Acer Altos R300 Bedienungsanleitung

Altos R300User’s guideaa r300.book Page i Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:42 AM

xLaser compliance statementThe CD-ROM drive in this system is a laser product. The CD-ROM drive’s classification label (shown below) is located on th

4 BIOS Setup utility86CPU FrequencyThis parameter displays your CPU’s speed and bus frequency. Selecting this option displays the screen below: Param

87Single Processor MP TableEnabling this parameter allows BIOS to create a multiprocessor (MP) table for Windows NT use. In a single-processor system

4 BIOS Setup utility88Memory SettingsThis parameter allows you to configure the memory sockets when a memory fault is detected by your system. Select

89Power ManagementThe Power Management menu allows you to setup various power saving features, when the system is in standby or suspend mode.The scree

4 BIOS Setup utility90Error LogThe Error Log lets you specify the appropriate settings for the system’s event handling function. The system event log

91View Event LogThe screen below appears when you select the View Event Log parameter from the Event Log screen:The View Event Log screen displays th

4 BIOS Setup utility92Save SettingsUse this option to save the changes made and close the BIOS setup.The dialog box below appears when you select Sav

93Restore SettingsUse this option to return to the previous configuration settings.The dialog box below appears when you select Restore Settings from

4 BIOS Setup utility94Load Default SettingsUse this option to load the default settings for optimized system configuration. When you load the defaul

95Exit SetupExamine the system configuration values. When you are satisfied that all the values are correct, write them down. Store the recorded val

ContentsNotices iiiFCC notice iiiImportant safety information vImportant safety instructions viiImportant installation instructions ixLaser compl

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Appendix A: ASM quick installation guideaa r300.book Page 97 Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:42 AM

This appendix shows you how to install the ASM software package.aa r300.book Page 98 Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:42 AM

99Installing ASMAcer Server Manager (ASM) consists of the ASM Agent, ASM Management Server and ASM Console. These components are required to perform

Appendix A: ASM quick installation guide100System setupMake sure that your system meets the requirements listed above before proceeding. You may als

1014 Follow the installation wizard until you are prompted to choose the proper components you want to install. 5Select ASM Management Server then cl

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Appendix B: Altos R300 Rack installation guideaa r300.book Page 103 Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:42 AM

This appendix shows you how to install the Altos R300 on the optional rack mount kit.aa r300.book Page 104 Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:42 AM

105System rack installationImportant! Observe the electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions indicated on page 33 when perfoming the following procedur

Power-on problems 27Turning off your system 293 Upgrading your system 31Installation precautions 33ESD precautions 33Preinstallation instructions 33P

Appendix B: Altos R300 Rack installation guide106• Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature The maximum operating temperature of the system is 35 °C (9

107Vertical mounting hole patternThe four vertical rails of the system rack contain mounting holes arranged in a manner shown in the figure below: The

Appendix B: Altos R300 Rack installation guide108Screw types usedThe following screws are used in the assembly of the Altos R300 system and bundled r

109Installing cage nutsCage nuts are used to secure systems and other components to the vertical rails in the rack.To install cage nuts:1 Insert the l

Appendix B: Altos R300 Rack installation guide110Installing the system into the rackTo install the system into a four-post rack1 Extend the component

1113 Install the mounting rails to the rack by the following steps:a Install the left mounting rail with the cable carrier first to the rack using fiv

Appendix B: Altos R300 Rack installation guide1124 Attach the component rails and rack mount bracket to the system with sixteen M4 x L5 metal screws.

1136 Attach the cable carrier bracket to the rear of the system using two M4 x L5 metal screws.7 Align then slide the cable carrier to the cable carri

Appendix B: Altos R300 Rack installation guide1148 Insert the power, peripheral and networking cables into the appropriate ports. Refer to “Basic con

115To install the system into a two-post rackAttach the metal rails to the system with four M4 x L5 metal screws (1).Install Altos R300 into the rack

CPU Frequency 86Memory Settings 88Power Management 89Error Log 90View Event Log 91Save Settings 92Restore Settings 93Load Default Settings 94Exit Setu

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1 System overviewaa r300.book Page 1 Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:42 AM

The Altos R300 is a 1U, high-density, rack-mountable single-processor system loaded with a host of new and innovative features. The system offers a ne

3OverviewThe Altos R300 system is a PCI bus based processor system built on an optimized baseboard. It comes with a single socket 478 processor slot u

1 System overview4MemoryThe four DIMM sockets on board accept 256-, 512-MB or 1-GB DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM for a maximum memory capacity of up t

5LAN subsystemIntegrated in your system are two Gigabit Ethernet controllers, BCM5703 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet LAN controllers. With sophisticated

Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such cha

1 System overview6Features summaryThe system has the following major components:• FC-PGA (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array) 478 processor socket that support

7Weight The table below lists the weight of individual components used in the deployment of this system in third-party racks. Power consumptionThe ser

1 System overview8Thermal dissipationAltos R300 has the following cooling systems:• Three 4-cm CPU fans• One rear chassis fan A fully configured Alto

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This chapter discusses the features and components of your system. Instructions on how to set up your system and connect basic and optional peripheral

11External and internal structureFront panel No. Icon Description1CD-ROM drive 2 CD-ROM drive indicator3 CD-ROM drive eject button4 CD-ROM drive emer

2 System tour12Rear panel No. Icon Color Description1 Power cable socket2 Add-on low profile PCI card bracket thumbscrew3 Fan blower4 Add-on low pro

13Internal components 14 Power supply indicator15 System event indicatorNo. Item1 Power supply2 Slim type floppy disk drive (top)Hard disk drive (bott

2 System tour14System boardMainboard layoutThe mainboard becomes accessible once you open the system. It should look like the figure shown below.Ite

15CN5 24-pin ATX power supply connectorCN6 USB connectorCN7 Slim-type FDD connectorCN12 ARMC (Altos Remote Management Card) connectorCN13 Wake on LAN

iiiNoticesFCC noticeThis device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

2 System tour16JP6 IMB training jumperJP7 I2C bus connectorLAN1 andLAN2Broadcom BCM5703 Gigabit chipsLED5 Event LEDLED6 Power LEDP1 PCI slot (for deb

17Disk drivesYour system comes with the following disk drives: Floppy disk driveYour system’s 3.5-inch slim-type floppy disk drive can handle 1.44- a

2 System tour18CD-ROM driveYour system comes with a slim-type CD-ROM drive. This drive is located on the front panel of your system. The CD-ROM drive

19• Clean your CD-ROM drive periodically. You may refer to a cleaning kit for instructions. Cleaning kits can be purchased in any computer or electr

2 System tour20Preinstallation requirementsSelecting a siteBefore unpacking and installing the system, select a suitable site for the system for maxi

21Basic connectionsThe system unit, PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, and monitor constitute the basic system. Before connecting any other peripherals, conn

2 System tour22Connecting the PS/2 mouse Plug the PS/2 mouse cable into the PS/2 mouse port (green port) located on the rear panel of your system.N

23Connecting the VGA monitorTo connect the VGA monitor, simply plug the monitor cable into the monitor/VGA port (blue port) located on the rear pane

2 System tour24Connecting the power cablePlug the power cable into the power cable socket located on the rear panel of your system. Then plug the ot

25Connecting optionUSB devices Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus design that is capable of cascading low-/medium-speed peripherals (less than

ivUse conditionsThis part complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause

2 System tour26NetworkYou can connect your system to a Local Area Network (LAN) using a network cable. To do so, simply plug the network cable into

27Turning on your systemAfter making sure that you have set up the system properly and connected all the required cables, you can now power on your sy

2 System tour28• Loose or improperly connected internal power cables.Check the internal cable connections. If you are not confident to perform this

29Turning off your systemTo turn off your system in Windows, on the Windows taskbar click on the Start button, select Shut down from the drop-down win

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3 Upgrading your systemaa r300.book Page 31 Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:42 AM

This chapter contains basic information about your system board that you will find helpful when performing the instructions of the upgrade process whi

33Installation precautionsBefore you install any system component, we recommend that you read the following sections. These sections contain importan

3 Upgrading your system34Post-installation instructionsObserve the following after installing a system component:1 See to it that all components are

35Opening your systemCaution! Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off your system and all peripherals connected to it. Read the “Prei

vImportant safety informationChecking the power cordsWarning! To avoid electrical shock, do not attempt to modify or use the supplied AC power cord(s)

3 Upgrading your system36Replacing the system coverAlign the cover to the housing frame and then push it back in to slide it back into place (1). Tur

37Installing an expansion cardThis section explains how to install an expansion card. The onboard expansion slots support PCI (Peripheral Component In

3 Upgrading your system384 Align then insert the PCI card into the slot bracket (1) , then reinstall the metal bracket onto the housing (2). Secure t

39To install a PCI-SCSI card on PCI slot 21 Remove the system cover. See “Removing the system cover” on page 35 for more information.2 Remove the two

3 Upgrading your system404 Secure the metal bracket with the thumbscrew. 5 Reinstall the fan blower to the housing (1).Secure it with the screws remo

41Removing or installing the hard disk driveTo remove or install a hard disk drive:1 Remove the system cover. See “Removing the system cover” on page

3 Upgrading your system42To remove the hard disk drive under the floppy disk drive:a Disconnect the diskette drive (1), hard disk (2) and power cable

433 Remove the four screws that hold the hard disk to the disk frame (1) and pull out the hard disk drive (2). Keep the screws for later use. 4 Instal

3 Upgrading your system44b Connect all cables (4, 5, 6, 7). To install a floppy disk drive and hard disk drive assembly:a Slide the floppy disk driv

45Installing SCSI hard disksNote: Before you install a SCSI hard disk in your system, you need to install a SCSI controller card. The SCSI controller

viPrecautionary reminders• Power supply modulesPower supply modules have double-pole/neutral fusing.• Ventilation considerationsThe equipment rack mus

3 Upgrading your system46 7 Reinstall the fan blower.8 Replace the system cover.aa r300.book Page 46 Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:42 AM

47Removing and installing the CPUThe mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processor running at 533 MHz to 3.06 GHz or Intel® Celeron processor runnin

3 Upgrading your system484 Loosen the two screws that hold the heatsink to the heatsink base (1) then flip the clips outward (2). Remove the heatsink

493 Align the the new CPU into its socket (1). Make sure that pin 1 (indicated by a notched corner) of the CPU connects to hole 1 of the socket (2).P

3 Upgrading your system50Removing and installing memory modulesThe four DIMM sockets on board accept 256-, 512-MB and 1-GB DDR (Double Data Rate) SD

513 Press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DDR DIMM (1). Gently pull the DDR DIMM out of the socket (2). Note: Pla

3 Upgrading your system522 Align the DDR DIMM with the socket (1). Press the holding clips inward to lock the DDR DIMM in place (2).Note: The DDR DIM

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This chapter gives information about the system BIOS and discusses how to configure the system by changing the settings of the BIOS parameters.aa r300

55BIOS Setup utilityThe BIOS Setup utility is a hardware configuration program built into your system's Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). Since

viiImportant safety instructionsRead these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future reference.1 Follow all warnings and instruction

4 BIOS Setup utility56Entering SetupPower on the system to start the system POST (Power On Self Test) process. While booting, press the key combinati

57Configuration/Setup Utility main menu Advanced Setup Utility main menuIn the descriptive table following each of the main menu option screens: • An

4 BIOS Setup utility58System SummaryThe System Summary menu displays basic information about the system. The screen below appears when you select Sys

59IDE Hard Disk Drive 3 Indicates a hard disk type.Total Memory Total amount of onboard memory. The memory size is automatically detected by BIOS du

4 BIOS Setup utility60Product InformationProduct Information menu displays the general data about the system, such as the product name, BIOS version,

61Devices and I/O PortsDevices and I/O Ports allows you to configure the onboard communication ports and the onboard devices. Selecting this option di

4 BIOS Setup utility62Floppy Disk ControllerEnables or disables the onboard floppy disk drive controller.EnabledDisabledIDE Controller Enables or dis

63Console RedirectionThe screen below appears when you select the Console Redirection parameter from the Devices and I/O Ports screen: Parameter Descr

4 BIOS Setup utility64COM Port Baud RateThis parameter lets you set the transfer rate of the COM port. The parameter setting depends on your modem sp

65Listed in the table below are the commonly used hot keys. You can only activate the key mapping when Console Redirection function is enabled. Hot k

viiid If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the opera

4 BIOS Setup utility66Serial Port SetupThe screen below appears when you select the Serial Port Setup parameter from the Devices and I/O Ports scree

67USB SetupThe screen below appears when you select the USB Setup parameter from the Devices and I/O Ports screen: Parameter Description OptionUSB S

4 BIOS Setup utility68IDE Primary Master DeviceThe screen below appears when you select any of the the IDE drive parameters from the Devices and I/O

69 Sector Specifies the number of sectors in your hard disk, and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting.User input Size Spe

4 BIOS Setup utility70Advanced PIO Mode *When set to Auto, the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed hard disk supports the function. I

71IDE Secondary Master DeviceThe screen below appears when you select any of the the IDE drive parameters from the Devices and I/O Ports screen: Para

4 BIOS Setup utility72DMA Transfer Mode *The Ultra DMA and Multi-DMA modes enhance hard disk performance by increasing the transfer rate. However, b

73Start OptionsStart Options allows you to specify your preferred settings for boot up. The screen below appears when you select Start Options from th

4 BIOS Setup utility74Quiet Boot Enables or disables the Quiet boot function. When set to Enabled, BIOS setup is in graphical mode and displays only

75Startup SequenceThe screen below appears when you select the Startup Sequence parameter from the Start Options screen:Parameter Description OptionF

ixImportant installation instructionsSince Altos R300 is also considered to be rack-mountable, instructions addressing suitable installation of the eq

4 BIOS Setup utility76Date and TimeThe real-time clock keeps the system date and time. After setting the date and time, you do not need to enter them

77System SecurityThe System Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system from unauthorized use by setting up access passwords.The scre

4 BIOS Setup utility78 Floppy Drive Sets the control level of the floppy drive. NormalWrite Protect All SectorsWrite Protect Boot Sectors Disabled H

79Setting and changing the passwordTo set or change an Administrator/User password:1 Enable the Administrator Password or User Password parameter in t

4 BIOS Setup utility807 Choose Yes to save your settings and exit Setup. Your password will be saved to CMOS.Removing a passwordTo remove your Admin

81Advanced SetupCaution! To avoid damaging the system, do not change any settings in the Advanced Setup submenus unless you are a qualified technicia

4 BIOS Setup utility82Memory/Cache OptionsMemory/Cache Options allows you to configure the advanced system memory functions. Selecting this option d

83PnP/PCI OptionsPnP/PCI Options allows you to specify the settings for your PCI devices. Selecting this option displays the screen below: Parameter

4 BIOS Setup utility84Onboard LAN 1Onboard LAN 2When you set the PCI IRQ Setting parameter to Auto, this parameter specifies the auto-assigned interr

85VGA Palette SnoopThis parameter permits you to use the palette snooping feature if you installed more than one VGA card in the system.The VGA palett