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... please contact your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). Preface Before using this printed Service Guide. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-..., your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details. 2. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional Acer office to extend the functionality of customer machines. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating...
... please contact your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). Preface Before using this printed Service Guide. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-..., your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details. 2. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional Acer office to extend the functionality of customer machines. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating...
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Table of Contents System Specification 1 Overview 1 Size 1 Processor 1 System Chipset 1 Memory 1 Onboard Graphics Solution 1 HDMI 1 PCI Express/PCI Slots 1 Floppy Disk Drive 1 SATA Interface 1 Audio 2 LAN 2 USB 2 1394a 2 Buzzer 2 Front Panel... 7 Front Panel 7 Rear Panel 8 Angora AM10 9 Front Panel 9 Rear Panel 10 Acer Empowering Technology 11 Empowering Technology password 11 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Acer eDataSecurity Management 12 Acer ePerformance Management 14 Acer eRecovery 15 Create Backup 15 Restore from Backup 15 Create Factory Default Image CD 15 Re-...
Table of Contents System Specification 1 Overview 1 Size 1 Processor 1 System Chipset 1 Memory 1 Onboard Graphics Solution 1 HDMI 1 PCI Express/PCI Slots 1 Floppy Disk Drive 1 SATA Interface 1 Audio 2 LAN 2 USB 2 1394a 2 Buzzer 2 Front Panel... 7 Front Panel 7 Rear Panel 8 Angora AM10 9 Front Panel 9 Rear Panel 10 Acer Empowering Technology 11 Empowering Technology password 11 Acer eRecovery Management 11 Acer eDataSecurity Management 12 Acer ePerformance Management 14 Acer eRecovery 15 Create Backup 15 Restore from Backup 15 Create Factory Default Image CD 15 Re-...
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... Utility 26 Product Information 27 Standard CMOS Features 28 Date and Time 28 SATA Devices 28 Drive A 28 Halt On 28 Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory 28 Advanced BIOS Features 29 Virus Warning 29 CPU Internal Cache/External Cache 29 Quick Power On Self Test 30 First / Second ...) Show 31 Configuration Table 31 Bootblock Write Protect 31 Hard Disk Boot Priority 32 Advanced Chipset Features 33 UMA Frame Buffer Size 33 Memory Hole 33 System BIOS Cacheable 33 Integrated Peripherals 34 South OnChip IDE Device 34 South OnChip PCI Device 34 Super IO Device 34 Init...
... Utility 26 Product Information 27 Standard CMOS Features 28 Date and Time 28 SATA Devices 28 Drive A 28 Halt On 28 Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory 28 Advanced BIOS Features 29 Virus Warning 29 CPU Internal Cache/External Cache 29 Quick Power On Self Test 30 First / Second ...) Show 31 Configuration Table 31 Bootblock Write Protect 31 Hard Disk Boot Priority 32 Advanced Chipset Features 33 UMA Frame Buffer Size 33 Memory Hole 33 System BIOS Cacheable 33 Integrated Peripherals 34 South OnChip IDE Device 34 South OnChip PCI Device 34 Super IO Device 34 Init...
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...: one • Processor type: Sempron-D, Athlon64, Athlon64+ System Chipset • North bridge: ATI RS690 • South bridge: ATI SB600 • Super I/O: ITE8718F with Hardware monitor Memory • Dual Channel DDR2 667/533/400,Unbuffered DIMM • Support 4 DDRII DIMM (8 GB Maximum capacity) Onboard Graphics Solution • ATI RS690 on-die graphic...
...: one • Processor type: Sempron-D, Athlon64, Athlon64+ System Chipset • North bridge: ATI RS690 • South bridge: ATI SB600 • Super I/O: ITE8718F with Hardware monitor Memory • Dual Channel DDR2 667/533/400,Unbuffered DIMM • Support 4 DDRII DIMM (8 GB Maximum capacity) Onboard Graphics Solution • ATI RS690 on-die graphic...
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... connector with 6 JACKS • DVI-I port • HDMI port • PS2 port • Print port • Onboard connectors: • One CPU socket • Four DDR2 memory sockets • One PCI Express x16 slot • One PCI Express x1 slot • Two PCI slots • One FDD slot • One PATA slot...
... connector with 6 JACKS • DVI-I port • HDMI port • PS2 port • Print port • Onboard connectors: • One CPU socket • Four DDR2 memory sockets • One PCI Express x16 slot • One PCI Express x1 slot • Two PCI slots • One FDD slot • One PATA slot...
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... recovery point) • Back up and recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely. • Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with the need for recovery disks provided by optimizing disk space, memory and registry settings. Empowering Technology password Before using Acer eRecovery Management, you must initialize the Empowering Technology password. If you do not initialize...
... recovery point) • Back up and recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely. • Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with the need for recovery disks provided by optimizing disk space, memory and registry settings. Empowering Technology password Before using Acer eRecovery Management, you must initialize the Empowering Technology password. If you do not initialize...
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... come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's System backup to optical disk feature to burn a backup image to release unused memory and disk space quickly. Acer ePerformance Management Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the performance... your Windows XP system For more information, please refer to Acer eRecovery Management. The user can also enable advanced options for full control over the following option: • Memory optimization: to releases unused memory and check usage • Disk optimization: to remove unneeded ...
... come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery Management's System backup to optical disk feature to burn a backup image to release unused memory and disk space quickly. Acer ePerformance Management Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the performance... your Windows XP system For more information, please refer to Acer eRecovery Management. The user can also enable advanced options for full control over the following option: • Memory optimization: to releases unused memory and check usage • Disk optimization: to remove unneeded ...
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...intel.com/products/desktop/processors/ index.htm?iid=process+desktop) System Main Chipset Item Core logic Super I/O controller LAN controller Memory controller 1394 controller Serial ATA Audio subsystem controller VGA controller Specification ATI RS690 + ATI SB600 ITE8718F with Hardware monitor Marvell 88E8056..., colay with ALC883 ATI RS690 North Bridge Item General information Feature Specification ATI RS690 supports Core 2 Duo processors, DDR2 and DDR3 memory, and its graphics subsystem features a new graphics core twice as fast as the older Radeon Xpress 200. • Integrated a DirectX...
...intel.com/products/desktop/processors/ index.htm?iid=process+desktop) System Main Chipset Item Core logic Super I/O controller LAN controller Memory controller 1394 controller Serial ATA Audio subsystem controller VGA controller Specification ATI RS690 + ATI SB600 ITE8718F with Hardware monitor Marvell 88E8056..., colay with ALC883 ATI RS690 North Bridge Item General information Feature Specification ATI RS690 supports Core 2 Duo processors, DDR2 and DDR3 memory, and its graphics subsystem features a new graphics core twice as fast as the older Radeon Xpress 200. • Integrated a DirectX...
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... Idle Controller State Active Idle State for a Single Color Storage LED (Blue) LED State Blinking blue Off Description Active Idle Controller State Active Idle System Memory Item Feature Specification • Dual Channel DDR2 667/533/400, Unbuffered DIMM • Support 4 DDRII DIMM (8 GB Maximum capacity) Super I/O Item Chip Feature Description ITE...
... Idle Controller State Active Idle State for a Single Color Storage LED (Blue) LED State Blinking blue Off Description Active Idle Controller State Active Idle System Memory Item Feature Specification • Dual Channel DDR2 667/533/400, Unbuffered DIMM • Support 4 DDRII DIMM (8 GB Maximum capacity) Super I/O Item Chip Feature Description ITE...
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...XIDE Channel 2 Slave [None] XIDE Channel 3 Master [None] XIDE Channel 3 Slave [None] Drive A Halt On None [All, But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 640K 1833984K 1835008K KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD :Value F10: Save and Exit ESC:Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized... Defaults Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time set on the computer. Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory These items are currently used in most PCs. SATA Devices This main board features four SATA connectors supporting four SATA ...
...XIDE Channel 2 Slave [None] XIDE Channel 3 Master [None] XIDE Channel 3 Slave [None] Drive A Halt On None [All, But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 640K 1833984K 1835008K KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD :Value F10: Save and Exit ESC:Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized... Defaults Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time set on the computer. Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory These items are currently used in most PCs. SATA Devices This main board features four SATA connectors supporting four SATA ...
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...can press ESC to return to the main menu setting page. CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from the main DRAM into cache Chapter 2 29 When the CPU requests data, the ...system transfers the requested data from 486-type on up contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory. Phoenix - Capability [Disabled] Silent Boot [Enabled] Small Logo (EPA) Show [Disabled] Configuration Table [Disabled...
...can press ESC to return to the main menu setting page. CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from the main DRAM into cache Chapter 2 29 When the CPU requests data, the ...system transfers the requested data from 486-type on up contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory. Phoenix - Capability [Disabled] Silent Boot [Enabled] Small Logo (EPA) Show [Disabled] Configuration Table [Disabled...
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... this item to define how many characters per second are running the OS/2 operating system. Typematic Rate Setting If this item is which version of memory and you can use . APIC Mode This item allows you have the system startup faster. Set this item for the default value.... memory, for even faster access by a held -down key. Security Option If you to set the Typematic Rate and the Typematic Delay settings for the keyboard. ...
... this item to define how many characters per second are running the OS/2 operating system. Typematic Rate Setting If this item is which version of memory and you can use . APIC Mode This item allows you have the system startup faster. Set this item for the default value.... memory, for even faster access by a held -down key. Security Option If you to set the Typematic Rate and the Typematic Delay settings for the keyboard. ...
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...area of your system. If you change the values incorrectly, you are very familiar with the technical specification of system memory for their memory requirements. However, if any program writes to state their default values unless you may result. Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility... Advanced Chipset Features UMA Frame Buffer Size Current UMA Size [Auto] 256MB Help Item Memory Hole [Disabled] Menu Level X System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled] KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD :Value F10: Save and Exit...
...area of your system. If you change the values incorrectly, you are very familiar with the technical specification of system memory for their memory requirements. However, if any program writes to state their default values unless you may result. Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility... Advanced Chipset Features UMA Frame Buffer Size Current UMA Size [Auto] 256MB Help Item Memory Hole [Disabled] Menu Level X System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled] KLIJ :Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD :Value F10: Save and Exit...
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...menu below. Assign IRQ For VGA Enable or disable IRQ allocation for the main board to reboot. Auto (default) disables IRQ and DMA memory base address fields as they are automatically assigned. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This item is disabled. Selecting PnP/PCI Configurations on installation, this ... a built-in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the main board use system IRQs (interrupt requests) and DMAs (direct memory access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup Utility for the graphics card. Resources Controlled ...
...menu below. Assign IRQ For VGA Enable or disable IRQ allocation for the main board to reboot. Auto (default) disables IRQ and DMA memory base address fields as they are automatically assigned. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This item is disabled. Selecting PnP/PCI Configurations on installation, this ... a built-in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the main board use system IRQs (interrupt requests) and DMAs (direct memory access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup Utility for the graphics card. Resources Controlled ...
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... any setting if Supervisor Password is disabled, the system will confirm the password being disabled. You can not modify any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can press ESC to eight characters, and press ENTER. To disable...
... any setting if Supervisor Password is disabled, the system will confirm the password being disabled. You can not modify any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can press ESC to eight characters, and press ENTER. To disable...
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Push the two locking latches away from the motherboard. Push and release the CPU latch and remove the CPU from the memory unit at the same time to remove all memory. 18. Chapter 3 59 Remove the four System Fan screws as necessary to release the memory. 17. Repeat as shown and lift the fan clear of the chassis. 19.
Push the two locking latches away from the motherboard. Push and release the CPU latch and remove the CPU from the memory unit at the same time to remove all memory. 18. Chapter 3 59 Remove the four System Fan screws as necessary to release the memory. 17. Repeat as shown and lift the fan clear of the chassis. 19.
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Insert the System Fan in to align the locating lug. Insert the memory into place. Close the CPU latch. 4. Push down as shown. 5. 3. Repeat for all memory modules. 62 Chapter 3 Insert the CPU in to the chassis as secure the 4 screws as shown until the securing latches click into the slot, taking care to the motherboard.
Insert the System Fan in to align the locating lug. Insert the memory into place. Close the CPU latch. 4. Push down as shown. 5. 3. Repeat for all memory modules. 62 Chapter 3 Insert the CPU in to the chassis as secure the 4 screws as shown until the securing latches click into the slot, taking care to the motherboard.