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AcerPower 6000 User’s Guide3-12

Heads

This parameter specifies your hard disk’s number of heads, and is automatically

set depending on your Type parameter setting.

Sectors

This parameter specifies your hard disk’s number of sectors, and is automatically

set depending on your Type parameter setting.

Size

This parameter specifies the size of your hard disk, in MB.

Hard Disk Size > 504 MB

When set to Auto, the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed hard disk

supports the function. If supported, it allows you to use a hard disk with a

capacity of more than 504 MB. This is made possible through the Logical Block

Address (LBA) mode translation. However, this enhanced IDE feature works only

under a DOS or Windows 3.x/95/98 environment. Other operating systems

require this parameter to be set to Disabled.

Hard Disk Block Mode

This function enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in use. If

you set this parameter to Auto, the BIOS utility automatically detects if the

installed hard disk drive supports the Block Mode function. If supported, it allows

data transfer in block (multiple sectors) at a rate of 256 bytes per cycle. To

disregard the feature, change the setting to Disabled.

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