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Acer Altos G300 User's guide Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual , and purchase information. No part of this publication may be - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 3
limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio be determined by turning the device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 4
complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice: Canadian users This Class - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 5
servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: 12 When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed a If liquid has been spilled into the product b If the product has been exposed to rain or water c If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 6
. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. ADVARSEL! Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Léver det brugte - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 7
vii eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren. Kassera anvãnt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion. VAROITUS Päristo voi räjähtää, jos se on virheellisesti asennettu. Vaihda paristo ainoastaan laitevalmistajan suosittelemaan tyyppiin. Hävitä käytetty paristo valmistajan - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 8
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Memory 4 System chipsets 4 ServerWorks GC-SL chipset 4 LAN subsystem 4 Expansion slots 5 PCI bus 5 Hardware management support Connecting the power cable 11 System startup 12 Power-on problems 13 Connecting instructions 31 Post-installation instructions 32 Opening your system - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 10
40 Installing a CPU 40 Removing a CPU 41 Installing and removing memory modules 43 Reconfiguring the system 44 Installing expansion cards 45 4 Setup 66 Remote Access Configuration 68 Setup submenu: Power 69 Setup submenu: Boot 70 Boot Device Priority 71 Hard Disk Drives 72 - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 11
Codes Bootblock Recovery Codes Uncompressed Initialization Codes Bus Checkpoint Codes Additional Bus Checkpoints High Byte Appendix B: ASM quick installation guide Installing ASM System requirements ASM Agent ASM Console System setup Installing ASM Agent Installing ASM Console xi 76 77 79 - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 12
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1 Getting started - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 14
The Acer Altos G300 is a PCI bus based single processor system loaded with a host of new and innovative features. The system offers a new standard for flexible productivity ideal for local or wide area networks and multiuser server environments. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 15
3 Overview The Acer Altos G300 is a PCI bus based single processor system board built on an DIMM sockets that allow memory installation to a maximum of 4GB using four 1GB Registered DDR SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) with ECC DIMMs. For connectivity, the system board supports two USB (Universal Serial - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 16
memory system in BIOS is enabled. The system board supports DDR266 SDRAMs; PC-133, PC-100, PC-66 MHz SDRAMs are not supported. System chipsets ServerWorks GC-SL chipset The ServerWorks GC-SL+SL chipset was specifically supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 based power - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 17
It also offers Plug-andPlay. This feature saves the user from configuration troubles, thus making the system more user-friendly. Additional features include hardware support for ASM (Advanced Server Management). ASM detects CPU thermal condition problems, CPU working voltage detection (±12V/±5V/3.3V - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 18
with a maximum memory upgrade of 4-GB • On-board ATI Rage XL and 5 PCI bus slots with 4 supporting 64-bit PCI • System clock/calendar with battery backup • IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces • Auxiliary power connector for 300W SPS and ATX power supply • Advanced Server Management (ASM - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 19
factors when choosing a site for the system: • Near a grounded power outlet • Clean and dust-free • Sturdy surface free from vibration • following items from the package: • Acer Altos G300 system • Acer Altos G300 user's guide (with system binder) • CD-ROM driver kits • System keys (hung inside - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 20
8 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 - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 21
9 Connecting the mouse - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 22
10 Connecting the VGA monitor 1 Getting started Connecting to the network - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 23
11 Connecting the power cable - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 24
indicate if the system is running well or not. Note: If the system does not turn on or boot after pressing the power button, go to the next section for the possible causes of the boot failure. Aside from the self-test messages, you can determine if the system is in good condition - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 25
have caused the boot failure. • The external power cable may be loosely connected. Check the power cable connection from the power source to the power socket on the rear panel. Make sure that each cable is properly connected to each power supply. • No power comes from the grounded power outlet. Have - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 26
14 Connecting options 1 Getting started Printer To connect a printer, plug the printer cable into the parallel port located on the rear panel of your computer. USB devices Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a new serial bus design that is capable of cascading low-/medium-speed peripherals (less than - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 27
15 To connect a USB device, simply plug the device cable into any of the USB ports. Note: Most USB devices have a built-in USB port which allows you to daisychain other devices. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 28
16 1 Getting started - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 29
2 System tour - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 30
This chapter discusses the features and components of your computer. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 31
and internal structure Front panel No. Description 1 CD-ROM drive stop/eject button 2 CD-ROM drive play/forward button 3 CD-ROM drive LED 4 and 6 CD-ROM volume control 5 CD-ROM drive tray 7 CD-ROM drive earphone socket 8 Altos EasyStor Cage (Removable HDD tray) 9 Floppy disk - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 32
20 2 System tour No. Description 10 Floppy disk drive eject button 11 Power button 12 System power LED 13 Hard disk access LED 14 Warning LED - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 33
21 Rear panel No. Description 1 Power cable socket 2 Power Supply Fan 3 System fan 4 PS/2 mouse port 5 PS/2 keyboard port 6 USB ports 7 Serial port 8 Parallel port 9 VGA port 10 LAN port 11 PCI expansion card slots - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 34
22 Internal components 2 System tour No. Description 1 Power supply 2 System board 3 5.25-inch drive bays 4 Altos EasyStor Cage (Removable HDD tray) 5 System fan 6 PCI expansion card slots - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 35
23 System board layout Item KM1 USB1 COM1 CN3 Description PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse USB Connector * 2 Serial Port VGA Port - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 36
J3 J4 U6 U5 U9 JP2 J5 JP3 JP7 JP5 J7 Description Parallel Port RJ45 LAN Port Intel® 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller ATI RageXL Power Connector (4-pin) Power Connector (20-pin) System FAN2 System FAN1 CPU FAN DDR DIMM A DDR DIMM B DDR DIMM C DDR DIMM D P4 CPU Socket 478 North Bridge (CMIC - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 37
25 Item Description J8 64-bit/33MHz/3.3V PCI Slot 4 J10 64-bit/33MHz/3.3V PCI Slot 3 J11 64-bit/33MHz/3.3V PCI Slot 2 J12 32-bit/33MHz/3.3V PCI Slot 1 J13 Jumper Setting U44 BIOS BT1 Battery BZ1 Buzzer Port80LED Diagnostics LED - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 38
26 Control Panel (JP3) 2 System tour Jumper Setting (J13) PIN 1-2 Function Clear password Default setting ON - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 39
27 PIN 3-4 PIN 5-6 Function Clear NVRAM Recover BIOS ROM Default setting OFF OFF Diagnostics LED (Port80LED) Note: Diagnostics LED show POST checkpoint codes when BIOS performs the Power On Self Test. See page 82. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 40
28 2 System tour - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 41
3 Upgrading your system - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 42
This chapter contains instructions on how to upgrade your computer. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 43
installation instructions. and attach it to a metal part of the computer before handling components protection. Preinstallation instructions Always observe the the power outlets. 2 Open your computer according to the instructions on the following sections for specific instructions on the component you - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 44
Observe the following after installing a computer component: 1 See to it that the components are installed according to the step- by-step instructions in their respective sections. 2 Replace any expansion boards or peripherals that you removed earlier. 3 Replace the computer cover. 4 Connect the - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 45
Opening your system Caution: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off your computer and all peripherals connected to it. Read the "Preinstallation instructions" on page 31. You need to open your computer before you can install additional components. See the following section for - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 46
confident of your capability to perform them. Otherwise, ask a service technician for assistance. A microswitch is allocated on the right to protect against unauthorized access. To remove the side panels: 1 Turn off the power to the system unit and unplug all cables. 2 Place the system unit on a - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 47
35 5 Detach the side panel. 6 Repeat steps 4 to 5 to remove the other side panel. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 48
storage device: 1 Open the front panel door and pull down the door of the Altos EasyStor Cage. 2 Remove the thumb screws from the Altos EasyStor Cage. 3 Pull out the Altos EasyStor Cage. 4 Disconnect the power cable of the hard disk fan. 5 Disconnect the power and signal cable from the old drive. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 49
37 6 Remove the four screws with a Philips screw driver and remove the old drive from the 3.5-inch hard disk tray. Note 1: Pull down the door of the EasyStor Cage till it clicks into place. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 50
38 3 Upgrading your system Installing a hard disk To install a hard disk drive into the hard disk frame: 1 Insert the drive tray. 2 Secure the drive tray with two screws. 3 Connect the power and signal cables. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 51
39 Installing a DLT To install a DLT drive into the 5.25-drive frame. 1 Insert the DLT. 2 Secure the DLT with two screws. 3 Connect the power and signal cables. Note: DLT drive should be installed in the 1st or 2nd 5.25-inch drive tray. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 52
in a mPGA478 package. The mPGA478 package is designed for the new breed of sleek, high performance, small form factor PCs. The system board supports a Pentium 4 processor running start at 1.6 GHz and future generations of Pentium CPUs. Caution: Always observe the ESD precautions when installing or - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 53
41 3 Attach one side of the fan/heatsink metal bracket to the CPU socket and then gently push down the other side of the metal bracket until it locks in place. 4 Connect the 3-pin fan/thermal cable to the system board. Refer to section "System board layout" on page 23 for the location of the fan/ - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 54
42 3 Upgrading your system 3 Gently push the socket lever down to release the lever and then pull it up. 4 Remove the CPU. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 55
DDR SDRAM-type DIMMs. You may install 128-MB, 256-MB, 512-MB, or 1-GB DIMMs for a maximum of 4-GB system memory. This system board supports DDR266 266MHz SDRAM. Each of the DIMM socket is independent from the others. This independence allows you to install DIMMs with different capacities to form - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 56
DIMM before you press the holding clips to gently disengage the DIMM from the socket. Reconfiguring the system The system automatically detects the amount of memory installed. Run Setup to view the new value for total system - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 57
45 Installing expansion cards There are two kinds of expansion slots available in this system board. These are 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) and 64-bit PCI. To install expansion cards: 1 Locate an empty expansion slot on the system board. 2 Remove the metal bracket located opposite - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 58
46 3 Upgrading your system 4 Secure the card to the housing with a screw. When you turn on the system, BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the new device. Note: BIOS detects and configures only PnP (Plug n Play) expansion cards. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 59
4 Setup utility - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 60
This chapter gives information about the system BIOS and tells how to configure the system by changing the settings of the BIOS parameters. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 61
computer unless you get a Run Setup message. The Setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM. Note: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad. In this case, the system - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 62
BIOS CMOS chip with support for Windows Plug and Play. This CMOS chip contains the ROM Setup instructions for configuring the mainboard's BIOS. The BIOS Power Management configuration • When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup BIOS Setup Options at Boot The user will - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 63
51 Setup submenu: Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exit AMIBIOS Version : BIOS Build Date : BIOS ID : Processor Type : Processor Speed : Processor Cache : System Memory : 07.00.xx 05/07/02 T133A01 IntelÆ PentiumÆ 4 2200MHz 512KB 2048MB System Time System Date [14: - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 64
4 Setup utility Parameter Description Options System Memory Total amount of system memory, which N/A is automatically detected by BIOS during the POST; if you install additional memory, the system automatically adjusts this parameter to display the new memory size. System Time Use these items - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 65
53 Setup submenu: Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exit Setup Warning Setting items on this screen to incorrect values may cause the system to malfunction! SuperIO Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration OnBoard - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 66
(Extended Capabilities Port). • Parallel Port DMA Channel These items are not available in most circumstances. If they are available, use them to allocate DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel for the parallel port. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 67
Master Primary IDE Slave Device detected as primary IDE master. Device detected as primary IDE slave. Manual configure IDE device parameters if device could not been detected by BIOS. Secondary IDE Master Device detected as secondary IDE master. Secondary IDE Slave Device detected as secondary - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 68
Parameter IDE channel 3 mode Description Configure the operation mode for 3rd IDE channel. Different O.S. IDE driver might require different operation mode.Choose Native mode for Windows 2000, NT, .NET, Unixware, are using a very old drive that can't be detected, you can install it manually. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 69
Not Installed Select the hard disk drive translation method. For drivers with more than 504MB, the LBA mode is necessary. Auto Disabled Auto: The Data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it. Disable: The Data transfer from and to the device - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 70
the S.M.A.R.T (SelfMonitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) in the internal hard disk. If 'Auto' is selected, the BIOS will enable the S.M.A.R.T if the driver supported. Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Enable/disable 32bit data transfer. Enabled Disabled ARMD Select ARMD device - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 71
59 Secondary IDE Master (if attached ATAPI CDROM) Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Secondary IDE Master Device : A TAPI CDROM Vendor : MA TSHITA CD-177 LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async Mode : MultiW ord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-2 Type [ - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 72
60 4 Setup utility Floppy Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Floppy Configuration Select the Floppy drive type. Floppy A [1.44MB 31/2î] + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 73
Save and Exit Exit V02.03 ©Copyright 1985-2000, American Megatrends Inc. Parameter Legacy USB Support Description Enable support for legacy USB. PCI Slot-1 IRQ Manually configure the IRQ of PCI slot-1. Preference PCI Slot-2 IRQ Manually configure the IRQ of PCI slot-2. Preference PCI Slot-3 IRQ - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 74
62 4 Setup utility Boot Settings Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration Bootup Num-Lock [On] Select Power-on state for Numlock. + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit V02.03 ©Copyright 1985-2000, American - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 75
63 Event Log Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Event Log Configuration Enabled: Allow logging of events. Event Log Area: Event Log Data: Space Available Valid Event Logging ECC Event Logging Intrusion - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 76
value as 'disabled' at next time No system boot if this item is enabled. This allows user to see the detail N/A BIOS and IPMI event. Mark all events in the event log area N/A as read. View Event Log This allows user to see the detail BIOS and IPMI event. 00/00/00 00/00/00 - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 77
65 OnBoard Devices Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY OnBoard Devices Configuration OnBoard LAN OnBoard PCI VGA [Enabled] [Enabled] + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 78
66 4 Setup utility System Hardware Monitor If your mainboard supports hardware monitoring, these items are auto-detected and the results are reported. You cannot make changes to these items. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Health Monitoring Hardware Case Status Current CPU1 Temp. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 79
67 Parameter Voltage monitoring Description Press 'Enter' to view the voltage monitored. Voltage monitoring Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY System Health Monitoring Hardware VTT 1.2408 V Vcc 12V 11.9375 V Vcc 5V 4.9660 V Vcc 3.3V 3.3024 V Vcc 2.5V 2.4960 V CPU Vcore 1.4554 V LAN - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 80
68 4 Setup utility Remote Access Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Remote Access type and parameters Select remote access type Remote Access [Serial (ANSI)] Serial Port Mode [115200 8,n,1] + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 81
69 Setup submenu: Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exit AC Power Failure Power Button Mode Enable RTC Resuming From S4 [Last State] [On/Off] [Enabled] + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 82
70 Setup submenu: Boot Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Security Exit Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Devices ATAPI CDROM Drives 4 Setup utility Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 83
device type. 2nd Boot Device Configure the second boot device type. If first boot device fail to boot the system, BIOS will try to boot the system from 2nd boot device. ... Nth Boot Device Configure the N-th boot device type. If N-1 th boot device fail to boot the system, the BIOS will try to - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 84
72 4 Setup utility Hard Disk Drives BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot 1st Hard Drive [IDE PRIMARY MASTER - IBM-DATA-3] 2nd Hard Drive [IDE PRIMARY SLAVE - IBM-DATA-35] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 85
73 Removable Devices 1st Removable Dev BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot [1st Floppy] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. + F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit V02.03 ©Copyright 1985-2000, - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 86
74 4 Setup utility ATAPI CDROM Drives BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot 1st ATAPI CDROM [IDE SECONDARY MASTER - MATSHITA] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. + the first ATAPI CDROM to boot the system. Only first CDROM could boot the system. Options CD-ROM available to the system. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 87
75 Setup submenu: Security BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exit Supervisor Password : User Password : Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Not Installed Not Installed Install or Change the password. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 88
76 4 Setup utility Setup submenu: Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Security Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Discard Changes Exit system setup with saving the changes. Select Screen - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 89
77 The optimal settings default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other kinds of low-performance components. Auto Configuration with Fail-Safe Settings If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box asks - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 90
78 4 Setup utility - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 91
Appendix A: AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 92
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NMI is disabled. Power on delay is memory sizing next. D4h Returning to real mode. Executing any OEM patches and setting the stack next. D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM the system BIOS checksum. If either was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 94
next. E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next. E6h Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal cache memory. Edh Initializing the floppy drive. Eeh Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the first sector of the diskette. Efh A read - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 95
of execution. These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM. Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition. 05h The BIOS stack has been built. Next, disabling cache memory. 06h Uncompressing the POST code next. 07h Next - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 96
keys were pressed during power on. Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second on/off time next. 23h Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next. Making the BIOS - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 97
passing control to it. 2Dh The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control. 2Eh memory read/write test is about to begin. 30h The display memory read/write test passed. Look for retrace checking next. 31h The display memory - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 98
Checkpoint Code Description 37h The display mode is set. Displaying the power on message next. 38h Initializing the bus input, IPL, message next. 3Bh The Hit message is displayed. The protected mode memory test is about to start. 40h Preparing the descriptor tables next. 42h The - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 99
soft reset next. If this is a power on situation, going to checkpoint 4Eh next. 4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Clearing the memory above 1 MB next. 4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset. Saving the memory size next. Going to checkpoint 52h - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 100
88 Appendix A: AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing. Clearing the Hit message next. for a locked key next. 84h Locked key checking is over. Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 101
Description 85h The memory size check is The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed. Displaying the power on screen message next. 8Bh The first screen displayed. Performing the PS/ 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next. 8Ch Programming the WINBIOS Setup - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 102
The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST. Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set. Programming the memory wait states next. A5h Memory wait state programming is over. Clearing the screen and - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 103
. B0h The system configuration is displayed. B1h Copying any code to specific areas. 00h Code copying to specific areas is done. Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next. Bus Checkpoint Codes The system BIOS passes control to different buses at the following checkpoints: Checkpoint Code - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 104
to I/O port address 0080h as word to identify the routines being executed. These are word checkpoints. The low byte of checkpoint is the system BIOS checkpoint where control is passed to the different bus routines. The high byte of checkpoint indicates that the routine is being executed in different - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 105
Appendix B: ASM quick installation guide - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 106
This appendix shows you how to install the ASM software package. - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 107
ASM Acer Server Manager (ASM) consists of the ASM Console and the ASM Agent. These two components are both required to perform server or Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server operating system ASM Console • Intel Pentium III (500 MHz) or higher processor • 128 MB of RAM • SCSI/IDE hard drive - Acer Altos G300 | Acer Altos G300 User's Guide - Page 108
initialized. 4 Follow all onscreen instructions to complete installation. For detailed instructions on installing ASM Agent, refer to the ASM User's manual. To launch the program, on the Windows taskbar click on the Start button, point to Programs, select Acer Server Management Suite then click ASM
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