Acer 2100, AcerPower 2100

Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-7

1.3.4 Connecting the Printer (Optional)

If you have a parallel printer, connect it to the parallel port on the rear panel. See Figure

1-6.

Figure 1-6 Connecting the Parallel Printer

If you have a serial printer or other serial

peripheral, connect it to the serial port

(COM1).

Contents

Main Page iii Join Us to Fight Against Piracy Page IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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 Chapter 4 Installing Optional Components List of Figures List of Tables Conventions Introduction Overview About This Manual Page Page 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 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 Page Chapter 2 System Board 2.1 Major Components Page 2.2 Layout Page 2.3.2 Jumper Settings The following table lists the possible jumper settings: Table 2-1 SW1 Settings Table 2-2 SW2 Settings 2.3.3 Onboard Connector Functions 2.4 IDE Hard Disk Support 2.5 Video Function Chapter 2 - System Board 2-9 Table 2-5 Supported Video Resolutions Resolution bpp Vertical Freq. (Hz) Horizontal Freq. (KHz) AcerPower 2100 Users Guide2-10 Table 2-5 Supported Video Resolutions Resolution bpp Vertical Freq. (Hz) Horizontal Freq. (KHz) 2.6 Audio Function 2.7 USB 2.8 LAN Function 2.9 Hardware Monitoring Function Page Page Chapter 3 BIOS Utility 3.1 Entering Setup Page 3.2 System Information 3.2.1 Processor Page Page 1st Bank 2nd Bank 3.3 Product Information Page 3.4 Disk Drives 3.4.1 Floppy Drives 3.4.2 IDE Drives Type Cylinders Heads Page Hard Disk 32-bit Access DMA Transfer Mode CD-ROM Drive DMA Mode 3.5 Onboard Peripherals 3.5.1 Serial Port 1 Base Address IRQ 3.5.2 Parallel Port Base Address IRQ Page 3.5.3 Onboard Device Settings Floppy Disk Controller IDE Controller 3.6 Power Management 3.6.1 Power Management Mode Enabled Disabled IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer System Sleep Timer Sleep Mode 3.6.2 Power Switch < 4 sec. 3.6.3 Schedule Resume from Suspend Resume Time 3.6.4 System Wake-Up Event Modem Ring Indicator 3.7 Boot Options Page 3.7.6 Num Lock After Boot 3.7.7 Memory Test 3.7.8 Configuration Table 3.7.9 Boot from LanDesk Service Agent 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 3.10 Advanced Options 3.10.1 Memory/Cache Options Internal Cache (CPU Cache) Page 3.10.2 PnP/PCI Options PCI IRQ Setting PCI IRQ Sharing VGA Palette Snoop Plug and Play OS Reset Resource Assignments 3.11 Load Default Settings 3.12 Abort Settings Change 3.13 Exiting Setup Page 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 To reassemble the system: Page Page Page Page 4.6 Installing Additional Memory 4.6.1 Installing a DIMM 4.7 Upgrading the CPU 4.7.1 Removing the Pentium II CPU 4.7.2 Installing a Pentium II CPU Page 4.7.3 Installing the Celeron CPU Page Page Page Index A B C D E H I L M N R S T U V