
Acer Remote Management Card (ARMC) User’s Guide
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Step 5 Connect External Cables
• Connect the USB cable from the back of the ARMC card to the motherboard’s USB
port.
• Connect your VGA monitor.
• Connect the RJ45 LAN cable from your local network.
• Connect your phone cord from the back of the ARMC card to the telephone wall
outlet. (Only if the optional modem daughterboard is installed.)
• Connect your AC adapter.
Step 6 Confirm the Motherboard’s BIOS Settings
Power on the motherboard and enter the BIOS. Using the following table, confirm that
your motherboard’s BIOS settings are correct.
BIOS Section Setting
Boot Options> Removable Devices AMI Virtual Floppy
Boot Options> ATAPI CDROM AMI Virtual CDROM
Advanced> PCIPnP> Configuration> Legacy USB Support Enable
Save the BIOS settings and restart the computer.
Note: Make sure that your motherboard BIOS supports Legacy USB devices, USB Boot or Boot
to USB.
Note: On Acer serverboards, depress the <CTRL>, <ALT>, and <ESC> keys simultaneously to
enter the BIOS.
Step 7 Install the Operating System and ARMC Drivers
Step Action
1 Install the operating system (if applicable) on the host system.
2 (Not required in Windows 2000/XP) If prompted for the display adapter drivers, install the ARMC
management board display adapter drivers located on the ARMC CD in the VGA Drivers folder.
3 (Windows 2000/XP only) When prompted for the virtual floppy drivers, install the ARMC management
board virtual floppy drivers located on the ARMC CD in the USB Floppy folder.
Note: Virtual floppy is not supported on all versions of the ARMC card.
4 (Windows 2000/XP only) When prompted for the virtual CD-ROM drivers, install the default CD-ROM
drivers.
Note: Do not use the amivirtfl.inf when prompted to install the virtual CD-ROM drivers.
The
Virtual CD-ROM device does not require any special drivers. You can select the default
option Microsoft Windows provides.
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