Acer Altos G301 driver and firmware
Drivers and firmware downloads for this Acer Computers item
Related Acer Altos G301 Manual Pages
Download the free PDF manual for Acer Altos G301 and other Acer manuals at ManualOwl.com
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 9
... cable
11
System startup
12
Power-on problems
13
Connecting options
14
Printer
14
USB devices
14
Tower-to-rack option
16
2 System tour
17
External and internal structure
19
Front panel
19
Rear panel
21
Internal components
22
System board layout
23
Control Panel (JP3)
26
Jumper Setting (J13)
26
Diagnostics LED (Port80LED)
27
3 Upgrading your system
29
Installation...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 11
...)
88
Installing Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 Drivers 89
Updating the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Driver89
Confirming the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000
Driver Installation
90
Supported Internet Browsers
91
Installation Steps for Windows
91
IDE Software RAID Configuration Console
96
Config View
101
RAID Controller Properties
102
Property Description
103
Physical Drive
104...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 15
...
Overview
The Acer Altos G301 is a PCI bus based single processor system board built on an extended ATX baseboard. It comes with a single mPGA478 processor socket utilizing an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor integrated with the ServerWorks GC-SL chipset. The system board also integrates the Intel® 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet controller that supports WOL (Wake on LAN) for better remote site...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 44
32
3 Upgrading your system
Post-installation instructions
Observe the following after installing a computer component: 1 See to it that the components are installed according to the step-
by-step instructions in their respective sections. 2 Replace any expansion boards or peripherals that you removed
earlier. 3 Replace the computer cover. 4 Connect the necessary cables and turn on your computer.
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 46
...Upgrading your system
Removing the side panels
The system housing has one front panel and two removable side panels. Always observe the following ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions before installing any system component:
1 Do not remove any system component from its packaging unless you are ready to install...:
1 Turn off the power to the system unit and unplug all cables. 2 Place the system ...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 48
...
3 Upgrading your system
Installing and removing storage devices
The housing supports four 5.25-inch, and three internal 3.5-inch storage devices. The empty drive bays allow you to install additional drives such as a CD-ROM drive, digital audio tape (DAT) drive or another hard disk drive.
Note: Your basic system comes with a CD-ROM drive, a 3.5-inch diskette drive, and a hard disk drive already...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 50
38
3 Upgrading your system
Installing a hard disk
To install a hard disk drive into the hard disk frame: 1 Insert the drive tray. 2 Secure the drive tray with two screws. 3 Connect the power and signal cables.
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 52
40
3 Upgrading your system
Installing and removing the CPU
The Pentium 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 processor running start at 1.8 GHz and future generations of Pentium CPUs.
Caution: Always observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 56
44
3 Upgrading your system
To remove a DIMM, press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM.
Note: Place your forefingers on ... DIMM before you press the holding clips to gently disengage the DIMM from the socket.
Reconfiguring the system
The system automatically detects the amount of memory installed. Run Setup to view the new value for total system...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 68
... Mode Block Mode
Description
Options
Configure the driver type.
Auto CDROM ARMD Not Installed
Select the hard disk drive translation method. For drivers with more than 504MB, the LBA mode is necessary.
Auto Disabled
Auto: The Data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it.
Disable: The Data transfer from...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 95
... Software RAID in BIOS and have attached all physical disk drives, perform the following actions to prepare a RAID disk array
Step 1 2 3 4 5
Action Press + to run the IDE Software RAID Manager Define and configure one or more logical drives. Create and configure one or more system drives (logical drives). Save the configuration. Initialize the system drives. After initialization, you can install...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 96
... • Help
Only the Array Information and Physical Drive Information windows are active. The Array Information window can be edited, the Physical Drive Information window cannot.
To access the IDE Software RAID setup utility, press + during boot-up.
Array Information - This section of the screen displays all the disk arrays configured. Use this section to create, delete or edit the...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 97
...Drive Information window cannot be edited. Only the , , and keys will work when the control is in the Physical Drive Information window.
Physical Drive Options - In the top right corner of the Physical Drive Information window are the Physical Drive...options apply to all drives attached to the IDE software RAID.
Help Section - The help section of the Setup window displays hints on available options...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 98
... IDE Software RAID
Auto Configure RAID 10 (F3)
Press the key to auto configure the drives for a RAID 10 array. A minimum of four free physical drives are required for the RAID 10 auto configuration.
All previous settings will be lost when running Auto Configuration for Striping, Mirroring, or RAID 10.
Create Array (F4)
Press the key to create a disk array...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 101
....
Updating the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Driver
Use the following procedure to update the IDE Software RAID Windows NT 4.0 or IDE Software RAID Windows 2000 driver or install the IDE Software into an existing system booted from a standard IDE or SCSI drive controller.
Step 1 2 3
Description Click on the Windows Start button. The Windows menu is displayed. Select Settings. Click on Control...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 102
... IDE Software RAID Windows NT 4.0 or IDE Software RAID Windows 2000 driver is properly installed.
Step 1 2 3 4 5
6
Description Click on the Windows Start button. The Windows menu is displayed. Select Settings. Click on Control Panel. Select SCSI Adapters. Select the Drivers tab.
If the RAID board is installed, it will appear in the list as "LSI CSB6 Controller." Select the Devices tab.
If drives...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 103
... 1.2 or newer
Supported Internet Browsers
IDE Software RAID Configuration Console supports the following browsers:
• Internet Explorer 5.x or newer • Netscape 4.0 or newer • Opera 5.2 or newer
Installation Steps for Windows
Insert the CD in your computer and run the Setup.EXE program, using the following directory:
• :/Setup.EXE
Setup.EXE installs the required components...
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 104
92
5 Configuring IDE Software RAID
To install MegaRAID Configuration Console software utilities, follow the instructions on the installation screens
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 105
93
For local administration of a system with IDE Software RAID, install MegaRAID Web Server and MegaRAID Server. For remote administration of different machines that contain IDE Software RAID, install MegaRAID Web Server, MegaRAID Server, and MegaRAID Registration Server. MegaRAID Registration Server needs to be installed on only one machine in the network.
Acer Altos G301 User's Guide - Page 112
...the driver re scans all PCI devices. You will notice a significant decrease in system performance for a few seconds.
Displays the RAID configuration, media errors, and status of the drives and arrays. It also allows you to start activity on a particular array. Logical View - displays information about the arrays. Physical View - displays all hard drives attached to the IDE Software RAID controller...