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Reinstalling the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 85 Reinstalling the Front Bezel 87 Reinstalling the Side Panel 89 System Troubleshooting 90 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 90 System Check Procedures 91 Power System Check 91 System External Inspection 91 System Internal Inspection 91 Beep Codes 92 Checkpoints 93 BIOS Recovery 96 Jumper and Connector Information 99 M/B Placement 99 Jumper Setting 101 Setting Jumper 101 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 110 Aspire M3420 Exploded Diagram 111 Aspire M3420 FRU List 113 viii
Reinstalling the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 85 Reinstalling the Front Bezel 87 Reinstalling the Side Panel 89 System Troubleshooting 90 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 90 System Check Procedures 91 Power System Check 91 System External Inspection 91 System Internal Inspection 91 Beep Codes 92 Checkpoints 93 BIOS Recovery 96 Jumper and Connector Information 99 M/B Placement 99 Jumper Setting 101 Setting Jumper 101 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 110 Aspire M3420 Exploded Diagram 111 Aspire M3420 FRU List 113 viii
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• 1 * H2X4 HD internal speaker header. • 1 * onboard Buzzer. • 2 * H1X2 GPIO header. System BIOS • Type: • Use SPI Flash. • System BIOS 4MB. • Kernel: • AMI Kernel with Acer skin/copyright. Power supply • 300W/(500W only for JP). • Support models are listed on AVLC. 4 Chapter 1
• 1 * H2X4 HD internal speaker header. • 1 * onboard Buzzer. • 2 * H1X2 GPIO header. System BIOS • Type: • Use SPI Flash. • System BIOS 4MB. • Kernel: • AMI Kernel with Acer skin/copyright. Power supply • 300W/(500W only for JP). • Support models are listed on AVLC. 4 Chapter 1
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... AMD Socket-FM2 Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 4MB Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.7 Device Boot Support 1st priority: EFI Deivce 2nd...
... AMD Socket-FM2 Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 4MB Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.7 Device Boot Support 1st priority: EFI Deivce 2nd...
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Audio Interface Item Specification Audio controller AMD FCH HUDSON-D3 Audio controller type ALC662-VD Audio channel 5.1 CHANNEL Audio function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Mono or stereo Stereo Compatibility The ALC662-VD supports host audio from Intel chipsets, and also from any combination as long as they match ...
Audio Interface Item Specification Audio controller AMD FCH HUDSON-D3 Audio controller type ALC662-VD Audio channel 5.1 CHANNEL Audio function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Mono or stereo Stereo Compatibility The ALC662-VD supports host audio from Intel chipsets, and also from any combination as long as they match ...
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... guide display default system values. This memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to be simply referred to as "BIOS", "Setup", or "Setup utility" in your system. NOTE: CMOS Setup Utility will need to run the CMOS Setup Utility, make changes to run this utility...
... guide display default system values. This memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to be simply referred to as "BIOS", "Setup", or "Setup utility" in your system. NOTE: CMOS Setup Utility will need to run the CMOS Setup Utility, make changes to run this utility...
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...year format. Chapter 2 15 Physical CPU count Total size of the system. Set the date following the hour-minute-second format. Parameter System BIOS Version Build Date Processor Core Frequency Count Memory Size Product Name System Serial Number Asset Tag Number System Date System Time (hh:mm:ss) ...Description Version number of CPU installed on the system. Date when the BIOS setup utility was built Type of the BIOS setup utility. Product name of the CPU installed on the system. Core speed of the system. Setup Utility Menus Main...
...year format. Chapter 2 15 Physical CPU count Total size of the system. Set the date following the hour-minute-second format. Parameter System BIOS Version Build Date Processor Core Frequency Count Memory Size Product Name System Serial Number Asset Tag Number System Date System Time (hh:mm:ss) ...Description Version number of CPU installed on the system. Date when the BIOS setup utility was built Type of the BIOS setup utility. Product name of the CPU installed on the system. Core speed of the system. Setup Utility Menus Main...
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Miscellaneous Parameter AHCI Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Bootup Num-lock Description Displays the status of auto detection of the AHCI device. Selects power on state for Num Lock. USB Beep Message Enables or disables BIOS to display error beeps or messages during USB device enumeration. Option On Off Enabled Disabled Chapter 2 17
Miscellaneous Parameter AHCI Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Bootup Num-lock Description Displays the status of auto detection of the AHCI device. Selects power on state for Num Lock. USB Beep Message Enables or disables BIOS to display error beeps or messages during USB device enumeration. Option On Off Enabled Disabled Chapter 2 17
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... drives. Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available network drives. When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup.
... drives. Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available network drives. When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup.
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...Enter to restore user defaults. 24 Chapter 2 Then, select OK to allow the BIOS to automatically load optimal defaults to the BIOS Setup Utility. Select this option and press Enter to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer, so the new system configuration parameters can take ... option to the system configuration, and reboot the computer. Use this item enables you to discard any permanent changes to quit the BIOS Setup Utility without making any changes that you have made as User Default Settings Load User Default Settings Description When you have completed ...
...Enter to restore user defaults. 24 Chapter 2 Then, select OK to allow the BIOS to automatically load optimal defaults to the BIOS Setup Utility. Select this option and press Enter to leave the BIOS Setup Utility and reboot the computer, so the new system configuration parameters can take ... option to the system configuration, and reboot the computer. Use this item enables you to discard any permanent changes to quit the BIOS Setup Utility without making any changes that you have made as User Default Settings Load User Default Settings Description When you have completed ...
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...System Check Procedures Power System Check If the system will not power on the front panel, which can try viewing the POST messages and BIOS event logs during the system startup. 91 Chapter 4 Refer to their appropriate connectors. 9. If the problem is not evident, continue with... the system is making contact that components are Acer-qualified and supported. 10. Place the system unit on the system. 12. Turn off the system and all components are properly seated. 8. Power...
...System Check Procedures Power System Check If the system will not power on the front panel, which can try viewing the POST messages and BIOS event logs during the system startup. 91 Chapter 4 Refer to their appropriate connectors. 9. If the problem is not evident, continue with... the system is making contact that components are Acer-qualified and supported. 10. Place the system unit on the system. 12. Turn off the system and all components are properly seated. 8. Power...
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... it only displays checkpoints that occur after the video card has been activated. System is the best tool for viewing AMIBIOS checkpoints. BIOS is damaged, BIOS POST jumps to Boot Block to as the PC speaker. Beep codes are used when an error occurs before the system video has... Graphics card error/not installed, graphics card memory error or graphics card BIOS checksum error. In most cases, a checkpoint card is OK. Memory not installed or memory error. BIOS damaged. Beep codes will be generated by the BIOS to indicate a serious or fatal error to the end user. Beep Symptom...
... it only displays checkpoints that occur after the video card has been activated. System is the best tool for viewing AMIBIOS checkpoints. BIOS is damaged, BIOS POST jumps to Boot Block to as the PC speaker. Beep codes are used when an error occurs before the system video has... Graphics card error/not installed, graphics card memory error or graphics card BIOS checksum error. In most cases, a checkpoint card is OK. Memory not installed or memory error. BIOS damaged. Beep codes will be generated by the BIOS to indicate a serious or fatal error to the end user. Beep Symptom...
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... CMOS. Early chipset initialization is uncompressed into memory. Set stack. See Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints sectionfor more information. Copying Main BIOS into register. Checkpoint Before D0 D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 Description If boot block debugger is enabled... This display method islimited, since it . NOTE: Please note that may occur during POST. Perform keyboard controller BAT test. BIOS now executes out of the screen during the bootblock initialization portion of checkpoints that checkpoints may appear on CPUID value in debugging problems...
... CMOS. Early chipset initialization is uncompressed into memory. Set stack. See Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints sectionfor more information. Copying Main BIOS into register. Checkpoint Before D0 D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 Description If boot block debugger is enabled... This display method islimited, since it . NOTE: Please note that may occur during POST. Perform keyboard controller BAT test. BIOS now executes out of the screen during the bootblock initialization portion of checkpoints that checkpoints may appear on CPUID value in debugging problems...
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Chapter 4 94 OEM memory detection/configuration error. This range is waking from one platform to BIOS POST (ExecutePOSTKernel). System is reserved for more information. Checkpoint DA DC E1-E8 ECEE Description Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to the next. See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for chipset vendors & system manufacturers. The error associated with this value may be different from ACPI S3 state.
Chapter 4 94 OEM memory detection/configuration error. This range is waking from one platform to BIOS POST (ExecutePOSTKernel). System is reserved for more information. Checkpoint DA DC E1-E8 ECEE Description Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to the next. See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for chipset vendors & system manufacturers. The error associated with this value may be different from ACPI S3 state.
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... initialized. Attempt to vendor requirements, system chipset or option ROMs from ARMD and ATAPI CDROM. Check the validity of the BIOS. Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to the current configuration of checkpoints that may differ between different platforms based...controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is enabled. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to checkpoint E9. The following table describes the type of the flash part. L1 cache is initialized. ...
... initialized. Attempt to vendor requirements, system chipset or option ROMs from ARMD and ATAPI CDROM. Check the validity of the BIOS. Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to the current configuration of checkpoints that may differ between different platforms based...controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is enabled. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to checkpoint E9. The following table describes the type of the flash part. L1 cache is initialized. ...
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BIOS Recovery 1. Automatic mode: • When BIOS flash crashed, using recovery CDROM/USB Thumb drive to "Disabled". Before recovering BIOS, please change "Reset NVRAM" item form "Enabled" to recover BIOS. 3. Chapter 4 96 The usage of recovery boot block: • Please re-name BIOS ROM (xxxx.ROM or 2MB size ROM) file to "AMIBOOT.ROM" and burn in BIOS ROM file to CDROM or copy BIOS ROM file to USB Thumb drive. 2. Recovery Menu and Step: a.
BIOS Recovery 1. Automatic mode: • When BIOS flash crashed, using recovery CDROM/USB Thumb drive to "Disabled". Before recovering BIOS, please change "Reset NVRAM" item form "Enabled" to recover BIOS. 3. Chapter 4 96 The usage of recovery boot block: • Please re-name BIOS ROM (xxxx.ROM or 2MB size ROM) file to "AMIBOOT.ROM" and burn in BIOS ROM file to CDROM or copy BIOS ROM file to USB Thumb drive. 2. Recovery Menu and Step: a.
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No Label 1 CPU Socket 2 SYS_FAN1 3 CPU_FAN1 4 DIMM1~4 5 LPC_DEBUG 6 TPM 7 ATXPOWER 8 F_SSUSB1 9 SPI_CON1 10 BIOS WP 11 F_PANEL 12 F_USB2 13 F_USB1 14 F_USB3 15 SATA0~5 16 PCIE X16 17 PCIE_X1_1~3 18 CMOS 19 SPDIF_OUT 20 INT_SPK 21 F_AUDIO 22... CPU cooling fan connector 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM slots Debug header TPM header Standard 24-pin ATX power connector Front panel USB3.0 header SPI jumper BIOS WP jumper Front panel switch/LED header Front panel USB cardreader headers Front panel USB2.0 headers Front panel USB2.0 headers Serial ATA connectors PCI Express...
No Label 1 CPU Socket 2 SYS_FAN1 3 CPU_FAN1 4 DIMM1~4 5 LPC_DEBUG 6 TPM 7 ATXPOWER 8 F_SSUSB1 9 SPI_CON1 10 BIOS WP 11 F_PANEL 12 F_USB2 13 F_USB1 14 F_USB3 15 SATA0~5 16 PCIE X16 17 PCIE_X1_1~3 18 CMOS 19 SPDIF_OUT 20 INT_SPK 21 F_AUDIO 22... CPU cooling fan connector 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM slots Debug header TPM header Standard 24-pin ATX power connector Front panel USB3.0 header SPI jumper BIOS WP jumper Front panel switch/LED header Front panel USB cardreader headers Front panel USB2.0 headers Front panel USB2.0 headers Serial ATA connectors PCI Express...