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  • Acer 21000 - page 1

    Syst e m Gu i de ...

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    ii Copyri ght  1999 by A c er I ncorpor at ed. A l l ri ght s reserv ed. No part of t hi s publi cat i on m ay be repr oduc ed, tr ansm i t ted, tr anscri bed, s tor ed i n a retr iev al system , or tr ans lat ed i nto any language or com puter l anguage, i n any f or m or by any m eans, el ect roni c, m ec hanic al, m agneti c, opti cal , chem ...

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    iii 1. Read these i ns t ruct i ons c aref ul l y. Sav e t hes e i nstruct i ons f or f uture re f erence. 2. Fol l ow al l warnings and i nstr uc t i ons m arked on t he product . 3. Unpl ug thi s product f rom the wall outl et bef ore cl eaning. Do not use l iqui d cleaner s or aerosol cl eaners. Use a damp c lot h f or cl eani ng. 4. Do not use ...

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    iv 10. If an ex t ens i on cor d is us ed wit h thi s product , m ake sure that t he tot al am pere rati ng of t he equi pm ent pl ugged i nto t he ex tension cord does not exc eed the ex t ens i on cor d am pere rat i ng. Al so, m ake sure that the t otal r ati ng of al l pr oducts plugged i nto t he w al l outl et does not ex ceed 15 am peres. 11 ...

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    v 15. W ar ning! B att ery m ay ex plode i f not handl ed properl y. Do not rechar ge, di sas sem ble or dispose of i n f i re. Keep aw ay f rom chi l dr en and di spos e of used batt er y pr om pt l y . 16. Use only t he proper t ype of power supply cord s et (prov i ded i n your k ey boar d/ m anual ac c essories box ) f or t hi s unit . I t shou ...

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    vi N ote: T his equipme nt ha s be en te s te d and found to c omply with the limits f o r a C la s s B digita l de vice , purs ua nt to P a rt 15 of FC C Rules. T he s e limits are de s igne d to prov ide r e a s o nable prote c tion a gainst harmful interfere nc e in a re s ide ntial installa tion. This e quipment ge nera tes, use s , and c a n r ...

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    vii Getting S tarted Thi s s y s t em gui de aim s to gi v e you al l the necess ar y inf orm at i on t o enabl e y ou t o set up and operat e t he Acer A l t os 21000 sys t em . Manua l St ruc ture Thi s s y stem gui de consi sts of f i v e chapt er s and an i ndex . Ch apter 1 G etting Star ted Thi s chapter helps you get s t art ed. I t illu s t ...

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    viii Ch apter 5 Dia gnos tics a nd U tilities Thi s chapter des c ri bes t he sof tware ut ilitie s tha t enhanc e the sys t em ’s operati on and rem ot e oper at i on f unct i ons. Appendix A LCD Module Event Log Li st Thi s chapter s hows l i sts of error m es sages t hat c an be di spl ay ed i n t he LCD di splay m odul e. Conventions The f ol ...

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    ix Ch apter 1 Gettin g Started 1.1 P r ei nstal l at i on Requi r em ent s ............................................... 1- 1 1.1 .1 Se lecting a S i te ................................................... 1- 1 1.1. 2 Checki ng t he P ac k age Cont ents .......................... 1 -2 1.1. 3 Prepar i ng t he S y stem Uni t ........................ ...

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    x 2.4 I nstal l i ng a Hot- sw appabl e S CS I Dri v e .............................. 2- 23 2.5 I nstal l i ng and Rem ov i ng a Hot- sw appabl e Redundant Power Suppl y M odul e ....................................................... 2-2 5 2.6 I nstal l i ng and Rem ov i ng a Hot- sw appabl e Redundant Housing F an ................................ ...

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    xi 3.3 .3 H ard Dis k ID S w i tch Se ttings ............................. 3- 20 3.3. 4 Dual Channel Conf i gur at i on ............................... 3 -21 3.4 LCD Di splay M odul e .......................................................... 3-2 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Utility 4.1 Ente ring Setu p ......................................................... ...

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    xii 4.3 .4 Ma in Bo ard S/N ................................................... 4-9 4.3 .5 Sy ste m BIOS Ve rs ion .......................................... 4-9 4.3 .6 Sy ste m BIOS ID .................................................. 4- 9 4.3 .7 BIOS Rele as e D ate ............................................. 4- 9 4.4 Dis k Dr i v es ......... ...

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    xiii 4.8 Sys tem Secu rity Se tup ...................................................... 4- 42 4.8. 1 Di sk Dri v e Cont rol .............................................. 4- 42 4.8 .2 Se tup Pas sw or d ................................................. 4 -43 4.8 .3 Po w er- on Pas s w ord ........................................... 4-4 7 4.9 Dat e ...

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    I ntroduc tion xv Introduction The AcerA lt os 21000 i s a powerf ul 64-bi t quad-processor s y s t em l oaded wit h a hos t of new and i nnov at iv e f eat ures. The system of f ers a new standar d f or f l ex i bl e product i v i t y i deal f or l ocal or wide area networks and m ul t i -user serv er env i r onm ent s. I ntel P entiu m I I X eon ...

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    xvi AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Sy stem A rch itectur e 4 64bit @ 100MHz G T L + Deschute FSB 800MB /s 64bit @ 100MHz G T L + Deschute FSB 800MB /s Xeon-CPU2 512K/1M/2M Cache 45 0NX MIOC Xeon-CPU3 512K/1M/2M Cache 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2/4 W ay I nterleav e ECC Mem ory 800MB / s RCGs + M UXs Xeon-CPU1 512K/1M/2M Cache Xeon-CPU4 ...

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    I ntroduc tion xv ii Serve r Mana g e me nt The s ystem com es with the ASM Pro f eature that m on i tors v olt ag e s tab ility and CPU t em perat ure, prev ent s dat a l os s by prom pt ECC m em ory error report ing, m ax i m i zes s ystem r es our ces by indi cat i ng th e P CI bu s u tiliza tio n, and pr om otes ef f i ci ency by m ini m i zi n ...

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    xvii i AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide The s y s t em B IO S prot ects the CM OS dat a and other s ystem sof t w are w i t h a pow er- on pas sw or d, key board pas sw or d, setup cont rol , di s k dri v e cont rol , and m oni t or c ont rol . ...

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    Get ting Sta rte d 1- 1 Chapte r 1 Getting S tarted Thi s chapt er tel ls how t o i nstal l and s et up the system . It gi v es i nstr uc t i ons on how t o select a sit e f or the system , prepar e t he system f or use, c onnec t basic per i pheral s, and star t up the system . 1.1 Pr einstall ation Requir em ents 1.1.1 Selectin g a Site Bef or e ...

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    1-2 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 1.1.2 Ch ecking the P ackage Conten ts Check t he f ol l owi ng i t em s f rom t he package: • Acer A l t os 21000 System • Acer A l t os 21000 System G ui de • CD-RO M Dr i v er K i t s • System k ey s (hung i nside t he f ront panel door ) If any of the abov e i tem s are7 dam aged or m i ss i ng, c ont ...

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    Get ting Sta rte d 1- 3 1.1.3 Pr eparin g the Sy stem U nit Do the f ol l owing t o begi n sett i ng up t he sys t em : 1. Unl ock t he f ront w heel s and mov e the sys t em to your desi red si t e . The s y s t em housi ng design all ows f or eas y transport in spi te of i ts s i ze. It com es w i t h f our wheels that f ac ilita te s ho rt- dis ...

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    1-4 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 1.2 Basic Connections The s y s t em uni t , key board, m ouse, and m oni tor c ons t i tut e the basi c sys t em . B ef ore connec ti ng any ot her peri pheral s, connect these peri pheral s f i rst t o t est i f t he basic system i s running pr oper l y. 1.2.1 Con nectin g a Key board ...

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    Get ting Sta rte d 1- 5 1.2.2 Con nectin g a Mou se ...

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    1-6 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 1.2.3 Con nectin g a VGA M o n itor ...

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    Get ting Sta rte d 1- 7 1.3 Sy s tem S tartup Af t er m aki ng sure t hat you hav e set up t he sys t em proper ly and connect ed al l t he r equir ed cabl es, you m ay now appl y power to t he sy st em . T urning On the Sys tem Power To pow er on the system , pr es s the power sw i tch on t he f ront panel (see s ec ti on 2.1. 1). The system start ...

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    1-8 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 1.4 Pow er-on P roblem s If t he s y s t em does not boot af t er you hav e appl i ed power, c heck the f ol l owing f act ors that m i ght hav e caused the boot f ai l ur e. The poi nti ng s y m bol ( ☛ ) i ndi cates a poss i bl e cause of t he probl em . The che ck m ark ( ✔ ) t el l s you how t o c or r ec ...

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    Sy s tem Hous ing 2- 1 Chapter 2 System Housing The system housing i s a heav y -dut y steel chass i s in a twin- tower design. The spaci ous hous i ng boasts high ex pansion c apab ilit y a nd f l ex i bl e conf i gurati on. It can be conv er ted t o f i t i nt o a rack m ount cabi net by us i ng t he Rack Mount Ki t. For m ore inf orm at ion abou ...

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    2-2 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2.1 Exter nal and Internal S tructur e 2.1.1 Front P anel The system f r ont panel i s div i ded i nto t w o sect ions. The l ef t f ront panel consi s t s of t he disket te/ CD-ROM /t ape dri v e bay s , pow er sw i t ch, LED i ndi c at ors, and LCD di splay screen. The ri ght part contai ns the hot -sw appabl e ...

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    Sy s tem Hous ing 2- 3 # Item Descripti on 1 LCD D i spl ay Scre en Indi cat es boot stat us as well as any BIOS check point errors encounte r ed upon system i ni ti al izati on. Re f er to se ct i on 2.1. 3 f or m or e infor m at ion. 2 3 .5-inc h Dis ke tte Dri v e A 3.5-i nch di skette drive com es with the basic system. 3 CD- RO M Dr i v e Al s ...

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    2-4 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2.1.2 Rear P anel The rear panel i ncl udes the sys t em f an, the c onnector s f or t he keyboar d, mouse, VGA m oni tor , pr int er, and s er ial dev i ces, t he slot openi ngs f or ex pansi on boar ds, and t he pow er suppl y . # Item Descripti on 1 PS/2 ke yboar d por t Conne cts t o PS/2 keyboards. 2 Video p ...

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    Sy s tem Hous ing 2- 5 # Item Descripti on 4 Parall e l port Conne cts t o par al lel device s ( e.g., prin ter). 5 USB por t s Conne ct s t o USB de vices. 6 LAN port Conne cts t o t he ne twork cabl e . 7 COM 2 port Conne cts t o serial de vi ce s ( e.g., serial m ouse ) . 8 Hot-swap redundant fan f ai l LED 2 Light s up ( gr ee n) when the hot - ...

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    2-6 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide # Item Descripti on 17 Hot-swap redundant Fan cage All ows the syste m f an t o be re m ove d and inst al led e ve n when the system i s ope r at i ng. Se e se cti on 2.6. 18 Ex pansi on sl ots Ex pansi on car ds i nstal l ati on. See se ct i on 2.7. 19 SCS I knock- out port All ows i nst al l ati on of an e xte ...

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    Sy s tem Hous ing 2- 7 H/W Monitor Subme nu > T em perat ure Vo l tage Fan Po w er Fus e Ma i n Me nu The H/ W m oni t or submenu has f i v e i tem s. T o ac cess these it em s, press the Sel ect butt on (l ef t butt on) t o choose and then press t he Ent er but ton ( r i ght but ton) t o acc ess t he m enu i tem . T emp erature CPU1: 35 DE G .C ...

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    2-8 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Thi s it em di s pl ay s t he v ol tage readi ng of the CP U, L2 cache, and o the rs . I t w ill on ly d is pla y th e n umb er o f a v a ilab le C PU ins ide the sys t em . W henev er the v ol t age ex ceeds the requi red t hreshold, an error m es sage w ill be dis p lay ed and logged i nto t he Ev ent Log f or ...

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    Sy s tem Hous ing 2- 9 Thi s i tem displ ays the hot- s wap redundant s wit chi ng pow er s uppl y and f an m odul e condi ti on. It w ill o nly dis pla y th e nu m b er o f a v a ilab le hot- s wap redundant sw i t chi ng pow er suppl i es and f an m odul es i nstal l ed i n t he system . I f any of t he SPS or f an m odul es m al f unct i on, an ...

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    2-10 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide An ev ent i s any mal f unc ti on or br eakdow n i n t he norm al operati on of the system . Each ev ent i s di splay ed one by one. T o displ ay other ev ent s , press the Sel ect butt on (l ef t but ton) to choose dow n or up and then press the E nter but ton ( ri ght but ton) t o v i ew ot her ev ent s. Choos ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-11 Re plac ing the LC D D isplay S creen The s y s t em housi ng can be conf i gured as a s t and-al one tower housing or a r ack m ount ed hous i ng (pl ease ref er to the Ac erAl tos Rack I nstal lat i on Gui de f or m ore i nf orm at i on on rack i nstal lat i on). W i th each c onf i gurat ion, the LCD di s pl ay screen i s p ...

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    2-12 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2.1.4 I nter nal Com ponen ts The housi ng is sym m etri c all y di v i ded i nto t he l ef t and r ight panel s . The system ’s int ernal com ponent s ar e access i bl e thr ough t hese panel s . Left Panel The m ain part of t he l ef t panel houses t he sys t em board, m em ory board, and ex pans i on boards ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-13 Right Pane l Th e po w e r s ub s ys te m f ills u p mo s t of th e r e ar rig ht panel. It consists of a power backpl ane board and a m et al rack t hat hol ds up to t hree 430-watt redundant pow er suppl y m odules. A f an m odul e should be i ns t al led whenev er a power s uppl y i s rem ov ed t o prov i de the system w i ...

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    2-14 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2.2 Opening the H ousing P anels The system hous i ng has one f ront door and t wo side panels. Al w ays observ e the f oll owing ESD (el ect rostat ic discharge) precaut ions bef ore i nstal l i ng any system com ponent : 1. Do not r em ov e any sys t em com ponent f rom i ts packagi ng unl es s you are r eady ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-15 2.2.2 O penin g the Fr ont P ane l Door A securi ty loc k secures the f ront door t o protec t agai ns t unauthor iz ed acces s. T o open the front door : 1. Insert the key to t he loc k and tur n it cl ockwise unti l i t poi nts to the unl oc k ed i con. Right Pane l Left Panel ...

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    2-16 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2. Pul l open t he f ront door. Remov ing the Fr ont Pane l Door The doors ar e at tac hed to t he m ai n housing by screwless hinges. Fol l ow t hese s t eps to r em ov e the door : 1. Unlock t he door w i th t he key (when neces sary). 2. Open i t t o m ore t han a 45 ° angl e. 3. Li f t i t up a l i tt l e, ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-17 2.3 Installi ng and Rem ov ing S torage D ev ices The hous i ng supports one 3.5- inc h and f our 5. 25-i nch i nternal storage dev i ces. T he em pt y driv e bay s on the upper f r ont panel al lows y ou to i ns t al l addi t i onal dr iv es such as a CD- ROM dr iv e, di git al audi o tape ( DA T ) dri v e or anot her hard di ...

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    2-18 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 3. Secur e t he dri v e wit h f our screws . 4. Insert t he dri v e i nto t he bay. ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-19 5. Secur e the dri v e w i th a screw. T he s c rew hol e is loc ated on the side of t he housing. 6. Connect t he pow er c abl e and signal cabl e t o the ex t ernal dev i ce. 7. Cl ose the l ef t panel . T o remo ve a 3.5- i nch sto rage d evice: 1. Open t he f ront panel door and r em ov e t he l ef t panel . See secti on 2 ...

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    2-20 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2.3.2 I nstalling an d Removin g a 5.25-inch S to rage Device The housi ng com es w i th a dri v e guide f or i ns t a l li ng 5. 25-i nch i nternal storage dev i ces. T o i nst al l a 5. 25-i nch sto rag e devi ce: 1. Open t he f ront panel door and rem ov e t he l ef t panel. See secti on 2.2 f or m or e i nf ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-21 3. Att ach t he dri v e gui des on t he sides of the ex ter nal dev i ce as show n bel ow. 4. Insert t he dri v e i nto t he bay. ...

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    2-22 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 5. Secur e t he dri v e wit h t w o screws as show n bel ow. 6. Connect t he pow er c abl e and signal cabl es to t he ex ter nal dev i ce. 7. Cl ose the l ef t panel . T o remo ve a 5.25- i nch sto rage d evice: 1. Open t he f ront panel door and r em ov e t he l ef t panel . See secti on 2.2 f or m or e i nf o ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-23 2.4 Installi ng a Hot-swappable S CS I Dr ive Remove all jumper connec tors on the SCS I drive before inst alling it int o the system. Also, for Single-Ended (SE) SCSI drives, remove the ter minator jumper bef ore connec ting t he S CSI drive t o the syst em. For t he location of the jumper c onnector s and t he term inator ju ...

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    2-24 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 3. Secur e t he hard di sk dri v e w i t h f our screws . 4. Instal l the t ray i nt o the dri v e bay , pus hi ng i t gentl y unt il i t reaches the c onnec t or on t he bac k pl ane board. 5. Push the l ev er bac k unt i l i t c l i ck s i nt o pl ac e. ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-25 2.5 Installi ng and Rem ov ing a H ot-swappable Re dundant Powe r S upply M odule The pow er s ubsystem cons i sts of a power back plane and hot - sw appabl e power supply m odul es. These com ponent s ar e held i n pl ac e by a m et al r ac k enc l osure. The bac kpl ane and the rac k al l ow i nstal lat i on of up to t hree ...

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    2-26 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide T o Insta ll a power supply module : 1. Insert t he pow er suppl y i nt o t he housing. Make s ure that t he power supply is pr operly insert ed. ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-27 2. Secur e t he pow er suppl y wit h the screw knobs on both sides. 3. Connect a pow er c able t o the power. Pl ug it i nto an elec tr ic al s oc ke t. Yo u w ill s ee a g r een l i ght when the power supply i s f unct i oni ng proper l y . ...

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    2-28 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide The pow er supply supplied w ith t he system accept s input v olt age of 100V ~ 240V, 50~ 60Hz . T o remo ve a power supply module: 1. Detac h t he power cabl e f r om the el ect ri cal outl et and also f rom the power supply. The power i ndi c at or l i ght tur ns of f . 2. Unscrew the s cr ew knobs and caref u ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-29 2.6 Installi ng and Rem ov ing a H ot-swappable Redundant H ousing Fan Four hous i ng f ans ar e distr ibut ed i ns i de the housing t o cool dow n the sys t em . T hey are hot -sw appabl e and redundant . You can sim pl y tak e one out and put a new one i n i f a f an f ail s t o operate. You don’t ev en hav e t o shut down ...

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    2-30 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2. Push dow n t he c l i p and pul l out t he housing f an. 3. Sl i de i n a new hous i ng f an. The power i ndi cat or l i ght s up. 4. Cl os e t he housing f an cage and tur n the screw k nob c loc kw i s e to lo ck it . Clip ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-31 T o change a fr ont hot-s wap hous ing fan: 1. Rem ov e the l ef t panel . See sect ion 2. 2 f or m ore i nf orm ati on on openi ng t he housing panel s. 2. Push dow n t he c l i p and pul l out t he housing f an. 3. Insert a new one. 4. Cl ose the l ef t panel . Clip ...

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    2-32 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2.7 Installi ng an Expansion B oard Fol l ow t hese s t eps to i nstal l a PCI ex pansi on boar d: 1. Remov e t he l ef t panel of t he hous i ng. See secti on 2. 2 f or m ore i nf orm at i on on openi ng t he housi ng panel s. 2. Rem ov e t he brack et cov er oppos i t e an em pty P CI slot . Sav e the s crew f ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-33 5. Fol low the same steps w hen i ns t a ll i ng an ISA boar d. Just m ake sure that y ou r em ov e the br ac k et cov er opposi t e an IS A sl ot . ...

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    2-34 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2.8 Rem ov i ng and Installing the The rmal Air Guide On the lef t si de of the hous i ng, a m et al ther m al ai r gui de di rect s the hot air f rom t he insi de to t he f an ex hausts on the rear of the housi ng. The air gui de hel ps i n m ai ntai ni ng good ai r ci rcul at i on w i thi n t he housing. To av ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-35 2.8.2 Rein s talling the T h ermal A ir Guide Fol l ow t hese s t eps t o repl ace t he ther m al ai r gui de back i nt o t he housing: 1. Posit i on t he ai r gui de i n i ts pl ac e as show n bel ow. 2. Make sure t hat the ai r gui de f i t s properl y i n pl ace. ...

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    2-36 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 3. Secur e t he ai r gui de wit h t wo s cr ews . 4. Reatt ached t he l ef t panel door . ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-37 2.9 Cable Connections The power backpl ane i s com pl ete w i t h c onnector s t o ac com m odate the pow er cabl es f or al l the system com ponent s. Eac h cabl e is l abeled wit h a cabl e num ber, and each cabl e’s point ( head and t ail ) i s al s o num bered, because each cable can onl y f i t one way and i s not i nte ...

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    2-38 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide All power c ables come w it h yellow st ickers telling you w hich connect ors t o att ach t o the system board and t o the pow er backplane. Make s ure to c onnect the cables cor rect ly; otherwise, the system ma y not power up. Powe r Ca ble Lis t CN# - Sy stem boar d c onnec t ors C# - Cabl e num ber P# - Cabl ...

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    System Hou sin g 2-39 5. Fl oppy Di sk Dri v e, I DE Dev i ces, and S CS I Dev i ce Connect ors Cable # Sy st em Board Devices C11 CN39 Fl oppy Di sk Dri v e C12 CN42 IDE Dev i c es C13 CN41 50-pi n SCSI Dev i ces 6. LVD SCS I Channel A and B Connec t or Cable # Sy st em Board SCSI Backplane Board C14 CN48 CN12 ...

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    System Board s 3-1 Chapter 3 System Boards The s y s t em boar ds consist of t he m ai n board, t he m em ory boar d, t he SCSI backpl ane board, and the LCD di splay m odul e. T his chapter di scuss es the system board c onf i gurat i ons in det ai l . 3.1 Main B oard The m ai n board has the f ol l owing m aj or c om ponent s: • Four Sl ot 2 CP ...

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    3-2 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide • One P CI enhanced I DE i nter f aces that support up to two I DE dev i ces • One I SA and sev en PCI slots (one PCI-/ I SA-shared) • One dual channel PCI Ul tr a/W i de and LV D (Ul tra2) S CSI controller • I 2 O ready • One 10/100 Ethernet LA N chi p on board wit h W ak e-up on LAN (W OL) f unct i on ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 67

    System Board s 3-3 3.1.1 Lay out 1. PS/2 M ous e port 2. PS/2 K eyboard por t 3. Video port 4 . P a r a lle l p or t 5. USB ports 6. LAN por t 7. CO M2 port 8. LAN c ontroll er chi pset 9. CO M1 port 10. VGA contro l l e r c hi ps et 11. PCI slots 1 to 7 * 12 . B I OS chi pset 13. I SA slot 14. I RQ M apper c hi ps et 15. PCI Expander Bri dge (PXB) ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 68

    3-4 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 3.1.2 Ju mpers an d Conn ectors The f i gure bel ow show s the j um per and c onnector loc ati ons on the sys t em board. The blackened pin of a jumper or connect or repres ent s pin 1. ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 69

    System Board s 3-5 Jum per Sett ings Jum per Se tting Functi on JP2 1-2 * 2-3 BIO S Logo Acer OEM JP5 1-2 2-3* Passw or d Security Che ck password Bypass password JP19 5-6 & 2-3* 4-5 & 1-2 Housing D oor Open Alarm Use LM80 Onl y Rese r ved JP20 1-2* 2-3 VGA Aut o VG A select i on Disabl e on-board VGA Conne ctor List Connector Funct ion CN1 ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 70

    3-6 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Connector Funct ion CN16 LCD ( f r ont pane l ) connector CN17 USB connector CN18 Volt age R egulat or Module (VRM ) 3 connector CN19 Slot 2 CPU 3 the r m al conne ct or CN20 Volt age R egulat or Module (VRM ) 4 connector CN21 Paral l el port (t op) , VG A port ( bot tom ) CN22 Powe r cabl e connector CN23 Volt a ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 71

    System Board s 3-7 Connector Funct ion CN43 Fe atur e conne ctor CN44 HDD act i vi t y i n di c a t i o n f r om Add - on c a r d ( see CN35) CN45 Fan conne ctor 1 CN46 W ake-on-LAN conne ct or CN47 W i de SCSI conne ct or channel B CN48 W i de SCSI conne ct or channel A CN49 Se r i al port s 1 ( above) and 2 (below) CN50 Backplane boar d conne ct ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 72

    3-8 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide • 100 MHz System B us and 60ns buf f ered E DO m em ory support • New S ystem m anagem ent f eatur es v i a System Managem ent bus (Sm bu s) The system board c om es wit h f our Sl ot 2 CPU socket s and thei r respecti v e r et enti on m echani sm t o secure t he CP U. Inst alling an Int el Pe ntium II X eon ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 73

    System Board s 3-9 4. Insert t he Pent i um I I Xeon process or i nt o an em pty S l ot 2 socket . 5. Caref ul l y pr es s dow n t he Pent ium I I Xeon pr ocess or unt i l i t i s properl y i nserted. 6. Use the r etent i on m echani s m c ov er to secure t he process or as show n bel ow. The r et enti on m echani sm cov er onl y f i t s one way. B ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 74

    3-10 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 7. Connect t he heat s i nk c ables to t he m ai n board. Ref er t o s ec ti on 3.1. 2 f or t he l oc at i on of t he t herm al and f an connec t ors. Refer t o the VRM LED guide (s ection 3. 1.5) for inst alling V RM s . A VRM LE D w it h green light indicat es that a VRM has t o be inst alled in its s oc k et ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 75

    System Board s 3-11 The retent i on m echani s m cov er only f i ts one w ay. Bot h s haf ts of the retent i on m echani sm and t he ret enti on m echani sm c ov er hav e a O and a O O si gn. Mat c h t he O on t he cov er wit h the O on the retent i on m echani sm f i rst, then hooked t hem toget her and then insert t he OO s i de t o the ret ent i ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 76

    3-12 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 2. Fl ip up bot h of the pl as t i c ears of the Pent ium I I X eon proc es sor. Thi s procedure det aches the proc essor f rom t he socket. 3. Caref ul l y l i f t up t he Pent i um I I Xeon process or and r em ov e i t . 3.1.5 I nstallin g an d Removin g a VRM (Voltage Regu lator Modu le) Each P enti um II Xeo ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 77

    System Board s 3-13 VRM LED Ther e is one LED i ndi cator f or eac h VRM m odul e. Bef ore sys t em pow er -on, an LED w oul d l ight up (green) if a VRM is requi red f or t he processor or the L2 c ache. I f you see a red l i ght af t er pow er- on, then i t m eans that t he VRM i s bad and that i t needs to be repl aced. T o insta ll a VR M: 1. F ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 78

    3-14 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 3.2 Mem or y Boar d The m em ory board c om es already instal led wit h the basic s y s t em . A tot al of 16 168-pi n DIMM s oc kets reside on t he board. The socket s accept 64-MB, 128-MB, and 256-MB DIMMs f or a max im um of 4 G B m em ory conf i gurat ion. The M em ory Cont rol Int erf ace c ons i sts of one ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 79

    System Board s 3-15 Bank 0 Bank 1 Ba nk 2-3 Ba nk 4-7 Ba nk 8-11 Ba nk 12-15 T otal M emor y 64M*1 64M*1 64M * 2 256M 64M*1 64M*1 64M*2 64M*4 512M 64M*1 64M*1 64M*2 64M*4 64M * 4 768M 64M*1 64M*1 64M*2 64M*4 64M * 4 64M*4 1024M 64M*1 64M*1 64M*2 64M*4 128M * 4 1024M 64M*1 64M*1 64M*2 64M*4 128M*4 128M * 4 1536M 128M*1 128M*1 128M * 2 512M 128M*1 12 ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 80

    3-16 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Fol l ow t hese s t eps to i nstal l the m em or y boar d: 1. Al i gn the m em ory board wit h the m em ory board s l ot on t he sys t em board. Install t he memor y board w it h the com ponent side up. 2. Insert t he board i nto t he slot unt i l i t f i ts i nt o pl ac e. 3. Insert one end of the m etal brac k ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 81

    System Board s 3-17 3.2.4 I nstalling and Rem o v ing a DI MM Inst alling a D IMM To instal l a DIMM , al i gn i t wit h the socket and press i t down unti l the hol di ng cl i ps s ecur e t he DIM M i n pl ace. The DIMM socket is s lott ed to ensur e proper inst allation. I f you slip in a DIMM but does not complet ely fit, y ou may have insert ed ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 82

    3-18 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 3.3 SCS I Backplane Boar d The S CSI bac kpl ane board prov i des a conv eni ent i nt erf ace bet w een the S CSI dr iv es and the sys t em board. It i ncl udes ei ght S CSI dri v e slot s t o accom m odat e t he dri v e t rays and two SCSI c hannel s t o connect to t he sys t em board or S CS I cont rol l er bo ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 83

    System Board s 3-19 3.3.2 Lay out CN1- CN4 : Channel A SCSI Dr i v e Sl ot 1 t o CN12 : SCSI Channe l A CN13 : SCSI Channe l B CN9 : Po we r Conne ctor SCSI Slot I D Sw i tches CN10 : I 2 C conne ct or CN14 : Connects to LED Boards CN11 : Co m bin e d LED conne ct or CN5- CN8 : Channe l B SCSI Dr i v e Sl ot 5 t o ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 84

    3-20 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 3.3.3 Har d Disk ID Switch S ettings The bac kpl ane board com es w i t h eight ID sw i t ches that al l ow y ou to def i ne up to 16 har d di sk IDs. Th e illus tra tio n b elo w s ho w s the s w itch s ett ing s w ith t he corr espondi ng har d di sk IDs. Har d Disk ID ID Sw itch Setting ID Sw itch Setting Har ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 85

    System Board s 3-21 3. 3 . 4 Dua l C hanne l C onf i gura t io n In a dual -c hannel c onf i gurat ion, channel A support s t he dev i ces i n slot s 1 to 4, and channel B supports the dev i c es i n sl ot s 5 to 8. SCSI channe l A for S lot 1 to 4 SCSI channe l B for S lot 5 to 8 CN12 : SCS I Channe l A conne ctor CN13 : SCS I Channe l B conne cto ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 86

    3-22 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 3.4 LCD Displ ay M odule The s y s t em i ncludes a f ront panel m odule t hat serv es as an i nterf ace to the i nter nal system c om ponents and rel ays ext ernal m ess ages thr ough the LCD di splay screen. Ref er to secti on 2. 1.3 f or m ore i nf orm at i on. The f i gure bel ow show s the LCD di s pl ay m ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 87

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Utility Th e B IOS Ut ility a llow s yo u to v iew yo u r s ys tem’ s co nfigu ra tio n s etting s . Most system s are alr eady conf i gur ed by the m anuf ac turer or the deal er. T here i s no need to run Set up when star ti ng the com put er unl ess you get a Run Set up m ess age. The Set up program l oads co ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 88

    4-2 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.1 Enter ing S etup To ent er Set up, pr ess the key c om bi nat i on + + . You mu st pre ss + + while t he system is boot ing. This key combinat ion does not w ork dur ing any ot her t ime. Th e B IOS Ut ility ma in m enu then appear s: BIOS Utility System Information Product Information Disk Drives Power Manag ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 89

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 3 4.2 Sy s tem Infor mation The f ol l ow i ng screen appears if you sel ect S ystem Inf orm at i on f rom the m ai n m enu: System Information Page 1/2 Processor....................... Pentium II Xeon™ Processor Speed................. xxx MHz Bus Frequency................... xxx MHz L1 Cache........................ xx KB, Enabl ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 90

    4-4 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide The f ol l owing screen show s page 2 of t he S y stem I nf orm ati on m enu. System Information Page 2/2 Serial Port 1 ..................... 3F8h, IRQ 4 Serial Port 2 ..................... 2F8h, IRQ 3 Parallel Port .................... 378h, IRQ 7 Pointing Device ................... Installed Memory Parity Mode ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 91

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 5 4.2.3 Bu s Frequ ency The Bus F requenc y par am eter speci f i es the sys t em ex ter nal cl ock. The bus f requenc y c an be ei t her 66 or 100 M Hz . 4.2.4 L1 Cache Thi s param et er s peci f i es t he f i r s t -l ev el or t he int ernal m em ory si ze (i .e. , the mem or y i ntegr ated i nto t he CPU), and w het her i t is ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 92

    4-6 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.2.10 T o tal M emory Thi s param eter speci f i es the t ot al system m em ory . The m em ory si z e i s autom at ic all y det ected by B IO S duri ng the P OST . I f you i nstal l addi ti onal m em or y, the s ystem aut om ati cal l y adj usts thi s param eter to di splay t he new m em ory si z e. 1st Ban k/ 2 ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 93

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 7 4.2.16 On board USB Thi s param eter s pec if i es w hether the onboard USB c ontrol l er i s enabl ed or not . ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 94

    4-8 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.3 Pr oduct Infor mati on The Product I nf orm at i on c ontai ns gener al dat a about t he sys t em . It i ncl udes t he product nam e, s er ial num ber, BI OS v ersion, etc . Thi s i nf orm at i on is necess ar y f or t roubl eshooti ng and m ay be requi red w hen aski ng f or t echni cal support. The f ol l o ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 95

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 9 4.3.3 Main Board I D Thi s param eter speci f i es the system board’s ident i f i cat i on num ber. 4.3.4 Main Board S /N Thi s param eter speci f i es the system board’s s er i al num ber. 4.3.5 Sy stem BI OS Version Th is pa ra m ete r s p ec if ie s th e v er s ion of th e BIOS ut ility. 4.3.6 Sy stem BI OS I D Thi s para ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 96

    4-10 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.4 Disk Dr iv es The Di sk Dri v es m enu let s you conf i gure t he s y s t em hard di sk and di s k dri v e sett i ngs. If your har d disk supports the enhanced IDE f eat ur es, y ou m ay set t he f unc t i ons using t hi s m enu. The f ol lowing s c reen show s t he Di s k Dri v es param eters and thei r def ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 97

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 11 Fr om the Di sk Dri v es s cr een, selec t t he IDE P ri m ary Channel Master or I DE Pri m ary Channel Sl av e i t em s t o di s pl ay t hei r respecti v e m enus. Sel ect ing t he IDE Pri m ary Channel M as t er i tem di splay s t he f ol l ow i ng m enu: IDE Primary Channel Master Page 1/1 Type .............................. ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 98

    4-12 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.4.1 Floppy Dr ives To c onf i gure the f i rst f l oppy dr iv e ( dri v e A), highl i ght t he Fl oppy Dr iv e A param et er. Press or t o v i ew t he opti ons, t hen s el ect t he appropri at e v al ue. Poss i bl e setti ngs f or t he F l oppy Dri v e param eter s: • [ None ] • [360 KB, 5.25-inch] • [1. ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 99

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 13 You m ay do any of t he f ol l owing: • Sel ect t he ty pe t hat c or r esponds to your I DE har d di sk dri v e. • If you do not know the ex act type of your I DE dev i ce, sel ect the Auto op tion to let the BIOS ut ility a ut oma tica lly d e tec t the i nstal l ed I DE dri v e t ype. • You m ay sav e the v al ues unde ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 100

    4-14 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Hard Di sk Blo ck Mo d e Thi s f uncti on enhances di s k per f orm ance depending on t he hard di s k i n us e. If you set t hi s par am eter t o Auto , t he BIO S u tility autom at i cal l y detec ts if t he instal l ed hard di sk dri v e support s t he Bl ock M ode f unct i on. I f supported, it al lows dat a ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 101

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 15 Hard Di sk 32-b i t Access Enabl i ng t his par am eter i m pr ov es sys t em perf or m ance by al l ow i ng the use of t he 32-bi t hard di sk acc es s. T hi s enhanc ed IDE f eat ure w or ks onl y under DO S, W i ndow s 3. x , W i ndow s 95, and Nov el l NetW are. If your sof tware or hard di sk does not support t his f unct ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 102

    4-16 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.5 Pow er M anagem ent The P ow er M anagem ent m enu l et s y ou conf i gure t he s y s t em pow er m anagem ent f eat ur es. The f ol l ow i ng screen show s the Power Managem ent par am eter s wit h thei r def aul t sett i ngs: Power Management Page 1/1 Power Management Mode ................. [Disabled] IDE ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 103

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 17 System S l eep T i mer Thi s param eter s et s the sys t em t o the l ow est power-sav i ng m ode. It autom at i cal l y ent ers int o the sl eep or the suspend mode af t er a specif i ed per iod of i nact i v i t y. A ny keyboar d or m ouse acti on, or any LAN act i v i t y det ec t ed resum es sys t em operat i on. Stop CPU C ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 104

    4-18 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.6 Star tup Confi guration The S tart up Conf i gurat ion al l ow s you t o s pec if y your pref err ed sett i ng f or boot up. The f ol l ow i ng screen appears if you selec t the St art up Conf i gurat ion opti on f r om t he m ai n m enu: Startup Configuration Page 1/1 Fast POST Mode ........................ ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 105

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 19 4.6.2 Silen t Boot Thi s param eter enables or di sables the S il ent B oot f unct i on. W hen s et to Enabled , BI OS i s i n graphi cal m ode and di s pl ays onl y an i denti f i cat i on l ogo dur ing POS T and w hi l e booti ng. A f ter w hi ch t he screen di s pl ays the oper ati ng sys t em prom pt (such as DOS) or l ogo ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 106

    4-20 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.6.6 Sy stem B oot Driv e Thi s param et er all ow s y ou t o s pec if y t he sys t em search sequence. The sel ec t i ons are: • Drive A then C: The system checks dri v e A f irst. I f t here i s a di skett e i n the dri v e, the system boots f rom dr i v e A . Ot herwise, i t boot s f rom dri v e C. • Dri ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 107

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 21 In c as es w hen t hi s par am eter i s enabled bef ore i nsta l l ing W i ndow s NT i n a singl e-pr ocess or system , you m ay upgrade to a m ul t i pr oc essor s y stem wit hout r ei nstal l i ng W i ndows NT . 4.6.9 MP T able Complian t Thi s param eter s hows t he m ul ti proc es sor speci f i cati on com pl i ance v ersio ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 108

    4-22 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.7 Adv anced C onfiguration The A dv anc ed Conf i gurat ion opt i on all ows you t o c onf i gure the adv anced system m em ory f unct i ons. Do not change any s ett ings in t he Advanced Configur ation if you are not a qualified technician t o avoid damaging t he system. The f ol l owing screen show s the A d ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 109

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 23 4.7.1 On board Dev ices Configu ration The O nboard Dev i ces Conf i gurat ion al l ows you t o conf i gure t he onboard com m uni cat i on port s and t he onboard dev i ces. Sel ect i ng thi s opti on f rom the A dv anc ed Conf i gurat ion m enu di splays the f ol l owing screen: Onboard Devices Configuration Page 1/2 Serial P ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 110

    4-24 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Onboard Devices Configuration Page 2/2 Onboard Floppy Disk Controller ......[Enabled] Onboard IDE Primary Channel .........[Enabled] Onboard PS/2 Mouse (IRQ 12) .........[Enabled] Onboard USB .........................[Disabled] Onboard SCSI ........................[Disabled] Boot from Onboard SCSI Device ....[-- ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 111

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 25 Seri al Po rt 2 Thi s param eter all ows y ou to enabl e or di sable t he s er ial port 2. T he Base Address and I RQ i t em s are conf i gurabl e onl y i f t hi s param et er i s enabl ed. Base Address Thi s f unc ti on l et s you set a l ogi cal bas e addr es s f or seri al port 2. The opti ons are: • 3F8h • 2F8h • 3E8h ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 112

    4-26 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Pa ralle l Port Thi s param eter al l ows you t o enabl e or di sable t he paral l el port . Base Address Thi s f unc ti on l ets you set a l ogi cal bas e addr es s f or t he paral l el por t. The opt i ons are: • 3BCh • 378h • 278h IR Q Thi s f unct ion l et s you as si gn an int errupt f or t he par all ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 113

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 27 Oper at i on M ode Thi s it em al l ow s you to set t he operat ion m ode of t he paral lel port . The t abl e bel ow li sts the di f f er ent operat i on m odes. Se tting Functi on Standar d Par al l e l Port ( SPP) All ows norm al sp ee d one-way ope r ati on Standard and Bi di recti onal All ows nor m al spe ed ope rat i on ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 114

    4-28 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Onboar d PS/2 Mouse (IRQ 1 2) Thi s param et er enables or disabl es t he onboard PS /2 m ouse. W hen enabl ed, i t al l ows you t o use the onboard PS/ 2 m ous e ass i gned w i t h IRQ 12. W hen di sabled, i t deact i v ates the m ouse and m akes IRQ 12 av ai l abl e f or use by ot her dev i c es. Onboar d USB ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 115

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 29 SMBUS I nt erru pt ( I RQ9) The System Managem ent Bus (SMBus ) i s us ed f or cont ro l li ng and gett i ng inf orm at i on f rom dev ic es on a m ot herboard. It w as desi gned f or hybri d dev i ces bas ed on anal og semi conduc tor t echnol ogi es and w i t h l i m i ted di gi tal capab ilities . E na b ling th is f e atu r ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 116

    4-30 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide PnP/PCI System Configuration Page 2/2 PCI IRQ Sharing ............... [No] VGA Palette Snoop .............. [Disabled] Reset Resource Assignments ..... [No] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar, → ← = Change Setting, F1 = Help PC I IRQ Se tting Thi s param eter all ows f or Auto or Manual conf i gurati on of PCI dev ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 117

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 31 Pres s or to m ov e between f i elds. P ress or to se lect opti ons. Onboar d LAN Thi s i tem all ows you to m anual l y ass i gn t he int errupt f or t he onboard LAN when the PCI IRQ Sett i ng param et er i s set t o Manual . Th i s param eter i s grayed and not user-conf igurabl e when the PCI IRQ Se tti ng is se t to Auto . ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 118

    4-32 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide The VGA palet te snoop f unct i on al lows t he cont rol palet te r egi s t er (CPR) to m anage and updat e the VG A RA M DAC (Di gi tal Anal og Conv ert er, a col or data stor age) of each V GA car d i nstal l ed i n t he sys t em . T he snooping process let s the CPR send a s i gnal to al l the VG A c ards so ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 119

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 33 CPU Cach e Thi s param eter enabl es or di s abl es the f irst- l ev el or int ernal m em ory . The def aul t sett i ng i s Enabled. System BI OS Cach eabl e Set thi s param eter t o Enabled i f y ou w ant the system BI OS to run di r ec t l y f rom t he cache m em or y , t hus al l owing your system t o f unct i on f as ter. S ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 120

    4-34 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Non-PnP ISA Device Configuration Page 1/4 System Resources Used by Non-PnP ISA Cards IRQ IRQ 00 --- [---] IRQ 08 --- [---] IRQ 01 --- [---] IRQ 09 --- [No ] IRQ 02 --- [---] IRQ 10 --- [No ] IRQ 03 --- [No ] IRQ 11 --- [No ] IRQ 04 --- [No ] IRQ 12 --- [---] IRQ 05 --- [No ] IRQ 13 --- [---] IRQ 06 --- [---] IRQ ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 121

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 35 Non-PnP ISA Device Configuration Page 2/4 I/O Region 100h-10Fh ---- [No ] 1E0h-1EFh ---- [No ] 110h-11Fh ---- [No ] 1F0h-1EFh ---- [---] 120h-12Fh ---- [No ] 200h-20Fh ---- [No ] 130h-13Fh ---- [No ] 210h-21Fh ---- [No ] 140h-14Fh ---- [No ] 220h-22Fh ---- [No ] 150h-15Fh ---- [No ] 230h-23Fh ---- [No ] 160h-16Fh ---- [No ] 240 ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 122

    4-36 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide IRQ/D MA These i tem s all ow you to ass i gn speci f i c I RQ and DMA channel s t o n on -P nP I SA d e v ice s . Th e s ys te m w ill n ot u s e s uc h I RQ and DM A channel s w hen i t autom at i cal l u assigns channel s to P nP dev i c es. Ex pansion R OM Re gion These i t em s s pec if y the m em ory regi ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 123

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 37 System Event Configuration Page 1/2 System Event Logging Event Log BIOS Version ............ x.x xxxxxx 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 .. ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 124

    4-38 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Event Loggi ng Thi s param eter all ows y ou to enabl e or di sable t he ev ent l ogging f unct i on of your system . T he def aul t i s Enabled. Clear Event Log Cl ears the ev ent l og w henev er t he ev ent l og area is f ull . T he def ault is Disabled. View Event Logs Opens the system ev ent l og f i l e f o ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 125

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 39 ECC ECC or Error-Correcti ng Code tests the accuracy of data as it pas ses i n and out of m em ory. Thi s param eter enabl es or disabl es t he m oni t ori ng of t hi s f unct i on. The def aul t i s Enabled. PCI PCI or Peri pheral Com ponent Int erconnec t i s a 32-bit bus that supports a 64-bi t ex tension f or new pr ocess o ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 126

    4-40 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Crit i cal E ven t Pro cess Stop PO ST Aft er CPU or M em or y Reducti on BI OS c hecks the bad CPUs and m em ory m odul es duri ng PO ST. W hen t hi s par am eter i s Enabled , BI OS w ill s to p P OST oper ati on w henev er it f i nds a bad CPU or m em ory. Ot herw i se, i f Disabled th e s ys te m w ill co nt ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 127

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 41 Sy st em Vol t age W hen t he sys t em ’s v ol tage r eading ex c eeds t he saf ety operat i ng range, i t w ill b e l ogged int o t he ev ent l og f i l e. LCD Temper at ur e W hen the LCD’s tem perat ure reac hes t hi s t hreshold l ev el a warning w ill be l ogged i nto t he ev ent l og f i le. A typi cal w ar ning degre ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 128

    4-42 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.8 Sy s tem S ecurity Setup The S etup progr am has a num ber of securi ty f eat ures t o prev ent unauthor i zed ac c ess to the system and i ts data. The f ol l ow i ng screen appears w hen you sel ect Sy s t em Secur it y f rom the m ai n m enu: System Security Page 1/1 Disk Drive Control Floppy Drive....... ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 129

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 43 Se tting Descript ion Floppy Drive Norm al Floppy dr i ve functi ons nor m al ly W ri t e Prot ect All Se ctor s Di sabl e s t he wri t e f unct i on on all se ct or s W ri t e Prot ect Boot Se ct or Disabl e s t he wri t e f unct i on only on t he boot sector Disabl ed Disabl es all f l oppy dri ve functi ons Har d Di sk Dr i ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 130

    4-44 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 3. Hi ghli ght the Set up Pass word param et er and press t he or key. The passw ord prom pt appears: 4. Ty pe a pas sw or d. T he pas sw or d m ay consist of up to sev en charac ters. Be ver y caref ul w hen ty ping your pass wor d because the char acter s do not appear on the scr een. 5. Pre ss . A prom pt ask ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 131

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 45 Cha nging or Remov ing the S etup P assword Shoul d you want to c hange y our setup passw ord, do t he f ol l ow i ng: 1 . E nte r th e B IOS ut ility and s el ect System S ec ur i t y . 2. Hi ghl i ght t he Set up P assw ord param eter . 3. Pre ss or t o di splay the pass word prom pt and key-i n a new pass word. or Pres s or ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 132

    4-46 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide You can eit her change t he exis ting Set up passw ord or remove it by selec ting None . Ref er to t he previous s ec t ion f or t he procedur e. ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 133

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 47 4.8.3 Power -on P assword The Pow er -on P as sw or d s ec ures your sys t em agai ns t unauthor iz ed use. Once you set t hi s passw or d, you hav e to t ype i t w henev er y ou boot the s ystem . To s et thi s pas sw ord, enter the BI OS ut ility, s ele ct System Securi t y, t hen hi ghl ight the P ow er- on Pass word param e ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 134

    4-48 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.9 D ate and Time The real -ti m e cloc k k eeps the system date and t i m e. Af ter s et ti ng t he date and t i m e, you do not need t o enter t hem ev ery t i m e you turn on the system . As long as the i nter nal batt ery rem ai ns good (approx i m at el y sev en years) and connec ted, the cl ock cont inues ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 135

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 49 4.9.1 Date Hi ghli ght the i t em s i n t he Date param et er and press or to s et the dat e f ol l owi ng t he w eek day - m ont h-day- y ear f orm at . Val i d v al ues f or weekday, m ont h, day , and year ar e: • W eek day Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat • Mont h Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 136

    4-50 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.10 R emote Di agnostic Configur ation The Rem ot e Di agnos t i c Conf i gurat i on param eter al l ows you to conf i gure your RDM sett ings. Ref er to t he RDM User’s G ui de f or m ore i nf orm ati on on RDM. ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 137

    BI OS Utilit y 4- 51 4.11 Load S etup Default S ettings Use t hi s opt i on t o load t he def aul t s et ti ngs f or t he opti m i zed sys t em conf i gurat i on. W hen you l oad t he def aul t sett ings, som e of the param et ers are grayed-out w i t h thei r f i x ed sett ings. These grayed param et er s are not user-c onf i gurabl e. The f ol l ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 138

    4-52 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 4.12 Abort S ettings Change Use thi s opt i on to di sregard your c hanges t o t he B IO S and r eload your pr ev i ous setti ngs. The f ol l ow i ng di alog box appear s when you select Abort Sett i ngs Change f rom t he m ai n m enu. Do you want to abort settings change? [Yes] [No] Select Yes to di sregard you ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 139

    Dia gnos tic s and Ut ilities 5- 1 Chapter 5 Diagnostics and Utilities 5.1 Adv anced S erver M anager ASM Pro is a serv er m anagem ent tool bas ed on t he Si m ple Net w ork Managem ent Protocol (SNMP). It rem otel y m onit or, record, hi ghl ight , and recov er system ev ent s thr ough t he LAN at r unt i m e stage. • Moni tor system stat us (H ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 140

    5-2 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide ASM Pro con sists of tw o m ajor parts : • ASM-Stat ion - a W i ndow s-bas ed m oni tori ng s t ati on that com m unicat es wit h t he ASM-Agents. • ASM-Agent(s) - the indi v i dual s erv ers m anaged by the ASM-Stati on . Ref er to t he ASM Pro us er’s m anual f or m ore inf orm at i on. ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 141

    Dia gnos tic s and Ut ilities 5- 3 5.2 R emote D iagnostic M anager Rem ote Diagnosti c Manager (RDM) is a m anagem ent t ool that u tilize s m odem s and t elephone li nes t o contr ol a host of serv ers f rom a r em ote s t ati on. I t m oni tor s and anal yz es t he serv er condi ti on, updates t he BI OS sett i ngs i f necess ar y, or reboots t ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 142

    LCD M odule Ev ent Log Lis t A- 1 A ppendix A LCD M odule Event Log List Event Ty pes S upported Ac er BIO S w ill s upport the f ol l owing t ypes f or RAS m odel s: Event Type Descript ion 01h Singl e-bi t ECC m em or y error 02h Multi -bi t ECC m e m or y e r r or 07 h POS T me m ory re siz e, la st by te is m e m ory bank num be r 08h POST e r ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 143

    A-4 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 144

    LCD M odule Ev ent Log Lis t A- 5 RDM Ev e nts Event Descript ion Fail ure tim e Once he ar t be at pr ot ocol stop f or 30 se conds, RDM pre sum es syste m dead and records the cur r ent ti m e sent by FSC/ASM. Powe r of f RDM powe r s of f t he syste m when the CP U t em p er a t u r e exc eed s t h e f a t a l de gr e e. Powe r on RDM powers on ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 145

    A-4 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide POST Error Ev en ts POST Error M essage ID (Dec) POST Re su l ts Bitm ap(Dec) PS/2 Ke yboard I nt erface Error 20 10 PS/2 Ke yboard Er r or or Not Conne ct ed 2 21 9 PS/2 Ke yboard Locked 22 8 PS/2 Po i nt Devi ce Err o r 30 31 PS /2 P oint D e vice Inte rface Error 31 31 Floppy Di sk Contr oll e r Er r or 40 16 ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 146

    LCD M odule Ev ent Log Lis t A- 5 POST Error M essage ID (Dec) POST Re su l ts Bitm ap(Dec) Confli ct( s) Onboar d ECP Parall e l Port DMA Confli c t ( s) 186 60 Onboar d Fl oppy Dr i ve DM A Confl i ct( s) 187 57 Onboar d Fl oppy Dr i ve I/O Ad dre ss Con flict(s) 188 5 7 Onboar d I DE Se condar y Channe l I/O Ad dre ss Confli ct( s) 189 59 Onboar ...

  • Acer 21000 - page 147

    A-4 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide Event Type Descript ion 0Bh CPU fail ure, incl udi ng cache error 1 0 h S y s t em l i m i t exc eed ed 14h System r e-confi gurat i on (ESCD data change d) 16h Log area Re se t / Cl eare d 81h Se t up password f ail 82h Powe r on password f ai l 8 3 h R D M ev en t s 84h Unknown H / W e vent de t ecte d 85h CPU ...

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