Acer 500L manual Getting Started

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About this Manual

Getting Started

This user’s guide aims to give you all the necessary information to enable you to operate the AcerAltos 500L system.

Manual Structure

Chapter 1 System Housing

This chapter describes the assembly and disassembly of the system housing. It also shows you how to install housing components.

Chapter 2 System Board

This chapter describes the main board. Also, It introduces the system’s unique features and powerful architecture.

Chapter 3 BIOS Utility

This chapter explains the BIOS parameter functions. It tells how to configure the system by setting the parameters.

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Contents AcerAltos 500L Copyright Important Safety Instructions Page Page FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Getting Started Conventions Table of Contents Bios Utility Page Xii Standalone System System HousingFront Panel FeaturesRear Panel Internal Structure Opening the Housing Panels Left Panel Inch Floppy Drive Installing Disk DrivesInch Drives Hard Disk Drives Installing Expansion Cards System Housing Page System Board Major Components System Board Layout Jumper and Connector Locations Jumpers and ConnectorsConnector Functions Jumper SettingsPower switch ESD Precautions Attaching the Processor Fan Sink Installing the Pentium II ProcessorSystem Board AcerAltos 500L User’s Guide Installing a Pentium II Processor AcerAltos 500L User’s Guide Removing a Pentium II Processor AcerAltos 500L User’s Guide Memory Configurations Memory UpgradeInstalling a Dimm Removing a Dimm Reconfiguring the System Software Error Messages Error MessagesSystem Error Messages Mmmmssssooo Wxxxx System Board Correcting Error Conditions Bios Utility Setup Utility Entering SetupBios Utility System Information External Cache ProcessorProcessor Speed Internal Cache SizeIDE Secondary Channel Slave IDE Primary Channel MasterIDE Primary Channel Slave IDE Secondary Channel MasterParallel Port Serial PortPS/2 Mouse Main Board ID Product InformationProduct Name System S/NDMI Bios Version System Bios VersionMain Board S/N Floppy Drives Disk DrivesIDE Drives LS-120 Drive Compatible AsIDE Primary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel Master IDE Primary Channel SlaveIDE Secondary Channel Slave Enhanced IDE Features Hard Disk Block Mode Bios Utility Serial Ports 1 Onboard PeripheralsBase Address 3BCh 378h Operation ModeEPP Onboard Device SettingsUSB Host Controller Floppy Disk ControllerIDE Controller PS/2 Mouse ControllerSMBus Interrupt IRQ9 Power Management Mode Power ManagementIDE Hard Disk Standby Timer System Wake-up Event Power Switch 4 secSystem Sleep Timer Modem Ring IndicatorBoot Sequence Boot OptionsSilent Boot Fast BootFirst Hard Disk Drive Memory Test Num Lock After BootConfiguration Table Boot from LANDesk Service AgentDate Date and TimeTime To set or change a Password Setup PasswordSystem Security Set or Change Password To remove your Setup Password To bypass Setup Password Power-on PasswordDisk Drive Control Power-on PasswordBios Utility Memory/Cache Options Advanced OptionsExternal Cache Internal Cache CPU CacheMemory at 15MB-16MB Reserved for PCI IRQ Setting Memory Parity ModePnP/PCI Options VGA Palette Snoop PCI IRQ SharingPlug and Play OS Reset Resource AssignmentsCPU Frequency Graphics Aperture SizeCPU Multiple Bus FrequencyProcessor Speed Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change Exit Setup SCSI/VGA Combo Card Page LCD Module Event Log List