Acer Altos 19000PRO4, System Manual

Page 1: ...AcerAltos 19000Pro4 AcerAltos 19000Pro4 System Guide ...

Page 2: ...articular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Further this company reserves the right to revise th...

Page 3: ...ked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register or in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power availabl...

Page 4: ...oduct from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed b If liquid has been spilled into the product c If the product has been exposed to rain or water d If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the oper...

Page 5: ...rom children and dispose of used battery promptly 16 Use only the proper type of power supply cord set provided in your keyboard manual accessories box for this unit It should be a detachable type UL listed CSA certified type SJT rated 6A 125V minimum VDE approved or its equivalent Maximum length is 15 feet 4 6 meters ...

Page 6: ...rdance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority ...

Page 7: ...l Pentium Pro CPU that forms the heart of the AcerAltos 19000 Pro4 system Chapter 2 Setting Up the System This chapter helps you get started It illustrates how to prepare the system for installation connect the cables and startup the system Chapter 3 System Configuration This chapter describes the six major system components that include the system housing system board memory board front panel boa...

Page 8: ...viii This chapter describes how to use the AFlash BIOS Utility and the EISA Configuration Utility ...

Page 9: ... keys that you have to press on the keyboard NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures TIP Te...

Page 10: ...y 1 6 1 2 External Configuration 1 7 1 2 1 Front Panel 1 7 1 2 2 Rear Panel 1 13 Chapter 2 Setting Up the System 2 1 Pre installation Requirements 2 1 2 1 1 Selecting a Site 2 1 2 1 2 Checking the Package Contents 2 2 2 1 3 Preparing the System Unit 2 3 2 2 Basic Connections 2 5 2 2 1 Keyboard 2 5 2 2 2 Mouse 2 6 2 2 3 VGA Monitor 2 7 2 3 System Startup 2 8 2 3 1 Unlocking the Front Panel Security...

Page 11: ...ng and Removing the Thermal Air Guide 3 19 3 2 System Board 3 22 3 2 1 Layout 3 22 3 2 2 Jumpers and Connectors 3 23 3 2 3 Installing a Pentium Pro CPU 3 29 3 3 Memory Board 3 33 3 3 1 Layout 3 33 3 3 2 Memory Configurations 3 34 3 3 3 Installing a DIMM 3 36 3 3 4 Removing a DIMM 3 37 3 3 5 Installing the Memory Board 3 38 3 3 6 Reconfiguring the System 3 40 3 4 SCSI Disk Array Backplane Board 3 4...

Page 12: ...hapter 4 BIOS Utility 4 1 Entering Setup 4 2 4 2 System Information 4 3 4 2 1 Processor 4 4 4 2 2 Processor Speed 4 4 4 2 3 Bus Frequency 4 4 4 2 4 Internal Cache 4 4 4 2 5 External Cache 4 5 4 2 6 Floppy Drive A 4 5 4 2 7 Floppy Drive B 4 5 4 2 8 IDE Primary Channel Master 4 5 4 2 9 IDE Primary Channel Slave 4 5 4 2 10 Total Memory 4 6 4 2 11 Serial Port 1 4 6 4 2 12 Serial Port 2 4 6 4 2 13 Para...

Page 13: ...onfiguration 4 13 4 5 1 System POST Mode 4 14 4 5 2 Silent Boot 4 14 4 5 3 Num Lock After Boot 4 14 4 5 4 Memory Test 4 14 4 5 5 System Boot Drive 4 15 4 5 6 Boot From CD ROM 4 15 4 6 Advanced Configuration 4 16 4 6 1 Onboard Devices Configuration 4 17 4 6 2 PnP PCI System Configuration 4 23 4 6 3 Memory Cache Configuration 4 25 4 6 4 Non PnP ISA Device Configuration 4 26 4 7 System Security Setup...

Page 14: ...ISA Device Setting 4 38 4 13 Leaving Setup 4 39 Chapter 5 Diagnostics and Utilities 5 1 ASM Pro 5 1 5 2 Remote Diagnostic Management 5 2 5 3 EISA Configuration Utility 5 3 5 3 1 Functions 5 3 5 3 2 Running ECU 5 4 5 3 3 Getting Help 5 4 5 3 4 Making Menu Selections 5 5 5 3 5 System Memory 5 6 5 3 6 PCI Devices IRQ Assignment 5 6 5 3 7 Peripheral Device Status 5 6 5 3 8 System Setting 5 6 ...

Page 15: ...er On 2 9 2 8 Microswitch Location 2 11 3 1 System Housing 3 1 3 2 Left Panel System Components 3 2 3 3 Right Panel System Components 3 3 3 4 Unlocking and Opening the Left Panel Door 3 4 3 5 Unlocking and Opening the Lower Front Door 3 5 3 6 Unlocking and Opening the Right Panel Door 3 6 3 7 Removing the Right Panel Door 3 8 3 8 Removing the Upper Front Panel Cover 3 9 3 9 Removing the Upper Fron...

Page 16: ...3 22 3 24 Jumper and Connector Locations 3 23 3 25 Attaching the Sliding Heat Sink to the CPU 3 29 3 26 Installing a Pentium Pro CPU 3 30 3 27 Installing the Hook Type Heat Sink and Fan 3 32 3 28 Memory Board Layout 3 33 3 29 Installing a DIMM 3 36 3 30 Removing a DIMM 3 37 3 31 Inserting the Memory Board 3 38 3 32 Attaching the Board Holding Clamp 3 39 3 33 SCSI Disk Array Backplane Board 3 42 3 ...

Page 17: ... 3 56 3 47 Locking the Holding Clips 3 56 3 48 Reinstalling the Metal Bar 3 57 3 49 Securing the Metal Bar with Screws 3 58 3 50 Unlocking the Power Supply Holding Clips 3 59 3 51 Removing the Power Supply Module 3 60 3 52 Installing the Power Supply Compartment Metal Cover 3 61 3 53 Removing the Charger Compartment Metal Cover 3 62 3 54 Installing a Charger Board 3 63 3 55 Locking the Charger Boa...

Page 18: ...25 3 4 CPU Frequency Ratios JP3 3 26 3 5 Connector Functions 3 27 3 6 Memory Configurations 3 34 3 7 Terminator Settings for Single Channel Configuration 3 46 3 8 Terminator Settings for Dual Channel Configuration 3 47 3 9 Power Subsystem Configuration 3 53 4 1 Parallel Port Operation Mode Settings 4 21 4 2 Drive Control Settings 4 21 5 1 Keyboard Function Keys 5 5 ...

Page 19: ... a PCI bridge and memory controller the Pentium Pro running at 200 MHz carries a new generation of power not present in its predecessors The system board has four CPU sockets to accommodate up to four Intel Pentium Pro CPUs for a multiprocessor configuration This configuration doubles efficiency and reliability thereby upgrading overall system performance The Pentium Pro supports a wide range of a...

Page 20: ...ong with the I O APIC unit facilitate multiprocessor interrupt management The APIC works with multiple I O subsystems where each subsystem have its own interrupts that help minimize centralized system overhead Bus Controller The bus controller integrated in the Pentium Pro CPU controls the system bus to make it perform its functions efficiently It ensures that the bus serves as a reliable intercon...

Page 21: ...1 2 System Architecture The system bus PCI buses EISA bus Orion PCI bridge OPB Orion memory controller OMC PCI EISA Bridge PCEB and EISA system controller ESC comprise the basic system architecture Figure 1 2 System Architecture ...

Page 22: ...has an 8 bit error correction code ECC that protects the data lines and a 2 bit parity code that protects the address lines The bus uses the gunning transceiver logic GTL a synchronous latched bus protocol that simplifies timing constraints This protocol supports higher frequency system designs but requires a low voltage that reduces electromagnetic interference EMI resulting to a lower power cons...

Page 23: ...M array through four memory interface controller MIC chips The OMC supports 256 bit 4 way memory interleaving resulting to a more efficient memory traffic management 1 1 3 SCSI Disk Array The system supports an array of 14 hot swappable disk drive trays through two 7 slot SCSI backplane boards Acer BP W7 The trays accommodate wide and narrow SCSI hard disks With the AIC 7880 SCSI controller onboar...

Page 24: ...ortant segments of the power subsystem configuration are the charger board and battery box Together these two components function like an uninterruptible power supply UPS Providing an additional support to the three 400 watt power supply modules the battery automatically charges whenever the system is on The battery gives a fully configured system the ability to run continuously through short inte...

Page 25: ...indicators LCD display screen and an embedded reset switch The lower part contains the externally accessible hard disk drive bays with 14 drive trays for narrow or wide SCSI drives The basic system consists of only seven drive trays Figure 1 3 Front Panel One pair of system keys and one pair of power switch keylock are hung inside the upper front door Additional duplicate keys can be found at the ...

Page 26: ... basic system comes with a SCSI CD ROM drive already installed 3 5 inch Diskette Drive A 3 5 inch diskette drive also comes with the basic system 5 25 inch Drive Bays Two empty 5 25 inch drive bays allow installation of additional devices 5 25 inch Drive Bays LED Indicators LCD Display Screen Power Switch 3 5 inch Diskette Drive Reset Switch embedded Keylock CD ROM Drive ...

Page 27: ...is on and you intend to reset or turn it off make sure that the keylock is unlocked Otherwise the switches do not respond LED Indicators Table 1 1 LED Indicator Description LED Icons Description Power Status Green Indicates that power is on This color also denotes that the system is running on a good supply of AC power Red Indicates that power is on The AC power supply fails and the system is runn...

Page 28: ...1 10 AcerAltos 19000Pro4 System Guide happens shutdown the system immediately because the battery keeps a fully configured system running only for about eight minutes ...

Page 29: ...dicate that the battery is bad System Startup At system power on the battery LED shows red light when the system performs initialization and self tests The red light should remain for only a few seconds and eventually turn to green Resumption of AC power supply while the system is running on battery power When AC power is cut off the battery automatically supplies the system power The sudden retur...

Page 30: ...n the LCD screen This message indicates that the microcontroller works fine POST Checkpoints During the system power on self tests POST the LCD screen shows which POST check point is currently being tested Power 1 Fails After POST the microcontroller checks the power subsystem status If it detects that power supply module 1 is bad this message appears on the LCD screen Power 2 Fails If the microco...

Page 31: ... coming from the AC line and the system is currently running only on battery power The system is running well This message appears after POST and other tests It shows that the system has passed all the tests and is running fine RDM LED The RDM LED located on the lower right panel enables the remote diagnostic management feature Refer to the RDM User s Guide for information on the RDM feature Figur...

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Page 33: ...itor printer and serial devices Below the connectors are the slot openings for expansion boards On the lower left is the socket for the system power cable Figure 1 6 Rear Panel Keyboard Port Mouse Port Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 Video Port Parallel Port Power Socket Expansion Slot Brackets Narrow SCSI Knockout ...

Page 34: ...1 Selecting a Site Before unpacking and installing the system select a suitable site for the system for maximum efficiency The system is suitable to set up in an office environment Consider the following factors when choosing a site for the system Near a grounded power outlet Clean and dust free Sturdy surface free from vibration Well ventilated and away from sources of heat Secluded from electrom...

Page 35: ...9000Pro4 System Guide AcerAltos 19000Pro4 EISA Configuration Utility VGA Manual and Driver Kit ASM Pro Manual and Driver Kit RDM Manual and Driver Kit SCSI Manuals and Driver Kit System keys hung inside the upper front door If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your dealer immediately Save the boxes and packing materials for future use ...

Page 36: ...ws for easy transport in spite of its size It comes with four wheels that facilitate short distance transits The two front wheels each include a lever to lock the wheels after you have positioned the system into place Figure 2 1 Front Wheel Lever 2 After moving lock the wheels by pressing down the levers Make sure to unlock the wheels when you want to move the system again Unlock Lock Front Wheel ...

Page 37: ...2 4 AcerAltos 19000Pro4 System Guide 3 Connect the system power cable into the socket below the fan outlets on the rear panel Figure 2 2 Connecting the System Power Cable System Power Cable ...

Page 38: ...ons The system unit keyboard mouse and monitor constitute the basic system Before connecting any other peripherals connect these peripherals first to test the basic system if it is running properly 2 2 1 Keyboard Figure 2 3 Connecting a Keyboard ...

Page 39: ...2 6 AcerAltos 19000Pro4 System Guide 2 2 2 Mouse Figure 2 4 Connecting a Mouse ...

Page 40: ...Setting Up the System 2 7 2 2 3 VGA Monitor Figure 2 5 Connecting a VGA Monitor ...

Page 41: ...on the front panel to prevent unauthorized use Before power on open the lock with the key that comes with the system The system keys are attached inside the upper front door To unlock insert the key and turn it counter clockwise until it reaches the unlocked icon Figure 2 6 Unlocking the Front Panel Security After locking or unlocking remove the key from the front panel to prevent unauthorized use...

Page 42: ...ning well or failed any of the tests See Table 1 1 for a list of the LCD messages If the system does not turn on or boot after pressing the power switch go to the next section for the possible causes of the boot failure Figure 2 7 System Power On Aside from the self test messages you can determine if the system is in good condition by checking if the following occurred Power indicator LED on the f...

Page 43: ... Check the power cable connection from the power source to the power socket on the rear panel Make sure that the cable is properly connected No power comes from the grounded power outlet 4 Have an electrician check your power outlet The right panel or left panel door or both may be ajar 4 Close the panel door s completely The system has two microswitches located right inside the lower front corner...

Page 44: ... the power cable connections and check the internal cable connections If you are not confident to perform this step ask a qualified technician to help you If you have gone through the preceding actions and the system still fails to boot ask your dealer or a qualified technician for assistance J14 from the Power Backplane Microswitch Cable Microswitch ...

Page 45: ...memory board front panel board disk array backplane boards and power supply subsystem This chapter discusses the system hardware configuration in detail 3 1 System Housing The system housing is heavy duty steel chassis in a twin tower design The spacious housing boasts high expansion capability and flexible configuration Figure 3 1 System Housing ...

Page 46: ...s for installation of EISA and PCI expansion boards The upper front section of the left panel accommodates a 3 5 inch and three 5 25 inch drives while the lower section holds the seven hot swappable SCSI drive trays These devices on the front section are externally accessible Right behind the drives is a seven slot SCSI backplane board that connects the drives to the SCSI interface Figure 3 2 show...

Page 47: ...ly fans that cool down the components and regulate the air flow inside each power supply See section 3 6 for details on the power subsystem The front panel board occupies the upper front section of the right panel The lower section allows installation of a second SCSI backplane board and another set of seven hot swappable SCSI drive trays Figure 3 3 shows the components that reside on the right pa...

Page 48: ... one on the right panel The housing includes security locks to prevent unauthorized access to the internal components Opening the Left Panel Door To open the left panel door insert the key to the lock then turn it counter clockwise until it reaches the unlocked icon Pull the door open by the hollow holder Figure 3 4 Unlocking and Opening the Left Panel Door ...

Page 49: ...s the lower front door to protect the SCSI hard disks and the other one secures the right panel internal components When you want to access the SCSI hard disks insert the key to the lower lock and turn it clockwise until it points to the unlocked icon Pull open the lower front door Figure 3 5 Unlocking and Opening the Lower Front Door ...

Page 50: ... System Guide When accessing the components inside the right panel open the lower lock then the upper lock on the right panel door Pull the door open by the hollow holder Figure 3 6 Unlocking and Opening the Right Panel Door ...

Page 51: ... front panel cover ËLeft panel door Installing or removing a SCSI backplane board left side ÊLower front door ËLeft panel door Installing or removing a SCSI backplane board right side ÊLower front door ËRight panel door ÌThermal air guide Installing or removing hot swappable SCSI hard disks ÊLower front door ËSPS dummy cover Installing or removing the system board memory board or expansion boards ...

Page 52: ... a door 1 Unlock the door with the key when necessary 2 Open it to more than 45 angle 3 Lift it up for about an inch then move it away from the housing Figures 3 7 to 3 10 show how to remove the housing doors and upper front panel cover Figure 3 7 Removing the Right Panel Door Follow the same steps to remove the left panel door ...

Page 53: ...System Configuration 3 9 Figure 3 8 Removing the Upper Front Panel Cover Figure 3 9 Removing the Upper Front Panel Door 1 2 ...

Page 54: ...component 1 Do not remove any system component from its packaging unless you are ready to install it 2 Wear a wrist grounding strap before handling electronic components Wrist grounding straps are available at most electronic component stores DO NOT attempt the procedures in the following sections unless you are confident of your capability to perform them Otherwise ask a service technician for as...

Page 55: ... drive Your basic system comes with a CD ROM drive and a 3 5 inch diskette drive already installed Follow these steps to install an external device 1 Remove the upper front panel door and the front panel cover See Figures 3 5 and 3 6 for illustrations 2 Attach the drive guides on the sides of the external device that you wish to install Figure 3 11 Attaching the Drive Guides If you are installing ...

Page 56: ...3 12 AcerAltos 19000Pro4 System Guide 3 Insert the drive into the bay Figure 3 12 Installing an External Device 4 Connect the drive power and signal cables ...

Page 57: ...ce board The third is the single connector architecture SCA type The installation steps for the wide and narrow SCSI drives are basically the same except for connecting the wide SCSI drive ID cable Follow these steps to install a hot swap SCSI drive 1 Open the lower front door 2 Push the drive tray switch to the Unlock Power Off position Figure 3 13 Unlocking the Drive Tray Switch Unlock Power Off...

Page 58: ...ay handle 4 Pull out the drive tray Figure 3 14 Pulling Out a Hot swap Drive Tray 5 Remove the terminators and the drive ID on the wide SCSI drive that you wish to install For a narrow SCSI drive remove the terminators only then set the SCSI ID on the drive Make sure that you have closed J4 P3 pins on the backplane board for additional SCSI IDs See section 3 4 for information on setting the drive ...

Page 59: ... wide SCSI only and power cable Make sure that all cables are properly and completely connected Figure 3 15 Connecting the Drive Cables Wide SCSI Drive Figure 3 16 Connecting the Drive Cables Narrow SCSI Drive Power Cable Drive ID Cable Wide SCSI Cable LED Cable Power Cable Narrow SCSI Cable LED Cable ...

Page 60: ...ushing it gently until it reaches the connector on the backplane board Make sure to hold out the drive tray handle when inserting the tray back into the bay Otherwise the tray does not fit completely 8 Push the drive handle into place Figure 3 17 Installing a Hot swap Drive Tray ...

Page 61: ...On position Figure 3 18 Locking the Drive Tray Switch 3 1 6 Installing an Expansion Board Follow these steps to install a PCI expansion board 1 Remove the bracket cover opposite an empty PCI slot Save the screw for later use Figure 3 19 Removing a Bracket Cover Lock Power On ...

Page 62: ...Secure the board with a screw Figure 3 20 Installing a PCI Expansion Board 5 Follow the same steps when installing an EISA board Just make sure that you remove the bracket cover opposite an EISA slot If you installed an EISA board run the EISA configuration utility ECU to reconfigure the system See Chapter 5 for information on ECU ...

Page 63: ...kplane connectors To avoid electric shock and damage to the system DO NOT perform the following procedure while the system is ON Removing the Thermal Air Guide Follow these steps to remove the metal thermal air guide 1 Unplug all power cables from the wall socket 2 Open the right panel door Refer to section 3 1 2 for instructions on opening the door 3 Remove all the screws about nine screws that s...

Page 64: ...3 20 AcerAltos 19000Pro4 System Guide Figure 3 21 Removing the Thermal Air Guide ...

Page 65: ... housing 1 Position the air guide on its place between the hard disk drives and the power supply rack 2 Make sure that the air guide fits properly in place 3 Secure the air guide with screws 4 Close and lock the right panel door The following figure illustrates the above procedure Figure 3 22 Reinstalling the Thermal Air Guide ...

Page 66: ...I interface 10 Wide SCSI interface 1 11 Wide SCSI interface 2 12 PCI slots 13 EISA slots 14 Keyboard controller 15 Pentium Pro CPU socket 4 16 Parallel port 17 Video port 18 Serial port 1 19 Serial port 2 20 Mouse port 21 Keyboard port 22 VRM connector 4 23 VRM connector 2 24 RDM connectors 25 Pentium Pro CPU socket 2 26 12V 5V power connector 27 12V 5V power connector 28 VCC3 power connector 29 M...

Page 67: ...onfiguration 3 23 3 2 2 Jumpers and Connectors Figure 3 24 shows the jumper and connector locations on the system board Figure 3 24 Jumper and Connector Locations The blackened pin of a jumper represents pin 1 ...

Page 68: ...d Bypass password JP12 Reserved JP13 1 2 2 3 Onboard VGA Enabled Disabled JP14 Reserved JP15 1 2 2 3 Open CPU Bus Frequency 60 MHz 66 MHz 50 MHz JPX1 Reserved JPX2 Reserved JPX3 Reserved DO NOT change the settings of the reserved jumpers Doing so may cause system malfunction The following sections describe and illustrate the jumpers that are not listed in the above table Default setting ...

Page 69: ...ponding functions of these jumpers Table 3 3 CPU Activation Jumpers Group 1 CPUs CPU1 and CPU3 JP6 JP7 Function 2 3 Open CPU1 only 1 2 1 2 CPU3 only 1 2 2 3 CPU1 and CPU3 Group 2 CPUs CPU2 and CPU4 JP4 JP5 Function 2 3 Open CPU2 only 1 2 1 2 CPU4 only 1 2 2 3 CPU2 and CPU4 Groups 1 and 2 CPUs JP8 JP9 Function 2 3 1 2 Group 1 only 1 2 2 3 Group 2 only 2 3 2 3 Group 1 and Group 2 ...

Page 70: ...3 settings Table 3 4 CPU Frequency Ratios JP3 JP3 Settings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Core Bus C C C C 2 C C O C 3 C C C O 4 C C O O 5 O C C C 2 5 O C O C 3 5 C Closed Processor pin connected to Vss O Open DO NOT change jp3 settings unless you are qualified to do so Ask a technician if you need help when configuring the jumper ...

Page 71: ...9 System fan connector CN10 System fan connector CN11 Diskette drive connector CN12 RDM LED connector CN13 RDM connector to FP11 on the front panel board CN14 RDM connector to FP11 on the front panel board CN15 IDE connector CN16 CPU2 fan connector CN17 CPU1 fan connector CN18 CPU2 temp connector CN19 CPU1 temp connector CN20 Voltage regulator module 2 VRM2 CN21 Voltage regulator module 1 VRM1 CN2...

Page 72: ... CPU3 fan connector CN30 CPU3 temp connector CN31 ITP connector CN32 System fan connector CN33 System fan connector CN34 System fan connector CN35 HDD LED connector CN36 Extended controller connector CN37 Redundant power signal connector CN38 Intel feature connector CN40 Narrow SCSI connector CN42 Wide SCSI connector 2 CN43 Wide SCSI connector 1 CN44 Down side power connector for 12V 5V ...

Page 73: ...eat sink The following sections describe the installation procedures Installation with the Sliding Heat Sink Follow these steps to install a CPU with a sliding heat sink 1 Release the heat sink locks 2 Attach the heat sink by sliding its rails along the longer sides of the rectangular Pentium Pro CPU Make sure that the heat sink completely covers the CPU 3 Hold the CPU and the heat sink firmly tog...

Page 74: ...oles on the socket Be careful not to bend any pins 6 Push down the socket lever 7 Connect the CPU fan cable to connector CN17 for CPU 1 on the system board See Table 3 5 for other CPU cable connectors 8 Connect the thermal sensor cable to connector CN19 for CPU1 on the system board See Table 3 5 for other connectors Figure 3 26 Installing a Pentium Pro CPU 2 pin Thermal Sensor Cable Denser Holes S...

Page 75: ...the area where the pins are denser or closely embedded Gently insert the CPU pins into the socket matching the denser pins with the denser holes on the socket 3 Push down the socket lever 4 Place the heat sink and fan over the CPU such that the rear heat sink hook matches the holding tab on the socket base and the front heat sink hook locking hook matches the tab on the front of the socket See the...

Page 76: ...PU socket To remove the heat sink and fan simply press the upper part of the front heat sink hook inward 6 Connect the CPU fan cable to connector CN17 for CPU 1 on the system board See Table 3 5 for other connector functions 7 Connect the thermal sensor cable to CN19 for CPU1 on the system board See Table 3 5 for other connector functions Rear Heat Sink Hook Front Heat Sink Hook locking hook CPU S...

Page 77: ...ry board comes already installed with the basic system A total of 16 168 pin DIMM sockets reside on the board The sockets accept 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB and 256 MB DIMMs for a maximum of 4 GB memory configuration 3 3 1 Layout Figure 3 28 Memory Board Layout ...

Page 78: ...32MB 4 256MB 4 256MB 4 2304MB 64MB 1 64MB 64MB 1 64MB 1 128MB 64MB 1 64MB 1 64MB 2 256MB 64MB 1 64MB 1 64MB 2 64MB 4 512MB 64MB 1 64MB 1 64MB 2 64MB 4 32MB 4 640MB 64MB 1 64MB 1 64MB 2 64MB 4 32MB 4 32MB 4 768MB 64MB 1 64MB 1 64MB 2 64MB 4 64MB 4 768MB 64MB 1 64MB 1 64MB 2 64MB 4 64MB 4 64MB 4 1024MB 64MB 1 64MB 1 64MB 2 64MB 4 128MB 4 1024MB 64MB 1 64MB 1 64MB 2 64MB 4 128MB 4 128MB 4 1536MB 64MB...

Page 79: ... 256MB 4 3072MB 256MB 1 256MB 256MB 1 256MB 1 512MB 256MB 1 256MB 1 256MB 2 1024MB 256MB 1 256MB 1 256MB 2 256MB 4 2048MB 256MB 1 256MB 1 256MB 2 256MB 4 32MB 4 2176MB 256MB 1 256MB 1 256MB 2 256MB 4 32MB 4 32MB 4 2304MB 256MB 1 256MB 1 256MB 2 256MB 4 64MB 4 2304MB 256MB 1 256MB 1 256MB 2 256MB 4 64MB 4 64MB 4 2560MB 256MB 1 256MB 1 256MB 2 256MB 4 128MB 4 2560MB 256MB 1 256MB 1 256MB 2 256MB 4 1...

Page 80: ...th the socket and press it down until the holding clips secure the DIMM in place The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation If you slip in a DIMM but does not completely fit you may have inserted it the wrong way Reverse the orientation of the DIMM Figure 3 29 Installing a DIMM ...

Page 81: ...To remove a DIMM press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM Place your forefingers on the top of the DIMM before you press the holding clips to gently disengage the DIMM from the socket Figure 3 30 Removing a DIMM ...

Page 82: ...rd Follow these steps to install the memory board 1 Align the memory board with the memory board slot on the system board Install the memory board with the component side up 2 Insert the board into the slot until it fits into place Figure 3 31 Inserting the Memory Board ...

Page 83: ...racket behind the disk drives 4 Align the clamp rail with the board edge 5 Insert the other end of the clamp into the hole on the rear panel bracket Make sure to install the holding clamp properly It protects the memory board and keeps it in place Figure 3 32 Attaching the Board Holding Clamp ...

Page 84: ... indicating that the total memory does not match the value stored in CMOS 2 Press to enter Setup A warning message appears indicating an incorrect memory configuration 3 Press twice to exit and reboot the system The system boots with the new memory configuration For some operating systems it may be necessary to run the EISA Configuration Utility after changing the memory size Please refer to the d...

Page 85: ...re that allows replacement of a defective hard drive even while the system is in full operation This feature requires a RAID controller board and RAID drivers Indicates hard disk drive failure through a front panel board LED Supports wide SCSI or narrow SCSI disk drives Supports mixed configuration of both fast and wide 16 bit and fast and narrow 8 bit SCSI drives in a single channel Allows split ...

Page 86: ...re 3 33 SCSI Disk Array Backplane Board Power Connectors SCSI Channel 1 SCSI Channel 2 SCSI Channel Out Channel Configuration Switches SCSI Drive Slot Terminators RA4 RA5 RA6 Terminators RA1 RA2 RA3 Jumper J3 Jumper J4 Status Signal Connector SCSI ID Switch ...

Page 87: ...he four lower drive slots slots 4 5 6 and 7 Figure 3 34 shows the settings for jumpers J3 and J4 Figure 3 34 Settings for Jumpers J3 and J4 You may also set J3 to setting 1 and J4 to setting 2 or vice versa For single channel configuration settings 1 and 2 for J3 are disabled since terminators RA4 RA5 and RA6 are removed Terminator power comes from the backplane P1 Default setting Terminator power...

Page 88: ...n ID switches that allow you to define up to 16 hard disk IDs Figure 3 35 illustrates the switch settings with the corresponding hard disk IDs Figure 3 35 Hard Disk ID Switch Settings Normally hard disk ID7 is assigned to the SCSI controller board Hard Disk ID ID Switch Setting ID Switch Setting Hard Disk ID ...

Page 89: ...el configuration switches to Combine and set the terminators accordingly Table 3 7 to achieve a single channel configuration See Figure 3 33 for the locations of the switches and terminators Figure 3 36 Single Channel Configuration Table 3 7 lists the terminator settings for the single channel configuration Connect to Wide SCSI connector on the system board or SCSI controller board Connect to exte...

Page 90: ...tion Terminator Setting With External Device RA1 RA2 RA3 RA4 RA5 RA6 Removed Removed Without External Device RA1 RA2 RA3 RA4 RA5 RA6 Installed Removed For configurations with external device terminate the signal at the external device Do not forget to remove the terminators on all the SCSI drives ...

Page 91: ...33 for the locations of the switches and terminators Figure 3 37 Dual Channel Configuration Table 3 8 lists the terminator settings for the dual channel configuration Table 3 8 Terminator Settings for Dual Channel Configuration Terminator Setting With External Device RA1 RA2 RA3 RA4 RA5 RA6 Removed Installed Without External Device RA1 RA2 RA3 RA4 RA5 RA6 Installed Installed Connect SCSI channel 1...

Page 92: ...lready installed on the right panel Should you need to install more SCSI hot swap drives you need to install another backplane on the left panel Follow these steps to install a backplane board 1 Remove the upper and lower front panel doors See section 3 1 2 for illustrations 2 Remove the drive bay plastic covers Figure 3 38 Removing the Drive Bay Covers ...

Page 93: ...il it fits into place See Figure 3 39 Make sure that you have configured the terminators switches and jumpers on the backplane before installing it into the housing 4 Secure the backplane with eight screws Figure 3 39 Installing a Backplane Board 5 See Figures 3 40 and 3 41 for the cable connections ...

Page 94: ...uide Figure 3 40 Fast Wide SCSI HDDs or Ultra Narrow HDDs Single Channel Configuration for Both Backplane Boards 20 MB sec or Below Figure 3 41 Ultra Wide SCSI HDDs Dual Channel Configuration for One Backplane Board 40 MB sec or Below ...

Page 95: ...ntroller board 6 Connect three power cables into the connectors on the backplane board Figure 3 42 Connecting the Backplane Power Cables 3 5 Front Panel Board The system includes a front panel controller board that serves as an interface to the internal system components and relays external messages through the LED indicators and the LCD display screen Refer to section 1 2 1 in Chapter 1 for detai...

Page 96: ...3 52 AcerAltos 19000Pro4 System Guide Figure 3 43 Front Panel Board Connections BP W7 L BP W7 R Power Subsystem J11 System Board LCD Module ...

Page 97: ...ll satisfy the 800 watt system power requirement The charger board and the battery provide a reliable power backup in case of a total AC power shutdown Through the charger the battery continuously loads power whenever the system power is on The power subsystem provide a standby current and a remote on off feature to support cold reboot from a remote site See Chapter 5 for an overview of the remote...

Page 98: ... by adding one or two more power supply modules Make sure to unplug the power cable from the wall socket before you install or remove a power supply module Installing a Power Supply Follow these steps to install a power supply module 1 Remove the right panel door as in Figure 3 4 2 Remove the two screws that secure the metal bar over the power supply enclosure Save the screws Figure 3 44 Removing ...

Page 99: ...he metal cover of the compartment where you intend to install a power supply module 5 Unpack a new power supply module 6 Firmly hold the power supply and align it with a compartment on the power supply rack Pressing the holding clips on the sides push back the power supply until its golden fingers completely fit into the slot on the power backplane See Figure 3 46 ...

Page 100: ...3 56 AcerAltos 19000Pro4 System Guide Figure 3 46 Installing a Power Supply Module 7 Press the holding clips inward to lock the power supply module Figure 3 47 Locking the Holding Clips ...

Page 101: ...System Configuration 3 57 8 Reinstall the metal bar by inserting the hook to the rail on the housing roof Figure 3 48 Reinstalling the Metal Bar ...

Page 102: ...3 58 AcerAltos 19000Pro4 System Guide 9 Secure the lower end of the bar to the housing using two screws Figure 3 49 Securing the Metal Bar with Screws 10 Replace the right panel door to the housing ...

Page 103: ...ply and replace it with a new one Follow these steps to change a power supply module 1 Remove the right panel door as in Figure 3 4 2 Remove the metal bar over the power supply rack as in section 3 6 1 3 Unlock the power supply module holding clips by pressing them outward Figure 3 50 Unlocking the Power Supply Holding Clips ...

Page 104: ...t Figure 3 51 Removing the Power Supply Module 5 Install a new power supply module following the procedure in the preceding section Installing a Power Supply If you are not planning to install a power supply module make sure to reinstall the compartment metal cover See the next section for the steps ...

Page 105: ...ally touching the power backplane 2 It guides the thermal air flow to the fan exhausts on the rear of the housing Follow these steps to install the metal cover 1 Insert the tab on the right side of the metal cover into the groove on the compartment 2 Carefully push the metal cover until it fits in place Figure 3 52 Installing the Power Supply Compartment Metal Cover Tab Groove ...

Page 106: ... Follow these steps to install a charger and a battery box 1 Remove the right panel door as in Figure 3 4 2 Remove the two screws that secure the metal bar over the power supply enclosure Save the screws 3 Pull out the metal bar from the lower end and unhook the upper end from the housing roof See Figure 3 45 4 Unpack a charger board 5 Remove the screws that secure the charger compartment metal co...

Page 107: ...he rails on the charger compartment then push it back until its golden fingers reach the slot on the power backplane The charger board does not completely fit until you press the holding clip in Do not force the board in Figure 3 54 Installing a Charger Board ...

Page 108: ... Charger Board 8 Unpack a battery box 9 Firmly hold the battery box with both hands and insert it to the bottom compartment below the charger See Figure 3 56 on the next page Make sure that the Up Side mark on the battery box points upward If your battery box does not have this mark ensure that the other labels on the module are upright ...

Page 109: ...ration 3 65 Figure 3 56 Installing a Battery Box 10 Secure the battery box with screws 11 Attach the charger compartment metal cover and secure it with screws Figure 3 57 Attaching the Charger Compartment Metal Cover ...

Page 110: ...hole in the center pull the battery box out for about an inch 3 Firmly hold the battery box by the sides using both hands to remove it completely Figure 3 58 Removing a Battery Box Removing the Charger Board Follow these steps to remove the charger board 1 Remove the screws that secure the charger compartment metal cover 2 Press the holding clip outward to unlock the charger board 3 Pull the charg...

Page 111: ...ts Figure 3 59 illustrates the power cables that connect to the system board Figure 3 59 System Board Power Connections Power cables 3 4 and 18 come with yellow stickers telling you which connectors to attach to the system board and to the power backplane Make sure to connect the cables correctly otherwise the system may not power up System Board Power Subsystem ...

Page 112: ...0Pro4 System Guide Figure 3 60 shows the system board SCSI backplane board front panel board and power subsystem interconnections Figure 3 60 System Boards and Power Subsystem Interconnections System Board Power Subsystem ...

Page 113: ... starting the computer unless you get a Run Setup message If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Ask a qualified technician for assistance Before you run Setup make sure that you have saved all open files The system reboots immediately after you exit Setup ...

Page 114: ...y main menu then appears BIOS Utility System Information Product Information Disk Drives Startup Configuration Advanced Configuration System Security Date and Time Remote Diagnostic Configuration Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change Reset Non Pnp ISA Device Setting Move Highlight Bar Select Esc Exit The parameters on the screens show default values These values may not be the same as those ...

Page 115: ... xxx MB IDE Primary Channel Slave None Total Memory xx MB Serial Port 1 3F8h IRQ 4 Serial Port 2 2E8h IRQ 3 Parallel Port 378h IRQ 7 Pointing Device None Note New values after change will not be displayed until next reboot PgUp PgDn Move Screen Esc Back to Main Menu The System Information menu shows the current basic configuration of your system The command line at the bottom of the menu tells you...

Page 116: ...gned to support the Intel Pentium Pro CPU 4 2 2 Processor Speed The Processor Speed parameter specifies the speed of the CPU currently installed in your system The system supports Intel Pentium Pro CPU running at 200 MHz 4 2 3 Bus Frequency The Bus Frequency parameter specifies the system external clock The bus frequency can be either 50 60 or 66 MHz 4 2 4 Internal Cache This parameter specifies t...

Page 117: ...4 2 7 Floppy Drive B This parameter specifies the system s current floppy drive B settings For information on how to configure the floppy drives see section 4 4 1 4 2 8 IDE Primary Channel Master This parameter specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the primary IDE channel For information on how to configure IDE devices see section 4 4 2 4 2 9 IDE Pri...

Page 118: ...w memory size 4 2 11 Serial Port 1 This parameter indicates the serial port 1 address and IRQ setting 4 2 12 Serial Port 2 This parameter indicates the serial port 2 address and IRQ setting 4 2 13 Parallel Port This parameter indicates the parallel port address and IRQ setting 4 2 14 Pointing Device The BIOS utility automatically detects if there is a mouse connected to the system If there is this...

Page 119: ... the Product Information items Product Information Page 1 1 Product Name Quad Pentium Pro Enterprise Server System S N M000008 Main Board ID X3 Main Board P N 55 59901 001 System BIOS Version V3 0 System BIOS ID R01 A0 BIOS Release Date xx xx xx Esc Back to Main Menu 4 3 1 Product Name This parameter specifies the product name of the system 4 3 2 System S N This parameter specifies the system s se...

Page 120: ...m board s serial number 4 3 5 System BIOS Version This parameter specifies the version of the BIOS utility 4 3 6 System BIOS ID This parameter specifies the identification number of the BIOS utility 4 3 7 BIOS Release Date This parameter specifies the official date the BIOS version is released ...

Page 121: ... Drive B xx MB xx inch 8 IDE Primary Channel Master 8 IDE Primary Channel Slave Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help The triangle mark that precede an item within a menu indicates that there is a detailed menu for that particular item Select the item to display the menu From the Disk Drives screen select the IDE Primary Channel Master and IDE Primary Channel Slave items to display their respe...

Page 122: ...ry Channel Slave menu are the same as in the above screen 4 4 1 Floppy Drives To configure the first floppy drive drive A highlight the Floppy Drive A parameter Press or key to view the options then select the appropriate value Possible settings for the Floppy Drive parameters None 360 KB 5 25 inch 1 2 MB 5 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 44 MB 3 5 inch 2 88 MB 3 5 inch Follow the same procedure to conf...

Page 123: ...rd disk drive If you do not know the exact type of your IDE device select the Auto option to let the BIOS utility automatically detect the installed IDE drive type You may save the values under the option User The next time you boot the system the BIOS utility does not have to auto configure your IDE drive as it detects the saved disk information during POST Copy the IDE disk drive values and keep...

Page 124: ...ure change the setting to Disabled Hard Disk Size 504 MB When set to Auto the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed hard disk supports the function If supported it allows you to use a hard disk with a capacity of more than 504 MB This is made possible through the Logical Block Address LBA mode translation However enhanced IDE feature works only under DOS and Windows 3 x 95 environmen...

Page 125: ...tup The following screen appears if you select the Startup Configuration option from the main menu Startup Configuration Page 1 1 System POST Mode Normal Silent Boot Disabled Num Lock After Boot Enabled Memory Test Disabled System Boot Drive Drive A Then C Boot From CD ROM Disabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help ...

Page 126: ...dows 95 If any error occurred while booting the system automatically switches to the text mode Even if your setting is Enabled you may also switch to the text mode while booting by pressing after you hear a beep that indicates the activation of the keyboard When set to Disabled BIOS is in the conventional text mode where you see the system initialization details on the screen 4 5 3 Num Lock After ...

Page 127: ...irst If there is a hard disk drive C installed the system boots from drive C Otherwise it boots from drive A C The system always boots from drive C A The system always boots from drive A 4 5 6 Boot From CD ROM When set to Enabled the system checks for a bootable CD in the CD ROM drive If a CD is present the system boots from the CD ROM otherwise it boots from the drive specified in the System Boot...

Page 128: ... not change any settings in the Advanced Configuration if you are not a qualified technician to avoid damaging the system The following screen shows the Advanced Configuration parameters Advanced Configuration Onboard Devices Configuration PnP PCI System Configuration Memory Cache Configuration Non PnP ISA Device Configuration Move Highlight Bar Select Esc Exit ...

Page 129: ...d Configuration menu displays the following screen Onboard Devices Configuration Page 1 2 Serial Port 1 Enabled Base Address 3F8h IRQ 4 Serial Port 2 Enabled Base Address 2F8h IRQ 3 Parallel Port Enabled Base Address 378h IRQ 7 Operation Mode Standard ECP DMA Channel Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help PgUp PgDn Move Screen The following screen shows page 2 of the Onboard Devices Configurati...

Page 130: ...ice Enabled Onboard Ethernet Chip Enabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help PgUp PgDn Move Screen Serial Port 1 This parameter allows you to enable or disable the serial port 1 BASE ADDRESS This function lets you set a logical base address for serial port 1 The options are 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h IRQ This function lets you assign an interrupt for serial port 1 The options are IRQ 3 and 4 The B...

Page 131: ...ons are 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h IRQ This function lets you assign an interrupt for serial port 2 The options are IRQ 3 and 4 Note that the Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if Serial Port 2 is enabled If you assign 3F8h to serial port 1 you may only assign 2F8h or 2E8h to serial port 2 If you assign 2F8h to serial port 1 you may only assign 3F8h or 3E8h to serial port 2 ...

Page 132: ...function lets you assign an interrupt for the parallel port The options are IRQ 5 and 7 The Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if Parallel Port is enabled If you install an add on card that has a parallel port whose address conflicts with the parallel port onboard the system automatically disables the onboard functions Check the parallel port address on the add on card and chang...

Page 133: ...d Parallel Port EPP Allows bidirectional parallel port operation at maximum speed Extended Capabilities Port ECP Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed higher than the maximum data transfer rate ECP DMA CHANNEL This item becomes active only if you select Extended Capabilities Port ECP as the operation mode It allows you to assign DMA channel 1 or DMA channel 3 for the...

Page 134: ...lows access to the devices connected to the primary channel When disabled it deactivates the devices Onboard PS 2 Mouse IRQ 12 This parameter enables or disables the onboard PS 2 mouse When enabled it allows you to use the onboard PS 2 mouse assigned with IRQ12 When disabled it deactivates the mouse and makes IRQ12 available for use of other devices ...

Page 135: ... PCI Slot 6 11 PCI Slot 7 11 PCI OB SCSI1 11 PCI OB SCSI2 11 PCI IRQ Sharing No VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help PCI IRQ Setting This function is fixed at Auto setting and is nonconfigurable It automatically configures the plug and play PnP devices installed in your system Refer to your manual for technical information about the PCI card PCI SLOTS These paramete...

Page 136: ... than one VGA card in the system The VGA palette snoop function allows the control palette register CPR to manage and update the VGA RAM DAC Digital Analog Converter a color data storage of each VGA card installed in the system The snooping process lets the CPR send a signal to all the VGA cards so that they can update their individual RAM DACs The signal goes through the cards continuously until ...

Page 137: ...ystem Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help Internal Cache CPU Cache This parameter enables or disables the first level or internal memory The default setting is Enabled Cache Scheme This parameter allows you to select Write back or Write through for the cache mode Write back updates the cache but not the memory when there is a write instruction It updates the memory only when there is an inco...

Page 138: ...nfiguration parameters allow you to specify the settings for cards without the plug and play PnP feature 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 No IRQ 05 No IRQ 13 IRQ 06 IRQ 14 No IRQ 07 No IRQ 15 No Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help PgUp PgDn Move Screen ...

Page 139: ...hange Setting F1 Help PgUp PgDn Move Screen Non PnP ISA Device Configuration Page 3 4 I O Region 100h 10Fh No 1E0h 1EFh No 110h 11Fh No 1F0h 1FFh 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 240h 24Fh No 170h 17Fh 250h 25Fh No 180h 18Fh No 260h 26Fh No 190h 19Fh No 270h 27Fh No 1A0h 1AFh No 280h 28Fh No 1B0h 1BFh No 290h 29Fh ...

Page 140: ...nge Setting F1 Help PgUp PgDn Move Screen Refer to your non PnP ISA device manual when setting the following parameters IRQ DMA These items allow you to assign specific IRQ and DMA channels to non PnP ISA devices The system will not use such IRQ and DMA channels when it automatically assigns channels to PnP devices Expansion ROM Region These items specify the memory regions available for add on ca...

Page 141: ... When the system configures PnP devices the address ranges that you marked will not be used anymore You can assign memory addresses to non PnP devices at random as long as you cover the address range required by the device For example for a card that requires 178h 188h address you have to set regions 170h 17Fh and 180h 18Fh to Yes ...

Page 142: ...revent unauthorized access to the system and its data The following screen appears if select System Security from the main menu System Security Page 1 1 Disk Drive Control Floppy Drive Normal Hard Disk Drive Normal Setup Password None Power On Password None Operation Mode Normal Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help ...

Page 143: ... Table 4 2 Drive Control Settings Setting Description Floppy Drive Normal Diskette drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write function on all sectors Write Protect Boot Sector Disables the write function only on the boot sector Disabled Disables all diskette functions Hard Disk Drive Normal Hard disk drive functions normally Write Protect All Sectors Disables the write f...

Page 144: ... and JP11 is set to 1 2 password check enabled By default JP11 is set to 2 4 bypass password 2 Enter BIOS utility and select System Security 3 Highlight the Setup Password parameter and press the or key The password prompt appears 4 Type a password The password may consist of up to seven characters Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen 5 Press...

Page 145: ...es and reboot the system 10 While rebooting turn off the system then open the housing 11 Set JP11 to 1 2 to enable the password function The next time you want to enter the BIOS utility you must key in your Setup password Changing or Removing the Setup Password Should you want to change your setup password do the following 1 Enter the BIOS utility and select System Security 2 Highlight the Setup P...

Page 146: ...rget your setup password you can bypass the password security feature by hardware Follow these steps to bypass the password 1 Turn off and unplug the system 2 Open the system housing and JP11is set to 2 4 to bypass the password function 3 Turn on the system and enter the BIOS utility This time the system does not require you to type in a password You can either change the existing Setup password o...

Page 147: ...ower on Password parameter Follow the same procedure as in setting the Setup password Make sure to set JP11 to 1 2 to enable the Power on password Operation Mode This function lets you enable or disable the password prompt display When set to Normal the password prompt appears before the system boots When set to Network the password prompt does not appear however the keyboard is locked after the s...

Page 148: ...ock continues to keep the date and time accurately even when the power is off The following screen appears if you select Date and Time from the main menu Date and Time Page 1 1 Date xxx xx xx 199x Time xx xx xx Move Highlight Bar Change Setting F1 Help 4 8 1 Date Highlight the items on the Date parameter and press or to set the date following the weekday month day year format Valid values for week...

Page 149: ...er to the RDM User s Guide for information on RDM 4 10 Load Setup Default Settings Use this option to load the default settings for the optimized system configuration When you load the default settings some of the parameters are grayed out with their fixed settings These grayed parameters are not user configurable The following dialog box appears when you select Load Setup Default Settings from th...

Page 150: ...u want to load previous settings Yes No Select Yes to disregard your changes and reload your previous settings After reload the main menu appears on screen Select No to ignore the message and return to the BIOS utility 4 12 Reset Non PnP ISA Device Setting Selecting this option from the main menu resets all the Non PnP ISA Device Configuration parameter settings to their defaults Refer to section ...

Page 151: ...future if the battery loses power or the CMOS chip is damaged you will know what values to enter when you rerun Setup Press to leave the system configuration setup The following screen appears Settings have been changed Do you want to save CMOS settings Yes No Use the arrow keys to select your response Select Yes to store the new data in CMOS Select No to retain the old configuration values Press ...

Page 152: ...tion calculation This feature is designed primarily for server supervisors and management information system MIS personnel to help them detect errors or potential trouble spots in their network servers through a single management station The ASM Pro consists of two major parts ASM Station a Windows based monitoring station that communicates with the ASM Agents ASM Agent s the individual servers ma...

Page 153: ...rom a remote station It monitors and analyzes the server condition updates the BIOS settings if necessary or reboots the server in the event of failure and quickly return it to normal operation This capability to execute the RDM program from a remote site bridges the distance barrier in fixing server problems and reduces wasted time due to system failure Refer to the RDM user s manual for more inf...

Page 154: ...ailable whenever you use your computer 5 3 1 Functions The ECU does the following Automatically detects and configures the system memory Supports EISA and ISA boards PCI devices and plug and play ISA boards Automatically detects EISA boards PCI devices and plug and play ISA boards installed in the computer Helps you configure EISA board by providing the appropriate switch and jumper settings Notif...

Page 155: ...ystem Guide 5 3 2 Running ECU Follow these steps to run ECU 1 Restart the system using DOS 2 Insert the EISA Configuration diskette in drive A 3 At DOS prompt type a cf 4 Press to display the Main Menu Figure 5 1 ECU Main Menu ...

Page 156: ...u Selections You can use the keyboard or the mouse to make menu selections Using the Keyboard Table 5 1 Keyboard Function Keys Key Function Tab or Moves the cursor to the next field Tab or Moves the cursor to the previous field or Moves the cursor between items within a list Selects an item Cancels the most recent action or Scrolls a screen Moves the cursor to the top of a list Moves the cursor to...

Page 157: ...scroll up or down the page 5 3 5 System Memory The ECU automatically detects and configures the size of your system memory When the memory size is changed enter the ECU and exit save the configuration change 5 3 6 PCI Devices IRQ Assignment The settings of the PCI slots must be consistent with the settings in the PnP PCI System Configuration in section 4 6 2 5 3 7 Peripheral Device Status The sett...