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System Troubleshooting 76 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 76 System Check Procedures 77 Power System Check 77 System External Inspection 77 System Internal Inspection 77 Beep Codes 78 Checkpoints 79 BIOS Recovery 82 Jumper and Connector Information 85 M/B Placement 85 Jumper Setting 87 Internal header pin definition 90 Connector pin definition 93 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 98 Aspire M3985 Exploded Diagram 99 Aspire M3985 FRU List 101 viii
System Troubleshooting 76 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 76 System Check Procedures 77 Power System Check 77 System External Inspection 77 System Internal Inspection 77 Beep Codes 78 Checkpoints 79 BIOS Recovery 82 Jumper and Connector Information 85 M/B Placement 85 Jumper Setting 87 Internal header pin definition 90 Connector pin definition 93 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 98 Aspire M3985 Exploded Diagram 99 Aspire M3985 FRU List 101 viii
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...sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor. • Resume method:device activated (keyboard for DOS, keyboard &mouse for Windows. • Resume recovery time 3-5sec Global Standby Mode • Global power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=10minute). • Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode(... Resume method: Resume to original state by pushing external switch Button,modem ring in,keyboard an mouse for APM mode. • Resume recovery time :7-10sec Suspend Mode • Independent power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=10minute)or pushing extern switch button. • CPU goes ...
...sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor. • Resume method:device activated (keyboard for DOS, keyboard &mouse for Windows. • Resume recovery time 3-5sec Global Standby Mode • Global power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=10minute). • Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode(... Resume method: Resume to original state by pushing external switch Button,modem ring in,keyboard an mouse for APM mode. • Resume recovery time :7-10sec Suspend Mode • Independent power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=10minute)or pushing extern switch button. • CPU goes ...
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...test. Verify the boot block checksum. Verify that occur during the preboot process. Performs main BIOS checksum and updates recovery status accordingly. See Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints sectionfor more information. Checkpoint sare very useful in aiding software developers or technicians in Boot block code....memory sizing module. BIOS now executes out of the BIOS. Copies BIOS from this point if needed for debugging. If BIOS recovery is stored in scratch CMOS. Restore CPUID value back into memory. CPUID information is necessary,control flows to lower system memory...
...test. Verify the boot block checksum. Verify that occur during the preboot process. Performs main BIOS checksum and updates recovery status accordingly. See Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints sectionfor more information. Checkpoint sare very useful in aiding software developers or technicians in Boot block code....memory sizing module. BIOS now executes out of the BIOS. Copies BIOS from this point if needed for debugging. If BIOS recovery is stored in scratch CMOS. Restore CPUID value back into memory. CPUID information is necessary,control flows to lower system memory...
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...the found . Make flash write disabled. Checkpoints maychange due to read from floppy. Enable ATAPI hardware. Start reading the recovery file cluster by the recovery file. Detect proper flash part. Attempt to vendor requirements, system chipset or option ROMs from ARMD and ATAPI CDROM. Give... the clusters occupied by cluster. The following table describes the type of the BIOS. NOTE: Checkpoints may occur during the Bootblock recovery portion of checkpoints that may differ between different platforms based on media. Set up floppy controller and data. Disable L1 cache. ...
...the found . Make flash write disabled. Checkpoints maychange due to read from floppy. Enable ATAPI hardware. Start reading the recovery file cluster by the recovery file. Detect proper flash part. Attempt to vendor requirements, system chipset or option ROMs from ARMD and ATAPI CDROM. Give... the clusters occupied by cluster. The following table describes the type of the BIOS. NOTE: Checkpoints may occur during the Bootblock recovery portion of checkpoints that may differ between different platforms based on media. Set up floppy controller and data. Disable L1 cache. ...
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Recovery Menu and Step: a. Before recovering BIOS, please change "Reset NVRAM" item form "Enabled" to USB Thumb drive. 2. Chapter 4 82 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 "Disabled". Automatic mode: • When BIOS flash crashed, using recovery CDROM/USB Thumb drive to recover BIOS. 3. BIOS Recovery 1.
Recovery Menu and Step: a. Before recovering BIOS, please change "Reset NVRAM" item form "Enabled" to USB Thumb drive. 2. Chapter 4 82 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 "Disabled". Automatic mode: • When BIOS flash crashed, using recovery CDROM/USB Thumb drive to recover BIOS. 3. BIOS Recovery 1.