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Acer Altos G520 series
User’s guide
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Copyright © 2004 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved. Acer Altos G520 series User’s guide 1st Issue: July 2004 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 expres
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iii Notices FCC notice Class A devices do not have an FCC logo or FCC IDE on the label. Class B devices have an FCC logo or FCC IDE on the label. Once the class of the device is determined, refer to the following corresponding statement. Class B equipment 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 reaso
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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 A/Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulatio
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v 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
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vi 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 technician to restore the product to normal condition. e If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged f If the product exhibits a
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Notices iii FCC notice iii Laser compliance statement iv Important safety instructions v 1 System tour 1 Product briefing 3 Processor 3 Memory subsystem 3 Storage 3 Graphics interface 4 Networking 4 I/O ports 4 Serial ATA ports 4 Caring features 5 Product specification summary 6 External and internal structure 7 Front bezel 7 Front panel 8 Rear panel 10 Internal components 12 System boards 14 Mainboard layout 14 Hot Plug HDD Cage b
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3 Upgrading the system 35 Upgrading the system 37 Installation precautions 37 Opening the server 39 Before opening the server 39 To open the front bezel 39 To remove the front bezel 39 To remove the side panel 41 Configuring the Hot Plug HDD cage 43 To remove the Hot Plug HDD cage 43 To install a hard disk into the carrier 45 To install the Hot Plug HDD cage 46 Configuring the non-Hot Plug HDD cage 49 To remove the cage 49 To instal
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Memory Configuration 88 Boot 90 Boot Settings Configuration 91 Boot Device Priority 92 Hard Disk Drives 94 Removable Devices 95 ATAPI CD/DVD Devices 96 Security 97 To set an Administrator/User password 99 To remove the User password 99 Server 100 System Management 102 Serial Console Features 103 Event Log Configuration 105 Exit 107 Upgrading the BIOS 109 Preparing for the Upgrade 109 Recording the Current BIOS Settings 109 Obtaining t
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System Cooling Fans Do Not Rotate Properly 128 Diskette Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 129 Optical Drive Activity Light Does Not Light 129 Cannot Connect to a Server 130 Problems with Network 130 System Boots when Installing PCI Card 131 Problems with Newly Installed Application Software 131 Problems with Application that Ran Correctly Earlier 132 Hard Drive(s) are not Recognized 132 Bootable CD-ROM Is Not Detected 133 LED Informa
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1 System tour
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The Acer Altos G520 series server is a powerful dual-processor system loaded with a host of new and innovative features. The system offers a new standard for flexible productivity ideal for general business applications, email, web service and print services.
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! 3 Product briefing This section provide basic information concerning the configuration of your Altos G520 system. Processor Single or dual Intel® Xeon™ processor with 800 MHz FSB Intel® Hyper-Threading™ Technology support Memory subsystem Four (184 - pin) DIMM slots DDR 333/400 MHz ECC Register, Buffered memory modules supported Maximum upgrade - 8 GB Warning! Functionality issues may be encountered if mixed memory types a
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4 1 System tour DAT72 36/72 GB tape backup drive AIT1 35/91 GB tape backup drive DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-Dual or other optical drive Graphics interface On-board ATI RageXL PCI Video with 8MB memory Networking Single Gigabit Ethernet port I/O ports Front Two USB 2.0 ports Rear Four USB 2.0 ports Two PS/2 ports (keyboard/mouse) One LAN port (RJ-45) One parallel port Two serial ports Serial ATA ports Two serial
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5 Caring features Part of Acer’s mission, as a company that cares about its end users, is to provide features that make operation, maintenance, and upgrading your system simpler and faster. The Altos G520 is no exception to this rule. The following features and options are provided. Cost efficient operation in a value oriented package. Front accessible USB ports. TM Acer EasyBUILD for efficient system setup and installation.
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" 6 1 System tour Product specification summary Highlighted below are the system’s key features: ® TM Single or dual Intel Xeon processor supporting 800 MHz FSB ® Intel E7320 core logic chipset consisting of: ® Intel 827320 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ® Intel 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub (ICH) ® Intel 82541 Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device for 10/100/1000 Mbits/sec Ethernet LAN Dual on-board SATA 150 ports Five PCI bus slots wi
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7 External and internal structure Front bezel Note: One pair of system keys are attached to the rear panel. . No. Description No. Description 1 Front bezel 2 Security keylock 3 System power indicator 4 Hard disk activity indicator 5 Fault indicator 6 LAN1 activity indicator
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# 8 1 System tour Front panel Altos G520 with Hot Plug hard disk cage installed. Altos G520 with non-Hot Plug hard disk cage installed.
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$ 9 No. Description 1 CD-ROM drive Stop/Eject button 2 CD-ROM drive activity indicator 3CD-ROM drive 4 Volume control 5 CD-ROM drive Headphone/Earphone port 6 5.25-inch half-height drive bay 7 Hot Plug hard disk cage -or- Non-Hot Plug hard disk cage (manufacturing optional) 8 HDD carrier (for Hot Plug HDD Cage only) 9 Floppy drive activity indicator 10 Floppy drive 11 Floppy drive Eject button 1 12 Hot Plug HDD power indicator (for
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10 1 System tour Rear panel Altos G520 with redundant power supply unit installed. Altos G520 with fixed single power supply unit installed.
