Gateway ALR 7200 manuel d'utilisation

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    Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Part #8 503435 A MAN SYS U S 7200 USR G DE R0 7/98 In our effort to use nature’s resources efficiently and wisely , we print all manuals on recycled papers that meet the minimum require ments establis hed by the Federal EPA in its guidelines for recycled paper pro ducts. 3435.boo P age i Thursday, August 6, 199 8 7[...]

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    ii Notices Copyrig ht © 1998 Gatew ay 2000, Inc. All Rights R eserved 610 Gatewa y Drive N. Siou x City , SD 570 49 USA All Rights Reserved This pub lication is prote cted by copyr ight and all righ ts are reserve d. No part of it may be reproduce d or transmi tted by any mea ns or in any form, wi thout prior con sent in writi ng from Gatewa y 200[...]

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    iii Contents Preface .. .......... .............. .............. .............. .............. ......... ......... v About This Guide .................................... ................................... ............ vi Conventions Used in this Guid e ................................................ .......... vii Chapter 1: Get ting S tarted ..[...]

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    iv Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Cleaning the Computer and Monitor C ases .............................. .... 25 Append ix A: Regulatory Compliance State ments ...... ........... 27 FCC Notice.................................... .................................................... .... 28 Industry Canada Notice ................ ..................[...]

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    Preface Contents About This Guide ........................................... ........ vi Conventions Used in this Guid e... ......................... vii 3435.boo P age v Thursda y, August 6, 1 998 7:12 AM[...]

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    vi Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide About Th is Guide The pur pose of th is User’ s Guide is to help y ou unpack, assemb le, and install t he system. This guide pro v ides step-b y-step setup and o perating instructions along with d etailed illustra tions throughout t he document. Belo w is a summary of the sections to f ollo w: Chapter 1: Getting[...]

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    Conventions Used in this Guide vii Conventions Used in this Guide Throughout this boo klet, you will see the fol lo wing con ventions : C ONVENTION D ESCRIPTION E N TER A key na me corres pon ds to a key on the ke yboard. C TRL + A LT + D EL A plus s ign indi cates tha t the keys on either side of it mu st be presse d simu ltaneously . Setup Comman[...]

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    viii Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide 3435.boo P age viii Thursd ay, August 6, 1 998 7:12 AM[...]

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    Chapter 1: Getting Started Contents Before You Begin .................................................... 2 Assembling Your System........................................ 3 Inspecting the Content s ......... ........................... 3 Connecting Periphe rals ......... ........................... 4 Powering Up the System .........................[...]

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    2 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Before Y ou Begin Congratulations on your purchase. W ith the ar riv al of your ne w system, you are probab l y eager to assemb le the computer and ha ve it operat ing. This section helps you accompli sh the follo wing: • Assemb ling the system • Connecting the monit or and keyboar d • P o w ering up the s ys[...]

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    Assembling You r System 3 Assembling Y our System 1. Prepare a clean, flat, and f i r m surface for y our computer . All o w at least thre e inches at the rear of the chassis for cabling and ai r circulati on. 2. Protect y our computer from e xtreme temperature and humidi ty . Do not expos e your comput er to direct sunlight, heat er ducts, and oth[...]

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    4 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Connecting Pe ripherals Refer to F igure 1 and the follo wing procedur es when conne cting optional peripherals to your s ystem. F igur e 1: Connecting P eripher als 1. Connect the k eyboard and mouse to thei r respecti ve ports, using the pictures embosse d on the system’ s back panel as a guide. 2. Connect the [...]

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    Assembling You r System 5 4. V erify that the V oltage Selector Swi tch on the po w er suppl y is set for the proper v oltage (1 15V or 230V). 5. Connect the syste m po w er cable t o the A C-In po w er socket on the po w er suppl y. 6. Connect the other end of the system po w er cab le to an A C outl et. 3435.boo P age 5 Thursda y, August 6, 1 998[...]

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    6 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Powering Up the System Press the On/Of f switch on the front panel, and the green LED on the front panel will il luminate ON. If y ou turn off y our system, y ou must w ait at least ten se conds before y ou turn the system back on. The system self- checks the memor y e ven if the monitor is not connected. If the mo[...]

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    Powering Up the S ystem 7 Looking Things Over Sometimes, the simplest things can cause troub le. T o av oid unnecessary service calls, be sure y ou check o v er the basics be fore you call for support. In an y complex sy stem, there is potential for a forgotten c onnection, a for gotten switch or a loose connector . Before po w ering up the system,[...]

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    8 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide 3435.boo P age 8 Thursda y, August 6, 1 998 7:12 AM[...]

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    Chapter 2: System Features Contents Basic Features ................................................. ....... 10 Front Panel . ................................... ......................... 11 Storage Bays ............................................ ....... 11 Buttons ................................... ......................... 12 LED Indicators ..[...]

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    10 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Basic Features • Inte l P e ntiu m ® II processor (speed depe nds on the model) • SMP design supporting up to tw o processor modules; Intel MP Specif ication V1.1 and 1.4 compliant • 32-bit PCI and 16-bit ISA bus master; 64-bit processor and memor y data path; e xtended PCI-to-PCI bri dge support • 32-MB [...]

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    Front Panel 11 Front P anel The front panel of the system is equipped wit h switches, LEDs, and dri ve ba ys. F igure 2 sho ws the f ront panel and the tab le belo w pro vides t he key . F igur e 2: F r ont P anel Storage Bays The system can suppor t up to se ven de vices in the follo wing ba ys: • Three 5.25-inch fr ont accessib le ba ys that su[...]

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    12 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide • Three 3.5-inch: t w o external ba ys, one of w hich has a factory- installed , 1.44-MB 3.5-inch flopp y disk dri ve. The third ( bottom) ba y is an inte r nal ba y . • One 3.5-inch internal dri ve ba y mounted bene ath the po w er suppl y w hich has a factory-installed hard dr iv e Buttons There are thre e b[...]

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    Front Panel 13 Bezel Door and Keylock The bezel door of fers acce ss to the 3.5-inch flopp y disk dri v e, the other external 3.5-inc h driv e ba y and the 5.25-inch dri ve ba ys. The door ca n be lock ed to prev ent unauthorized access. Warning! The bezel door must be closed and locked while the system is running. 3435.boo P age 13 Thursda y, Augu[...]

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    14 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Rear Panel The rear panel of the system is equipped with I /O por ts, connectors, and sw itches. Fi gure 3 sho ws t he rear panel of the syst em and the tab le belo w pro vides the key to t he f igure. F igur e 3: Rear P anel Power Supply Connectors The system supports one 300-W att po w er suppl y . A Vo lta ge s[...]

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    Rear Panel 15 V oltage Sel ector Switch Located on the back of the po w er suppl y module, this s witch must be set to the proper A C l ine vol tage used in your locality (115V A C or 230V A C). AC Power-In Connector This is a connect or into the po w er suppl y w hich pro vides the electrical cur rent to the system and its periphe rals. Using the [...]

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    16 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Operating Systems The System is 100% Intel MP Specif ication V1.1 or V1.4, BIOS-selectab le compliant. The foll o wing operating systems s uppor t SMP: • No v ell NetW are SMP 4.1 and 4.11 • SCO UNIX 3.2.4.2 • SCO UNIX ODT 3.0 • SCO UNIX Open Server 5.X • UnixW are 2.01 and 2.1 • Solaris ® 2.1 • IBM[...]

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    Chapter 3: Maintaining and Cleaning Y our System Contents Maintaining Your System .............................. ....... 18 Maintaining Your Hard Drive........................ 18 Computer Virus Notice ........................... ....... 20 Important Safet y Instructions ......................... 22 Cleaning Your System ................. ...........[...]

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    18 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Maintaining Y our System F ortunatel y , most elect ronic components require litt le or no maintenance. Y our hard dri ves are the primary exception to thi s and maintaining them properl y can signif icant ly impro ve the per for mance of your system. Some pro g rams that help maintain the i ntegrity of the hard d[...]

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    Maintaining Your System 19 Because the Thor ough option tak es more time than the Standard option, w e recommend y ou normally use the Standard optio n and do a Thor ough check at leas t once a month. 4. If y ou selected Standard and you want to change the settings ScanDisk uses when it c hecks f iles and fol ders, click on the Advance d button, se[...]

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    20 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide W e suggest y ou run Disk Defragmenter at leas t once a w eek to once a month, depending on ho w much y ou use y our system. 1. Click on the Start button, then follo w the popup menus t hrough Pr ograms , then Accesso ries , and then System T ools . Then select Dis k Defragme nter . A dialo g box opens asking you [...]

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    Maintaining Your System 21 • Boot Viruses attach t hemselves to a Boot Recor d , Master Boot, F A T , or Partition T ab le. • Multipartite Viruses are both pro g ram and boot infe ctors. How does a virus spread and contami nate? There are man y w a ys a virus can spread and infect your syst em. H o w e ver , a virus is inacti ve until the infec[...]

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    22 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide What do we do to prevent virus contaminatio n? W e stand b y the inte grity of our products. Our staf f tak es e very precaution to ensure our f iles are free f rom viruses. These precautions include t he follo wing: • W e use McAfee V irusScan, a lead ing anti-virus softw are that detects and re mo ves o v er 9[...]

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    Maintaining Your System 23 • Do not use thi s product near w ater . Do not spil l liquid on or in to the product. • Do not place this product on an unstab le surface. • Openings in the system cabinet are pro vided for venti lation. Do not b lock or co ver these openings. Do not pl ace this product near or upon a radiator or heat regis ter . ?[...]

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    24 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Cleaning Y our System Y our system and it s components need to be cleaned occasionall y . The follo wing s ections contain information about ca ring for the v arious parts of y our system. Cleani ng the Mouse If the mouse point er on the screen mo ve s er raticall y when y ou mo ve the mouse, dirt is probab ly on [...]

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    Cleaning Your System 25 If y ou spill liquid on the keyboard , shut do wn the computer an d disconnect the ke yboard. T ur n the ke yboard upside do wn to allo w the liquid to drain out o v er night bef ore tr ying to use it again. If it fails to w ork after drai ning, contact ALR T e chnical Suppor t. Sticky l iquids ma y cause residual prob lems [...]

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    26 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide 3435.boo P age 26 Thursda y, August 6, 1998 7:12 AM[...]

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    Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Statements Contents FCC Notice ................................... ......................... 28 Industry Canada Notice ......................................... 29 CE Notice ... ..................................................... ....... 29 VCCI Notice ................ ................................... ....... [...]

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    28 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide FCC Notice This de vice has been teste d and found to compl y with the limi ts for a Class A digital de vice, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC r ules. These limi ts are designed t o pro vide reasonab le protecti on against harmful interferenc e in a resident ial installati on. This equipment generates, use s, and c[...]

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    Industry Canada Notice 29 Industr y Canada Notice This digital apparatus does not e xceed the Class A li m its f or radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regul ations of Industry Canada. Le présent appar eil numérique n’émet pa s de br uits radioéle ctriques dépassant les limites applica bles aux a[...]

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    30 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide VCCI Notice This is a Cl ass A product based on the st andard of the V oluntary Control Council for Int erference b y Infor mation T echnolo g y Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment i s used in a domestic en vironment, r adio disturbance ma y arise. When such trou ble occurs, the user ma y be required to take cor r[...]

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    Index 31 Index Numerics 3.5-inch floppy drive 13 front drive bay 12 rear drive bay 12 5.25-inch devices 13 drive bays 11 A About this guide vi AC-in connector connecting 5 power supply 15 Activ ity indi cators 1 2 Adaptec 7890, SCSI controller 10 Assembling the system 3 B Basic troubleshooting 7 BIOS correctable errors 6 MP version selection 16 yea[...]

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    32 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Error Checking and Correcting see ECC Expansion slots ISA 10 PCI 10 , 15 PCI/ISA 10 , 15 PCI/RAIDport 10 , 15 F Features front panel 11 rear panel 14 Flash BIOS 10 Floppy 3.5-inch 13 controller 10 Format meanings vii Front panel, features 11 G Graphics DRAM 10 memory 10 PCI 10 Guidelines, troubleshooting 7 H Hard [...]

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    Index 33 Small Busine ss Server 16 Solar is 16 supported 16 Unix Ware 16 Windows 95 16 Windows NT 16 OS/2, versions supported 16 P PCI bus width 10 expansion slots 10 , 15 graphics 10 PCI/ISA, expansion slot 10 , 15 PCI/RAIDport, expansion slot 10 , 15 Peripherals, connecting 4 Power requirement s 3 Power supply AC-in connector 5 , 15 characteris t[...]

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    34 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Unpacking the system 3 Using Disk Defragment er 19 ScanD isk 18 V Verifying the configuration 7 Video chip manufacturer 10 connecting 4 DRAM 10 Voltage sel ector switch locati on 15 settin g 5 W Warning, closing the bezel doors 6 Windows 95, versions supported 16 Windows NT, versions support ed 16 3435.boo P age 3[...]

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