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vii

Notices

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FCC notice

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Class B equipment

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Laser compliance statement

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Important safety instructions

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1 System information

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Product briefing

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Processor

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Memory subsystem

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Storage

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Graphics interface

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Networking

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I/O ports

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Serial ATA ports

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Caring features

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Product specification summary

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2 System tour

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System board

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Mainboard layout

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Jumper settings (JP8) clear CMOS 

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External and internal structure

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Front bezel

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Front panel   

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Rear panel 

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Internal components 

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3 Getting Started

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Setting up the system

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Preinstallation requirements

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Selecting a site

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Checking the package contents

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System startup

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Turning on the system

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Turning off the system

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Power-on problems

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BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes

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Bootblock Initialization Codes

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Bootblock Recovery Codes

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POST code checkpoints

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Beep Codes

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Contents

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Содержание G310 Altos

Страница 1: ...Acer Altos G310 User s guide ...

Страница 2: ...ur 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 _________________________________...

Страница 3: ...adio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the device off and on the user is encouraged to tr...

Страница 4: ...hich is granted by the Federal Communications Commission to operate this server Use conditions This part complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Notice Canadian users This Class A Class...

Страница 5: ...erated 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 7 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where persons will walk on the cord 8 If an extension cord is used with this product make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension ...

Страница 6: ... product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service 12 Replace the battery with the same type as the product s battery we recommend Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion Refer battery replacement to a qualified service technician 13 Warning Batteries may explode if not handled properly Do not disassemble or dispose of them in fire Keep them awa...

Страница 7: ...ystem board 11 Mainboard layout 11 Jumper settings JP8 clear CMOS 14 External and internal structure 15 Front bezel 15 Front panel 17 Rear panel 19 Internal components 21 3 Getting Started 23 Setting up the system 25 Preinstallation requirements 25 Selecting a site 25 Checking the package contents 25 System startup 26 Turning on the system 26 Turning off the system 27 Power on problems 27 BIOS POS...

Страница 8: ...ing an expansion card 54 To install an expansion card 54 Installing and removing a hard disk 57 To remove a hard disk 57 To install a hard disk 58 Configuring the SCSI SCSI RAID HBA 59 How to use SCSI HBA setup utility 59 Loading HBA Default Settings 59 How to use SCSI RAID HBA setup utility 59 How To Create RAID 1 Mirror volume with a Hot Spare Disk 59 RAID Volume Initialization 60 Exit and Resta...

Страница 9: ...uration 91 Primary IDE Master 93 Floppy Configuration 95 PCI PnP Configuration 96 Boot Settings Configuration 98 OnBoard Device Configuration 101 Event Log Configuration 102 Remote Access Configuration 104 System Health Monitoring 105 Power 106 Boot 108 Boot Device Priority 109 Security 110 Exit 112 Appendix A Management software installation115 Installing ASM 117 System requirements 117 ASM Agent...

Страница 10: ...Contents x ...

Страница 11: ...1 System information ...

Страница 12: ...The Acer Altos G310 series server is an entry level single processor general purpose system The system offers a new standard for flexible productivity ideal for small business or workgroup applications ...

Страница 13: ...pgrade 4 GB Warning Functionality issues may be encountered if mixed memory types are installed on the same server board DIMM modules of identical type banking and stacking technology and vendor should be installed in the Altos G310 Caution When using multiple memory modules it is recommended that you AVOID using modules from different manufacturers or that run at different speeds from each other ...

Страница 14: ... additional 5 25 Inch device bays for add on options such as DDS4 DAT 20 40 GB tape backup drive DAT72 36 72 GB tape backup drive AIT1 35 91 GB tape backup drive DVD ROM DVD RW DVD Dual or other optical drive Graphics interface On board AGP 8X slot Networking Single Gigabit Ethernet port I O ports Front Two USB 2 0 ports Rear Four USB 2 0 ports Two PS 2 ports keyboard mouse One LAN port RJ 45 One ...

Страница 15: ...5 Serial ATA ports Two serial ATA ports Support RAID 0 or RAID 1 Note Serial ATA supports drivers for Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 only ...

Страница 16: ...exception to this rule The following features and options are provided Cost efficient operation in a value oriented package Tool less design Built in software Serial ATA RAID support for data security and speed By default the Altos G310 supports RAID 0 and 1 Front accessible USB ports Acer EasyBUILDTM optional for efficient system setup and installation Acer Server Manager ASM suite optional of co...

Страница 17: ...on Four DIMM sockets supporting DDR 333 400 MHz ECC modules for a maximum memory capacity of 4 GB Media storage One 3 5 inch 1 44 MB floppy drive One 5 25 Inch high speed CD ROM drive Additional media storage capacity Support for three 3 5 inch hard disk drives Four additional 5 25 inch half height bays External ports Power supply unit PSU One 300W ATX12 auto switching power supply Operating Syste...

Страница 18: ...1 System information 8 ...

Страница 19: ...2 System tour ...

Страница 20: ...This chapter provides locations of various components and ports and you instructions on how to set up the system Procedures on how to connect peripherals are also explained ...

Страница 21: ...11 System board Mainboard layout The mainboard becomes accessible once you open the system It should look like the figure shown below ...

Страница 22: ...el header J11 Buzzer connector J3 PS 2 KBMS J4 Serial and Parallel ports J5 Dual USB and RJ45 J6 Extended interface J7 Power port and 12V power connector J9 Main power connector JP8 Clear CMOS JP9 I2 C feature connector PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI slots EXT PCI1 EXT PCI2 Extension PCI slots PIDE1 PIDE2 Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector SATA1 SATA2 Serial ATA ports ...

Страница 23: ...ystem fan connectors U1 LAN controller U12 Clock generator U14 CPU slot 478 pin U15 875P chipset U20 ICH5R chipset U22 I O controller U23 BIOS U25 Mini BMC USB1 Front USB connector USB2 Dual USB connector Item Description ...

Страница 24: ...2 System tour 14 Jumper settings JP8 clear CMOS Pin Number Pin Definition 1 Normal 2 Clear 3 Ground 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear CMOS ...

Страница 25: ...nternal structure Front bezel Note One pair of system keys are provided attached to the rear panel of the system No Description 1 CD ROM drive 2 CD ROM headphone port 3 CD ROM volume control 4 CD ROM activity indicator ...

Страница 26: ... eject button 6 FDD floppy disc drive 7 FDD activity indicator 8 Security keylock 9 System power indicator 10 System power button 11 USB 2 0 ports two 12 5 25 inch half height bays 13 CD ROM stop eject button No Description ...

Страница 27: ...17 Front panel No Description 1 CD ROM drive 2 CD ROM headphone port 3 CD ROM volume control 4 CD ROM activity indicator 5 FDD eject button 6 FDD floppy disc drive 7 FDD activity indicator ...

Страница 28: ...2 System tour 18 8 Security keylock 9 System power indicator 10 System power button 11 USB 2 0 ports two 12 5 25 inch half height bays 13 CD ROM stop eject button No Description ...

Страница 29: ...19 Rear panel No Icon Description 1 Main power supply unit 2 PS 2 mouse port 3 PS 2 keyboard port 4 Parallel printer port 5 Serial ports two 6 USB 2 0 ports four ...

Страница 30: ... Gigabit LAN port 10 100 1000 Mbps 8 AGP add on card actual ports vary by configuration 9 Side panel tool less screws top and bottom 10 System ventilation fan exhaust 11 Main power supply fan exhaust No Icon Description ...

Страница 31: ...21 Internal components No Description 1 Power supply unit 2 System fan 3 Mainboard 4 PCI bus slots 5 HDD bays 6 3 5 device bays 7 5 25 device bays ...

Страница 32: ...2 System tour 22 ...

Страница 33: ...3 Getting Started ...

Страница 34: ...This chapter gives information on setting up and starting to use your system ...

Страница 35: ...ell 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 G310 series system Acer Altos G310 series User s guide Acer Altos G310 series Accessory box System keys attached to the rear panel of the system If ...

Страница 36: ...er that 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 POST messages you can determine if the system is in good condition by checking if the following occurred Power indica...

Страница 37: ...rnal power cable may be loosely connected Check the power cable connection from the power source to the power cable socket on the rear panel Make sure that the cable is properly connected to the power source and to the power cable socket 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 c...

Страница 38: ...Go to flat mode with 4 GB limit and GA20 enabled Verify the bootblock checksum D2 Disable CACHE before memory detection Execute full memory sizing module Verify that flat mode is enabled D3 If memory sizing module not executed start memory refresh and do memory sizing in Bootblock code Do additional chipset initialization Re enable CACHE Verify that flat mode is enabled D4 Test base 512 KB memory ...

Страница 39: ...into memory CPUID information is stored in memory D9 Store the Uncompressed pointer for future use in PMM Copying Main BIOS into memory Leaves all RAM below 1MB Read Write including E000 and F000 shadow areas but closing SMRAM DA Restore CPUID value back into register Give control to BIOS POST ExecutePOSTKernel Checkpoint Code Description E0 Initialize the floppy controller in the super I O Some i...

Страница 40: ...isable L1 cache FA Check the validity of the recovery file configuration to the current configuration of the flash part FB Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method Detect proper flash part Verify that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size F4 The recovery file size does not equal the found flash part size FC Erase the flash part FD Program the flash part FF...

Страница 41: ...ading storage area If the CMOS checksum is bad update CMOS with power on default values and clear passwords Initial ize status register A Initializes data variables that are based on CMOS setup questions Initializes both the 8259 compatible PICs in the sys tem 05 Initializes the interrupt controlling hardware gener ally PIC and interrupt vector table 06 Do R W test to CH 2 count reg Initialize CH ...

Страница 42: ...go modules 13 Early POST initialization of chipset registers 24 Uncompress and initialize any platform specific BIOS modules 30 Initialize System Management Interrupt 2A Initializes different devices through DIM 2C Initializes different devices Detects and initializes the video adapter installed in the system that have optional ROMs 2E Initializes all the output devices 31 Allocate memory for ADM ...

Страница 43: ... of imple mentation that needs an adjustment in system RAM size if needed 52 Updates CMOS memory size from memory found in memory test Allocates memory for Extended BIOS Data Area from base memory 60 Initializes NUM LOCK status and programs the KBD typematic rate 75 Initialize Int 13 and prepare for IPL detection 78 Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs 7A Initializes remainin...

Страница 44: ...le Prepares the runtime language module Disables the system configuration display if needed A4 Initialize runtime language module A7 Displays the system configuration screen if enabled Initialize the CPU before boot which includes the programming of MTRR A8 Prepare CPU for OS boot including final MTRR values A9 Wait for user input at configure display if needed AA Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and ...

Страница 45: ...efore the system video has been initialized Beep codes are generated by the system board speaker The following table describes the beep codes that are used by BIOS Number of beeps Description 1 Memory refresh timer error 3 Main memory read write test error 6 Keyboard controller BAT test error 7 General exception error 8 Display memory error ...

Страница 46: ...3 Getting Started 36 ...

Страница 47: ...4 Configuring the system ...

Страница 48: ...This chapter discusses the precautionary measures and installation procedures you need to know when upgrading the system ...

Страница 49: ...ver for safety purposes we do not recommend that you perform these upgrades yourself If you want to replace or upgrade any of these components contact your dealer or a qualified service technician for assistance Important Observe the installation precautions described in the subsequent section when installing or removing a server component ...

Страница 50: ...scharge ESD can damage the processors motherboard disk drives expansion boards or other components Always observe the following precautions before you install a server component 1 Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap and attach it to a metal part of the server before handling components If a wrist strap is not avai...

Страница 51: ...llowing sections for specific installation instructions on the component you want to install Warning Failure to properly turn off the server before you start installing components may cause serious damage Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician Post installation instructions Observe the following after installing a server comp...

Страница 52: ... and left side panels are removable to allow access to the system s internal components Refer to the following sections for instructions Before opening the server Before opening the server observe the following precautions 1 Turn off the system and all the peripherals connected to it 2 Unplug all cables from the power outlets 3 Place the system unit on a flat stable surface Note Because of the G31...

Страница 53: ...o non removable thumbscrews To remove the side panel 1 Locate the System Keys if necessary and unlock the system lock on the front panel 2 Loosen the thumbscrews located at the rear end of the left panel 1 3 Slide the left panel rearward 2 before detaching it from the chassis ...

Страница 54: ...ront panel you must remove the side panel first To remove the front bezel 1 With your finger pull the Front Panel Release lever located at the bottom front inside the chassis 1 2 Gently pull the bottom of the Front bezel away from the chassis 2 lift it to approximately 45 degrees then detach the top and move it away from the chassis ...

Страница 55: ... to install additional drives such as another CD ROM drive or a tape drive To install a 5 25 inch storage device Note If you are installing a new drive in an empty drive bay skip steps 2 to 4 1 Observe the ESD precautions and pre installation procedures described on page 41 2 Disconnect the power and IDE cables from the old drive 3 Lift the plastic tab that secures the drive in the bay 1 and gentl...

Страница 56: ... on either side of the old drive to the new drive module 5 Insert the new CD ROM drive into the drive bay until it locks into place with an audible click 6 Connect the power and IDE cables to the new drive 7 Observe the post installation instructions described on page 41 ...

Страница 57: ...he mainboard make sure to create a backup file of all important data 1 Observe the ESD precautions and pre installation procedures described on page 40 2 Locate the CPU socket on the mainboard 3 To remove the CPU and Heatsink assembly follow the steps below a Locate the CPU FAN connector on the Mainboard and unplug the fan before continuing b Release 1 and remove 2 the locking levers that secure t...

Страница 58: ... to unlock and remove the CPU a Lift the CPU locking lever until it is fully extended b Gently unseat and pull the CPU from the socket Warning The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on NEVER touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands ...

Страница 59: ...et on the mainboard 3 Align the CPU to its socket making sure that pin 1 indicated by the notched corner of the CPU connects to hole 1 of the socket on the right corner in the image below 4 To install the CPU to its socket follow the steps below a Firmly insert the CPU into the socket b Lower the CPU locking lever to secure the processor ...

Страница 60: ...heatsink on top of the CPU b Replace the locking levers by pressing down 1 and securing the clips 2 to lock the heatsink assembly in place 6 Reconnect the CPU FAN connector to the Mainboard See Mainboard layout on page 11 if you have difficult locating the CPU FAN connector 7 Observe the post installation instructions described on page 41 ...

Страница 61: ...dynamic mode Warning Functionality issues may be encountered if mixed memory types are installed on the same server board DIMM modules of identical type banking and stacking technology and vendor should be installed in the Altos G310 Throughput level Memory configuration 4 highest 2 way memory interleave with dynamic mode 3 2 way memory interleave without dynamic mode 2 1 way memory interleave wit...

Страница 62: ...p file of all important data 1 Observe the ESD precautions and pre installation procedures described on page 41 2 Locate the DIMM socket on the mainboard 3 Press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM 1 4 Gently pull the DIMM upward to remove it from the socket 2 Note Place your forefingers on the top of the DIMM before pressing the holding clips to gently diseng...

Страница 63: ... slotted to ensure proper installation If you insert a DIMM but it does not fit easily into the socket you may have inserted it incorrectly Reverse the orientation of the DIMM and insert it again 6 Observe the post installation instructions described on page 41 Reconfiguring the system memory The system automatically detects the amount of memory installed Run the BIOS setup to view the new value f...

Страница 64: ... resources to the new device applicable only to Plug and Play expansion cards To install an expansion card Note The illustrations used in this section show the Altos G310 server chassis 1 Observe the ESD precautions and pre installation procedures described on page 40 2 Remove the Side panel to access the mainboard See page 43 for more information 3 Locate an empty expansion slot on the mainboard ...

Страница 65: ...55 5 Pull out the card bracket 2 6 Remove the expansion card from its protective packaging 7 Align the card in the empty slot on the mainboard ...

Страница 66: ... bracket with the card into the selected slot 3 Make sure that the card is properly seated 9 Secure the card with the tool less bracket card lock removed in step three above 4 10 Observe the post installation instructions described on page 41 ...

Страница 67: ...mum of three To remove a hard disk Follow these steps to replace your computer s hard disk 1 Remove the side and front panels see page 43 and page 44 2 Detach the cables from the exposed end of the HDD 1 and 2 3 Squeeze the two locking tabs that secure the drive to the chassis slot and gently remove the HDD from the system 3 ...

Страница 68: ... hard disk 1 Remove the side panel see page 43 2 Attach the HDD rails to the sides of the drive housing 3 Insert the drive into an empty HDD slot slot 1 or slot 3 until it locks into place with an audible click 1 4 Attach the power and IDE cables to the HDD 2 and 3 5 Replace the side cover and observe post installation instructions as explained on page 41 ...

Страница 69: ... this menu 3 Move cursor to 53C1020 1030 and press Enter 4 Move cursor to Restore Defaults and press Enter 5 Press ESC then select Save changes then exit this menu How to use SCSI RAID HBA setup utility How To Create RAID 1 Mirror volume with a Hot Spare Disk 1 In the LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility please select 53C1020 1030 and press Enter 2 Move cursor to RAID Properties and press Enter 3 In A...

Страница 70: ...AID Volume Initialization After you create RAID volume and save the changes the disk controller will initialize RAID volume automatically As LSI Logic 20320 R 22320 R can support background initialization you don t have to wait for the initialization to complete Now you can exit LSI Logic Configuration Utility Exit and Restart the server 1 Press ESC then select Exit the Configuration Utility Then ...

Страница 71: ... Management Menu 3 Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu and select YES to continue An array selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller 4 Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press spacebar to associate the selected drive with the current array The indicator for selected drive change from READY to ONLINE A array number drive numb...

Страница 72: ...nt Menu 2 Select Initialize from Management menu All logical drives should be listed under Logical Drives 3 Press Spacebar to select drives for initialization The selected drive will be shown in yellow 4 After selecting the drives press F10 and select YES to start the initialization process 5 When initialization is complete press any key to continue 6 Press Esc to return to the Management Menu Sav...

Страница 73: ... S ATA devices only Maximum of 2 devices b Non Combined Mode P ATA devices only Maximum of 4 devices c Combined Mode S ATA devices and P ATA devices 2 devices each Maximum of 4 devices 2 Native Mode System BIOS will search all available IRQs for HDD use New OSs that support Native Mode Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 can set S ATA and P ATA to Native Mode Comprehend bo...

Страница 74: ...d command queuing elevator seek and packet chain command Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations supported by Intel ICH5R ATA Operate Mode BIOS configuration The Intel RAID Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset Press Ctrl I to enter the Intel R RAID for Serial ATA status screen which should appear early in system boot up d...

Страница 75: ...Note The Drive Model Serial and Size shown in the above example may differ from your system configuration When the above message appears press Ctrl I simultaneously to enter the RAID Configuration Utility After pressing the Ctrl I keys simultaneously the following window will appear ...

Страница 76: ...reen and press Enter The following screen will appear Note The following procedure is only available with a newly built system or if you are reinstalling your OS It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID 0 Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the TAB or Enter key to go to the next field ...

Страница 77: ...KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage Here are some suggested selections 16 KB Best for sequential transfers 64 KB Good general purpose strip size 128 KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations The default strip size is 128 KB From the Strip size press the Tab or ENTER key to advance to the Create Volume prompt The windo...

Страница 78: ...er to create the specified volume and the following prompt will show Press Y to confirm the selection or press N to previous screen to create the RAID volume again Then you will return to the main menu with an updated status as shown below ...

Страница 79: ...o confirm and exit or N to previous screen Option 2 Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume but please note that all data including settings on RAID drives will be lost Note If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM your system will become unbootable ...

Страница 80: ...te RAID Volume from the main menu window and press Enter to select a RAID volume for deletion The following window will appear Select a volume and press Del to delete the RAID volume The following prompt appears Press Y to delete the selected volume ...

Страница 81: ...his operation Note This operation may cause some issues such as incompatible RAID configuration a failed volume or failed disk Installation of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Utility The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is the software package that enables high performance RAID 0 or RAID 1 arrays in Windows XP This version of Intel Application Accelerator contains the following key fe...

Страница 82: ...rt the Acer System CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software The InstallShield Wizard will automatically begin the installation process Click on the Next button to proceed from the installation welcome window ...

Страница 83: ...ading the license agreement in the following window click Yes button to continue Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following window and click Next button to start installation ...

Страница 84: ...am folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon Default is Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup installation progress ...

Страница 85: ...ting disk However several important steps must be followed at the time the system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 on the single SATA hard drive Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID driver during Windows Setup Install the Intel Application Accele...

Страница 86: ... shown in the screen below You may also use the RAID drop down menu and click on Create Volume from Existing Disk 1 Select the source disk that you wish to use and then click Next Important It is very important to note which disk is the source disk the one containing all of the information to be migrated and which one is the target disk On a RAID Ready system this can be determined by making a not...

Страница 87: ...ay result in performance degradation Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model The most typical strip size settings are 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential ...

Страница 88: ...ume In Step 3 confirm the creation of the new RAID volume and then click Migrate Migration Process The migration process may take up to two hours to complete depending on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected A dialog window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete and you must click Yes in order to start the migration ...

Страница 89: ...d for any reason it will pick up the migration process where it left off You will be provided with an estimated completion time the remaining time will depend on your system once the migration process starts as illustrated in the following example The following screen appears if the migration process is completed successfully Then you have to reboot your system to use the full capacity of the new ...

Страница 90: ...4 Configuring the system 80 ...

Страница 91: ...5 BIOS setup ...

Страница 92: ...This chapter gives information about the system BIOS and discusses how to configure the system by changing the settings of the BIOS parameters ...

Страница 93: ...n Setup messages the battery may be bad In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Ask a qualified technician for assistance When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts When making changes to the Power Management configuration When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup BIOS setup loads the configuration values in a battery ...

Страница 94: ...ot Security Exit The parameters on the screens shown in this User s guide display default system values These values may not be the same as those in your system Note the following reminders when moving around the setup screen Use the Left and Right arrow keys to move to the next page or to return to the previous screen Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select an item Use the and keys to select an ...

Страница 95: ... a submenu screen is available Press F1 for General Help on using the BIOS setup Press F10 to save changes and close the BIOS setup Press Esc to close the BIOS setup In the descriptive table following each of the screen illustrations settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings ...

Страница 96: ...time and date settings The real time clock keeps the system date and time After setting the date and time you do not need to enter them every time you turn on the system As long as the internal battery remains good and connected the clock continues to keep the date and time accurately even when the power is off Parameter Description BIOS Build Date Date when the BIOS setup was created BIOS Version...

Страница 97: ...ur minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 System Date Sets 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 1to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 1980 to 2079 Parameter Description ...

Страница 98: ...values that define how the system behaves on startup Warning Be cautious in setting parameter values in the Advanced menu as any incorrect value may cause the system to malfunction Press Enter to enter the submenu screen of the parameters shown in the screen below ...

Страница 99: ...serial ports Parameter Description Serial Port A Address IRQ Serial port 1 address and IRQ interrupt request setting Serial Port B Address IRQ Serial port 2 address and IRQ interrupt request setting Parallel Port Address Sets a logical base address for the parallel port Parallel Port Mode Sets the operation mode for the parallel port ...

Страница 100: ...rt 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 address to one that does not conflict Parameter Description ...

Страница 101: ...g P ATA device is config ured in legacy mode Combined Mode allows configuration of P ATA and S ATA devices in legacy mode Disabled disables IDE controller for P ATA and S ATA devices S ATA Running Enhanced Mode Enabled default setting IF IDE Configuration is set to P ATA Mode S ATA devices are configured in Normal Mode and P ATA devices in Legacy Mode Disabled disables this feature ...

Страница 102: ...lay detected device type if any present Display NONE if none detected Press Enter to access submenu Secondary IDE Slave Display detected device type if any present Display NONE if none detected Press Enter to access submenu Third IDE Master Display detected device type if any present Display NONE if none detected Press Enter to access submenu Fourth IDE Master Display detected device type if any p...

Страница 103: ...meter Description Option Device Type of IDE device Vendor Vendor of the selected IDE device Size Size of the selected device Type Driver type Auto CD ROM ARMD Not Installed LBA Large Mode Selects the hard disk drive translation method For drivers with more than 504 MB the LBA mode is necessary Auto Disabled ...

Страница 104: ...pported it allows for faster data recovery and read write timing that reduces hard disk activ ity time This results in better hard disk performance Mode 0 to 4 provide succes sive increases in performance Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Selects DMA Direct Memory Access mode Options include Auto Auto detected SWDMAn SingleWordDMAn MWDMAn MultiWordDMAn UDMAn UltraDMAn Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn UDMAn S M A R T Enab...

Страница 105: ...95 Floppy Configuration The Floppy Configuration submenu displays the type of floppy drive installed in the server Parameter Description Option Floppy Drive A Floppy disk drive type 1 44 MB 1 25 MB None ...

Страница 106: ...pecify the settings for the PCI devices Parameter Description Option USB Function Enables the system s USB ports Enabled Disabled Legacy USB Support Enable this parameter when you intend to use a USB device and are using a non Plug and Play operating system such as DOS Disabled Auto ...

Страница 107: ...97 PCI Slot 1 IRQ Reference thru PCI Slot 5 IRQ Reference Sets a parameter for the PCI buses Auto Parameter Description Option ...

Страница 108: ...Configuration The Boot Settings Configuration submenu lets you specify the preferred settings for system bootup Parameter Description Option Quick Boot Allows the system to boot faster by skipping some POST routines Enabled Disabled ...

Страница 109: ...echnology Enable or disables the hyperthreading function of the processor When enabled one physical processor acts as two logical processors by threading two sets of data instructions in parallel streams for processing The processor can then simultaneously manage incoming data from different applications without losing track of the data processing status of each Enabled Disabled Auto Detect CPU Fr...

Страница 110: ...you will be prompted to press F1 when an error is detected during boot up Enabled Disabled MPS 1 4 Support If you enable this item the system BIOS MP table will be compatible with MultiProcessor Specification version 1 4 Enabled Disabled Memory Test Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting Decreases the time needed to boot the system Enabled Disabled Parameter Description Option ...

Страница 111: ...n The OnBoard Configuration submenu displays the types of devices the system board can support Parameter Description Option OnBoard LAN Gigabit ethernet support Enabled Disabled OnBoard S ATA Serial ATA drive support Enabled Disabled ...

Страница 112: ...tor events that occur in the system e g system temperature changes fan stops etc Parameter Description Option Event Logging Enables or disables the event logging func tion of the system Enabled Disabled Clear All Event Log When this item is set to Enabled the event log is cleared and this parameter is set to Disabled for the next system bootup No Yes View Event Logs Opens the system event log file...

Страница 113: ...Device Event Logging PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect is a 32 bit bus that supports a 64 bit exten sion for new processors such as Pentium processors It can run at clock speeds of 33 or 66 MHz When this parameter is enabled any PCI device error will be recorded in the event log Enabled Disabled AC Power Lost Recovery When this parameter is enabled any instance of AC power lost will be moni to...

Страница 114: ...Parameter Description Option Remote Access Enables or disables remote access Selecting Serial enables remote access and opens a submenu to configure sys tem parameters Disabled Serial Serial Port Number Default is COM1 when Remote Access is set to Serial COM1 COM2 Serial Port Mode COM1 default is 115 2K COM2 default is 19 2K 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 ...

Страница 115: ...abled If Enabled system will keep redirection connection active after booting to OS If Disabled the connection will be deac tivated Disabled Enabled Terminal Type Default is PC ANSI which is the stan dard PC type terminal VT100 works for English as the select language VT UTF8 uses Unicode PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control Selecting Hardware enables flow con trol of remote access None Hardware Par...

Страница 116: ...tion ACPI aware O S This parameter indicates whether the sys tem s OS support the ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface standard of power management Yes No Power Management When this parameter is enabled it allows some OS such as Windows 95 98 to imple ment APM Advanced Power Manage ment functions Enabled Disabled ...

Страница 117: ...to the active power state prior to shutdown When set to Stay Off the system remains off after power shutdown Last State Always On Off Power Button Mode When set to Instant On Off the power button serves as a standard on off button When set to Suspend pressing the power button will activate the power saving sus pend mode Instant On Off 4 Sec Over write Parameter Description Option ...

Страница 118: ...5 BIOS setup 108 Boot The Boot menu allows you to specify the preferred settings during system bootup Press Enter to enter the submenu screen of the parameters shown in the screen below ...

Страница 119: ...he drive s specified is not bootable Parameter Description 1st Boot Device Sets the device from which the system will first attempt to boot up 2nd Boot Device Sets the device from which the system will attempt to boot up when the first attempt failed 3rd Boot Device Sets the device from which the system will attempt to boot up when the first and second attempts failed ...

Страница 120: ...sor Password Prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS setup Not Installed Installed User Password Secures your system against unautho rized use Once you set this password you have to type it whenever you boot the system User password is available only when a Supervisor password is set Not Installed Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter to change the Supervisor password ...

Страница 121: ...111 Change User Password Press Enter to change the User pass word Clear User Password Press Enter to remove the User pass word Parameter Description Option ...

Страница 122: ...and close the BIOS setup Discard Changes and Exit Discards changes made and close the BIOS setup Load Optimal Defaults Loads the optimal settings for all BIOS setup parameters Optimal settings are quite demanding in terms of resources consumption If you are using low speed mem ory chips or other kinds of low performance components and you choose to load these settings the system might not function...

Страница 123: ...fe settings compared to the optimal settings are not quite as demanding in terms of resources consump tion so you can be sure to have a stable system perfor mance even if you are using low grade components Discard Changes Discards all changes made on the BIOS setup Parameter Description ...

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Страница 125: ...Appendix A Management software installation ...

Страница 126: ...This appendix shows you how to install the ASM and EasyBUILDTM software packages ...

Страница 127: ...ows server 2003 web standard Enterprise editions RedHat Linux 7 3 8 0 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 Windows 2000 professional Windows XP Windows 2000 server advanced server Windows server 2003 web standa...

Страница 128: ...manual ASM Agent will auto launch as Windows service after rebooting the system Installing ASM Console Windows version 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 installation The installatio...

Страница 129: ... please refer to RedHat Linux user s guide 3 Change the working directory to ASM6 Linux Agent subdirectory with the command cd mnt cdrom LinuxAgent 4 Type in the command asmsetup install to install the ASM6 Linux Agent Follow the prompted installation guide and you can install the ASM6 Linux Agent with ease 5 Umount the CD ROM Drive with umount mnt cdrom command ASM agent will auto launch demon se...

Страница 130: ...Appendix A Management software installation 120 ...

Страница 131: ...t Device Priority 109 entering 84 Exit 112 Main 86 Power 106 Security 110 Supervisor password 110 User password 110 Bootblock Initialization Codes 28 Bootblock Recovery Codes 29 C Caring features 6 E ESD precautions 40 expansion card installing 54 63 External 15 F Front bezel 15 Front panel 17 G Graphics 4 H hard disk installing 58 removing 57 I I O ports 4 install a CPU 49 Installation precaution...

Страница 132: ...AID migration 75 Rear panel 19 removing CPU 47 removing the front panel 44 removing the side panel 43 S SCSI HBA 59 SCSI HBA setup 59 SCSI RAID HBA 59 SCSI RAID HBA setup 59 Serial ATA ports 5 Storage 4 system boards mainboard layout 11 system upgrade 39 ESD precautions 40 post installation instructions 41 preinstallation instructions 41 T turning off the system 27 turning on the system 26 power o...

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