Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit ALR 7200 du fabricant Gateway
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Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Part #8 503435 A MAN SYS U S 7200 USR G DE R0 7/98 In our effort to use nature’s resources efficiently and wisely , we print all manuals on recycled papers that meet the minimum require ments establis hed by the Federal EPA in its guidelines for recycled paper pro ducts.
ii Notices Copyrig ht © 1998 Gatew ay 2000, Inc. All Rights R eserved 610 Gatewa y Drive N. Siou x City , SD 570 49 USA All Rights Reserved This pub lication is prote cted by copyr ight and all righ ts are reserve d.
iii Contents Preface .. .......... .............. .............. .............. .............. ......... ......... v About This Guide .................................... ................................... ............ vi Conventions Used in this Guid e .
iv Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Cleaning the Computer and Monitor C ases .............................. .... 25 Append ix A: Regulatory Compliance State ments ...... ........... 27 FCC Notice.................................... ....................
Preface Contents About This Guide ........................................... ........ vi Conventions Used in this Guid e... ......................... vii 3435.
vi Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide About Th is Guide The pur pose of th is User’ s Guide is to help y ou unpack, assemb le, and install t he system. This guide pro v ides step-b y-step setup and o perating instructions along with d etailed illustra tions throughout t he document.
Conventions Used in this Guide vii Conventions Used in this Guide Throughout this boo klet, you will see the fol lo wing con ventions : C ONVENTION D ESCRIPTION E N TER A key na me corres pon ds to a key on the ke yboard. C TRL + A LT + D EL A plus s ign indi cates tha t the keys on either side of it mu st be presse d simu ltaneously .
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Chapter 1: Getting Started Contents Before You Begin .................................................... 2 Assembling Your System........................................ 3 Inspecting the Content s ......... ........................... 3 Connecting Periphe rals .
2 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Before Y ou Begin Congratulations on your purchase. W ith the ar riv al of your ne w system, you are probab l y eager to assemb le the computer and ha ve it operat ing.
Assembling You r System 3 Assembling Y our System 1. Prepare a clean, flat, and f i r m surface for y our computer . All o w at least thre e inches at the rear of the chassis for cabling and ai r circulati on. 2. Protect y our computer from e xtreme temperature and humidi ty .
4 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Connecting Pe ripherals Refer to F igure 1 and the follo wing procedur es when conne cting optional peripherals to your s ystem. F igur e 1: Connecting P eripher als 1. Connect the k eyboard and mouse to thei r respecti ve ports, using the pictures embosse d on the system’ s back panel as a guide.
Assembling You r System 5 4. V erify that the V oltage Selector Swi tch on the po w er suppl y is set for the proper v oltage (1 15V or 230V). 5. Connect the syste m po w er cable t o the A C-In po w er socket on the po w er suppl y. 6. Connect the other end of the system po w er cab le to an A C outl et.
6 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Powering Up the System Press the On/Of f switch on the front panel, and the green LED on the front panel will il luminate ON. If y ou turn off y our system, y ou must w ait at least ten se conds before y ou turn the system back on.
Powering Up the S ystem 7 Looking Things Over Sometimes, the simplest things can cause troub le. T o av oid unnecessary service calls, be sure y ou check o v er the basics be fore you call for support. In an y complex sy stem, there is potential for a forgotten c onnection, a for gotten switch or a loose connector .
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Chapter 2: System Features Contents Basic Features ................................................. ....... 10 Front Panel . ................................... ......................... 11 Storage Bays ............................................ ..
10 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Basic Features • Inte l P e ntiu m ® II processor (speed depe nds on the model) • SMP design supporting up to tw o processor modules; Intel MP Specif ication V1.
Front Panel 11 Front P anel The front panel of the system is equipped wit h switches, LEDs, and dri ve ba ys. F igure 2 sho ws the f ront panel and the tab le belo w pro vides t he key . F igur e 2: F r ont P anel Storage Bays The system can suppor t up to se ven de vices in the follo wing ba ys: • Three 5.
12 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide • Three 3.5-inch: t w o external ba ys, one of w hich has a factory- installed , 1.44-MB 3.5-inch flopp y disk dri ve.
Front Panel 13 Bezel Door and Keylock The bezel door of fers acce ss to the 3.5-inch flopp y disk dri v e, the other external 3.5-inc h driv e ba y and the 5.25-inch dri ve ba ys. The door ca n be lock ed to prev ent unauthorized access. Warning! The bezel door must be closed and locked while the system is running.
14 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Rear Panel The rear panel of the system is equipped with I /O por ts, connectors, and sw itches. Fi gure 3 sho ws t he rear panel of the syst em and the tab le belo w pro vides the key to t he f igure. F igur e 3: Rear P anel Power Supply Connectors The system supports one 300-W att po w er suppl y .
Rear Panel 15 V oltage Sel ector Switch Located on the back of the po w er suppl y module, this s witch must be set to the proper A C l ine vol tage used in your locality (115V A C or 230V A C). AC Power-In Connector This is a connect or into the po w er suppl y w hich pro vides the electrical cur rent to the system and its periphe rals.
16 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Operating Systems The System is 100% Intel MP Specif ication V1.1 or V1.4, BIOS-selectab le compliant. The foll o wing operating systems s uppor t SMP: • No v ell NetW are SMP 4.1 and 4.11 • SCO UNIX 3.2.4.2 • SCO UNIX ODT 3.
Chapter 3: Maintaining and Cleaning Y our System Contents Maintaining Your System .............................. ....... 18 Maintaining Your Hard Drive........................ 18 Computer Virus Notice ........................... ....... 20 Important Safet y Instructions .
18 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Maintaining Y our System F ortunatel y , most elect ronic components require litt le or no maintenance. Y our hard dri ves are the primary exception to thi s and maintaining them properl y can signif icant ly impro ve the per for mance of your system.
Maintaining Your System 19 Because the Thor ough option tak es more time than the Standard option, w e recommend y ou normally use the Standard optio n and do a Thor ough check at leas t once a month.
20 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide W e suggest y ou run Disk Defragmenter at leas t once a w eek to once a month, depending on ho w much y ou use y our system. 1. Click on the Start button, then follo w the popup menus t hrough Pr ograms , then Accesso ries , and then System T ools .
Maintaining Your System 21 • Boot Viruses attach t hemselves to a Boot Recor d , Master Boot, F A T , or Partition T ab le. • Multipartite Viruses are both pro g ram and boot infe ctors. How does a virus spread and contami nate? There are man y w a ys a virus can spread and infect your syst em.
22 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide What do we do to prevent virus contaminatio n? W e stand b y the inte grity of our products. Our staf f tak es e very precaution to ensure our f iles are free f rom viruses.
Maintaining Your System 23 • Do not use thi s product near w ater . Do not spil l liquid on or in to the product. • Do not place this product on an unstab le surface. • Openings in the system cabinet are pro vided for venti lation. Do not b lock or co ver these openings.
24 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Cleaning Y our System Y our system and it s components need to be cleaned occasionall y . The follo wing s ections contain information about ca ring for the v arious parts of y our system.
Cleaning Your System 25 If y ou spill liquid on the keyboard , shut do wn the computer an d disconnect the ke yboard. T ur n the ke yboard upside do wn to allo w the liquid to drain out o v er night bef ore tr ying to use it again. If it fails to w ork after drai ning, contact ALR T e chnical Suppor t.
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Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Statements Contents FCC Notice ................................... ......................... 28 Industry Canada Notice ......................................... 29 CE Notice ... .......................................
28 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide FCC Notice This de vice has been teste d and found to compl y with the limi ts for a Class A digital de vice, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC r ules. These limi ts are designed t o pro vide reasonab le protecti on against harmful interferenc e in a resident ial installati on.
Industry Canada Notice 29 Industr y Canada Notice This digital apparatus does not e xceed the Class A li m its f or radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regul ations of Industry Canada.
30 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide VCCI Notice This is a Cl ass A product based on the st andard of the V oluntary Control Council for Int erference b y Infor mation T echnolo g y Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment i s used in a domestic en vironment, r adio disturbance ma y arise.
Index 31 Index Numerics 3.5-inch floppy drive 13 front drive bay 12 rear drive bay 12 5.25-inch devices 13 drive bays 11 A About this guide vi AC-in connector connecting 5 power supply 15 Activ ity in.
32 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Error Checking and Correcting see ECC Expansion slots ISA 10 PCI 10 , 15 PCI/ISA 10 , 15 PCI/RAIDport 10 , 15 F Features front panel 11 rear panel 14 Flash BIOS 10 Floppy 3.
Index 33 Small Busine ss Server 16 Solar is 16 supported 16 Unix Ware 16 Windows 95 16 Windows NT 16 OS/2, versions supported 16 P PCI bus width 10 expansion slots 10 , 15 graphics 10 PCI/ISA, expansi.
34 Gateway ALR 7200 User’s Guide Unpacking the system 3 Using Disk Defragment er 19 ScanD isk 18 V Verifying the configuration 7 Video chip manufacturer 10 connecting 4 DRAM 10 Voltage sel ector switch locati on 15 settin g 5 W Warning, closing the bezel doors 6 Windows 95, versions supported 16 Windows NT, versions support ed 16 3435.
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