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Gateway 
ALR 7200 
User’s Guide

Part #8504076

A MAN SYS US 7200 USR GDE R2

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Содержание ALR 7200

Страница 1: ...Gateway ALR 7200 User s Guide Part 8504076 A MAN SYS US 7200 USR GDE R2 1 99 4076 book Page 1 Wednesday January 6 1999 3 48 PM...

Страница 2: ...de logo and Pentium are registered trademarks and MMX is a trademark of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS MS DOS and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other pro...

Страница 3: ...em Features 9 Basic features 10 Front panel 11 Storage bays 12 Buttons 12 LED indicators 13 Bezel door and keylock 13 RAID cage bay 13 Rear panel 14 Power supply connectors 15 Expansion slot cover pla...

Страница 4: ...the computer and monitor cases 25 Appendix 27 Acronyms and abbreviations 28 Terms and definitions 32 Regulatory compliance statements 35 FCC Notice 35 Industry Canada Notice 35 CE Notice 36 VCCI Noti...

Страница 5: ...Preface About this guide iv Conventions used in this guide v Important safety instructions vi 4076 book Page iii Wednesday January 6 1999 3 48 PM...

Страница 6: ...and external features as well as the system architecture and supported operating systems Chapter 2 System Features explains the main features of your system including how to assemble it identifying co...

Страница 7: ...sed simultaneously Setup Commands to be entered options to select and messages that appear on your monitor are printed in bold User s Guide Names of publications and files are printed in italic An imp...

Страница 8: ...wire grounding plug a plug with a grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounded power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electri...

Страница 9: ...into the system The system does not operate properly when the operating instructions are followed The system was dropped or the cabinet is damaged The product exhibits a distinct change in performance...

Страница 10: ...viii Gateway ALR 7200 User s Guide 4076 book Page viii Wednesday January 6 1999 3 48 PM...

Страница 11: ...1 Chapter 1 Getting Started Before you begin 2 Assembling your system 3 Powering up the system 6 4076 book Page 1 Wednesday January 6 1999 3 48 PM...

Страница 12: ...probably eager to assemble the computer and have it operating This section helps you accomplish the following Assembling the system Connecting the monitor and keyboard Powering up the system Carefully...

Страница 13: ...spikes by using a 3 prong 115 V or 230 V depending on the voltage supplied in your locality and an AC surge control outlet station The system includes a 300W power supply Inspecting the contents Unpa...

Страница 14: ...Peripherals 1 Connect the keyboard and mouse to their respective ports using the icons embossed on the system back panel as a guide 2 Connect the monitor video cable to the video port The location of...

Страница 15: ...voltage selector switch on the power supply is set for the proper voltage 115V or 230V 5 Connect the system power cable to the AC in power socket on the power supply 6 Connect the other end of the sys...

Страница 16: ...r is not connected or the system is unable to display an error an error beep code sounds If the system encounters an error it is most likely a nonfatal one meaning the system will function until the e...

Страница 17: ...onfiguration parameter Enter the BIOS Setup program and check the configuration settings Troubleshooting guidelines As you troubleshoot the system keep the following guidelines in mind Never remove th...

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Страница 19: ...2 Chapter 2 System Features Basic features 10 Front panel 11 Rear panel 14 Operating systems 17 4076 book Page 9 Wednesday January 6 1999 3 48 PM...

Страница 20: ...tors dual channel Ultra DMA PCI IDE interface and floppy controller supporting 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB formats RAID port ready the shared PCI RAID port slot supports the addition of a RAID port card to pr...

Страница 21: ...t panel and the table below provides the key Figure 2 Front Panel Power LED HDD LED CPU 1 LED CPU 2 LED Memory error LED Unused Chassis lock Power button Reset button Keyboard lock ECC clear 5 25 inch...

Страница 22: ...ernal bays designed to support 3 5 inch hard drives Two 3 5 inch internal drive bays mounted beneath the power supply which support a factory installed hard drive Buttons There are three buttons on th...

Страница 23: ...swappable LVD SCA SCSI hard drives The backplane automatically sets the SCSI ID numbers and provides termination The backplane is at the back of the RAID Cage which is not shown in Figure 2 on page 11...

Страница 24: ...ure 3 shows the rear panel of the system Figure 3 Rear Panel Voltage selection switch AC in connector Chassis fan 1 Chassis fan 2 Parallel port Serial port 1 Serial port 2 Mouse port Keyboard port Vid...

Страница 25: ...connector This is a connector on the power supply which provides the electrical current to the system and its peripherals Using the power cable supplied with the system connect the power supply to a g...

Страница 26: ...orts any mouse with a miniature circular DIN mini DIN connector Keyboard port This port supports any keyboard with a miniature cir cular DIN mini DIN connector Video port Connects your monitor to the...

Страница 27: ...s operating systems are constantly changing Contact Gateway Technical Support for the latest information about operating systems and support versions If your operating system does not support multi pr...

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Страница 29: ...3 Chapter 3 Maintaining and Cleaning Your System Maintaining your hard drive 20 Protecting against viruses 23 Cleaning your system 24 4076 book Page 19 Wednesday January 6 1999 3 48 PM...

Страница 30: ...ing on how often and how much you use your computer 1 Click on the Start button Then click on Programs then Accessories then System Tools and then ScanDisk The ScanDisk window opens 2 In the ScanDisk...

Страница 31: ...button to return to the ScanDisk window select another drive then go to Step 6 8 When you are finished using ScanDisk click on Close Using Check Disk Windows NT provides the Check Disk utility to main...

Страница 32: ...tead of skipping around to different places on the disk to find pieces of data We suggest you run Disk Defragmenter at least once a week to once a month depending on how much you use your system 1 Cli...

Страница 33: ...sed in a contaminated system can get a virus and transfer the virus when used in another system A virus can also spread through programs downloaded from bulletin boards or the Internet Obtain an anti...

Страница 34: ...s out of the socket 4 Once the mouse ball is free use adhesive tape to pick up any dust or lint on its surface and wipe away dirt or lint inside the mouse ball socket You can also blow into the socket...

Страница 35: ...f the keyboard Cleaning the monitor screen Use a soft cloth and window cleaner to clean the monitor screen Squirt a little cleaner on the cloth never directly on the screen and wipe the screen with th...

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Страница 37: ...A Appendix Acronyms and abbreviations 28 Terms and definitions 32 Regulatory compliance statements 35 4076 book Page 27 Wednesday January 6 1999 3 48 PM...

Страница 38: ...ut system BIST Basic integrity self test CD Compact disc CD ROM Compact disc read only memory CHS Cylinder head sector CMOS Complementary metal oxide semiconductor CPU Central processing unit DBE Doub...

Страница 39: ...a network LBA Logical block addressing LED Light emitting diode LVD Low voltage differential MB Megabyte MBE Multiple bit error Mbps Megabits per second MIDI Musical instrument digital interface MHz M...

Страница 40: ...r minute RTC Real time clock SBE Single bit error SCA Single connector attachment SCI Signal control interrupt SCSI Small computer system interface SDRAM Synchronous dynamic random access memory SE Si...

Страница 41: ...Appendix 31 USB Universal serial bus V Volt V AC Volts alternating current VGA Video graphics array VRM Voltage regulator module W Watt 4076 book Page 31 Wednesday January 6 1999 3 48 PM...

Страница 42: ...computer when it is already turned on Boot disk A disk containing operating system programs required to start your computer A boot disk can be a diskette hard drive or CD Byte The basic unit of measu...

Страница 43: ...ice needs the processor s services The number of IRQs is limited by industry standards Operating system A program that supervises the computer s operation including handling I O networking and connect...

Страница 44: ...ured by the number of pixels the screen can display For example a resolution of 800x600 means that the screen can display 800 pixels in a row and can display 600 rows The more pixels displayed the hig...

Страница 45: ...o an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This equipment has been tested and found to comply wit...

Страница 46: ...irective 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC as per EN 55022 1995 Radiated Emission Class A EN 55022 1995 Conducted Emission Class A EN50082 1 1997 according to EN 61000 4 2 1995 EN 61000 4 3 1996 EN 61000 4 4 1988 o...

Страница 47: ...When such trouble occurs the user may be required to take corrective action Australia New Zealand Notice This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device p...

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Страница 49: ...rrus Logic video chip 10 cleaning computer case 25 hard drive 20 keyboard 24 monitor case 25 monitor screen 25 mouse 24 computer components 3 configuration BIOS setup 6 quick check 6 verifying 7 conne...

Страница 50: ...ures 11 G graphics DRAM 10 memory 10 PCI 10 guidelines troubleshooting 7 H hard drive maintaining 20 I IDE controller ultra DMA 10 Industry Canada Notice 35 InforManager 10 CPU 10 power supply 10 proc...

Страница 51: ...5 InforManager 10 voltage selector switch 5 15 power switch 12 powering up the system 6 processor data path to memory 10 InforManager 10 operating systems supported 17 testing 6 Q quick check trouble...

Страница 52: ...UltraSCSI controller 10 Unix Ware versions supported 17 unpacking the system 3 using Check Disk 21 Disk Defragmenter 22 ScanDisk 20 V VCCI Notice 37 verifying the configuration 7 video chip manufactu...

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