Gateway ALR 8000, User Manual

Page 1: ...R3 7 98 In our effort to use nature s resources efficiently and wisely we print all manuals on recycled papers that meet the minimum requirements established by the Federal EPA in its guidelines for r...

Page 2: ...Inc Intel Intel Inside logo and Pentium are registered trademarks and MMX is a trademark of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS MS DOS and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo...

Page 3: ...tem 5 Quick Check 6 Looking Things Over 6 Verifying Your Configuration 6 Troubleshooting Guidelines 6 Chapter 2 System Features 9 Basic Architecture 10 Front Panel 11 Bezel Doors and Keylock 12 Switch...

Page 4: ...ctor 19 SCSI Controller and Connectors 19 Operating Systems 20 Chapter 3 Maintaining and Cleaning Your System 21 Maintaining Your System 22 Maintaining Your Hard Drive 22 Cleaning Your System 25 Clean...

Page 5: ...user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Co...

Page 6: ...or EN 60555 2 1986 EN 61000 3 3 1995 EN50082 1 1992 according to EN 61000 4 2 1995 or IEC 801 2 1984 ENV 50140 1994 or IEC 801 3 1984 EN 61000 4 4 1988 or IEC 801 4 1998 ii Low Voltage Directive Safet...

Page 7: ...OVL DRV SYS and BIN Boot Viruses attach themselves to a Boot Record Master Boot FAT or Partition Table Multipartite Viruses are both program and boot infectors How does a virus spread and contaminate...

Page 8: ...power it off for at least 15 seconds before powering it back on This is the only way to ensure the virus does not remain in your system RAM What do we do to prevent virus contamination We stand by th...

Page 9: ...ruses possible some of which can elude even the best scanners available Hence there is no absolute guarantee of virus immunity on any product If you believe you have received an infected product from...

Page 10: ...3 wire grounding plug a plug with a grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounded power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your elect...

Page 11: ...ly when the operating instructions are followed The system was dropped or the cabinet is damaged The product exhibits a distinct change in performance Important The system power cord serves as the mai...

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Page 13: ...Preface Contents About This Guide xiv Conventions Used in this Guide xv 3430 book Page xiii Thursday July 9 1998 4 55 PM...

Page 14: ...l and external features as well as the system architecture and supported operating systems Chapter 2 System Features explains the main features of your system including how to assemble it identifying...

Page 15: ...essages that appear on your monitor are printed in ARIAL font System User s Guide Names of publications and files are italicized 1 2 Numbered text lists step by step instructions Bulleted text lists i...

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Page 17: ...gin 2 Assembling Your System 3 Inspecting the Contents 3 Connecting Peripherals 4 Powering Up the System 5 Quick Check 6 Looking Things Over 6 Verifying Your Configuration 6 Troubleshooting Guidelines...

Page 18: ...probably eager to assemble the computer and have it operating This section will help you accomplish the following Assembling the system Connecting the monitor and keyboard Powering up the system Caref...

Page 19: ...depending on the voltage supplied in your locality and an AC surge control outlet station The system requires two separate wall outlets one per power supply Inspecting the Contents Unpack the carton a...

Page 20: ...ideo port 3 Connect the monitor power cable to an AC outlet or preferably a surge control outlet station 4 If your system is configured for AC power verify that the voltage selector switches on the po...

Page 21: ...em will display which CPU it is currently testing If any errors are encountered your system will display them on the monitor If a monitor is not connected or the system is unable to display an error a...

Page 22: ...ying power If a power strip is used is it switched on Is the circuit breaker set Does the voltage selection switch on the system s power supply AC reflect the proper voltage Verifying Your Configurati...

Page 23: ...displays on the screen write it down word for word You may be asked about it when calling Technical Support Only qualified personnel should open the system for maintenance If you feel you are qualifi...

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Page 25: ...rts 15 Power Supplies 2 15 Voltage Selector Switches 2 AC Only 15 Power In Connectors 2 15 Expansion Slot Cover Plates 16 Chassis Keylock 16 CPUs and CPU Slots 17 Voltage Regulator Module 18 Memory 18...

Page 26: ...CI Graphics Cirrus Logic GD54M30 InforManager with ActiveCPR server management functions including client software for continuous monitoring and reporting of system devices and environments Eight expa...

Page 27: ...Front Panel 11 Front Panel Figure 2 Front Panel 3430 book Page 11 Thursday July 9 1998 4 55 PM...

Page 28: ...evices in the following bays Two 3 5 inch one external bay with a factory installed 1 44 MB 3 5 Inch floppy disk drive and one internal bay Five 5 25 inch front accessible bays that support any 5 25 i...

Page 29: ...d disk is being accessed P1 Activity The first CPU is active P2 Activity The second CPU is active ECC Fault A memory error has been detected Power Supply Fault One of the power supplies has failed Har...

Page 30: ...14 Gateway ALR 8000 User s Guide Rear Panel The rear panel of the system is equipped with I O Ports connectors and switches Figure 3 Rear Panel 3430 book Page 14 Thursday July 9 1998 4 55 PM...

Page 31: ...rst Out FIFO protocol If you have a serial mouse connect it to Serial Port 1 COM1 Other serial devices such as serial printers or modems can also be connected these ports Parallel Port Parallel device...

Page 32: ...onding expansion slots on the system board five PCI slots one shared PCI ISA slot one PCI RAID port and one ISA slot Chassis Keylock The chassis keylock allows you to secure the panels to the chassis...

Page 33: ...re 4 System Board CPUs and CPU Slots The system is equipped with one Intel Pentium II processor with 512 KB ECC L2 cache integrated into a Single Edge Contact SEC cartridge The system s SMP design sup...

Page 34: ...PCI bus provides peripheral transactions at a system clock speed of up to 33 MHz InforManager The system is equipped with InforManager IFM a special feature consisting of both hardware and software d...

Page 35: ...mode Additional features One 8 bit 50 pin PCI to UltraSCSI connector Two 16 bit 68 pin PCI to Wide UltraSCSI connector Full 32 bit PCI bus master implementation maximizing data transfer on PCI local...

Page 36: ...specific instructions on what to do after the system boots The following operating systems will run on the system but do not support the system s multiprocessing capabilities Microsoft Windows 95 NeX...

Page 37: ...ts Maintaining Your System 22 Maintaining Your Hard Drive 22 Cleaning Your System 25 Cleaning the Mouse 25 Cleaning the Keyboard 25 Cleaning the Monitor Screen 26 Cleaning the Computer and Monitor Cas...

Page 38: ...ce Windows 95 and Windows NT provide maintenance tools that help prevent possible hard drive problems The two most important tools for hard drive maintenance are the programs ScanDisk and Disk Defragm...

Page 39: ...k on the Start button in the ScanDisk window When the scan is complete the ScanDisk Results window opens giving you details of the scanning operation 7 If you want to scan another drive click on the C...

Page 40: ...ect the drive from the pull down menu then click OK A dialog box opens showing the progress of the defragmentation When defragmentation is complete a dialog box opens and asks you if you want to quit...

Page 41: ...ut of the socket 4 Once the mouse ball is free use adhesive tape to pick up any dust or lint on its surface and wipe away dirt or lint inside the mouse ball socket You can also blow into the socket to...

Page 42: ...of the keyboard Cleaning the Monitor Screen Use a soft cloth and window cleaner to clean the monitor screen Squirt a little cleaner on the cloth never directly on the screen and wipe the screen with t...

Page 43: ...10 floppy 10 18 hard drive 19 IDE 19 SCSI 19 UltraSCSI 19 Conventions used in this guide xv CPU supported 17 VRM 18 D DIMMs supported 18 Disk Defragmenter using 23 Diskette controller 18 drive 12 Driv...

Page 44: ...supplies 15 Processor supported 17 VRM 18 R Rear panel features 14 S ScanDisk using 22 SCO UNIX versions supported 20 SCSI controller 19 Solaris versions supported 20 Switches front panel 12 voltage...