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Aspire AX1920 Desktop Computer Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Aspire AX1920 Desktop Computer Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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Date Chapter Updates ii Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Revision History Refer to the table below for changes made on this version of the Aspire AX1920 Desktop Computer Service Guide.
Date Chapter Updates ii Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Revision History Refer to the table below for changes made on this version of the Aspire AX1920 Desktop Computer Service Guide.
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... expressed or implied, with respect to change without the prior written permission of this guide is ". Aspire AX1920 Service Guide iii All rights reserved. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this guide is sold or licensed "as is subject to the contents hereof and... translated into any language or computer language, in the software. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Incorporated. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their purchase, the buyer (and not...
... expressed or implied, with respect to change without the prior written permission of this guide is ". Aspire AX1920 Service Guide iii All rights reserved. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this guide is sold or licensed "as is subject to the contents hereof and... translated into any language or computer language, in the software. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Incorporated. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their purchase, the buyer (and not...
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SCREEN MESSAGES NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. Gives additional information related to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen. iv Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic. Conventions The following textual conventions are used in this service guide.
SCREEN MESSAGES NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. Gives additional information related to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen. iv Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the current topic. Conventions The following textual conventions are used in this service guide.
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... extend the functionality of customer machines. These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in the FRU list of this generic service guide. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide v Service Guide Coverage This Service Guide provides you with further technical details. For AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your office... check the most up-to-date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). In such cases, please contact your regional Acer office to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service of a machine (e.g. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made...
... extend the functionality of customer machines. These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in the FRU list of this generic service guide. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide v Service Guide Coverage This Service Guide provides you with further technical details. For AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your office... check the most up-to-date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). In such cases, please contact your regional Acer office to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service of a machine (e.g. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made...
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... - 1500 GB capacities • One ODD bay supporting 5.25-inch standard SATA ODD • Supports DVD-R/RW drive or DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 1 Refer to the FRU list chapter on the model purchased. Intel® Celeron® Dual core E3500 and E3400 Series, and Celeron... SATA HDDs • Support SATA HDD in this section are for a detailed list of models supported by each hardware component. The exact configuration of the Aspire AX1920 computer. Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550s, Q9400s and Q8400s Series -
... - 1500 GB capacities • One ODD bay supporting 5.25-inch standard SATA ODD • Supports DVD-R/RW drive or DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 1 Refer to the FRU list chapter on the model purchased. Intel® Celeron® Dual core E3500 and E3400 Series, and Celeron... SATA HDDs • Support SATA HDD in this section are for a detailed list of models supported by each hardware component. The exact configuration of the Aspire AX1920 computer. Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9550s, Q9400s and Q8400s Series -
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... Audio Codec • Front panel: Headphone and microphone jacks • Rear panel: Microphone, line-out, and line-in jacks • Power LED • Power button 2 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Microphone jack - Component Card reader (optional) TV tuner (optional) Power supply Antivirus software System BIOS Power management Audio Item Audio codec Audio...
... Audio Codec • Front panel: Headphone and microphone jacks • Rear panel: Microphone, line-out, and line-in jacks • Power LED • Power button 2 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Microphone jack - Component Card reader (optional) TV tuner (optional) Power supply Antivirus software System BIOS Power management Audio Item Audio codec Audio...
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Physical Specifications Aspect Chassis dimension (W × D × H) System weight Mainboard form factor Mainboard dimensions (W × H) Description 100 mm (W) X 371 mm (D) X 265 mm (H) 5.808 Kg. microATX (µATX) 200 mm x 244 mm Environmental Requirements Aspect Operating temperature Operating humidity Description 5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F) 15% to 80% RH non-condensing Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 3
Physical Specifications Aspect Chassis dimension (W × D × H) System weight Mainboard form factor Mainboard dimensions (W × H) Description 100 mm (W) X 371 mm (D) X 265 mm (H) 5.808 Kg. microATX (µATX) 200 mm x 244 mm Environmental Requirements Aspect Operating temperature Operating humidity Description 5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F) 15% to 80% RH non-condensing Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 3
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Front View No. System Tour The pictures and tables in -1 optional card reader supporting Memory Stick (MS), xD-Picture Card (xD), Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC), CompactFlash (CF) Types I and II, and Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO) 7 USB 2.0 ports 8 Acer logo 4 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Component 1 Power button/indicator 2 Optical drive cover 3 Optical drive eject button 4 Headphone jack 5 Microphone-in jack 6 Multi-in this section illustrate the physical outlook of the computer.
Front View No. System Tour The pictures and tables in -1 optional card reader supporting Memory Stick (MS), xD-Picture Card (xD), Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC), CompactFlash (CF) Types I and II, and Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO) 7 USB 2.0 ports 8 Acer logo 4 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Component 1 Power button/indicator 2 Optical drive cover 3 Optical drive eject button 4 Headphone jack 5 Microphone-in jack 6 Multi-in this section illustrate the physical outlook of the computer.
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Rear Panel No. Component 1 Expansion slots 2 Line-in jack 3 Line-out jack 4 Microphone jack 5 USB 2.0 ports 6 External monitor port 7 PS/2 mouse connector 8 PS/2 keyboard connector 9 Fan aperture 10 Voltage selector switch 11 Power connector 12 Kensington lock 13 Key lock 14 LAN connector NOTE The I/O ports on the upper chassis area are additional items made possible with the installation of an expansion card option. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 5
Rear Panel No. Component 1 Expansion slots 2 Line-in jack 3 Line-out jack 4 Microphone jack 5 USB 2.0 ports 6 External monitor port 7 PS/2 mouse connector 8 PS/2 keyboard connector 9 Fan aperture 10 Voltage selector switch 11 Power connector 12 Kensington lock 13 Key lock 14 LAN connector NOTE The I/O ports on the upper chassis area are additional items made possible with the installation of an expansion card option. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 5
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... located on the mainboard (RTC1) may be retained when power is not part of reading, CMOS Setup Utility will need to run this Service Guide. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 7 The Setup Utility loads the configuration values in CMOS. If the values and the actual hardware do not agree, POST generates an...
... located on the mainboard (RTC1) may be retained when power is not part of reading, CMOS Setup Utility will need to run this Service Guide. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 7 The Setup Utility loads the configuration values in CMOS. If the values and the actual hardware do not agree, POST generates an...
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... on the server and the monitor. Some options (marked with a ) lead to submenus that enable you wish to scroll through the items in the submenu 8 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide
... on the server and the monitor. Some options (marked with a ) lead to submenus that enable you wish to scroll through the items in the submenu 8 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide
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... selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up the General Help window. Setup Utility Menus The Setup Utility has twelve menus for illustration only. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 9 If you want.The currently selected field will be the same as those in your way through the Setup Utility Use the...
... selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up the General Help window. Setup Utility Menus The Setup Utility has twelve menus for illustration only. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 9 If you want.The currently selected field will be the same as those in your way through the Setup Utility Use the...
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System asset tag number 10 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide System serial number. Current system BIOS version Date when the CMOS setup utility was released. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory ...
System asset tag number 10 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide System serial number. Current system BIOS version Date when the CMOS setup utility was released. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory ...
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Standard CMOS Features Field System Date System Time SATA Port 1-2 Halt On Description Value Sets the system date. Press Enter to be installed. Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. All, But Keyboard No Errors All Errors Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 11 MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) Sets the system time. HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second) Your Aspire computer supports two SATA channels, each channel allows one SATA device to display the individual configuration screen of installed SATA drive(s).
Standard CMOS Features Field System Date System Time SATA Port 1-2 Halt On Description Value Sets the system date. Press Enter to be installed. Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. All, But Keyboard No Errors All Errors Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 11 MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) Sets the system time. HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second) Your Aspire computer supports two SATA channels, each channel allows one SATA device to display the individual configuration screen of installed SATA drive(s).
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... when booting. Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence for removable drives. If set this order. On Off Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 12 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Select whether to allow the BIOS to specify the boot device priority sequence foe available network drives. Enabled Disabled When enabled, BIOS...
... when booting. Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence for removable drives. If set this order. On Off Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 12 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Select whether to allow the BIOS to specify the boot device priority sequence foe available network drives. Enabled Disabled When enabled, BIOS...
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... less memory available than is only available for related instructions. Value Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 128MB Maximum Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 13 Select whether to enable the Intel Virtualization Technology. This can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful...
... less memory available than is only available for related instructions. Value Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 128MB Maximum Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 13 Select whether to enable the Intel Virtualization Technology. This can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful...
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... FDD (Ex.ZIP drive). Value Enabled Disabled RAID Native IDE Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Floppy Hard Disk Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 14 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Enables or disables the onboard USB controller. If Auto, USB device equal or less than 2GB will be used to force a HDD...
... FDD (Ex.ZIP drive). Value Enabled Disabled RAID Native IDE Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Floppy Hard Disk Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 14 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Enables or disables the onboard USB controller. If Auto, USB device equal or less than 2GB will be used to force a HDD...
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... an RTC alarm occurs. Value S3 (STR) S1 (POS) Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Power Off Power On Last State Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 15 Power On by PCIE Devices Enables or disables the system to wake up from a power-saving mode when a USB keyboard or...
... an RTC alarm occurs. Value S3 (STR) S1 (POS) Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Power Off Power On Last State Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 15 Power On by PCIE Devices Enables or disables the system to wake up from a power-saving mode when a USB keyboard or...
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When enabled, fan speed will speed up or slow down depending on Enabled the system temperature. PC Health Status Field CPU Temperature (PECI Mode) System Temperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed CPU Core +1.1V +3.30V +5.00V +12.0V 5VSB VBAT Smart Fan Description Value These items lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Disabled 16 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide
When enabled, fan speed will speed up or slow down depending on Enabled the system temperature. PC Health Status Field CPU Temperature (PECI Mode) System Temperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed CPU Core +1.1V +3.30V +5.00V +12.0V 5VSB VBAT Smart Fan Description Value These items lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds. Disabled 16 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide