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Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 1
Acer Aspire X3400/X5400
Service Guide
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Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 4
... described in this guide is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of Acer Corporation. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Intel is a registered trademark of merchantability or fitness for any defect in the software.
Other brand and product names are trademarks of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 5
... to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. NOTE
Gives additional information related to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems.
Reminds you to the current topic. Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN MESSAGES...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 6
... modem, or extra memory capability).
If, for repair and service of customer machines. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional web or channel. Service Guide Coverage
This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. FRU Information
Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 7
... the Heatsink Fan Assembly
34
Removing the Processor
35
Removing the Optical Drive
36
Removing the Hard Disk Drive
38
Removing the Power Supply
39
Removing the Memory Modules
41
Removing an Expansion Card
42
Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards
44
Removing the Mainboard
47
Removing the Top Bezel
49
System Troubleshooting
51
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure
51
System...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 12
Front Panel
X3400
No.
Icon
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 8
9 10 11
Component
USB 2.0 ports
Front I/O cover Microphone-in jack
Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack
CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot
Media card reader Drive bay door eject button Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive. Optical drive bay door HDD activity indicator Power button/power indicator
4
Chapter 1
...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 13
X5400
No. Optical drive bay door HDD activity indicator Power button/power indicator
Chapter 1
5 Icon
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 8
9 10 11
Component
USB 2.0 ports
Front I/O cover Microphone-in jack
Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack
CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot
Media card reader Drive bay door eject button Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive.
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 30
... then press Enter again. 4. A password box will appear. 2. Retype the password to the BIOS Setup Utility. Type a new password then press Enter. 4. BIOS Security Features
Supervisor Password :Not Installed
User Password
:Not Installed
Change Supervisor Password Change User Password
[Press Enter] [Press Enter]
Help Item
Install or Change the password.
:Move
Enter:Select
+/-/:Value
F1...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 38
...
HEATSINK FAN ASSEMBLY
PROCESSOR Cx2
HDD-ODD BRACKET Ax3, Bx1
POWER SUPPLY
MEMORY MODULES
PCI CARD
Bx1 FRONT I/O AND CARD READER BOARD
BRACKET
Bx6 MAINBOARD
Screw List
Code A B C D
TOP BEZEL
Screw #6-32 L5 BZN M3xL5 BZN #6-32*3/16 NI
#6-32 L6 NI
30
Bx2 OPTICAL DISK
DRIVE
Dx4
HDD MODULE
HDD
Ax1 TV TUNER CARD
or NETWORK CARD
or GRAPHICS CARD
Bx2
FRONT...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 61
... chipset initialization is checked to it only displays checkpoints that show the value of RAM. If memory sizing module not executed, start memory refresh and do memory sizing in cards that occur after the video card has been activated.
Both key sequence and OEM specific method is done.
Restore CPUID value back into memory. Checkpoints may differ between different platforms based...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 63
... and clear passwords.
Activate ADM module.
Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2. Initializes data variables that may occur during the BIOS preboot process. Enable IRQ-0 in KBC port. The BAT test is bad, update CMOS with power-on KBC.
Initializes the silent boot module. Initializes different devices through DIM. POST Code Checkpoints
The POST code checkpoints are the largest set of...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 64
Display total memory in CPU, ... Detect different devices (Parallel ports, serial ports, and coprocessor in the system.
Programming the memory hole or any kind of ESCD in the system and update the BDA, EBDA...etc. Initialize Int-13 and prepare for user input at config display if needed .
Execute BIOS setup if needed .
Takes care of chipset registers. Disables the...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 71
..., often indication a problem with system hardware. BIOS POST (DIM code) found that the refresh timer hardware failed to clear the NVRAM data.
This may indicate a problem with system hardware. Error initializing secondary DMA controller.
System Configuration
Message Displayed DMA-1 Error
DMA-2 Error
DMA Controller Error
Checking NVRAM..Update Failed Microcode Error
NVRAM Checksum...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 72
...CMOS Date and/or Time are invalid. CMOS settings are invalid.
Miscellaneous
Message Displayed KBC BAT Test failed
Keyboard Error
PS2 Keyboard not found PS2 Mouse not found Keyboard/Interface Error Unlock Keyboard
System Halted
Pressed
Password check failed Unknown BIOS error. Error code = 004Ah Unknown BIOS error. This may indicate a problem with system hardware. This may occur for both...
Acer Aspire X3400, X3400G Desktop Service Guide - Page 76
... them for damage. NOTE: Verify that the power supply being used at the time of the following devices:
Non-Acer devices Printer, mouse, and other external devices Hard disk drive DIMM CD/DVD-ROM drive Adapter cards 4. If any problems are found, replace the FRU. 3. Power on page 52.) Follow procedures below to isolate...
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