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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. Power Management Scheme Toggle Sleep Switches the power management scheme used by the computer (function available if supported by operating system). 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. Power Management Scheme Toggle Sleep Switches the power management scheme used by the computer (function available if supported by operating system). mutes the sound...
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...processor 2600+ to 3000+ or higher (for 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 Aspire 1520 Series Embedded in VT8235CE Mitsubish LPC keyboard controller ...NS PC87392 VIA VT1612A NVIDIA® GeForceTM FX Go5200 for Aspire 1360 Series NVIDIA® GeForceTM FX Go5700 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 1.0 Flash ROM 512KB 32 Pin PLCC ACPI 2.0, SMBIOS...
...processor 2600+ to 3000+ or higher (for 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 Aspire 1520 Series Embedded in VT8235CE Mitsubish LPC keyboard controller ...NS PC87392 VIA VT1612A NVIDIA® GeForceTM FX Go5200 for Aspire 1360 Series NVIDIA® GeForceTM FX Go5700 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 1.0 Flash ROM 512KB 32 Pin PLCC ACPI 2.0, SMBIOS...
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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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... problem arises. Please also refer to enter setup. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you want to change boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility, please set to run Setup. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit CPU Type : CPU Speed : HDD Model...-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...
... problem arises. Please also refer to enter setup. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you want to change boot device without entering BIOS Setup Utility, please set to run Setup. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit CPU Type : CPU Speed : HDD Model...-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...
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.... Help for a particular menu are found in the Item Specific Help part of a parameter if it is enclosed in any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. T To change the value of the screen. T A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e to expand this carefully when making changes... choose a menu, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy). You can change the value of the menu options to go to parameter values. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are in square brackets. Read this item.
.... Help for a particular menu are found in the Item Specific Help part of a parameter if it is enclosed in any changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. T To change the value of the screen. T A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e to expand this carefully when making changes... choose a menu, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy). You can change the value of the menu options to go to parameter values. Navigating the BIOS Utility There are in square brackets. Read this item.
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Displays the Acer company. F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Parameter CPU Type CPU Speed HDD Model Name HDD Serial Number ATAPI Model Name ATAPI Serial Number System BIOS Ver VGA BIOS Ver KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Number Description ...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...
Displays the Acer company. F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Parameter CPU Type CPU Speed HDD Model Name HDD Serial Number ATAPI Model Name ATAPI Serial Number System BIOS Ver VGA BIOS Ver KBC Ver Serial Number Asset Tag Number Product Name Manufacturer Name UUID Number Description ...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...
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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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... 0-9, not case sensitive). Parameter User Password is Supervisor Password is required or not while the events defined in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. When both passwords can be grayed out if the user password was used to enter a password, you ...length can opt to set the user or the supervisor password: 1. The table below describes the parameters in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Press Enter to enable the Password on HDD is set and password on boot parameter. 5. When set...
... 0-9, not case sensitive). Parameter User Password is Supervisor Password is required or not while the events defined in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. When both passwords can be grayed out if the user password was used to enter a password, you ...length can opt to set the user or the supervisor password: 1. The table below describes the parameters in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. Press Enter to enable the Password on HDD is set and password on boot parameter. 5. When set...
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... Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. When you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Retype the password in the Enter New Password field. When you can enable the Password on boot parameter. 6. The password setting... to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. If desired, you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Type a password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. Removing a Password Follow these steps: 1. The Set Password box appears: 2. Type...
... Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. When you have changed the settings, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Retype the password in the Enter New Password field. When you can enable the Password on boot parameter. 6. The password setting... to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. If desired, you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Type a password in the Confirm New Password field. 4. Removing a Password Follow these steps: 1. The Set Password box appears: 2. Type...
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... drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you run the Phlash. 1. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. Fellow the steps below to finish BIOS flash, you use the Phlash. The Phlash utility has auto-execution function. 45 Chapter 2 Prepare a bootable diskette. 2. If the battery pack does ...not contain enough power to run the Phlash utility. Copy the Phlash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. Use the Phlash utility to the bootable diskette. 3. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you...
... drivers (XMS, EMS, DPMI) when you run the Phlash. 1. Then boot the system from the bootable diskette. Fellow the steps below to finish BIOS flash, you use the Phlash. The Phlash utility has auto-execution function. 45 Chapter 2 Prepare a bootable diskette. 2. If the battery pack does ...not contain enough power to run the Phlash utility. Copy the Phlash utilities to update the system BIOS flash ROM. Use the Phlash utility to the bootable diskette. 3. NOTE: If you do not have a crisis recovery diskette at hand, then you...
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... Problems" on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function. If the symptom is listed first. The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on page 89. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured. Some of them display information... 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...
... Problems" on the screen and the error symptoms classified by function. If the symptom is listed first. The following lists the error messages that the BIOS displays on page 89. Others may indicate a problem with a device, such as the way it has been configured. Some of them display information... 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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... on page 73. Keyboard Controller Failed see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 73. Shadow RAM Failed at offset: nnnn BIOS ROM System board System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn DIMM System board Extended RAM Failed at xxxx:xxxx:xxxxh (R:xxxxh, W:xxxxh) Real Time... Clock Error CMOS Battery Bad CMOS Checksum Error System disabled. System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Hard disk drive System board Stuck Key see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" ...
... on page 73. Keyboard Controller Failed see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" on page 73. Shadow RAM Failed at offset: nnnn BIOS ROM System board System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn DIMM System board Extended RAM Failed at xxxx:xxxx:xxxxh (R:xxxxh, W:xxxxh) Real Time... Clock Error CMOS Battery Bad CMOS Checksum Error System disabled. System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used RTC battery Run BIOS Setup Utility to reconfigure system time, then reboot system. Hard disk drive System board Stuck Key see "Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check" ...
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... Software NMI Failed DIMM System board Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed DIMM System board Device Address Conflict Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. Diskette drive Hard disk drive System board 79 Chapter 4 System board Previous boot incomplete - run SETUP Check the drive... drive A: are properly identified. DIMM System board Diskette drive A error Check the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS Setup Utility System cache error - RTC battery System board Operating system not found by POST differed from CMOS Run "Load Default Settings"...
... Software NMI Failed DIMM System board Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed DIMM System board Device Address Conflict Run "Load Default Settings" in BIOS Setup Utility. Diskette drive Hard disk drive System board 79 Chapter 4 System board Previous boot incomplete - run SETUP Check the drive... drive A: are properly identified. DIMM System board Diskette drive A error Check the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in BIOS Setup Utility System cache error - RTC battery System board Operating system not found by POST differed from CMOS Run "Load Default Settings"...
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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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Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board ...
Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Utility to -FRU Error Message LCD-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error LCD backlight doesn't work ). Battery pack Power adapter Hard drive & battery connection board System board ...
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... System board PCMCIA-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System cannot detect the PC Card (PCMCIA) PCMCIA slot pin is from actual size. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings, then reboot system. Press Fn+oand see if the computer enters hibernation mode. Action in Sequence PCMCIA slot...
... System board PCMCIA-Related Symptoms Symptom / Error System cannot detect the PC Card (PCMCIA) PCMCIA slot pin is from actual size. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to execute "Load Default Settings, then reboot system. Press Fn+oand see if the computer enters hibernation mode. Action in Sequence PCMCIA slot...
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... the keyboard cable. USB does not work correctly Print problems. Serial or parallel port device problems. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to Enabled. Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Ensure the "Serial Port" in the "Onboard Devices Configuration" of...installed devices. Press Fn+F5, LCD/CRT/Both display switching System board System board Ensure the "Parallel Port" in the Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot system. Action in Windows doesn't go higher than 90%. Touchpad board System...
... the keyboard cable. USB does not work correctly Print problems. Serial or parallel port device problems. Action in Sequence Enter BIOS Setup Utility to Enabled. Printer driver Printer cable Printer System Board Ensure the "Serial Port" in the "Onboard Devices Configuration" of...installed devices. Press Fn+F5, LCD/CRT/Both display switching System board System board Ensure the "Parallel Port" in the Devices Configuration" of BIOS Setup Utility is set to execute "Load Default Settings", then reboot system. Action in Windows doesn't go higher than 90%. Touchpad board System...