5 Hard Disk ID Switch Settings for backplane versions with 4 on off switches Hard Disk ID ID Switch Setting ...

Page 166: ... 1 supports the SCSI devices plugged into slots 1 to 8 Set the channel configuration switches to Combine and set the terminators accordingly Table A 1 to achieve a single channel configuration See Figure A 1 for the locations of the switches and terminators Figure A 6 Single Channel Configuration Table A 1 lists the terminator settings for the single channel configuration Connect to Wide SCSI conn...

Page 167: ...os 9100B Series User s Guide A 8 Table A 1 Terminator Settings for Single Channel Configuration Terminator Setting With External Device Removed Without External Device RA1 RA2 RA3 RA4 RA5 RA6 Installed Removed ...

Page 168: ...s accordingly Table A 2 to achieve a dual channel configuration See Figure A 1 for the locations of the switches and terminators Figure A 7 Dual Channel Configuration Table A 2 lists the terminator settings for the dual channel configuration Table A 2 Terminator Settings for Dual Channel Configuration Terminator Setting RA1 RA2 RA3 RA4 RA5 RA6 Installed Installed Connect to the Wide SCSI connector...

Page 169: ...ll a SCSI hard disk on a hot swap drive tray 1 Remove the terminators on each SCSI drive that you will install 2 Position the drive over the hot swap tray and connect the SCSI cable drive ID cable and power cable Figure A 8 Connecting the Drive Cables wide SCSI drive Power cable ID cable Wide SCSI cable ...

Page 170: ... using four screws Figure A 9 Securing a Drive to the Hot swap Tray 4 Install the drive tray into the backplane board See Figure A 10 on the following page Make sure that the power switch on the drive tray is set to the Unlock Power Off position before you plug it to the board ...

Page 171: ...AcerAltos 9100B Series User s Guide A 12 Figure A 10 Installing the Hot swap Drive Tray 5 Slide the power switch of the drive tray to the Lock Power On position The power LED lights up ...

Page 172: ...lizing the hot swap feature Follow these steps to use the hot swap feature 1 Set the hot swap drive tray power switch to the Unlock Power Off position 2 Pull out the drive tray 3 Take out the defective drive from the tray 4 Configure the new hard disk If you are not using an ID cable make sure that the new drive ID is the same as the old drive ID If you are using an ID cable make sure that you con...

Page 173: ...23 Single processor MP table 3 32 Sysem BIOS cacheable 3 31 VGA palette snoop 3 30 Video BIOS cacheable 3 32 Advanced configuration options 5 16 Advanced PIO mode 3 14 Against a wall 4 3 ASM Pro 1 17 B Backplane board A 2 BIOS release date 3 9 BIOS startup messages 5 25 Device connected but not ready 5 26 Disk drive configuration problems 5 27 Start unit request failed 5 26 BIOS utility 3 1 Abort ...

Page 174: ...rt unit command 5 15 5 26 Configuring multiple SCSI controllers 5 21 Connecting a keyboard 4 23 Connecting a monitor 4 22 Connecting a mouse 4 24 Connecting a printer 4 25 Connecting external devices 4 22 keyboard 4 23 Monitor 4 22 Mouse 4 24 Printer 4 25 Connector functions 1 6 2 4 Correcting error conditions 1 21 CPU board 2 1 2 19 Installating a Pentium II processor 2 10 Installation 2 19 Jumpe...

Page 175: ...ditions correcting error 1 21 Software 1 18 System 1 18 ESD precautions 1 9 Expansion board installing 4 17 Extended translation 5 22 External cache 3 5 External devices connecting 4 22 F Fans facing a wall 4 3 Fans facing out 4 3 Fast POST mode 3 17 Features 1 1 4 5 A 1 Front panel 4 5 Internal structure 4 7 Rear panel 4 6 Floppy drive A 3 5 Floppy drive B 3 5 Floppy drives 3 12 Format disk 5 20 ...

Page 176: ... 1 4 Jumper settings 1 5 2 4 A 4 Jumpers and connectors 1 4 2 3 Functions connector 1 6 2 4 Locations 1 4 Settings jumper 1 5 2 4 K Keyboard connecting a 4 23 L Layout 1 3 2 2 Leaving setup 3 44 Left panel 4 10 Load setup default settings 3 43 Lower front panel 4 9 M Main board ID 3 9 Main board S N 3 9 Major components 1 2 A 2 Backplane board A 2 Hot swap SCSI drive tray A 3 Memory at 15MB 16MB r...

Page 177: ...ssor 3 4 Processor speed 3 4 Product information 3 8 BIOS release date 3 9 Main board ID 3 9 Main board S N 3 9 Product name 3 8 System BIOS ID 3 9 System BIOS version 3 9 System S N 3 8 Product name 3 8 Q Question and answers about extended translation 5 23 R Rear panel 4 6 Reconfiguring the system 2 9 Reinstalling a CPU board 4 19 Remote diagnostic management 1 17 Removing a DIMM 2 8 Removing th...

Page 178: ...3 37 Silent boot 3 18 Single channel configuration A 7 Single processor MP table 3 32 Software error messages 1 18 Standalone system 4 2 Start unit request failed 5 26 Startup configuration 3 17 Fast POST mode 3 17 Memory test 3 18 Num lock after boot 3 18 Silent boot 3 18 System boot drive 3 19 Stop CPU clock in sleep state 3 16 Supported video resolutions 1 12 System BIOS cacheable 3 31 System B...

Page 179: ...31 Memory parity mode 3 7 3 32 Parallel port 3 7 3 23 Pointing device 3 7 Processor 3 4 Processor speed 3 4 Serial port 1 3 6 3 22 Serial port 2 3 7 3 23 Total memory 3 6 System S N 3 8 System security setup 3 36 Disk drive control 3 36 Operation mode 3 40 Password bypassing 3 39 Password changing or removing 3 39 Password power on 3 40 Password setup 3 37 System sleep timer 3 16 T Time 3 42 Total...

Page 180: ...9100B Series User s Guide 8 W When to use extended translation 5 23 Drives with mixed partitions 5 23 Questions and answers about extended translation 5 23 Using Fdisk 5 23 When to use the SCSISelect utility 5 3 ...

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