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Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 AcerPower Sx Features 2 AcerPower Sc Features 3 Front Panel 4 Rear Panel 5 AcerPower Sx Main Board Layout 6 AcerPower Sc Main Board Layout 8 Keyboard 9 Cursor keys 9 Lock keys 9 Windows keys 10 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 11 Power Management Function (ACPI support ... 61 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 63 Power-On Self-Test (POST 64 POST Check Points 65 POST Error Messages List 68 Error Symptoms List 70 Error Beep Definition 74 Boot Block Update Function Error Beep Definition 75 Undetermined Problems 76 VII
Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 AcerPower Sx Features 2 AcerPower Sc Features 3 Front Panel 4 Rear Panel 5 AcerPower Sx Main Board Layout 6 AcerPower Sc Main Board Layout 8 Keyboard 9 Cursor keys 9 Lock keys 9 Windows keys 10 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 11 Power Management Function (ACPI support ... 61 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 63 Power-On Self-Test (POST 64 POST Check Points 65 POST Error Messages List 68 Error Symptoms List 70 Error Beep Definition 74 Boot Block Update Function Error Beep Definition 75 Undetermined Problems 76 VII
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...Audio function control Mono or stereo Resolution Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack Specification AcerPower Sx : SiS630 AcerPower Sc : SiS630ET(Main), Crystal 4299 (CODEC) AC'97/98 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo 20 bits Sound Blaster...Supported Supported IDE Interface IDE controller Item IDE controller resident bus Number of IDE channel Support IDE interface Support bootable CD-ROM Specification AcerPower Sx :SiS630 AcerPower Sc :SiS630ET, Ultra ATA100 PCI bus 2 E-IDE (up to PIO mode-4 and Ultra DMA 33/66), ANSIS ATA rev...
...Audio function control Mono or stereo Resolution Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack Specification AcerPower Sx : SiS630 AcerPower Sc : SiS630ET(Main), Crystal 4299 (CODEC) AC'97/98 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo 20 bits Sound Blaster...Supported Supported IDE Interface IDE controller Item IDE controller resident bus Number of IDE channel Support IDE interface Support bootable CD-ROM Specification AcerPower Sx :SiS630 AcerPower Sc :SiS630ET, Ultra ATA100 PCI bus 2 E-IDE (up to PIO mode-4 and Ultra DMA 33/66), ANSIS ATA rev...
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... Error PS/2 Keyboard Locked Onboard xxx... System board. 1. PS/2 keyboard 4. Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings. 2. If directed to "Undetermined Problems" on page 70. Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings. 2. NOTE: To diagnose a problem, first find the BIOS error messages in Setup. 68 Chapter 4 Enter BIOS Setup...
... Error PS/2 Keyboard Locked Onboard xxx... System board. 1. PS/2 keyboard 4. Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings. 2. If directed to "Undetermined Problems" on page 70. Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings. 2. NOTE: To diagnose a problem, first find the BIOS error messages in Setup. 68 Chapter 4 Enter BIOS Setup...
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... set to match its read/write head is clean before diagnosing any diskette drive problems. Media and drive are clean before system boot. 1. System board 70 Chapter 4 System board Diskette drive does not work . 1. With the system power on Error" to see the potential cause of BIOS Setup. 2. Enter BIOS Setup...
... set to match its read/write head is clean before diagnosing any diskette drive problems. Media and drive are clean before system boot. 1. System board 70 Chapter 4 System board Diskette drive does not work . 1. With the system power on Error" to see the potential cause of BIOS Setup. 2. Enter BIOS Setup...
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Non-Acer devices ! Any adapter card (modem card, LAN card or video card, if installed) ! Diskette drive ! DIMM ! Power on page 68 . Undetermined Problems If an error message is listed in setup. 5. Check the power supply voltages. Load default settings in "or "Error Symptoms List" on page 70. External devices ! Perform the following...
Non-Acer devices ! Any adapter card (modem card, LAN card or video card, if installed) ! Diskette drive ! DIMM ! Power on page 68 . Undetermined Problems If an error message is listed in setup. 5. Check the power supply voltages. Load default settings in "or "Error Symptoms List" on page 70. External devices ! Perform the following...
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E ECP 16, 35 Environmental Requirements 19 EPP 16 Error Beep Definition 74 Error Codes 70 Error Sysmptoms List 70 Expansion Board Removing 56 External VGA Port 2 F Fax voice modem connector 78 fax/data modem 2, 3 FDC 37C677 16 FDD connector 78 features 2 connectivity 2, 3 design 2, 3 ergonomics 2, 3 ...
E ECP 16, 35 Environmental Requirements 19 EPP 16 Error Beep Definition 74 Error Codes 70 Error Sysmptoms List 70 Expansion Board Removing 56 External VGA Port 2 F Fax voice modem connector 78 fax/data modem 2, 3 FDC 37C677 16 FDD connector 78 features 2 connectivity 2, 3 design 2, 3 ergonomics 2, 3 ...
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... 72 Monitor 72 Other 73 Parallel Port 73 Power Supply 73 Processor / Processor Fan 70 Real-Time Clock 72 Serial Port 73 System Board 70 Video 72 System Information 1st bank 27 2nd bank 27 External cache size 26 Floppy disk drive A 26 Floppy disk drive B 26 IDE primary channel ...
... 72 Monitor 72 Other 73 Parallel Port 73 Power Supply 73 Processor / Processor Fan 70 Real-Time Clock 72 Serial Port 73 System Board 70 Video 72 System Information 1st bank 27 2nd bank 27 External cache size 26 Floppy disk drive A 26 Floppy disk drive B 26 IDE primary channel ...