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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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... any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in the software. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Acer is ". Aspire AX1920 Service Guide iii No part of this publication may be reproduced...product names 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 Incorporated. Copyright Copyright © 2011 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical,...
... any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in the software. Should the programs prove defective following their respective holders. Acer is ". Aspire AX1920 Service Guide iii No part of this publication may be reproduced...product names 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 Incorporated. Copyright Copyright © 2011 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical,...
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iv Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the accomplishment of procedures. Gives additional information related to the current topic. SCREEN MESSAGES NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Conventions The following textual conventions are used in this service guide.
iv Aspire AX1920 Service Guide Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to the accomplishment of procedures. Gives additional information related to the current topic. SCREEN MESSAGES NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Conventions The following textual conventions are used in this service guide.
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These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in this printed service guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for our "global" product offering. Service Guide Coverage This Service Guide provides you with further technical details. For ... and service of this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your office may have decided to those given in the printed service guide. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide v If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will NOT be noted in the FRU list of customer ...
These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in this printed service guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for our "global" product offering. Service Guide Coverage This Service Guide provides you with further technical details. For ... and service of this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your office may have decided to those given in the printed service guide. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide v If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will NOT be noted in the FRU list of customer ...
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Table of Contents Features and Specifications 1 Audio 2 I/O Ports and LED Indicators 2 Physical Specifications 3 Environmental Requirements 3 System Tour 4 Front View 4 Rear Panel 5 System Utilities 7 CMOS Setup Utility 7 Accessing the Setup Utility 8 Navigating through the Setup Utility 9 Setup Utility Menus 9 System Disassembly 23 Disassembly Requirements 23 Pre-disassembly Procedure 23 Disassembly Procedures 24 Removing the Side Panel 24 Removing the Front Bezel 25 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 26 Removing the Processor 27 Removing the HDD-ODD Bracket 28 ...
Table of Contents Features and Specifications 1 Audio 2 I/O Ports and LED Indicators 2 Physical Specifications 3 Environmental Requirements 3 System Tour 4 Front View 4 Rear Panel 5 System Utilities 7 CMOS Setup Utility 7 Accessing the Setup Utility 8 Navigating through the Setup Utility 9 Setup Utility Menus 9 System Disassembly 23 Disassembly Requirements 23 Pre-disassembly Procedure 23 Disassembly Procedures 24 Removing the Side Panel 24 Removing the Front Bezel 25 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 26 Removing the Processor 27 Removing the HDD-ODD Bracket 28 ...
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Table of Contents BIOS 93 Memory 93 Hard Disk Drive 94 Optical Disc Drive 94 Card Reader (optional 94 Gigabit Ethernet 95 Audio 95 Power Supply Unit 95 Power Management 95 Index ...97 viii
Table of Contents BIOS 93 Memory 93 Hard Disk Drive 94 Optical Disc Drive 94 Card Reader (optional 94 Gigabit Ethernet 95 Audio 95 Power Supply Unit 95 Power Management 95 Index ...97 viii
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... Low profile) • One HDD bay suppporting 3.5-inch 25.4 mm SATA HDDs • Support SATA HDD in this section are for a detailed list of the Aspire AX1920 computer. Refer to the FRU list chapter on the model purchased. Features and Specifications Chapter 1 This chapter lists the features and specifications of models... - 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
... Low profile) • One HDD bay suppporting 3.5-inch 25.4 mm SATA HDDs • Support SATA HDD in this section are for a detailed list of the Aspire AX1920 computer. Refer to the FRU list chapter on the model purchased. Features and Specifications Chapter 1 This chapter lists the features and specifications of models... - 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
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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 USB ports (two) - Component Card reader (optional) TV tuner (optional) Power supply Antivirus software System BIOS Power management Audio Item Audio codec...
... 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 USB ports (two) - Component Card reader (optional) TV tuner (optional) Power supply Antivirus software System BIOS Power management Audio Item Audio codec...
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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. 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. 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
Front View No. 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. 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
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Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 5 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. Rear Panel No.
Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 5 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. Rear Panel No.
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... the system RAM, which allows configuration data to run this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 7 You will be simply referred to change the hardware settings from the default or current configuration. POST uses these values to the...
... the system RAM, which allows configuration data to run this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 7 You will be simply referred to change the hardware settings from the default or current configuration. POST uses these values to the...
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... option. Some options lead to pop-up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to scroll through the items in the submenu 8 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide During POST, press Delete. Accessing the Setup Utility 1.
... option. Some options lead to pop-up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to scroll through the items in the submenu 8 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide During POST, press Delete. Accessing the Setup Utility 1.
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... Function Move the cursor to the last page of a multipage menu. If you are for one of a multipage menu. Press to load default system values. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 9 Move the cursor to display all possible entries. Press these legend keys and their respective functions. The values displayed may not be...
... Function Move the cursor to the last page of a multipage menu. If you are for one of a multipage menu. Press to load default system values. Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 9 Move the cursor to display all possible entries. Press these legend keys and their respective functions. The values displayed may not be...
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Current system BIOS version Date when the CMOS setup utility was released. System asset tag number 10 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide System serial number. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory ...
Current system BIOS version Date when the CMOS setup utility was released. System asset tag number 10 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide System serial number. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory ...
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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. MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) Sets the system time. Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. Press Enter to be installed. All, But Keyboard No Errors All Errors Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 11
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. MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) Sets the system time. Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. Press Enter to be installed. All, But Keyboard No Errors All Errors Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 11
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If set this order. On Off Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 12 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide The Setup Utility attempts to boot the operating system in the following order: • Hard disk • Optical drive (CD/DVD) • ...
If set this order. On Off Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 12 Aspire AX1920 Service Guide The Setup Utility attempts to boot the operating system in the following order: • Hard disk • Optical drive (CD/DVD) • ...
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... WinXp. Select whether to enable the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology. Value Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 128MB Maximum Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 13 EIST allows a compliant OS to run multiple operating systems in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production. This setting...
... WinXp. Select whether to enable the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology. Value Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 128MB Maximum Aspire AX1920 Service Guide 13 EIST allows a compliant OS to run multiple operating systems in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production. This setting...
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... the onboard SATA controller. 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 audio controller. Enables or disables the onboard USB controller. Select an operating mode for the onboard SATA...
... the onboard SATA controller. 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 audio controller. Enables or disables the onboard USB controller. Select an operating mode for the onboard SATA...