Acer 500L manual Conventions

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Conventions

The following are the conventions used in this manual:

Text entered by user		Represents text input by the user.
Option Items		Represents options that you can
		select on the screen.
,	, , etc.	Represent the actual keys that you
		have to press on the keyboard.

NOTE

Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic.

CAUTION

Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems.

IMPORTANT

Reminds you to take specific action relevant to the accomplishment of the procedure at hand.

WARNING

Alerts you to any danger that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.

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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 System Housing Standalone SystemFeatures Front PanelRear Panel Internal Structure Opening the Housing Panels Left Panel Installing Disk Drives Inch Floppy DriveInch Drives Hard Disk Drives Installing Expansion Cards System Housing Page System Board Major Components System Board Layout Jumpers and Connectors Jumper and Connector LocationsJumper Settings Connector FunctionsPower switch ESD Precautions Installing the Pentium II Processor Attaching the Processor Fan SinkSystem 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 Upgrade Memory ConfigurationsInstalling a Dimm Removing a Dimm Reconfiguring the System System Error Messages Error MessagesSoftware Error Messages Mmmmssssooo Wxxxx System Board Correcting Error Conditions Bios Utility Entering Setup Setup UtilityBios Utility System Information Processor Processor SpeedInternal Cache Size External CacheIDE Primary Channel Master IDE Primary Channel SlaveIDE Secondary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel SlavePS/2 Mouse Serial PortParallel Port Product Information Product NameSystem S/N Main Board IDMain Board S/N System Bios VersionDMI Bios Version Disk Drives Floppy DrivesIDE Primary Channel Master LS-120 Drive Compatible AsIDE Drives IDE Secondary Channel Slave IDE Primary Channel SlaveIDE Secondary Channel Master Enhanced IDE Features Hard Disk Block Mode Bios Utility Base Address Onboard PeripheralsSerial Ports 1 Operation Mode 3BCh 378hOnboard Device Settings EPPFloppy Disk Controller IDE ControllerPS/2 Mouse Controller USB Host ControllerSMBus Interrupt IRQ9 IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer Power ManagementPower Management Mode Power Switch 4 sec System Sleep TimerModem Ring Indicator System Wake-up EventBoot Options Boot SequenceFirst Hard Disk Drive Fast BootSilent Boot Num Lock After Boot Configuration TableBoot from LANDesk Service Agent Memory TestDate and Time DateTime System Security Setup PasswordTo set or change a Password Set or Change Password To remove your Setup Password Power-on Password To bypass Setup PasswordPower-on Password Disk Drive ControlBios Utility Advanced Options Memory/Cache OptionsMemory at 15MB-16MB Reserved for Internal Cache CPU CacheExternal Cache PnP/PCI Options Memory Parity ModePCI IRQ Setting PCI IRQ Sharing VGA Palette SnoopReset Resource Assignments CPU FrequencyGraphics Aperture Size Plug and Play OSProcessor Speed Bus FrequencyCPU Multiple Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change Exit Setup SCSI/VGA Combo Card Page LCD Module Event Log List