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I haven't actually powered this thing on yet; waiting to build the VGA cable.

http://www.happybison.com/reviews/installing-freenas-on-acer-aspire-easystore-h340-6/

Very similar physical hardware to the MediaSmart Server: http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2009/04/27/hardware-commonalities-between-the-hp-mediasmart-server-and-acer-easystore/

Details and pinout for VGA/PS2/Serial cable: http://www.mediasmartserver.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=622

Generation 2 cable: http://www.mediasmartserver.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3980

Generation 3 cable: http://www.mediasmartserver.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8066

Cable:

Components:

Alternate:

Finally got the cable built! Once the jumper is installed, F2 enters the bios.