Acer G300 - page 20

1 Getting started

Basic connections

The system unit, keyboard, mouse, and monitor constitute the basic

system. Before connecting any other peripherals, connect these

peripherals first to test if the system is running properly.

Connecting the keyboard

Contents

Main Page Notices FCC notice Important safety instructions Laser compliance statement Lithium battery statement Page Page Contents 1 Getting started 1 2 System tour 17 3 Upgrading your system 29 4 Setup utility 47 Page Page Page Page Overview Processor Memory System chipsets ServerWorks GC-SL chipset LAN subsystem Expansion slots PCI bus Hardware management support Features summary Preinstallation requirements Selecting a site Checking the package contents Page Page Page Page System startup Power-on problems Connecting options Page Page Page Page External and internal structure Front panel Page Rear panel Internal components Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Installation precautions ESD precautions Preinstallation instructions Post-installation instructions Opening your system Removing the front panel Removing the side panels Page Installing and removing storage devices Replacing a 3.5-inch or a 5.25-inch storage device Page Page Page Installing and removing the CPU Installing a CPU Removing a CPU Page Installing and removing memory modules Reconfiguring the system Installing expansion cards Page Page Page Introduction Setup Menu Setup submenu: Main Page Setup submenu: Advanced SuperIO Configuration IDE Configuration Auto Detect Hard Disks Primary IDE Master (if attached Hard Disk) Page Secondary IDE Master (if attached ATAPI CDROM) Secondary IDE Slave (if no attached) Floppy Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Event Log Configuration 64 View Event Log This allows user to see the detail BIOS and IPMI event. Mark All Events As Read MarkAllEventLogRecordsAsRead [OK][Cancel] 65 OnBoard Devices Configuration System Health Monitoring Hardware Hardware Monitor Setup Page Enable or disable onboard VGA. Enabled Disabled 66 System Hardware Monitor Voltage monitoring Press Enter to view the voltage monitored. Voltage monitoring Parameter Description Remote Access Configuration Setup submenu: Power Setup submenu: Boot Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Devices ATAPI CDROM Drives Setup submenu: Security 76 Setup submenu: Exit Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings Auto Configuration with Fail-Safe Settings Page Page Page 81 AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: 82 POST Checkpoint Codes Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: 83 Uncompressed Initialization Codes Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 91 Bus Checkpoint Codes The system BIOS passes control to different buses at the following checkpoints: Additional Bus Checkpoints High Byte Page Page Installing ASM System requirements ASM Agent ASM Console System setup Installing ASM Agent Installing ASM Console