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aa500ug.pdf - Page 36
... hard disk.
Check the CMOS settings in Table 1-4. Run Setup (see section 2.1). Contact your dealer. Run Setup (see section 2.1). Replace hard disk. Check and connect the keyboard to the diskette controller. Check all cable connections.
Altos 500 Series User's Guide Contact your dealer. Run Setup (see section 2.1). Run Setup (see section 2.1). Check and...
aa500ug.pdf - Page 38
... your battery is in good condition, the problem may be easily corrected. In either case, contact an authorized service center for a new system. 2.
1.11.3 Correcting Error Conditions
As a general rule, if an error message says "Press F1 to cause a fatal error, i.e., an error that causes complete system failure. Altos 500 Series User's Guide Run Setup (See section 2.1). If you are...
aa500ug.pdf - Page 52
... Features
Hard Disk Size > 504 MB
When set to Disabled. Altos 500 Series User's Guide
If supported, it allows data transfer in block (multiple sectors) at a rate of more than 504 MB.
To disregard the feature, change the setting to Auto, the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed hard disk supports the function. However, this parameter to...
aa500ug.pdf - Page 70
... card manual before setting this feature. The VGA palette snoop function allows the control palette register (CPR) to specify the interrupt that they can update their individual RAM DACs. This allows the display of the PCI devices. To disable the feature, select No. AGP
This item shows the assigned interrupt for this parameter. Altos 500 Series User's Guide...
aa500ug.pdf - Page 77
... prompt appears before system boot.
Follow the same procedure as in setting the Setup password.
BIOS Utility 2-39 Make sure to set this password, enter Setup Utility, select System Security, then highlight the Power-on Password secures your system against unauthorized use. Power-on password.
Power-on Password
Enter your system will not respond to type it whenever you enter...
aa500ug.pdf - Page 105
... computer, regardless of standard hard disks that may be set to the computer through the Setup program. SCSI drives are physically installed.
Check SCSI bus termination. Disk Drive Configuration Problems
This section describes situations that are recognized by the Setup program supplied with the host computer. The Setup program allows you to the device. An unexpected time...
aa500ug.pdf - Page 106
... "SCSI Device Configuration".
• Be sure to SCSI ID 0.
Altos 500 Series User's Guide See the section "Setting SCSI Bus Termination".
• Be sure that device. Doing this ensures that the new initial values are no SCSI ID conflicts.
Check the drive manual for information on setting the SCSI ID for that device. Booting the Computer...
aa500ug.pdf - Page 107
...used as drive D to cycle the power OFF and ON after changing any values...installed.
• Be sure that the SCSI bus is properly terminated. • Be sure that, if necessary, the disk has a partition and is formatted. SCSISelect Configuration Utility 3-27 Check the disk drive manual for information on setting the SCSI ID for that device.
• Try enabling Include in BIOS Scan in a Setup...
Altos 500 Service Guide - Page 53
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Run Setup and select the proper drive type. Check the CMOS settings in chapter 2, Memory Configurations. Message CMOS Battery Error
CMOS Checksum Error CPU BIOS Update Code Mismatch Diskette Drive Controller Error or Not Installed Diskette Drive Error
Diskette Drive A Type Mismatch Diskette Drive B Type Mismatch Equipment Configuration Error
Hard Disk Controller Error
Action
Replace the...
Altos 500 Service Guide - Page 56
In either case, contact an authorized service center for assistance.
2-24
Altos 500 System Guide If you are sure that your configuration values are correct and your battery is in good condition, the problem may lie in a damaged or defective chip.
Altos 500 Service Guide - Page 70
... by increasing the transfer rate.
CD-ROM Drive DMA Mode
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Altos 500 System Guide If you set to Auto, the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed
hard disk supports the function. Hard Disk 32-bit Access
Enabling this parameter to
Auto, BIOS automatically sets the appropriate DMA mode for faster data recovery and read/write...
Altos 500 Service Guide - Page 80
...of the hardware devices and settings that intervenes in
the Boot Sequence parameter.
3-24
Altos 500 System Guide The LANDesk Service Agent is Enabled. The default setting is IEEE-standards-based code that BIOS detected during the POST routine.
When set to your desktop system. When set to perform a RAM test during POST.
Memory Test
When set to Enabled, this parameter allows...
Altos 500 Service Guide - Page 86
Otherwise, select Manual. If you set the PCI IRQ Setting parameter to Manual, you need
to specify the interrupt that you set the PCI IRQ Setting parameter to Auto, these
parameters specify the auto-assigned interrupt for each PCI device installed in your system.
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Altos 500 System Guide For system board without LAN
PnP/PCI Ooptions
PCI IRQ Setting Auto ]
INTA...
Altos 500 Service Guide - Page 87
.... Onboard LAN
When you set
the PCI IRQ Setting parameter to Manual, you want to assign for the onboard LAN installed in your system.
The VGA palette snoop function allows the control palette register (CPR) to specify the
interrupt that they can update their individual RAM DACs. The signal goes through the cards continuously until all the...
Altos 500 Service Guide - Page 93
... chapter 2 for the procedure.
BIOS Utility
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Open the computer housing and set JP3 to 1-2 to bypass the password function. Make sure to set JP3 to 2-3 (Bypass password) to enable the Power-on Password secures your setup password, you boot the system. You can bypass the password security feature by selecting None. Close your computer's housing and reboot your...
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