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Contents IPMI Configuration 94 RDM Configuration 96 Advanced Options 100 Memory/Cache Options 101 PnP/PCI Options 102 Load Default Settings 105 Abort Settings Change 106 Exit Setup 107 Appendix A: ASM Pro quick installation guide 109 Installing ASM Pro 111 System requirements 111 System setup 111 Installing ASM Pro Console 112 Installing ASM Pro Server Agent 112 Installing RDM 119 System requirements 119 Connecting communication peripherals 120 RDM Console setup 123 Installing AWM and Microsoft...
Contents IPMI Configuration 94 RDM Configuration 96 Advanced Options 100 Memory/Cache Options 101 PnP/PCI Options 102 Load Default Settings 105 Abort Settings Change 106 Exit Setup 107 Appendix A: ASM Pro quick installation guide 109 Installing ASM Pro 111 System requirements 111 System setup 111 Installing ASM Pro Console 112 Installing ASM Pro Server Agent 112 Installing RDM 119 System requirements 119 Connecting communication peripherals 120 RDM Console setup 123 Installing AWM and Microsoft...
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... dual channel SCSI architecture supports Ultra160 SCSI with the Server Works LE north and OSB4 south bridge chipsets. It comes with two socket 370 processor slots utilizing two Intel® Pentium® III processors integrated with bandwidth of up to 866 MHz, and future generations of 4-GB using four 1024-MB SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) modules. 3 Overview The Acer Altos G610 server model is fully compatible...
... dual channel SCSI architecture supports Ultra160 SCSI with the Server Works LE north and OSB4 south bridge chipsets. It comes with two socket 370 processor slots utilizing two Intel® Pentium® III processors integrated with bandwidth of up to 866 MHz, and future generations of 4-GB using four 1024-MB SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) modules. 3 Overview The Acer Altos G610 server model is fully compatible...
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... and RAID configurations. The OSB4 (open south bridge) subset provides the legacy ISA interface, USB port, ATA33, and SM bus. Note: The SDRAM should work under 3.3 volts only; 5-volt memory devices are not supported. 4 1 System overview Memory The four DIMM sockets on board allow memory upgrade to a maximum of 4 GB using four 1024-MB registered SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) DIMMs. For data integrity, the default setting of the ECC (errorcorrecting code) function...
... and RAID configurations. The OSB4 (open south bridge) subset provides the legacy ISA interface, USB port, ATA33, and SM bus. Note: The SDRAM should work under 3.3 volts only; 5-volt memory devices are not supported. 4 1 System overview Memory The four DIMM sockets on board allow memory upgrade to a maximum of 4 GB using four 1024-MB registered SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) DIMMs. For data integrity, the default setting of the ECC (errorcorrecting code) function...
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... Ultra160 SCSI connector • Channel B- 7 Features summary The system board has the following major components: • FC-PGA (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array) processor socket that accept 64-, 128-, 256-, 512-, and 1024-MB SDRAMs with battery backup • IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces • Auxiliary power connector for ATX power supply • Super I/O, Advanced Server Management (ASM), and Remote Diagnostic Management (RDM) controller chipsets • External ports: • USB connector...
... Ultra160 SCSI connector • Channel B- 7 Features summary The system board has the following major components: • FC-PGA (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array) processor socket that accept 64-, 128-, 256-, 512-, and 1024-MB SDRAMs with battery backup • IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces • Auxiliary power connector for ATX power supply • Super I/O, Advanced Server Management (ASM), and Remote Diagnostic Management (RDM) controller chipsets • External ports: • USB connector...
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...-ventilated and away from sources of heat • Secluded from the package: • Acer Altos G610 system • Acer Altos G610 User's guide (with system binder) • CD-ROM driver kits • System keys (hung inside the front panel door) If any of the above items are damaged or missing, contact your system Preinstallation requirements Selecting a site Before unpacking and installing the system, select a suitable site...
...-ventilated and away from sources of heat • Secluded from the package: • Acer Altos G610 system • Acer Altos G610 User's guide (with system binder) • CD-ROM driver kits • System keys (hung inside the front panel door) If any of the above items are damaged or missing, contact your system Preinstallation requirements Selecting a site Before unpacking and installing the system, select a suitable site...
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Note: The IDE CD-ROM is connected to automatically detect the parameters of installed HDDs during the POST (power-on selftest). Enables BIOS to the system. No HDD is always automatically detected. User. 76 4 BIOS Setup utility Parameter IDE Primary Channel Master and Slave IDE Secondary Channel Master and Slave Description Option These items let you select the IDE hard disk parameters that your system supports. HDD parameters manually configured. None. Auto. Auto User None
Note: The IDE CD-ROM is connected to automatically detect the parameters of installed HDDs during the POST (power-on selftest). Enables BIOS to the system. No HDD is always automatically detected. User. 76 4 BIOS Setup utility Parameter IDE Primary Channel Master and Slave IDE Secondary Channel Master and Slave Description Option These items let you select the IDE hard disk parameters that your system supports. HDD parameters manually configured. None. Auto. Auto User None
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... BIOS Setup, both the Ultra DMA and Multi-DMA modes require the DMA driver to Auto, the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed hard disk drive suports the Block Mode function. If you set this parameter to be loaded. However, besides enabling these features in blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of the 32-bit hard disk access. To disregard the feature, change the setting to Disabled. If supported, it allows for faster data recovery...
... BIOS Setup, both the Ultra DMA and Multi-DMA modes require the DMA driver to Auto, the BIOS utility automatically detects if the installed hard disk drive suports the Block Mode function. If you set this parameter to be loaded. However, besides enabling these features in blocks (multiple sectors) at a rate of the 32-bit hard disk access. To disregard the feature, change the setting to Disabled. If supported, it allows for faster data recovery...
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... the parallel port. This parameter is configurable only if the Parallel Port parameter is enabled. Operation Mode Sets your parallel port's operation mode. This parameter is enabled. 81 Parameter Description Option Base Address Sets the serial port 2 I/O base address 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h IRQ Sets the IRQ channel of the add-on card and change the address to one that has a parallel port whose address conflicts with the onboard parallel port, a warning appears on card that does...
... the parallel port. This parameter is configurable only if the Parallel Port parameter is enabled. Operation Mode Sets your parallel port's operation mode. This parameter is enabled. 81 Parameter Description Option Base Address Sets the serial port 2 I/O base address 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h IRQ Sets the IRQ channel of the add-on card and change the address to one that has a parallel port whose address conflicts with the onboard parallel port, a warning appears on card that does...
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.... Enabled Disabled PCI Devices PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) is a 32-bit bus that are still available for logging system events View Event Logs Opens the system event log file for new processors, such as it finds a bad processor or memory. Otherwise, if disabled the system will stop POST operation whenever it passes in the Log Number event log area Remaining Event Log Number Number of spaces that supports a 64-bit extension for viewing Event Control BIOS POST BIOS checks the bad processors and memory modules during POST. It can run at clock speeds of...
.... Enabled Disabled PCI Devices PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) is a 32-bit bus that are still available for logging system events View Event Logs Opens the system event log file for new processors, such as it finds a bad processor or memory. Otherwise, if disabled the system will stop POST operation whenever it passes in the Log Number event log area Remaining Event Log Number Number of spaces that supports a 64-bit extension for viewing Event Control BIOS POST BIOS checks the bad processors and memory modules during POST. It can run at clock speeds of...
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... RDM manager station using the phone number specified in the Remote Console Phone No. parameter when the server reboots. Disabled Enabled Hidden Partition If you enable or disable the connection to the RDM manager station. Disabled Enabled Communication This parameter specifies the parity, stop N Protocol bits, and data length for the RDM connection. 97 Parameter Description Option Console Redirection This parameter lets you want the hidden partition to become accessible, set...
... RDM manager station using the phone number specified in the Remote Console Phone No. parameter when the server reboots. Disabled Enabled Hidden Partition If you enable or disable the connection to the RDM manager station. Disabled Enabled Communication This parameter specifies the parity, stop N Protocol bits, and data length for the RDM connection. 97 Parameter Description Option Console Redirection This parameter lets you want the hidden partition to become accessible, set...
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... Memory ECC Mode Description Option Enables or disables the first-level or internal memory, that is incorporated in the CPU module. 101 Memory/Cache Options Memory/Cache Options allows you want to disregard the function. Parameter Level 1 Cache Level 2 Cache Memory at 15MB-16MB Reserved for the use of either the system or an expansion board. The ECC feature enable BIOS to detect and correct data errors. System Expansion board Enable or disable...
... Memory ECC Mode Description Option Enables or disables the first-level or internal memory, that is incorporated in the CPU module. 101 Memory/Cache Options Memory/Cache Options allows you want to disregard the function. Parameter Level 1 Cache Level 2 Cache Memory at 15MB-16MB Reserved for the use of either the system or an expansion board. The ECC feature enable BIOS to detect and correct data errors. System Expansion board Enable or disable...
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... settings for each PCI device installed in your system. User input 102 4 BIOS Setup utility PnP/PCI Options PnP/PCI Options allows you to the documentation that you want to let BIOS automatically configure the plug-and-play (PnP) devices installed on your system; Auto Manual When you need to specify the interrupt that came with your PCI devices. If you set the PCI IRQ Setting parameter to Manual, you set the PCI IRQ Setting...
... settings for each PCI device installed in your system. User input 102 4 BIOS Setup utility PnP/PCI Options PnP/PCI Options allows you to the documentation that you want to let BIOS automatically configure the plug-and-play (PnP) devices installed on your system; Auto Manual When you need to specify the interrupt that came with your PCI devices. If you set the PCI IRQ Setting parameter to Manual, you set the PCI IRQ Setting...
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... VGA cards require specific settings for this feature. This allows the display of each VGA card installed in the system. User input Setting this parameter to Yes allows you to Yes assign the same IRQ to all RAMDAC data has been updated. The signal goes through the cards continuously until all the VGA cards so that they can update their individual RAMDACs. Disabled Enabled The snooping...
... VGA cards require specific settings for this feature. This allows the display of each VGA card installed in the system. User input Setting this parameter to Yes allows you to Yes assign the same IRQ to all RAMDAC data has been updated. The signal goes through the cards continuously until all the VGA cards so that they can update their individual RAMDACs. Disabled Enabled The snooping...
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... resources to all PnP boot and non-boot devices such as No SCSI cards. 104 4 BIOS Setup utility Parameter Description Option Plug and Play OS When this parameter to Yes only if your operating system is set to No, BIOS initializes all installed PnP devices the next time the system boots. Note: Set this parameter is Windows 95/98 or Windows 2000. Reset Resource Set this parameter to Yes...
... resources to all PnP boot and non-boot devices such as No SCSI cards. 104 4 BIOS Setup utility Parameter Description Option Plug and Play OS When this parameter to Yes only if your operating system is set to No, BIOS initializes all installed PnP devices the next time the system boots. Note: Set this parameter is Windows 95/98 or Windows 2000. Reset Resource Set this parameter to Yes...
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... Pro Server Agent requires SNMP.NLM running with ASM Pro Server Agent. To load the SNMP use the following command: load snmp control=public If you load SNMP.NLM before loading TCPIP. The setup program detects the NetWare version and the model of NLM, you are using TCP/IP, load SNMP by using INETCFG.NLM to configure the network, be sure to configure SNMP and make sure that loads all related modules of...
... Pro Server Agent requires SNMP.NLM running with ASM Pro Server Agent. To load the SNMP use the following command: load snmp control=public If you load SNMP.NLM before loading TCPIP. The setup program detects the NetWare version and the model of NLM, you are using TCP/IP, load SNMP by using INETCFG.NLM to configure the network, be sure to configure SNMP and make sure that loads all related modules of...
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... is configured properly. Follow these values. 8 Reboot the system to 'public' . Note: A password is no security protection for the agent, such as a super user. 3 In shell prompt, type the following to change or set any trap handling method. If the password is disabled, there is required when using the ASM Pro Console to remotely change or set these steps to install the SCO Server Agent: 1 Insert the Management...
... is configured properly. Follow these values. 8 Reboot the system to 'public' . Note: A password is no security protection for the agent, such as a super user. 3 In shell prompt, type the following to change or set any trap handling method. If the password is disabled, there is required when using the ASM Pro Console to remotely change or set these steps to install the SCO Server Agent: 1 Insert the Management...
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.../local/share/asm/asm-snmpd stop. Installing the RedHat Linux Server Agent Follow these values. 10 Enter the IP address of the ASM Pro Console system, then click ADD to install the Red Hat Linux Agent: 1 Insert the Management CD into your changes. If the password is disabled, there is required when using the ASM Pro Console to remotely change or set any value for the agent when...
.../local/share/asm/asm-snmpd stop. Installing the RedHat Linux Server Agent Follow these values. 10 Enter the IP address of the ASM Pro Console system, then click ADD to install the Red Hat Linux Agent: 1 Insert the Management CD into your changes. If the password is disabled, there is required when using the ASM Pro Console to remotely change or set any value for the agent when...
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... hidden partition, do the following : a Prepare a "clean" hard disk, i.e., a hard disk without using the Management CD of EasyBuild. h Run \RDM\install.bat* from a remote RDM console. c Insert the RDM floppy diskette into the floppy drive. 121 • Turn on RDM BIOS, refer to RDM BIOS chapter of the ASM Pro manual. Otherwise, you will take effect only after you can now install other operating systems on it .
... hidden partition, do the following : a Prepare a "clean" hard disk, i.e., a hard disk without using the Management CD of EasyBuild. h Run \RDM\install.bat* from a remote RDM console. c Insert the RDM floppy diskette into the floppy drive. 121 • Turn on RDM BIOS, refer to RDM BIOS chapter of the ASM Pro manual. Otherwise, you will take effect only after you can now install other operating systems on it .
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... floppy drive. RDM supports the following operating systems: • Novell NetWare • Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 • SCO OpenServer • SCO UnixWare • RedHat Linux You can install any or all of the operating systems. For the installation instructions, refer to the documentation that you delete it. e Enter the BIOS Setup and set the Hidden Partition parameter in the RDM BIOS to Disabled. 3 Install an operating...
... floppy drive. RDM supports the following operating systems: • Novell NetWare • Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 • SCO OpenServer • SCO UnixWare • RedHat Linux You can install any or all of the operating systems. For the installation instructions, refer to the documentation that you delete it. e Enter the BIOS Setup and set the Hidden Partition parameter in the RDM BIOS to Disabled. 3 Install an operating...
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... 70 Exit Setup 107 IPMI Configuration 94 Load Default Settings 105 Onboard Peripherals 80 Power Management 83 Product Information 74 RDM Configuration 96 System Information 72 System Security 90 removing password 93 setting/changing password 91 Supervisor password 90 User password 90 BPL5M hotswap cage components 48 installing 48 installing hard disk 51 removing 50 C computer maintenance diskettes 19 connecting options printer 30 USB devices 25 CPU 55 installing 55 removing 55 D DIMM installing 59 removing 58 disk drives 19 CD-ROM drive 20...
... 70 Exit Setup 107 IPMI Configuration 94 Load Default Settings 105 Onboard Peripherals 80 Power Management 83 Product Information 74 RDM Configuration 96 System Information 72 System Security 90 removing password 93 setting/changing password 91 Supervisor password 90 User password 90 BPL5M hotswap cage components 48 installing 48 installing hard disk 51 removing 50 C computer maintenance diskettes 19 connecting options printer 30 USB devices 25 CPU 55 installing 55 removing 55 D DIMM installing 59 removing 58 disk drives 19 CD-ROM drive 20...