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... described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Acer is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any defect in...
... described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Acer is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any defect in...
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NOTE Gives additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures. v Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen. WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic.
NOTE Gives additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures. v Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to any physical risk or system damage that appear on screen. WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic.
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... D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA Description Early chipset initialization is enabled. Adjust policies and cache first 8MB. Both key sequence and OEM specific method is available. Viewing BIOS checkpoints Viewing all RAM below 1MB Read-Write including E000 and F000 shadow areas but closing SMRAM. NMI is tested...
... D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA Description Early chipset initialization is enabled. Adjust policies and cache first 8MB. Both key sequence and OEM specific method is available. Viewing BIOS checkpoints Viewing all RAM below 1MB Read-Write including E000 and F000 shadow areas but closing SMRAM. NMI is tested...
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... ATAPI hardware. Read error occurred on page 25 for pre-defined recovery file name in the super I/O. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. DMA controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is enabled. Determine information about performing a BIOS recovery. Verify that the found flash part size. Bootblock Recovery...
... ATAPI hardware. Read error occurred on page 25 for pre-defined recovery file name in the super I/O. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. DMA controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is enabled. Determine information about performing a BIOS recovery. Verify that the found flash part size. Bootblock Recovery...
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...module and uncompress it. Detects the presence of PS/2 mouse. Also, update the Kernel Variables. Uncompress and initialize any OEM specific information. See DIM Code Checkpoints section for more information. Give control to ADM module for displaying text information. USB controllers ... keyboard controller command byte is bad, update CMOS with power-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any platform specific BIOS modules. Initializes different devices through DIM. Allocate memory for system timer interrupt. Initializes the silent boot module. POST Code Checkpoints...
...module and uncompress it. Detects the presence of PS/2 mouse. Also, update the Kernel Variables. Uncompress and initialize any OEM specific information. See DIM Code Checkpoints section for more information. Give control to ADM module for displaying text information. USB controllers ... keyboard controller command byte is bad, update CMOS with power-on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any platform specific BIOS modules. Initializes different devices through DIM. Allocate memory for system timer interrupt. Initializes the silent boot module. POST Code Checkpoints...
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... number Core (nm) L2 cache size (MB) Clock speed (GHz) Front side bus (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Socket Clock multiplier Voltage (V) Thermal design power (W) Specification Q6600 Q8200 65 45 8 4 2.4 2.33 1066 1333 2400 2333 LGA 775 LGA 775 9x 7x 1.1-1.372 0.851.3625 95/105 95 Q8300 45 4 2.5 1333... number Core (nm) L2 cache size (MB) Clock speed (GHz) Front side bus (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Socket Clock multiplier Voltage (V) Thermal design power (W) Specification E7400 45 3 2.8 1066 2800 LGA 775 10.5x 0.85-1.3625 65 E7500 45 3 2.93 1066 2933 LGA 775 11x 0.85-1.3625 65 E8500 45 6 ...
... number Core (nm) L2 cache size (MB) Clock speed (GHz) Front side bus (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Socket Clock multiplier Voltage (V) Thermal design power (W) Specification Q6600 Q8200 65 45 8 4 2.4 2.33 1066 1333 2400 2333 LGA 775 LGA 775 9x 7x 1.1-1.372 0.851.3625 95/105 95 Q8300 45 4 2.5 1333... number Core (nm) L2 cache size (MB) Clock speed (GHz) Front side bus (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Socket Clock multiplier Voltage (V) Thermal design power (W) Specification E7400 45 3 2.8 1066 2800 LGA 775 10.5x 0.85-1.3625 65 E7500 45 3 2.93 1066 2933 LGA 775 11x 0.85-1.3625 65 E8500 45 6 ...
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System Memory Item Memory controller Memory type Module name Organization DIMM sockets DIMM size Minimum memory Maximum memory Vendor Model name DIMM size (GB) Pin Memory clock (MHz) I/O bus clock (MHz) System BIOS Specification Intel G43/G45 Express chipset DDR2-800 unbuffered DIMM PC2-6400 ECC Four 1 GB or 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB HYNIX Nanya Refer to FRU list 1, 2 1, 2 240 240 200MHz 400MHz Item BIOS vendor BIOS version SPI Flash ROM Specification American Megatrends Inc. P01-A0 16 MB Sumsung 1,2 240 UNIFOSA 1, 2 240 Appendix A 95
System Memory Item Memory controller Memory type Module name Organization DIMM sockets DIMM size Minimum memory Maximum memory Vendor Model name DIMM size (GB) Pin Memory clock (MHz) I/O bus clock (MHz) System BIOS Specification Intel G43/G45 Express chipset DDR2-800 unbuffered DIMM PC2-6400 ECC Four 1 GB or 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB HYNIX Nanya Refer to FRU list 1, 2 1, 2 240 240 200MHz 400MHz Item BIOS vendor BIOS version SPI Flash ROM Specification American Megatrends Inc. P01-A0 16 MB Sumsung 1,2 240 UNIFOSA 1, 2 240 Appendix A 95
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... Storage controller Vendor Model no. Interface Size Transfer rate (Gb/s) Spindle speed (RPM) Capacity (GB) Cache (MB) Specification NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA WD Seagate WD1600AAJS-22L7A0 WD3200AAJS-22L7A0 WD6400AAKS-22A7B2 WD10EAVS-00D7B1 ST3160815AS ST3320813AS ST3640623AS SATA II SATA II..., 640 160/320 GB: 8 640 GB: 16 Item VGA controller Connector PCI Interface Specification Intel G43/G45 Express chipset VGA/monitor port Item PCI controller Number of slots Network Interface Specification Intel G43/G45 Express chipset + Intel ICH10 chipset PCI Express x 1 slot PCI Express...
... Storage controller Vendor Model no. Interface Size Transfer rate (Gb/s) Spindle speed (RPM) Capacity (GB) Cache (MB) Specification NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA WD Seagate WD1600AAJS-22L7A0 WD3200AAJS-22L7A0 WD6400AAKS-22A7B2 WD10EAVS-00D7B1 ST3160815AS ST3320813AS ST3640623AS SATA II SATA II..., 640 160/320 GB: 8 640 GB: 16 Item VGA controller Connector PCI Interface Specification Intel G43/G45 Express chipset VGA/monitor port Item PCI controller Number of slots Network Interface Specification Intel G43/G45 Express chipset + Intel ICH10 chipset PCI Express x 1 slot PCI Express...
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... max. DVD-R DL: 12x max. DVD +R9: 8x max. DVD +RW: 8x max. CD-RW: 32x max. 97 Appendix A Audio Interface Item Audio controller Connectors Specification Realtek ALC888S 8-channel audio CODEC Audio 7.1 channel Keyboard and Input Devices Item Controller Connectors Optical Drive Super Multi Item Vendor Model name Drive type Write... ICH10 chipset + SIO IT8720 • PS2 keyboard and mouse connector • Nine USB ports (five on front and four on rear) Specification HLDS GH-40F Super Multi DVD-R2x, 4x, 6x CLV, 8x ZCLV, 8x, 12x PCAV, 16x CAV DVD-R DL 2x, 4x, 6x CLV, 8x ZCLV ...
... max. DVD-R DL: 12x max. DVD +R9: 8x max. DVD +RW: 8x max. CD-RW: 32x max. 97 Appendix A Audio Interface Item Audio controller Connectors Specification Realtek ALC888S 8-channel audio CODEC Audio 7.1 channel Keyboard and Input Devices Item Controller Connectors Optical Drive Super Multi Item Vendor Model name Drive type Write... ICH10 chipset + SIO IT8720 • PS2 keyboard and mouse connector • Nine USB ports (five on front and four on rear) Specification HLDS GH-40F Super Multi DVD-R2x, 4x, 6x CLV, 8x ZCLV, 8x, 12x PCAV, 16x CAV DVD-R DL 2x, 4x, 6x CLV, 8x ZCLV ...