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... 12 Special keys 12 Hot Keys 15 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 18 Chapter 2 System Utilities 32 BIOS Setup Utility 32 Navigating the BIOS Utility 33 Information 34 Main 35 Advanced 37 Security 39 Boot 43 Exit 44 BIOS Flash Utility 45 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 46 General Information 47 Before You Begin...
... 12 Special keys 12 Hot Keys 15 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 18 Chapter 2 System Utilities 32 BIOS Setup Utility 32 Navigating the BIOS Utility 33 Information 34 Main 35 Advanced 37 Security 39 Boot 43 Exit 44 BIOS Flash Utility 45 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 46 General Information 47 Before You Begin...
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...-p Fn-q Fn-r Fn-s Fn-w Icon Function Hotkey help Setup Description Displays a list of the computer's controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility. mutes the sound.
...-p Fn-q Fn-r Fn-s Fn-w Icon Function Hotkey help Setup Description Displays a list of the computer's controls like screen contrast and brightness, volume output and the BIOS Utility. mutes the sound.
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...Controller Controller VIA K8N800+VIA VT8235CE NS PC87392 VIA VT1612A NVIDIA® GeForceTM FX Go5200 for Aspire 1360 Series NVIDIA® GeForceTM FX Go5700 for Aspire 1520 Series Embedded in VT8235CE Mitsubish LPC keyboard controller M38857 TI PCI 7420 Embedded in VT8235CE TI... Aspire 1360) AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ to 3400+ or higher (for Aspire 1520) uOG 754 pin 1.5V High speed: 1.2V => for RAM 2.5V Low speed: 1.2V =>for Hypertransport 1.2V BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control Specification Phoenix BIOS ...
...Controller Controller VIA K8N800+VIA VT8235CE NS PC87392 VIA VT1612A NVIDIA® GeForceTM FX Go5200 for Aspire 1360 Series NVIDIA® GeForceTM FX Go5700 for Aspire 1520 Series Embedded in VT8235CE Mitsubish LPC keyboard controller M38857 TI PCI 7420 Embedded in VT8235CE TI... Aspire 1360) AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ to 3400+ or higher (for Aspire 1520) uOG 754 pin 1.5V High speed: 1.2V => for RAM 2.5V Low speed: 1.2V =>for Hypertransport 1.2V BIOS Item BIOS vendor BIOS Version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS package Supported protocols BIOS password control Specification Phoenix BIOS ...
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... controller Number of parallel port Location Connector type Parallel port function control Supports ECP/EPP Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O address (in BIOS Setup) Specification NS PC87392 1 Rear side 25-pin D-type Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Yes (set by BIOS setup) DMA channel 1 and 3 378, 278 26 Chapter 1
... controller Number of parallel port Location Connector type Parallel port function control Supports ECP/EPP Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O address (in BIOS Setup) Specification NS PC87392 1 Rear side 25-pin D-type Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Yes (set by BIOS setup) DMA channel 1 and 3 378, 278 26 Chapter 1
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...-(PM) MPA201Q2G0W2YA MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-825S ATAPI Serial Number None System BIOS Ver V1.0 VGA BIOS Ver 90.F8.00.37 KBC Ver Serial Number 02.13.29 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 22 Byte Asset Tag Number N/A 32 Byte Produce Name Aspire 1360 16 Byte Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 16 Byte 32 Byte F1 Help Esc Exit...
...-(PM) MPA201Q2G0W2YA MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-825S ATAPI Serial Number None System BIOS Ver V1.0 VGA BIOS Ver 90.F8.00.37 KBC Ver Serial Number 02.13.29 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 22 Byte Asset Tag Number N/A 32 Byte Produce Name Aspire 1360 16 Byte Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 16 Byte 32 Byte F1 Help Esc Exit...
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.... Navigation keys for parameters are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for a particular menu are found in any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. T In any menu, you the information of the menu options to go to save any of the system. 33 Chapter 2 Navigating the... BIOS Utility There are in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Follow these instructions: T To choose a menu, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy). T ...
.... Navigation keys for parameters are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for a particular menu are found in any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. T In any menu, you the information of the menu options to go to save any of the system. 33 Chapter 2 Navigating the... BIOS Utility There are in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Follow these instructions: T To choose a menu, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy). T ...
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...-(PM) MPA201Q2G0W2YA MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-825S ATAPI Serial Number None System BIOS Ver V1.0 VGA BIOS Ver KBC Ver Serial Number 90.F8.00.37 02.13.29 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 22 Byte Asset Tag Number N/A 32 Byte Produce Name Aspire 1360 16 Byte Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 16 Byte 32 Byte F1 Help Esc Exit...
...-(PM) MPA201Q2G0W2YA MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-825S ATAPI Serial Number None System BIOS Ver V1.0 VGA BIOS Ver KBC Ver Serial Number 90.F8.00.37 02.13.29 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 22 Byte Asset Tag Number N/A 32 Byte Produce Name Aspire 1360 16 Byte Manufacturer Name: Acer UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 16 Byte 32 Byte F1 Help Esc Exit...
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... channel: [Auto] [ECP] [378] [IRQ 7] [DMA 3] Infrared Port (FIR): [Enabled] Item Specific Help Configure Infrared Port using options: [Disable] No configuration [Enabled] User configuration [Auto] BIOS or OS chooses configuration (OS Controlled) Displayed when controlled by OS F1 Help Esc Exit ↑ ↓ Select Item ← → Select Menu F5/F6...
... channel: [Auto] [ECP] [378] [IRQ 7] [DMA 3] Infrared Port (FIR): [Enabled] Item Specific Help Configure Infrared Port using options: [Disable] No configuration [Enabled] User configuration [Auto] BIOS or OS chooses configuration (OS Controlled) Displayed when controlled by OS F1 Help Esc Exit ↑ ↓ Select Item ← → Select Menu F5/F6...
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...a password is Set User Password Set Supervisor Password Primary Harddisk Security Password on HDD is written to set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Use the w andy keys to enable the Password on the screen. 3. The following sub-options are...characters do not appear on boot parameter. 5. When set the user password. This feature is available to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Password can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Type a password in this screen. The password ...
...a password is Set User Password Set Supervisor Password Primary Harddisk Security Password on HDD is written to set , this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Use the w andy keys to enable the Password on the screen. 3. The following sub-options are...characters do not appear on boot parameter. 5. When set the user password. This feature is available to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Password can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Type a password in this screen. The password ...
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...Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. If desired, you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. Press e. ...When you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Use the w and y keys to "Set". 5. The Set Password box appears: 2. After setting the password, the computer sets the User...
...Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields. If desired, you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. The computer then sets the Supervisor Password parameter to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. Press e. ...When you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Use the w and y keys to "Set". 5. The Set Password box appears: 2. After setting the password, the computer sets the User...
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... memory update is not completely loaded. Fellow the steps below to update the system BIOS flash ROM. Prepare a bootable diskette. 2. NOTE: Please use the AC adaptor power .... If the battery pack does not contain enough power to the bootable diskette. 3. Copy the Phlash utilities to finish BIOS flash, you use the Phlash utility. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then ...drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you may not boot the system because the BIOS is required for the following conditions: T New versions of system programs T New features or options T Restore...
... memory update is not completely loaded. Fellow the steps below to update the system BIOS flash ROM. Prepare a bootable diskette. 2. NOTE: Please use the AC adaptor power .... If the battery pack does not contain enough power to the bootable diskette. 3. Copy the Phlash utilities to finish BIOS flash, you use the Phlash utility. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then ...drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you may not boot the system because the BIOS is required for the following conditions: T New versions of system programs T New features or options T Restore...
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..." on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function. Do not replace a non-defective FRU. The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on page 89. Some of them display information about a hardware device, e.g., the amount of the error messages occur during POST. Others may ... in the sequence shown in FRU/Action column, if the FRU replacement does not solve the problem, put the original part back in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. 77 Chapter 4 Power-On Self-Test (POST...
..." on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function. Do not replace a non-defective FRU. The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on page 89. Some of them display information about a hardware device, e.g., the amount of the error messages occur during POST. Others may ... in the sequence shown in FRU/Action column, if the FRU replacement does not solve the problem, put the original part back in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults or correct the error. 77 Chapter 4 Power-On Self-Test (POST...
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...Master Drive Error (THe causes will issue 4 short beeps then shut down system, not show . Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at offset: nnnn DIMM System board System battery is specified. Keyboard locked -... System timer error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Keyboard error see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 73....
...Master Drive Error (THe causes will issue 4 short beeps then shut down system, not show . Thermal critical High In this situation BIOS will be shown before "Equipment Configuration Error") Memory Error at offset: nnnn DIMM System board System battery is specified. Keyboard locked -... System timer error RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Keyboard error see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 73....
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... drive Hard disk drive System board 79 Chapter 4 RTC battery System board Allocation Error for device Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. RTC battery System board Memory size found Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified. run...Check" on page 73. RTC battery System board Failing Bits: nnnn DIMM BIOS ROM System board Fixed Disk n None Invalid System Configuration Data BIOS ROM System board I/O device IRQ conflict Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. RTC battery System board Operating system not found by POST ...
... drive Hard disk drive System board 79 Chapter 4 RTC battery System board Allocation Error for device Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. RTC battery System board Memory size found Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified. run...Check" on page 73. RTC battery System board Failing Bits: nnnn DIMM BIOS ROM System board Fixed Disk n None Invalid System Configuration Data BIOS ROM System board I/O device IRQ conflict Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. RTC battery System board Operating system not found by POST ...
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... Load alternate registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test ... RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager ...
... Load alternate registers with initial POST values Restore CPU control word during warm boot Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices Initialize keyboard controller BIOS ROM checksum Initialize cache before memory autosize 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller Test DRAM refresh Test ... RAM failure on address line xxxx RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Enable cache before system BIOS shadow RAM failure on data bits xxxx of high byte of memory bus Test CPU bus-clock frequency Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager ...
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...Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start (optional) Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize... external parallel ports Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices Re-initialize onboard I/O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices (optional) Initialize BIOS Area Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse 82
...Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize PCI bus and devices Initialize all video adapters in system QuietBoot start (optional) Shadow video BIOS ROM Display BIOS copyright notice Display CPU type and speed Initialize EISA board Test keyboard Set key click if enabled Test for unexpected interrupts Initialize... external parallel ports Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices Re-initialize onboard I/O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices (optional) Initialize BIOS Area Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS/2 mouse 82
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... in Flash ROM Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize the system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System...
... in Flash ROM Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize the system timer Initialize system I/O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System...
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... power switch for more than 4 seconds. Reconnect the LCD connectors. Action in Sequence Indicator incorrectly remains off . System board 85 Chapter 4 Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). LCD inverter ID LCD cable LCD inverter LCD System board Reconnect...
... power switch for more than 4 seconds. Reconnect the LCD connectors. Action in Sequence Indicator incorrectly remains off . System board 85 Chapter 4 Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). LCD inverter ID LCD cable LCD inverter LCD System board Reconnect...
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... page 29. Press Fn+oand see if the computer enters hibernation mode. Power-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Battery can't be charged Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings, then reboot system. Battery pack System board PCMCIA-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System cannot detect the PC Card...
... page 29. Press Fn+oand see if the computer enters hibernation mode. Power-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Battery can't be charged Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings, then reboot system. Battery pack System board PCMCIA-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System cannot detect the PC Card...
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..., LCD/CRT/Both display switching System board System board Ensure the "Parallel Port" in the "Onboard Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to Enabled. Touchpad does not work . Touchpad board System board Modem-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequence...Action in Sequence Internal modem does not work correctly. Onboard Devices Configuration Run printer self-test. Action in the Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot system. Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Ensure the "Serial...
..., LCD/CRT/Both display switching System board System board Ensure the "Parallel Port" in the "Onboard Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to Enabled. Touchpad does not work . Touchpad board System board Modem-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error Action in Sequence...Action in Sequence Internal modem does not work correctly. Onboard Devices Configuration Run printer self-test. Action in the Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot system. Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Ensure the "Serial...