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... 7 Aspire T680 Front Panel 9 AcerPower FG 10 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 Restore from backup 14 Create factory default image CD 14 Re-install bundled software without CD 15 Change Password 15 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 16 Restore without a Recovery CD 16 Multilingual operating system installation 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 17 Jumper Setting 23 Connector 24 Chapter 2 System Utilities 27 Entering Setup 28...
... 7 Aspire T680 Front Panel 9 AcerPower FG 10 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 Restore from backup 14 Create factory default image CD 14 Re-install bundled software without CD 15 Change Password 15 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 16 Restore without a Recovery CD 16 Multilingual operating system installation 16 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 17 Jumper Setting 23 Connector 24 Chapter 2 System Utilities 27 Entering Setup 28...
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... T RTC : Disabled T LAN : Disabled T Modem (Ring) : Disabled T Power Button : Enabled T PS/2 Keyboard : Enabled T USB Keyboard : Enabled T LAN : Disabled T Modem (Ring) : Disabled T Power Button : Enabled T PS/2 Keyboard : Enabled T USB Keyboard : Disabled T RTC : Disabled T LAN : Disabled T Modem (Ring) : Disabled T Power Button : Enabled T PS/2 Keyboard : Enabled T USB Keyboard : Enabled T RTC : Disabled T LAN : Disabled T Modem (Ring) : Disabled Special Design Specifications Item Thermal Design Power On / Wake-up event Description T Dynamic FAN speed control by hardware monitor T CPU Over...
... T RTC : Disabled T LAN : Disabled T Modem (Ring) : Disabled T Power Button : Enabled T PS/2 Keyboard : Enabled T USB Keyboard : Enabled T LAN : Disabled T Modem (Ring) : Disabled T Power Button : Enabled T PS/2 Keyboard : Enabled T USB Keyboard : Disabled T RTC : Disabled T LAN : Disabled T Modem (Ring) : Disabled T Power Button : Enabled T PS/2 Keyboard : Enabled T USB Keyboard : Enabled T RTC : Disabled T LAN : Disabled T Modem (Ring) : Disabled Special Design Specifications Item Thermal Design Power On / Wake-up event Description T Dynamic FAN speed control by hardware monitor T CPU Over...
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... CLR_CMOS SATA1~4 F_PANEL1 COM2 F_USB1~2 BIOS_WP CDIN1/AUXIN AUDIO1 PCI1~3 PCIEX16 ATX12V Component LGA775 socket for Pentium 4 CPUs CPU cooling fan connector System fan connector 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots Standard 24-pin ATX power connector Floppy diskette drive connector Primary IDE channel Clear CMOS jumper Serial ATA connectors Panel connector for case switches and LEDs Onboard serial port header Front Panel USB headers BIOS flash protect jumper CD-in connector Front panel audio header 32-bit add-on card slots PCI Express x16 slot Auxiliary 4-pin power connector 8 Chapter 1
... CLR_CMOS SATA1~4 F_PANEL1 COM2 F_USB1~2 BIOS_WP CDIN1/AUXIN AUDIO1 PCI1~3 PCIEX16 ATX12V Component LGA775 socket for Pentium 4 CPUs CPU cooling fan connector System fan connector 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM slots Standard 24-pin ATX power connector Floppy diskette drive connector Primary IDE channel Clear CMOS jumper Serial ATA connectors Panel connector for case switches and LEDs Onboard serial port header Front Panel USB headers BIOS flash protect jumper CD-in connector Front panel audio header 32-bit add-on card slots PCI Express x16 slot Auxiliary 4-pin power connector 8 Chapter 1
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... HDD to store the backup disc image on screen to complete the process. 14 Chapter 1 Enter the password to proceed. Factory default image and click Next. 7. Create factory default image CD 4. Enter the password to proceed. Follow the instruction on drive D:. Enter the password to disc and click Next. 6. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next. 5. Follow the instructions on systems that include an optical disc burner). 7. Restore from hard drive, CD, or DVD. 1. Create factory default image...
... HDD to store the backup disc image on screen to complete the process. 14 Chapter 1 Enter the password to proceed. Factory default image and click Next. 7. Create factory default image CD 4. Enter the password to proceed. Follow the instruction on drive D:. Enter the password to disc and click Next. 6. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next. 5. Follow the instructions on systems that include an optical disc burner). 7. Restore from hard drive, CD, or DVD. 1. Create factory default image...
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... ALC880 915GV Processor Type Slot Speed Bus Frequency Voltage Item Specification Intel Pentium 4 processor 775 Land Grid Array(LGA) Socket-T (LGA 775) Depends on CPU, which is local configured 533/800 MHz Processor voltage can be detected by any system without setting any jumper BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature BIOS Password Control Specification Award N/A 3MB...
... ALC880 915GV Processor Type Slot Speed Bus Frequency Voltage Item Specification Intel Pentium 4 processor 775 Land Grid Array(LGA) Socket-T (LGA 775) Depends on CPU, which is local configured 533/800 MHz Processor voltage can be detected by any system without setting any jumper BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature BIOS Password Control Specification Award N/A 3MB...
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... LAN Port Function Control Specification ICH6 PCI Bus ONE RJ-45 on CPU, which is booting to system installed with a Pentium 4 processor Tag RAM Location On Processor L2 Cache RAM Location On Processor L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM (Pipelined-burst Synchronous RAM) L2 Cache RAM size Depends on board Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup IDE Interface Item IDE Controller IDE Controller Resident Bus 18 Intel ICH6 PCI bus Specification Chapter 1 Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup...
... LAN Port Function Control Specification ICH6 PCI Bus ONE RJ-45 on CPU, which is booting to system installed with a Pentium 4 processor Tag RAM Location On Processor L2 Cache RAM Location On Processor L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM (Pipelined-burst Synchronous RAM) L2 Cache RAM size Depends on board Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup IDE Interface Item IDE Controller IDE Controller Resident Bus 18 Intel ICH6 PCI bus Specification Chapter 1 Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup...
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... Control Specification LPC Bus 1.44MB, 2.88MB format and slim type diskette drive Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Serial Port Item Serial port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port Serial port location 16550 UART support Connector type Specification ICH6 LPC Bus 1 COM1 Yes 9-pin D-type female connector USB Port Item Universal HCI Controller Number of the connectors Location USB Class Specification USB 2.0 ICH6 4 Rear : 2 On-board header : 2 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode Wake-up Event Specifications Device Power Button PS2 Keyboard USB Keyboard...
... Control Specification LPC Bus 1.44MB, 2.88MB format and slim type diskette drive Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Serial Port Item Serial port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port Serial port location 16550 UART support Connector type Specification ICH6 LPC Bus 1 COM1 Yes 9-pin D-type female connector USB Port Item Universal HCI Controller Number of the connectors Location USB Class Specification USB 2.0 ICH6 4 Rear : 2 On-board header : 2 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode Wake-up Event Specifications Device Power Button PS2 Keyboard USB Keyboard...
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Wake-up Event Specifications Device LAN S1 Enabled S3 Enabled S4 Enabled S5 Enabled Thermal Design Item Thermal Design Description T Dynamic FAN speed control by hardware monitor T CPU Over-temperature (over 120oC) power off protection Power On / Wake-up Event Item Power On/ Wake-Up Event Description T Power Button: S1/S3/S4/S5 T PS/2 Keyboard: S1/S3/S4/S5 T RTC: S1/S5 T LAN: S1/S3/S5 Memory Address Map Address 0000000 - 009FFFF 00A0000-00BFFFF 00C0000...
Wake-up Event Specifications Device LAN S1 Enabled S3 Enabled S4 Enabled S5 Enabled Thermal Design Item Thermal Design Description T Dynamic FAN speed control by hardware monitor T CPU Over-temperature (over 120oC) power off protection Power On / Wake-up Event Item Power On/ Wake-Up Event Description T Power Button: S1/S3/S4/S5 T PS/2 Keyboard: S1/S3/S4/S5 T RTC: S1/S5 T LAN: S1/S3/S5 Memory Address Map Address 0000000 - 009FFFF 00A0000-00BFFFF 00C0000...
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... highlighted setup functions is turned off, the battery on , pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu, Exit current page and return to the CMOS SETUP screen. System Utilities Chapter 2 BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required setting or to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating...
... highlighted setup functions is turned off, the battery on , pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu, Exit current page and return to the CMOS SETUP screen. System Utilities Chapter 2 BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required setting or to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating...
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..., voltage, fan and speed This setup page is control CPU's clock and frequency ratio. Change, set or disable password. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright © 1985-2004, America Megatrends, Inc. Entering Setup Once enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. XProduct Information XPC Health Status XStandard CMOS Features XFrequency Control XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Default Settings XAdvanced Chipset Features XIntegrated Peripherals XPower Management Setup XPnP/PCI Configurations Set Supervisor Password Save & Exit Setup Exit...
..., voltage, fan and speed This setup page is control CPU's clock and frequency ratio. Change, set or disable password. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright © 1985-2004, America Megatrends, Inc. Entering Setup Once enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. XProduct Information XPC Health Status XStandard CMOS Features XFrequency Control XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Default Settings XAdvanced Chipset Features XIntegrated Peripherals XPower Management Setup XPnP/PCI Configurations Set Supervisor Password Save & Exit Setup Exit...
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... the types of IDE channel. IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave IDE Device Setup. You can manually input the correct settings Access Mode : Use this to set the access mode for automatic device detection. The IDE CD-ROM is Enabled) 720K, 3.5" : 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720Kbyte capacity 1.44M, 3.5" : 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44Mbyte capacity 2.88M, 3.5" : 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88Mbyte capacity Chapter 2 31 Options IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press [Enter] to...
... the types of IDE channel. IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave IDE Device Setup. You can manually input the correct settings Access Mode : Use this to set the access mode for automatic device detection. The IDE CD-ROM is Enabled) 720K, 3.5" : 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720Kbyte capacity 1.44M, 3.5" : 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44Mbyte capacity 2.88M, 3.5" : 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88Mbyte capacity Chapter 2 31 Options IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press [Enter] to...
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... Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems,allowing support for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. Enabled Options Chapter 2 33 This item allows you to enable or disable if showing summary screen or not Enabled Disabled This feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. Parameter Virus Warning Silent Boot Configuration Table Quick Power On Self Test Boot Up NumLock Status APIC Mode Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives Boot Other Device...
... Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems,allowing support for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. Enabled Options Chapter 2 33 This item allows you to enable or disable if showing summary screen or not Enabled Disabled This feature allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. Parameter Virus Warning Silent Boot Configuration Table Quick Power On Self Test Boot Up NumLock Status APIC Mode Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives CD/DVD Drives Boot Other Device...
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..., Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type [S3 (STR)] Video Off In Suspend [Enabled] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Delay 4 Sec] PWRON After PWR-Fail [Former-Sts] Power On by Ring [Disabled] Wake-Up by PCI Card [Enabled] USB KB Wake Up From S3 [Enabled] PS/2 Keyboard Wakeup [Disabled] PS/2 Mouse Wakeup [Disabled] Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level X KLIJ: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F9: Default Settings F1...
..., Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type [S3 (STR)] Video Off In Suspend [Enabled] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Delay 4 Sec] PWRON After PWR-Fail [Former-Sts] Power On by Ring [Disabled] Wake-Up by PCI Card [Enabled] USB KB Wake Up From S3 [Enabled] PS/2 Keyboard Wakeup [Disabled] PS/2 Mouse Wakeup [Disabled] Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level X KLIJ: Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10:Save ESC: Exit F9: Default Settings F1...
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.../calendar with battery backup T Onboard serial interface controller T Onboard parallel interface controller T Embedded hard disk interface and one diskette drive interface T Keyboard and auxiliary device controllers T I/O ports T PS/2-compatible mouse port T PS/2-compatible keyboard port T Serial ports T Parallel ports T USB port 58 Chapter 4 This process is a BIOS procedure that boots the system, initializes and diagnoses the system components, and controls the operation of the BIOS. During POST, system reports test or initialization failure through Beep codes, display error messages on...
.../calendar with battery backup T Onboard serial interface controller T Onboard parallel interface controller T Embedded hard disk interface and one diskette drive interface T Keyboard and auxiliary device controllers T I/O ports T PS/2-compatible mouse port T PS/2-compatible keyboard port T Serial ports T Parallel ports T USB port 58 Chapter 4 This process is a BIOS procedure that boots the system, initializes and diagnoses the system components, and controls the operation of the BIOS. During POST, system reports test or initialization failure through Beep codes, display error messages on...
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... Management Memory Bad Memory Error at MMMM:SSSS:OOOOh RAM Parity Error PS/2 Keyboard Error or Keyboard Not Connected PS/2 Keyboard Interface Error PS/2 Keyboard Locked Onboard xxx... System board 1. RTC battery. 4. Insert the memory modules in the left column. Memory module 3. Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings. 3. installed, then reboot the system. 1. Diskette drive cable/connection. 2. Remove all adapter cards that are NOT factory- Conflict(s) Floppy Disk Controller Error Floppy Drive A Error Floppy Drive B Error On Board Parallel Port Conflict(s) On Board Serial...
... Management Memory Bad Memory Error at MMMM:SSSS:OOOOh RAM Parity Error PS/2 Keyboard Error or Keyboard Not Connected PS/2 Keyboard Interface Error PS/2 Keyboard Locked Onboard xxx... System board 1. RTC battery. 4. Insert the memory modules in the left column. Memory module 3. Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings. 3. installed, then reboot the system. 1. Diskette drive cable/connection. 2. Remove all adapter cards that are NOT factory- Conflict(s) Floppy Disk Controller Error Floppy Drive A Error Floppy Drive B Error On Board Parallel Port Conflict(s) On Board Serial...
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... the floppy disk drive or remove this disk if a hard disk is not set the Reset Resource Assignments of the PnP/PCI Options to reboot the system. 1. Check IDE drive jumper. 3. IDE hard disk drive. 1. IDE hard disk drive power. 4. Load default settings in BIOS Setup. 2. IDE hard disk drive cable/connection. 5. BIOS Messages Floppy Drive(s) Write Protected Hard Disk Drive(s) Write Protected IDE Drive 0 Error IDE Drive 1 Error IDE Drive 2 Error IDE Drive 3 Error IRQ Setting Error Expansion ROM Allocation Fail I/O Resource Conflict(s) Memory Resource Conflict(s) PCI Device Error PS...
... the floppy disk drive or remove this disk if a hard disk is not set the Reset Resource Assignments of the PnP/PCI Options to reboot the system. 1. Check IDE drive jumper. 3. IDE hard disk drive. 1. IDE hard disk drive power. 4. Load default settings in BIOS Setup. 2. IDE hard disk drive cable/connection. 5. BIOS Messages Floppy Drive(s) Write Protected Hard Disk Drive(s) Write Protected IDE Drive 0 Error IDE Drive 1 Error IDE Drive 2 Error IDE Drive 3 Error IRQ Setting Error Expansion ROM Allocation Fail I/O Resource Conflict(s) Memory Resource Conflict(s) PCI Device Error PS...
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... properly, then reboot the system. 2. See "Memory" 2. In Windows 98, check settings in BIOS Setup and its speed requirement before system boot. 1. Ensure the diskette drive is configured correctly in BIOS has elapsed. 1. Diskette drive connection/cable 4. If directed to see the potential cause of processor fan connector. System board. System board Incorrect memory size shown or repeated during POST. 1. System works but power supply fan runs. 1. Execute a system test and set in the Disk Drives of BIOS Setup. 2. system does...
... properly, then reboot the system. 2. See "Memory" 2. In Windows 98, check settings in BIOS Setup and its speed requirement before system boot. 1. Ensure the diskette drive is configured correctly in BIOS has elapsed. 1. Diskette drive connection/cable 4. If directed to see the potential cause of processor fan connector. System board. System board Incorrect memory size shown or repeated during POST. 1. System works but power supply fan runs. 1. Execute a system test and set in the Disk Drives of BIOS Setup. 2. system does...
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... drive test failed. 1. Hard drive LED cable. Diskette drive connection/cable 4. Hard disk drive. Diskette drive LED comes on , measure the voltage of BIOS Setup. 2. System board. Diskette 2. Diskette drive power 3. System board Hard Disk Drive NOTE: Ensure hard disk drive is configured correctly in BIOS Setup, cable/jumper are set correctly and its laser beam is configured correctly in BIOS Setup, cable/jumper are set to None in the Security Options of BIOS Setup. 3. Diskette 2. Hard disk drive cable. 3. Hard disk drive has write error. 1. CD/DVD-ROM...
... drive test failed. 1. Hard drive LED cable. Diskette drive connection/cable 4. Hard disk drive. Diskette drive LED comes on , measure the voltage of BIOS Setup. 2. System board. Diskette 2. Diskette drive power 3. System board Hard Disk Drive NOTE: Ensure hard disk drive is configured correctly in BIOS Setup, cable/jumper are set correctly and its laser beam is configured correctly in BIOS Setup, cable/jumper are set to None in the Security Options of BIOS Setup. 3. Diskette 2. Hard disk drive cable. 3. Hard disk drive has write error. 1. CD/DVD-ROM...
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... cable from modem adapter card to PCI slot firmly or replace the modem card. 3. System board Audio Audio software program invokes but system sound feature works normally.) 1. If ISA modem card is used , reinsert the modem card to system board Video and Monitor Video memory test failed. CD/DVD-ROM drive. If PCI modem card is used , ensure the modem ring-in the Date and Time of the CD/DVD-ROM has an output. 2. Ensure the modem voice-in BIOS Setup or Power Management...
... cable from modem adapter card to PCI slot firmly or replace the modem card. 3. System board Audio Audio software program invokes but system sound feature works normally.) 1. If ISA modem card is used , reinsert the modem card to system board Video and Monitor Video memory test failed. CD/DVD-ROM drive. If PCI modem card is used , ensure the modem ring-in the Date and Time of the CD/DVD-ROM has an output. 2. Ensure the modem voice-in BIOS Setup or Power Management...
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... outlet can turn off the system. (Only pressing power switch can turn on keyboard do not work. 1. System board. Keyboard Some or all keys on the system. 1. Executing software shutdown from Recovery CD. Make sure that the LPT# or COM# you test is the same as the setting in BIOS Setup of the machine, just above the connector for the printer. Printer cable. 4. Load default settings. 2. No system power, or power supply fan is properly installed.
... outlet can turn off the system. (Only pressing power switch can turn on keyboard do not work. 1. System board. Keyboard Some or all keys on the system. 1. Executing software shutdown from Recovery CD. Make sure that the LPT# or COM# you test is the same as the setting in BIOS Setup of the machine, just above the connector for the printer. Printer cable. 4. Load default settings. 2. No system power, or power supply fan is properly installed.