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Acer Altos G510 series
User’s guide
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Copyright © 2002 Acer Incorporated All Rights Reserved. Acer Altos G510 series User’s guide 2nd Issue: January 2002 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
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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 re
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! iv Notice: Shield cables All connections to other computing devices must be made using shielded cables to maintain compliance with FCC regulations. Notice: Peripheral devices Only peripherals (input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) certified to comply with the Class A or Class B limits may be attached to this equipment. Operation with noncertified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV rece
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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
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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
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! Notices iii FCC notice iii Laser compliance statement iv Important safety instructions v 1 System tour 1 Features summary 3 External and internal structure 4 Front bezel 4 Front panel 6 Rear panel 9 Internal components 12 System boards 14 Mainboard layout 14 17 Hot Plug HDD Cage backplane board layout 18 2 System setup 19 Setting up the system 21 Preinstallation requirements 21 Connecting peripherals 22 To connect the PS/2 keybo
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! To remove the front bezel 40 To remove the inner (front) panel 41 41 To remove the side panel 42 42 Configuring the Hot Plug HDD cage 44 To remove the Hot Plug HDD cage 44 To install a hard disk into the Hot Plug HDD cage hard disk carrier 45 To install the Hot Plug HDD cage 47 Configuring the non-Hot Plug HDD cable cage 49 To remove the HDD cable cage 49 To install a hard disk into the HDD cable cage 50 To install the SCSI cabl
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" Boot 93 Boot Device Priority 93 Hard Disk Drives 95 Removable Devices 96 ATAPI CD-ROM Devices 97 Security 98 To set a Supervisor/User password 99 To change the Supervisor/User password 99 To remove the User password 99 Exit 100 Appendix A: ASM Quick Installation Guide 103 Installing ASM 105 System requirements 105 System setup 105 Appendix B: Altos G510 Rack Installation Guide107 System rack installation 109 Screw types for rack i
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1 System tour
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The Acer Altos G510 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, file clustering and print services.
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3 Features summary Highlighted below are the system’s key features: ® TM Single or dual Intel Xeon processor ServerWorks GC-SL core logic chipset consisting of three distinct components: CMIC SL - north/host bridge CSB5 - south bridge CIOB-X2 - I/O bridge Onboard Broadcom BCM5702 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet controller ® LSI 53C 1020 single Channel SCSI controller chipset SCSI Channel - one 68-pin Ultra320
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# 4 1 System tour External and internal structure Front bezel Note: One pair of system keys are provided (attached to the rear panel of the system). Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all front bezel features indicated on the table below apply to both the Altos G510 and Altos G510 Basic models. No. Description 1 Power indicator 2 Hard disk activity indicator
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5 No. Description 3 System fault indicator 4 Hard disk fault indicator (for Altos G510 model only) 5 Security keylock 6Front bezel
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$ 6 1 System tour Front panel Altos G510 model Altos G510 Basic model
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% 7 Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all front panel features indicated on the table below apply to both the Altos G510 and Altos G510 Basic models. 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 bay 7 Altos G510 - Hot Plug HDD cage Altos G510 Basic - non-Hot Plug HDD cable cage 8 HDD carrier (for H
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8 1 System tour No. Description 1 18 Hot Plug HDD power indicator (for Hot Plug HDD cage only) 2 19 Hot Plug HDD access indicator (for Hot Plug HDD cage only) 1 This indicator lights up green to indicate HDD power on and lights up in red when a HDD fault occurs. 2 This indicator lights up green to indicate drive access. Note: During Rebuild, lights flash alternately red and green. Note: Feature 17 only operates when the H
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& 9 Rear panel Altos G510 model Altos G510 Basic model
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10 1 System tour Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all rear panel features indicated on the table below apply to both the Altos G510 and Altos G510 Basic models. No. Icon Description 1 Altos G510 model - Main power supply unit Altos G510 Basic model - Standard 450-watts PSU 2 PS/2 keyboard port 3 PS/2 mouse port 4 USB ports 1 5 RDM LAN port (10 Mbps) This port is not accessible on Altos G510 and G510 Basic models. 6Seria
