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Any Acer Incorporated software described in this guide is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any defect in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the ...Duo, Core 2 Quad, Celeron, and combinations thereof, are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of Acer Corporation. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to change without notice...
Any Acer Incorporated software described in this guide is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any defect in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the ...Duo, Core 2 Quad, Celeron, and combinations thereof, are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of Acer Corporation. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to change without notice...
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v NOTE Gives additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures. WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
v NOTE Gives additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures. WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
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Table of Contents System Tour 1 Features 1 Block Diagram 5 System Components 6 Front Panel 6 Rear Panel 7 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 8 Power Management Function(ACPI support function) 11 System Utilities 12 CMOS Setup Utility 12 Entering CMOS setup 13 Navigating Through the Setup Utility ...
Table of Contents System Tour 1 Features 1 Block Diagram 5 System Components 6 Front Panel 6 Rear Panel 7 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 8 Power Management Function(ACPI support function) 11 System Utilities 12 CMOS Setup Utility 12 Entering CMOS setup 13 Navigating Through the Setup Utility ...
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... plug-in this section is a brief summary of the system depends on the model purchased. Chapter 1 1 Memory support. • Should meet AMD chipsets family BIOS specification. Operating System • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic x64 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x86 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic...
... plug-in this section is a brief summary of the system depends on the model purchased. Chapter 1 1 Memory support. • Should meet AMD chipsets family BIOS specification. Operating System • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic x64 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x86 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic...
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... 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-A1 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 4Mb or 8Mb Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0... Function Description Del Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Main Board Major Chips Item Specification North Bridge AMD RS880P South Bridge AMD SB950 USB2.0 controller AMD SB950 USB2.0 controller Etron EJ168A USB 3.0 Audio controller AMD SB950+ALC662...
... 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-A1 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 4Mb or 8Mb Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0... Function Description Del Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Main Board Major Chips Item Specification North Bridge AMD RS880P South Bridge AMD SB950 USB2.0 controller AMD SB950 USB2.0 controller Etron EJ168A USB 3.0 Audio controller AMD SB950+ALC662...
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...Slot 3 1MB,2GB,4GB 1G ~4GB Slot 4 1MB,2GB,4GB 1G ~4GB Maximum System Memory Supported 1G~16GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB/2GB/4GB Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1066/1333MHz Support ...ECC) feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications. Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller type Audio channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate Microphone/...
...Slot 3 1MB,2GB,4GB 1G ~4GB Slot 4 1MB,2GB,4GB 1G ~4GB Maximum System Memory Supported 1G~16GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB/2GB/4GB Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1066/1333MHz Support ...ECC) feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications. Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller type Audio channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate Microphone/...
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Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating +5°C ~ +35°C Non-operating -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) Humidity Operating 15% to 80% RH Non-operating 10% to 90% RH Vibration ... than 10 seconds. USB3.0 Ports Quantity: 2(Rear IO). S5 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled 10 Chapter 1 SATA Interface Item SATA controller Number of SATA channel Support mode Specification AMD SB950 SATA X 6(SATA 6Gb/s) RAID/AHCI/IDE mode option USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity...
Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating +5°C ~ +35°C Non-operating -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) Humidity Operating 15% to 80% RH Non-operating 10% to 90% RH Vibration ... than 10 seconds. USB3.0 Ports Quantity: 2(Rear IO). S5 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled 10 Chapter 1 SATA Interface Item SATA controller Number of SATA channel Support mode Specification AMD SB950 SATA X 6(SATA 6Gb/s) RAID/AHCI/IDE mode option USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity...
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ACPI • ACPI specification 1.0b • S0,S1,S2 and S5 sleep state support. • On board device power management support. • On board device configuration support. Power Management ...
ACPI • ACPI specification 1.0b • S0,S1,S2 and S5 sleep state support. • On board device power management support. • On board device configuration support. Power Management ...
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... This item allows you to enable or disable the AMD EVP. Enabled Disabled This item allows you to enable/disable your system utilize the AMD specific Enabled ACPI states to enable or disable the AMD virtualization. Enabled Disabled This item allows you to save power consumption. Auto PCIE Onboard This item...
... This item allows you to enable or disable the AMD EVP. Enabled Disabled This item allows you to enable/disable your system utilize the AMD specific Enabled ACPI states to enable or disable the AMD virtualization. Enabled Disabled This item allows you to save power consumption. Auto PCIE Onboard This item...
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... memory detection. NMI is forced. If memory sizing module not executed, start memory refresh and do memory sizing in PMM. Both key sequence and OEM specific method is checked to determine if BIOSrecovery is disabled. If BIOS recovery is done including RTC and keyboard controller. Determine whether to as -RAM functionality...
... memory detection. NMI is forced. If memory sizing module not executed, start memory refresh and do memory sizing in PMM. Both key sequence and OEM specific method is checked to determine if BIOSrecovery is disabled. If BIOS recovery is done including RTC and keyboard controller. Determine whether to as -RAM functionality...
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... the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. Jump back to checkpoint E9. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to the current configuration of checkpoints that may differ between different platforms based on media. Bootblock...
... the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. Jump back to checkpoint E9. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to the current configuration of checkpoints that may differ between different platforms based on media. Bootblock...