Acer AcerPower 8600 manual

AcerP o w er 8600 User ’ s Guide[...]

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iii Notices FCC Not ice This devi ce has be en te s ted and fou n d to c omp ly wi th the limi ts for a Class B dig it a l device pu rsuant to Par t 15 of t he FCC Rules . These limit s are designed to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful interferenc e in a residential ins tallation. This device gener ates, uses , and can radiate rad io f[...]

Notice s iv Use Cond itions This part complies with Pa rt 15 of the FC C Rules . Operat i on is subject t o the following t wo conditions: (1) this device m ay not cau se harmful interfere nce, and (2) this dev ice must accept any inte rference recei ved, incl uding interf erence that may cause undesir ed operati on. Notice: Cana dian Users This Cl[...]

v 9. Never push obje cts of any kind i nto this product t hroug h cabinet slots as they may touch dange rous voltage poi nts or short out parts that coul d result in a fi re or electric sh oc k. Never sp ill liq u id o f any kind on the product. 10. Do not attempt to serv ice this product y ourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to d[...]

Notice s vi Year 2000 Compl iance Stateme nt The AcerP o wer 8600 carries the "Hard ware NST L T e ste d Ye ar 2000 Compl iant" logo, which certif ies that this model ha s been tested by NS TL using the YM ark20 00 test, and has been found to me et NST L's st andards for Year 2000 hardw are com p lianc e . For mo re detail s , check [...]

vii VARN ING: LASERSTRÅLN ING NAR DE NNA DEL ÅR ÖPP NAD STIR RA EJ IN I ST RÅLEN ADVARSE L: LASERSTRÅLING NA R DEKSE L ÅPN ESSTIRR IKKE INN I S TR Å L E N Lithium Ba ttery State m ent CAUTION Danger of ex plosion if battery is incorrect ly replaced. Repl ace only with t he same or equiv alent type recommended by th e manufactu r er. Discar d[...]

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ix T a ble of Contents Notic es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T abl e of Co nt ents x Syste m Inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Prod uct I n formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Onbo [...]

xi Installin g a AGP Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Removin g a AGP Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103[...]

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Get ting St ar ted Chapter 1[...]

This chapter gives yo u a gener al introduction of the sys tem unit a nd tells y o u how t o selec t a site and set up the syst em. It al so inc ludes a s imple troub leshoo ting sec tion to al low y o u to chec k your syst em before you ask f or t ech nical support.[...]

3 Overview The AcerPo wer 8600 is an all- in-one, high-perfor m ance system that suppor ts the In tel P e ntium III CPU . It utilizes the PCI (P eripheral Component In te rfac e) and the A GP (Accelera ted Graphics Port) bus desig ns . Both desig ns im prove system perfor manc e, enabling t he system to suppo rt various multi me dia functions an d [...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 4 Prei nstallation The preinstall ation process involves the follo wing a ctivities: ❑ Selecting a site ❑ Unpacking com ponents Selec ting a Site Consider th e followi ng when selec ti ng a site for your compute r: ❑ Determine th e best site for your system . Cable paths should no t run near equipment th at mi ght [...]

5 Features The basic con f ig uration consist s of a system u nit , a key board, a CD- ROM driv e, a di skett e drive , a fixe d disk driv e a nd a mo use. Fron t Pane l The figure below sh ows the system unit front pa nel. No. Compone nt 1 Floppy disk dr ive 2 Floppy disk drive ej ec t button 3 CD-ROM dr ive 4 Drive bay cove r for additiona l 5.25[...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 6 Rear Panel The figure below sho ws the system unit rear pa nel. No. Compone nt 1F a n 2 Sy stem ma in power s witc h 3 V ol tage sele ctor 4 Sy stem p ower sock et 5 USB ports 6 PS/2 mo use po rt 7 Par al lel po rt 8 Gam e/MID I po rt[...]

7 Internal Comp onent s The figure below sh ows the system unit internal com pon ents. 9 VGA/Monitor po rt 10 PS/2 key board po rt 1 1 Serial po rt 1 12 Serial po rt 2 13 Speaker- out/Lin e-out p ort 14 Line-i n port 15 Micro phone-in p ort 16 Add -on c ard brackets No. Compone nt[...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 8 No. Compone nt 1 Power supp ly 2 PC I so cket 3 Sy stem B oard 4 Hard di sk driv e 5 Floppy disk drive 6 Met al brack et f or a ddition al hard disk dr ive s 7 AGP slot 8 AMR slot[...]

9 Connecting System Components Caution: Do not turn on the system m ai n pow er swi tc h on the rear panel of the system or plug th e syst em in until you finish c onn ecting all system com ponen ts. The following sectio ns show how to connect each compon ent to the system : Connecting the Keyboard Plug the keyboa rd cabl e into the keyboard socket[...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 10 Connecting the Mon ito r Plug the monitor si gnal cab le int o the VGA connector on t he rear panel. Connecting the Mou se Plug the mouse cable into the m ou se connector on the rear pane l.[...]

11 Connecting the Printer (option al) Check yo ur printer before you connect it to your syst em. If you have a parallel prin t er, conn ect it to the parall el port on the rear panel. If you have a seri al printer or other serial pe ripheral, conn ect it to the serial port (CO M2). See “Rear Panel” on pag e 6 for the locatio n of the serial por[...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 12 Connecting Mu lti m edia Com pon en ts Your sy stem also sup ports optional mul timedia fea tures. Connect the multimedia components as shown below:[...]

13 Connecting to the Network (op tional) Your system may come with a LAN (Local Area Network) card for network c onnection. To c onnect you r system t o the network, plug the network cable int o t he ca rd’s network port.[...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 14 Connecting USB Devices (optional) The USB ports on the rear panel enable the system t o su pport addition al seri al de vices without using up your sy stem resour ces . To conn ect a USB device, simply plu g the d evice cable into a USB port on the rear panel. Note: Most USB dev ices hav e a built -i n U SB port whic [...]

15 Turning On Your Computer After you have connec ted all periphe rals and cables , follow these steps to turn on your computer: 1. Turn on all peripheral s connected to the system such as the monitor, printer, fax, speakers, etc. 2. Locate the system main power switch on the back of the system and turn it on.[...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 16 3. Press the power button loca te d on t he front of the syst em un it.. When the system fini shes booting, the comput er is now ready for use.[...]

17 T urning Of f Y our Computer 1. Turn off all periphera ls connected to the system su ch as the monitor, printer, fax, speakers, etc. 2. Press the power bu t ton located on the fron t of the system un it for at least fou r seconds. Quickly pressing the but t on pu ts the system in Suspe nd m ode only. Note: You do not need to turn o f f the s y s[...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 18 Troubleshooting If you encounter a hardware problem, we recommend you to review the following sugge stions before calling for servi ce: General failure ❑ Are all cabl es se curely plug ged ? ❑ Are all system components and pe ripherals tu rned on? ❑ Is the system main po wer swit ch on? ❑ Is the power ou tlet [...]

19 ❑ Is the print er cabl e connected t o t he correct port (serial or parallel)? ❑ Are your applic ation and the print er configure d for the same operating valu es? Be sure there is no conflict with any port on the add-on card . For details, check the d ocumentation that came with your printer. ❑ Is the printer out of paper or jammed? Check[...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 20 Error Messages In the event that you re ceive an error message , do not co ntinue using the computer. N ote th e me ssa ge and take corrective a ction immediat ely. This sectio n describes the diffe rent ty pes of erro r messa ge s and su gg ests corre ctive meas ures. There a re two general types of error messag es: [...]

21 Equipm ent Co nfi gur ation Error Ru n Setup and re configu re the system . Expansio n RO M Allocation Fail Contac t your deal er or an autho ri zed se rv i ce center . Floppy Disk Co ntroller E rror Check the fl oppy d rive c able and its conne c ti ons. If the cab le is goo d and prope rly connecte d, th e flo ppy disk cont rol le r ma y be th[...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 22 I/O Resourc e Conflict(s) T ry to reset resource assi gnm e nts by going to Set up and under A dvanc ed Options, go to PnP/ PCI Op tions and set the Reset Resource Assignments to “Y es” . IRQ Sett in g Er ror Conta c t you r dealer or an authori zed se rv i ce center . Memory E rror at MMMM:SSSS:OOOOh (R:xx xxh , [...]

23 Correcting Error Conditions As a general rule, the "Press F1 to continue" error message is caused by a config ura tion problem which can be easily corrected . An equipment malfunction is more likely to cause a fatal error, i.e ., an error that causes com ple te system failure . Here are some corrective measures for error con dition s: [...]

Chapt er 1 Getting Starte d 24 If you have pu rchas ed a new hard disk driv e and your comp uter cannot detec t it or access it after installing it, it may be because your disk is not p hysicall y forma tted. Phys ically fo rmat the disk using th e FDISK and FORMAT c ommands. Caution: These co m mand s ar e perform e d in DOS envir onment. W e r ec[...]

System Board Inf or mation Ch apter 2[...]

This system board is uniquel y-designed to support not onl y the common f eatures found in today’ s hi gh-performance system board s , but the multimedia funct ions as well. This ch apt er gives a det aile d dis cus sio n of t he boar d’ s c ompon e nts a nd fe atures.[...]

27 Features This high-perfor ma nce system board com es with the following components an d features : Componen ts ❑ Intel Pentium III process or with 512-KB seco nd- level cache r unning at 450, 50 0, 533, 6 00 and 66 7 MHz a nd up ❑ T w o Rambus in-line memo r y mo dules (RI MM) sock ets that acce pt 64-, 1 28-, 25 6- and 512-M B 184-pin RIMM [...]

Chapt er 2 System Boa rd Information 28 ❑ P ower Manage ment ❑ USB suppor t ❑ Hardw are Monitoring[...]

29 Board Layout Y our syst em board should look ju st like the following figure: The fo llo wing table li sts the compon ents that you will find on the system board: No. Compone nt 1U S B p o r t s 2 P S / 2 keybo ard por t 3 Ser ial po rt 1 4 Par al lel po rt 5 Ser ial po rt 2 6 Gam e/Midi p ort 7 Speak er-out /Line- out port 8 Line-i n port[...]

Chapt er 2 System Boa rd Information 30 9 Micro phone-in p ort 10 AMR sock et 1 1 V oice modem c onnector 12 CD- in c onn ector 13 PCI slots 14 Floppy disk dr ive co nnector 15 AGP socke t 16 I DE 1 connec to r 17 I DE 2 connec to r 18 RIM M so ck ets 19 A TX power suppl y con nector 20 C PU socket 21 PS/2 mo use po rt No. Compone nt[...]

31 Jumpers and Connectors R efer to the follo wing figure for the location of the jumpers and connectors on the system board: The fo llowing table lists the onbo ard jumpers, th eir respe ctive function s and possi ble set tings: Jumper Funct ion and Se ttings JP2 Password Check 1-2 Ch ec k pa ssw ord 2-3 By pass password (default ) JP3 Boot Block [...]

Chapt er 2 System Boa rd Information 32 The fo llowing table lists the onbo ard connectors and the ir respectiv e function s: Conne ctor Function CN1 USB upgr ade conn ecto r CN2 A TX power connecto r CN3 USB CN5 Lower: Ke yboard , Upp er: Mouse CN6 Lower left: Serial 1; Lowe r rig ht: Seri a l 2; Upper: Para ll e l/P rin te r CN7 IDE 2 CN8 IDE 1 C[...]

33 JP4 Powe r LE D JP5 Housing Intrusio n conn. JP6 Reset key JP7 Power switch Conne ctor Function[...]

Chapt er 2 System Boa rd Information 34 Floppy Disk/Hard Disk Support The b oard comes with a n enhanced PC I IDE controlle r that suppor ts PIO mode 4 and Ultra DM A (Direct Memor y A ccess) mode data transfers . T wo PC I IDE interfaces are moun ted on the board to enable the sy stem to suppor t a maxi m um of four ID E hard disks , or any other [...]

35 V i deo Function The system board comes wit h a 3-D super AGP sock et. The A G P bus architecture is cons idered t o be t he bes t solution for 3-D app lications because its g reater ban dwidth is capable of s peed ing up the V GA bus to better meet the requirements of 3-D appl ications .[...]

Chapt er 2 System Boa rd Information 36 Audio Function F or its aud io solution, th e board comes with an ICH aud io controller and the following por t s ( CN 10) : ❑ Mono mi crophone port ❑ Stereo line-in por t ❑ Stereo line-out por t ❑ Game/ MI DI p ort Thes e connectors enable the system to accommodate exte rna l au dio devices. F or ins[...]

37 USB Support USB is a new se ri al bu s design th at is capable of cascading low a nd medium-s peed periphe rals (less than 12 M bps) such as a keyboard, mouse , joystick , scanner , printer an d mod em/ISDN . With USB , complex cabl e connections at the back panel of your PC can be eliminated. The board comes with tw o USB ports (CN3). See “J [...]

Chapt er 2 System Boa rd Information 38 Hardware Mo nitoring Function The Hard ware Monitoring function allows you to check t h e system resources, either locally or in a computer network, b y u sing software such as ASM Pro Suite. This is a desktop manag ement prog ram that offers SMA RT (Syste m Monitoring An alys is and Repor ting T echnolog y) [...]

BIOS I nfo r mation Chapter 3[...]

This chapt er contains detailed discussio n about the BIOS utility . Y ou will need this infor mation for rec onfiguring y o ur system or for r e setting your s ystem back to its original settings in ca se you have reconfigur ed it impr operl y .[...]

41 The BIOS Utility is a hardw are confi gur ation program bu ilt into your system ’ s Basic Input/O utput System (BIOS ). Since most system s are a lready prope rl y confi gured and optim ized , there is no need to r un this ut ility . Howev er, if you encounter configuratio n problems and g et th e “Run Setup” messag e , you will need to r [...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 42 Entering Setup T o enter Setup, press the key combinatio n Ctrl-Alt-Esc upon boot up . Important! Y ou must pr ess C trl-Alt-Esc simultaneou sly while the sy stem is booting . This k ey comb ination does no t work during an y ot her time. The “S etup Utility” main menu then appea rsThe syste m supports tw o BIOS [...]

43 The fo llo wing scree n shows the “Setup Uti lity Advanced Options” main men u Not e: The F 8 k ey wor ks on ly w hen y ou ar e i n the main menu. This means tha t yo u can acti vate th e Adv anced Lev el only wh e n y ou are in t h e main men u. The command line at the bottom of the menu tells you how to move within a screen an d from one s[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 44 System Information The following screen a ppears if you sele ct “System Infor mation” f rom the main men u. The foll owing table describes each Sy stem Inf or mation para meter : Parameter Descript ion Form at Proc e sso r Speci fies th e type o f processor cu rrently install e d in your system. Proc e sso r Spee[...]

45 Floppy D rive A Shows t he floppy drive A type. Capa city , dime nsio n Floppy D rive B Shows the fl oppy dri ve B type. Capa city , dime nsio n IDE P rimary Channel Master Sp ecifies t he curren t confi gur atio n of the ID E devi ce con nected to the master po rt of the prima ry IDE ch an ne l. Drive type, cap acity IDE P rimary Chann el Slave[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 46 1st Bank Indi cate s the type of DRAM inst alle d in the RIMM 1 sock et . The None set ting indi cates th at t h ere is no DRAM installed . RIMM ty pe, capa ci ty in MB 2nd Ban k Indicat es the t ype of DRAM inst alle d in the RIMM 2 sock et . The None set ting indi cates th at t h ere is no DRAM installed . RIMM ty [...]

47 Product Information The sc reen below appears if you select “Pro duct Infor m a tion” from themain menu: The Prod uct Infor mat ion menu contains general da ta about the system , such as the p roduct name, serial number, BIOS version, et c. This infor mation is n ecessar y f or troubleshoo ting (may be re quired when asking for t echnical su[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 48 SMBIOS V ersion The System Ma na ge m en t Int er fac e (SM ) BIOS allows you to check y our syst em hardw are comp one nts without ac tually open ing your system. Hardw are chec king is done v ia softwa re during start up. This param et er spe cifi es th e ve rsio n of th e SM BIOS utility i nstalled in your system.[...]

49 Disk Drives Select “Disk Drives” from the main menu to configure the drives installed i n your system. The fo llo wing scree n shows the “Disk Drives” menu :T he following table describes th e parameters found in this men u. Settings in boldface are the defa ult and sug ges ted se ttings. Par ameter Desc ription Options Floppy Drive A / [...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 50 The fo llowing screen appears if you press t he F8 key . IDE P rimary Chann el Slave Lets you co nfigur e the hard disk dri v e conn ec ted to the sl av e port of ID E chan nel 1. IDE S econdary Channel Master Allow s yo u to configu re the hard di sk drive conn ected to the mast er port of IDE ch annel 2. IDE S econ[...]

51 The fo llowing table describes the pa rameters found in t hese submenus . Settings i n boldface are the default and sug gested settings . Par ameter Desc ription Options Device Detecti o n Mode Lets you sp ecif y the type of h ard disk installe d i n your system. If you wa nt B IOS t o automati cally confi gur e your ha rd di sk , se lect Auto .[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 52 Hard Disk Block Mode This funct io n en hances disk perfor ma nc e de pe nding on th e hard disk in use. If you set thi s par am ete r to Auto , the BI OS util ity au toma tic al ly de t ects if the ins tall ed h ard d isk driv e supports the Blo ck Mode fu nction . If suppo rte d, i t a llows data transfe r in block[...]

53 Onboard Peripherals The “ Onb oard P erip herals” menu allows you to configure the onboard d evice s . Selecti ng this option from t he main menu displays the following screen: The following table describes the param et ers found in this menu. Settings in boldfac e a re the default and sug g ested settings . Par ameter Desc ription Options S[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 54 IRQ Lets you assi gn a n interrup t for each se rial port . This pa r ame ter is confi gurabl e on ly if the Serial Port pa ram e ter is enab led. 4 or 1 1 Ser ia l P ort 2 L et you enab le or dis a ble the ser ia l po rt 2. Enable d or Disabl ed Base Address L ets you set a logical base addre ss fo r each seri al po[...]

55 Opera tion Mod e Lets you set your parallel port’ s oper ation mo de. This p a rame ter i s confi gurabl e on ly if the Parallel Port parameter is enab led. Standard Pa rallel Port (SPP), Bidirec tional , Enhanced Parallel Por t (EPP ) , Exte nded Capabi li ties Port (ECP) ECP DMA Chann el Allows you to assign a DMA channel for the ECP parall [...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 56 Power Management The “Po wer Managem ent” menu lets y ou configure the system power - manageme nt feat ure . It works only unde r AP M mode . The following scree n shows the “P ower Manag ement” parameters and their default settings:The following table d escribes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in[...]

57 System Sleep T imer Auto matic ally p uts the system to po wer-saving mode after a spe cified peri od of inac tivi ty . An y key board or mouse ac ti on, or an y activi ty detect ed from th e IRQ channels resumes system operati on. 2, 5, 10 , 15, 20, 30 , 40, 50...120 mi nu tes, or Off Sleep Mode L ets you spe ci fy th e po wer- saving mo de tha[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 58 Resu me T ime If the R TC alar m is ena bled, set time for the syste m to wake up . 00:00 :00- 23:59 :59 ACPI Sleep S t ate If the ACP I sl ee p stat e is s et to S1, all th e co mp onents are workin g norm ally , only the CPU is in sl eep state. Whe n it is set to S3 , onl y the syste m mem o r y is w o rk ing , t h[...]

59 Boot Options This option allows you to specify your prefer red sett ing s for bootup . The fo llowing screen appears if you se lect “Boot Options ” from the main men u: Note : The Confi gu ration T able will on ly appe ar af ter pr essing F8 The fo llowing table describes the pa rameters found in t his menu. Settings in boldface ar e the def[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 60 Fast Boo t Allow s yo u to define your system’ s booting process, whether to skip some POST routin es or pro ceed with th e no rmal boot ing process. Auto or Disable d Sile nt Boot When e nabled, BIOS i s in graph ical mo de and displays on ly an iden ti fic at i on lo go du ring POST and while booting . Then , the[...]

61 Update B IOS with Boot Bloc k Set t his para meter to Enab le d if you want to repl ace the exi sting BIOS in th e F las h ROM. Then ins e rt the f lo ppy disk cont ai ning the ne w BIOS in the fl oppy driv e. When you reset the system, it will aut om a ti cally read th e BIOS file cont ained in the floppy d isk (i.e., the first file i n the d i[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 62 Date and T ime The fo llowing screen appears if you s elect the “Date and Time” option from t h e main men u: The fo llowing table describes the pa rameters found in t his m en u: Par ameter Desc ription Options Date Lets you set th e da te fol lo win g the w e e kday - month-d ay-ye ar fo rmat. W eekda y: Sun, M[...]

63 System Se curity The Setup prog ram has a number of se cu rity features to prevent unauthorized acce ss to the system and its d ata. The following scree n appears if you sel ect “System Secu rity” from the main men u: The fo llowing table describes the pa rameters found in t his menu. Settings in boldface ar e the defau lt an d suggested set[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 64 User Pa ssword Secures you r system agai nst unauth ori ze d use. Once y o u set th is password, yo u have to type it whe n ev er you boo t the system. None or Pr esent. The P r e sen t s et ting s all ows you to se t a Power-o n password. For instruct io ns on how to set a Power - on password , refer to “Sett ing [...]

65 Setting a Pas s word 1. Make sur e t hat JP2 is set to 2-3 (bypass pa ssword). Y ou cann ot e nter the BI OS utilit y if a Set up passwor d does not ex ist and JP2 is set to 1- 2 (pa ssword check enab led). By defa ul t, JP2 is set to 2- 3 (bypass password). 2. Enter the BIOS u tility and select “S ystem Security”. 3. Highlight the “Super [...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 66 10. Selec t “Y es” to sav e the changes a nd reboot the syste m . 11. Aft er rebooting , turn off the system then ope n the housing. If you ha v e set a Super visor passw ord, the next time you w ant to enter the BIOS utili ty , you must key-in yo ur Super visor password. If you hav e set a User password, you mus[...]

67 2. Op en the syst em hou sing and set JP2 to 2-3 to bypass th e password function. 3. T ur n on the system and enter the BIOS utility . This time , the system does no t require you to type in a pa ssword. Y ou can eithe r chang e the existing pass w ord or remove it b y selecting None . R e fer to “Chang ing or R emovi ng the P as sw ord” on[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 68 Advanced Options Note: The Advan ced Opt io ns sel ection is av ai la ble only in th e A dvanced Level . The “ A dvanced Options” menu allows you to configu re the system memory and PCI d evice settin gs . The fo llowing screen shows the Advanced Options para meters: Caution: Do not change any setting s in th e A[...]

69 Memory/C ache Options Selecti ng “ Memor y/Ca che Opt i ons ” from the Advanced Op tions menu displays th e following sc r een: This menu lets you co nfigure the s ystem memor y . The fo llowing table describes the pa rameters found in t his submenu. Settings in boldface ar e the defau lt an d suggested setti ngs . Par ameter Desc ription Op[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 70 Memory a t 15M B- 16MB Re served for T o prev ent memor y address con flicts between the s ys t em an d exp ans ion board s, re se rv e this memor y range for the use of eith er the syst em or an expa nsio n boa rd. Some VGA cards have required sett ings for this fe at u re . Check your VGA card manual be fore settin[...]

71 RIMM Bus Cl ock (PC 700, PC 800 ) 133 CPU Frequ ency (PC 600, PC 800 ) 100 CPU Frequ ency Par ameter Desc ription Options[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 72 PnP/PCI Options The “PnP/PCI Options” allo ws you to s pecify the settings for your PCI dev ices. Selecting this option dis plays the following screen: The fo llowing table describes the pa rameters found in t his submenu. Settings in boldface ar e the defau lt an d suggested setti ngs . Par ameter Desc ription O[...]

73 PCI IRQ Sharing Allows yo u to assign the same I RQ to two differen t device s. Ye s or No VGA Palette Snoop E nab les the pale tte snoopi ng feature if you instal led m ore than one VGA ca rd in the system, allowi ng the cont rol palette re gi ste r (CPR ) to manage a nd update the VGA RAM DAC (Digital Analog Conve rt er, a color data storage) [...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 74 Reset Re source Ass ignme nts When en able d, av oid s IR Q conf licts wh en instal ling no n - PnP and PnP PCI cards. This cle ars al l resour ce assignme nts and a llows BI OS to reassign r esources to all ins tall ed Pn P devi ces th e nex t tim e th e sys t em bo o ts. Ye s o r No Afte r cleari ng the resource da[...]

75 System Event Log The “ S ystem Event L o g” enables you to record and m onito r ev ents that occur in your s ystem like excessi v e system temperature, fan stops , and others . This fe ature allows you to specif y the approp riate se ttings for your system’ s e v ent handl ing . Select ing this option f rom the Main Menu displays the foll [...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 76 V iew Event Log The “Vi ew Event Log” allows y o u to open the system event log file for viewing . Even t L ogg ing This parameter a ll ow s you to enab le or dis a ble th e e ven t logging fu nction of yo ur system. Enable d or Disabled Clea r Ev ent Logs Allow y o u to cl ear the event log s. Enab le d or Disab[...]

77 Load De faul t Settings Y ou need to relo ad the BIOS default setting s every time you make changes t o y our system ha rdware configuration ( su ch as memor y size, CPU type, ha rd disk type, etc.); otherwise, BIO S will keep the previous CMOS settings. Selecting this optio n disp la ys the following dialog box: Choosing “Y es” ena bles BIO[...]

Chapt er 3 BIOS Informati on 78 Abort Settings Change Selecting t he “ Abor t Settings Chang e” opt ion fro m the main menu displays the foll owing dialog box: Choosin g “Y es” discar ds al l the chang es th at you have made and reverts the parameters to their previously save d settings . Choosing “No” retur ns you to the main menu. BIO[...]

79 Exiting Setup T o exit th e BIOS u tility , simply press Esc . The following dialog bo x appear s : Select “Y es” to exit Setup . Select “No” to return to the main men u. If you ha ve made changes in the para meter settings, you will be asked if you want to keep the chang es made to the BIOS . Select “Y es” to s av e you r ch an g es[...]

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Upg rading the System Chapter 4[...]

This cha pter tells y ou how to remove and replace the system h ousing , and to install optional co mp onents to upgrade the system. I t gives brief and clear inst ructions accompanied b y me cha nical illustr at ions s howing how to p erfo rm each describ ed procedur e.[...]

83 Installatio n Precautions Before you in stall a ny system component, we re commend tha t you read the following se ctions . T hese sectio ns contain im por tant ESD precauti ons , pre- and post-inst allation instr uctions. ESD Precauti ons Electrostatic d isc harg e (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives , expansi on boards , and other com[...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 84 Do not atte m pt the procedur es describe d in t he f ol low in g sec ti ons un less you ar e a qua li fi ed service tech nician. Post-ins tallatio n Instructions Obser ve t he following a fter installing a syste m compo nent: 1. See to it tha t the compone nts are instal led according to the ste p- by-step in[...]

85 Opening t he Sys tem Cautio n : Before you proceed, ma ke sur e tha t you have t urned off th e system an d al l periphera ls co nne cted to it. Rea d the preinstallati on instruction s on page 83. This section tells you how to open the housing cov e r when you need to install additiona l components inside the sy stem unit. Remov ing th e Hous i[...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 86 Replacing the H ousing Cover 1. Hold the cov e r as shown a nd slide it back into place.. 2. R epla ce the scre ws and turn it cloc kwise to secure the cover .[...]

87 Installing Additional Memory The sy stem memor y is upg radea ble to a maximum of 1 GB via tw o 184-pin RIMM sockets on the system board. T hese RIMM sockets acce pt PC-600, 700 and 800 complian t RIMMs with 64-, 128-, 256- and 512-MB capa cities . See “ Board Layout” on page 29 for the location of the R IMM sockets . F or instr uctio ns on [...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 88 256 MB 64 MB 320 MB 256 MB 128 MB 384 MB 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB 256 MB 512 MB 768 MB 512 MB 512 MB 1024 MB or 1 GB RIMM 1 RIMM 2 T ota l M emo r y[...]

89 Instal ling a RIM M 1. Open the clips on the socket. 2. Align the RIM M with the sock et. 3. Press the RIMM i nto the socket until the clips lock into the RIMM . Note: The RIMM socke t is slotted to e nsure pr oper instal la tion. If you ins e r t a RIM M b ut it do e s not fi t eas il y int o the s o ck et, yo u may ha ve inserted i t in co rr [...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 90 Remo vin g a RIMM 1. Press the hold ing clips on both sides of the socket outward t o release the RIMM. 2. Gently pull t he R IM M out of the socket.[...]

91 Insta lling a C-RIM M Note: The C -RIMM module i s n ee de d for t he R IMM modu le to func tion pr operly , becau se th e R IMM module only work in serie s. 1. Open the clips on the socket. 2. Align the C-RIMM with the soc ket. 3. Press the C-RIMM into the soc k et until the clips lock into the C- RIMM . Note: The C-RIMM soc ket is sl o tted to[...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 92 Remo vin g a C-RIMM 1. Press the hold ing clips on both sides of the socket outward t o release the C-RIMM. 2. Gently pull t he C-RIMM ou t of the socket. Reconfi gur ing the System The sy stem automatically de tects the amount of m em or y insta lled. R u n Setup to view the new value for total system memory [...]

93 Upgrading the CPU Remo vin g t he CPU Not e: O bserve the ESD precautions on pa ge 83 when in stalling o r r emovin g a system component. Before you can rep lace or upg rade your proce ssor, y ou nee d to remov e the previously insta lled processor on the sy stem board. F ollow these ste p s to remov e the CPU: 1. On the system board, locate th [...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 94 3. Gently pull the CPU straig ht up from its socket.[...]

95 Installing the Upgrade CPU Note: Observe the ES D precautions on page 83 wh en installin g or r emovin g a system component. Before you proceed, make sure that there is no CPU in stalled in the CPU socket. F oll ow these ste ps to install th e upg rad e CPU: 1. Inser t the CPU as sh own in the figure below . 2. Plug the fan/h eatsi nk cable to t[...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 96 “Jumpers and Connec tors” on pag e 31 for the location of the connectors on the system board. W arning! The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on. Never touch the hea tsink with any m etal or with yo ur hands.[...]

97 Replacing the Hard Disk F oll ow these ste ps to re plac e the hard disk drive: 1. R emove t h e cov er as shown on page 85. 2. R emo ve t h e four screws that hold the h ard disk to th e metal bracket frame. 3. Pull out the hard di sk driv e and remove the pow er ca ble and disk drive cable as shown below . .[...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 98 4. Install a ne w 3.5-inch har d disk drive and connect t he disk drive cable and po wer cable 5. Secure the hard disk with the fours screws that you ha ve remov ed prev iously .. 6. R einstall t he hou sing cover as sho wn on pag e 86. Mak e s ur e that the oth er ends of th e di skette dri ve cables ar e sec[...]

99 Installing and Removing a PCI Card Installing a PCI Card 1. Locate an empty PCI slot on the sy stem board. 2. R emove the bracket on the housing oppos ite the se lected em pty PCI slot. 3. R emov e the PCI card from its protective pac kag ing . 4. Align then ins er t the PCI card into the slot. Mak e sure that the card is prope rl y sea ted.[...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 100 5. Secure the card to the housing with a s crew . 6. R einstall t he hou sing cover (see pag e 86) . When you tur n on the system, BIOS automatically detects a nd assign s resource s to th e PCI d evices . Remo ving a PC I Card T o remov e a PCI card, simply reverse the in str uctions listed under the “Inst[...]

101 Installing and Removing a AGP Card Installing a AGP Card 1. Locate an empty AG P slot on the sys te m board. 2. R emove the bracket on the housing oppos ite the se lected em pty AG P s l o t . 3. R emov e the A GP card from its protective packaging . 4. Align th en inser t the A GP card into the slot. Make sure that the card is prope rl y sea t[...]

Chapt er 4 Upgr adin g the Sys t em 102 5. Secure the card to the housing with a s crew . 6. R einstall t he hou sing cover (see pag e 86) . When you tur n on the system, BIOS automatically detects a nd assign s resource s to the AGP devices. Removing a AGP Ca rd T o remo ve a A GP card, simply reverse the instr uctions listed under the “Installi[...]

103 Index A abort s ettings change 78 ACPI 28 Advanced le ve l 42 Advanced Options 68 PnP/ PCI 72 AGP 3 audio functi on 36 B Basic lev el 42 BIOS u tility 41– 79 board layout 29 Boot Options 59 boot sequence 59 configuration table 60 fast boot 60 language t y pe 61 memory test 60 Num Lock after boot 60 silent b oot 60 update BIOS with boot block [...]

104 L Load de f ault se tt ings 77 M main menu 42 Memory Ca che Options CPU frequency mult i p l ier 70 level 1 ca che 69 level 2 ca che 69 memory at 15M B - 16MB reserved for 70 memory parity mo de 70 RIM M Bus Cl o c k 71 UPS function 70 MIDI 3 O Onboard Device Sett ings floppy disk contr oller 55 IDE contro l ler 55 PS/2 mouse controller 55 USB [...]

105 level 1 ca che 44 level 2 ca che 45 parallel port 46 processor 44 proce sso r sp e e d 44 PS/ 2 mous e 46 serial port 1 46 serial port 2 46 total memory 45 syst em in troduct ion 3 system reco nfigur ation 92 System Secu rity 63 disk driv e control 64 floppy drive 64 hard disk dri ve 64 proce sso r se ri al number 64 Supervisor pas sword 63 Use[...]