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Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 2
... History
Copyright Notice
EDITION First
PART NUMBER 49.AB700.001
DATE November 1998
Copyright © 1998 by any person of such revisions or changes.
Printed in any form or by Acer America Corporation. Altos is a registered trademark of Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved.
All rights reserved. ii Altos 1100 Series User's Guide Intel and Pentium are registered...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 8
... Upgrade 1-17 1.10.1 Memory configurations 1-17 1.10.2 Installing a DIMM 1-18 1.10.3 Removing a DIMM 1-18 1.10.4 Reconfiguring the System 1-19 1.11 Installing Expansion Cards 1-20 1.11.1 Installing 32 Bit PCI Cards 1-20 1.11.2 Installing an AGP Card 1-21 1.12 ASM Pro...1-22 1.13 Remote Diagnostic Management 1-23 1.13.1 Installing the RDM Module 1-23
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Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 10
... IDE CD-ROM 2-20 2.7 Advanced Configuration 2-21 2.7.1 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-22 2.7.2 PnP/PCI System Configuration 2-29 2.7.3 Memory/Cache Configuration 2-33 2.7.4 CPU Speed Configuration 2-35 2.7.5 System Event Configuration 2-36 2.8 System Security Setup 2-39 2.8.1 Disk Drive Control 2-40 2.8.2 Setup Password 2-41 2.8.3 Power-on Password 2-43
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Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 14
... Suggests precautionary measures to avoid potential hardware or software problems.
IMPORTANT Reminds you to take specific action relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to accomplish a procedure with minimum steps through little shortcuts. TIP Tells how to the current topic.
xiv Altos 1100 Series User's Guide NOTE Gives bits and pieces of the procedure...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 20
Table 1-1 System Board Jumper Settings
Jumper
Setting
Function
JP4
JP5
BIOS Logo Select JP6
Password Security JP7
Sound Output JP8
1-2/4-5 2-3/5-6*
1-2* 2-3
Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved
1-2*
Acer
2-3
None
1-2
Check password
2-3*
Bypass password
1-2*
Buzzer
2-3
Speaker
* Default
1-6 Altos 1100 Series User's Guide The blackened pin of a jumper or connector represents pin...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 25
...not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are a qualified service technician. Always observe the following before handling a system component.
4. See the following sections unless you wish to the instructions in the following sections for specific instructions on the component you are installing.
5. Do not attempt the procedures described in Chapter 4, System...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 40
... your dealer.
1-26 Altos 1100 Series User's Guide See Section 2-1. Run Setup. Check all cable connections. See Section 2-1. Run Setup and select the proper drive type. See Section 2-1. Check the CMOS settings in Table 1-4. See Section 2-1. Replace hard disk.
Table 1-4 System Error Messages
Message CMOS Battery Error
CMOS Checksum Error CPU BIOS Update Code Mismatch Diskette Drive...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 46
... Device Installed Memory Parity Mode ECC Onboard USB Disabled
PgDn/PgUp = Move Screen, Esc = Back to support the Intel Pentium II CPU.
2-4 Altos 1100 Series User's Guide The following sections explain the parameters. The system is designed to Main Menu
The following screen shows page 2 of processor currently installed in the System Information screens show default settings.
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 48
...the primary IDE channel. 2.2.7 Floppy Drive B
This parameter specifies the system's current floppy drive B settings. The memory size is automatically detected by BIOS during the POST. For information on how to configure IDE devices, see section 2.4.2.
2.2.9 IDE ...the current configuration of the IDE device connected to display the new memory size.
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Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 57
... in block (multiple sectors) at a rate of more than 504 MB. Advanced PIO Mode
When set to Disabled. If supported, it allows you set this parameter to be set to Auto, the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed hard disk supports the function. Select the IDE Primary Channel Slave (or the IDE Secondary Channel Slave)
option...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 58
..., set the parameter to Disabled.
2-16 Altos 1100 Series User's Guide CD-ROM Drive DMA Mode
This parameter allows you to the CD-ROM. Hard Disk 32-bit Access
Enabling this parameter to Enabled to enable the DMA mode for the CD-ROM drive.
This improves the system performance since it allows direct memory access...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 62
... while booting, after you to perform a RAM test during POST.
2-20 Altos 1100 Series User's Guide When set to text mode while booting by pressing after which the screen displays the operating...any error occurs while booting, the system automatically switches to Disabled, the system detects only the memory size and bypasses the test routine.
You may also switch to Disabled, BIOS ...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 66
...are configurable only if this parameter is Enabled.
2-24 Altos 1100 Series User's Guide The default setting is enabled. The following screen shows page 2 of the...Enabled] Onboard USB Disabled]
USB Legacy Mode
Onboard Ethernet Chip Enabled]
SMBUS Interrupt(IRQ9 Disabled]
↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar, → ← = Change Setting, F1 = Help PgDn/PgUp = Move Screen
Serial...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 78
... want the video BIOS to run the video BIOS from the cache memory, thus allowing your system to enhance system performance. Video BIOS Cacheable
Set this to Disabled to select the DRAM operating mode.
Set this parameter to Enabled if you to run directly from RAM. The default setting is Enabled.
2-36 Altos 1100 Series User's Guide Setting to Disabled deactivates...
Acer Altos 1100 User's Guide - Page 113
... address, 2-24, 2-25 IRQ, 2-24, 2-25 Setup password, 2-41 Bypassing, 2-43 Changing or removing, 2-42 Settting, 2-41 Silent boot, 2-19 Software error messages, 1-24 Standalone system, 3-2 Startup configuration, 2-18
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Boot from IDE CD-ROM, 2-20 Fast POST mode, 2-18 Initialize SCSI before IDE, 2-19 Memory test, 2-19 Num lock after boot, 2-19...
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