Gateway 8300 Index, Numerics

Index

Numerics

3.5-inch

diskette drive 11 internal drive bay 10 LVD SCA drives 11

5.25-inch devices 11

A

abbreviations 26

AC power, power supply 2 AC-in connector

connecting 4 power supply 13

activity indicators 10 CPU 10

LVD SCA SCSI 10 power supply modules 13 processor 10

Australia/New Zealand Notice 36

B

backplane, RAID 11 BIOS

correctable errors 5

MP version selection 15 year 2000 ready 8

button

ECC clear 10 keyboard lock 10 on/off 10 power 10

C

case, cleaning 23 CE Notice 35 chassis fan 14

chassis keylock 14 Cirrus Logic video chip 8 cleaning

computer case 23 hard drive 18 keyboard 22 monitor case 23 monitor screen 23 mouse 22

configuration, verifying 6 connecting

AC power 4 keyboard 4 monitor 4 mouse 4, 14 peripherals 3 serial mouse 14 video 4

controller diskette 8 IDE 8 ultraSCSI 8

correcting BIOS configuration errors 5

CPU

activity indicators 10 InforManager 8

operating systems supported 15 testing 4

D

definitions of terms 30 DIMM, supported 8

Disk Defragmenter, using 19 disk drive

3.5-inch diskette 11

Index 37

Contents

Gateway ALR 8300 User’s Guide Page Contents Maintaining the hard drive Cleaning the keyboard Cleaning the computer and monitor cases Appendix Industry Canada notice Preface Conventions used in this guide Safety instructions Page Additional information sources The Gateway Support Center Getting Started Before You begin Setting up the system Inspecting the contents Setting up the server To Connect Peripherals Starting the system Quick check Looking things over Verifying your configuration Troubleshooting guidelines System Features Basic features Front panel Buttons Internal 3.5-inchdrive bay LED indicators 5.25-inchdrive bays Bezel doors and keylock RAID bay backplane 3.5-InchLVD SCA drive bays 3.5-inchdiskette drive Rear panel Power supplies Power supply status lights Voltage selector switches AC power-inconnectors Fans Chassis keylock Expansion slot cover plates I/O ports Operating systems Page Maintaining and Cleaning Your System Maintaining the system Maintaining the hard drive Using ScanDisk To Start ScanDisk Using Disk Defragmenter To Run Disk Defragmenter Computer Virus notice To Prevent Virus Infection Cleaning the system Cleaning the mouse To Clean the Mouse Cleaning the keyboard Cleaning the monitor screen Cleaning the computer and monitor cases Page Appendix Acronyms and abbreviations EPP ESD FAT IDE I/O PIC PIO PnP POST PS/2 USB VAC VGA VRM Terms and definitions Disk Diskette - A removable disk, also called a floppy Hard drive I/O Operating system Refresh rate Resolution Page FCC notice Industry Canada notice CE notice VCCI notice Australia/New Zealand notice Index Page Page supported 8 rear panel features 12 illustration regulatory compliance statements 34 reset button safety guidelines safety, closing the bezel doors