Acer G301 manual

Acer Altos G300 Series User’ s guide bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!j!!Uivsteb z-!Kbovbsz!34- !3114!!3;3:!QN[...]

Changes may be ma de periodically to the information i n this publication w ithout obligation to notify any person of such revisio n or changes. Such chan ges will be incorporated i n new editions of this man ual or supplementary documents and pu blications. Thi s company makes no representations or warranties, either expresse d or implied, with re[...]

iii Notices FCC notice This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if[...]

iv This part complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device mu st accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice: Canadian users This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirem[...]

v make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the fuse rating. 9 Never push objects of any kind into this product th rough cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or sh ort out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liqui d of any kind on the product. 10 Do [...]

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ix 1 Getting started 1 Overview 3 Processor 3 Memory 4 System chipsets 4 ServerWorks G C-SL chipset 4 LAN subsystem 4 Expansion slots 5 PCI bus 5 Hardware management suppo rt 5 Features summary 6 Preinstallation requirements 7 Selecting a site 7 Checking the package contents 7 Basic connections 8 Connecting the keyboard 8 Connecting the mouse 9 Con[...]

x Removing the front panel 33 Removing the side panels 34 Installing and removing storage devices 36 Replacing a 3.5-inch or a 5.25-inch storage device 36 Installing a hard disk 38 Installing a DLT 39 Installing and removing the CPU 40 Installing a CPU 40 Removing a CPU 41 Installing and removing memory modules 43 Reconfiguring the system 44 Instal[...]

xi Auto Configuration with Opt imal Settings 77 Auto Configuration with Fail-Safe Set tings 78 5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 79 Configuring Arrays 81 Configuration Strategies 81 Assigning RAID Levels 81 Selecting a RAID Level 82 Configuring Arrays 83 Using the IDE Software RAID Setup Utility 84 Auto Configure Stripe (F1) 85 Auto Configure Mirror [...]

xii Uncompressed Initialization Codes 121 Bus Checkpoint Codes 129 Additional Bus Checkpoints 130 High Byte 130 Appendix B: ASM quick installation guide 131 Installing ASM 133 System requirements 133 ASM Agent 133 ASM Console 133 System setup 133 Installing ASM Agent 134 Installing ASM Console 134 Appendix C: Rack installation guide 135 System rack[...]

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The Acer Altos G301 is a PCI bus based single processor system loaded with a host of new and innovative features . The system of fers a new standard for flexib le productivity ideal for local or wide area networks and multiuser server environments. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!3!!Uivsteb z-!Kbovbsz!34- !3114!!3;3:!QN[...]

3 Overview The Acer Altos G301 is a PCI bus based single processor system board built on an extended A TX baseboard. It comes with a single mPGA478 processor socket utilizing an Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor integrated with the ServerW orks GC-SL chipset. The system board also integrates the Intel ® 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet controller that suppo[...]

1 Getting started 4 Memory The four DIMM sockets on board allow memory upgr ade to a maximum of 4GB using four 1 GB DDR SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) DIMMs. For data integrity , the default setting of the ECC (error - correcting code) function of the memo ry system in BIOS is enabled. The system board supports DDR266 SDRAMs; PC-133, PC-100, PC-66 MHz SD[...]

5 Expansion slots PCI bus The system board has one PCI buses th at support 32-bit/33 MHz/5V PCI devices and four PCI buses supporting 64-bit/33 MHz/3.3V PCI devices. Hard war e management support The system board supports the power -management function that conforms to the power -saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EP A) E[...]

1 Getting started 6 Featur es summary The main board has the followin g major components: • Utilizes a mPG478 processor so cket that supports a Pentium 4 processor running at 1.8 GHz and future gener ations of Pentium CPUs • ServerW orks GC-SL chipset which includes the n orth and the south bridge • Onboard Gigabit Ethernet chip that support [...]

7 Pr einstallation r equir ements Selecting a site Before unpacking and installing the system, select a suitable s ite for the system for maximum efficiency . Consider the following factors when choosin g a site for t he system: • Near a grounded power outlet • Clean and dust-free • Sturdy surface free from vibration • W ell-ventilated and [...]

1 Getting started 8 Basic connections The system unit, keyboard, mouse, and monitor cons titute the basic system. Before connecting any other peripherals, connect th ese peripherals first to test if the system is running properly . Connecting the keyboar d bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!9!!Uivsteb z-!Kbovbsz!34- !3114!!3;3:!QN[...]

9 Connecting the mouse bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!:!!Uivsteb z-!Kbovbsz!34- !3114!!3;3:!QN[...]

1 Getting started 10 Connecting the VGA monitor Connecting to the network bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!21!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

11 Connecting the power cable bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!22!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

1 Getting started 12 System startup After making sure that you have set up the system properly and connected all the required cables, you may now apply power to the system. T o power on the system: Open the front panel door and press the po wer button. The system starts up and displays a welcome message. After that , a series of power-on self-test [...]

13 Power -on pr oblems If the system does not boot after you have applied power , check the following factors that might have caus ed the boot failure. • The external power cable may be loosely connected. Check the power cable connection from the power sour ce to the power socket on the rear panel. Make sure that each cable is properly connected [...]

1 Getting started 14 Connecting options Printer T o connect a printer , plug the printer cable into the parallel port located on the rear panel of your computer . USB devices Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a new serial bus design that is capable of cascading low-/medium-speed peripherals (less th an 12 Mbps) such as a keyboard, mouse, joystick, scan[...]

15 T o connect a USB device, simply plug the device cable into any of the USB ports. Note: Most USB devices have a built-in USB port which allows you to daisy-chain other devi ces. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!26!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

1 Getting started 16 T ower -to-rack option Aside from its tower configuration, the Acer Altos G300 (model G301) server can also be mounted in a rack-model position. A rack mount kit is available for customers who want to convert a tower-m ounted system to a rack-model design. Note: Please refer to Appendix C to this manual for installing the optio[...]

2 System tour bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!28!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

This chapter discusses the features and components of your computer . bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!29!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

19 Exter nal and inter nal structure Fr ont panel No. Descrip tion 1 CD-ROM drive stop/eject button 2 CD-ROM drive play/forward button 3 CD-ROM drive LED 4 and 6 CD-ROM volum e control 5 CD-ROM drive tray 7 CD-ROM drive earphone sock et 8 Altos EasyStor Cage (Removable HDD tray) 9 Floppy disk drive tray bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!2:!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -[...]

2 System tour 20 Note: The positions and features of items (1 ) - (7) above may differ depending on the opti cal drive module insta lled 10 Floppy disk drive eject button 11 Power button 12 System power LED 13 Hard disk access LED 14 Warning LED No. Description bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!31!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

21 Rear panel No. Descriptio n 1 Power cable socket 2 Power Supply Fan 3S y s t e m f a n 4 PS/2 mouse port 5 PS/2 keyboard port 6 USB ports 7 Serial port 8 Parallel port 9 VGA port 10 LAN port 11 PCI expansion card slots bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!32!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

2 System tour 22 Inter nal components No. Description 1 Power supply 2 System board 3 5.25-inch drive ba ys 4 Altos EasyStor Cage (Removable HDD tray) 5 System fan 6 PCI expansion card slots bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!33!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

23 System boar d layout Item Description KM1 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse USB1 USB Connectors COM1 Serial Port CN3 VGA Port bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!34!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

2 System tour 24 LPT1 Parallel Port LAN1 RJ45 LAN Port U11 Intel ® 82540EM Giga bit Ethernet Controller U20 A TI RageXL CN2 Power Connector (4-pin) CN1 Power Connector (20-pin) JF1 Rear Syste m Fan JF2 EasyStor ca ge Front Fan JF5 CPU FAN J1 DDR DIMM A J2 DDR DIMM B J3 DDR DIMM C J4 DDR DIMM D U6 P4 CPU Socket 47 8 U5 North Bridge (CMIC-SL) U9 Sou[...]

25 J8 64-bit/33MHz/3.3V PCI Slot 4 J10 64-bit/33MHz/3.3V PCI Slot 3 J11 64-bit/33MHz/3.3V PCI Slot 2 J12 32-bit/33MHz/5V PCI Slot 1 J13 Jumper Setting J18 Power Connector J19 Reset Connector J16 SCSI HDD Acce ss LED Indicator JP8 Feature Connector J14 I 2 C Connector U44 BIOS BT1 Battery BZ1 Buzzer Port80LED Diagnostics LED Item Description bb411/c[...]

2 System tour 26 Contr ol Panel (JP3) Jumper Setting (J13) Function Default setting PIN 1-2 Clear pa ssword ON bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!37!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

27 Diagnostics LED (Port80LED) Note : Diagnostics LED show POST checkpoint codes when BIOS performs the Power On Se lf T est. See pa ge 120. PIN 3-4 Clear NVRAM OFF PIN 5-6 Recove r BIOS ROM OFF Function Default setting bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!38!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

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3 Upgrading your system bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!3:!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

This chapter contains instructions on how to upgrade your computer . bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!41!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

31 Installation pr ecautions Before you install any system component, we recommend that you read the following sections. These sections contain important ESD precautions along with preinstallati on and post-installation instructions. ESD precautions Electrostatic discharge ( ESD) can dama ge your processor , disk drives, expansion boards, and other[...]

3 Upgrading your system 32 Post-installation instructions Observe the following after installing a computer componen t: 1 See to it that the components are installed according to the st ep- by-step instructions in their respective sections. 2 Replace any expansion boards or peripherals that you removed earlier . 3 Replace the computer cover . 4 Con[...]

33 Opening your system Caution: Before you proceed, ma ke sure that you have turned off your computer and all peripherals conne cted to it. Read the “Preinstallation instruc tions” on page 31. Y ou need to open your computer before you can install additional components. See the following sect ion for instructions. Removing the front panel 1 Unl[...]

3 Upgrading your system 34 Removing the side panels The system housing has one front panel and two r emovable side panels. Always observe the followi ng ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions before installing any system component: 1 Do not remove any system component from its packaging unles s you are ready to install it. 2 Wear a wris t ground[...]

35 5 Detach the side panel. 6 Repeat steps 4 to 5 to remove the other side pane l. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!46!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

3 Upgrading your system 36 Installing and r emoving storage devices The housing supports fou r 5.25-inc h, and three internal 3.5-inch storage devices. The empty drive ba ys allow you to install additional drives such as a CD-ROM drive, digital audio tape (DA T) drive or another hard disk drive. Note: Y our basic system comes with a CD-ROM drive, a[...]

37 6 Remove the four screws with a Phillips screw driver and remove the old drive from the 3.5-inch hard disk tray . Note 1: Pull down the doo r of the EasyStor Cage till it clicks into place. Note 2: Pull it out in horizo ntal position. EasyStor Cage will become heavy when conta ining more than 2 hard disks. Remember pull it out carefully wi th bo[...]

3 Upgrading your system 38 Installing a hard disk T o install a hard disk drive into the hard disk fra me: 1 Insert the drive tray . 2 Secure the drive tray with two screws. 3 Connect the power and signal cables. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!49!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

39 Installing a DL T T o install a DL T drive into the 5.25-drive frame. 1 Insert the DL T . 2 Secure the DL T with two screws. 3 Connect the power and signal cables. Note: DL T drive should be installed in the 1st or 2nd 5.25-inch drive tray . bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!4:!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

3 Upgrading your system 40 Installing and r emoving the CPU The Pent ium 4 comes in a mPGA478 package. The mPGA478 package is designed for the new breed of sleek, high performance, small form factor PCs. The system board supports a Pentium 4 process or running at 1.8 GHz and future generations of Pentium CPUs. Caution: Always observe the ESD precau[...]

41 3 Attach one side of the fan/heatsink metal bracket to the CPU socket and then gently push down the other side of the metal bracket until it locks in place. 4 Connect the 3-pin fan/thermal cable to t he system board. Refer to section “System board layou t” on page 23 for the location of the fan/thermal connectors. Note: The heat sink becom e[...]

3 Upgrading your system 42 3 Gently push the socket lever down to releas e the lever and then pull it up. 4 Remove the CPU. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!53!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

43 Installing and r emoving memory modules The four 184-pin sockets onboard support DDR SDRA M-type DIMMs. Y ou may install 128-MB, 256-MB, 512-MB, or 1-GB DIMMs for a maximum of 4-GB system memory . This system board sup ports DDR266 266MHz SDRAM. Each of the DIMM socket is independent from the others. This independence allows you to install DI MM[...]

3 Upgrading your system 44 T o remove a DIMM, press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM. Note: Place your forefingers on th e top of the DIMM before you press the holding clips to gentl y disengage the DIMM from the socket. Reconfiguring the system The system automat ically detects th e amount of memory install[...]

45 Installing expansion car ds There are two kinds of expansion slots available in this system board. These are 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) and 64-bit PCI. T o install expansion cards: 1 Locate an empty expansion slot on the system boar d. 2 Remove the metal bracket located opposite the empty expansion slot using a Phillips screw[...]

3 Upgrading your system 46 4 Secure the card to the housing with a screw . When you turn on the system, BIOS automatically detect s and assigns resources to the new device. Note: BIOS detects and configures only Pn P (Plug n Play) expansion c ards. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!57!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

4 Setup utility bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!58!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

This chapter gives information about the system BIOS an d tells how to co nfigure the system by changing the settings of the BIOS parameters. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!59!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

49 Intr oduction Most systems are already configur ed by the manufacturer or the dealer . There is no need to run Setup when starting the computer unless you get a Run Setup message. The Setup program loads configurat ion values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM. Note: If you [...]

4 Setup utility 50 Setup Menu The computer employs the latest AM I BIOS CMOS chip with support for Windows Plug and Play . This CMOS chip contains the ROM Setup instructions for configur ing the mainboard’ s BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup uti lity is a menu driven utility that enables you to make changes t o the system confi[...]

51 Setup submenu: Main Parameter Description Options AMIBIOS V ersion The core version of AMI BIOS. N/A BIOS Build Date The date when the BIOS buil d. N/A BIOS ID The versi on of current BIOS. N/A System T ime Use th ese items to set the correct time. [HH:MM:SS] System Date Use these items to set the correct date. [mm/dd/yyyy] System Information Di[...]

4 Setup utility 52 Setup submenu: Advanced Parameter Description SuperIO Configuration Configure SuperIO Chip set Nat414. IDE Configuration Configure the IDE device(s). Floppy Configuration Configure the Flopp y drive(s). OnBoard Devices Configuration OnBoard devices control Enable /Disable. PCIPnP Configuration Legacy USB control a nd PCI slot IRQ[...]

53 SuperIO Configuration • Onboard Seria l Port 1 Use these items to disable the s erial ports or to assign a port address and IRQ to the ports. • Onboard Para llel Port Use this item to disable the parallel port or assign a port address to the parallel port. • Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to determine the IRQ of the parallel port. • Par[...]

4 Setup utility 54 IDE Configuration Parameter Description Options IDE Software RAID This item enables or disables the software RAID in primary IDE channel and secondary IDE channel. Enabled Disabled Primary IDE Master Device detected as prim ary IDE master . Manual configure IDE device parameters if device could not been detected by BIOS. Primary [...]

55 Auto Detect Hard Disks This item automatically detects a nd installs any hard disk drives installed on the primary and secondary IDE channels. Most modern drives can be detected. If you are u sing a very old drive that can’ t be detected, you can install it manually . Hard Disk Write Protect Disable/Enable d evice write protection. This will b[...]

4 Setup utility 56 Primary IDE Master (if attached Hard Disk) Parameter Description Options T ype Co nfigure the driver type. Auto CDROM ARMD Not Installed LBA/Large Mode Select the hard disk drive translation method. For drivers with more than 504MB, the LBA mode is necessary . Auto Disabled Block Mode Auto: The Data transfer from and to the devic[...]

57 PIO Mode Select PIO (Programmed Input/ Output) Mode. Mode 0 to 4 provide successive increase of performance. Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Select DMA Mode: Auto : Auto detected SWDMAn : SingleWordDMAn MWDMAn : MultiW ordDMAn UDMAn : UltraDMAn Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn UDMAn S.M.A.R.T . Enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T (Self- Monitoring, Analysis and Re portin[...]

4 Setup utility 58 Secondary IDE Master (i f attached A T API CDROM) Secondary IDE Slave (if none attached) bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!69!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

59 Floppy Configuration • Floppy Drive A If you have one floppy drive installed change the item Floppy Drive A so that it describes the characteristics of th e drive. Parameter Description Floppy Drive A Select the floppy drive type bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!6:!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

4 Setup utility 60 OnBoar d Devices Configuration Parameter Description Options OnBoard LAN Enable or disable o nboard LAN. Enabled Disabled OnBoard PCI VGA Enable or disab le onboard VGA. Enabled Disabled bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!71!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

61 PCIPnP Configuration Parameter Description Options Plug & Play O/S No: lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system. Y es: lets the operating system configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. Ye s No Reset Configure Date NO: does not force the PnP data to be clear[...]

4 Setup utility 62 ARMD Emulation Ty p e Sets the emulation type for USB ZIP drive. PCI Slot-1 IRQ Preference Manually set the PCI slot IR Q value slot-1. Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI Slot-2 IRQ Preference Manually set the PCI slot IR Q value slot-2. PCI Slot-3 IRQ Preference Manually set the PCI slot IR Q value slot-3. PCI Slot-4 IRQ Preferen[...]

63 Boot Settings Configuration Parameter Description Options Quick Boot Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Quiet Boot Disabled: Displa ys normal POST message s. Enabled: Disp lays OEM Logo instead of POST messages. Bootup Num- Lock Select Power-on state for NumLock On Off PS/2 Mou[...]

4 Setup utility 64 Event Log Configuration Note: If there are any event logs recorded, “View Event Log” will appear . If no events are recorded, this option will NOT appear . CPU Frequency to Bus Ratio CPU/Bus ratio of the system. The cl ock speed of the bus does not necessaril y equal the CPU’ s. T ypically , the system bus clock speed is sl[...]

65 Event Log Data The state of event log data. The event log data is only available if ‘ valid ’. Event Logging Allow/Not allow logging of ev ents. Enable d Disabled BIOS POST Event Logging Allow/Not allow logging of BIOS POST events. ECC Event Logging Allow/Not allow logging of ECC events. Enabled Disabled PCI Device Event Logging Allow/Not al[...]

4 Setup utility 66 View Event Log This allows user to see the detail BIOS and IPMI event. System Health Monitoring Hard ware Hardwar e Monitor Setup Page This page lets you install hardware monitoring parameters so that the system can warn you when critical parameters are exceeded. View Event Log 00/00/00 00:00:33 CMOS Battery Failure 00/00/00 00:0[...]

67 Sy s t em H a rdw a re M o n i to r If your mainboard supports hardware monitoring, these items ar e auto-detected and the results are repor ted. Y ou cannot make changes to these items. Parameter Description Case Status The current status detected by chassis intrusion switch. Current CPU Te m p Current CPU temperature detected by the sensor on [...]

4 Setup utility 68 V oltage mo nitoring Vo l t a g e monitoring Press ‘ Enter ’ to view the voltage monitored. Parameter Description bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!79!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

69 Remote Access Configuration Parameter Description Options Remote Access Select remo t e access type. Disabled Serial (ANSI) Serial Port Mode Select Serial Port setting. 115200 8,n,1 57600 8,n,1 19200 8,n,1 9600 8,n,1 bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!7:!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

4 Setup utility 70 Setup submenu: Power Parameter Description Options ACPI Aware O/S Enable / Disable ACPI support for Operating System. ENABLE: If OS supports ACPI. DISABLE: If OS does not support ACPI. Enabled Disabled Power Management Enable or disable APM support. Enabled Disabled AC Lost Handling This sets the power state after a shutdown due [...]

71 Setup submenu: Boot Parameter Description Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot seque nce from the available devices. Hard Disk Drives Specifies the av ailable hard disk drives boot sequence. Only first driv e could boot the system. Removable De vices Specifies the avai lable removable devi ces boot sequence. Only first driv e could boot the s[...]

4 Setup utility 72 Boot Device Priority Parameter Description Options 1 st Boot Device Configu re the first boot devi ce type. Available boot device type. 2 nd Boot Device Configure the second boot device type. If first boot device fail to boot the system, BIOS will try to boot the system from 2 nd boot device. ... Nth Boot Device Configure the N-t[...]

73 Hard Disk Drives Parameter Description 1 st Hard Drive Configure the hard drive to boot the system. 2 nd Hard Drive Configure the 2 nd hard drive. No te that only 1 st hard drive could boot the syste m. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!84!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

4 Setup utility 74 Removable Devices Parameter Description 1 st Removable Dev Configure the 1 st removable de vice to boot the system. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!85!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

75 A T API CDROM Drives Parameter Description Options 1 st A T AP I CDROM Configure the first A T API CDROM to boot the system. Only first CDROM could boot the system. CD-ROM available to the system. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!86!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

4 Setup utility 76 Setup submenu: Security Parameter Description Change User/ Supervisor Password Y ou can i nstall a Supervisor password, and if you install a supervisor password , you can then install a user password. A user password does not pro vide access to many of the featur es in the Setup utility .If you highlight these items and press Ent[...]

77 Setup submenu: Exit Auto Configuration wi th Optimal Settings If you highlight this item and press Enter , a dialog box asks if you want to install optimal settings for all the items in the Setup utility . Press the Y key to indicate Y es, and then press Enter to install the optimal settings. Parameter Description Exit Savin g Change s Exit syst[...]

4 Setup utility 78 The optimal settings default values are quit e demanding and your system might not function properly if you are us ing slower memory chips or other kinds of low-perfor mance components. Auto Configuration wi th Fail-Safe Settings If you highlight this item and press Enter , a dialog box asks if you want to install fail-safe setti[...]

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This chapter gives information about configuring RAID IDE and arrays, assigning RAID levels, planning the arrayconfiguration, optimizing storage a nd using the RAID IDE Setup Utility . bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!91!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

81 Configuring Arrays Organize the physical disk drives in arrays after the drives are connected to IDE software RAID. And array can consis t of one to four physical disk drives, depending on the RAID level. Configuration Strategies The most important factors in RAID array config uration are drive availability (fault toleranc e), and drive performa[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 82 Selecting a RAID Level T o ensure the best performance, you should select the optimal RAID level when you create a system drive. T he optimal RAID level for your disk array depends on the following factors: • Number of drives in the disk array • Capacity of the drives in the array • Need for data redundancy [...]

83 Configuring Arrays After you have enabled IDE Software RAID in BIOS and have attached all physical disk drives, perform the following actions to prepare a RAID disk array Creating a Mirrored Array From an Existing Drive T o build a new mirrored array from an existing drive, connect the current drive and a new drive to the RAID card. Perform the [...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 84 Using the IDE Softwar e RAID Setup Utility The Setup window has three sections: • Array Information • Physical Drive Information •H e l p Only the Array Information and Physical Drive Information windows are active. The Array Information window can be edited, the Physica l Drive Information window cannot. T [...]

85 • Model number • Size in MB of each drive • The status of each drive (online, failed, or rebuilding) Note: Information listed in the Physical Drive Information window cannot be edited. Only the <T AB>, <UP ARROW>, and <DOWN ARROW> keys will work when the control is in the Physical Drive Information wi ndow . Physical Driv[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 86 Auto Configur e RAID 10 (F3) Press the <F3> key to auto configure the drive s for a RAID 10 array . A minimum of four free phys ical drives are required for the RAID 10 auto configuration. Note: All previous settings will be lost when running Au to Configuration for Striping, Mi rroring, or RAID 10. Create A[...]

87 Drive(s) - There is no default setting for t his field. Y ou must select the drives for the configured array . When this field is selected, a pop-up window will display all the available physical drives with check boxes. Use the arrow navigation keys and press <SP ACE> to select or deselect the drive or drives to be put into the array . Pr[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 88 Drive Size - This field cannot be edited. It displays the size of the array . When the array type is Stripe, the driv e size is the total of all the drives selected (one or more drives). When Mirror , drive size is shown by an individual drive, and for Spare Pool, drive size shows the total drive capacity . Build [...]

89 Installing W indows NT 4.0 and W indows 2000 Drivers Use the following procedure t o inst all the IDE Software RAID Windows NT 4.0 or IDE Software RAID Windows 20 00 driver on to the RAID- configured drives con nected to the primary or secondary IDE ch annel. Updating the W indows NT 4.0 or W indow s 2000 Driver Use the following procedure to up[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 90 Confirming the W indow s NT 4.0 or W indows 2000 Driver Installation Use the following procedure to confirm that the IDE Softwa re RAID Windows NT 4.0 or IDE Software RAID Windows 2000 driver is properly installed. 4 Select SCSI Adapte rs . 5 Selec t the Drivers tab. 6 If the IDE Software RAID is already enabled, [...]

91 IDE Softwar e RAID Configuration Console Installation The system must have the items listed in the table below before you install the IDE Software RAID Configuration Console. Y ou need to install items for some operating systems befo re you install the Configuration Console. Supported Intern et Br owsers IDE Software RAID Configuration Console s[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 92 T o install MegaRAID Configuration Console software utilities, follow the instructions on the installation screens bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!:3!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

93 For local administration of a system with IDE Software RAID, install MegaRAID We b Server and MegaRAID Server . For remote administration of different machines that contain IDE Software RAID, install MegaRAID We b Server , MegaRAID Server , an d MegaRAID Registration Server . MegaRAID Registration Server needs to be installed on only one machine[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 94 This screen displays the progress of the installation. Click Finish to complete the installation. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!:5!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbsz!34 -!3114!!3;3:!Q N[...]

95 Using IDE Softwar e RAID Configuration Console This section describes the IDE Software RAID Configuration Console software utility . Y ou can use the software utilities that come with IDE Software RAID configuration consol e to p erform the following actions. • Get information about the configurat ion • T rack the health of the array and phy[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 96 Note 1: Please make sure the “MegaRAID Web Server” has bee n enabled before yo u start the configuration console. Note 2: The internet address shoul d read: http://localhost:555 Click the server name to select the RAID Server you want to configure. In the screen above, there is only one server listed. Continue[...]

97 Option Description Vie w O nl y Allows you to on ly view the RAID con figuration. It do es not allow yo u to perform rebuilds or check consistency . Full Access This allows you to view , configure, and mana ge the IDE Software RAI D controller . This option requires yo u to supply the Full Access Password. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!:8!!Uivste bz-!Kbovbs[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 98 The main screen displays, as shown below . The following table displays the cont ents on IDE Software RAID Configuration Console main screen . It is broken up into 5 frames. This table lists the options in the left frame. Y ou can click the options to perform actions or display the related screens. Frame Descripti[...]

99 A small browser window runs in the background as soon as you log on to the RAID Server . It constantly refreshes the view so you ha ve the most current information. The following screen displays th e IDE Software RAID Configuration Console with the Scan Devices button in the left frame selected. When Name Description Scan Devices Re scans the sy[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 100 you click Scan Devices, the applicat ion re scans for new hard drives. There is a delay while this occurs. Config View The following screen displays the IDE Software RAID Configuration Console with the Config View but ton in the left frame selected. When you click Config View , it displays the RAID configuration,[...]

101 RAID Contr oller Pr operties T o view the RAID controller propert ies, click the button next to the RAID controller . After you click the button, the RAID controller ID displays in the right frame, and the link to the RAID controller Properties page dis plays below the controller ID. Click on the word Properties. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!212!!Uivst eb[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 102 Property Description This Property Description screen displays the RAID controller properties. This table provides a description of eac h field. T o exit this screen, click Config View or Scan Devices. Field Description Model Specifies the model number of th e RAID controller . Driver Version Specifies the driver[...]

103 Physical Drive T o view the Physical Drive Properties an d Error Status, click the button next to physical drive you want to view. After you click the button, the Physic al Drive ID displays in the right frame. The links to the RAID cont roller Properties and Error Status page are listed as shown below . Click on the link Properties to display [...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 104 Physical Drive Properti es - This screen displays the physical drive properties. The table following provides a description of each field. T o exit this page, click on Config V iew or Scan Devices. Field Description Firmware Specifies the firmware versi on of the physica l drive. Status Specifies gives the status[...]

105 Physical Drive Error Status - This screen displays the physical drive error status. This table provides a description of each field. Physical Drive Errors - Err or codes for the physical drives display when you select the error log view . The following table prov ides a list and descriptions of the error codes. Array T o display the Ar ray Prop[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 106 shown in the following screen. Click the word Properties to view the Array Properties. The Array operations are described in the following information. Note: Due to high resource usage during Rebuild and Consistency Check operations i n the Windows operating system, only one action per RAID Se rver is allowed in [...]

107 Abort Check Consistency - When the Check Consistency begins, the words Checking Consistency flash next to the array that is bein g checked. Y ou can abort the Check Cons istency by clicking Abort Check Consistency in the right frame. Y ou can view the progress of the Check Consistency by clicking Device Progress in the left frame. bb411/cppl!!Q[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 108 Check Consistency Device Pr ogress -This scree n displays th e progress of the Check Consistency . The table below provides a description of each field. T o exit this page, click Config View or Scan Devices. Array Rebuild Device Pr ogress - This screen displays the Array Rebuild Progress. The table following prov[...]

109 T o exit this page, click on Config View or Scan Devices. Field Descrip tion Array This field gives the array number being rebuilt. Operation This field gives the type of operation being perfo rmed. Example: Rebuild. Percentage This field gives the percentage complete. Tim e L e f t This field gives the estimated ti me left to complete the task[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 110 Array Propertie s - This screen displays the Array Properties. The table below provides a description of each field. Field Description Mode Displays th e IDE Software RAID co ntroller's RAID leve l. IDE RAID supports RAID 0, 1, and 10. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!221!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

111 T o exit this page, click on Config View or Scan Devices. Status Displays the health of the array . The array heal th status can be one of the following: On Line - Working within normal parameters. Off Line - All drives have failed. Deteriorated - One of the drives has failed. Logical Drive Displays th e logical drive letters or volume n ames. [...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 112 Log Data This screen displays the Log Data screen. Use the scroll bar to view the log. T o exit this page, click on Config View or Scan Devices. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!223!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

113 Advanced This screen displays the Advanced Settings of the IDE Software RAID Configuration Console. The table following provides a description of each field. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!224!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 114 Note: S.M.A.R.T . stands for Se lf-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology . T his feature is built into the hard drive that checks for potential problems that can crash the hard drive. Not all hard drives have thi s feature. T o exit this page, click on Config View or Scan Devices. Field Description Fail[...]

115 Backplane This screen displays the backplan e information of the RAID array . Different backplanes can have dif f erent features. This application shows the following: • Current temperature inside the backplane • Error log • Fan speed T o exit this page, click Config View or Scan Devices. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!226!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!311[...]

5 Configuring IDE Software RAID 116 Close Server T o exit this RAID server , click Close Server in the left frame. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!227!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

Appendix A: AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!228!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

This appendix lists and provides descriptions for the BIOS POST checkpoint codes. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!229!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

119 AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description D0h The NMI is disabled. Power on delay is sta rting. Next, the initialization co de checksum will be verified. D1h Initializing the DMA c ontroller , performing the keybo[...]

Appendix A: AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 120 POST Checkpoint Codes Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint cod es are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description E0h The onboard floppy controller if availab le is initialized. Next, beginn ing the base 512 KB memory test. E1h Initializing the interr upt vector table[...]

121 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution. These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM. FCh Next, erasing the flash ROM. FDh Next, programming the flash ROM. FFh Flash ROM programming was succe ssful. Next, restarting the system BIOS. Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI i[...]

Appendix A: AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 122 0Eh The keyboard contro ller BA T command re sult has been verified. Next, pe rforming any necessary initializati on after the keyboard controller BA T command test. 0Fh The initialization after the k eyboard controller BA T command test is done. The keyboard command byte is written next. 10h The keyboa[...]

123 25h Interrupt vector initializa tion is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on. 27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next. 28h Initialization before se tting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings ne xt. 2Ah Bus in itialization system, static, output device[...]

Appendix A: AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 124 37h The display mode is set. Displ aying the power on message next. 38h Initiali zing the bus input, IPL, general device s next, if present. See page 129 for additional information. 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages. See page 129 for additional i nformation. 3Ah The new cursor position ha[...]

125 49h The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified. Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB me mory next. 4Bh The amount of memory abo ve 1 MB has been found and verified. Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory belo w 1 MB for the soft reset next. If this is a power on situation, going to checkpoint 4Eh next. 4Ch The[...]

Appendix A: AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 126 57h The A20 address line, parity , and the NMI are disabled. Adjusting th e memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next. 58h The memory size was ad justed for relocation and shadowing. Clearing the Hit <DEL> message next. 59h The Hit <DEL> message is cleared. The <WAIT ...> [...]

127 84h Locked key c hecking is over . Checking for a memory size mismatch w i th CMOS RAM data next. 85h The m emory size chec k is done. Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next. 86h The p assword was chec ked. Perfor ming any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next. 87h The programming before WIN[...]

Appendix A: AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 128 97h Initializati on before th e C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed. Th e adaptor ROM ch eck is next. 98h The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST . Performing any required processing after the option RO M returned control. 99h Any initialization required after the [...]

129 Bus Checkpoint Codes The system BIOS passes control to diff erent buses at the following checkpoints: A8h Initialization be fore pa ssing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed. Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next. A9h Returned from adapto r ROM at E000h control. Performing any initiali za tion required after the E000 option[...]

Appendix A: AMIBIOS POST Checkpoint Codes 130 Additional Bu s Checkpoints While control is inside the dif ferent bus routines, additional checkpoints are output to I/O port address 0080h as word to identify the routines being executed. These are word checkpoints. The low byte of che ckpoint is the system BIOS checkpoint where control is passed to t[...]

Appendix B: ASM quick installation guide bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!242!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

This appendix shows you how to install the ASM software package. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!243!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

133 Installing ASM Acer Server Manager (ASM) consis ts of the ASM Console and the ASM Agent. These two components are both r equired to perform server management tasks. System re quir ements ASM requires TCP/IP connectivity between the ASM Console and the ASM Agent. ASM Agent • 128 MB of RAM • SCSI/IDE hard drive with at least 10 0 MB free hard[...]

Appendix B: ASM quick i nstallation guide 134 Installing ASM Agent T o install ASM Agent: 1 Log in to the managed server using the Administrato r account. 2 Insert the EasyBUILD TM Management CD into the server’ s CD-ROM drive. The installation sequence will automatically be di splayed. 3 Select the option for ASM installation. The installation w[...]

Appendix C: Rack installation guide bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!246!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

This appendix shows you how to convert your Altos G300 series server from a stand- alone tower to a rack-mounted system. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!247!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

137 System rack installation Aside from its tower conf iguration, the Altos G301 server system can also be mounted in a rack-model position. A rack mount kit is available for customers who want to convert a tower -mounted system to rack- model design. T o purchase a rack mount kit, contact your local Acer representative. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!248!!Uivs[...]

Appendix C: Rack installatio n guide 138 V ertical mounting hole patter n The four vertical rails of a rack contain mounting holes arranged in a manner shown in the figure below: The system occupies 6U in the rack. Count the U pos itions and hole numbers from the bottom up. Note: The unit of measurement u sed in this document is "U" (1U =[...]

139 Scr ew types for rack installation The following screws are used in th e assembly of the Acer Altos G301 and other rack-mountable components. Installing cage nuts Cage nuts are use to secure systems and other components t o the vertical rails in the rack . T o install cage nuts: 1 Insert the lower lip of the cage nut over the bot tom of the ope[...]

Appendix C: Rack installatio n guide 140 2 Pinch the cage nut lips with your fingers and press until it locks into place. 3 Repeat this process to install the other cage nu ts in their appropriate locations. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!251!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

141 Installing the system into the rack T o install the system into the rack: 1 Remove the front panel from the server . Refer to “Removing the front panel” on page 33 for instruct ions. 2 Remove the foot stands from the server . (1) Lay the server on its side on a flat, stable surface. (2) Remove both of the screws from the center of each of t[...]

Appendix C: Rack installatio n guide 142 Do the same thing with the other rack bracket. 5 Attach the inner rails to both sides of the server tray . Note: Only affix the inner rails to the server tray after attaching the cable arm bracket to the serv er tray with four screws, as shown in the following graphic. (1) Align the inner rail to the screw h[...]

143 6 Set the server tray aside. 7 Attach the rack brackets to the mounting rails. • Align the rack brackets to the mounting rail until the six screw holes become visible. • Secure the rack bracket to the mounting rail using M4 x L8 screws. T ighten the screws, but leave t hem loose enough to allow length adjustment when installing the mounting[...]

Appendix C: Rack installatio n guide 144 8 Install the mounting rails to the rack using four M6 x L10 screws for each mounting rail. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!255!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]

145 9 Extend the middle sliding piece of each mounting rail forward until it clicks. 10 Install the server tray into the rack by first carefully aligning the inner rails attached to the tray with the mounting rails on the rack. (1) Press the release latch on both sides of the server tray . (2) Slide the server tray into the rack then push the tray [...]

Appendix C: Rack installatio n guide 146 11 T urn the Altos G301 on its side. (1) Place the system on the server tray . (2) Push the server to the back of the tray so it can be secured to the tray . 12 Secure the server to the back of the server tr ay using the two attached screws. T o access this location, you may need to open the back door of the[...]

147 13 Attach the Cable Arm The optional Cable Arm keeps peripheral and power cables from becoming tangled or severed when the system slides in or out. (1) Attach the cable arm to the back of the ! server tray with ! two scre ws. (2) Install two cage nuts in the rail to which the cable arm is to be attached. Extend the cable arm enough to attach it[...]

Appendix C: Rack installatio n guide 148 (4) Bundle all cables to the cable carrier with the cable clamps. The cable arm will protect the cables when the system is being moved into or out of the server rack. bb411/cppl!!Q bhf!259!!Uivst ebz-!Kbovbsz!3 4-!3114!!3;3:! QN[...]