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AcerAltos 19000 User’s Guide
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Figure 3-5
Removing the Upper Front Panel Cover
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Removing the Upper Front Panel Door
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Contents
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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FCC Class A Radio Frequency Interference Statement
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Introduction............................................. 1-1
Chapter 2 Setting Up the System .........................................2-1
Chapter 3 System Housing....................................................3-1
Chapter 4 System Board........................................................4-1
Chapter 5 BIOS Utility............................................................ 5-1
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Chapter 6 Utilities...................................................................6-1
Chapter 7 SCSISelect Configuration Utility..........................7-1
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
Conventions
Chapter 1 System Introduction
1.1 Features
1.1.1 Intel Pentium Pro Processor
First-level and Second-level Cache
Advanced Peripheral Interrupt Controller (APIC)
Bus Controller
Pentium Pro Processor Architecture
Chapter 1 - System Introduction 1-3
1.1.2 System Architecture
Figure 1-2 System Architecture
System Bus
PCI and EISA Buses
PCI Bridge (PB)
Memory Controller (MC)
1.1.3 SCSI Subsystem
1.1.4 Server Management
1.1.5 Redundant Power Supply Subsystem
1.1.6 Security
1.2 External Configuration
1.2.1 Front Panel
Front Panel Features
CD-ROM Drive
3.5-inch Diskette Drive
Power Switch
LED Indicators
Table 1-1 LED Indicator Description (Right to Left)
LCD Display Screen
Table 1-2 lists the LCD messages from the system BIOS and the microcontroller at power on.
Table 1-2 LCD Messages
RDM Button
1.2.2 Rear Panel
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Chapter 2 Setting Up the System
2.1 Pre-installation
2.1.1 Selecting a Site
2.1.2 Checking the Package Contents
2.1.3 Preparing the System Unit
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2.3 System Startup
2.3.1 Unlocking the Front Panel Security
2.3.2 Turning On the System Power
2.4 Power-on Problems
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Left Panel
Right Panel
3.2 Removing the Housing Doors
Turn off the system and disconnect the AC power cord before opening the system housing.
Table 3-1 Removing the Housing Doors
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3.3 SCSI Backplane Boards
3.3.1 Features
3.4 Front Panel Board
3.5 Power Subsystem
3.6 ESD Precautions
3.7 Installing Additional Devices
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4.1.1 Layout
Figure 4-1 System Board Layout
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Table 4-1 Jumper Settings
Voltage ID Settings
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Chapter 4 - System Board 4-7
Table 4-3 Connector Functions
Figure 4-5 Clock Frequency Ratio Setting (CN15)
4.1.3 Installing a Pentium Pro Processor
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4.2 Memory Board
4.2.1 Layout
4.2.2 Rules for Adding Memory
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4.2.3 Memory Configurations
Table 4-4 Memory Configurations
4.2.4 Installing a SIMM
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4.2.7 Reconfiguring the System
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Chapter 5 BIOS Utility
5.1 Entering Setup
To enter Setup, press the key combination ++ .
The BIOS Utility main menu then appears:
5.2 Basic System Configuration
5.2.1 Date and Time
Date
Time
5.2.2 Diskette Drives
5.2.3 Hard Disk Drives
Selecting the Auto Option
Selecting the User Option
5.2.4 System Memory
5.2.5 Math Coprocessor
5.2.6 Video Display
5.2.7 Communication Settings
5.2.8 Enhanced IDE Features
Hard Disk Size > 504 MB
Hard Disk Block Mode
5.2.9 Large Memory Support Mode
5.2.10 Num Lock After Boot
5.2.11 Memory Test
5.2.12 Auto Configuration Mode
5.2.13 Fast Boot Mode
5.3 Advanced System Configuration
The following screen shows page one of the Advanced System Configuration parameters.
5.3.1 Shadow RAM
5.3.2 L1 and L2 Cache (CPU Cache)
Cache Scheme
Video Buffer Memory Type
5.3.3 Memory at 15MB-16MB
5.4 System Security Setup
5.4.1 Disk Drive Control
Table 5-1 Drive Control Settings
5.4.2 Onboard Communication Ports
Serial Port 1 Base Address
This parameter enables serial port 1 as COM1 and sets its base address.
Table 5-2 Serial Port 1 Settings
Serial Port 2 Base Address
Parallel Port Base Address
Operation Mode
ECP DMA Channel
5.4.3 Onboard PS/2 Mouse (IRQ12)
5.4.4 Setup Password
Setting a Password
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5.5 PCI System Configuration
5.5.1 PCI IRQ Setting
PCI Slots
5.5.2 VGA Palette Snoop
5.5.3 Onboard SCSI
Boot Device
Chapter 5 - BIOS Utility 5-25
5.6 Non-PnP ISA Card Configuration
The grayed items (denoted with asterisks) have fixed settings and are not user- configurable.
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5.6.1 IRQ/DMA
5.6.2 Expansion ROM Region
5.6.3 I/O Region
Yes
5.6.4 Local Memory Region
5.7 Remote Device Manager (RDM)
5.8 Load Setup Default Settings
5.9 Leaving Setup
Chapter 6 Utilities
6.1 Acer Server Manager (ASM) Pro
6.2 Remote Device Manager (RDM)
6.3 EISA Configuration Utility (ECU)
Functions
Making Menu Selections
Using the mouse
Getting Help
6.3.1 Starting the ECU
6.3.2 ECU Main Menu Steps in Configuring Your Computer
Main Menu Selections
Step 1: Important EISA Configuration Information
Step 2: Add or Remove Boards
Step 3: View or Edit Details
Chapter 6 - Utilities 6-11
Step 3: View or Edit Details
Figure 6-4 View or Edit Details
Step 4: Examine Switches or Print Report
Chapter 6 - Utilities 6-13
Step 5: Save and Exit
Figure 6-6 Save and Exit
Step 5: Save and Exit
6.3.3 Configuring Your Computer for the First Time
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6.3.4 Adding or Removing Boards
Adding Boards
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6.3.5 Configuring Memory
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6.3.6 Viewing or Editing Configuration Details
Advanced Menus
6.3.7 What To Do If Your Nonvolatile Memory Is Invalid
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Table 7-1 Default Settings for SCSI Controller and All Devices
Global Settings for SCSI Controller and All Devices Default Value
Individual Settings for Each SCSI Device Default Value
7.1.2 When to Use the SCSISelect Utility
7.1.3 Running the SCSISelect Utility
7.2 SCSISelect Utility Options
7.2.1 Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Menu
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Figure 7-3 Host Adapter SCSI ID Selection Screen for AIC-7880
Host Adapter SCSI ID
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SCSI Parity Checking
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Host Adapter SCSI Termination
Figure 7-5 Host Adapter SCSI Termination Selection for AIC-7880
Use the cursor ( ) and Enter keys to make your selection.
Boot Device Options
SCSI Device Configuration
Chapter 7 - SCSISelect Configuration Utility 7-11
Figure 7-7 SCSI Device Configuration Screen for AIC-7880
Initiate Sync Negotiation
Maximum Sync Transfer Rate
Enable Disconnection
Initiate Wide Negotiation
Send Start Unit Command
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Advanced Configuration Options
Figure 7-8 Advanced Configuration Options Screen
Host Adapter BIOS
This option enables or disables the SCSI controller BIOS. The default setting is Enabled.
Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks
Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte
Display <Ctrl-A> Message During BIOS Initialization
Multiple Lun Support
BIOS Support for More Than 2 Drives
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7.2.2 SCSI Disk Utilities
Format Disk
Verify Disk Media
7.3 Configuring Multiple SCSI Controllers
7.4 Disk Drives Over 1 Gbyte
7.4.1 Extended Translation
7.4.2 The DOS 1 GByte Limit
7.4.3 When to Use Extended Translation
With MS-DOS 5.0 and Above
Drives With Mixed Partitions
Using Fdisk
Questions and Answers About Extended Translation
7.5 SCSI Troubleshooting Checklist
7.6 BIOS Startup Messages
7.6.1 Device connected, but not ready.
7.6.2 Start unit request failed.
7.6.3 Disk Drive Configuration Problems
Booting the Computer from a SCSI Drive
Using a Standard Drive as C and a SCSI Drive as D
Using a SCSI Drive as C and Another SCSI Drive as D
Computer Hangs, or SCSI Controller Cannot Always Find the Drives
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Appendix A System Resources
A.1 Memory Map
Table A-1 System Memory Map
A.2 I/O Address Map
Table A-2 System I/O Address Map
Table A-2 System I/O Address Map (continued)
A.3 Interrupt Channels
A.4 System Default Configuration
The following tables show your systems factory default configuration.
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Table A-8 System Security
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Appendix B SCSI Backplane Boards
B.1 Features
AcerAltos 19000 Users GuideB-2
B.2 Layout
Figure B-1 SCSI Backplane Board
B.3 Jumper Settings
B.4 Hard Disk ID Feature
B.5 Channel Configuration
Single-Channel Configuration
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Dual-Channel Configuration
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B.7 Using the Hot-swap Feature
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Appendix C Power Subsystem
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C.3 Removing a Power Supply Module
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C.4 Power Cable Connections
Table C-1 Power Backplane Connections
Figure C-9 illustrates the power cables that connect to the system board.
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Index A
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Release Note
AcerAltos 19000 Update
RDM LED Location
