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...MainBoard Placement 5 Block Diagram 7 Aspire SA80 Front Panel 8 Aspire SA80 Rear Panel 9 AcerPower S280 Front Panel 10 AcerPower S280 Rear Panel 11 System Peripherals 12 Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option 12 Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option 12 Speakers 13 Acer eRecovery 14 Create backup 14 ... support function 22 Chapter 2 System Utilities 35 Entering Setup 36 Product Information 38 Standard CMOS Features 39 Advanced BIOS Features 41 Advacned Chipset Features 45 Integrated Peripherals 49 Power Management Setup 53 PnP/PCI Configurations 57 PC Health Status...
...MainBoard Placement 5 Block Diagram 7 Aspire SA80 Front Panel 8 Aspire SA80 Rear Panel 9 AcerPower S280 Front Panel 10 AcerPower S280 Rear Panel 11 System Peripherals 12 Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option 12 Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option 12 Speakers 13 Acer eRecovery 14 Create backup 14 ... support function 22 Chapter 2 System Utilities 35 Entering Setup 36 Product Information 38 Standard CMOS Features 39 Advanced BIOS Features 41 Advacned Chipset Features 45 Integrated Peripherals 49 Power Management Setup 53 PnP/PCI Configurations 57 PC Health Status...
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...In, Stereo Line Out and Stereo Microphone In) LAN T T T Type : RealTek 8201CL Supports 10/100MB Ethernet environment Reserved disable function on both hardware & BIOS side (Default is enabled). IDE T T T T Slot Type: 40 pin IDE slot Slot Quantity: 2 x ATA 133 Transfer rate support: T PIO...level stereo inputs for CD Audio IN Audio Connectors/Headers: T Vertical or horizontal connector for card reader BIOS T T T T T BIOS Type : Phoenix Award BIOS 4MB Flash BIOS (ISA) Award PnP BIOS compatible with SM BIOS 2.3 ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block. Provides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, and SM Bus ...
...In, Stereo Line Out and Stereo Microphone In) LAN T T T Type : RealTek 8201CL Supports 10/100MB Ethernet environment Reserved disable function on both hardware & BIOS side (Default is enabled). IDE T T T T Slot Type: 40 pin IDE slot Slot Quantity: 2 x ATA 133 Transfer rate support: T PIO...level stereo inputs for CD Audio IN Audio Connectors/Headers: T Vertical or horizontal connector for card reader BIOS T T T T T BIOS Type : Phoenix Award BIOS 4MB Flash BIOS (ISA) Award PnP BIOS compatible with SM BIOS 2.3 ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block. Provides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, and SM Bus ...
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Mainboard Placement No. Label Component 1 CPU LGA775 socket for Pentium 4 CPU 2 CPU Fan CPU cooling fan connector 3 DIMM1~DIMM2 Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM slots 4 ATX Power Standard 20-pin ATX power connector 5 IDE 2 Secondary IDE connector 6 IDE 1 Primary IDE connector 7 FDD Floppy diskette drive connector 8 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 9 SATA SATA 10 USB3-4 Front Panel USB headers 11 BIOS_WP BIOS flash protect jumper 12 COM2 Onboard serial port header 13 AUX-IN Auxiliary in connector 14 AUDIO1 Front panel audio header Chapter 1 5
Mainboard Placement No. Label Component 1 CPU LGA775 socket for Pentium 4 CPU 2 CPU Fan CPU cooling fan connector 3 DIMM1~DIMM2 Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM slots 4 ATX Power Standard 20-pin ATX power connector 5 IDE 2 Secondary IDE connector 6 IDE 1 Primary IDE connector 7 FDD Floppy diskette drive connector 8 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 9 SATA SATA 10 USB3-4 Front Panel USB headers 11 BIOS_WP BIOS flash protect jumper 12 COM2 Onboard serial port header 13 AUX-IN Auxiliary in connector 14 AUDIO1 Front panel audio header Chapter 1 5
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...Utility Description Press while the system is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Main Board Major Chips Item NorthBridge SourthBridge ... Socket Speed FSB Minimum operating speed Specification Pentium 4 LGA 775 3.2G 533MHZ 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is booting to BIOS boot block feature Specification Award v6.0 Flash ROM 4MB 32-pin DIP package PCI 2.2, APM1.2, DMI 2.00.1, E-IDE, ACPI 1.0, ...
...Utility Description Press while the system is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Main Board Major Chips Item NorthBridge SourthBridge ... Socket Speed FSB Minimum operating speed Specification Pentium 4 LGA 775 3.2G 533MHZ 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is booting to BIOS boot block feature Specification Award v6.0 Flash ROM 4MB 32-pin DIP package PCI 2.2, APM1.2, DMI 2.00.1, E-IDE, ACPI 1.0, ...
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Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Second-Level Cache Configurations L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM L2 Cache RAM size Celeron: 128K Intel P4: 256K/512K PreScoot: 1024K L2 Cache RAM ...speed One-half the processor core clock frequency L2 Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup L2 Cache scheme Fixed in any combination as long as they match the above Specification 18 Chapter 1 Memory Combinations Slot Slot 1 Memory Module 128...
Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Second-Level Cache Configurations L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM L2 Cache RAM size Celeron: 128K Intel P4: 256K/512K PreScoot: 1024K L2 Cache RAM ...speed One-half the processor core clock frequency L2 Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup L2 Cache scheme Fixed in any combination as long as they match the above Specification 18 Chapter 1 Memory Combinations Slot Slot 1 Memory Module 128...
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... Specification SiS661GX AGP bus 4X/8X 1 Video YUV texture in all texture formats H/W DVD accelerator Specification SiS 964 AC'97,ALC655 5.1ch Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo 20 bits Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator...
... Specification SiS661GX AGP bus 4X/8X 1 Video YUV texture in all texture formats H/W DVD accelerator Specification SiS 964 AC'97,ALC655 5.1ch Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo 20 bits Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator...
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...of parallel ports Support ECP/EPP Connector type Parallel port function control Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) Specification ITE8705F ISA bus 1 SPP / Bi-directional / ECP / EPP 25-pin ...port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Optional serial port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional serial port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) Specification ITE8705F ISA bus 2 Yes 9-pin D-type female connector COM1: 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h COM2: 3E8h, 3F8h,...
...of parallel ports Support ECP/EPP Connector type Parallel port function control Optional ECP DMA channel (in BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional parallel port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) Specification ITE8705F ISA bus 1 SPP / Bi-directional / ECP / EPP 25-pin ...port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Optional serial port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional serial port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) Specification ITE8705F ISA bus 2 Yes 9-pin D-type female connector COM1: 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h COM2: 3E8h, 3F8h,...
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Checking Jumper Jumper CLR_CMOS 3-pin Type BIOS_WP 2-pin Description CLEAR CMOS Setting(Default) 1-2 : Clear 2-3 : Normal Before clearing the CMOS,make sure to turn off the system BIOS PROTECT Open: Write Enable Short: Write Disable Illustration Clear CMOS 1 BIOS_WP 1 24 Chapter 1
Checking Jumper Jumper CLR_CMOS 3-pin Type BIOS_WP 2-pin Description CLEAR CMOS Setting(Default) 1-2 : Clear 2-3 : Normal Before clearing the CMOS,make sure to turn off the system BIOS PROTECT Open: Write Enable Short: Write Disable Illustration Clear CMOS 1 BIOS_WP 1 24 Chapter 1
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...a screen and from the former models. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility XProduct Information XPC Health Status XStandard CMOS Features XFrequency Control XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Default Settings XAdvanced Chipset Features XIntegrated Peripherals XPower Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup...T Press to return to another. The Setup Utility main menu then appears: Phoenix - The command line at the bottom of BIOS Setup program, you still wish to move the highlight bar by simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+Alt+Delete]. If you how to enter Setup...
...a screen and from the former models. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility XProduct Information XPC Health Status XStandard CMOS Features XFrequency Control XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Default Settings XAdvanced Chipset Features XIntegrated Peripherals XPower Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup...T Press to return to another. The Setup Utility main menu then appears: Phoenix - The command line at the bottom of BIOS Setup program, you still wish to move the highlight bar by simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+Alt+Delete]. If you how to enter Setup...
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... Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu. T Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu. T Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. Chapter 2 37 T Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit...
... Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu. T Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu. T Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. Chapter 2 37 T Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit...
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... SMBIOS utility installed in this menu: Parameter Product Names System S/N Main Board ID Main Board S/N System BIOS Version SMBIOS version BIOS Release Date Description Displays the model name of your system. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utilitye Product Information Aspire SA80/ AP S280 Item Help E661GXM Menu Level R01-A2 2.3 MM DD, YYYY KLIJ: Move Enter...
... SMBIOS utility installed in this menu: Parameter Product Names System S/N Main Board ID Main Board S/N System BIOS Version SMBIOS version BIOS Release Date Description Displays the model name of your system. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utilitye Product Information Aspire SA80/ AP S280 Item Help E661GXM Menu Level R01-A2 2.3 MM DD, YYYY KLIJ: Move Enter...
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... system stops in use . Floppy 3 mode is present during the POST. This leaves 640 KB of base (or conventional) memory installed in the future. The BIOS determines how much extended memory is sometimes used in PCs with a capacity of memory that DOS supports. inch 2.88 MB, 3.5-inch Floppy 3 mode refers to... DOS programs. DOS systems have an address space od 1MB, but the top 384KB (called high memory) is available to the system. 40 Chapter 2 The BIOS POST will determine the amount of conventional memory. Extended memory is either extended or extended memory.
... system stops in use . Floppy 3 mode is present during the POST. This leaves 640 KB of base (or conventional) memory installed in the future. The BIOS determines how much extended memory is sometimes used in PCs with a capacity of memory that DOS supports. inch 2.88 MB, 3.5-inch Floppy 3 mode refers to... DOS programs. DOS systems have an address space od 1MB, but the top 384KB (called high memory) is available to the system. 40 Chapter 2 The BIOS POST will determine the amount of conventional memory. Extended memory is either extended or extended memory.
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... IDE Cable Ms Typematic Rate Setting x Typematic Rate (Chars/Se x Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option APIC Mode OS Select For DRAM > 64 HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability Video BIOS Shadow [ Enabled ] [ Disabled ] [ Press Enter ] [ Press Enter ] [ Enabled ] [ Enabled ] [ Floppy] [ Hard Disk] [CDROM] [ Enabled ] [Disabled] [Enabled] [ On ] [ Fast ] [ ...Enabled boot up POST by skipping some items that are the default and suggested settings. Advanced BIOS Features The following the order of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ...
... IDE Cable Ms Typematic Rate Setting x Typematic Rate (Chars/Se x Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option APIC Mode OS Select For DRAM > 64 HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability Video BIOS Shadow [ Enabled ] [ Disabled ] [ Press Enter ] [ Press Enter ] [ Enabled ] [ Enabled ] [ Floppy] [ Hard Disk] [CDROM] [ Enabled ] [Disabled] [Enabled] [ On ] [ Fast ] [ ...Enabled boot up POST by skipping some items that are the default and suggested settings. Advanced BIOS Features The following the order of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ...
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...Msg. Disabled 42 Chapter 2 Typematic Delay (Msec) Use this item to set the Gate A20 status. Security Option Specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is a diagnostics technology that a password prompt appears every time when the computer is controlled by a held -down key...40-pin cable on the numeric keypad. System means that monitors and predicts device performance. Enabled Disabled Video BIOS Shadow This item determines whether the BIOS will be Enabled copied to run in faster system performance. Parameter Description Options Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting ...
...Msg. Disabled 42 Chapter 2 Typematic Delay (Msec) Use this item to set the Gate A20 status. Security Option Specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is a diagnostics technology that a password prompt appears every time when the computer is controlled by a held -down key...40-pin cable on the numeric keypad. System means that monitors and predicts device performance. Enabled Disabled Video BIOS Shadow This item determines whether the BIOS will be Enabled copied to run in faster system performance. Parameter Description Options Boot Up Floppy Seek Setting ...
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... 2 45 NOTE: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. If any other program writes to allow the System BIOS fleetness memorize function Enabled Disabled Select "Enabled" to this memory area, a system error may improve performance. These registers control most of ...Clock / Timing Con [Press Enter] Item Help X AGP & P2P Bridge Contro[Press Enter] X OnChip AGP Control [Press Enter] Menu Level X System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled] Video RAM Cacheable KLIJ: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults F1:...
... 2 45 NOTE: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. If any other program writes to allow the System BIOS fleetness memorize function Enabled Disabled Select "Enabled" to this memory area, a system error may improve performance. These registers control most of ...Clock / Timing Con [Press Enter] Item Help X AGP & P2P Bridge Contro[Press Enter] X OnChip AGP Control [Press Enter] Menu Level X System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled] Video RAM Cacheable KLIJ: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults F1:...
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Disabled This item lets you enable or disable the USB mouse driver within the onboard BIOS. The keyboard driver simulates legacy mouse command and lets you use a USB keyboard during POST or after boot if you do not have a USB driver ... not have a USB driver in the operating system. Disabled Enabled Auto This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS. Disabled Enabled or Disabled the SiS serial ATA Controller Select the SiS Serial ATA mode Option Chapter 2 51 Enabled on -chip USB. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup...
Disabled This item lets you enable or disable the USB mouse driver within the onboard BIOS. The keyboard driver simulates legacy mouse command and lets you use a USB keyboard during POST or after boot if you do not have a USB driver ... not have a USB driver in the operating system. Disabled Enabled Auto This item lets you enable or disable the USB keyboard driver within the onboard BIOS. Disabled Enabled or Disabled the SiS serial ATA Controller Select the SiS Serial ATA mode Option Chapter 2 51 Enabled on -chip USB. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup...
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... (ESCD) only if you should leave it as Manual and go into each of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Disabled Enabled This BIOS can not boot.
... (ESCD) only if you should leave it as Manual and go into each of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Disabled Enabled This BIOS can not boot.
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A message will be asked to confirm the password. You can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will confirm the password being disabled. You may also press to...Type the password again and press . Once the password is enabled. 62 Chapter 2 Also you can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Set Supervisor/User Password When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to...
A message will be asked to confirm the password. You can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will confirm the password being disabled. You may also press to...Type the password again and press . Once the password is enabled. 62 Chapter 2 Also you can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Set Supervisor/User Password When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to...
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The system halts when fatal error occurs. This process is a BIOS procedure that must be diagnosed and/or initialized by POST to ensure system functionality are as the power-on Self test(POST), generally under the ... Beep codes, display error messages on the main board that boots the system, initializes and diagnoses the system components, and controls the operation of the BIOS. The main components on screen(if available), or LED. The Power-On Self Test (POST) is know as follows: T Microprocessor with built-in numeric co...
The system halts when fatal error occurs. This process is a BIOS procedure that must be diagnosed and/or initialized by POST to ensure system functionality are as the power-on Self test(POST), generally under the ... Beep codes, display error messages on the main board that boots the system, initializes and diagnoses the system components, and controls the operation of the BIOS. The main components on screen(if available), or LED. The Power-On Self Test (POST) is know as follows: T Microprocessor with built-in numeric co...
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...codes into the run time area in physical address 1000:0 Reserved Initial Superio_Early_Init switch Reserved 1. Blank out screen 2. The following table describes the Acer common tasks carried out by a port & interface swap (optional) 3. Clear 8042 interface 2. Test special keyboard controller for keyboard & mouse ...Early chipset initialization: • Disable shadow RAM • Disable L2 Cache (socket 7 or below ) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. keep...
...codes into the run time area in physical address 1000:0 Reserved Initial Superio_Early_Init switch Reserved 1. Blank out screen 2. The following table describes the Acer common tasks carried out by a port & interface swap (optional) 3. Clear 8042 interface 2. Test special keyboard controller for keyboard & mouse ...Early chipset initialization: • Disable shadow RAM • Disable L2 Cache (socket 7 or below ) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM Expand the Xgroup codes locating in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. keep...