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... Heat Sink Fan Assembly 31 Removing the Processor 32 Removing the Memory Modules 33 Removing the VGA Card 34 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 35 Removing the Optical Drive 37 Removing the System Fan 39 Removing the Power Supply 40 Removing the OBR and Intrusion Alarm Assembly 41 Removing the Card Reader 43 Removing the Internal Speaker 44 Removing the Mainboard 45 Removing Other Side Panel 47 Removing the Front I/O and USB Assembly 48 Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly 50 System Troubleshooting 51 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 51...
... Heat Sink Fan Assembly 31 Removing the Processor 32 Removing the Memory Modules 33 Removing the VGA Card 34 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 35 Removing the Optical Drive 37 Removing the System Fan 39 Removing the Power Supply 40 Removing the OBR and Intrusion Alarm Assembly 41 Removing the Card Reader 43 Removing the Internal Speaker 44 Removing the Mainboard 45 Removing Other Side Panel 47 Removing the Front I/O and USB Assembly 48 Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly 50 System Troubleshooting 51 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 51...
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... design guide • Support 1.5V DIMM • Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in this section is a brief summary of the system depends on boards Graphics 32nm Chipset • PCH: Intel H57 (Ibex Peak) PCB • 4 Layer uATX form factor 9.6in X 9.6in (24.38cm X 24.38cm) Memory subsystem • Socket Type: DDR III Un-buffered DIMM connector •...
... design guide • Support 1.5V DIMM • Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in this section is a brief summary of the system depends on boards Graphics 32nm Chipset • PCH: Intel H57 (Ibex Peak) PCB • 4 Layer uATX form factor 9.6in X 9.6in (24.38cm X 24.38cm) Memory subsystem • Socket Type: DDR III Un-buffered DIMM connector •...
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...; Connectors support: • Rear 3 jack follow HD audio definition (ALC662-VC) • Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device Requirements: Audio-0002 • 1 S/PDIF-out header (1*4) • 1 front panel audio header (2*5) • 1 internal speaker header (2*4) • Add HD de-pop CKT Serial ATA controller • Slot Type: SATA connector • Six SATA ports: • 4 for HDD • 2 for ODD • Storage Type support: 1.HDD : Support RAID 0/1/5/10 2.Blue Ray ODD • 3.AHCI mode supported for internal SATA port 2 Chapter...
...; Connectors support: • Rear 3 jack follow HD audio definition (ALC662-VC) • Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device Requirements: Audio-0002 • 1 S/PDIF-out header (1*4) • 1 front panel audio header (2*5) • 1 internal speaker header (2*4) • Add HD de-pop CKT Serial ATA controller • Slot Type: SATA connector • Six SATA ports: • 4 for HDD • 2 for ODD • Storage Type support: 1.HDD : Support RAID 0/1/5/10 2.Blue Ray ODD • 3.AHCI mode supported for internal SATA port 2 Chapter...
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... includes USB-ODD, USB-HDD, USB-FDD, and etc... • On-board: 4 2*5 headers ( 8ports) • 4 ports for clear CMOS • 1 on board buzzer • 1 2pin OBR header Chapter 1 3 Microphone In/ Headphone Out pin connectors • 1 4 pin CPU Fan connector • 1 3 pin System Fan connector with Link/Activity LEDs USB ports • Supports 14 USB ports. LAN • • Controller: Intel PCI-E Gbt LAN controller/PHY RJ-45 Back panel port with linear circuit • 1 4 pin SPDIF header closed to PCIEx16 slot • 1 24 pin...
... includes USB-ODD, USB-HDD, USB-FDD, and etc... • On-board: 4 2*5 headers ( 8ports) • 4 ports for clear CMOS • 1 on board buzzer • 1 2pin OBR header Chapter 1 3 Microphone In/ Headphone Out pin connectors • 1 4 pin CPU Fan connector • 1 3 pin System Fan connector with Link/Activity LEDs USB ports • Supports 14 USB ports. LAN • • Controller: Intel PCI-E Gbt LAN controller/PHY RJ-45 Back panel port with linear circuit • 1 4 pin SPDIF header closed to PCIEx16 slot • 1 24 pin...
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... 2*13pin header (near rear IO is preferable) • 1 2*4 pin internal speaker header • Color management for on board connecter (please refer to Acer spec) • Header Naming should follow MB Header Naming (Refer to Appendix) • Braidwood connector (reserved) • 1 3pin ME enable/disable connector (with 1 jumper) System BIOS • Size: 64Mb • AMI Kernel with Acer skin/copyright Power supply • 300W/ in stable mode (Acer/GTW Assign System...
... 2*13pin header (near rear IO is preferable) • 1 2*4 pin internal speaker header • Color management for on board connecter (please refer to Acer spec) • Header Naming should follow MB Header Naming (Refer to Appendix) • Braidwood connector (reserved) • 1 3pin ME enable/disable connector (with 1 jumper) System BIOS • Size: 64Mb • AMI Kernel with Acer skin/copyright Power supply • 300W/ in stable mode (Acer/GTW Assign System...
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Component 1 Power connector 2 PS2 keyboard connector 3 DVI port 4 USB 2.0 ports 5 Line-out jack 6 Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack 7 Expansion slot(graphics card ect.) 8 Line-in jack 9 Lock Handle 10 RJ45 LAN port 11 D-sub port 12 System Fan 13 COM Port 14 PS2 mouse connector 15 Fan aperture Chapter 1 7 Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 15 14 13 12 11 10 8 9 No.
Component 1 Power connector 2 PS2 keyboard connector 3 DVI port 4 USB 2.0 ports 5 Line-out jack 6 Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack 7 Expansion slot(graphics card ect.) 8 Line-in jack 9 Lock Handle 10 RJ45 LAN port 11 D-sub port 12 System Fan 13 COM Port 14 PS2 mouse connector 15 Fan aperture Chapter 1 7 Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 15 14 13 12 11 10 8 9 No.
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... LAN controller Intel PCI-E Gbt LAN controller/PHY HDD controller Intel H57 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Specification Processor Type Lynnfield/Clarkdale DMI/FDI 1333MHz Socket Type Intel Socket H2 ,LGA 1156 pin FSB 1333 MHz Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI ROM BIOS ROM size 4-8Mb Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0 Device Boot Support Support BBS spec...
... LAN controller Intel PCI-E Gbt LAN controller/PHY HDD controller Intel H57 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Specification Processor Type Lynnfield/Clarkdale DMI/FDI 1333MHz Socket Type Intel Socket H2 ,LGA 1156 pin FSB 1333 MHz Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI ROM BIOS ROM size 4-8Mb Support protocol SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0 Device Boot Support Support BBS spec...
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... Memory Supported 1G~16GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB/2GB/4GB Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1066/1333MHz Support memory voltage 1.5V Support memory module package 240-pin DDRIII Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code (ECC) feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any other HDA compatible audio controller. With EAX/Direct Sound 3D/I3DL2/ A3D compatibility, and excellent software utilities...
... Memory Supported 1G~16GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB/2GB/4GB Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1066/1333MHz Support memory voltage 1.5V Support memory module package 240-pin DDRIII Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code (ECC) feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any other HDA compatible audio controller. With EAX/Direct Sound 3D/I3DL2/ A3D compatibility, and excellent software utilities...
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SATA Interface Item SATA controller Number of SATA channel Support mode Specification H57 SATA X 6 RAID/AHCI/IDE mode option USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode 6 back real ports 4 ports for front daughter board 4 ports reserved Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating +5°C ~ +35°C Non-operating -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) Humidity Operating 15% to 80% RH Non-operating 10% to 90% RH Vibration Operating (unpacked) 5 ~ 500 Hz: 2.20g RMS random...
SATA Interface Item SATA controller Number of SATA channel Support mode Specification H57 SATA X 6 RAID/AHCI/IDE mode option USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode 6 back real ports 4 ports for front daughter board 4 ports reserved Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating +5°C ~ +35°C Non-operating -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) Humidity Operating 15% to 80% RH Non-operating 10% to 90% RH Vibration Operating (unpacked) 5 ~ 500 Hz: 2.20g RMS random...
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... the power management configuration • When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup • When a configuration error is detected by the system and you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may not be retained when power is turned off. These values may be simply referred to make sure that you close the Setup. Chapter 2 System Utilities CMOS Setup Utility CMOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called CMOS RAM...
... the power management configuration • When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup • When a configuration error is detected by the system and you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may not be retained when power is turned off. These values may be simply referred to make sure that you close the Setup. Chapter 2 System Utilities CMOS Setup Utility CMOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called CMOS RAM...
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... BIOS setup utility. Version number of system memory installed on the system. Date when the BIOS setup utility was released Asset tag number of the CPU installed on the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable. Speed of this system. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. Serial number of the system. Product name of the system. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed...
... BIOS setup utility. Version number of system memory installed on the system. Date when the BIOS setup utility was released Asset tag number of the CPU installed on the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable. Speed of this system. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. Serial number of the system. Product name of the system. Parameter Processor Type Processor Speed...
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... Enter to display error beeps or messages during USB device enumeration. Enabled Enables or disables BIOS to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available hard drives. Press Enter to boot the computer by shortening Enabled or skipping certain standard booting process. Advanced BIOS Feature Parameter Quick Boot Quiet Boot 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drive Priority Optical Disk Drive Priority Removable Drive Priority Network Drive Priority Bootup Num-Lock Boot Write Protect USB Beep Message Description Option...
... Enter to display error beeps or messages during USB device enumeration. Enabled Enables or disables BIOS to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available hard drives. Press Enter to boot the computer by shortening Enabled or skipping certain standard booting process. Advanced BIOS Feature Parameter Quick Boot Quiet Boot 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drive Priority Optical Disk Drive Priority Removable Drive Priority Network Drive Priority Bootup Num-Lock Boot Write Protect USB Beep Message Description Option...
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...to change the supervisor password. Enabled Disabled This item enables/disables support the boot from USB mass storage devices. If not, Not Installed displays. This item enables/disables the warning if the case is opened up, and the item below indicatesthe current status of the case. If the password has been installed,Installed displays. Enabled Disabled 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Security Features Parameter Supervisor Password User Password HDD Password Change Supervisor Password Change HDD Password Removable Device Boot Chassis opening warning Description Option This...
...to change the supervisor password. Enabled Disabled This item enables/disables support the boot from USB mass storage devices. If not, Not Installed displays. This item enables/disables the warning if the case is opened up, and the item below indicatesthe current status of the case. If the password has been installed,Installed displays. Enabled Disabled 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Security Features Parameter Supervisor Password User Password HDD Password Change Supervisor Password Change HDD Password Removable Device Boot Chassis opening warning Description Option This...
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... test Acer products. Verify the symptoms by running the diagnostic tests or repeating thesame operation. 3. Refer to "Power System check" on page 52 and "Beep Codes" on how to troubleshoot system hardware problems. Hardware Diagnostic Procedure IMPORTANT:The diagnostic tests described in as much detail as possible. 2. Chapter 4 51 Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Chapter 4 System Troubleshooting This chapter provides instructions...
... test Acer products. Verify the symptoms by running the diagnostic tests or repeating thesame operation. 3. Refer to "Power System check" on page 52 and "Beep Codes" on how to troubleshoot system hardware problems. Hardware Diagnostic Procedure IMPORTANT:The diagnostic tests described in as much detail as possible. 2. Chapter 4 51 Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Chapter 4 System Troubleshooting This chapter provides instructions...
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... specific method is enabled, CPU cache-as a POST card or POST diagnostic card. Restore CPUID value back into memory. These are ISA or PCI add-in debugging problems that show the value of the BIOS. Checkpoint Before D0 D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 Description If boot block debugger is checked to execute serial flash. Save power-on a LED display. Set stack. Checkpoint sare very useful...
... specific method is enabled, CPU cache-as a POST card or POST diagnostic card. Restore CPUID value back into memory. These are ISA or PCI add-in debugging problems that show the value of the BIOS. Checkpoint Before D0 D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 Description If boot block debugger is checked to execute serial flash. Save power-on a LED display. Set stack. Checkpoint sare very useful...
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... or option ROMs from floppy. Start reading the recovery file cluster by the recovery file. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. The recovery file size does not equal the found . Make flash write disabled. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to...
... or option ROMs from floppy. Start reading the recovery file cluster by the recovery file. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. The recovery file size does not equal the found . Make flash write disabled. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to...
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...Clarkdale processors CPU cooling fan connector 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM slots TPM module header Onboard parallel port header Floppy disk header Standard 24-pin ATX power connector BIOS flash protect jumper Onboard serial port header Serial ATA connectors Front panel USB headers Front panel switch/LED header Clear CMOS jumper ME disable jumper Chassis detect header One button recovery jumper Front panel USB header Front panel USB header (Ccard Reader) SPDIF out header Front panel audio header Speaker header 32-bit add-on card slots PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express x16 slot System cooling fan connector...
...Clarkdale processors CPU cooling fan connector 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM slots TPM module header Onboard parallel port header Floppy disk header Standard 24-pin ATX power connector BIOS flash protect jumper Onboard serial port header Serial ATA connectors Front panel USB headers Front panel switch/LED header Clear CMOS jumper ME disable jumper Chassis detect header One button recovery jumper Front panel USB header Front panel USB header (Ccard Reader) SPDIF out header Front panel audio header Speaker header 32-bit add-on card slots PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express x16 slot System cooling fan connector...
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... the correct pins. System Board Jumper Setting Jumper CLR_CMOS Type 3-pin Description CLEAR CMOS ME_DISABLE 3-pin MEDISABLE Setting (default) 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to set system configuration options. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are numbered. Jumper Setting The section explains how to turn the system off. 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: MEDISABLE Picture BIOS_WP 3-pin BIOS FLASH PROTECT 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: BIOS_WP Chapter 5 60 Setting Jumper Use the motherboard jumpers to set jumper for correct configuration of the mainboard...
... the correct pins. System Board Jumper Setting Jumper CLR_CMOS Type 3-pin Description CLEAR CMOS ME_DISABLE 3-pin MEDISABLE Setting (default) 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to set system configuration options. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are numbered. Jumper Setting The section explains how to turn the system off. 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: MEDISABLE Picture BIOS_WP 3-pin BIOS FLASH PROTECT 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: BIOS_WP Chapter 5 60 Setting Jumper Use the motherboard jumpers to set jumper for correct configuration of the mainboard...
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... Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Signal Name PORT 1L PORT 1R PORT 2R SENSE_SEND PORT 2L Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Signal Name AUD_GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETURN KEY SENSE2_RETURN F_USB1~4: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. If you have USB ports at the front of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and lineout ports for Azalia This header allows the user to...
... Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Signal Name PORT 1L PORT 1R PORT 2R SENSE_SEND PORT 2L Pin 2 4 6 8 10 Signal Name AUD_GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETURN KEY SENSE2_RETURN F_USB1~4: Front Panel USB headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. If you have USB ports at the front of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and lineout ports for Azalia This header allows the user to...
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... DRIVE HH 16X DH-16AASH Black Bezel SATA HF+Win7 Part Number KU.0160D.049 KU.0160F.009 Internal Speaker_3.5V2 Mono SP.10600.030 Nameplate DP ADDIN card Card Reader Modem Wireless LAN Power Supply PCGuard Printer port cable COM port cable Chapter 6 Nameplate M6 series 16-in-1 CR commercial 3.5" w/USB2.0,Realtek_5181, w/micro SD,w/ M2 PZ.V7600.010 PA.14000.007 CR.10400.097 Lite-On PCI Modem card...
... DRIVE HH 16X DH-16AASH Black Bezel SATA HF+Win7 Part Number KU.0160D.049 KU.0160F.009 Internal Speaker_3.5V2 Mono SP.10600.030 Nameplate DP ADDIN card Card Reader Modem Wireless LAN Power Supply PCGuard Printer port cable COM port cable Chapter 6 Nameplate M6 series 16-in-1 CR commercial 3.5" w/USB2.0,Realtek_5181, w/micro SD,w/ M2 PZ.V7600.010 PA.14000.007 CR.10400.097 Lite-On PCI Modem card...