User manual ACER ALTOS 9000V

[. . . ] The RDM allows execution of a diagnostic program from a remote station to fix the detected problems or to reboot the system. System Board 1-1 1. 2 · · · · · · · · · · · · Major Components Four DRAM banks composed of eight 72-pin SIMM sockets that support single- and double-density 60 ns SIMMs CPU board slot Four PCI, two EISA bus slots, and one EISA/PCI shared slot 256-KB Flash ROM for system BIOS System clock/calendar plus 8 KB extended CMOS RAM with battery backup 50-pin Fast SCSI-II and 68-pin Wide SCSI interfaces Two 24-pin RDM interfaces IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces Onboard VRAM and VRAM sockets for video memory upgrade Power connector for 350-watt or 420-watt switching power supply Super I/O, SCSI, VGA, memory, and Advanced Server Management (ASM) controller chipsets External ports: · · · · · Two 9-pin serial ports PS/2-compatible keyboard port (optional AT-keyboard port) PS/2-compatible mouse port Parallel port Video port The system board has the following major components: 1-2 User's Guide 1. 3 Layout Figure 1-1 shows the system board components. 21 22 23 24 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 1 2 3 4 5 12 11 8 9 10 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 COM1 COM2 Mouse port Keyboard port Video port Parallel port Video upgrade sockets CPU board slot PCI slots EISA slots Real-time clock Flash ROM BIOS 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Buzzer Narrow SCSI connector Wide SCSI connector SIMM sockets Fan connector 1 (FA1) Fan connector 2 (FA2) Fan connector 3 (FA3) 420W 5V standby power connector Power connector Power connector Video RAM RDM connectors Figure 1-1 System Board Layout System Board 1-3 1. 4 1. 4. 1 Jumpers and Connectors Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1-2 shows the jumper and connector locations on the system board. Figure 1-2 System Board Jumper and Connector Locations Jumpers are prefixed "JP". Connectors are prefixed "CN" and "SW. The blackened pin of a jumper represents pin 1. 1-4 User's Guide 1. 4. 2 Jumper Settings Table 1-1 lists the system board jumpers with their corresponding settings and functions. Table 1-1 System Board Jumper Settings Setting 1-2 2-3* 1-2* 2-3 1-2 2-3* Function Check password Bypass password Acer OEM Terminator always set to ON Use SCSI Setup Utility to set terminator to ON or OFF Wide SCSI Standard Software shutdown enabled Hardware reset enabled Hardware reset button connector Buzzer Speaker Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Jumper Password Security JP1 BIOS Type JP2 SCSI Termination JP3 SCSI Selection JP4 Hardware Reset JP5 1-2* 2-3 1-2 2-3* 3-4 1-2* 2-3 1-2* 2-3 1-2* 2-3 Sound Feature JP6 SCSI Feature JP7 VGA Feature JP8 * Default setting System Board 1-5 1. 4. 3 Connector Functions Table 1-2 lists the different connectors on the system board and their respective functions. Table 1-2 Connector CN1 CN2 CN3 CN5 CN6 CN7 CN8 CN11 CN12 CN13 CN14 CN15 CN16 CN17 CN18 SW1 Connector Functions Function Power connector Power connector Backplane board HDD status connector IDE hard disk connector RDM connector RDM connector Diskette drive connector 68-pin Wide SCSI connector 50-pin Fast SCSI-II connector RDM cable and LED board connector Hard disk LED connector Power LED connector Speaker connector 420W 5V standby power connector 200W 5V standby power connector NMI switch 1-6 User's Guide 1. 5 ESD Precautions (ESD) Always observe the following electrostatic discharge precautions before installing a system component: 1. [. . . ] A warning message appears indicating an incorrect memory configuration. Press twice to exit and reboot the system. 2. 3. The system boots with the new memory configuration. If you run WindowsNT, NetWare, or UnixWare in the system, make sure to run ECU every time you change the memory size. See Chapter 4 for information on ECU. System Board 1-11 1. 7 Video Memory Upgrade Larger video memory allows you to display higher resolutions and more colors. The system board comes with a 1-MB video memory onboard upgradable to 2 MB. Follow these steps to upgrade the video memory: 1. Locate the video DRAM upgrade sockets labeled U18 and U21 on the system board. Gently insert a video chip into each of the upgrade sockets. Make sure that the pin 1 indicator on the chip matches the notched corner of the socket. Pin 1 Indicator Notched Corner Figure 1-5 Installing a Video Memory Chip 1-12 User's Guide 1. 8 1. 8. 1 PCI Slot Configuration PCI-to-PCI Bridge Feature The system board carries a PCI-to-PCI bridge controller chipset that expands the capability of the PCI system by allowing all the five PCI slots in the system to be bus masters. The primary interface connects directly to the PCI bus close to the host CPU. The secondary interface creates a new PCI bus that can operate independently from the primary PCI bus. 1. 8. 2 Installing PCI Devices The devices you install in PCI slots 1 and 2 operate on the primary PCI bus while those in PCI slots 3, 4, and 5 operate on the secondary PCI bus. Since the primary PCI bus operates faster than the secondary PCI bus, install PCI add-on boards in PCI slots 1 and 2 first then on PCI slots 3, 4, and 5 to achieve better system performance. See Figure 1-1 for the locations of the PCI slots. System Board 1-13 1. 9 ASM Pro The ASM Pro is a server management tool based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). It detects server problems related to the CPU thermal condition, 5V/3. 3V detection, or PCI bus utilization calculation. This feature is designed primarily for server supervisors and management information system (MIS) personnel to help them detect errors or potential trouble spots in their network servers through a single management station. The ASM Pro consists of two major parts: · · ASM-Station - a Windows-based monitoring station that communicates with the ASM-Agents. ASM-Agent(s) - the individual servers managed by the ASM-Station. Refer to the ASM Pro user's manual for more information. 1-14 User's Guide 1. 10 Remote Diagnostic Management The Remote Diagnostic Management (RDM) is a network management tool that utilizes modems and telephone lines to control a host of servers from a remote station. [. . . ] An incorrect configuration is a major cause of power-on error messages, especially for a new system. Check that the jumpers on the system board and any expansion boards are set correctly. If you cannot access a new disk, it may be because your disk is not properly formatted. [. . . ]