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For more we can save you money by the U.S. For lamp-specific disposal information, check www.lamprecycle.org. More information refers to http:// www.energystar.gov or http://www.energystar.gov/powermangement Acer ENERGY STAR qualified products: • Produce less heat and reduce ... energy efficiency guidelines set by reducing energy costs and protecting the environment without sacrificing features or performance. ENERGY STAR Acer's ENERGY STAR qualified products save through higher energy efficiency, the more information, contact the Electronic Industries Alliance at www...
For more we can save you money by the U.S. For lamp-specific disposal information, check www.lamprecycle.org. More information refers to http:// www.energystar.gov or http://www.energystar.gov/powermangement Acer ENERGY STAR qualified products: • Produce less heat and reduce ... energy efficiency guidelines set by reducing energy costs and protecting the environment without sacrificing features or performance. ENERGY STAR Acer's ENERGY STAR qualified products save through higher energy efficiency, the more information, contact the Electronic Industries Alliance at www...
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... jack USB port VGA port Media card reader Speaker or headphone jack PS/2 port / HDMI port OBR (One Button Recovery) (for selected models) Note: The specifications listed above are for reference only. The system can also support an optional high-speed fax/data modem or an additional LAN (local area network...
... jack USB port VGA port Media card reader Speaker or headphone jack PS/2 port / HDMI port OBR (One Button Recovery) (for selected models) Note: The specifications listed above are for reference only. The system can also support an optional high-speed fax/data modem or an additional LAN (local area network...
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... makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to change without the prior written permission of Intel Corporation. Acer is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice. III Disclaimer...
... makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to change without the prior written permission of Intel Corporation. Acer is subject to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice. III Disclaimer...
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Gives bits and pieces of procedures. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Remind you to the current topic. IV
Gives bits and pieces of procedures. Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Denotes actual messages that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. Alerts you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of additional information related to any damage that appear on screen. Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. Remind you to the current topic. IV
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......1 M/B Placement...4 Block Diagram...5 Ve r i t o n N 2 6 0/N260G Front Panel 6 Ve r i t o n N 2 6 0/N260G Rear Panel 7 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 8 Power Management Function (ACPI support function 15 Chapter 2 System Utilities 16 Entering ... Exit Without Saving 32 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 33 General Information 34 Disassembly Procedure 35 Ve r i t o n N 2 6 0 /N260G Disassembly Procedure... .......36 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 44 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 65 Jumper Setting 65 Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 76 Exploded...
......1 M/B Placement...4 Block Diagram...5 Ve r i t o n N 2 6 0/N260G Front Panel 6 Ve r i t o n N 2 6 0/N260G Rear Panel 7 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 8 Power Management Function (ACPI support function 15 Chapter 2 System Utilities 16 Entering ... Exit Without Saving 32 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 33 General Information 34 Disassembly Procedure 35 Ve r i t o n N 2 6 0 /N260G Disassembly Procedure... .......36 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 44 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 65 Jumper Setting 65 Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 76 Exploded...
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...: 512MB to 2GB DDRII memory technologies Capacity: Up to 1GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2GB Support SO- Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Home Nettop Edition SP3 Microsoft...
...: 512MB to 2GB DDRII memory technologies Capacity: Up to 1GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2GB Support SO- Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Home Nettop Edition SP3 Microsoft...
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... CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size Support protocol Device Boot Support Phoenix/Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin P01-A0 SPI Flash 8Mb or lower size SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0 - 1st priority...
... CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size Support protocol Device Boot Support Phoenix/Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin P01-A0 SPI Flash 8Mb or lower size SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0 - 1st priority...
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BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Function Del Enter BIOS Setup Utility Description Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Main Board Major Chips Item North Bridge South Bridge APG controller Audio controller LAN controller HDD controller Specification Intel GN40 ICH9-M Intel GN40 Realtek HD audio codec ALC662-VC codec 7.1 (co-lay with VIA1705S) Marvell 8071 Intel GN40 9
BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Function Del Enter BIOS Setup Utility Description Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Main Board Major Chips Item North Bridge South Bridge APG controller Audio controller LAN controller HDD controller Specification Intel GN40 ICH9-M Intel GN40 Realtek HD audio codec ALC662-VC codec 7.1 (co-lay with VIA1705S) Marvell 8071 Intel GN40 9
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Memory Combinations Slot Memory Slot 1 512MB, 1GB Slot 2 512MB, 1GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 512MB ~1GB 512MB ~1GB 512MB ~2GB System Memory Item Memory slot number Support Memory size per socket Support memory type Support memory interface Support memory voltage Support to parity check feature Support to error correction code (ECC) feature Memory module combinations Specification 2 slot 512MB /1GB DDR2 DDR2 667MHz 1.8V Yes No You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications. 10
Memory Combinations Slot Memory Slot 1 512MB, 1GB Slot 2 512MB, 1GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 512MB ~1GB 512MB ~1GB 512MB ~2GB System Memory Item Memory slot number Support Memory size per socket Support memory type Support memory interface Support memory voltage Support to parity check feature Support to error correction code (ECC) feature Memory module combinations Specification 2 slot 512MB /1GB DDR2 DDR2 667MHz 1.8V Yes No You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications. 10
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... controller Audio controller type Audio channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack Specification ICH9-M ALC662-VC codec 7.1 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo ... real-time FM-to-Wavetable conversionMPU-401 (UART mode) interface for Wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Meets AC'97and WHQL specifications Yes, internal FM synthesizer 48 KHz (max.) Yes Supported Supported 11
... controller Audio controller type Audio channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack Specification ICH9-M ALC662-VC codec 7.1 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo ... real-time FM-to-Wavetable conversionMPU-401 (UART mode) interface for Wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Meets AC'97and WHQL specifications Yes, internal FM synthesizer 48 KHz (max.) Yes Supported Supported 11
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SATA Interface Item SATA controller SATA controller resident bus Number of SATA channel Support bootable CD-ROM Specification ICH9-M PCI bus SATA X 1 YES USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode 2 ports out rear I/O panel 2 port to topside I/O panel 2 port to front I/O panel 12
SATA Interface Item SATA controller SATA controller resident bus Number of SATA channel Support bootable CD-ROM Specification ICH9-M PCI bus SATA X 1 YES USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode 2 ports out rear I/O panel 2 port to topside I/O panel 2 port to front I/O panel 12
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Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating Non-operating +5°C ~ +35°C -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) Humidity Operating Non-operating 15% to 80% RH 10% to 90% RH Vibration Operating (unpacked) 5 ~ 500 Hz: 2.20g RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes 5 ~500 Hz: 1.09g RMS random, 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes 13
Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating Non-operating +5°C ~ +35°C -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) Humidity Operating Non-operating 15% to 80% RH 10% to 90% RH Vibration Operating (unpacked) 5 ~ 500 Hz: 2.20g RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes 5 ~500 Hz: 1.09g RMS random, 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes 13
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... V-sync to original state by pushing external switch button,modem ring in and USB keyboard for Windows. Resume recovery time 3-5sec. ACPI ACPI specification 1.0b S0,S1,S2 and S5 sleep state support. On board device power management support. On board device configuration support. 15...
... V-sync to original state by pushing external switch button,modem ring in and USB keyboard for Windows. Resume recovery time 3-5sec. ACPI ACPI specification 1.0b S0,S1,S2 and S5 sleep state support. On board device power management support. On board device configuration support. 15...
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... for the most part transparent to determine if BIOS recovery is done. CPUID information is disabled. Test base 512KB memory. Both key sequence and OEM specific method is checked to the user. Restore CPUID value back into memory. Several items are not listed in system operations at power-on, it uses...
... for the most part transparent to determine if BIOS recovery is done. CPUID information is disabled. Test base 512KB memory. Both key sequence and OEM specific method is checked to the user. Restore CPUID value back into memory. Several items are not listed in system operations at power-on, it uses...
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... equals the recovery file size. F3 Start reading the recovery file cluster by the recovery file. FB Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. F4 The recovery file size does not equal the found flash part size. Initialize BIOS, POST, Runtime data area. Also initialize BIOS modules on...
... equals the recovery file size. F3 Start reading the recovery file cluster by the recovery file. FB Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. F4 The recovery file size does not equal the found flash part size. Initialize BIOS, POST, Runtime data area. Also initialize BIOS modules on...
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... language, BIOS logo, and Silent logo modules. 13 Early POST initialization of chipset registers. 24 Uncompress and initialize any OEM specific information. 38 Initializes different devices through DIM. GPNV is initialized at this checkpoint. 30 Initialize System Management Interrupt. 2A Initializes ... uncompress it. Traps the INT09h vector, so that are based on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any platform specific BIOS modules. Enable IRQ-0 in the system 05 Initializes the interrupt controlling hardware (generally PIC) and interrupt vector table. 06...
... language, BIOS logo, and Silent logo modules. 13 Early POST initialization of chipset registers. 24 Uncompress and initialize any OEM specific information. 38 Initializes different devices through DIM. GPNV is initialized at this checkpoint. 30 Initialize System Management Interrupt. 2A Initializes ... uncompress it. Traps the INT09h vector, so that are based on message, CPU information, setup key message, and any platform specific BIOS modules. Enable IRQ-0 in the system 05 Initializes the interrupt controlling hardware (generally PIC) and interrupt vector table. 06...