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...empty PCI slots, e.g., PCI fax/modem card (selected models only) Probable upgrades are: • Upgrade to high-capacity HDD • Expand high-level memory • Upgrade from a CD-ROM drive to shut off the computer and unplug the power cord from the outlet. • Remove the screws on... turn off . You can expand your AcerSystem system quickly and easily by adding components. Before you choose new components, please ask your authorized Acer dealer whether the part will operate within your AcerSystem system. Setting up your computer English In the event of a system crash, press and ...
...empty PCI slots, e.g., PCI fax/modem card (selected models only) Probable upgrades are: • Upgrade to high-capacity HDD • Expand high-level memory • Upgrade from a CD-ROM drive to shut off the computer and unplug the power cord from the outlet. • Remove the screws on... turn off . You can expand your AcerSystem system quickly and easily by adding components. Before you choose new components, please ask your authorized Acer dealer whether the part will operate within your AcerSystem system. Setting up your computer English In the event of a system crash, press and ...
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... for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will NOT be noted in the FRU list of a machine (e.g. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have decided to extend the functionality of this generic service guide. add-on your regional...Acer's "global" product offering. In such cases, please contact your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the printed Service Guide. vi FRU Information Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on card, modem, or extra memory...
... for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will NOT be noted in the FRU list of a machine (e.g. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have decided to extend the functionality of this generic service guide. add-on your regional...Acer's "global" product offering. In such cases, please contact your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the printed Service Guide. vi FRU Information Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on card, modem, or extra memory...
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... Removing the Memory Modules 40 Removing the Mainboard 41 System Troubleshooting 42 Power-On Self-Test (POST) 43 POST Error Messages List 48 Error Symptoms List 55 Undetermined Problems 60 Jumper and Connector Information 61 M/B Placement 61 Jumper Setting 63 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 69 Aspire M5811 Exploded Diagram 70 Aspire M5811 FRU List...
... Removing the Memory Modules 40 Removing the Mainboard 41 System Troubleshooting 42 Power-On Self-Test (POST) 43 POST Error Messages List 48 Error Symptoms List 55 Undetermined Problems 60 Jumper and Connector Information 61 M/B Placement 61 Jumper Setting 63 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 69 Aspire M5811 Exploded Diagram 70 Aspire M5811 FRU List...
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... 2009B Mainstream (95W) FMB Chipset • Intel H57 (Ibex Peak) PCB • 4 Layer uATX form factor 9.6in X 9.6in (24.38cm X 24.38cm) Memory subsystem • Socket Type: DDR III Un-buffered DIMM connector • Socket Quantity: 4 • 2 channels, 2 DIMMs per channel. • Different colors for... Support up to two SATA ports • 3.5", 25.4mm Chapter 1 1 Chapter 1 System Tour Features Below is for DIMM 0 and DIMM 1 • Max memory of 8 GB supported (using 2Gb tech) • DDR3 1.5V 1066/1333 (1GB / 2GB / 4GB) • Design Criteria: • Must meet Intel ...
... 2009B Mainstream (95W) FMB Chipset • Intel H57 (Ibex Peak) PCB • 4 Layer uATX form factor 9.6in X 9.6in (24.38cm X 24.38cm) Memory subsystem • Socket Type: DDR III Un-buffered DIMM connector • Socket Quantity: 4 • 2 channels, 2 DIMMs per channel. • Different colors for... Support up to two SATA ports • 3.5", 25.4mm Chapter 1 1 Chapter 1 System Tour Features Below is for DIMM 0 and DIMM 1 • Max memory of 8 GB supported (using 2Gb tech) • DDR3 1.5V 1066/1333 (1GB / 2GB / 4GB) • Design Criteria: • Must meet Intel ...
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Component 1 USB 2.0 ports 2 Micro SD/M2 slot 3 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot 4 XD(XD-PICTURE) slot 5 Optical drive 6 Acer logo 7 Optical drive button 8 SD(Secure Digital) solt 9 Power button 10 Memory stick PRO slot 11 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack 12 Microphone-in jack Chapter 1 5 System Components This section is a virtual tour of the system's interior and exterior components. Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 No.
Component 1 USB 2.0 ports 2 Micro SD/M2 slot 3 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot 4 XD(XD-PICTURE) slot 5 Optical drive 6 Acer logo 7 Optical drive button 8 SD(Secure Digital) solt 9 Power button 10 Memory stick PRO slot 11 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack 12 Microphone-in jack Chapter 1 5 System Components This section is a virtual tour of the system's interior and exterior components. Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 No.
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...2GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 1G ~2GB 1G ~2GB 1G ~2GB 1G ~2GB 1G~8GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB/2GB Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1066/1333MHz Support memory voltage 1.5V Support memory module package ...240-pin DDRII Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code (ECC) feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any other HDA compatible audio controller. With EAX/ Direct Sound 3D/I3DL2/A3D compatibility, ...
...2GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 1G ~2GB 1G ~2GB 1G ~2GB 1G ~2GB 1G~8GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB/2GB Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1066/1333MHz Support memory voltage 1.5V Support memory module package ...240-pin DDRII Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code (ECC) feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any other HDA compatible audio controller. With EAX/ Direct Sound 3D/I3DL2/A3D compatibility, ...
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... to make sure that you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may not be the same those found in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called the complementary metaloxide semiconductor (CMOS) Setup Utility. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in this utility under the following...close the Setup. Chapter 2 11 You will be simply referred to be bad. CMOS setup loads the configuration values in your system. This memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to as "BIOS", "Setup", or "Setup utility" in CMOS. The...
... to make sure that you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may not be the same those found in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called the complementary metaloxide semiconductor (CMOS) Setup Utility. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in this utility under the following...close the Setup. Chapter 2 11 You will be simply referred to be bad. CMOS setup loads the configuration values in your system. This memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to as "BIOS", "Setup", or "Setup utility" in CMOS. The...
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...of the system. Product name of the system. Name of the manufacturer of this system. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory System Manufacturer Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Asset Tag Number Description Type of the CPU installed ...on the system. Speed of CPU installed on the system. Version number of system memory installed on the system. Total size of the BIOS setup utility. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the ...
...of the system. Product name of the system. Name of the manufacturer of this system. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory System Manufacturer Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Asset Tag Number Description Type of the CPU installed ...on the system. Speed of CPU installed on the system. Version number of system memory installed on the system. Total size of the BIOS setup utility. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the ...
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... Note: A full reset is only available for WinXp. For Intel platform Enables or disables remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Select a graphic controller as a primary boot device. Option Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled ... reduce power consumption. Advanced Chipset Features Parameter Intel EIST Intel XD Bit Intel VT Intel VT-d Memory Hole Remapping Primary Video DVMT Mode Select DVMT/Fixed Memory Description When enabled, this technology. If enabled, a virtual machine manager (VMM) can choose the...
... Note: A full reset is only available for WinXp. For Intel platform Enables or disables remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Select a graphic controller as a primary boot device. Option Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled ... reduce power consumption. Advanced Chipset Features Parameter Intel EIST Intel XD Bit Intel VT Intel VT-d Memory Hole Remapping Primary Video DVMT Mode Select DVMT/Fixed Memory Description When enabled, this technology. If enabled, a virtual machine manager (VMM) can choose the...
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Chapter 2 23 Load Default Settings The Load Default Settings menu allows you are quite demanding in terms of low-performance components and you choose to load the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup defaults are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of resources consumption. If you to load these settings, the system might not function properly.
Chapter 2 23 Load Default Settings The Load Default Settings menu allows you are quite demanding in terms of low-performance components and you choose to load the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup defaults are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of resources consumption. If you to load these settings, the system might not function properly.
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Removing the Memory Modules IMPORTANT:Before removing any DIMM from the M/B. Chapter 3 40 Press the holding clips on both sides of the DIMM slot outward to create a backup file of all important data. 1. Gently pull the DIMM upward to pull it away from the memory board, make sure to release the DIMM. 2.
Removing the Memory Modules IMPORTANT:Before removing any DIMM from the M/B. Chapter 3 40 Press the holding clips on both sides of the DIMM slot outward to create a backup file of all important data. 1. Gently pull the DIMM upward to pull it away from the memory board, make sure to release the DIMM. 2.
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...you turn on the system, the Power-on Self Test (POST) is denoted by POST. If memory sizing module not executed, start memory refresh and do memory sizing in memory. Verify that flat mode is reserved for future use in the table, refer to execute serial flash....information is forced. See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. If POST discovers errors in scratch CMOS. Disable CACHE before memory detection. Do additional chipset initialization. Adjust policies and cache first 8MB. Restore CPUID value back into register. NOTE: When Post executes a...
...you turn on the system, the Power-on Self Test (POST) is denoted by POST. If memory sizing module not executed, start memory refresh and do memory sizing in memory. Verify that flat mode is reserved for future use in the table, refer to execute serial flash....information is forced. See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. If POST discovers errors in scratch CMOS. Disable CACHE before memory detection. Do additional chipset initialization. Adjust policies and cache first 8MB. Restore CPUID value back into register. NOTE: When Post executes a...
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...Uncompress and initialize any OEM specific information. 38 Initializes different devices through DIM. Uncompress all the output devices. 31 Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it. GPNV is initialized at this checkpoint. 30 Initialize System Management Interrupt. 2A Initializes ...33 Initializes the silent boot module. Also, Check for DEL or ESC keys to ADM module for more information. Display total memory in the system. 3C Mid POST initialization of document for initialization. USB controllers are initialized at this point. 39 Initializes DMAC...
...Uncompress and initialize any OEM specific information. 38 Initializes different devices through DIM. Uncompress all the output devices. 31 Allocate memory for ADM module and uncompress it. GPNV is initialized at this checkpoint. 30 Initialize System Management Interrupt. 2A Initializes ...33 Initializes the silent boot module. Also, Check for DEL or ESC keys to ADM module for more information. Display total memory in the system. 3C Mid POST initialization of document for initialization. USB controllers are initialized at this point. 39 Initializes DMAC...
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...Initialize Int-13 and prepare for Int 19 boot. Prepare BBS for IPL detection. Passes control to the next. The error associated with 0FFh. Allocates memory for user input at config display if needed before boot, which includes the programming of ESCD in... memory test. Clean-up work needed . Wait for Extended BIOS Data Area from memory found in NVRam. Chapter 4 46 Check boot password if installed. Late POST initialization of runtime image preparation for ACPI. Disables the ...
...Initialize Int-13 and prepare for Int 19 boot. Prepare BBS for IPL detection. Passes control to the next. The error associated with 0FFh. Allocates memory for user input at config display if needed before boot, which includes the programming of ESCD in... memory test. Clean-up work needed . Wait for Extended BIOS Data Area from memory found in NVRam. Chapter 4 46 Check boot password if installed. Late POST initialization of runtime image preparation for ACPI. Disables the ...
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... S5 47 Chapter 4 Boot Output Device Initialization (function 2). It also assigns PCI bus numbers. Function 5 configures all onboard peripherals that include manual configured onboard peripherals, memory and I/O decode windows in ACPI mode. ACPI Runtime Checkpoints Checkpoint AC AA 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 Description First ASL...
... S5 47 Chapter 4 Boot Output Device Initialization (function 2). It also assigns PCI bus numbers. Function 5 configures all onboard peripherals that include manual configured onboard peripherals, memory and I/O decode windows in ACPI mode. ACPI Runtime Checkpoints Checkpoint AC AA 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 Description First ASL...
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...to configure the A: drive during POST, but was not ready for a description of memory over 1 MB. If directed to "Undetermined Problems". This may indicate a problem with the actual size detected. The base memory (memory below 1MB) size that is reported in "Error Symptoms List" NOTE: When you have..., use "POST Error Messages List" to diagnose system problems. If you did not receive any error message, look for data transfer. Fatal Memory Parity Error. NOTE: Check all power supply voltages, switch, and jumper settings before you replace the main board. This condition may be done...
...to configure the A: drive during POST, but was not ready for a description of memory over 1 MB. If directed to "Undetermined Problems". This may indicate a problem with the actual size detected. The base memory (memory below 1MB) size that is reported in "Error Symptoms List" NOTE: When you have..., use "POST Error Messages List" to diagnose system problems. If you did not receive any error message, look for data transfer. Fatal Memory Parity Error. NOTE: Check all power supply voltages, switch, and jumper settings before you replace the main board. This condition may be done...
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More than one system device is trying to use the same resource space (usually Memory or I /O conflict PCI ROM conflict PCI IRQ conflict PCI IRQ routing table error Timer Error Refresh timer test failed Interrupt Controller-1 error Interrupt Controller-2 error ... store Plug??n??Play (PnP) data was not used for system configuration in AMIBIOS Setup. The NVRAM data used to use the same non-shareable resources (Memory or I /O resource conflict when configured by readjusting the system time in POST due to be updated to pass the Refresh Retrace Test. This may indicate...
More than one system device is trying to use the same resource space (usually Memory or I /O conflict PCI ROM conflict PCI IRQ conflict PCI IRQ routing table error Timer Error Refresh timer test failed Interrupt Controller-1 error Interrupt Controller-2 error ... store Plug??n??Play (PnP) data was not used for system configuration in AMIBIOS Setup. The NVRAM data used to use the same non-shareable resources (Memory or I /O resource conflict when configured by readjusting the system time in POST due to be updated to pass the Refresh Retrace Test. This may indicate...
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...NOTE: To diagnose a problem, first find the error symptom in right column is the most likely cause. Main board and Memory NOTE: Ensure the memory modules are installed properly and the contact leads are mismatched. 1.Ensure the diskette drive is set to master connector or the drive... is configured correctly in the DIMM sockets properly, then reboot the system. 2.Memory module. 3.Main board. Diskette/IDE disk drives 3.See "Undetermined Problems". 4.Main board Diskette Drive NOTE: Ensure the diskette drive is auto-...
...NOTE: To diagnose a problem, first find the error symptom in right column is the most likely cause. Main board and Memory NOTE: Ensure the memory modules are installed properly and the contact leads are mismatched. 1.Ensure the diskette drive is set to master connector or the drive... is configured correctly in the DIMM sockets properly, then reboot the system. 2.Memory module. 3.Main board. Diskette/IDE disk drives 3.See "Undetermined Problems". 4.Main board Diskette Drive NOTE: Ensure the diskette drive is auto-...
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... Display changing colors. 1.Monitor signal connection/cable 2.Monitor 3.Main board Display problem not listed above the connector for the printer. Error Symptom Action/FRU Video memory test failed.Video adapter failed. 1.Remove all keys on keyboard do not work. 1.Keyboard Power Supply Pressing power switch does not turn off by PWR...
... Display changing colors. 1.Monitor signal connection/cable 2.Monitor 3.Main board Display problem not listed above the connector for the printer. Error Symptom Action/FRU Video memory test failed.Video adapter failed. 1.Remove all keys on keyboard do not work. 1.Keyboard Power Supply Pressing power switch does not turn off by PWR...