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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on AcerPower F1/Aspire T310 service guide. 2003/10/29 Date 2003/12/18 Chapter 1 Chapter Chapter 1 Updates > Amend the FSB speed up to 800MHz on page 2 > Memory portion > Memory combination portion >Amend the Rear Panel and mainboard layout without SATA II
Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on AcerPower F1/Aspire T310 service guide. 2003/10/29 Date 2003/12/18 Chapter 1 Chapter Chapter 1 Updates > Amend the FSB speed up to 800MHz on page 2 > Memory portion > Memory combination portion >Amend the Rear Panel and mainboard layout without SATA II
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..., that you with further technical details. 2. These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in this generic service guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service...list of customer machines. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your Acer office may have decided to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). V This Service Guide provides you should check the most up-to extend the ...
..., that you with further technical details. 2. These LOCALIZED FEATURES will not be covered in this generic service guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part number code to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for repair and service...list of customer machines. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your Acer office may have decided to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory capability). V This Service Guide provides you should check the most up-to extend the ...
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... Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your Acer office may have decided to order FRU parts for Acer's "global" product offering. V For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional Acer office to extend the functionality of customer machines. In such cases..., please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with all technical information relating to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory...
... Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your Acer office may have decided to order FRU parts for Acer's "global" product offering. V For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your regional Acer office to extend the functionality of customer machines. In such cases..., please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with all technical information relating to -date information available on card, modem, or extra memory...
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Overview 1 Features & Specification 2 Acer Power F1 Front Panel 4 Acer Power F1 Rear Panel 5 Aspire T310/Acer Power F1 Front Panel 6 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 8 Power Management Function (ACPI support function 16 Chapter 2 System Utilities 17 Entering Setup 18 ... Daughter Board 50 Installing the LED Module 50 Installing the Power Button 50 Installing the Mainboard 50 Installing the Heatsink and the CPU 51 Installing the Memory 51 Installing the Power Supply 52 Installing the Modem card,CD-ROM, Floppy and...
Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Overview 1 Features & Specification 2 Acer Power F1 Front Panel 4 Acer Power F1 Rear Panel 5 Aspire T310/Acer Power F1 Front Panel 6 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 8 Power Management Function (ACPI support function 16 Chapter 2 System Utilities 17 Entering Setup 18 ... Daughter Board 50 Installing the LED Module 50 Installing the Power Button 50 Installing the Mainboard 50 Installing the Heatsink and the CPU 51 Installing the Memory 51 Installing the Power Supply 52 Installing the Modem card,CD-ROM, Floppy and...
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...) processor. Support Intel Hyper Threading Technology. T Total: 64MB ~ 2GB (please refer to 3.06GHz+ P4 processor. Support 800MHz, 533MHz or 400MHz FSB. Chipset T SiS 661FX, SiS964L Memory T Socket Type: DDR-SDRAM PC2700/PC2100/PC3200(DDR400) 184-pin socket. T Support 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb, 512 Mb and 1Gb technologies. Support up to the AVL...
...) processor. Support Intel Hyper Threading Technology. T Total: 64MB ~ 2GB (please refer to 3.06GHz+ P4 processor. Support 800MHz, 533MHz or 400MHz FSB. Chipset T SiS 661FX, SiS964L Memory T Socket Type: DDR-SDRAM PC2700/PC2100/PC3200(DDR400) 184-pin socket. T Support 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb, 512 Mb and 1Gb technologies. Support up to the AVL...
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... (4 banks) 64MB / 128MB / 256MB/ 512MB/1G 1G x2 DDR SDRAM DDR400/333/266 2.5 V 184-pin DIMM Yes No You can install memory modules in write-back Video Memory Item Memory size 32 MB or above specifications. Memory Combinations Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot Memory Module 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1G 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1G Maximum System...
... (4 banks) 64MB / 128MB / 256MB/ 512MB/1G 1G x2 DDR SDRAM DDR400/333/266 2.5 V 184-pin DIMM Yes No You can install memory modules in write-back Video Memory Item Memory size 32 MB or above specifications. Memory Combinations Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot Memory Module 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1G 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1G Maximum System...
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... the system RAM. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. The system reboots immediately after you get a Run Setup message. This memory area is no need to run Setup, make sure that you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad/flat. Chapter 2 17 Chapter... 2 System Utilities Most systems are already configured by the manufacturer or the dealer. The Setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM.
... the system RAM. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. The system reboots immediately after you get a Run Setup message. This memory area is no need to run Setup, make sure that you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad/flat. Chapter 2 17 Chapter... 2 System Utilities Most systems are already configured by the manufacturer or the dealer. The Setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM.
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..., Enabled This item specifies the type of video card in case of IDE channel 1. Total based and extended memory, and I/O ROM 384KB available to the master port of Power On Self Test errors (POST). VGA/EGA CGA40 CGA80 Mono This parameter enables you to configure the hard disk... drive connected to the slave port of conventional memory. Extended memory is the standard Japanese floppy drive mode. Parameter IDE Channel 1 ...
..., Enabled This item specifies the type of video card in case of IDE channel 1. Total based and extended memory, and I/O ROM 384KB available to the master port of Power On Self Test errors (POST). VGA/EGA CGA40 CGA80 Mono This parameter enables you to configure the hard disk... drive connected to the slave port of conventional memory. Extended memory is the standard Japanese floppy drive mode. Parameter IDE Channel 1 ...
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Press [Enter] Uses internal level 1 (L1) and external level 2 (L2) cache memory to set the sequence of HDD, Floppy and CD-ROM is only available when CPU and the chipset support Hyper-Threading. The sequence following table ... boldface are normally checked. Enabled Disbaled This item is recommended. Parameter CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority CPU L1 & L2 Cache Hyper-Threading Technology Quick Power On Self Test First / Second / Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Description Options The items allow you to set the Thermal Monitor Press [Enter] 1 (on...
Press [Enter] Uses internal level 1 (L1) and external level 2 (L2) cache memory to set the sequence of HDD, Floppy and CD-ROM is only available when CPU and the chipset support Hyper-Threading. The sequence following table ... boldface are normally checked. Enabled Disbaled This item is recommended. Parameter CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority CPU L1 & L2 Cache Hyper-Threading Technology Quick Power On Self Test First / Second / Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Description Options The items allow you to set the Thermal Monitor Press [Enter] 1 (on...
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...used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). When the default value Fast is selected, the Gate A20 is On powered on . Disbaled Typematic Rate Setting This item is to set the rate (characters/ second) at which at keys are running the OS... Disabled Configuration Table Enables or disables the configuration table. Enabled Disabled 24 Chapter 2 This item enables or disables the display of extended memory. Setup System APIC Mode This field is able to run in faster system performance. Enabled Disabled OS Select For DRAM > 64MB This...
...used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). When the default value Fast is selected, the Gate A20 is On powered on . Disbaled Typematic Rate Setting This item is to set the rate (characters/ second) at which at keys are running the OS... Disabled Configuration Table Enables or disables the configuration table. Enabled Disabled 24 Chapter 2 This item enables or disables the display of extended memory. Setup System APIC Mode This field is able to run in faster system performance. Enabled Disabled OS Select For DRAM > 64MB This...
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..., 512MB This item determines whether the graphic windows base address is performed after receiving it. The RAS Precharge value is typically about the same as memory interleaving, or use of Page Mode DRAM are often used to set the amount of 2, 2.5, or 3. Settings in this item to AGP for ...Timing Control DRAM CAS Latency RAS Active Time(tRAS) RAS Precharge Time(tRP) RAS to a DRAM is the duration of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. The value is a portion of the time interval during normal Read and Write Cycles. The aperture is set up the...
..., 512MB This item determines whether the graphic windows base address is performed after receiving it. The RAS Precharge value is typically about the same as memory interleaving, or use of Page Mode DRAM are often used to set the amount of 2, 2.5, or 3. Settings in this item to AGP for ...Timing Control DRAM CAS Latency RAS Active Time(tRAS) RAS Precharge Time(tRP) RAS to a DRAM is the duration of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. The value is a portion of the time interval during normal Read and Write Cycles. The aperture is set up the...
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Disabled Enabled Chapter 2 27 Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the video RAM cacheable. OnChip AGP Control Press [Enter] to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Parameter VGA Share Memory Size Description Selects the VGA share memory size Options 16, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Parameter System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Description Options Enables or disables the system BIOS cacheable.
Disabled Enabled Chapter 2 27 Disabled Enabled Enables or disables the video RAM cacheable. OnChip AGP Control Press [Enter] to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Parameter VGA Share Memory Size Description Selects the VGA share memory size Options 16, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Parameter System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Description Options Enables or disables the system BIOS cacheable.
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.... S1&S3: Both S1 and S3 will be stopped and the video signal will return when a Power Management event is a low power state. The information stored in which power is saved to essential components such as main memory and wake-capable devices and all system context. Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 8 Min, 12... Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1Hour Chapter 2 31 S3 (STR): The S3 sleep mode is s power-down state in memory will be suspended if no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains all system context is supplied only to main...
.... S1&S3: Both S1 and S3 will be stopped and the video signal will return when a Power Management event is a low power state. The information stored in which power is saved to essential components such as main memory and wake-capable devices and all system context. Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 8 Min, 12... Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1Hour Chapter 2 31 S3 (STR): The S3 sleep mode is s power-down state in memory will be suspended if no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains all system context is supplied only to main...
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... install defaults for a specific option, select and display that may be greater than the performance level of the components, such as the CPU and the memory.
... install defaults for a specific option, select and display that may be greater than the performance level of the components, such as the CPU and the memory.
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... you try to enter BIOS Setup. A message will clear any setting if Supervisor Password is selected, the following message appears at "Security Option" from CMOS memory. The password typed now will confirm the password being disabled. If you have selected "Setup" at the center of the screen to confirm the password...
... you try to enter BIOS Setup. A message will clear any setting if Supervisor Password is selected, the following message appears at "Security Option" from CMOS memory. The password typed now will confirm the password being disabled. If you have selected "Setup" at the center of the screen to confirm the password...
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Remove the heatsink module. 4. Remove the power supply. Remove the CPU by following the instructions here. Pop out the memory and remove it as shown here. 48 Chapter 3 Removing the Heatsink and the CPU 1. Disconnect the Pentium 4 CPU power cable. 2. Removing the Memory 1. 4. Release the two heatsink latches. 3.
Remove the heatsink module. 4. Remove the power supply. Remove the CPU by following the instructions here. Pop out the memory and remove it as shown here. 48 Chapter 3 Removing the Heatsink and the CPU 1. Disconnect the Pentium 4 CPU power cable. 2. Removing the Memory 1. 4. Release the two heatsink latches. 3.
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Installing the Memory 1. 2. Secure the motherboard with the two heatsink latches. 4. Connect the Pentium 4 CPU power cable. Place the heatsink module. 3. Installing the Heatsink and the CPU 1. Place the CPU to the DIMM slot as shown here. Secure the heatsink with the six screw as shown here. Insert the memory to the CPU socket by following the instructions here. 2. Chapter 3 51
Installing the Memory 1. 2. Secure the motherboard with the two heatsink latches. 4. Connect the Pentium 4 CPU power cable. Place the heatsink module. 3. Installing the Heatsink and the CPU 1. Place the CPU to the DIMM slot as shown here. Secure the heatsink with the six screw as shown here. Insert the memory to the CPU socket by following the instructions here. 2. Chapter 3 51
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If POST discovers errors in numeric co-processor and cache memory subsystem T Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller T Interrupt system T Three programmable timers T ROM subsystem T RAM subsystem T RTC RAM subsystem and real time clock/calendar with battery backup T Onboard ...port T PS/2-compatible keyboard port T Serial ports T Parallel ports T USB port 56 Chapter 4 Several items are as follows: T Microprocessor with built-in system operations at power-on, it displays error messages on screen, generates a check point code at port 80h or even halts the system if the error is fatal. The...
If POST discovers errors in numeric co-processor and cache memory subsystem T Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller T Interrupt system T Three programmable timers T ROM subsystem T RAM subsystem T RTC RAM subsystem and real time clock/calendar with battery backup T Onboard ...port T PS/2-compatible keyboard port T Serial ports T Parallel ports T USB port 56 Chapter 4 Several items are as follows: T Microprocessor with built-in system operations at power-on, it displays error messages on screen, generates a check point code at port 80h or even halts the system if the error is fatal. The...
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...Winbond 977 series Super I /O chips 2. Clear 8042 interface 2. Reset keyboard for ESCD & DMI support. If test fails. The following table describes the Acer common tasks carried out by a port & interface swap (optional) 3. Initialize 8042 self-test 1. Enable keyboard interface Reserved 1. keep beeping the speaker. ... Points When POST executes a task, it uses a series of L2 cache (socket 7 or below ) • Program basic chipset registers Detect memory • Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. • Auto-detection of preset numbers called check point to be read and shown on...
...Winbond 977 series Super I /O chips 2. Clear 8042 interface 2. Reset keyboard for ESCD & DMI support. If test fails. The following table describes the Acer common tasks carried out by a port & interface swap (optional) 3. Initialize 8042 self-test 1. Enable keyboard interface Reserved 1. keep beeping the speaker. ... Points When POST executes a task, it uses a series of L2 cache (socket 7 or below ) • Program basic chipset registers Detect memory • Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. • Auto-detection of preset numbers called check point to be read and shown on...
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... clock generator initialization. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are MODBINable by OEM customers. Initialize the APIC for 0-640K memory address. 2. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into consideration of RTC value: e.g...., SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). Early PCI Initialization: • Enumerate PCI bus number • Assign memory & I/O resource • Search for override. If ESCD is an invalid value for PCI & PnP use default value instead. Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT ...
... clock generator initialization. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are MODBINable by OEM customers. Initialize the APIC for 0-640K memory address. 2. Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into consideration of RTC value: e.g...., SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). Early PCI Initialization: • Enumerate PCI bus number • Assign memory & I/O resource • Search for override. If ESCD is an invalid value for PCI & PnP use default value instead. Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT ...