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... IV are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Acer Corporation. Disclaimer The information in this guide is ". No part of this manual is sold or licensed "as is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of all necessary servicing, repair..., and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in any form or by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this publication may ...
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Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to any damage that appear on screen. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Screen messages Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. IV NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic.
Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Reminds you to any damage that appear on screen. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Screen messages Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. IV NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the accomplishment of procedures. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the current topic.
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... Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Overview 1 Features 2 Front Panel-Veriton 3500/3500G 4 Rear Panel-Veriton 3500/3500G 6 Front Panel-Veriron 5500/5500G 8 Rear Panel-Veriton 5500/5500G 10 Front Panel-Veriton 7500/7500G 12 Rear Panel-Veriton 7500/7500G 14 System Block Diagram (Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500 16 System Block Diagram (Veriton 3500G/ 5500G/ 7500G 17 Main Board Layout (Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500) (S88M/ GL...
... Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Overview 1 Features 2 Front Panel-Veriton 3500/3500G 4 Rear Panel-Veriton 3500/3500G 6 Front Panel-Veriron 5500/5500G 8 Rear Panel-Veriton 5500/5500G 10 Front Panel-Veriton 7500/7500G 12 Rear Panel-Veriton 7500/7500G 14 System Block Diagram (Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500 16 System Block Diagram (Veriton 3500G/ 5500G/ 7500G 17 Main Board Layout (Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500) (S88M/ GL...
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The Veriton 3500G, 5500G, 7500G supports Intel® Pentium IV (Willamette 478/Northwood) Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array 2 processor (FC-PGA2) based Micro ATX, IBM PC/AT compatible system with PCI bus. Chapter 1 System Specifications Overview The Veriton 3500, 5500, 7500 supports Intel® Pentium IV (Willamette 478/Northwood) Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array 2 processor (FC-PGA2) based Micro ATX, IBM PC/AT compatible system with PCI/ AGPbus. Chapter 1 1
The Veriton 3500G, 5500G, 7500G supports Intel® Pentium IV (Willamette 478/Northwood) Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array 2 processor (FC-PGA2) based Micro ATX, IBM PC/AT compatible system with PCI bus. Chapter 1 System Specifications Overview The Veriton 3500, 5500, 7500 supports Intel® Pentium IV (Willamette 478/Northwood) Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array 2 processor (FC-PGA2) based Micro ATX, IBM PC/AT compatible system with PCI/ AGPbus. Chapter 1 1
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... set to Enabled.) Processor voltage can be detected by the system without setting any jumper. Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Type Slot Speed Item Minimum operating speed Voltage Specification Intel® Pentium IV FC-PGA2 processors with mPGA478 package Socket mPGA478 Internal: 1.4~2.4GHz+ External:...GL. 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in BIOS Setup Utility main menu screen, the Advanced Options menu then appears. BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer Award BIOS version V6.0 BIOS ROM type Intel FWH SST 49LF004-33-4C-NH BIOS ROM size 4MB Support protocol...
... set to Enabled.) Processor voltage can be detected by the system without setting any jumper. Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Type Slot Speed Item Minimum operating speed Voltage Specification Intel® Pentium IV FC-PGA2 processors with mPGA478 package Socket mPGA478 Internal: 1.4~2.4GHz+ External:...GL. 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in BIOS Setup Utility main menu screen, the Advanced Options menu then appears. BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer Award BIOS version V6.0 BIOS ROM type Intel FWH SST 49LF004-33-4C-NH BIOS ROM size 4MB Support protocol...
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... DRAM PC1600/2100 DDR 266/ DDR 20 2.5V 184 -pin DIMM Yes Yes Specification You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the Memory Combination specifications. This section has two table lists, system memory specification and the possible combinations of memory module. System Memory Item Memory socket numbe... 128M 256M 512M 64M 128M 256M 512M 128M 192M 320M 576M 192M 256M 384M 640M 320M 384M 512M 768M 576M 640M 768M 1024M TOTAL 24 Veriton 3500/5500/7500
... DRAM PC1600/2100 DDR 266/ DDR 20 2.5V 184 -pin DIMM Yes Yes Specification You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the Memory Combination specifications. This section has two table lists, system memory specification and the possible combinations of memory module. System Memory Item Memory socket numbe... 128M 256M 512M 64M 128M 256M 512M 128M 192M 320M 576M 192M 256M 384M 640M 320M 384M 512M 768M 576M 640M 768M 1024M TOTAL 24 Veriton 3500/5500/7500
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... IV processor: 512 KB for Northwood and 256KB for Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500 doesn't have AGP VGA slot. Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Video Interface Item Video controller resident bus Video interface support Specification AGP bus 1x / 2x / 4x AGP Data Transfer and...
... IV processor: 512 KB for Northwood and 256KB for Veriton 3500/ 5500/ 7500 doesn't have AGP VGA slot. Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Video Interface Item Video controller resident bus Video interface support Specification AGP bus 1x / 2x / 4x AGP Data Transfer and...
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...ESFM music synthesize MPU-401(UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated game port Meets PC 97/PC98 and WHQL specifications Yes 44.1 KHz Yes Supported On audio-I/O board (Front Panel Access) Supported On audio-I/O board (Front Panel Access) QFP64 ... Floppy Disk Specifications Media Recognition Cylinders Tracks Rotational speed (RPM) Read/write heads Encoding method Power requirement (max) Startup (peak Maximum Seeking (RMS) Voltage tolerance (V 26 Panasonic JU-256A047P Specification 1.44 MB 80 160 300 2 MFM/FM 5V 290mA 710mA +5V +/- 10% Veriton 3500/5500/7500
...ESFM music synthesize MPU-401(UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated game port Meets PC 97/PC98 and WHQL specifications Yes 44.1 KHz Yes Supported On audio-I/O board (Front Panel Access) Supported On audio-I/O board (Front Panel Access) QFP64 ... Floppy Disk Specifications Media Recognition Cylinders Tracks Rotational speed (RPM) Read/write heads Encoding method Power requirement (max) Startup (peak Maximum Seeking (RMS) Voltage tolerance (V 26 Panasonic JU-256A047P Specification 1.44 MB 80 160 300 2 MFM/FM 5V 290mA 710mA +5V +/- 10% Veriton 3500/5500/7500
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... 12V(DC) +/- 10 DVD-ROM Interface Item Vendor & Model Name Performance Specification Transfer rate (KB/sec) Average access time Data Buffer Capacity Interface Applicable disc format loading mechanism Chapter 1 Specification Pioneer DVD-117RD With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Sustained: Max 3.6 MB/s... XA (mode 2, Form 1 and Form 2), Photo-CD (single and multiple sessions), CD Extra, CD-I /O Data transfer rate (Mbytes/s) max. function Specification Seagate U Series 40810 ST340810A 40GB 512 8.9 2 1 5400 512 2 Altra ATA/ 100 436 100 MB/sec. Floppy disk drive Interface MTBF (Mean Time...
... 12V(DC) +/- 10 DVD-ROM Interface Item Vendor & Model Name Performance Specification Transfer rate (KB/sec) Average access time Data Buffer Capacity Interface Applicable disc format loading mechanism Chapter 1 Specification Pioneer DVD-117RD With CD Diskette With DVD Diskette Sustained: Max 3.6 MB/s... XA (mode 2, Form 1 and Form 2), Photo-CD (single and multiple sessions), CD Extra, CD-I /O Data transfer rate (Mbytes/s) max. function Specification Seagate U Series 40810 ST340810A 40GB 512 8.9 2 1 5400 512 2 Altra ATA/ 100 436 100 MB/sec. Floppy disk drive Interface MTBF (Mean Time...
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... serial port Serial ports location 16C550 UART support Connector type 28 +5V +/-5% 150mA 500mA Specification +12V +/-5% 2mA 1.2A Specification AOpen CRW3248 Sustained: Max 6000 KB/sec 100ms 8MB/ 2MB E-IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM ...(mode 1 and mode 2), CD-ROM XA (mode 2, Form 1 and Form 2), Photo-CD (single and multiple sessions), CD Extra, CD-I FMV, Video CD, CD Text, CD-R/W and CD-DA disc format. Soft eject (with pin reserve) Veriton... 3500/5500/7500
... serial port Serial ports location 16C550 UART support Connector type 28 +5V +/-5% 150mA 500mA Specification +12V +/-5% 2mA 1.2A Specification AOpen CRW3248 Sustained: Max 6000 KB/sec 100ms 8MB/ 2MB E-IDE/ATAPI CD-ROM ...(mode 1 and mode 2), CD-ROM XA (mode 2, Form 1 and Form 2), Photo-CD (single and multiple sessions), CD Extra, CD-I FMV, Video CD, CD Text, CD-R/W and CD-DA disc format. Soft eject (with pin reserve) Veriton... 3500/5500/7500
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Not to peak 2.0G 32 Veriton 3500/5500/7500 System Devices N (Notes) N Floppy Diskette N Cascade N N N Add-On-Card Devices Reserved Reserved N Reserved N Reserved Reserved Reserved Main Board Major Chips Item North Bridge South Bridge ... Non-operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Non-operating Vibration Operating: Sweep rate: Direction: Test cycles: Non-operating: (Packed) Sweep rate: Direction: Test cycles: Specifications +10 to +35°C -10 to +60°C -20 to +60°C (Storage package) 20% to 80% RH, non-condensing 20% to 80% RH, non...
Not to peak 2.0G 32 Veriton 3500/5500/7500 System Devices N (Notes) N Floppy Diskette N Cascade N N N Add-On-Card Devices Reserved Reserved N Reserved N Reserved Reserved Reserved Main Board Major Chips Item North Bridge South Bridge ... Non-operating Non-operating Humidity Operating Non-operating Non-operating Vibration Operating: Sweep rate: Direction: Test cycles: Non-operating: (Packed) Sweep rate: Direction: Test cycles: Specifications +10 to +35°C -10 to +60°C -20 to +60°C (Storage package) 20% to 80% RH, non-condensing 20% to 80% RH, non...
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Measure at line input 90 VRMS and maximum load condition. Mechanical Specifications Item Dimensions Weight One 3.5 FDD and one 3.5 HDD (without packing Specification 244(L)X 244(W)x18mm(H) Depends on local configuration Switching Power Supply A-1 Input frequency 50Hz 60Hz Normal Frequenc 47Hz to 53Hz 57Hz to 63Hz Frequency Variation Range A-2 ...
Measure at line input 90 VRMS and maximum load condition. Mechanical Specifications Item Dimensions Weight One 3.5 FDD and one 3.5 HDD (without packing Specification 244(L)X 244(W)x18mm(H) Depends on local configuration Switching Power Supply A-1 Input frequency 50Hz 60Hz Normal Frequenc 47Hz to 53Hz 57Hz to 63Hz Frequency Variation Range A-2 ...
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... port. 2F8/ IRQ3 Auto 3F8/ IRQ4 3E8/ IRQ4 2E8/ IRQ3 Disabled This item controls the onboard parallel port address an interrupt. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) Specification by Microsoft andHP. IEEE 1284 compliant Printer SPP ECP EPP1.7+ECP EPP1.7+SPP EPP1.9+SPP EPP1.9+ECP Selects the ECP Mode DMA Channel. 3 1 Selects the...
... port. 2F8/ IRQ3 Auto 3F8/ IRQ4 3E8/ IRQ4 2E8/ IRQ3 Disabled This item controls the onboard parallel port address an interrupt. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) Specification by Microsoft andHP. IEEE 1284 compliant Printer SPP ECP EPP1.7+ECP EPP1.7+SPP EPP1.9+SPP EPP1.9+ECP Selects the ECP Mode DMA Channel. 3 1 Selects the...
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... is selected, the soft power switch on the front panel can be Power On Suspend or Suspend to determine the manner by hardware. is a specification of time after which the system will be on full on after a power failure. Instant-Off Use this option to Hard Drive, and it ... is set the default parameters for power-saving modes. This item is independent from S3 (STR, Suspend to turn off . Enabled Disabled 49 Veriton 3500/5500/7500 Parameter Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Power Management (Function Enabled in APM Mode) Suspend Mode (Function Enabled in APM Mode) HDD Power Down (...
... is selected, the soft power switch on the front panel can be Power On Suspend or Suspend to determine the manner by hardware. is a specification of time after which the system will be on full on after a power failure. Instant-Off Use this option to Hard Drive, and it ... is set the default parameters for power-saving modes. This item is independent from S3 (STR, Suspend to turn off . Enabled Disabled 49 Veriton 3500/5500/7500 Parameter Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Power Management (Function Enabled in APM Mode) Suspend Mode (Function Enabled in APM Mode) HDD Power Down (...
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NOTE: Check all power supply voltages, switch, and jumper settings before you must run specific disk diagnostic routines. BIOS Messages BIOS ROM checksum error - Contact your system dealer to skip the full memory test. Contact your system dealer ...Problems" on the keyboard. To purposely configure the system without a keyboard, set to skip memory test Floppy disk(s) fail HARD DISK initializing - Veriton 3500/5500/7500 Check the battery and replace if necessary. This message indicates the switch is locked out - Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller or...
NOTE: Check all power supply voltages, switch, and jumper settings before you must run specific disk diagnostic routines. BIOS Messages BIOS ROM checksum error - Contact your system dealer to skip the full memory test. Contact your system dealer ...Problems" on the keyboard. To purposely configure the system without a keyboard, set to skip memory test Floppy disk(s) fail HARD DISK initializing - Veriton 3500/5500/7500 Check the battery and replace if necessary. This message indicates the switch is locked out - Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller or...
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... hard disk fail Secondary master hard disk fail Secondary slave hard disk fail Action/FRU This message displays during memory testing, additional information appears giving specifics about the type and location of BIOS defaults designed for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Chapter 4 118 System OEMs may replace the Phoenix...
... hard disk fail Secondary master hard disk fail Secondary slave hard disk fail Action/FRU This message displays during memory testing, additional information appears giving specifics about the type and location of BIOS defaults designed for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Chapter 4 118 System OEMs may replace the Phoenix...
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...FDD HDD (IDE) HDD (SCSI) IDE Cable FDD Cable Audio Cable USB Cable CD-ROM CD-RW DVD-ROM Mouse Keyboard Specifications Intel Willamette 1.7G/1.8G/1.9G/2.0 Socket 478 Intel Northwood 2.0G/2.2G/2.4G Micron DDR 266, 128MB, 0.18u 16Mx8x8 CL2.5... 266 256MB CL2 Apacer DDR 266 128MB Apacer DDR 266 256MB Cooler Master Standard Fansink Cooler Master Standard Blow Fansink Acer Retention Module Panasonic 3 mode JU256A046P Mitsumi FDD 1.44MB 1"H Seagate U6 20G 5400rpm Seagate U6 40G 5400rpm Seagate U6..., 104 keys Darfon 62C US version, 104 keys, gift box packing, with palm rest 151 Veriton 3500/5500/7500
...FDD HDD (IDE) HDD (SCSI) IDE Cable FDD Cable Audio Cable USB Cable CD-ROM CD-RW DVD-ROM Mouse Keyboard Specifications Intel Willamette 1.7G/1.8G/1.9G/2.0 Socket 478 Intel Northwood 2.0G/2.2G/2.4G Micron DDR 266, 128MB, 0.18u 16Mx8x8 CL2.5... 266 256MB CL2 Apacer DDR 266 128MB Apacer DDR 266 256MB Cooler Master Standard Fansink Cooler Master Standard Blow Fansink Acer Retention Module Panasonic 3 mode JU256A046P Mitsumi FDD 1.44MB 1"H Seagate U6 20G 5400rpm Seagate U6 40G 5400rpm Seagate U6..., 104 keys Darfon 62C US version, 104 keys, gift box packing, with palm rest 151 Veriton 3500/5500/7500
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VGA Adapter Item Speake LAN Adapter Wireless LAN Adapter Fax/Modem Adapter Power Supply Housing Specifications LEADTEK Geforce 2 MX-400 64M LP Prolink Geforce 2 MX-400 64M LP ECS SiS 315E ECS SiS 315E LB Charming Standard V-1 Charming Speake 2.1 channel Philips ... 200W non PFC Delta 180W non PFC FSP 180W non PFC FSP 160W PFC FSP 160W non PFC API 200W PFC API 200W non PFC Acer Genesis H80F Genesis H80 200W PFC (Delta) Genesis H80 200W non PFC (Delta, Hi-Power) Genesis H80 180W non PFC Genesis H40 200W PFC (Delta...
VGA Adapter Item Speake LAN Adapter Wireless LAN Adapter Fax/Modem Adapter Power Supply Housing Specifications LEADTEK Geforce 2 MX-400 64M LP Prolink Geforce 2 MX-400 64M LP ECS SiS 315E ECS SiS 315E LB Charming Standard V-1 Charming Speake 2.1 channel Philips ... 200W non PFC Delta 180W non PFC FSP 180W non PFC FSP 160W PFC FSP 160W non PFC API 200W PFC API 200W non PFC Acer Genesis H80F Genesis H80 200W PFC (Delta) Genesis H80 200W non PFC (Delta, Hi-Power) Genesis H80 180W non PFC Genesis H40 200W PFC (Delta...
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... Nanya DDR 266 512MB CL2 Cooler Master Standard Fansink Cooler Master Standard Blow Fansink Acer Retention Module Panasonic 3 mode JU256A046P Mitsumi FDD 1.44MB 1"H Seagate U6 20G 5400rp...LP Prolink Geforce 2 MX-400 64M LP ECS SiS 315E ECS SiS 315E LB Veriton 3500/5500/7500 Microsoft Windows ME Professional Environment Test Processor Item Memory CPU Fan Sink FDD HDD ...(IDE) HDD (SCSI) IDE Cable FDD Cable Audio Cable USB Cable CD-ROM DVD-ROM Mouse Keyboard VGA Adapter 153 Specification...
... Nanya DDR 266 512MB CL2 Cooler Master Standard Fansink Cooler Master Standard Blow Fansink Acer Retention Module Panasonic 3 mode JU256A046P Mitsumi FDD 1.44MB 1"H Seagate U6 20G 5400rp...LP Prolink Geforce 2 MX-400 64M LP ECS SiS 315E ECS SiS 315E LB Veriton 3500/5500/7500 Microsoft Windows ME Professional Environment Test Processor Item Memory CPU Fan Sink FDD HDD ...(IDE) HDD (SCSI) IDE Cable FDD Cable Audio Cable USB Cable CD-ROM DVD-ROM Mouse Keyboard VGA Adapter 153 Specification...
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Speake Item LAN Adapter Fax/Modem Adapter Power Supply Housing Specification Charming Standard V-1 Charming Speake 2.1 channel 3Com LAN Card, 10/100 Mbps LAN card, 10/100 Mbps LB Ambit V92, 56K, HSFI V92, 6K, HSFI, LB ..., 56K, HSFI, LB Delta 200W PFC Delta 200W non PF Delta 180W non PF FSP 180W non PFC FSP 160W PFC FSP 160W non PFC Acer Genesis H80F Genesis H80 200W PFC (Delta) Genesis H80 200W non PFC (Delta, Hi-Power Genesis H80 180W non PFC Genesis H40 200W PFC (Delta...
Speake Item LAN Adapter Fax/Modem Adapter Power Supply Housing Specification Charming Standard V-1 Charming Speake 2.1 channel 3Com LAN Card, 10/100 Mbps LAN card, 10/100 Mbps LB Ambit V92, 56K, HSFI V92, 6K, HSFI, LB ..., 56K, HSFI, LB Delta 200W PFC Delta 200W non PF Delta 180W non PF FSP 180W non PFC FSP 160W PFC FSP 160W non PFC Acer Genesis H80F Genesis H80 200W PFC (Delta) Genesis H80 200W non PFC (Delta, Hi-Power Genesis H80 180W non PFC Genesis H40 200W PFC (Delta...