Acer Altos G710 driver and firmware
Drivers and firmware downloads for this Acer Computers item
Related Acer Altos G710 Manual Pages
Download the free PDF manual for Acer Altos G710 and other Acer manuals at ManualOwl.com
Altos G710 Service Guide - Page 35
... of RAM T SCSI/IDE hard drive with at least 100 MB free hard disk space T Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP/Server/Advanced Server operating system T Ethernet card
System Setup
Make sure that your system meets the requirements listed above before proceeding. You may also want to change your screen resolution to 800 x 600 or higher for optimum viewing.
Installing ASM...
Altos G710 Service Guide - Page 36
4. Follow all onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
For detailed instructions on installing ASM Console, refer to the ASM User's manual.
To launch the program, on the Windows taskbar click on the Start button, point to Programs, select Acer Server Management Suite then click ASM Console.
28
Chapter 1
Altos G710 Service Guide - Page 41
... menu displays basic information about the system.
Parameter Front Side Bus Speed CPU Socket1 CPU Socket2 Processor Type Processor Speed
CPU ID Level 1 Cache Level 2 Cache
Chapter 2
Description ID number of the BIOS setup. Indicates a processor is currently installed in the CPU 1 socket. Indicates a processor is currently installed in the CPU 2 socket. Type of processor currently installed in...
Altos G710 Service Guide - Page 43
Total Memory
The screen below appears when you select Total Memory from the System Information window. The Total Memory menu displays the type and size of DRAM installed in DIMM slots 1A, 1B, 2A,2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, and 4B. The Not Installed setting indicates that there is no DDR2 DRAM installed.
Chapter 2
35
Altos G710 Service Guide - Page 49
... of the selected device.
Driver type
Auto CD-ROM ARMD Not Installed
Selects the hard disk drive translation method. For drivers Auto
with more than 504 MB, LBA mode is necessary.
Disabled
Enhances disk performance depending on the hard disk in Auto
use.
Disabled
If you set this parameter to Auto, BIOS setup automatically
detects if the installed hard disk drive supports the Block
Mode...
Altos G710 Service Guide - Page 87
... the video adapter installed in the system that have optional ROMs.
2E
G
G
A OFF Initializes all the output devices.
Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it. Give control to
31
OFF OFF R
A ADM module for initialization. Initialize language and font modules for
ADM. Activate ADM module.
Initializes the silent boot module Set the window for displaying text
79
Altos G710
Altos G710 Service Guide - Page 88
...
3B
G OFF R
A
Test for total memory installed in the system. Also, Check for DEL or ESC keys to limit memory test. Display total memory in the system.
3C
G
G
R
R Mid POST initialization of chipset registers.
Detect different devices (Parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor
40
OFF R OFF OFF in CPU, ... etc.) successfully installed in the system and update the
BDA, EBDA...etc.
50...
Altos G710 Service Guide - Page 115
.... These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan. Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them. In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including:
T Service guides T User's manuals T Training materials T Bios updates T Spare parts lists T TABs (Technical Announcement...
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 7
...-TE board layout
24
2 System setup
25
Setting up the system
27
Preinstallation requirements
27
Connecting peripherals
28
Turning on the system
29
Power-on problems
31
Configuring the system OS
32
Server setup
33
Turning off the system
34
3 System upgrade
37
Installation precautions
39
ESD precautions
39
Preinstallation instructions
39
Post-installation instructions
40...
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 8
...hard disk into the four-bay hot-plug
HDD cage carrier
49
Replacing storage devices
51
Replacing the FDD
51
Replacing the CD-ROM drive
53
Upgrading the CPU
56
Installing the heatsink and CPU
56
Removing the heatsink and CPU
58
Upgrading the system memory
60
Removing a DIMM
63
Installing a DIMM
65
Installing the Altos RAID-enabler (optional)
67
Installing an expansion card
69...
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 13
... installed in the Altos G710 system.
• Maximum upgrade - 16 GB (when 2 GB of DDR2 400 Registered ECC memory is available)
Caution! When using multiple memory modules it is recommended that you AVOID using modules from different manufacturers or that run at different speeds from each other.
• 2-way memory interleave • SDDC (Single Device Data Correction) for memory error...
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 16
...• Front
• Two USB 2.0 ports • Rear
• PS/2-compatible keyboard and mouse port • Two USB 2.0 ports • VGA/monitor port • Serial port • Parallel/printer port • Two LAN ports (RJ-45)
Operating system and software • Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server (SP4) • Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux...
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 44
... from the ePanel LCD display when it is running in Safe Mode.
Note: You must install related ePanel software before you can use ePanel. For more information refer to "Appendix D: ePanel" on page 163.
ePanel runs only on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 platform.
(1) Use the Navigation key to select Setting on the configuration...
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 60
50
3 System upgrade
3 Install a hard disk on the hard disk carrier (1), then secure it with the four screws you have removed earlier (2).
4 Insert the hard disk carrier into the cage with the lever still extended.
5 Push the lever back until it clicks into place. Make sure that the drive is properly inserted before closing the lever.
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 82
72
3 System upgrade
To install a redundant power supply module
1 Remove the screw securing the cover of the empty power supply module bay, then detach the cover.
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 140
... properly configured for the system. Refer to the software installation and operation documentation for instructions on setting up and using the software.
• Try a different version of the software to see if the problem is with the copy you are using.
• Make sure all cables are properly connected. • If other software runs correctly on the system, contact your...
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 146
... MB free hard disk space • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Server/Advanced
Server operating system
ASM Console
• Intel Pentium III (500 MHz) or higher processor • 128 MB of RAM • SCSI/IDE hard drive with at least 100 MB free hard disk space • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP/Server/Advanced Server
operating system • Ethernet card
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 175
... the network settings, view general data about the server and power off or restart the server.
Note: ePanel runs only on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 platform.
ePanel include the following major components: • ePanel Device Driver
ePanel Device Driver is required for the ePanel Agent to communicate with the ePanel module. It is necessary to install this driver...
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 176
... ePanel Device Driver: (1) Insert the EasyBUILD Reource CD into the server's CD-ROM drive. The EasyBUILD Resource CD window appears.
(2) Double-click the ePanel Driver folder.
(3) Select a driver compatible with your OS. Click ePanel Driver for Windows Server 2003 or ePanel Driver for Windows 2000.
(4) Click Setup. The installation wizard will be initialized.
(5) Follow all onscreen instructions...
Altos G710 User's Guide - Page 198
...networking 5 PCI I/O 5 processor 3 SCSI controller 4 service ID 5
storage devices 51 replacing CD-ROM drive 53 replacing FDD 51
system boards 17 backplane layout 22 jumper settings 21
mainboard layout 17 SAF-TE board layout 24 SATA board layout 23 SCSI backplane layout 22
system memory reconfiguring 66
system upgrade 37 ESD precautions 39 installation precautions 39 post-installation instructions...