Acer M9N System Operation & User’s Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future reference. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 4. Do not use this product near water. 5. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall, causing ...

10. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the

total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes. 11. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result ...

14. Replace battery with the same type as the product's battery we

recommend. Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion. Refer battery replacement to a qualified serviceman. 15. Warning! Battery may explode if not handled properly. Do not recharge, disassemble or dispose of in fire. Keep away from children and dispose of used battery promptly. 16. Use only the proper type of power supply cord set (provided in your keyboard/manua ...

CD-ROM Safety Warning

DANGER INVISIBLE RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN GEÖFFNET. NICHT IN DEN STRAHL SEHEN. ATTENTION RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER INVISIBLE. EN CAS D’OUVERTURE. EVITER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYONS. VARO AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN. VARNING! OSYNLING LASERSTRÄLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD. BETRAKTA EJ STRÄLEN. VARNING OSYN ...

Caution on Lithium Batteries

CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. ADVARSEL! Lithiumbatteri - Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Léver det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren. ADVARSEL Eksplosjonsfare v ...

FCC Class A Radio Frequency Interference

Statement WARNING! This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordanc ...

About this Manual

Purpose This user’s guide aims to give you all the information you need to operate the system properly. Manual Structure This user’s guide consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 System Board This chapter describes the system board and all its major components. It contains the system board layout, jumper settings, and information on other internal devices. Chapter 2 CPU Board This chapter describes the dual-processor CPU board. It ...

The following are the conventions used in this manual:

Text entered by user Represents text input by the user. Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear on the screen. , , , etc. Represent the actual keys that you have to press on the keyboard. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives p ...

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 System Board 1.1 Features ..................................................................1-1 1.2 Major Components...................................................1-2 1.3 Layout......................................................................1-3 1.4 Jumpers and Connectors .........................................1-4 1.4.1 Jumper and Connector Locations ..............1-4 1.4.2 Jumper Settings ........................ ...

Jumper Locations ....................................................2-2

2.3 Jumper Settings.......................................................2-3 2.4 Memory Upgrade.....................................................2-4 2.4.1 Memory Configurations .............................2-4 2.4.2 Installing a DIMM ..................................... ...

Advanced System Configuration............................3-11

3.3.1 Internal Cache (CPU Cache) ...................3-11 3.3.2 External Cache (CPU Cache)..................3-12 3.3.3 ECC/Parity Mode Selection .....................3-12 3.3.4 Operation of ECC....................................3-13 3.3.5 Memory at 15MB-16MB...........................3-13 3.4 PCI System Configuration......................................3-14 3.4.1 PCI IRQ Setting....... ...

DOS and Windows 3.1 Setup for Novell

NetWare Clients ......................................................4-2 4.1.1 Automatic configuration.............................4-2 4.1.2 Test the adapter and install network drivers.......................................................4-2 4.1.3 Test the adapter with a responder on the network (optional)................................4-3 4.1.4 Troubleshooting..................... ...

Quick Way to Execute AFlash...................5-3

5.2 SCSISelect Configuration Utility...............................5-4 5.2.1 Overview...................................................5-4 5.2.2 Utility Options............................................5-6 5.2.3 Configuring Multiple SCSI Controllers......5-20 5.2.4 Disk Drives Over 1 GByte .......................5-21 ...

List of Figures

1-1 System Board Layout...............................................1-3 1-2 System Board Jumper and Connector Locations......1-4 1-3 Installing a Video Memory Chip................................1-8 1-4 Installing the RDM Module .....................................1-10 2-1 CPU Board Layout ...................................................2-2 2-2 Pentium II CPU Board Jumper Locations .................2-2 2-3 Installing a DIMM .... ...

List of Figures (continued)

5-6 Boot Device Configuration......................................5-11 5-7 SCSI Device Configuration.....................................5-12 5-8 Advanced Configuration Options............................5-15 5-9 SCSI Disk Utilities Screen......................................5-18 List of Tables 1-1 System Board Jumper Settings ...................................5 1-2 Connector Functions ................................ ...

C h a p t e r

11 System Board System Board 1-1 1.1 Features The M9N is a dual-processor system board that supports the Intel Pentium II CPU. It contains an exclusive connector for the CPU board that carries two slots for the Pentium II CPU modules. This high-performance 64-bit system board utilizes both the ISA and the PCI local bus architecture. Two ISA and five PCI bus slots reside on the board to allow installation of either master or slave devices. A ...

The system board has the following major components:

• CPU board slot • Two ISA and five PCI bus slots (one PCI slot may include an optional RAID port) • 256-KB Flash ROM for system BIOS • System clock/calendar with battery backup • 50-pin Fast SCSI-II and two 68-pin Wide SCSI interfaces • Two 24-pin RDM interfaces • IDE hard disk and diskette drive interfaces • Onboard VRAM and VRAM sockets for video ...

Figure 1-1 shows the system board components.

1 Keyboard port 2 Mouse port 3 Parallel port 4 Video port 5 RJ-45 connector 6 USB connector 7 CPU board slot 8 PCI slots 9 ISA slots 10 Flash ROM BIOS 11 RAID port (optional) 12 Wide SCSI connector 2 13 Wide SCSI connector 1 14 Narrow SCSI connector 15 Diskette drive connector 16 EIDE connector 17 Battery 18 RDM connectors 19 Power connectors 20 Video RAM 21 Power c ...