Acer 6000 1.2 Features

AcerPower 6000 User’s Guide1-2

1.2 Features

The basic configuration consists of a system unit, a keyboard, a CD-ROM drive, a

diskette drive, a fixed disk drive and a mouse.

1.2.1 Front Panel

Figure 1-1 shows the system unit front panel.

1. Headphone/Earphone Port 8. System Activity LED

2. CD-ROM Tray 9. Power LED

3. Stop/Eject Button 10. Fixed Disk Drive LED

4. Skip/Forward Button 11. Power Button

5. CD-ROM LED 12. 3.5-inch Diskette Drive Eject Button

6. Increase Volume Button 13. 3.5-inch Diskette Drive

7. Decrease Volume Button 14. 3.5-inch Diskette Drive LED

Figure 1-1 Front Panel

Contents

Main Page iii Join Us to Fight Against Piracy Page Page Page FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Page Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 2 System Board Chapter 3 BIOS Utility Page Chapter 4 Installing Optional Components List of Figures List of Tables Conventions Introduction Overview About This Manual Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Preinstallation 1.1.1 Selecting a Site 1.1.2 Unpacking Components 1.2 Features 1.2.1 Front Panel 1.2.2 Rear Panel Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 1.4 Turning On Your Computer 1.5 Turning Off Your Computer 1.6 Troubleshooting General Failure Front Panel Light Doesn't Work "Garbage" or Nothing Appears on the Screen Page 1.7 Error Messages 1.7.1 Software Error Messages 1.7.2 System Error Messages Table 1-1 System Error Messages Table 1-1 System Error Messages (continued) 1.7.3 Correcting Error Conditions Chapter 2 System Board 2.1 Major Components Page 2.2 Layout Figure 2-1 shows the locations of the major components on the system board. Figure 2-1 System Board Layout Page 2.3.2 Jumper Settings 2.3.3 Onboard Connectors Table 2-2 lists the onboard connectors. Table 2-2 Onboard Connectors 2.4 IDE Hard Disk Support 2.5 Video Function AcerPower 6000 Users Guide2-10 Table 2-4 Supported Video Resolutions (continued) Resolution bpp Vertical Freq. (Hz) Horizontal Freq. (KHz) 2.6 Audio Function 2.7 USB 2.8 Hardware Monitoring Function Page Chapter 3 BIOS Utility 3.1 Entering Setup 3.2 System Information Page Page 1st Bank None 2nd Bank None 3.3 Product Information Page 3.4 Disk Drives 3.4.1 Floppy Drives 3.4.2 LS-120 drive as 3.4.3 IDE Drives Type Cylinders Page Advanced PIO Mode Hard Disk 32-bit Access DMA Transfer Mode CD-ROM Drive DMA Mode 3.5 Onboard Peripherals 3.5.1 Serial Port Base Address IRQ 3.5.2 Parallel Port Base Address IRQ Page 3.5.3 Onboard Device Settings Floppy Disk Controller IDE Controller PS/2 Mouse Controller Page 3.6 Power Management 3.6.1 Power Management Mode IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer System Sleep Timer Sleep Mode 3.6.2 Power Switch < 4 sec. 3.6.3 System Wake-Up Event Modem Ring Indicator 3.7 Boot Options 3.7.1 Boot Sequence 3.7.2 First Hard Disk Drive 3.7.3 Primary Display Adapter 3.7.4 Fast Boot 3.7.5 Silent Boot 3.7.6 Num Lock After Boot 3.7.7 Memory Test 3.8 Date and Time 3.8.1 Date 3.8.2 Time 3.9 System Security 3.9.1 Setup Password Setting a Password Page Changing or Removing the Setup Password Bypassing the Setup Password 3.9.2 Power-on Password Operation Mode Normal, the password prompt appears before system boot. When set to Keyboard Lock 3.9.3 Disk Drive Control 3.10 Load Default Settings 3.11 Abort Settings Change 3.12 Exiting Setup Chapter 4 Installing Optional Components 4.1 Installation Precautions 4.1.1 ESD Precautions 4.1.2 Pre-installation Instructions 4.1.3 Post-installation Instructions 4.2 Removing and Replacing the Housing Cover 4.2.1 Removing the Housing Cover Page Page Page 4.3.2 Installing ISA Cards Page Table 4-1 Memory Configurations 4.4.1 Installing a DIMM Page 4.5 Upgrading the CPU 4.5.1 Removing the Processor Card 4.5.2 Installing a Processor Card Page Page Page 4.5.3 Installing the Celeron CPU Page Page Page Index A B C D E L M N O P