Gateway 8300 46

diskette controller 8 IDE controller 8

LVD SCA activity indicators 10 LVD SCA, 3.5-inch 11 ultraSCSI controller 8

diskette 3.5-inch 11 controller 8

drive bay, SCSI SCA LVD 11

E

ECC

clear button 10 memory 8

error checking and correcting see ECC

error messages 5

errors, troubleshooting 6 expansion slots

PCI 8 PCI/ISA 8 PCI/RAIDport 8 shared 8

F

fans, chassis 14 FAQ, accessing vi FCC Notice 34 features

front panel 9 rear panel 12 system 8

flash BIOS 8 front panel

features 9 illustration 9

G

glossary, accessing on Internet vi

graphics DRAM 8 memory 8 PCI 8

guidelines for troubleshooting 6

H

hard drive

internal 3.5-inch bay 10 maintaining 18 RAID bay 11

SCA LVD SCSI bay 11 hot-swap

power supply modules 8, 13 SCSI drives 8, 11

I

IDE controller, ultra DMA 8 indicators

CPU activity 10 LVD SCA SCSI drive

power supply module failure 10 power supply modules 13 processor activity 10

Industry Canada Notice 35 InforManager™ 8

power supply 8 processor 8

Intel MP specification, selecting 15 ISA, expansion slots 8

K

keyboard cleaning 22 connecting 4 lock button 10

keylock, chassis 14

38 Gateway ALR 8300 User’s Guide

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