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Acer Altos G300

User’s guide

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Page 1: ...Acer Altos G300 User s guide ...

Page 2: ...el affixed to your computer All correspondense concerning your unit should include the serial number model number and purchase information No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopy recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated Model Number _________________...

Page 3: ...ference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the device and receiver Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Notice Shield cables All connections to other computing devices must be made...

Page 4: ...this product near water 4 Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand or table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product 5 Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by p...

Page 5: ...d by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition d If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged e If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service f Replace the battery with the same type ...

Page 6: ... I STRÅLEN VARNING LASERSTRÅLNING NAR DENNA DEL ÅR ÖPPNADSTIRRA EJ IN I STRÅLEN ADVARSEL LASERSTRÅLING NAR DEKSEL ÅPNESSTIRR IKKE INN I STRÅLEN Lithium battery statement 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 ADVARSEL Lithiumbatte...

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Page 9: ...mouse 9 Connecting the VGA monitor 10 Connecting to the network 10 Connecting the power cable 11 System startup 12 Power on problems 13 Connecting options 14 Printer 14 USB devices 14 2 System tour 17 External and internal structure 19 Front panel 19 Rear panel 21 Internal components 22 System board layout 23 Control Panel JP3 26 Jumper Setting J13 26 Diagnostics LED Port80LED 27 3 Upgrading your ...

Page 10: ...submenu Advanced 53 SuperIO Configuration 54 IDE Configuration 55 Auto Detect Hard Disks 56 Primary IDE Master 57 Secondary IDE Master 59 Secondary IDE Slave 59 Floppy Configuration 60 PCIPnP Configuration 61 Boot Settings Configuration 62 Event Log Configuration 63 View Event Log 64 Mark All Events As Read 64 OnBoard Devices Configuration 65 System Health Monitoring Hardware 65 Hardware Monitor S...

Page 11: ...Uncompressed Initialization Codes 81 POST Checkpoint Codes 82 Bootblock Recovery Codes 82 Uncompressed Initialization Codes 83 Bus Checkpoint Codes 91 Additional Bus Checkpoints 92 High Byte 92 Appendix B ASM quick installation guide 93 Installing ASM 95 System requirements 95 ASM Agent 95 ASM Console 95 System setup 95 Installing ASM Agent 96 Installing ASM Console 96 ...

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Page 13: ...1 Getting started ...

Page 14: ...s a PCI bus based single processor system loaded with a host of new and innovative features The system offers a new standard for flexible productivity ideal for local or wide area networks and multiuser server environments ...

Page 15: ...nhanced parallel port with Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Extended Capabilities Port ECP support two PS 2 port a diskette drive interface three embedded hard disk interfaces one RJ 45 network port and a 9 pin connector for video output The system is fully compatible with MS DOS V6 X Novell Netware RedHat Linux Windows NT 4 0 server and Windows 2000 server Processor The Pentium 4 processor implements I...

Page 16: ...kage Build in features include main memory interface with optimized support for DDR SDRAM 64 bit 33MHz primary PCI bus interface PCI with integrated PCI arbiter I2C bus support and other related functions ServerWorks CSB6 South bridge integrates support for ACPI USB 1 1 SMBus PCI master PCI arbiter LPC bus controller LPC arbiter seven channel 8237 compatible DMA controller and DMA 66 100 on primar...

Page 17: ...saving standards of the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA Energy Star program It also offers Plug and Play This feature saves the user from configuration troubles thus making the system more user friendly Additional features include hardware support for ASM Advanced Server Management ASM detects CPU thermal condition problems CPU working voltage detection 12V 5V 3 3V 1 5V and PCI bus utiliza...

Page 18: ...Ethernet chip that supports WOL and AOL Four DIMM sockets that accept 128 256 512 and 1 GB DDR SDRAMs with a maximum memory upgrade of 4 GB On board ATI Rage XL and 5 PCI bus slots with 4 supporting 64 bit PCI System clock calendar with battery backup IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces Auxiliary power connector for 300W SPS and ATX power supply Advanced Server Management ASM External port...

Page 19: ...ll ventilated and away from sources of heat Secluded from electromagnetic fields produced by electrical devices such as air conditioners radio and TV transmitters etc Checking the package contents Check the following items from the package Acer Altos G300 system Acer Altos G300 user s guide with system binder CD ROM driver kits System keys hung inside the front panel door If any of the above items...

Page 20: ...sic connections The system unit keyboard mouse and monitor constitute the basic system Before connecting any other peripherals connect these peripherals first to test if the system is running properly Connecting the keyboard ...

Page 21: ...9 Connecting the mouse ...

Page 22: ...1 Getting started 10 Connecting the VGA monitor Connecting to the network ...

Page 23: ...11 Connecting the power cable ...

Page 24: ...t a series of power on self test POST messages appears The POST messages indicate if the system is running well or not Note If the system does not turn on or boot after pressing the power button go to the next section for the possible causes of the boot failure Aside from the self test messages you can determine if the system is in good condition by checking if the following occurred Power indicat...

Page 25: ...d to each power supply No power comes from the grounded power outlet Have an electrician check your power outlet Loose or improperly connected internal power cables Check the internal cable connections If you are not confident to perform this step ask a qualified technician to help you Warning Make sure all power cords are disconnected from the electrical outlet before performing this task Note If...

Page 26: ...erial Bus USB is a new serial bus design that is capable of cascading low medium speed peripherals less than 12 Mbps such as a keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer and modem With USB complex cable connections can be eliminated Your computer comes with two USB ports These ports allow you to connect additional serial devices to your computer without using up its system resources ...

Page 27: ...15 To connect a USB device simply plug the device cable into any of the USB ports Note Most USB devices have a built in USB port which allows you to daisy chain other devices ...

Page 28: ...1 Getting started 16 ...

Page 29: ...2 System tour ...

Page 30: ...This chapter discusses the features and components of your computer ...

Page 31: ...No Description 1 CD ROM drive stop eject button 2 CD ROM drive play forward button 3 CD ROM drive LED 4 and 6 CD ROM volume control 5 CD ROM drive tray 7 CD ROM drive earphone socket 8 Altos EasyStor Cage Removable HDD tray 9 Floppy disk drive tray ...

Page 32: ...2 System tour 20 10 Floppy disk drive eject button 11 Power button 12 System power LED 13 Hard disk access LED 14 Warning LED No Description ...

Page 33: ...r panel No Description 1 Power cable socket 2 Power Supply Fan 3 System fan 4 PS 2 mouse port 5 PS 2 keyboard port 6 USB ports 7 Serial port 8 Parallel port 9 VGA port 10 LAN port 11 PCI expansion card slots ...

Page 34: ...2 System tour 22 Internal components No Description 1 Power supply 2 System board 3 5 25 inch drive bays 4 Altos EasyStor Cage Removable HDD tray 5 System fan 6 PCI expansion card slots ...

Page 35: ...23 System board layout Item Description KM1 PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse USB1 USB Connector 2 COM1 Serial Port CN3 VGA Port ...

Page 36: ...wer Connector 20 pin JF1 System FAN2 JF2 System FAN1 JF5 CPU FAN J1 DDR DIMM A J2 DDR DIMM B J3 DDR DIMM C J4 DDR DIMM D U6 P4 CPU Socket 478 U5 North Bridge CMIC SL U9 South Bridge CSB6 JP2 Third IDE Channel J5 Floppy Connector JP3 Control Panel JP7 Primary IDE Connector JP5 Secondary IDE Connector J7 64 bit 33MHz 3 3V PCI Slot 5 Item Description ...

Page 37: ...33MHz 3 3V PCI Slot 4 J10 64 bit 33MHz 3 3V PCI Slot 3 J11 64 bit 33MHz 3 3V PCI Slot 2 J12 32 bit 33MHz 3 3V PCI Slot 1 J13 Jumper Setting U44 BIOS BT1 Battery BZ1 Buzzer Port80LED Diagnostics LED Item Description ...

Page 38: ...2 System tour 26 Control Panel JP3 Jumper Setting J13 Function Default setting PIN 1 2 Clear password ON ...

Page 39: ...Diagnostics LED Port80LED Note Diagnostics LED show POST checkpoint codes when BIOS performs the Power On Self Test See page 82 PIN 3 4 Clear NVRAM OFF PIN 5 6 Recover BIOS ROM OFF Function Default setting ...

Page 40: ...2 System tour 28 ...

Page 41: ...3 Upgrading your system ...

Page 42: ...This chapter contains instructions on how to upgrade your computer ...

Page 43: ...tain contact with the computer throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection Preinstallation instructions Always observe the following before you install any component 1 Turn off your system and all the peripherals connected to it before opening it Then unplug all cables from the power outlets 2 Open your computer according to the instructions on page 33 3 Follow the ESD precautions described ...

Page 44: ...g a computer component 1 See to it that the components are installed according to the step by step instructions in their respective sections 2 Replace any expansion boards or peripherals that you removed earlier 3 Replace the computer cover 4 Connect the necessary cables and turn on your computer ...

Page 45: ... on page 31 You need to open your computer before you can install additional components See the following section for instructions Removing the front panel 1 Unlock the door lock 2 Insert your hand in the opening under the front panel Reach for the panel handle and press it to release the cover from the housing frame 3 Pull the cover to detach it completely from the frame ...

Page 46: ... DO NOT attempt the procedures in the following sections unless you are confident of your capability to perform them Otherwise ask a service technician for assistance A microswitch is allocated on the right side of the front chassis It helps indicate whether the panel is removed or intact Also a security lock secures the front panel to protect against unauthorized access To remove the side panels ...

Page 47: ...35 5 Detach the side panel 6 Repeat steps 4 to 5 to remove the other side panel ...

Page 48: ...ive Note Your basic system comes with a CD ROM drive a 3 5 inch diskette drive and a hard disk drive already installed Replacing a 3 5 inch or a 5 25 inch storage device To replace a 3 5 inch storage device 1 Open the front panel door and pull down the door of the Altos EasyStor Cage 2 Remove the thumb screws from the Altos EasyStor Cage 3 Pull out the Altos EasyStor Cage 4 Disconnect the power ca...

Page 49: ...ver and remove the old drive from the 3 5 inch hard disk tray Note 1 Pull down the door of the EasyStor Cage till it clicks into place Note 2 Pull the EasyStor Cage out in horizontal position And pull it out carefully with both hands for its heavy weight ...

Page 50: ...Upgrading your system 38 Installing a hard disk To install a hard disk drive into the hard disk frame 1 Insert the drive tray 2 Secure the drive tray with two screws 3 Connect the power and signal cables ...

Page 51: ...a DLT To install a DLT drive into the 5 25 drive frame 1 Insert the DLT 2 Secure the DLT with two screws 3 Connect the power and signal cables Note DLT drive should be installed in the 1st or 2nd 5 25 inch drive tray ...

Page 52: ...at 1 6 GHz and future generations of Pentium CPUs Caution Always observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component Refer to page 31 Installing a CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Remove the processor from its protective packaging 2 Insert the new CPU into the CPU socket Make sure that pin 1 indicated by a notched corner of the CPU connects to hole 1 of the socket P...

Page 53: ...r to section System board layout on page 23 for the location of the fan thermal connectors Note The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on NEVER touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands Removing a CPU Follow these steps to remove a CPU 1 Disconnect the 3 pin fan heatsink cables from the system board 2 Unhook one side of the fan heatsink metal bracket and gently lift it before ...

Page 54: ...3 Upgrading your system 42 3 Gently push the socket lever down to release the lever and then pull it up 4 Remove the CPU ...

Page 55: ...he DIMM socket is independent from the others This independence allows you to install DIMMs with different capacities to form different configurations To install a DIMM align it to an empty slot and press it in until the holding clips secure the DIMM in place Note 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 ...

Page 56: ...ease the DIMM Note Place your forefingers on the top of the DIMM before you press the holding clips to gently disengage the DIMM from the socket 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 57: ...t PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect and 64 bit PCI To install expansion cards 1 Locate an empty expansion slot on the system board 2 Remove the metal bracket located opposite the empty expansion slot using a Phillips screwdriver 3 Insert an expansion card into the slot Make sure that the card is properly seated ...

Page 58: ...ystem 46 4 Secure the card to the housing with a screw When you turn on the system BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the new device Note BIOS detects and configures only PnP Plug n Play expansion cards ...

Page 59: ...4 Setup utility ...

Page 60: ...This chapter gives information about the system BIOS and tells how to configure the system by changing the settings of the BIOS parameters ...

Page 61: ...on values into the battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM Note 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 immediately after...

Page 62: ...aves this information even when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values found in CMOS Configure such items as Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Password protection from unauthorized use Power Management Features This Setup utility should be executed under the following conditions When changing the system configuration When a conf...

Page 63: ...ocessor Cache Total amount of second level cache memory that comes with the CPU the available cache size is 256 512 KB N A BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exit AMIBIOS Version 07 00 xx BIOS Build Date 05 07 02 BIOS ID T133A01 Processor Type IntelÆ PentiumÆ 4 Processor Speed 2200MHz Processor Cache 512KB System Memory 2048MB System Time 14 21 40 System Date Tue 04 16 2002 Selec...

Page 64: ...d by BIOS during the POST if you install additional memory the system automatically adjusts this parameter to display the new memory size N A System Time Use these items to set the correct time HH MM SS System Date Use these items to set the correct date mm dd yyyy Parameter Description Options ...

Page 65: ...System Health Monitoring Hardware Configure System Health Monitoring Hardware parameters BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exit Setup Warning Setting items on this screen to incorrect values may cause the system to malfunction SuperIO Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration OnBoard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Event Log Conf...

Page 66: ...l Port or ECP Extended Capabilities Port Parallel Port DMA Channel These items are not available in most circumstances If they are available use them to allocate DMA Direct Memory Access channel for the parallel port Remote Access Configuration Configure Remote Access Parameter Description SuperIO Chipset Nat414 Advanced Configure Nat414 Serial Port s and Parallel Port ____________________________...

Page 67: ...Enable device write protection This will be effective only if device is accessed through BIOS Disabled Enabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ___________________________________________________ Primary IDE Master Hard Disk Primary IDE Slave Hard Disk Secondary IDE Master ATAPI CDROM Secondary IDE Slave ATAPI CDROM Third IDE Master Hard Disk Third IDE Slave Hard Disk Hard Disk Write ...

Page 68: ... drives can be detected If you are using a very old drive that can t be detected you can install it manually IDE channel 3 mode Configure the operation mode for 3rd IDE channel Different O S IDE driver might require different operation mode Choose Native mode for Windows 2000 NT NET Unixware LinuxChoose Legacy mode for Netware Native Legacy Parameter Description Options ...

Page 69: ...rs one sector at a time Auto Disabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master ___________________________________________________ Device Hard Disk Vendor IBM DTT A 307030 Size 30 7GB LBA Mode Supported Block Mode 16Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async Mode MultiW ord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 5 S M A R T Supported ____________________________________________________ Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Block ...

Page 70: ...raDMAn Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn UDMAn S M A R T Enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology in the internal hard disk If Auto is selected the BIOS will enable the S M A R T if the driver supported Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable disable 32bit data transfer Enabled Disabled ARMD Emulation Type Select ARMD device emulation type by BIOS Auto Floppy Har...

Page 71: ...to S M A R T Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled ARMD Emulation Type Auto Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Secondary IDE Slave ____________________________________________________ Device Not Detected ____________________________________________________ Type Auto LBA Large ...

Page 72: ... of the drive Parameter Description Floppy Drive A Select the floppy drive type BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Floppy Configuration ____________________________________________________ Floppy A 1 44MB 31 2î Select the Floppy drive type Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 73: ...PCI slot 3 PCI Slot 4 IRQ Preference Manually configure the IRQ of PCI slot 4 PCI Slot 5 IRQ Preference Manually configure the IRQ of PCI slot 5 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCIPnP Configuration Legacy USB Support Disabled PCI Slot 1 IRQ Preference Auto PCI Slot 2 IRQ Preference Auto PCI Slot 3 IRQ Preference Auto PCI Slot 4 IRQ Preference Auto PCI Slot 5 IRQ Preference Auto Enables support for leg...

Page 74: ... for Numlock On Off BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Boot Settings Configuration ____________________________________________________ Bootup Num Lock On Select Power on state for Numlock Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 75: ...sabled ECC Event Logging Allow Not allow logging of ECC events Enabled Disabled Intrusion Event logging Allow Not allow logging of chassis intrusion events Enabled Disabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Event Log Configuration ____________________________________________________ Event Log Area Space Available Event Log Data Valid Event Logging Enabled ECC Event Logging Disabled Intrusion Event loggi...

Page 76: ...em boot if this item is enabled Yes No View Event Log This allows user to see the detail BIOS and IPMI event N A Mark All Events As Read Mark all events in the event log area as read N A Parameter Description Options View Event Log 00 00 00 00 00 33 CMOS Battery Failure 00 00 00 00 02 15 CMOS System Options Not Set 90 03 01 00 13 04 CMOS System Options Not Set 90 03 02 00 07 50 CMOS System Options...

Page 77: ...r Description Options OnBoard LAN Enable or disable onboard LAN Enabled Disabled OnBoard PCI VGA Enable or disable onboard VGA Enabled Disabled BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced OnBoard Devices Configuration ____________________________________________________ OnBoard LAN Enabled OnBoard PCI VGA Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 Copyright 1...

Page 78: ...eed Current CPU Fan speed detected Current System Fan 1 Speed Current System Fan 1 speed detected Current System Fan 2 Speed Current System Fan 2 speed detected BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced System Health Monitoring Hardware ____________________________________________________ Case Status Closed Current CPU1 Temp 360 C 960 F Current System Temp 260 C 780 F Current CPU Fan Speed 4200RPM Current Syste...

Page 79: ...______________________________________ VTT 1 2408 V Vcc 12V 11 9375 V Vcc 5V 4 9660 V Vcc 3 3V 3 3024 V Vcc 2 5V 2 4960 V CPU Vcore 1 4554 V LAN 1 5V 1 5087 V Vcc 5V Standby 5 0700 V Vcc 3 3V Standby 3 3368 V VGA 2 5V 2 4960 V Vdd_IMB 1 5V 1 4946 V Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 80: ...5200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 9600 8 n 1 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Remote Access type and parameters ____________________________________________________ Remote Access Serial ANSI Serial Port Mode 115200 8 n 1 Select remote access type Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 81: ... this item to Suspend pressing the power button enters the system into a power saving suspend mode On Off Suspend Enable RTC Resuming From S4 Enable or Disable RTC Real Time Clock resume from ACPI S4 If this option is set to Enable the system could wake up from ACPI S4 Hibernation in Windows 2000 NET if O S configured properly Enable Disable BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exi...

Page 82: ...es the available removable devices boot sequence Only first drive could boot the system ATAPI CDROM Drives Specifies the available CD ROM drives boot sequence Only first drive could boot the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Devices ATAPI CDROM Drives Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 ...

Page 83: ...2nd boot device Nth Boot Device Configure the N th boot device type If N 1 th boot device fail to boot the system the BIOS will try to boot the system from N th boot device BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot 1st Boot Device Removable Device 2nd Boot Device ATAPI CDROM 3rd Boot Device Hard Drive Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 ...

Page 84: ...ive Note that only 1st hard drive could boot the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot 1st Hard Drive IDE PRIMARY MASTER IBM DATA 3 2nd Hard Drive IDE PRIMARY SLAVE IBM DATA 35 Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 85: ...t removable device to boot the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot 1st Removable Dev 1st Floppy Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 86: ...tem Only first CDROM could boot the system CD ROM available to the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot 1st ATAPI CDROM IDE SECONDARY MASTER MATSHITA Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit V02 03 Copyright 1985 2000 American Megatrends Inc ...

Page 87: ...d for confirmation Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly The password is required at boot time or when the user enters the Setup utility The characters allow for password are a z A Z 0 9 Six characters are allowed for a password Clear User Password Highlight this item and type in the current password At the next dialog box press Enter to disable password protection BIOS SETUP UTILITY Mai...

Page 88: ...p with saving the changes Exit Discarding Changes Exit system setup without saving the changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Discard Changes Discard changes BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Discard Changes Exit system setup wi...

Page 89: ...ighlight this item and press Enter a dialog box asks if you want to install fail safe settings for all the items in the Setup utility Press the Y key to indicate Yes and then press Enter to install the fail safe settings The fail safe settings default values are not demanding so a system should be able to operate with the fails safe settings even if it is installed with slower memory chips or othe...

Page 90: ...4 Setup utility 78 ...

Page 91: ...Appendix A AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes ...

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Page 93: ... memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 D6h Control is in segment 0 Next checking if Ctrl Home was pressed and ver...

Page 94: ... Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Edh Initializing the floppy drive Eeh Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskett...

Page 95: ... a power on condition 05h The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory 06h Uncompressing the POST code next 07h Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area 08h The CMOS checksum calculation is done next 0Ah The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next 0Bh The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required init...

Page 96: ...ption was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next 1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second o...

Page 97: ... the video ROM next and passing control to it 2Dh The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control 2Eh Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next 2Fh The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin 30h Th...

Page 98: ...d mode for the memory test next 43h Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next 44h Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next 45h Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46h The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done W...

Page 99: ... The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Testing the memory above 1 MB next 52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving t...

Page 100: ...ramming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next 67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization 7Fh Extended NMI source enabling is in progress 80h The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interf...

Page 101: ...has completed Displaying the power on screen message next 8Bh The first screen message has been displayed The WAIT message is displayed Performing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next 8Ch Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next 8Dh The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next 8Fh The hard disk controller has been reset Config...

Page 102: ...ocessor test next 9Ch Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next 9Dh Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next 9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft e...

Page 103: ... has completed Displaying the system configuration next Abh Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next B0h The system configuration is displayed B1h Copying any code to specific areas 00h Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next Checkpoint Code Description 2Ah Initializing the different bus system static and output devices if pre...

Page 104: ...yte The high byte of these checkpoints includes the following information Bits Description Bits 7 4 0000 Function 0 Disable all devices on the bus 0001 Function 1 Initialize static devices on the bus 0010 Function 2 Initialize output devices on the bus 0011 Function 3 Initialize input devices on the bus 0100 Function 4 Initialize IPL devices on the bus 0101 Function 5 Initiate general devices on t...

Page 105: ...Appendix B ASM quick installation guide ...

Page 106: ...This appendix shows you how to install the ASM software package ...

Page 107: ...drive with at least 100 MB free hard disk space Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 or Windows 2000 Server Advanced Server operating system ASM Console Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or higher processor 128 MB of RAM SCSI IDE hard drive with at least 100 MB free hard disk space Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional XP Server Advanced Server operating system Ethernet card System setup Make sure that your system meet...

Page 108: ...ows taskbar click on the Start button point to Programs select Acer Server Management Suite then click ASM Agent Installing ASM Console To install ASM Console 1 Log in to the target Windows based PC using the Administrator account 2 Insert the EasyBUILDTM Management CD into the computer s CD ROM drive The installation sequence will automatically be displayed 3 Select the option for ASM installatio...

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