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Altos R300
User’s guide
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aa r300.book Page ii Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM Copyright © 2003 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved. Altos R300 User’s guide Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this manual or supplementary documents and publications. This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the con
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aa r300.book Page iii Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM 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 FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interferen
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aa r300.book Page iv Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM iv Use conditions 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 must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice: Canadian users This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Remarque à
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aa r300.book Page v Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM v Important safety information Checking the power cords Warning! To avoid electrical shock, do not attempt to modify or use the supplied AC power cord(s), if they are not the exact type required. If a power cord(s) supplied is not compatible with the AC wall outlet in your region, get one that meets the following criteria: The power cord must be properly rated for the AC voltage in your region. The power cord plug cap must have an elec
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aa r300.book Page vi Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM vi Precautionary reminders Power supply modules Power supply modules have double-pole/neutral fusing. Ventilation considerations The equipment rack must provide sufficient airflow to the front of the system to maintain proper cooling. The rack selected and the ventilation provided must be suitable to the environment in which the system will be used. Fans To avoid injury do not touch moving fan blades. Cooling and airflow For proper
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aa r300.book Page vii Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM vii Important safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future reference. 1 Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 2 Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 3 Do not use this product near water. 4 Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fa
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aa r300.book Page viii Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM viii d If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified service personnel to restore the product to normal condition. e If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged f If the product exhibi
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aa r300.book Page ix Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM ix Important installation instructions Since Altos R300 is also considered to be rack-mountable, instructions addressing suitable installation of the equipment in a rack are required to be supplied by the equipment manufacturer. Through the use of simple statements in the installation instructions, the following general hazards shall be addressed. These potential hazards are considered common to most rack installations: 1 Elevated oper
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aa r300.book Page x Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM x Laser compliance statement The CD-ROM drive in this system is a laser product. The CD-ROM drive’s classification label (shown below) is located on the drive. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
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aa r300.book Page xi Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM Notices iii FCC notice iii Important safety information v Important safety instructions vii Important installation instructions ix Laser compliance statement x 1 System overview 1 Overview 3 Processors 3 Memory 4 System chipsets 4 Expansion slot 5 Hardware management support 5 Features summary 6 Weight 7 Power consumption 7 Thermal dissipation 8 2 System tour 9 External and internal structure 11 Front panel 11 Rear panel 12 Internal comp
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aa r300.book Page xii Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM Power-on problems 27 Turning off your system 29 3 Upgrading your system 31 Installation precautions 33 ESD precautions 33 Preinstallation instructions 33 Post-installation instructions 34 Opening your system 35 Removing the system cover 35 Replacing the system cover 36 Installing an expansion card 37 To install a PCI card on PCI slot 1 37 To install a PCI-SCSI card on PCI slot 2 39 Removing or installing the hard disk drive 41 Installing SC
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aa r300.book Page xiii Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM CPU Frequency 86 Memory Settings 88 Power Management 89 Error Log 90 View Event Log 91 Save Settings 92 Restore Settings 93 Load Default Settings 94 Exit Setup 95 Appendix A: ASM quick installation guide 97 Installing ASM 99 System requirements 99 System setup 100 Appendix B: Altos R300 Rack installation guide 103 System rack installation 105 Vertical mounting hole pattern 107 Screw types used 108 Installing cage nuts 109 Installing the s
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aa r300.book Page 1 Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM 1 System overview
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aa r300.book Page 2 Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM The Altos R300 is a 1U, high-density, rack-mountable single-processor system loaded with a host of new and innovative features. The system offers a new standard for flexible productivity ideal for local or wide area networks and multi-user server environments.
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aa r300.book Page 3 Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM 3 Overview The Altos R300 system is a PCI bus based processor system built on an optimized baseboard. It comes with a single socket 478 processor slot ® ® ® utilizing an Intel Pentium 4 processor or Intel Celeron processor with the Server Works GC-SL core logic chipset consisting of three distinct components: CMIC-SL, CIOBX2 and CSB5. The mainboard also integrates two Broadcom BCM 5703 10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet controllers sol
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aa r300.book Page 4 Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM 4 1 System overview Memory The four DIMM sockets on board accept 256-, 512-MB or 1-GB DDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM for a maximum memory capacity of up to 4 GB. For data integrity, the default setting for the ECC (error correcting code) function of the memory system in BIOS is enabled. Note: The mainboard supports PC2100/DDR-266 SDRAM DIMMs. Refer to “Mainboard layout” on page 14 for the location of these DIMM slots on the mainboard. S
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aa r300.book Page 5 Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM 5 LAN subsystem Integrated in your system are two Gigabit Ethernet controllers, BCM5703 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet LAN controllers. With sophisticated 64-bit PCI component and combination of triple-speed Ethernet transceiver, the LAN subsystem enables high-level command processing and multiple solutions for high-performance network applications. Video subsystem The ATI Rage XL harbors 2D and 3D display capabilities that bring life to
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aa r300.book Page 6 Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:39 AM 6 1 System overview Features summary The system has the following major components: FC-PGA (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array) 478 processor socket that supports : ® ® Intel Pentium 4 processor up to 3.06 GHz (533 MHz system bus) ® Intel Celeron processor up to 2.2 GHz (400 MHz system bus) or above Server Works GC-SL chipset which includes the north, south and I/O bridge Onboard dual Broadcom BCM 5703 10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet
