User manual ACER G195HQL

[. . . ] Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of purchase information in the space provided below. The serial number and model number are recorded on the label affixed to your computer. All correspondense concerning your unit should include the serial number, model number, and purchase information. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Model Number : _________________________________ Serial Number: ___________________________________ Purchase Date: ___________________________________ Place of Purchase: ________________________________ Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. [. . . ] The tree has categories for each type of record. Clicking on a category expands or collapses a list of SDRs for that category. Clicking on an individual SDR displays the information for that SDR in the presentation pane in the upper right. The description pane in the lower right displays a description of the currently selected SDR type. 2 3 · · · Use the F4 and F5 keys to scroll the window contents to the left and right to view all of the columns. Use the File and SDR menu items to work with the SDR information: Open: Views data from a previously saved SDR file. Save As: Saves the currently loaded SDR data to a file. Properties: Displays information about the SDR, including IPMI version, number of SDR entries, time stamps for changes to the SDR information, and free space remaining. Reload: Refreshes the display by reading the current SDR entries from the server. · Updating System Firmware and BIOS Using the SSU, you can update the BIOS, update the firmware, and verify the firmware. You can also update the BIOS and firmware without using the SSU. 66 4 Configuration Software and Utilities Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS: 1 2 Download the update from the Acer support website. From the SSU Main window, choose System Update. Alerts can be delivered either as telephone pages or over the LAN. Instructions for setting up both telephone paging alerts and LAN alerts are given below. Setting Up Paging Alerts To set up the server to send alerts as telephone pages: 1 2 3 4 Install an external modem on the Emergency Management Port (serial 2). From the SSU Main window, choose Platform Event Manager (PEM). In the corresponding boxes, enter the following command strings for the modem attached to the EMP port (boxes that aren't listed here are not required for paging alerts): · ESC Sequence: the escape sequence. This string is sent to the modem before sending command strings. The maximum length for the string is five characters; longer strings are truncated. Hangup String: hang up or drop the connection. The EMP automatically sends an <ENTER> character following this string. The maximum length for the string is eight characters; longer strings are truncated. Modem Dial Command: the command to dial a phone number. This string is sent to the modem before sending the paging string. [. . . ] Description A5h A7h A7h R R R G G G R A A G G G A7h R G A G A7h R G A G A7h R G A G Aah A Off A Off 000h Off Off Off Off 000h Off Off Off Off 108 6 Technical Reference POST Error Codes and Messages The following table defines POST error codes and their associated messages. The BIOS prompts the user to press a key in case of serious errors. Some error messages are preceded by the word "Error" to highlight the fact that the system might be malfunctioning. All POST errors and warnings are logged in the System Event Log, unless the System Event Log is full. [. . . ]