Gateway E-5200 manual

E-5200 User's Guide MAN SYS US E5200 USR GDE R0 6/98 8502954[...]

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N otic es Copyright © 1998 G ateway 2000, Inc. All Rights Res erved 610 Gateway Drive N. Si o ux City , SD 5 7049 U SA All Righ ts Reser ved This publi c ation is prote cted by copyrig ht and al l right s are reser ved. No par t of it m a y be r eproduced or transm itted by any mea ns or in any form , without prior cons ent in w riting fr om G ate[...]

i Contents Convent ions Used i n This Guide ...... ....... .. .. .. .... ....... .. .. .. .... ....... .. .. .. .... . ii i Saf ety I nstruc tions .. .... ...... ..... .... ...... ....... .... .... ....... ...... .... .... ....... ...... .... .. iv Getting Star ted .......... ................... ................... .................. ....... 1 Asse[...]

ii E-520 0 U ser ’s Guid e Ser ia l Po rts ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .... ..... .... .... .. .... ..... .. .... .... .... ..... .. .... .... .. ..... .... . 17 USB P or ts . .. .. ..... .... .... .... .. ..... .... .. .... .... ..... .... .. .... ..... .. .... .... .. ..... .... ... 17 Video P or t .. .. .. ... .... .... .. .... ..... .... .... .. .[...]

iii Con v entions Used in This Gu ide Throughout this guide, you will se e the follo wi ng con venti ons: Con vention Descri ption E NT ER K ey board k ey names ar e print ed i n small capit als . C TRL +A LT +D EL A plus sign indi cat es that the k e ys must be pressed si mul t aneou sly . Setup Commands to be entered, o ptions t o select , and m [...]

i v E-5200 U ser’s G u ide Sa fe ty I ns tr u ct io ns Observe t he fol lo wing safet y instructions w he n using y our syst em: • F ollo w all instructions marke d on the syste m and in th e documentation. • When the s yste m is tur ned of f, a small amount of e lec trical cur re nt still runs through the system. Al w a ys unplug the syst em[...]

v • There is a danger of explosion if the CMOS (com pl ementary metal-o xide semiconductor ) bat tery is replace d incorrectl y . Replace the battery with t he same or equi vale nt type r ecommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of used ba tt eries a ccording t o the manufacturer’ s instructions. • Unplug the syst em from th e w all outl et a[...]

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Getting St ar ted Contents Assembli ng Your S yste m.. .. .... ....... .. .. .. .... ....... .. .. .. .. 2 Star ti ng Your S yste m .... .. .. .... ....... ...... .... ..... ...... ...... 4 Turning Off Your System . .. .... ....... ...... .. .. ... .... ...... .. 7 Resettin g Your Syste m .... .... .. .. ..... ...... .. .. .. ..... ...... .... 8[...]

2 E- 52 00 Use r ’s Gu i de Assem b ling Y our Sys tem Before y ou unpac k y our s ystem, prepare a safe w orking en vironment for your computer b y doing the foll o w i ng: • Pro vide a cle an, flat, and sta ble surface for y our computer . Allo w at least 12 inches at th e rear of the chas sis for cab ling and air circulation . • Obtain a g[...]

G e tt i n g St a r t ed 3 The follo wi ng f igure sho ws you ho w to c onnect basic peripherals to y our computer . Note that y our system ma y not inc lude a ll the it ems sho wn in t he f igure. Some connectors on the back of t he system are colored to m atch the plugs on peripheral s that shi p with your system. F or more detailed information o[...]

4 E- 52 00 Use r ’s Gu i de Star ting Y our S ystem Before y ou start your system for the f irst time, • Make sure all cable s are f ir ml y connected to the proper cable por ts on the rear panel of t he system. • Make sure the syste m and monitor are plugge d into an A C outlet or po w er strip. 1. If y ou ha v e c onnected the s ystem compo[...]

G e tt i n g St a r t ed 5 4. T urn on an y other component s connecte d t o the s yste m, such a s spea kers, a printer , or a sca nner . 5. If nothi ng happens w hen y ou turn on the computer , r echeck the po wer cabl e s to see t hat the y ar e securel y plugged in a nd that y our po w er strip (if y ou are usi ng one ) is plugged in and turned[...]

6 E- 52 00 Use r ’s Gu i de Set ti ng Up th e O pera tin g S yste m Y our c omputer c omes wit h the Windo ws NT® 4.0 ope rat ing s ystem. The f irst time you sta rt your computer , the operating sys tem takes a fe w minutes to set up. Refer to your softw are documenta tion for specif ic instr uctions on wha t t o do after the sys tem starts. 1.[...]

G e tt i n g St a r t ed 7 T urning O ff Y our Sys t em Use t he fol lo wing steps e v ery time y ou turn of f y our Wi ndo w s NT system. Y ou ma y lose data if y ou do not f oll o w the proper procedure. 1. On the T askbar , c lick Star t a nd then c lick Shut D o wn . 2. Sel ect Shu t dow n the c ompu ter ? 3. Click OK . 4. When you see a messag[...]

8 E- 52 00 Use r ’s Gu i de Resetting Y our Sys tem If y our computer doe s not respond t o keyboa rd or mouse input, you ma y need to reset the system. 1. Pres s C TRL +A LT +D EL . A windo w opens that e nable s y ou to c lose a n applicat ion that is not responding. 2. Click T ask M anag er , se lect the pro g ram tha t is n ot responding, and[...]

Chapt er 1: System F eatures Contents Syste m Fea ture s .... ..... ...... ...... ..... .... ...... ....... .... .... .. 10 Front P anel .. .... . . .. .. ... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... .... ....... ...... 14 Rea r Panel ... .... .... ..... .. .... .... .. .... ..... .... .... .. ..... .... .. .... 16[...]

1 0 E -5 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Syst em Feature s The follo win g featur es are s ta ndar d to the syst e m’ s bas ic arc hitect ure. AGP V ideo An A G P (accel erated gr aphic s por t) video connector on the syst e m board and an A GP e xpa nsio n card are standard fea tures. AGP is a bus architect ure that increas es vide o performance b y[...]

Syste m Feature s 1 1 Drives The st andard c onf i guration for your computer include s a 1.44- MB 3.5-in ch diske tte dr i v e, a hard dr i ve, a nd a C D-R OM dr i ve . Y ou c an install f i v e addition al dri v es in the computer . T w o I DE controller s and a diskette controlle r are integrated into t he system boa rd. F or instructions on in[...]

1 2 E -5 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Mana geability The st atus of y our syste m’ s hardw are is m onit ored t hrough the har dware management ASIC (application specif ic integrated circuit) on the syst em board. M onitore d information i ncludes v oltage and chass is i ntr us ion. Y ou can access the monitoring inform ation through Intel ® LAND[...]

Syste m Feature s 1 3 Both processors in y our system should be of the same cloc k speed. F or information on r emo ving and inst alling a pr ocess or , see the “I nstalling and Remo ving Com pone nts” chapter in the Maintaining and T r oubl eshooting Y our E-5200 Sy stem guide.[...]

1 4 E -5 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Fr ont P an el The fr ont pane l of your computer includes the f oll o w i ng featur es: Au dio -Ou t Jack Y ou can connect headphones or po wer ed speakers to the audio-out jack. CD-ROM Dri ve The hi gh-speed C D-R OM dr i v e enab les you t o pla y data or audio CDs. CD-ROM drive Power LED CD-ROM drive ej ect [...]

Syste m Feature s 1 5 Diskette Drive The di skette dri ve wr ites t o and r eads from 3. 5-inch, 1.44 MB dis kettes. Hard Drive LED The har d dri ve LED i s li t w hen t he hard dri ve is ac ti v e. Power Butto n Push i n the po we r button once t o turn on the computer and push i t in agai n to turn of f the c ompute r . Power LED The po w e r LED[...]

1 6 E -5 2 0 0 U se r ’s G u i d e Rear P anel The rear panel includes the follo wing I/O por ts, c onnectors, and switc hes: Keyboard Port Plug a P S/ 2 (P ersonal S ystem/2)-compatib l e ke yb oard i nto t his port. Mous e Po rt Plug a P S/ 2-compatibl e mouse int o thi s port. V ol tag e se le ctor Power connecto r Keyb oa rd po rt USB ports S[...]

Syste m Feature s 1 7 Powe r Conn ect or Plug t he syste m po w er c ord into this connector and t o an A C outle t or po w er strip. Parall el (Pri nter ) Port Y ou can pl ug a pr inter or ot her p arallel de vice into this port. RJ-45 Networ k Jack Y ou can connect a cabl e to the RJ-45 netw ork jack that connects the system to the netw ork of y [...]

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Maintaining and Cleaning Y our System Contents Maintaining the Hard Drive ....... ...... .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. 20 Clea ning Your Syst em .. .. .... ....... .... .... ...... ....... .... .. 21[...]

20 E - 5 200 User ’ s Gui de Maintaining the Har d Drive Hard dr i v es ne ed r egular maintenance because running the system sof tw ar e di vides f iles, creat es spaces betw e en data, and otherwi se decreases hard dri v e performance. W indo ws NT pro vides the Check Disk ut ility to maintain the hard dri v e. Check Disk enab les you to check [...]

Mai ntain ing an d Cle aning You r Sys tem 21 Cleaning Y our Sys tem The follo wing sections conta in inform ation a bout cleaning the parts of y our system. Cle ani ng t he Mous e If the mouse pointer on the sc reen mo v es erra ti c al ly w he n y ou mo ve t he mouse, the roller ball insi de the m ouse may be dirty . 1. T urn off the system and t[...]

22 E - 5 200 User ’ s Gui de If y ou spill liqui d on the k eyboa rd , turn of f the computer and dis connect the ke yboard. T ur n the ke yboard upside do w n to let the liquid drain out and the ke yboard dry for a fe w day s before trying to use the k eyboa rd a gain. If t he ke yboard does not wor k aft er dra ining, c ontact T echnical S uppo[...]

Appendix Contents Acronyms a nd Abbrevia tions . ... .... ...... .. .. ... .... ...... 24 Terms a nd Definition s ... .... .... ..... ...... ...... ..... .... ...... 26[...]

2 4 E-5200 Use r ’ s Guide Acr o n yms and Abbreviations ASIC - Appli c a tion specif ic int eg rated c irc uit BI OS - Basic input/output system CMOS - Complementary metal-o xide semiconductor DIMM - Dual inline memor y module DMI - D esktop management interface DRAM - Dynamic random access memory EC C - Er ror correcting code FAT - F ile alloca[...]

Ap pend ix A 25 SCS I - S mall computer system interface SDR AM - Synchronous dynamic random a c cess memory TCP/IP - T ransmission control protocol/I nternet protocol V - V olt[...]

2 6 E-5200 Use r ’ s Guide T erms and Definitions This lis t of t erms should hel p you get acquainted with terms use d in y our computer’ s doc umentation a nd i n y our s ystem softw are. Ap plication s - S oftw are instal led on y our syste m. Sometimes c alle d pr o gr ams . BI OS - Basic input/output system. The BIOS is so ftw are that i s[...]

Ap pend ix A 27 Disk - The de vic e used b y the computer to store and retrie v e infor mat ion. Disk c an ref er t o a dis ke tte or a hard di sk. Disket te - A remo va ble disk, also called a flopp y . Hard drive - T he dri ve insta lled inside y our system that stores all your system a nd data f iles. Depending on i ts conf iguration, the comput[...]

2 8 E-5200 Use r ’ s Guide Ref r esh rat e - The refresh rate i s the rate at whic h the image on the monitor screen is re wr it ten to the screen. A fast refresh rate helps keep the image from flic k ering. Resolution - The resoluti on is the sha r pness or clarity of the i mage on the monitor sc reen. R esolution is measured b y the number of p[...]

29 Comp uter Virus Notice What is a virus? A virus is a pro gram writte n with malicious intent for the sole purpose of creating hav oc in a computer system. I t attaches its elf to e x ecut able f iles or boot sect ors, so it c a n replicate and spread. Some viruses m a y onl y cause your system to beep or displ ay messages or images on the screen[...]

3 0 E - 5200 User’s Guide What can you do to pr ot ect you r sy stem? A ware ness is the key . Y ou need to lea r n abo ut the existenc e of vir uses, ho w the y spread , and what to do to protect y our system by reduci ng the like lihood of virus c onta mination. The follo wing ma y help: • Obtain an anti-vi r us pro gram and mak e it a ha bi [...]

31 • Sample pr oduction dis kettes ar e periodic all y scanned a s an addition al quality check. • All incoming products such as systems to repair , vendor diskett es, hard dr i v es, and trade-sho w unit s are scanned f or viruses. • All systems are gi v en a f inal test before shipping. Unfortunatel y , today’ s te chnolo g y makes the cr[...]

3 2 E - 5200 User’s Guide Regulator y Complianc e Stateme nts This de vice has been tested and found to c ompl y with the limits for a C l ass B digi tal de vice, pursua nt to Pa rt 15 of the FCC rules. Thes e limi ts ar e designed t o pro vide reasonab le pr otect ion aga inst har mful inte rference in a resident ial inst a ll ation. This equipm[...]

33 Le pré sent a ppareil num érique n’ émet pa s de br ui ts r adioélectr iques dépassant les l im ites a ppl icab les a ux appareils numériques de Clas se B prescrite s dans le règl ement sur le brouil la ge r adioé lectrique édic té par Industrie Canada. Atten tion! Co up er le c ou ran t a van t l ’entr e ti en . This Information T[...]

3 4 E - 5200 User’s Guide This de vice has been tested and found to c ompl y with the limits for a C l ass B digi tal de vice, pursua nt to the A ustralia n/Ne w Ze aland sta ndard AS/NZS 3548 se t out b y the S pectrum Management Agency . Ca ut io n! Di sco nn ec t po w er be f ore servi ci ng. Warnin g! The re is a da nger of e xpl osi on if th[...]

35 Index A Abbreviations 24 AGP (ac celer ate d grap hi cs p ort) 10 Assembling your s ystem 2 Audio-out ja ck 14 B BIOS (basic input/output s y stem) 10 C Cach e memory 10 Case s, cl eani ng 22 CD-ROM drive 14 Check Disk utility 20 Cleanin g your sys tem 21 Closing programs with Ctrl+Atl+Del 8 CMOS (complementary m etal oxide semiconductor) memory[...]

36 E - 5 200 User ’ s Gui de Proces sor benefits of dual processors 12 standard 12 R Rear pa nel 16 Resetting your system 8 RJ-45 c onnector 17 S Safety iv , 2 Serial por t s 17 Setting up your operating syste m 6 Shut-down procedures 7 Starting your system 4 Syste m assembling 2 cleaning 21 fe atures 10 manage ability 12 mem ory 12 power iv rese[...]

E-5200 User's Guide MAN SYS US E5200 USR GDE R0 6/98 8502954[...]