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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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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 ...............................................
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
1-2 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 .
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.
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.
Get ting Sta rte d 1- 5 1.2.2 Con nectin g a Mou se.
1-6 AcerAlt o s 21000 S ystem Guide 1.2.3 Con nectin g a VGA M o n itor.
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.
1-8 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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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).
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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..
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 ..
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.
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.
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.
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 .
3-2 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.
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 .
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.
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 Hou.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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*.
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.
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.
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.
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 o.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.............
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 .
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 .
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.
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 ..
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.
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.
4-10 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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
4-22 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.
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.
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 ......................
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 ] .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Pr.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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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.
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 .
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 .
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.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Acer 21000 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Acer 21000 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Acer 21000 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Acer 21000 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
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