Acer M11E manual Copyright

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Copyright

Copyright © 1998 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.

Disclaimer

This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular 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 this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Pentium II is a trademark of Intel Corporation.

PS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

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Contents M11E System Copyright Important Safety Instructions Page Page CD ROM Safety Warning Vii FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement About this Manual Purpose Manual StructureConventions Table of Contents Bios Utility XiiXiii List of Figures XivList of Tables Page Features System BoardUser’s Guide Major Components System Board Layout with Network Connector System Board LayoutSystem Board Layout without Network Connector Jumpers and Connectors Jumper and Connector LocationsBlackened pin of a jumper or connector represents pin Jumper Settings Connector FunctionsJP1 ESD Precautions Installing the Pentium II processor Attaching the Processor Fan SinkRemoving tape protector from Fan SInk Locking a Wide Clip End 10 Locking the metal bracket Installing a Pentium II Processor 11 Installing the Pentium II Retention Mechanism12 Installing the Pentium II Retention Mechanism 13 Installing a Pentium II Processor Removing a Pentium II Processor 14 Securing the Pentium II Processor16 Removing the Pentium II Processor Memory Upgrade Memory ConfigurationsInstalling a Dimm 17 Installing a DimmRemoving a Dimm 18 Removing a DimmReconfiguring the System Installing Expansion Cards Installing PCI CardsInstalling ISA Cards Bios detects and configures only PnP cardsInstalling an AGP Card 20 Installing an ISA Card21 Installing an AGP Card System Error Messages Error MessagesSoftware Error Messages System Board Mmmmssssooo Wxxxx Correcting Error Conditions Page Setup Utility Entering Setup Setup UtilitySetup Utility System Information Internal Cache Size ProcessorProcessor Speed Floppy Drive B External CacheFloppy Drive a IDE Primary Channel MasterSerial Port IDE Secondary Channel SlaveTotal Memory Parallel Port15 PS/2 Mouse System S/N Product InformationProduct Name Main Board IDMain Board S/N System Bios VersionDMI Bios Version Disk Drives Floppy DrivesIDE Primary Channel Master 2 LS-120 Drive Compatible AsIDE Drives IDE Secondary Channel Slave IDE Primary Channel SlaveIDE Secondary Channel Master This parameter specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB Disabled Enhanced IDE FeaturesDMA Transfer Mode Base Address Onboard PeripheralsSerial Ports 1 ∙ 3BCh ∙ 378h ∙ 278h Onboard Device Settings Operation ModePS/2 Mouse Controller Floppy Disk ControllerIDE Controller USB Host ControllerSMBus Interrupt IRQ9 Onboard Ethernet ChipIDE Hard Disk Standby Timer Power ManagementPower Management Mode Modem Ring Indicator Power Switch 4 secSystem Sleep Timer System Wake-up EventBoot Options Boot SequenceFirst Hard Disk Drive Fast BootSilent Boot Boot from LANDesk Service Agent Num Lock After BootConfiguration Table Memory TestDate and Time DateTime Advanced Options Memory/Cache OptionsMemory at 15MB-16MB Reserved for Internal Cache CPU CacheExternal Cache For system board with LAN Memory Parity Mode2 PnP/PCI Options PCI IRQ Setting For system board without LANPCI IRQ Sharing VGA Palette SnoopGraphics Aperture Size Reset Resource AssignmentsCPU Frequency Plug and Play OSProcessor Speed Bus FrequencyCPU Multiple System Security Setup PasswordTo set or change a Password Setup Utility To remove your Setup Password To bypass Setup Password Power-on Password Make sure to set JP3 to 1-2 to enable Power-on passwordDrive Control Settings Disk Drive ControlLoad Default Settings Abort Settings ChangeExit Setup