Acer G300 series User manual

Acer Altos G300 Series

User’s guide

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Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation

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editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. This company makes

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affixed to your computer. All correspondense concerning your unit should include the serial

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Acer Altos G300 Series

User’s guide

December 2002

Acer and the Acer Logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. Other company’s product

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Notices

FCC notice

This 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. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses,

and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used

in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this device does cause harmful interference to

radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the

device off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the device and receiver

• Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that

to which the receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician

for help

Notice: Shield cables

All connections to other computing devices must be made using

shielded cables to maintain compliance with FCC regulations.

Notice: Peripheral devices

Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.)

certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this

equipment. Operation with noncertified peripherals is likely to result

in interference to radio and TV reception.

Caution! Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the

manufacturer could void the user’s authority, which is granted by

the Federal Communications Commission, to operate this

computer.

Use conditions

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This part 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 B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian

Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Remarque à l’intention des utilisateurs canadiens

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respected toutes les exigences du

Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Important safety instructions

Read these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future

reference.

1 Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.

2 Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not

use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for

cleaning.

3 Do not use this product near water.

4 Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The

product may fall, causing serious damage to the product.

5 Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are

provided for ventilation; to ensure reliable operation of the

product and to protect it from overheating, these openings must

not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked

by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface.

This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or

heat register, or in a built-in installation unless proper ventilation

is provided.

6 This product should be operated from the type of power indicated

on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power

available, consult your dealer or local power company.

7 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate

this product where persons will walk on the cord.

8 If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the

total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension

cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also,

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make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the

wall outlet does not exceed the fuse rating.

9 Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet

slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out

parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid

of any kind on the product.

10 Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or

removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or

other risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

11 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer 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 are followed. Adjust only those controls that are covered

by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work

by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition.

d If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged

e If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a

need for service.

f Replace the battery with the same type as the product's battery we

recommend. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or

explosion. Refer battery replacement to a qualified serviceman.

13 Warning! Batteries may explode if not handled properly. Do not

disassemble or dispose of them in fire. Keep them away from

children and dispose of used batteries promptly.

14 Use only the proper type of power supply cord set (provided in

your accessories box) for this unit. It should be a detachable type:

UL listed/CSA certified, type SPT-2, rated 7A 125V minimum, VDE

approved or its equivalent. Maximum length is 15 feet (4.6

meters).

Laser compliance statement

The CD-ROM drive in this computer is a laser product. The CD-ROM

drive’s classification label (shown below) is located on the drive.

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CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID

EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1 PRODUIT

LASERATTENTION: RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER INVISIBLE EN CAS

D’OUVERTURE. EVITTER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYONS.

LASER KLASSE 1

VORSICHT: UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG, WENN ABDECKUNG

GEÖFFNET, NICHT DEM STRAHLL AUSSETZEN

PRODUCTO LÁSER DE LA CLASE I

ADVERTENCIA: RADIACIÓN LÁSER INVISIBLE AL SER ABIERTO. EVITE

EXPONERSE A LOS RAYOS.

ADVARSEL: LASERSTRÅLING VEDÅBNING SE IKKE IND I STRÅLEN

VARO! LAVATTAESSA OLET ALTTINA LASERSÅTEILYLLE.

VARNING: LASERSTRÅLNING NÅR DENNA DEL ÅR ÖPPNAD ÅLÅ

TUIJOTA SÅTEESEENSTIRRA EJ IN I STRÅLEN

VARNING: LASERSTRÅLNING NAR DENNA DEL ÅR ÖPPNADSTIRRA EJ

IN I STRÅLEN

ADVARSEL: LASERSTRÅLING NAR DEKSEL ÅPNESSTIRR IKKE INN I

STRÅLEN

Lithium battery statement

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. 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

batteri tilbage til leverandøren.

ADVARSEL

Eksplosjonsfare ved feilaktig skifte av batteri. Benytt samme

batteritype eller en tilsvarende type anbefalt av apparatfabrikanten.

Brukte batterier kasseres i henhold til fabrikantens instruksjoner.

VARNING

Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Anvãnd samma batterityp eller

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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 ohjeiden mukaisesti.

VORSICHT!

Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemäßen Austausch der Batterie Ersatz

nur durch denselben oder einem vom Hersteller empfohlenem

ähnlichen Typ. Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Angaben des

Herstellers.

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Contents

1 Getting started 1

Overview 3

Processor 3

Memory 4

System chipsets 4

ServerWorks GC-SL chipset 4

LAN subsystem 4

Expansion slots 5

PCI bus 5

Hardware management support 5

Features summary 6

Preinstallation requirements 7

Selecting a site 7

Checking the package contents 7

Basic connections 8

Connecting the keyboard 8

Connecting the mouse 9

Connecting the VGA monitor 10

Connecting to the network 10

Connecting the power cable 11

System startup 12

Power-on problems 13

Connecting options 14

Printer 14

USB devices 14

Tower-to-rack option 16

2 System tour 17

External and internal structure 19

Front panel 19

Rear panel 21

Internal components 22

System board layout 23

Control Panel (JP3) 26

Jumper Setting (J13) 26

Diagnostics LED (Port80LED) 27

3 Upgrading your system 29

Installation precautions 31

ESD precautions 31

Preinstallation instructions 31

Post-installation instructions 32

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Opening your system 33

Removing the front panel 33

Removing the side panels 34

Installing and removing storage devices 36

Replacing a 3.5-inch or a 5.25-inch storage device 36

Installing a hard disk 38

Installing a DLT 39

Installing and removing the CPU 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 utility 47

Introduction 49

Setup Menu 50

Setup submenu: Main 51

Setup submenu: Advanced 52

SuperIO Configuration 53

IDE Configuration 54

Auto Detect Hard Disks 55

Primary IDE Master (if attached Hard Disk) 56

Secondary IDE Master (if attached ATAPI CDROM)58

Secondary IDE Slave (if none attached) 58

Floppy Configuration 59

PCIPnP Configuration 60

Boot Settings Configuration 62

Event Log Configuration 63

View Event Log 64

Mark All Events As Read 64

OnBoard Devices Configuration 65

System Health Monitoring Hardware 65

Hardware Monitor Setup Page 65

System Hardware Monitor 66

Remote Access Configuration 68

Setup submenu: Power 69

Setup submenu: Boot 70

Boot Device Priority 71

Hard Disk Drives 72

Removable Devices 73

ATAPI CDROM Drives 74

Setup submenu: Security 75

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Setup submenu: Exit 76

Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings 76

Auto Configuration with Fail-Safe Settings 77

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 79

Configuration Strategies 81

Assigning RAID Levels 81

Selecting a RAID Level 82

Configuring Arrays 83

Using the IDE Software RAID Setup Utility 84

Auto Configure Stripe (F1) 85

Auto Configure Mirror (F2) 85

Auto Configure RAID 10 (F3) 86

Create Array (F4) 86

Delete Array (F5) 88

Restore Old Configuration (F6) 88

Save and Exit (F10) 88

Installing Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Drivers 89

Updating the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Driver89

Confirming the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000

Driver Installation 90

Supported Internet Browsers 91

Installation Steps for Windows 91

IDE Software RAID Configuration Console 96

Config View 101

RAID Controller Properties 102

Property Description 103

Physical Drive 104

Array 106

Log Data 113

Advanced 114

Backplane 116

Appendix A: AMIBIOS

POST Checkpoint Codes 119

AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 121

Uncompressed Initialization Codes 121

POST Checkpoint Codes 122

Bootblock Recovery Codes 122

Uncompressed Initialization Codes 123

Bus Checkpoint Codes 131

Additional Bus Checkpoints 132

High Byte 132

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Appendix B: ASM

quick installation guide 133

Installing ASM 135

System requirements 135

ASM Agent 135

ASM Console 135

System setup 135

Installing ASM Agent 136

Installing ASM Console 136

Appendix C: Rack installation guide 137

System rack installation 139

Vertical mounting hole pattern 140

Screw types for rack installation 141

Installing cage nuts 141

Installing the system into the rack 143

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1 Getting started

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The Acer Altos G301 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.

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Overview

The Acer Altos G301 is a PCI bus based single processor system board

built on an extended ATX baseboard. It comes with a single mPGA478

processor socket utilizing an Intel

®

Pentium

®

4 processor integrated

with the ServerWorks GC-SL chipset. The system board also integrates

the Intel

®

82540EM Gigabit Ethernet controller that supports WOL

(Wake on LAN) for better remote site management.

For expandability, the system board using ATI Rage XL integrated with

8MB memory, one 32bit/33MHz 3.3V PCI bus slot, four 64bit/33MHz

3.3V PCI bus slots and four 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

Bus) connectors, one UART NS16C550 serial ports, one enhanced

parallel port with Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)/Extended Capabilities

Port (ECP) support, two PS/2 port, a diskette drive interface, three

embedded hard disk interfaces, one RJ-45 network port and a 9-pin

connector for video output.

The system is fully compatible with MS-DOS V6.X, Novell Netware 6.0,

RedHat Linux 7.3/8.0, Windows NT 4.0 server, and Windows 2000

server.

Processor

The Pentium

®

4 processor implements Intel

®

NetBurst

TM

micro

architecture, Hyper-Pipelined Technology, Advanced Dynamic

Execution, Enhanced Floating-Point and Multimedia Unit, Streaming

SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) Instructions. Based on Intel

®

NetBurst

TM

micro

architecture, the Pentium 4 processor offers higher-performance

processing than ever before. Built with Intel's 0.13-micron technology,

the Pentium 4 processor delivers significant performance gains for use

in home computing, business solutions and all your processing needs.

This system board supports 400/533MHz system bus frequencies for one

Pentium 4 processor supporting frequencies start at 1.8GHz.

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Memory

The four DIMM sockets on board allow memory upgrade to a

maximum of 4GB using four 1-GB DDR SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)

DIMMs. For data integrity, the default setting of the ECC (error-

correcting code) function of the 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 designed to meet

the needs of high performance systems. It consists of two components:

SeverWorks CMIC-SL (North bridge) and ServerWorks CSB6 (South

bridge).

• ServerWorks CMIC-SL(North bridge) supports Intel

®

Pentium

®

4

CPU with mPGA478 package. Build-in features include main

memory interface with optimized support for DDR SDRAM, 64-bit,

33MHz primary PCI bus interface (PCI) with integrated PCI arbiter,

I2C bus support and other related functions.

• ServerWorks CSB6 (South bridge) integrates support for ACPI, USB

1.1, SMBus, PCI master, PCI arbiter, LPC bus controller, LPC arbiter,

seven channel 8237 compatible DMA controller and DMA 66/100

on primary & secondary IDE with DMA66 on third IDE and other

standard PC functions.

LAN subsystem

Another cost-effective feature for network solution is the integration

of Intel

®

82540EM Gigabit Ethernet controller which supports

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 based power

management, advanced System Management Bus (SMBus) based

manageability, Wired for Management (WfM) 2.0 compliance, TCP/

UDP/IP checksum calculation and segmentation, PCI 2.2 compliance,

and PC 2001 compliance.

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Expansion slots

PCI bus

The system board has one PCI buses that support 32-bit/33 MHz/5V PCI

devices and four PCI buses supporting 64-bit/33 MHz/3.3V PCI devices.

Hardware management support

The system board supports the power-management function that

conforms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-

Play. 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/1.5V), and PCI bus

utilization calculation. It also detects if the CPU fan or the chassis fan

malfunctions.

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Features summary

The main board has the following major components:

• Utilizes a mPG478 processor socket that supports a Pentium

4

processor running start at 1.8 GHz and future generations of

Pentium CPUs

• ServerWorks GC-SL chipset which includes the north and the south

bridge

• Onboard Gigabit Ethernet chip that supports WOL and AOL

• Four DIMM sockets that accept 128-, 256-, 512-, and 1-GB DDR

SDRAMs 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)

• External ports:

• 2 USB connectors • RJ-45 jack

• PS/2-compatible keyboard port • Parallel port

• PS/2-compatible mouse port • Serial port

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Preinstallation requirements

Selecting a site

Before unpacking and installing the system, select a suitable site for

the system for maximum efficiency. Consider the following factors

when choosing a site for the system:

• Near a grounded power outlet

• Clean and dust-free

• Sturdy surface free from vibration

• Well-ventilated and away from sources of heat

• Secluded from electromagnetic fields produced by electrical

devices such as air-conditioners, radio and TV transmitters, etc.

Checking the package contents

Check the following items from the package:

• Acer Altos G300 (Model: G301) system

• Acer Altos G300 Series user’s guide

• EasyBUILD CD

• Acer Altos G300 Series accessory box

• System keys (hung inside the front panel door)

If any of the above items are damaged or missing, contact your dealer

immediately.

Save the boxes and packing materials for future use.

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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

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