Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 9100 Acer
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& K DSWHU System Board System Board 1-1 1.1 Features The M9N is a dual- process or system board that s upports the Intel Pentium II CPU. It contains an exclusive connec tor for the CPU board that carries two slots for the Pentium II CPU m odules.
1-2 User’s Guide 1.2 Maj or Components The system board has the following m ajor c omponents : • CPU board slot • Two ISA and five PCI bus slots (one PCI slot m ay include an optional RAID port).
System Board 1-3 1.3 Lay out Figure 1-1 shows the s y stem board com ponents. 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.
1-4 User’s Guide 1.4 Jumpers and Connectors 1.4.1 Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 1-2 shows the jumper and c onnector locations on the system board. Figure 1-2 System Board J umper and Connector Loc ations Jumpers ar e prefixed “JP”. Connectors are prefixed “CN”.
System Board 1-5 1.4.2 Jumper Settings Table 1-1 lis ts the system boar d jum pers with their cor responding settings and f unctions. Table 1-1 System Board J umper Settings Jumper Setting Function So.
1-6 User’s Guide 1.4.3 Connector Functions Table 1-2 lis ts the diff erent connector s on the s y stem board and their respective f unctions. Table 1-2 Connector Functions Connector Function CN1 COM.
System Board 1-7 1.5 ESD Precautions Alway s observe the following elec trostatic dischar ge (ESD) precautions bef ore installing a s y stem com ponent: 1. Do not rem ove a com ponent from its antistatic pack aging until y ou are ready to install it. 2.
1-8 User’s Guide 1.6 Video M emor y Upgrade Larger video m em ory allows y ou to display higher res olutions and mor e colors. T he system board c om es with a 1-MB video m em ory onboard upgradable to 2 MB. Follow these steps to upgrade the video m em ory: 1.
System Board 1-9 1.7 A SM Pro The ASM Pro is a server m anagement tool bas ed on the Sim ple Network Managem ent Protocol (SNMP). It detects server problem s related to the CPU thermal c ondition, 5V/3.3V/1.5V detection, or PCI bus utilization calculation.
1-10 User’s Guide 1.8 Remote Diagnostic Management The Rem ote Diagnostic Managem ent (RDM) is a network managem ent tool that utilizes m odems and telephone lines to c ontrol a host of s ervers f rom a r emote s tation.
System Board 1-11 1.9 Error Messages Do not continue using the computer if you receive an error m ess age of any ty pe. Note the mes sage and tak e correct ive action. This section explains the diff erent types of error m essages and corres ponding correc tive m easures.
1-12 User’s Guide Table 1-3 System Err or Messages Message Action CMOS Battery Error Replace the RTC chip or contact your dealer. CM OS Checksum Error Check the RTC chip and the necessary jumper. If the battery is still good, run Setup. Display Card M ismatch Run Setup.
System Board 1-13 Table 1-3 System Err or Messages (c ontinued) Message Action Memory Error at: MMMM: SSSS:OOO (W :XXXX, R: YYYY) where: M: M B, S: Segment, O: Offset, X /Y: w rite/read pattern Check installed DIM Ms. Contact your dealer. Memor y Size Mismatch CPU Clock Mism a tch Run Setup.
1-14 User’s Guide 1.9.3 Correcting Error Conditions As a general rule, if an error mes sage says "Press F1 to c ontinue," it is caused by a conf iguration problem , which can be easily corrected. An equipment m alf unction is m ore lik ely to cause a f atal err or, i.
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