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Altos 12000 Series User’s Guide

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Table 5-1

Default Settings for SCSI Controller and All Devices

Global Settings for SCSI Controller and All Devices

Default Value

Host Adapter SCSI ID

7

SCSI Parity Checking

Enabled

Host Adapter SCSI Termination

Disabled

(Unchangeable for Channel
A)

Boot Channel/ Boot SCSI ID

A/0 (zero)

Host Adapter BIOS

1

Enabled

Support 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 Wide Negotiation

Yes

Maximum Sync Transfer Rate

80 MBytes/sec.

Enable Disconnection

Yes

Send Start Unit Command

1

Yes

Initiate Wide Negotiation

Yes

1

 Settings are valid only if host adapter BIOS is enabled.

  2

 Do not change this setting from the default.

Содержание Altos 12000 Series

Страница 1: ...Altos 12000 Series User s Guide ...

Страница 2: ...tium II Xeon is a trademark of Intel Corporation McAfee and VirusScan are registered trademarks of Network Associates Inc MMX is a trademark of Intel Corporation Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc Windows Windows NT Windows 95 Windows 98 and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the...

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

Страница 4: ...7 This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company 8 This product is equipped with a 3 wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug ...

Страница 5: ...re extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition e If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged f If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service 14 Replace battery with the same type as the product s battery we recommend Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion Refer battery repla...

Страница 6: ...quipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different...

Страница 7: ...oard 1 4 1 2 2 Connecting a Mouse 1 5 1 2 3 Connecting a VGA Monitor 1 6 1 3 System Startup 1 7 1 4 Power on Problems 1 8 1 5 Installing Optional Components 1 9 1 5 1 ESD Precautions 1 10 1 5 2 Pre installation Instructions 1 10 1 5 3 Post installation Instructions 1 11 Chapter 2 System Housing 2 1 External and Internal Structure 2 2 2 1 1 Front Panel 2 2 2 1 2 Rear Panel 2 4 2 1 3 Internal Compon...

Страница 8: ...Removing a Hot swappable Redundant Housing Fan 2 26 2 6 1 To change a rear hot swap housing fan 2 26 2 6 2 To change a front hot swap housing fan 2 28 2 7 Installing an Expansion Board 2 29 2 8 Cable Connections 2 31 Chapter 3 System Board 3 1 Overview 3 1 3 2 Major Components 3 2 3 3 System Board Layout 3 4 3 4 Jumpers and Connectors 3 5 3 4 1 Jumper and Connector Locations 3 5 3 4 2 Jumper Setti...

Страница 9: ...tch Settings 3 26 3 9 3 Correcting Error Conditions 3 29 Chapter 4 BIOS Utility 4 1 Entering Setup 4 2 4 2 System Information 4 4 4 2 1 Processor 1 and 2 4 5 4 2 2 Processor Speed 4 5 4 2 3 Internal Cache 4 5 4 2 4 External Cache 4 6 4 2 5 Diskette Drive A 4 6 4 2 6 Diskette Drive B 4 6 4 2 7 IDE Primary Channel Master 4 6 4 2 8 IDE Primary Channel Slave 4 6 4 2 9 IDE Secondary Channel Master 4 6 ...

Страница 10: ...12 4 5 Onboard Peripherals 4 16 4 5 1 Serial Ports 1 and 2 4 16 4 5 2 Parallel Port 4 16 4 5 3 Onboard Device Settings 4 19 4 6 Power Management 4 22 4 6 1 Power Management Mode 4 22 4 6 2 Power Switch 4 sec 4 23 4 6 3 System Wake up Event 4 23 4 7 Boot Options 4 24 4 7 1 Boot Sequence 4 24 4 7 2 First Hard Disk Drive 4 25 4 7 3 Fast Boot 4 25 4 7 4 Silent Boot 4 25 4 7 5 Num Lock After Boot 4 25 ...

Страница 11: ... 2 PnP PCI Options 4 46 4 12 3 CPU Frequency 4 51 4 13 Load Default Settings 4 52 4 14 Abort Settings Change 4 52 4 15 Exit Setup 4 53 Chapter 5 SCSISelect Configuration Utility 5 1 SCSISelect Configuration 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 ...

Страница 12: ...ttings Screen 2 of 2 5 6 5 4 Host Adapter SCSI ID Selection Screen for AIC 7896 5 7 5 5 SCSI Parity Checking Selection 5 8 5 6 Host Adapter SCSI Termination Selection for AIC 7896 5 9 5 7 Boot Device Option Screen 5 10 5 8 SCSI Device Configuration Screen for AIC 7896 5 12 5 9 Advanced Configuration Options Screen 5 16 5 10 SCSI Disk Utilities 5 19 List of Tables 5 1 Default Settings for SCSI Cont...

Страница 13: ...s The Power on Problems section suggests corrective measures if the system does not boot after you have applied power Chapter 2 System Housing This chapter describes the external and internal structure of the system housing and its assembly and disassembly It also shows you how to install storage devices expansion boards and hot swappable SCSI drives power supply modules and fans At the end of the...

Страница 14: ... parameter functions It tells how to configure the system by setting the parameters Chapter 5 SCSISelect Configuration Utility This chapter describes the SCSISelect Configuration Utility which allows you to change SCSI controller settings without opening the computer or changing jumpers ...

Страница 15: ...lated 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 shortcuts ...

Страница 16: ...requency It also supports 72 bit DIMM synchronous DRAM SDRAM registered DIMMs The PCI AGP controller introduces a new technology the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP interface Supporting up to 533MB sec MHz data transfer rate the AGP interface boosts graphics performance The PIIX4E is a multifunctional PCI device controller implementing system functions including PCI IDE universal serial bus USB host...

Страница 17: ...anagement function that conforms to the power saving standards of the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA Energy Star program It offers Plug and Play a feature that saves the user from configuration troubles thus making the system easier to use The system board supports two optional features ASM Pro and Remote Diagnostic Manager RDM that allow better server management ASM Pro detects problems ...

Страница 18: ...lecting a Site Before unpacking and installing the system select a suitable site for the system for maximum efficiency The system is suitable to set up in an office environment Consider the following factors when choosing a site for the system Near a grounded power outlet Clean and dust free Sturdy surface free from vibration Well ventilated and away from sources of heat Secluded from electromagne...

Страница 19: ...Contents sheet located inside the box lists what is included with the system If any of the items are damaged or missing contact your dealer immediately Save the boxes and packing materials for future use One pair of system keys is inside the front panel door ...

Страница 20: ...the housing allow you to easily move the system short distances The two front wheels each include a lever to lock the wheels after you have positioned the system 2 After moving lock the wheels by pressing the levers down Be sure to unlock the wheels when you want to move the system again 3 Connect the system power cable into the power supply module on the rear panel See section 2 5 Unlock Lock Fro...

Страница 21: ...ections The system unit keyboard mouse and monitor constitute the basic system Before connecting any other peripherals connect these peripherals first to test if the basic system is running properly 1 2 1 Connecting a Keyboard ...

Страница 22: ...Altos 12000 Series User s Guide 1 2 2 Connecting a Mouse ...

Страница 23: ...Index xxiii 1 2 3 Connecting a VGA Monitor ...

Страница 24: ...elf test POST messages appear on the monitor display screen The POST messages indicate if the system is running well or not If the system does not turn on or boot after pressing the power switch 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...

Страница 25: ...re that each cable is properly connected to each power supply No power comes from the grounded power outlet 4 Have an electrician check your power outlet Loose or improperly connected internal power cables 4 Refer to section 2 9 for the cable connections and check the internal cable connections If you are not confident that you can perform this step ask a qualified technician to help you Make sure...

Страница 26: ...ortant ESD precautions pre and post installation instructions 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 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 W...

Страница 27: ...ocedure requiring ESD protection 1 5 2 Pre installation Instructions Always observe the following before you install a system component 1 Turn off the system power and unplug the power cord and all the peripherals connected to the unit before opening it 2 Open the system according to the instructions in Chapter 2 System Housing 3 Follow the ESD precautions in section 1 5 1 before handling a system...

Страница 28: ... the components are installed according to the instructions in their respective sections 2 Make sure you have set all the required jumpers See section 3 4 for the correct system board 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 ...

Страница 29: ...duty steel chassis in a twin tower design The spacious housing provides high expansion capability and flexible configuration It can be converted to fit into a rack mount cabinet by using the Altos 12000 Rack Mount Kit For more information about this kit please contact your dealer ...

Страница 30: ...two sections The left front panel consists of the diskette CD ROM tape drive bays power switch LED indicators and an embedded reset switch The right part contains the hot swappable SCSI hard disk drive bays with 8 drive trays for SCSI drives One pair of system keys is inside the front panel door 3 4 1 7 6 2 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 ...

Страница 31: ...ight empty SCSI HDD bays allow installation of hot swap SCSI devices 7 Power Switch The power switch turns the system on and off 8 System Power LED Lights up green when the power is on This also denotes that the system is running on a good supply of AC power 9 System HDD Access LED Lights up green when at least one of the hard disks is currently accessing 10 System Event LED Lights up yellow when ...

Страница 32: ...1 2 Rear Panel The rear panel includes the system fan the connectors for the keyboard mouse VGA monitor printer and serial devices the slot openings for expansion boards and the power supply 8 14 17 13 9 10 12 4 5 3 1 2 6 18 7 16 15 11 ...

Страница 33: ...ower supply is on 12 Fan module includes two fans The fan module is used in place of the power supply module if one is not available 13 Hot swap redundant fan status LED 1 Lights up green when the hot swap redundant fan is working properly Lights up yellow when the hot swap redundant fan is faulty 14 Hot swap redundant fan cage Allows the system fan to be removed and installed even when the system...

Страница 34: ...deo parallel and serial ports and the slot openings for installation of ISA and PCI expansion boards The front panel display occupies the upper front section of the left panel The section below the front panel display accommodates one 3 5 inch and three 5 25 inch drive These devices on the front section are externally accessible Here is a diagram of the system components on the left panel of the s...

Страница 35: ...henever a power supply is removed to provide the system with regular cooling See section 2 5 for details about the power subsystem The front section of the right panel has a SCSI backplane board and a set of eight hot swappable SCSI drive trays The following diagram shows the right panel with of the right panel door removed Power Supply Module Bays SCSI Drive Tray Bays SCSI Backplane Board Inside ...

Страница 36: ...system component 1 Do not remove any system component from its packaging unless you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap before handling electronic components Wrist grounding straps are available at most electronic component stores DO NOT attempt the procedures in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician 2 2 1 Removing the Left and Right Panel A micro ...

Страница 37: ...d unplug all cables 2 Place the system unit on a flat steady surface and lock the wheels by pressing the levers down 3 Remove the screws from the left or right panel Set the screws aside You will need them when reinstalling the panel 4 Pull the panel out and detach it Right Panel Left Panel ...

Страница 38: ... the Front Panel Door A security lock secures the front door to protect against unauthorized access To open the front door 1 Insert the key into the lock and turn it clockwise until it points to the unlocked padlock icon 2 Pull the front door open ...

Страница 39: ...rs are attached to the main housing by detachable hinges Follow these steps to remove the door 1 Unlock the door with the key if necessary 2 Open the door to a 45 angle or more 3 Lift it up a little then pull the front panel door away from the housing ...

Страница 40: ...es such as an extra CD ROM or hard disk drive or a tape drive Your system comes with a CD ROM drive and a 3 5 inch diskette drive already installed 2 3 1 Installing and Removing a 3 5 inch Storage Device The housing comes with a drive guide for installing 3 5 inch storage devices To install a 3 5 inch storage device 1 Open the front panel door and remove the left panel See section 2 2 for more inf...

Страница 41: ...Index xli 2 Attach the drive guide to the external device as shown below 3 Secure the drive with four screws ...

Страница 42: ...Altos 12000 Series User s Guide 4 Insert the drive into the bay ...

Страница 43: ...Index xliii 5 Secure the drive with a screw The screw hole is located on the side of the housing 6 Connect the power and data cables to the external device 7 Close the left panel ...

Страница 44: ...by removing the screw located on the side and then gently pulling the device out 4 Remove the four side screws and detach the 3 5 inch from the drive guide 2 3 2 Installing and Removing a 5 25 inch Storage Device The housing comes with a drive guide for installing 5 25 inch internal storage devices To install a 5 25 inch storage device 1 Open the front panel door and remove the left panel See sect...

Страница 45: ...Index xlv 2 Remove two screws to detach the metal cover 3 Attach the drive guides on the sides of the external device as shown below ...

Страница 46: ...Altos 12000 Series User s Guide 4 Insert the drive into the bay ...

Страница 47: ...nel To remove a 5 25 inch storage device 1 Open the front panel door and remove the left panel See section 2 2 for more information on opening the housing panels 2 Disconnect the power and data cables 3 Detach the external device by removing the screws and gently pulling the device out 4 Remove four screws to detach the drive from the drive guide ...

Страница 48: ...system Then backplane will then automatically set the SCSI ID Refer to section 3 9 for more information about the SCSI backplane board The system supports up to eight hot swappable drive trays Follow these steps to install a hot swap SCSI drive 1 Open the front panel door 2 Use your finger to release the drive tray as shown below and then pull it out ...

Страница 49: ...lix 3 Secure the hard disk drive with four screws 4 Install the tray into the drive bay pushing it gently until it reaches the connector on the backplane board 5 Push the lever back until it clicks into place ...

Страница 50: ...s The two remaining power supply modules still satisfy the 860 watt system power requirement If a power supply module fan fails to operate the power supply module will shut down The power status LED indicator on the power supply module will be turned off The fan module failure LED indicator will light up If the fans are functioning properly and the power supply fails the fans will keep operating T...

Страница 51: ...2 5 1 To Install a power supply module 1 Insert the power supply into the housing Make sure that the power supply is properly inserted as shown above 2 Secure the power supply with the screw knobs on both sides ...

Страница 52: ...r cable to the power Plug it into an electrical socket The green LED on the back of the power supply lights up when the power supply is functioning properly The power supply that is supplied with the system accepts input voltage of 100V 240V 50 60Hz ...

Страница 53: ...2 To remove a power supply module 1 Detach the power cable from the electrical outlet and also from the power supply 2 Unscrew the screw knobs and carefully pull out the power supply until it detaches from the housing ...

Страница 54: ...e distributed inside the housing to cool the system They are hot swappable and redundant You can simply take one out and put a new one in if a fan fails to operate You don t even have to shut down the system 2 6 1 To change a rear hot swap housing fan 1 Turn the screw knob counter clockwise to open the housing fan cage ...

Страница 55: ...dex lv 2 Push the clip down and carefully pull the housing fan out 3 Slide in a new housing fan The power indicator lights up 4 Close the housing fan cage and turn the screw knob clockwise to lock it Clip ...

Страница 56: ... change a front hot swap housing fan 1 Remove the left panel See section 2 2 for more information on opening the housing panels 2 Push the clip down and carefully pull the housing fan out 3 Insert a new housing fan 4 Close the left panel Clip ...

Страница 57: ...on board 1 Remove the left panel of the housing See section 2 2 for more information on opening the housing panels 2 Remove the bracket cover opposite an empty PCI slot Save the screw for later use 3 Align the board with the slot 4 Insert the board into the slot until it completely fits in ...

Страница 58: ...Altos 12000 Series User s Guide 5 Secure the board with a screw 6 Follow the same steps when installing an ISA or AGP board Just make sure that you remove the bracket cover opposite the appropriate slot ...

Страница 59: ... that connect to the system board power backplane board and the SCSI backplane board System Board Connector SCSI Connector Description CN22 J5 Power Supply Status Connector CN29 CN12 Channel B Connector CNX19 CN10 I2C Status Connector Power Backplane Board SCSI Backplane Board System Board CN22 CNX19 CN5 CN4 J5 J4 J3 J2 J1 Bottom Top Bottom CN13 CN9 CN12 CN10 Top CN29 CN7 CN27 CN28 CN33 ...

Страница 60: ...J3 CN9 J4 2 I2C Status Connector System Board SCSI Backplane Board CNX19 CN10 3 Switching Power Supply Status Connector System Board SCSI Backplane Board CN22 J5 4 Floppy Disk Drive IDE Devices and SCSI Device Connectors System Board Devices CN28 Floppy Disk Drive CN27 IDE Devices CN33 50 pin SCSI Devices 5 LVD SCSI Channel B Connector System Board SCSI Backplane Board CN29 CN12 ...

Страница 61: ...planation of error messages and corresponding corrective measures The chapter is divided into the following sections Major components System board layout System board jumpers and connectors Installing and removing an Intel Pentium II Xeon or Pentium III Xeon processor Installing and removing the termination board Memory configurations SCSI backplane board Error Messages ...

Страница 62: ...ts that accept 128 256 and 512MB DIMMs for a maximum of 2048 MB system memory One ISA six PCI one PCI ISA shared slot and one AGP bus slot 512 KB Flash ROM for system BIOS System clock calendar with battery backup One 50 pin fast SCSI and two 68 pin Ultra2 SCSI I O APIC device for SMP interrupt support Integrates an enhanced PCI local bus IDE controller Intel 440GX chipset supports AGP Accelerated...

Страница 63: ...ard disk and diskette drive interfaces Super I O SCSI memory Advanced Server Management ASM and LAN Desk Client Management LDCM controller chipsets External ports USB connector PS 2 compatible keyboard port RJ 45 jack PS 2 compatible mouse port Parallel port Serial port 1 and 2 ...

Страница 64: ...16 Battery 17 Intel SMM card connector reserved 18 System BIOS 19 RDM connectors 20 Channel A fast narrow SCSI connector 50 pin 21 Channel 1 Ultra wide Ultra2 SCSI connector 68 pin 22 Channel 2 Ultra wide Ultra2 SCSI connector 68 pin 23 FDD connector 24 EIDE connector 2 secondary 25 EIDE connector 1 primary 26 DIMM sockets 27 Intel 443GX system controller 28 Power connector 1 29 Power connector 2 ...

Страница 65: ... 4 1 Jumper and Connector Locations The figure below shows the jumper and connector locations on the system board Jumpers are prefixed JP Connectors are prefixed CN In this figure the blackened pin of a jumper or connector represents pin 1 ...

Страница 66: ... Block Mode Disabled Enabled JP6 1 2 2 3 Sound Output Buzzer Speaker JP7 1 2 4 5 2 3 5 6 AlertPack Select Reserved LM80 Only 3 4 3 Connector Functions The table below lists the different connectors on the system board and their respective functions Connector Function CN1 Housing Fan Connector CN3 Mouse and Keyboard Ports CN4 280W Power Supply Connector 2 CN5 280W Power Supply Connector 3 CN6 ATX P...

Страница 67: ...rrupt and DMA Request Connector Reserved CN27 Primary IDE Connector CN28 FDD Connector CN29 SCSI Channel 2 Connector CN30 Secondary IDE Connector CN32 SCSI Channel 1 Wide Connector CN33 SCSI Channel 1 Narrow Connector CN34 RDM LED Connector CN35 External Speaker Connector CN36 Hard Disk LED Connector CN37 Hard Disk LED Connector CN38 Power Switch Connector CN39 CN47 RDM Remote Diagnostic Manager C...

Страница 68: ...Altos 12000 Series User s Guide 3 4 4 Front Panel Connectors The following figures show the pin orientation of the front panel connectors ...

Страница 69: ...1 Do not remove a component from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap before handling electronic components Wrist grounding straps are available at most electronic component stores Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified technician ...

Страница 70: ...t 2 processor is at the L2 cache Pentium II Xeon and Pentium III Xeon processors access the L2 cache at full clock speed whereas a Slot 1 processor accesses the L2 at only half the CPU s clock speed This significantly boosts performance and speed Installing an Intel Pentium II Xeon or Pentium III Xeon Processor Follow these steps to install a Pentium II Xeon or Pentium III Xeon processor 1 Attach ...

Страница 71: ...remove it Refer to section 3 1 4 for information about removing a termination board 4 Insert the Pentium II Xeon or Pentium III Xeon processor into an empty Slot 2 socket 5 Carefully press the processor down until it is properly inserted 6 Connect the CPU fan and thermal cables For CPU 1 CN12 fan and CN23 thermal For CPU 2 CN13 fan and CN24 thermal See section 3 4 for details ...

Страница 72: ...n mechanism cover only fits one way Both shafts of the retention mechanism and the retention mechanism cover have a O and a OO sign First match the O on the cover with the O on the retention mechanism first then hook them together and finally insert the OO side into the retention mechanism and make sure they are clipped ...

Страница 73: ...Processor Follow these steps to remove a Pentium II Xeon or Pentium III Xeon processor 1 Disconnect the CPU fan and thermal cables For CPU 1 CN12 fan and CN23 thermal For CPU 2 CN13 fan and CN24 thermal See section 3 4 for details 2 Unclip the retention mechanism cover ...

Страница 74: ...Altos 12000 Series User s Guide 2 Flip up both the plastic tabs on the processor This procedure detaches the processor from the socket 3 Carefully lift the processor up and remove it ...

Страница 75: ...et you must install a termination board into the empty slot Installing a Termination Board Follow these steps to install the termination board 1 Position the termination board over the empty slot 2 Carefully insert the golden fingers of the termination board into the slot until the board fits completely ...

Страница 76: ...ocks The retention mechanism cover only fits one way Both shafts of the retention mechanism and the retention mechanism cover have a O and a OO sign First match the O on the cover with the O on the retention mechanism then hook them together and finally insert the OO side into the retention mechanism and make sure they are clipped ...

Страница 77: ...form a configuration 3 7 1 Memory Configurations The table below lists some system memory configurations You may combine DIMMs with various capacities to form other combinations DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 Total Memory 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 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 768 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256...

Страница 78: ...ket 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 way Reverse the orientation of the DIMM Removing 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...

Страница 79: ... a RAID controller board and RAID drivers installed 2 channel configurations that support four SCSI hard drives per channel Indicates hard disk drive failure through an LED on the drive tray Supports Ultra2 SCSI SCA Single Connector Adapter disk drives SCSI ID strapping that allows wide SCSI HDD ID configuration through the backplane switches instead of configuring the individual drive IDs We reco...

Страница 80: ...4 Channel A SCSI Drive Connectors 1 to CN12 SCSI Channel A CN13 SCSI Channel B CN9 Power Connector SCSI Connector ID Switches 8 CN10 I2C Bus Connector CN14 Connects to LED Boards CN11 Combined LED Connector CN5 CN8 Channel B SCSI Drive Connectors 5 to 8 ...

Страница 81: ...8 3 Hard Disk ID Switch Settings The backplane board comes with eight ID switches that allow you to define up to 16 hard disk IDs The illustration below shows the switch settings with the corresponding hard disk IDs ...

Страница 82: ...rd disk drives It may also be used to connect external devices through the external SCSI port CN33 is provided for narrow SCSI devices SCSI CD ROM tape drive etc Connectors CN32 and CN33 are on the same channel Therefore if you install both an LVD device and a single end narrow device the bandwidth on this channel A will be the bandwidth of the slowest device installed SCSI Channel B One SCSI conn...

Страница 83: ...configuration the terminator on the system board must be set to Disabled in the SCSISelect Configuration Utility see Chapter 5 for details The figure below shows the correlation between SCSI hard disk connectors and switch ID settings Note Switch ID settings do not have to be sequential Do not assign the same ID number to more than one device See section 3 8 3 for details CN29 SCSI channel B ID 0 ...

Страница 84: ...m board and must be set to Enabled The end terminator is on the SCSI backplane board and is always Enabled For this configuration the maximum SCSI HDD quantity for one channel is four The figure below shows the correlation between SCSI hard disk connectors and switch ID settings CN29 SCSI channel B CN32 CN33 SCSI channel A ID 0 ID 1 ID 2 ID 3 ID 0 ID 1 ID 2 ID 3 CN13 CN12 Terminators for slots 1 4...

Страница 85: ... 3 9 1 Software Error Messages Software error messages are generated 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 3 9 2 System Error Messages A system error message indicates a problem with the computer itse...

Страница 86: ...e Drive B Type Mismatch Floppy Drive B Error Run Setup see section 4 1 and select the proper drive type ECC Facility Fail Contact your dealer Equipment Configuration Error Modify DRAM configuration to agree with one of the options in section 3 7 1 Expansion ROM Allocation Failed Contact your dealer Hard Disk Controller Error Run Setup see section 4 1 Hard Disk 0 Error IDE Primary Channel Master Dr...

Страница 87: ...evice PS 2 Pointing Device Interface Error Run Setup see section 4 1 and disable pointing device Memory Error at MMMM SSSS OOO W XXXX R YYYY Where M MB S Segment O Offset X Y write read pattern Check DIMMs on the system board Contact your dealer Memory Resource Conflict s Check ISA add on card Memory Size Mismatch CPU Clock Mismatch Check the memory size based on the system specifications Check th...

Страница 88: ...up Real Time Clock Error Run Setup see section 4 1 and set the time and date RAM Parity Error Contact your dealer 64K System Management Memory Bad Contact your dealer SMRAM Not Exist Contact your dealer Press Esc to turn off NMI any key to reboot Press to disregard the NMI error Press any other key to reboot the system ...

Страница 89: ...ly configured An incorrect configuration is a major cause of power on error messages especially for a new system Remove the system unit cover see section 2 2 Check that the jumpers on the system board and any expansion boards are set correctly Check that all connectors and boards are securely plugged in If you cannot access a new disk it may be because your disk is not properly formatted If you go...

Страница 90: ...ss you get a Run Setup message For example Equipment Configuration Error Press Ctrl_Alt_Esc key to enter Setup or F1 key to continue 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 configurat...

Страница 91: ...curity System Event Log Remote Diagnostic Manager Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change The system supports two BIOS Utility levels Basic and Advanced The screen shown above is the BIOS Utility Basic Level screen This allows you to view and change only the basic configuration of your system If you are an advanced user you may want to check the detailed configuration of your system Detailed s...

Страница 92: ...asterisk indicates that the parameter appears only when you are in the Advanced Level The parameters on the screens show default values These values may not be the same as those in your system The grayed items on the screens have fixed settings and are not user configurable Use the arrow keys and to move around the Setup Utility screen Use to move to the next page or to return to the previous page...

Страница 93: ...nternal Cache 32 KB Enabled External Cache 512 KB Enabled Diskette Drive A 1 44 MB 3 5 inch Diskette Drive B None IDE Primary Channel Master IDE CD ROM IDE Primary Channel Slave None IDE Secondary Channel Master None IDE Secondary Channel Slave None Total Memory 128 MB 1st Bank Reg SDRAM 128 MB 2nd Bank None 3rd Bank None 4th Bank None The System Information menu shows the current basic configurat...

Страница 94: ...r parameter specifies the type of processor currently installed in your system The system supports Intel Pentium II Xeon and Intel Pentium III Xeon processors 4 2 2 Processor Speed The Processor Speed parameter specifies the speed of the processor currently installed in your system 4 2 3 Internal Cache This parameter specifies the first level or the internal memory i e the memory integrated into t...

Страница 95: ...ngs The default setting is None 4 2 7 IDE Primary Channel Master This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the primary IDE channel The default setting is IDE CD ROM 4 2 8 IDE Primary Channel Slave This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the slave port of the primary IDE channel The default setting ...

Страница 96: ...this parameter to display the new memory size 1st Bank 2nd Bank 3rd Bank 4th Bank The 1st Bank 2nd Bank 3rd Bank and 4th Bank parameters indicate the type and size of DRAM installed in DIMM sockets 1 2 3 and 4 respectively The None setting indicates that there is no DRAM installed 4 2 12 Serial Port 1 This parameter shows the serial port 1 address and IRQ setting The default setting is 3F8h IRQ 4 ...

Страница 97: ...m such as the product name serial number BIOS version etc This information is necessary for troubleshooting and may be required when asking for technical support The following figure shows how the Product Information screen appears Product Information Product Name 91 AB724 001 System S N xxxxxxxxx Main Board ID M21A Main Board S N xxxxxxxxx System BIOS Version v3 1 SMBIOS Version 2 1 4 3 1 Product...

Страница 98: ...em board s identification number 4 3 4 Main Board S N This parameter specifies the system board s serial number The default setting is M21A 4 3 5 System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility 4 3 6 SMBIOS Version This parameter specifies the SMBIOS version ...

Страница 99: ...dary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel Slave 4 4 1 Floppy Drives To enter the configuration value for the first floppy drive drive A highlight the Floppy Drive A parameter Press or key to view the options and select the appropriate value Possible settings for the Floppy Drive parameters are None 360 KB 5 25 inch 1 2 MB 5 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 44 MB 3 5 inch 2 88 MB 3 5 inch Follow the same ...

Страница 100: ...es the LS 120 drive as drive A If a standard diskette drive A exists BIOS automatically identifies it as drive B If a standard diskette drive B exists it automatically becomes inaccessible If two LS 120 drives exist BIOS recognizes them as drive A and drive B respectively Drive B BIOS recognizes the LS 120 drive as drive B If a standard diskette drive B exists it becomes inaccessible Hard Disk BIO...

Страница 101: ...u configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1 IDE Primary Channel Slave This parameter lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 1 IDE Secondary Channel Master This parameter lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 2 IDE Secondary Channel Slave This parameter lets you configure the ha...

Страница 102: ...parameters marked with will only appear if you access the Advanced Options level in the Main Menu Type This parameter lets you specify the type of hard disk installed in your system If you want BIOS to automatically configure your hard disk select Auto If you know your hard disk type you can enter the setting manually Setting this parameter also sets the Cylinder Head Sector and Size parameters Cy...

Страница 103: ... 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 Windows 3 x Windows 95 and Windows NT 3 5 and above Other operating systems require this parameter to be set to Disabled The default setting is Auto Hard Disk Block Mode This function enhances disk performance depending on the...

Страница 104: ...formance by allowing the use of the 32 bit hard disk access This enhanced IDE feature works only under DOS Windows 3 x Windows 95 Windows NT and Novell NetWare If your software or hard disk does not support this function set this parameter to Disabled The default setting is Enabled DMA Transfer Mode The Ultra DMA and Multi DMA modes enhance hard disk performance by increasing the transfer rate How...

Страница 105: ...78h IRQ 7 Operation Mode ECP ECP DMA Channel 1 Onboard Device Settings 4 5 1 Serial Ports 1 and 2 These parameters allow you to enable or disable serial ports 1 and 2 Base Address This function lets you set a logical base address for serial ports 1 and 2 The options are 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h IRQ This function lets you assign an interrupt for serial ports 1 and 2 The options for serial ports 1 are IR...

Страница 106: ... IRQ This function lets you assign an interrupt for the parallel port The options are IRQ 5 and 7 The Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if the Parallel Port is enabled If you install an add on card that has a parallel port whose address conflicts with the onboard parallel port a warning appears on the screen Check the parallel port address of the add on card and change the addr...

Страница 107: ... mode Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed Extended Capabilities Port ECP Default Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed higher than the maximum data transfer rate 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 ...

Страница 108: ...se Controller Enabled USB Host Controller Disabled USB Legacy Mode Onboard SCSI Enabled Boot from SCSI Device Enabled SMBus Interrupt IRQ9 Disabled Onboard Ethernet Chip Enabled Alert on LAN Disabled Floppy Disk Controller This parameter lets you enable or disable the onboard floppy disk controller The default setting is Enabled IDE Controller Set this parameter to Primary to enable only the prima...

Страница 109: ... Disabled to deactivate the USB keyboard function in DOS Onboard SCSI Device 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 deactivates the function The default setting is Enabled Boot from onboard SCSI device When set to Enabled the system checks for a bootable SCSI device If a SCSI device is presen...

Страница 110: ...analog semiconductor technologies and with limited digital capabilities This parameter allows you to enable or disable this feature The default setting is Disabled Onboard Ethernet Chip This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard network feature The default setting is Enabled Alert on LAN This parameter allows you to enable or disable the alert on LAN feature The default setting is ...

Страница 111: ...Main Menu Please refer to section 2 1 for more information 4 6 1 Power Management Mode This parameter allows you to reduce power consumption When this parameter is set to Enabled you can configure the IDE hard disk and system timers Setting it to Disabled deactivates the power management feature and its timers The default setting is Disabled IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer This parameter allows the ha...

Страница 112: ...e System Sleep Timer is enabled Any keyboard mouse action or any enabled monitored activities occurring through the IRQ channels resume system operation 4 6 2 Power Switch 4 sec When set to Power Off the system automatically turns off when the power switch is pressed for less than 4 seconds When set to Suspend the system enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds The default sett...

Страница 113: ...on Table Enabled Boot from LanDesk Service Agent Disabled The above parameter marked with will only appear if you access the Advanced Options level in the Main Menu Please refer to section 2 1 for more information 4 7 1 Boot Sequence This parameter allows you to specify the boot search sequence during POST 1st The system checks this drive first 2nd The system then checks this drive if it can not b...

Страница 114: ...d BIOS is in graphical mode and displays only an identification logo during POST and while booting After booting the screen displays the operating system prompt such as DOS or logo such as Windows 95 If any error occurs while booting the system automatically switches to the text mode Even if your setting is Enabled you may also switch to the text mode while booting by pressing when you see the Ctr...

Страница 115: ...eter allows you to enable or disable the appearance of the configuration table after POST but before booting The configuration table gives a summary of the hardware devices and settings that BIOS detected during POST The default setting is Enabled 4 7 9 Boot from LANDesk Service Agent When set to Enabled the system boots from a LANDesk Service Agent network instead of your desktop system The LANDe...

Страница 116: ...ins good approximately seven years and connected the clock continues to keep the date and time accurately even when the power is off Boot Options Date Fri Jun 11 1998 Time HH MM SS 4 8 1 Date Highlight the items on the Date parameter and press or to set the date following the weekday month day year format Valid values for weekday month day and year are Weekday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Month 1 t...

Страница 117: ... 4 8 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 ...

Страница 118: ... Normal Hard Disk Drive Normal 4 9 1 Setup Password The Setup Password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS utility The default setting is None To set or change a Password 1 Make sure that JP4 is set to 2 3 bypass password See section 3 4 for the location of JP4 You cannot enter the BIOS utility if a Setup password does not exist and JP4 is set to 1 2 password check enabled By default JP4 is s...

Страница 119: ...en typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen 4 Press Retype your password in the Enter Password again field to verify your first entry 5 Highlight Set or Change Password and press 6 Press to return to the System Security menu and then press again to exit Setup The Exit Setup screen appears Exit Setup Settings have been changed Do you want to save to CMOS settings Yes ...

Страница 120: ...d 1 Turn off and unplug the computer 2 Open the computer housing and set JP4 to 1 2 Check password to check the password function See section 3 4 for the location of JP4 3 Close your computer s housing and reboot your system The next time you want to enter the BIOS utility you must key in your Setup password ...

Страница 121: ...to save to CMOS settings Yes No 3 Press Yes to save your settings and exit Setup Utility Your previous password will be removed from CMOS Remember to set JP4 to 2 3 Bypass password because you won t be able to access Setup Utility if a password does not exist and JP4 is set to 1 2 Check password To set JP4 to 2 3 Bypass password 1 Turn off and unplug the computer 2 Open the computer housing and se...

Страница 122: ...e password 1 Turn off and unplug the computer 2 Open the computer housing and set JP4 to 2 3 Bypass password to bypass the password function 3 Turn on the system and enter the BIOS utility This time the system does not require you to type in a password You can either change the existing Setup password or remove it by selecting None Refer to the previous section for the procedure ...

Страница 123: ...assword Make sure to set JP4 to 1 2 to enable the Power on password Power on Password Enter your new Power on Password twice Power on Password may be up to 7 characters long Enter Password Enter Password again Set or Change 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 Keybo...

Страница 124: ... the drive control settings and their corresponding functions Floppy Drive Setting Description Normal default Floppy drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector Hard Disk Drive Setting Description Normal default Hard disk drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors...

Страница 125: ...ystem Event Log Page 1 2 System Event Logging Event Log BIOS Version 1 0981214 Total Event Log Number x Remain of Event Log Area xx Event Logging Enabled Clear Event Log Disabled View Event Logs Event Control Temperature Voltage Fan Enabled ECC Enabled PCI Enabled I O Check Enabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help System Event Logging Allows you to record monitored events that occur durin...

Страница 126: ...able the event logging function of your system The default is Enabled Clear Event Log Clears the event log whenever the event log area is full The default is Disabled View Event Logs Opens the system event log file for viewing View Event Logs Page 1 1 No Type Time Status 1 System Limit Exceeded 12 20 Oct 02 1998 Viewed 2nd CPU Fan Bad 2 System Limit Exceeded 13 54 Sep 29 1998 Viewed 2nd CPU Fan Ba...

Страница 127: ... tests the accuracy of data as it passes in and out of memory This parameter enables or disables the monitoring of this function The default setting is Enabled PCI PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect is a 32 bit bus that can run at clock speeds of 33 MHz This parameter monitors the activity of this bus when set to enabled The default setting is Enabled I O Check Monitors the ISA for uncorrect...

Страница 128: ...vent Process Stop POST After CPU or Memory Reduction Disabled Halt System If No CPU or Memory Available Enabled Threshold Setting CPU Warning Temperature 67 C CPU Fatal Temperature 72 C System Temperature 49 C System Voltage 10 Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help ...

Страница 129: ...etting CPU Warning Temperature You can set a threshold for the CPU s temperature level here and every time the CPU s temperature exceeds this level a warning will be logged into the event log file A typical warning degree threshold setting is 67 C CPU Fatal Temperature When the CPU s temperature reaches this threshold level a fatal warning will be logged into the event log file A typical fatal deg...

Страница 130: ...owing screen is the first of two Remote Diagnostic Configuration screens in the BIOS utility It shows the remote diagnostic parameters with their default settings Remote Diagnostic Configuration Page 1 2 RDM 4 0 BIOS Version 990105 Remote Console Disabled Hidden Partition Disabled Communication Protocol N 8 1 COM Port Baud Rate 57600 Telephone Type Tone Detect Tone Enabled Remote Console Phone No ...

Страница 131: ...te diagnostic parameters with their default settings Remote Diagnostic Configuration Page 2 2 RDM Daughter Board Version R01 A7 RDM Work Mode Disabled Waiting Mode Password System Critical Paging No 1 2 3 Paging Times 1 RDM Host Name Location Administrator Phone Number Email Address Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help ...

Страница 132: ...s configuration menu allows you to configure the system memory PCI device settings and CPU frequency To avoid damaging the system do not change any settings in the Advanced Options if you are not a qualified technician The following screen shows the Advanced Options parameters Advanced Options Memory Cache Options PnP PCI Options CPU Frequency ...

Страница 133: ...arameter enables or disables the first level or internal memory that is the memory integrated into the CPU The default setting is Enabled External Cache This parameter enables or disables the external cache memory The external cache is incorporated in the CPU module The default setting is Enabled Cache Scheme This parameter shows the cache scheme status only as Write back mode Write back updates t...

Страница 134: ...rors Disable this parameter if you want to disregard the function The default setting is ECC Single Processor MP Table Enabling this parameter allows BIOS to create a multiprocessor MP table for Windows NT use In a single processor system running Windows NT you may disable this parameter to enhance system performance If you install another CPU for a dual system enable this parameter then re instal...

Страница 135: ...s PCI IRQ Setting Select Auto to let BIOS automatically configure the plug and play PnP devices installed on your system Otherwise select Manual The default setting is Auto Refer to your manual for technical information about the PCI card PCI Slots When you set the PCI IRQ Setting parameter to Auto these parameters specify the auto assigned interrupt for each of the PCI devices If you set the PCI ...

Страница 136: ...ard SCSI This item allows you to manually assign the interrupt for the onboard SCSI when the PCI IRQ Setting parameter is set to Manual This parameter is grayed and not user configurable when the PCI IRQ Setting is set to Auto AGP This item shows the assigned interrupt for the onboard accelerated graphics port AGP controller PCI Device Settings PCI Device Settings PCI Device Latency Timer E0 H CLO...

Страница 137: ...e 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 time the better This setting only affects the primary PCI components PCI slots 1 2 3 AGP slot and onboard LAN The secondary PCI components are always set to 20 PCI clocks The default setting is E0 H CLOCKs PCI IRQ Sharing Setting this parameter to Yes al...

Страница 138: ...VGA cards so that they can update their individual RAMDACs The signal goes through the cards continuously until all RAMDAC data has been updated This allows the display of multiple images on the screen The default setting is Disabled Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter Graphics Aperture Size This parameter determines the e...

Страница 139: ...ces such as sound cards The default setting is No Reset Resource Assignments Set this parameter to Yes to avoid IRQ conflict when installing non PnP or PnP ISA cards This clears all resource assignments and allows BIOS to reassign resources to all installed PnP devices the next time the system boots After clearing the resource data the parameter resets to No The default setting is No ...

Страница 140: ...he main memory of the CPU A fast bus allows data to be transferred faster which makes applications run faster CPU Multiple This parameter sets the Core bus ratio of your system The clock speed of the bus does not necessarily equal the CPU s core The bus clock speed is often slower than the CPU clock speed Processor Speed The processor speed is the speed at which a microprocessor executes instructi...

Страница 141: ... want to load default settings Yes No Select Yes to load the default settings Select No to ignore the message and return to the BIOS utility 4 14 Abort Settings Change Use this option to disregard your changes to the BIOS and reload your previous settings The following dialog box appears when you select Abort Settings Change from the main menu Abort Settings Change Do you want to abort settings ch...

Страница 142: ...s to enter when you rerun Setup Press to leave Setup Utility The following dialog box appears Exit Setup Do you really want to exit Setup Yes No Use the arrow keys to select your response Press If you made any changes to the Setup Utility the dialog box below is displayed Exit Setup Settings have been changed Do you want to save CMOS settings Yes No Use the arrow keys to select your response Selec...

Страница 143: ...jumpers 5 1 1 Default Values The following table 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 Altos 12000 Series system is equipped with a dual SCSI channel controller that enhances your system s ...

Страница 144: ...le 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 Wide Negotiation Yes Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 80 MBytes sec Enable Disconnection Yes Send...

Страница 145: ... 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 7896 BIOS version numb...

Страница 146: ...Utility You have an AIC 7896 SCSI host adapter in your system Move the cursor to the bus device channel of the one to be configured and press Enter F5 Toggle color monochrome BUS Device 00 00 A 00 00 B Figure 5 1 SCSISelect Screen Use the and keys and the Enter key to make selections in the SCSISelect utility Press Esc at any time to return to the previous menu You can press F5 to toggle the displ...

Страница 147: ... Select the option and press Enter Press F5 to switch between color and monochrome modes Options SCSI Disk Utilities Configure View Host Adapter Setting AIC 7896 at Bus Device 01 06h Figure 5 2 Configure View Host Adapter Settings Screen 1 of 2 The Configure View Host Adapter Settings menu lists three settings under SCSI Bus Interface Definitions and three additional options Host Adapter SCSI ID c...

Страница 148: ...mination Disabled Additional Options Boot Device Options Press Enter SCSI Device Configuration Press Enter Advanced Configuration Options Press Enter F6 Reset to Host Adapter Defaults Host Adapter SCSI Termination Unchangeable for Channel A Figure 5 3 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 ma...

Страница 149: ...onal 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 Host Adapter SCSI Termination Unchangeable for Channel A Figure 5 4 Host Adapter SCSI ID Selection Screen for AIC 7896 Each SCSI device on the SCSI bus including the SCSI controller must be set to a uni...

Страница 150: ...d Additional Options Boot Device Options Press Enter SCSI Device Configuration Press Enter Advanced Configuration Options Press Enter F6 Reset to Host Adapter Defaults Enabled Disabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Unchangeable for Channel A Figure 5 5 SCSI Parity Checking Selection The SCSI controller always checks parity when reading from the SCSI bus to verify the correct transmission of data f...

Страница 151: ...ions Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking 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 Enabled Disabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Unchangeable for Channel A Figure 5 6 Host Adapter SCSI Termination Selection for AIC 7896 ...

Страница 152: ...SI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking 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 Select SCSI peripheral from which to boot To view peripheral by ID select SCSI Disk Utilities from previous menu Boot Channel A First Boot SCSI ID 0 Boot Lun ...

Страница 153: ...d as a boot device The range is 0 to 15 the default is 0 Boot LUN Number The AIC 7896 supports up to eight logical units This option allows you to identify the Logical Unit Number LUN to use during bootup The default is 0 The setting is valid only if BIOS Multiple LUN Support is enabled ...

Страница 154: ...n Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Send Start Unit Command Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Enable Write back cache N C N C N C N C N C N C N C N C Options Listed Below Have NO EFFECT if the BIOS is Disabled BIOS Multiple LUN Support No No No No No No No No Include in BIOS Scan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SCSI Device ID 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Sync Transfer Rate MB Sec 80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 80 0 80 ...

Страница 155: ...s available are dependent on the Initiate Wide Negotiation setting The available settings are shown below 80 0 40 0 53 4 26 7 40 0 20 0 32 0 16 0 26 8 13 4 20 0 10 0 16 0 8 0 13 4 6 7 10 0 5 0 ASYN ASYN Initiate Wide Negotiation yes Initiate Wide Negotiation no Some older SCSI 1 devices do not support Fast or Ultra SCSI data transfer rates 20 0 10 0 8 0 and 6 7 This may cause your computer to oper...

Страница 156: ...Disconnection The setting for this option determines whether the channel allows a SCSI device to disconnect from the SCSI bus sometimes called Disconnect Reconnect Enabling disconnection allows the channel to perform other operations on the SCSI bus while the SCSI device is temporarily disconnected When set to Yes the SCSI device may disconnect from the SCSI bus The SCSI device however may choose ...

Страница 157: ...I device during bootup When set to No each SCSI device powers up when the computer powers up The default setting is No BIOS Multiple LUN Support The setting for this option determines whether booting from a SCSI device that has multiple LUNs is supported The default setting is Disabled BIOS Multiple LUN Support must be enabled in order to use the Boot LUN Number during bootup Include in BIOS Scan ...

Страница 158: ...ress Enter Advanced Configuration Options Press Enter F6 Reset to Host Adapter Defaults Advanced Configuration Options Reset SCSI BUS at IC Initialization Disabled Display Ctrl A Message During BIOS Initialization Enabled Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives 1Gbyte Enabled Verbose Silent Mode Verbose Options Listed Below Have NO EFFECT if the BIOS is Disabled Host Adapter BIOS Enabled Support ...

Страница 159: ...y during BIOS initialization The default setting is Enabled Host Adapter BIOS This option enables or disables the SCSI controller BIOS Default is Enabled The SCSI controller BIOS must be enabled if you want the computer to boot from a SCSI hard disk drive connected to the SCSI controller Several SCSISelect options cannot be used unless the SCSI controller BIOS is enabled Support Removable Disks Un...

Страница 160: ...eration If a removable media SCSI device is controlled by the SCSI controller BIOS do not remove the media while the drive is powered on or you may lose data If you want to be able to remove media while the power is on install the removable media device driver and set this option to Disabled BIOS Support for Bootable CD ROM When this option is enabled a bootable CD ROM device may be used to direct...

Страница 161: ...09170Y ultra2 LVD SCSI ID 1 No device SCSI ID 2 No device SCSI ID 3 No device SCSI ID 4 No device SCSI ID 5 No device SCSI ID 6 No device SCSI ID 7 AIC 7896 SCSI ID 8 No device SCSI ID 9 No device SCSI ID 10 No device SCSI ID 11 No device SCSI ID 12 No device SCSI ID 13 No device SCSI ID 14 No device SCSI ID 15 No device Figure 5 10 SCSI Disk Utilities Screen for AIC 7896 When you highlight a disk...

Страница 162: ...aptec Format Disk utility is compatible with the vast majority of SCSI disk drives Run it on hard disk drives or removable 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 Me...

Страница 163: ...e Device number is high move the AHA 3950U2Bto 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 3950U2B SCSI controller into another PCI slot if the boot order is not what is desired If you are booting from the AHA 3950U2B and using ISA EISA based host a...

Страница 164: ...er 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 the S...

Страница 165: ...ning 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 master boot record...

Страница 166: ...ed 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 and...

Страница 167: ...Inquiry command or Time out failure during SCSI Test Unit Ready command or Time out failure during Start Unit command An unexpected time out occurred Check SCSI bus termination Try disconnecting the SCSI peripheral cables from the SCSI controller and then starting the computer If the computer successfully restarts check SCSI bus termination and cable connections One of the devices on the SCSI bus ...

Страница 168: ...25 Memory test 4 26 Num lock after boot 4 25 Release all blocked memory 4 26 Silent boot 4 25 Boot sequence 4 24 C Cable connections 2 31 Checking the package contents 1 2 Configuration table 4 26 Configure view host adapter settings menu 5 5 Configuring multiple SCSI controllers 5 21 Connecting a keyboard 1 4 Connecting a mouse 1 5 Connecting a VGA monitor 1 6 Connector functions 3 6 Correcting e...

Страница 169: ... drives 4 12 IDE primary channel master 4 6 4 12 IDE primary channel slave 4 6 4 12 IDE secondary channel master 4 6 4 12 IDE secondary channel slave 4 7 4 12 Installing a hot swappable SCSI drive 2 20 Installing an expansion board 2 29 Installing and removing a DIMM 3 18 Installing and removing a hot swappable redundant housing fan Front fan changing 2 28 Rear fan changing 2 26 Installing and rem...

Страница 170: ... password 4 34 Power on problems 1 8 Pre installation instructions 1 10 Pre installation requirements 1 1 Checkthe package contents 1 2 Preparing the system unit 1 3 Selecting a site 1 1 Preparing the system unit 1 3 Processor 1 and 2 4 5 Processor speed 4 5 4 51 Product information 4 8 Main board ID 4 9 Main board S N 4 9 Product name 4 8 SMBIOS version 4 9 System BIOS version 4 9 System S N 4 8 ...

Страница 171: ...ftware error messages 3 25 Start unit request failed 5 25 System Selecting a site 1 1 Startup power on 1 7 System BIOS version 4 9 System board 3 1 3 4 Error messages 3 25 ESD precautions 3 9 Features 3 29 Major components 3 2 SCSI backplane board 3 19 System board layout 3 4 Termination board installing and removing 3 15 System board layout 3 4 System error messages 3 25 System housing 2 1 4 1 Ca...

Страница 172: ...y 4 29 Disk drive control 4 35 Power on password 4 34 Setup password 4 29 4 32 4 33 System startup 1 7 System wake up event 4 23 T Time 4 28 To change a front hot swap housing fan 2 28 To change a rear hot swap housing fan 2 26 To install a power supply module 2 23 To remove a power supply module 2 25 Total memory 4 7 W When to use the SCSISelect utility 5 3 ...

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