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    AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Document History Copyright Notice Trademarks Disclaimer ii AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Join Us to Fight Against Piracy iii
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    14. 15. The 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. viii AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Introduction Chapter 1 Getting Started xi
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    Chapter 2 System Board Chapter 3 BIOS Utility xii AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    xiii
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    Chapter 4 Installing Optional Components List of Figures xiv AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    List of Tables xv
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    xvi AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Conventions xvii
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    Introduction   Overview Introduction 1
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    About This Manual Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 2 System Board Chapter 3 BIOS Utility Chapter 4 Installing Optional Components 2 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.1 Preinstallation • • 1.1.1 Selecting a Site • • • 1.1.2 Unpacking Components Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-1
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    Disk Drive LED 11. Power Button 12. 3.5-inch Diskette Drive Eject Button 13. 3.5-inch Diskette Drive 14. 3.5-inch Diskette Drive LED Figure 1-1 Front Panel 1-2 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    1.2.2 Rear Panel 1. Fan 2. System Main Power Switch 3. Voltage Selector 4. System Power Socket 5. USB Ports 6. PS/2 Mouse Port 7. PS/2 Keyboard Port 8. Serial Port 1 Figure 1-2 Rear Panel 9. Parallel Port 10. Serial Port 2 11. Speaker-out/Line-out Port 12. Line-in Port 13. VGA/Monitor Port 14. Add
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    1.3 Connecting System Components 1.3.1 Connecting the Keyboard Figure 1-3 Connecting the Keyboard 1-4 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    1.3.2 Connecting the Monitor Figure 1-4 Connecting the Monitor Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-5
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    1.3.3 Connecting the Mouse Figure 1-5 Connecting the Mouse 1-6 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    1.3.4 Connecting the Printer (Optional) Figure 1-6 Connecting the Parallel Printer If you have a serial printer or other serial peripheral, connect it to the serial port (COM1). Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-7
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    1.3.5 Complete System Connections Figure 1-7 Complete System Connections 1-8 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    1.3.6 Connecting Multimedia Components (Optional) Figure 1-8 Connecting Multimedia Components Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-9
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    1.3.7 Connecting to the Network (Optional) Figure 1-9 Connecting to the Network 1.3.8 Connecting the Fax/Modem (Optional) 1-10 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Figure 1-10 Connecting the Telephone Line and Handset to the Fax/Modem Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-11
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    1.3.9 Connecting USB Devices (Optional) Figure 1-11 Connecting USB Devices 1.4 Turning On Your Computer 1-12 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    1.5 Turning Off Your Computer You do not need to turn off the system main power switch on the rear panel. Turn off the system main power switch only: • if you will not use your system for a long period of time. • if you need to open your system for troubleshooting or upgrading purposes. If
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    the Screen • Never open the monitor case. The CRT monitor retains very high voltage levels, even after the power is turned off. Refer all monitor service to qualified service technicians. Keyboard is Dead • Do not plug or unplug the keyboard while the power is on. 1-14 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Printer Doesn't Work Add-on Card Fails Intermittently • If You Receive an Error Message • 1.7 Error Messages • • Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-15
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    1.7.1 Software Error Messages 1.7.2 System Error Messages 1-16 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Disk 0 (1, 2, 3) Auto Detection Failed I/O Parity Error PS/2 Keyboard Error or No Keyboard Connected PS/2 Keyboard Interface Error Memory Error Memory Size Mismatch Corrective Action Replace battery. Contact your dealer. Run Setup. See Chapter 3. Check and connect the cable to the floppy drive or
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    to turn off NMI, any key to reboot Protected Mode Test Fail RAM BIOS Error Real Time Clock Error Shadow RAM Fail System Memory Address Error Corrective Action Run Setup and disable Onboard Serial 1. See Chapter . Check DIMMs on system board or contact your dealer. 1-18 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    1.7.3 Correcting Error Conditions If you have purchased a new hard disk drive and cannot access it, it may be because your disk is not physically formatted. Physically format the disk using the FDISK and FORMAT commands. Chapter 1 - Getting Started 1-19
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    Chapter 2 System Board • • • Chapter 2 - System Board 2-1
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    2.1 Major Components • • • 2-2 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Chapter 2 - System Board 2-3
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    2.2 Layout Figure 2-1 System Board Layout 2-4 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    2.3 Jumpers and Connectors 2.3.1 Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 2-2 Jumper and Connector Locations The shaded pin indicates pin 1. Chapter 2 - System Board 2-5
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    * Off 6 Function KB Turn-On Function Enabled Disabled Audio Port Function Line-out Speaker-out Function Ratio 2 3 4 5 5/2 7/2 9/2 11/2 Password Bypass password Check password Reserved * 2-6 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    2.3.3 Onboard Connectors Table 2-2 Onboard Connectors Connector CN1 CN2 CN3 CN4 CN5 CN6 CN7 CN8 CN9 CN10 CN11 CN12 CN13 CN14 Function USB ports ATX power connector Upper: PS/2 mouse port Lower: PS/2 keyboard port Upper: Parallel port Lower: COM1 port (left) COM2 port (right) Floppy disk drive
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    detector connector System temperature detector connector Turbo LED connector (pins 2-3) Reset switch connector Power/Suspend LED connector 2.4 IDE Hard Disk Support Table 2-3 IDE Hard Disk Configuration IDE Connector IDE1 (CN11) IDE2 (CN10) Master Hard disk 0 Hard disk 2/ IDE CD-ROM drive
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    2.5 Video Function 2.6 Audio Function Chapter 2 - System Board 2-9
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    2.7 USB 2.8 Hardware Monitoring Function 2.9 Modem Ring-in Function 2-10 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    2.10 Wake-on LAN Function Chapter 2 - System Board 2-11
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    Chapter 3 BIOS Utility If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a qualified technician for assistance. Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-1
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    Drives • Onboard Peripherals • Power Management • Boot Options • Date and Time • System Security Load Default Settings Abort Settings Change ↑↓ = Move highlight bar, ↵ = Select, Esc = Exit 3-2 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    when you are in the main menu. This means that you can activate the Advanced Level only when you are in the main menu. Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-3
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    .......... Hard Disk, 3909 MB IDE Primary Channel Slave........... None IDE Secondary Channel Master ....... IDE CD-ROM IDE Secondary Channel Slave ........ None Total Memory 32 MB 1st Bank SDRAM, 32 MB 2nd Bank None 3rd Bank None PgDn/PgUp = Move Screen Esc = Back to Main Menu 3-4 AcerPower
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    System Information Serial Port 1 3F8h, IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8h, IRQ3 Parallel Port 378h, IRQ7 PS/2 Mouse Installed Page 2/2 PgDn/PgUp = Move Screen Esc = Back to Main Menu 3.2.1 Processor 3.2.2 Processor Speed 3.2.3 Internal Cache Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-5
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    3.2.4 External Cache 3.2.5 Floppy Drive A 3.2.6 IDE Primary Channel Master 3.2.7 IDE Primary Channel Slave 3.2.8 IDE Secondary Channel Master 3-6 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    3.2.9 IDE Secondary Channel Slave 3.2.10 Total Memory 1st Bank 2nd Bank 3rd Bank None None None Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-7
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    3.2.11 Serial Port 1 3.2.12 Serial Port 2 3.2.13 Parallel Port 3.2.14 PS/2 Mouse Installed None. 3-8 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    3.3 Product Information Product Information Product Name xxxxxxxxx System S/N xxxxxxxxx Main Board ID xxxxxxxxx Main Board S/N xxxxxxxxx System BIOS Version vx.xx DMI BIOS Version x.x Esc = Back to Main Menu 3.3.1 Product Name 3.3.2 System S/N Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-9
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    3.3.3 Main Board ID 3.3.4 Main Board S/N 3.3.5 System BIOS Version 3.3.6 DMI BIOS Version 3-10 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Slave Page 1/1 ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit 3.4.1 Floppy Drive A F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, • [ None ] • [360 KB, 5.25-inch] • [1.2 MB, 5.25-inch] • [720 KB, 3.5-inch] Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-11
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    • [1.44 MB, • [2.88 MB, 3.5-inch] 3.5-inch] 3.4.2 LS-120 drive as • Normal • Drive A • Drive B • Hard Disk 3-12 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    3.4.3 IDE Drives IDE Primary Channel Master IDE Primary Channel Slave IDE Secondary Channel Master IDE Secondary Channel Slave Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-13
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    ........ [Enabled] *DMA Transfer Mode Auto ] *CD-ROM Drive DMA Mode Disabled] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit Type F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, Auto Cylinders 3-14 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Heads Sectors Size Hard Disk Size > 504 MB Auto Hard Disk Block Mode Auto Disabled. Disabled Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-15
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    Advanced PIO Mode Auto Disabled. Hard Disk 32-bit Access Disabled DMA Transfer Mode Auto 3-16 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    378h] IRQ 7 ] Operation Mode Bi-directional] ECP DMA Channel • *Onboard Device Settings ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, 3.5.1 Serial Port 1 Enabled. Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-17
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    Base Address • 3F8h • 2F8h • 3E8h • 2E8h IRQ 3.5.2 Serial Port 2 Enabled Base Address • 3F8h • 2F8h • 3E8h • 2E8h IRQ 3-18 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide 4 11 3 10
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    Base Address • 3BCh • 378h • 278h IRQ 57 The Base Address and IRQ parameters are configurable only if the Parallel Port is enabled. If you install an add-on card that has a parallel port whose address conflicts with the parallel port on board, a warning message appears on the screen. Check the
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    port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed higher than the maximum data transfer rate ECP DMA Channel Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) 3-20 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Mode Disabled] Onboard Audio Chip Enabled ] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit Floppy Disk Controller F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, IDE Controller Primary Disabled Both Secondary Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-21
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    PS/2 Mouse Controller USB Host Controller USB Legacy Mode Disabled Onboard Audio Chip 3-22 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Modem Ring Indicator Enabled] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, 3.6.1 Power Management Mode Enabled Disabled IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer Off Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-23
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    System Sleep Timer Sleep Mode Standby Suspend 3.6.2 Power Switch < 4 sec. Power Off, Suspend 3.6.3 System Wake-Up Event Modem Ring Indicator Enabled 3.7 Boot Options 3-24 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Disk] 3rd [IDE CD-ROM] First Hard Disk Drive IDE] Fast Boot Auto ] Silent Boot Enabled ] Num Lock After Boot Enabled ] Memory Test Disabled] *Configuration Table Disabled] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, 3.7.1 Boot Sequence 3.7.2 First Hard Disk Drive IDE
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    3.7.4 Silent Boot Enabled Enabled Disabled 3.7.5 Num Lock After Boot Enabled 3.7.6 Memory Test Enabled Disabled Disabled 3.7.7 Configuration Table 3-26 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    3.8 Date and Time Date and Time Date WWW MM DD, YYYY] Time HH:MM:SS] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-27
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    3.8.1 Date • Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat • 1 12 • 1 31 • 1980 2079 3.8.2 Time • 00 23 • 00 59 • 00 59 3-28 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    ] Hard Disk Drive Normal ] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit 3.9.1 Setup Password F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, Setting a Password On You cannot enter the BIOS utility if a Setup password does not exist and switch 5 of SW1 is set to Off (password check enabled). By default, switch 5 of SW1 is
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    Setup Password Enter your new Password twice. Password may be up to 7 characters long. Enter Password XXXXXXX] Enter Password again XXXXXXX] Set or Change Password Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen. 3-30 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Yes Off Changing or Removing the Setup Password Yes None Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-31
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    Bypassing the Setup Password On You can either change the existing Setup password or remove it by selecting None. Refer to the previous section for the procedure. 3.9.2 Power-on Password Make sure switch 5 of SW1 is set to Off to enable the Power-on password. 3-32 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    boot sector Description Hard disk drive functions normally Disables the write function on all sectors Disables the write function only on the boot sector Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-33
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    Advanced Level. Do not change any settings in the Advanced Options if you are not a qualified technician to avoid damaging the system. Advanced Options • *Memory/Cache Options • *PnP/PCI Options ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, 3-34 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    /Cache Options Page 1/1 *Internal Cache (CPU Cache) .........[Enabled ] *External Cache Enabled ] *Cache Scheme Write-back *Memory at 15MB-16MB Reserved for ..[System] *Memory Parity Mode Disabled] *C8000h-DFFFFh Shadow Disabled] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit F1 = Help → ← = Change
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    External Cache Enabled Cache Scheme Write-back Memory at 15MB-16MB Reserved For Memory Parity Mode Parity ECC 3-36 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    ......... [Disabled] *Graphics Aperture Size ..... [64] MB *Plug and Play OS Yes] *Reset Resource Assignments . [No ] ↑↓ = Move Highlight Bar Esc = Exit F1 = Help → ← = Change Setting, Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-37
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    PCI IRQ Setting Auto Manual. Refer to your manual for technical information about the PCI card. PCI Slots Manual Auto PCI IRQ Sharing Yes No If there are no IRQs available to assign for the remaining device function, we recommend that you enable this parameter. 3-38 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    VGA Palette Snoop Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature. Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter. Graphics Aperture Size It is recommended that you leave this parameter to its default setting. Plug and Play OS Yes No
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    Reset Resource Assignments Yes No 3-40 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    3.11 Load Default Settings Do you want to load default settings? [Yes] [No] Yes No 3.12 Abort Settings Change Do you want to abort settings change? [Yes] [No] Yes No Chapter 3 - BIOS Utility 3-41
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    3.13 Exiting Setup Do you really want to exit SETUP? [Yes] [No] Yes No Settings have been changed. Do you want to save CMOS settings? [Yes] [No] Yes No 3-42 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Chapter 4 Installing Optional Components 4.1 Installation Precautions 4.1.1 ESD Precautions Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-1
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    Instructions Not turning off the system properly before you start installing components may damage your system. Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician. 4.1.3 Post-installation Instructions 4-2 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Figure 4-1 Jumper Settings Label Location Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-3
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    4.2 Removing and Replacing the Housing Cover Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it. Read section 4.1.2 for preinstallation instructions. 4.2.1 Removing the Housing Cover Figure 4-2 Removing the Screws 4-4 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Figure 4-3 Removing the Housing Cover Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-5
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    4.2.2 Replacing the Housing Cover Figure 4-4 Replacing the Housing Cover Figure 4-5 Securing the Screws 4-6 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    4.3 Installing and Removing Expansion Boards 4.3.1 Installing a PCI Card Figure 4-6 Installing a PCI Card Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-7
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    4.3.2 Installing ISA Cards Yes BIOS detects and configures only PnP cards. 4-8 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Figure 4-7 Installing an ISA Card 4.4 Installing Additional Memory When installing DIMMs, make sure that you install only one type of DIMM. Do not combine PC-66 and PC-100 DIMMs. Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-9
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    Table 4-1 Memory Configurations DIMM1 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB 64 MB 128 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 16 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 4-10 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide Total Memory 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32
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    Table 4-1 Memory Configurations (continued) DIMM1 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB Total Memory 144 MB 272 MB 48 MB 64 MB 96 MB 160 MB 288 MB 80 MB 96 MB 128 MB 192 MB 320 MB 144
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    4.4.1 Installing a DIMM Figure 4-8 Installing a DIMM The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation. If you insert a DIMM but it does not fit easily into the socket, you may have inserted it incorrectly. Turn the DIMM around and try to insert it again. 4-12 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    4.4.2 Removing a DIMM Figure 4-9 Removing a DIMM 4.4.3 Reconfiguring the System Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-13
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    4.5 Upgrading the Processor 4.5.1 Removing the Processor Card Observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component. See section 4.1.1. Figure 4-10 Pressing the Latches 4-14 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Figure 4-11 Removing a Processor Card 4.5.2 Installing a Processor Card Observe the ESD precautions when installing or removing a system component. See section 4.1.1 Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-15
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    Figure 4-12 Installing the Retention Mechanism Figure 4-13 Removing the Tape Protector from the Fan Sink 4-16 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Figure 4-14 Inserting the Clip Ends into the Processor Holes Figure 4-15 Locking the Metal Bracket Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-17
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    Figure 4-16 Installing a Processor Card Figure 4-17 Locking the Processor 4-18 AcerPower 6100 User's Guide
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    Figure 4-18 Connecting the Fan/Heatsink Cables The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on. NEVER touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands. Chapter 4 - Installing Optional Components 4-19
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    Index A B C D E F G Index 1
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