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... 45 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 45 System Check Procedures 45 Checkpoints 46 POST Error Indicators 50 BIOS Recovery 61 BIOS Update 62 Updating the BIOS in DOS Mode 62 Updating the BIOS in Windows Mode 63 Clearing CMOS 66 System Architecture 67 Block Diagram 67 Mainboard Layout ...68 Jumper Setting 69 Internal header pin definition 70 Connecting Optional Devices 72 Connecting Case Components 74 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) List 77 Exploded Diagram 77 Aspire AX1400...
... 45 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 45 System Check Procedures 45 Checkpoints 46 POST Error Indicators 50 BIOS Recovery 61 BIOS Update 62 Updating the BIOS in DOS Mode 62 Updating the BIOS in Windows Mode 63 Clearing CMOS 66 System Architecture 67 Block Diagram 67 Mainboard Layout ...68 Jumper Setting 69 Internal header pin definition 70 Connecting Optional Devices 72 Connecting Case Components 74 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) List 77 Exploded Diagram 77 Aspire AX1400...
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Table of Contents Technical Specifications 88 Processor 88 Chipsets 88 BIOS 88 Memory 89 Hard Disk Drive 89 Optical Disc Drive 90 Card Reader (optional 90 Gigabit Ethernet 90 Audio 90 Power Supply Unit 91 Power Management 91 Index ...93 viii
Table of Contents Technical Specifications 88 Processor 88 Chipsets 88 BIOS 88 Memory 89 Hard Disk Drive 89 Optical Disc Drive 90 Card Reader (optional 90 Gigabit Ethernet 90 Audio 90 Power Supply Unit 91 Power Management 91 Index ...93 viii
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.../ATSC Card 220 W power supply unit (non-PFC, non-power factor correction) 220 W power supply unit (PFC) Norton Internet Security • AMI BIOS with 8 MB SPI ROM • Supports ACPI revision 2.0 standard • Supports Plug and Play, STR(S3)/STD(S4), hardware monitor, Multi Boot,... Front panel: Headphone and microphone jacks • Rear panel: Microphone, line-out, and line-in jacks • Hard drive activity • Power status 2 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Memory Stick PRO card slot • Rear panel - PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports - Ethernet jack (RJ45) - xD-Picture Card (xD)...
.../ATSC Card 220 W power supply unit (non-PFC, non-power factor correction) 220 W power supply unit (PFC) Norton Internet Security • AMI BIOS with 8 MB SPI ROM • Supports ACPI revision 2.0 standard • Supports Plug and Play, STR(S3)/STD(S4), hardware monitor, Multi Boot,... Front panel: Headphone and microphone jacks • Rear panel: Microphone, line-out, and line-in jacks • Hard drive activity • Power status 2 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Memory Stick PRO card slot • Rear panel - PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports - Ethernet jack (RJ45) - xD-Picture Card (xD)...
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...battery located on the mainboard (BT1) may be defective. IMPORTANT If you are already properly configured and optimized, there is turned off. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 7 You will be retained when power is normally no need to run this utility. POST uses these values to ...-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. NOTE For ease of the system RAM, which allows configuration data to be simply referred to the BIOS settings. In this utility to configure the hardware. System Utilities Chapter 2 CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program ...
...battery located on the mainboard (BT1) may be defective. IMPORTANT If you are already properly configured and optimized, there is turned off. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 7 You will be retained when power is normally no need to run this utility. POST uses these values to ...-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. NOTE For ease of the system RAM, which allows configuration data to be simply referred to the BIOS settings. In this utility to configure the hardware. System Utilities Chapter 2 CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program ...
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... Setup Utility Menus The Setup Utility has twelve menus for the currently selected menu/submenu • To apply a field value. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 9 Move the cursor to the first page of a multipage menu. To select a value for one of the... These include: • Product Information • PC Health Status • Standard CMOS Features • Frequency/Voltage Control • Advanced BIOS Features • BIOS Security Features • Advanced Chipset Features • Load Default Settings • Integrated Peripherals • Save & Exit Setup • Power...
... Setup Utility Menus The Setup Utility has twelve menus for the currently selected menu/submenu • To apply a field value. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 9 Move the cursor to the first page of a multipage menu. To select a value for one of the... These include: • Product Information • PC Health Status • Standard CMOS Features • Frequency/Voltage Control • Advanced BIOS Features • BIOS Security Features • Advanced Chipset Features • Load Default Settings • Integrated Peripherals • Save & Exit Setup • Power...
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... Date when the CMOS setup utility was released. Field Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Asset Tag Number Description Type of processor installed on the system Speed of the processor installed on the system Size of system memory ... boot-up Official model name of the computer. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable. System asset tag number 10 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system.
... Date when the CMOS setup utility was released. Field Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Asset Tag Number Description Type of processor installed on the system Speed of the processor installed on the system Size of system memory ... boot-up Official model name of the computer. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable. System asset tag number 10 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system.
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...Description Value Sets the system date. MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) Sets the system time. If a keyboard error is detected, BIOS will pause the system. • No Errors - Press Enter to be installed. Determines whether the system will ignore any errors detected during the ...POST. Options include: • All Errors - BIOS will stop for an error during POST • All, but Keyboard - All Errors No Errors All, But Keyboard Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 11
...Description Value Sets the system date. MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) Sets the system time. If a keyboard error is detected, BIOS will pause the system. • No Errors - Press Enter to be installed. Determines whether the system will ignore any errors detected during the ...POST. Options include: • All Errors - BIOS will stop for an error during POST • All, but Keyboard - All Errors No Errors All, But Keyboard Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 11
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Advanced BIOS Features Field Quick Boot Quiet Boot 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device... Setup Utility attempts to specify the boot device priority sequence foe available network drives. Select whether to allow the BIOS to specify the boot device priority sequence for removable drives. Press Enter to emit error beeps or display error...when anything attempts to specify the boot device priority sequence for the installed optical drive. Enabled Disabled When enabled, BIOS will show a full screen logo when booting; By default, the computer searches for the installed hard drive(s). On...
Advanced BIOS Features Field Quick Boot Quiet Boot 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device... Setup Utility attempts to specify the boot device priority sequence foe available network drives. Select whether to allow the BIOS to specify the boot device priority sequence for removable drives. Press Enter to emit error beeps or display error...when anything attempts to specify the boot device priority sequence for the installed optical drive. Enabled Disabled When enabled, BIOS will show a full screen logo when booting; By default, the computer searches for the installed hard drive(s). On...
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BIOS Security Features Field Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Description Displays the supervisor password status. Only the following before the system halts. If you ... forget your dealer to access and change the supervisor password. Setting a system password Note the following menus will allow the user to reset it. 18 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide
BIOS Security Features Field Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Description Displays the supervisor password status. Only the following before the system halts. If you ... forget your dealer to access and change the supervisor password. Setting a system password Note the following menus will allow the user to reset it. 18 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide
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...Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can be determined, perform the "System Internal Inspection" procedure described on , skip this chapter are not blocked. 3. System External Inspection 1. Make sure that can not be powered on the next page. Make sure that there is still can cause a power short. Aspire AX1400... on the front panel. Obtain as much detail as well general troubleshooting instructions. Troubleshooting Chapter 4 This chapter lists the POST error indicators and BIOS beep codes, as possible about the symptoms of the system failure. 2.
...Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can be determined, perform the "System Internal Inspection" procedure described on , skip this chapter are not blocked. 3. System External Inspection 1. Make sure that can not be powered on the next page. Make sure that there is still can cause a power short. Aspire AX1400... on the front panel. Obtain as much detail as well general troubleshooting instructions. Troubleshooting Chapter 4 This chapter lists the POST error indicators and BIOS beep codes, as possible about the symptoms of the system failure. 2.
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... during POST. Adjust policies and cache first 8 MB. Unplug the network cable and all cable connections inside the system are Acer-qualified and supported. 10. Boot Block Initialization Code Checkpoints The boot block initialization code sets up from add-in cards that ... method is done. NOTE Please note that all checkpoints generated by the BIOS requires a checkpoint card, also referred to vendor requirements, system chipset or option ROMs from power management suspend state. Set stack. 46 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Checkpoint Before D1 D1 D0 D2 D3 D4 Description Early...
... during POST. Adjust policies and cache first 8 MB. Unplug the network cable and all cable connections inside the system are Acer-qualified and supported. 10. Boot Block Initialization Code Checkpoints The boot block initialization code sets up from add-in cards that ... method is done. NOTE Please note that all checkpoints generated by the BIOS requires a checkpoint card, also referred to vendor requirements, system chipset or option ROMs from power management suspend state. Set stack. 46 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Checkpoint Before D1 D1 D0 D2 D3 D4 Description Early...
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...recovery file configuration to the current configuration of RAM. Give control to execute serial flash. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 47 Determine whether to F000 ROM at F000:FFF0h. Copying Main BIOS into register. Checkpoint E0 E9 EA EB EF E9 or EA F0 F1 F2 F3 ...CPUID information is necessary, control flows to checkpoint E0. Search for more information. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. BIOS now executes out of the flash part. See the "POST Code Checkpoints" section for more information. The flash has been updated successfully. ...
...recovery file configuration to the current configuration of RAM. Give control to execute serial flash. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 47 Determine whether to F000 ROM at F000:FFF0h. Copying Main BIOS into register. Checkpoint E0 E9 EA EB EF E9 or EA F0 F1 F2 F3 ...CPUID information is necessary, control flows to checkpoint E0. Search for more information. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. BIOS now executes out of the flash part. See the "POST Code Checkpoints" section for more information. The flash has been updated successfully. ...
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... Initialized CMOS as system timer.Install the POSTINT1Ch handler. Initializes both the 8259 compatible PICs in the system. 48 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Uncompress and initialize any OEM specific information. Initializes different devices through DIM. Displaying sign-on default values... command byte is bad, update CMOS with power-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any platform specific BIOS modules. Detects the presence of chipset registers. Initialize System Management Interrupt. Initialize language and font modules for IRQ1. Display total...
... Initialized CMOS as system timer.Install the POSTINT1Ch handler. Initializes both the 8259 compatible PICs in the system. 48 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Uncompress and initialize any OEM specific information. Initializes different devices through DIM. Displaying sign-on default values... command byte is bad, update CMOS with power-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any platform specific BIOS modules. Detects the presence of chipset registers. Initialize System Management Interrupt. Initialize language and font modules for IRQ1. Display total...
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...language module. Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and INT09h vector. Save system context for Int 19 boot. Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs. Initializes remaining option ROMs. Generate and write contents of implementation that needs an adjustment in memory test. ...Initializes the Microsoft IRQ Routing Table. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 49 Updates CMOS memory size from base memory. Prepares the runtime language module. Display boot option popup menu...
...language module. Uninstall POST INT1Ch vector and INT09h vector. Save system context for Int 19 boot. Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs. Initializes remaining option ROMs. Generate and write contents of implementation that needs an adjustment in memory test. ...Initializes the Microsoft IRQ Routing Table. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 49 Updates CMOS memory size from base memory. Prepares the runtime language module. Display boot option popup menu...
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... PCI devices. Follow the instructions on the screen. The following table describes the main checkpoints where the DIM module is detected during BIOS POST to correct the error. 50 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Static resources are set to an automatic configuration and configures all onboard peripherals that you make changes in PCI...
... PCI devices. Follow the instructions on the screen. The following table describes the main checkpoints where the DIM module is detected during BIOS POST to correct the error. 50 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Static resources are set to an automatic configuration and configures all onboard peripherals that you make changes in PCI...
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...ECC enabled memory modules. This may occur when the hole is set at 512K base memory or when CMOS is not configured as a bootable diskette. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 51 This may indicate a defective memory module. The base memory (memory below 1MB) size that may be due to properly control... often reported by drives when no bootable device can be detected. Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device BIOS could not find a proper boot diskette. ECC memory has the ability to configure the B: drive during POST, but was not ready for data ...
...ECC enabled memory modules. This may occur when the hole is set at 512K base memory or when CMOS is not configured as a bootable diskette. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 51 This may indicate a defective memory module. The base memory (memory below 1MB) size that may be due to properly control... often reported by drives when no bootable device can be detected. Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device BIOS could not find a proper boot diskette. ECC memory has the ability to configure the B: drive during POST, but was not ready for data ...
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...controller could not be properly initialized by the BIOS. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in POST. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. 52 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide This message is typically displayed... when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST....
...controller could not be properly initialized by the BIOS. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in POST. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. 52 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide This message is typically displayed... when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST....
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...error reporting standard. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in POST. error reporting standard. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in the 6th IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. The IDE/ATAPI device...hard disk. failure messages may indicate the need to send a S.M.A.R.T. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to replace the hard disk. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 53 Capable but the command transaction failed. Message 3rd Slave Drive ATAPI Incompatible 4th Master ...
...error reporting standard. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in POST. error reporting standard. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in the 6th IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. The IDE/ATAPI device...hard disk. failure messages may indicate the need to send a S.M.A.R.T. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to replace the hard disk. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 53 Capable but the command transaction failed. Message 3rd Slave Drive ATAPI Incompatible 4th Master ...
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...to route an IRQ to use the same resource space (usually Memory or I /O). This may indicate a problem with system hardware. 54 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide BIOS POST could not initialize the Master Interrupt Controller. This is no FLASH part (System uses a PROM or EPROM). In this error is ...FLASH part is write-protected or if there is flagged as possible virus activity. The NVRAM data used for the new CPU. If the BIOS detects possible virus activity, it will only be displayed if Virus Detection is a fatal error, often indication a problem with system hardware. System...
...to route an IRQ to use the same resource space (usually Memory or I /O). This may indicate a problem with system hardware. 54 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide BIOS POST could not initialize the Master Interrupt Controller. This is no FLASH part (System uses a PROM or EPROM). In this error is ...FLASH part is write-protected or if there is flagged as possible virus activity. The NVRAM data used for the new CPU. If the BIOS detects possible virus activity, it will only be displayed if Virus Detection is a fatal error, often indication a problem with system hardware. System...
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... Test failed Keyboard Error PS/2 Keyboard not found PS/2 Mouse not found Keyboard/Interface Error Unlock Keyboard System Halted Pressed Password check failed Unknown BIOS error. Keyboard is not present or the hardware is not responding when the keyboard controller is locked. The system has been halted. A reset... but the device is not retaining its data due to be resolved by a program other than the BIOS or that the CMOS is not detected. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 55 CMOS Message Displayed CMOS Date/Time Not Set CMOS Battery Low CMOS Settings Wrong CMOS Checksum Bad Description The...
... Test failed Keyboard Error PS/2 Keyboard not found PS/2 Mouse not found Keyboard/Interface Error Unlock Keyboard System Halted Pressed Password check failed Unknown BIOS error. Keyboard is not present or the hardware is not responding when the keyboard controller is locked. The system has been halted. A reset... but the device is not retaining its data due to be resolved by a program other than the BIOS or that the CMOS is not detected. Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 55 CMOS Message Displayed CMOS Date/Time Not Set CMOS Battery Low CMOS Settings Wrong CMOS Checksum Bad Description The...