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... 12 CMOS Setup Utility 12 Entering CMOS setup 13 Navigating Through the Setup Utility 13 Main 14 System Disassembly and Assembly 28 Disassembly Requirements 28 Pre-disassembly Procedure 29 Removing the Side Panel 30 Removing the Front Bezel 31 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 32 Removing the Processor 34 Removing the Wireless LAN Card 36 Removing the VGA Card 37 Removing the Memory Modules 38 Removing the Optical Drive 39 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 41 Removing the Power Supply 44 Removing the Mainboard 46 Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable...
... 12 CMOS Setup Utility 12 Entering CMOS setup 13 Navigating Through the Setup Utility 13 Main 14 System Disassembly and Assembly 28 Disassembly Requirements 28 Pre-disassembly Procedure 29 Removing the Side Panel 30 Removing the Front Bezel 31 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 32 Removing the Processor 34 Removing the Wireless LAN Card 36 Removing the VGA Card 37 Removing the Memory Modules 38 Removing the Optical Drive 39 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 41 Removing the Power Supply 44 Removing the Mainboard 46 Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable...
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Power System Check 75 System External Inspection 75 System Internal Inspection 75 Beep Codes 76 Checkpoints 77 BIOS Recovery 80 Jumper and Connector Information 81 M/B Placement 81 Jumper Setting 83 Setting Jumper 83 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 87 Veriton X2110/X2110G Exploded Diagram 88 Veriton X2110/X2110G FRU List 89 viii
Power System Check 75 System External Inspection 75 System Internal Inspection 75 Beep Codes 76 Checkpoints 77 BIOS Recovery 80 Jumper and Connector Information 81 M/B Placement 81 Jumper Setting 83 Setting Jumper 83 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 87 Veriton X2110/X2110G Exploded Diagram 88 Veriton X2110/X2110G FRU List 89 viii
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... case and OMD is required to support 10/100/1000. Optical disk drive • Support one SATA 5.25" standard ODD. • Support DVD-ROM, DVD-SuperMulti. • Models are listed on FRU. USB ports • Ports Quantity: 10 • 4 port for High Definition Audio Devices. Serial ATA controller • Connector Type: SATA connector. • Connector Quantity: 2 • Storage Type support: • 3.5" SATA/SATAII HDD. • Default IDE mode in both Windows and Linux BIOS. Graphic • NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE. Need to propose the test schedule...
... case and OMD is required to support 10/100/1000. Optical disk drive • Support one SATA 5.25" standard ODD. • Support DVD-ROM, DVD-SuperMulti. • Models are listed on FRU. USB ports • Ports Quantity: 10 • 4 port for High Definition Audio Devices. Serial ATA controller • Connector Type: SATA connector. • Connector Quantity: 2 • Storage Type support: • 3.5" SATA/SATAII HDD. • Default IDE mode in both Windows and Linux BIOS. Graphic • NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150SE. Need to propose the test schedule...
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...5.1 channel • 2 PS2 keyboard/mouse connector On-board connectors • Rear I /O connectors • 1 D-Sub port • 4 USB ports • 1 RJ45 LAN port • Audio connector with Acer skin Chapter 1 3 Extension slot • Support one PCI-E x 16 slot • Support one PCI-E x 1 slots • Support PCI express generate 1 spec Buzzer • 1 on board buzzer. System BIOS • Type: Use SPI Flash • Kernel: AMI Kernel with 3 (Default 3 jacks, co-lay 6 jacks) for DTX. • Three 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors(follow Intel FPIO standard...
...5.1 channel • 2 PS2 keyboard/mouse connector On-board connectors • Rear I /O connectors • 1 D-Sub port • 4 USB ports • 1 RJ45 LAN port • Audio connector with Acer skin Chapter 1 3 Extension slot • Support one PCI-E x 16 slot • Support one PCI-E x 1 slots • Support PCI express generate 1 spec Buzzer • 1 on board buzzer. System BIOS • Type: Use SPI Flash • Kernel: AMI Kernel with 3 (Default 3 jacks, co-lay 6 jacks) for DTX. • Three 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors(follow Intel FPIO standard...
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... spec 1st priority: SATA HDD 2nd priority: CD-ROM 3th priority: LAN 4th priority: USB device Support to LS-120 drive YES Support to BIOS boot block feature YES BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Function Description Del Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is equal and under 65W( Phenom II/ Athlon II/ Sempron). Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Processor Type Socket Type Socket quantity Specification Support varied AMD processors that the maximum power consumption is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Main Board...
... spec 1st priority: SATA HDD 2nd priority: CD-ROM 3th priority: LAN 4th priority: USB device Support to LS-120 drive YES Support to BIOS boot block feature YES BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Function Description Del Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is equal and under 65W( Phenom II/ Athlon II/ Sempron). Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Processor Type Socket Type Socket quantity Specification Support varied AMD processors that the maximum power consumption is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Main Board...
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... codec 5.1 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo Support host audio controller from the Intel ICH series chipset, and also from any combination as long as they match the above specifications. Memory Combinations Slot Memory Slot 1 1MB,2GB Slot 2 1MB,2GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 1G ~2GB 1G ~2GB 1G~4GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 2 slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB/2GB Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1066/1333MHz Support memory voltage 1.5V Support memory module...
... codec 5.1 Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo Support host audio controller from the Intel ICH series chipset, and also from any combination as long as they match the above specifications. Memory Combinations Slot Memory Slot 1 1MB,2GB Slot 2 1MB,2GB Maximum System Memory Supported Total Memory 1G ~2GB 1G ~2GB 1G~4GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 2 slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB/2GB Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1066/1333MHz Support memory voltage 1.5V Support memory module...
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... RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in both Windows and Linux BIOS USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode Ports Quantity: 10 • 4 port for rear ports( For commercial vManalo). • On-board: 3 2*5 headers . • Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition. S5 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled 10 Chapter 1 SATA Interface Item SATA controller Number of SATA channel Support mode Specification MCP61P SATA X 2 3.5" SATA/SATAII HDD Default IDE mode in all 3 axes. 5 ~500 Hz: 1.09g RMS...
... RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in both Windows and Linux BIOS USB Port Item Universal HCI USB Class USB Connectors Quantity Specification USB 2.0/1.1 Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode Ports Quantity: 10 • 4 port for rear ports( For commercial vManalo). • On-board: 3 2*5 headers . • Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition. S5 V N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled 10 Chapter 1 SATA Interface Item SATA controller Number of SATA channel Support mode Specification MCP61P SATA X 2 3.5" SATA/SATAII HDD Default IDE mode in all 3 axes. 5 ~500 Hz: 1.09g RMS...
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...; ACPI specification 1.0b • S0,S1,S2 and S5 sleep state support. • On board device power management support. • On board device configuration support. Power Management Function(ACPI support function) Device Standby Mode • Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices(0-15 minutes,time step=1minute). • Hard Disk drive goes into Standby mode(for ATA standard interface). • Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor. • Resume method:device activated (keyboard for DOS, keyboard &mouse for Windows. • Resume recovery time...
...; ACPI specification 1.0b • S0,S1,S2 and S5 sleep state support. • On board device power management support. • On board device configuration support. Power Management Function(ACPI support function) Device Standby Mode • Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices(0-15 minutes,time step=1minute). • Hard Disk drive goes into Standby mode(for ATA standard interface). • Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor. • Resume method:device activated (keyboard for DOS, keyboard &mouse for Windows. • Resume recovery time...
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... changing the system configuration settings • When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts • When modifying 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 are already properly configured and optimized, there is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called CMOS RAM. NOTE: CMOS Setup Utility will need to run the CMOS Setup Utility, make changes to make...
... changing the system configuration settings • When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts • When modifying 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 are already properly configured and optimized, there is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called CMOS RAM. NOTE: CMOS Setup Utility will need to run the CMOS Setup Utility, make changes to make...
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... system. Date when the BIOS setup utility was released Asset tag number of the system. Product name of this system. 15 Chapter 2 Version number of the CPU installed on the system. Speed of the BIOS setup utility. Serial number of system memory installed on the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the...
... system. Date when the BIOS setup utility was released Asset tag number of the system. Product name of this system. 15 Chapter 2 Version number of the CPU installed on the system. Speed of the BIOS setup utility. Serial number of system memory installed on the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the...
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... On is started. Enabled USB Beep Message Enables or disables BIOS to display error beeps or messages during startup. Press Enter to access the Network Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available network drives. Disabled Enabled 17 Chapter 2 Disabled When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during USB device enumeration. When disabled, the diagnostic screen displays during startup. Press Enter to access the Optical Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives. Hard Disk CD^DVD...
... On is started. Enabled USB Beep Message Enables or disables BIOS to display error beeps or messages during startup. Press Enter to access the Network Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available network drives. Disabled Enabled 17 Chapter 2 Disabled When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during USB device enumeration. When disabled, the diagnostic screen displays during startup. Press Enter to access the Optical Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives. Hard Disk CD^DVD...
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...onboard graphics controller. Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Enables or disables support for onboard network controller. If Auto, USB device equal or less than 2GB will be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as harddrive. Enables or disables the load of embedded option ROM for legacy USB devices. Select an operating mode for the onboard SATA. Option Enabled Disabled RAID Native IDE Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Floppy Hard Disk Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 19 Chapter 2 Enables or disables the onboard audio...
...onboard graphics controller. Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Enables or disables support for onboard network controller. If Auto, USB device equal or less than 2GB will be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as harddrive. Enables or disables the load of embedded option ROM for legacy USB devices. Select an operating mode for the onboard SATA. Option Enabled Disabled RAID Native IDE Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Auto Floppy Hard Disk Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 19 Chapter 2 Enables or disables the onboard audio...
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... option and press to access the sub menu. You can use the sub menu to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter. 2. The password may consist up /down arrow keys to change the HDD password. Press F10. 5. Use the up/down arrow keys to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) 3. Press F10. 6. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. This item enables or disables support the boot from USB mass storage Enabled devices. Use the up to select Change Supervisor Password menu...
... option and press to access the sub menu. You can use the sub menu to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter. 2. The password may consist up /down arrow keys to change the HDD password. Press F10. 5. Use the up/down arrow keys to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) 3. Press F10. 6. If the password has been installed, Installed displays. This item enables or disables support the boot from USB mass storage Enabled devices. Use the up to select Change Supervisor Password menu...
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... "Power System check" on page 75 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. Obtain the failing symptoms in this chapter are only intended to test Acer products. 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 on...
... "Power System check" on page 75 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. Obtain the failing symptoms in this chapter are only intended to test Acer products. 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 on...
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... of the screen during POST. Graphics card error/not installed, graphics card memory error or graphics card BIOS checksum error. BIOS is damaged, BIOS POST jumps to Boot Block to as the PC speaker. Beep codes are used when an error occurs before the system video has been initialized. Beep Symptom One short beep Continuous one long beep One long beep and two short beeps then repeat. VGA not installed or VGA error. CMOS checksum error or CMOS battery loss occurs. One long beep then two...
... of the screen during POST. Graphics card error/not installed, graphics card memory error or graphics card BIOS checksum error. BIOS is damaged, BIOS POST jumps to Boot Block to as the PC speaker. Beep codes are used when an error occurs before the system video has been initialized. Beep Symptom One short beep Continuous one long beep One long beep and two short beeps then repeat. VGA not installed or VGA error. CMOS checksum error or CMOS battery loss occurs. One long beep then two...
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... the video card has been activated. Bootblock code is copied from this point. If BIOS recovery is bad. Determine whether to memory in debugging problems that flat mode is tested. Checkpoint sare very useful in aiding software developers or technicians in right segments. System will be enabled from ROM to lower system memory and control is done including RTC and keyboard controller. Performs main BIOS checksum and updates recovery status...
... the video card has been activated. Bootblock code is copied from this point. If BIOS recovery is bad. Determine whether to memory in debugging problems that flat mode is tested. Checkpoint sare very useful in aiding software developers or technicians in right segments. System will be enabled from ROM to lower system memory and control is done including RTC and keyboard controller. Performs main BIOS checksum and updates recovery status...
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... back to F000 ROM at F000:FFF0h. 79 Chapter 4 Start reading the recovery file cluster by the recovery file. Disable ATAPI hardware. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is initialized. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that the found flash part size equals the...
... back to F000 ROM at F000:FFF0h. 79 Chapter 4 Start reading the recovery file cluster by the recovery file. Disable ATAPI hardware. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints The Bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is initialized. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that the found flash part size equals the...
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... enter the setup menu to the system. 3. The BIOS recovery function will auto reboot. 6. Chapter 4 80 BIOS Recovery AMIBIOS supports a "recovery flash" mode, which can be executed. 5. This is updated completely, the system will be used to update a BIOS image without the need to boot to boot the system and then press Ctrl + Home. 4. The following is the process that user should follow to a bootable USB flash drive(Disk on Key, DOK). 2. Put the AMIBoot.ROM to flash BIOS ROM...
... enter the setup menu to the system. 3. The BIOS recovery function will auto reboot. 6. Chapter 4 80 BIOS Recovery AMIBIOS supports a "recovery flash" mode, which can be executed. 5. This is updated completely, the system will be used to update a BIOS image without the need to boot to boot the system and then press Ctrl + Home. 4. The following is the process that user should follow to a bootable USB flash drive(Disk on Key, DOK). 2. Put the AMIBoot.ROM to flash BIOS ROM...
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... Function CPU FAN HEADER Definition 1: GND 2: +12V 3: SENSE 4: PWM CONTROL FRONT PANEL HEADER 1: SATALED+ 2: ACPI_LED 3: SATALED4: PWR_LED 5: GND 6: PWR_SW 7: RESET 8: GND 9: NC 10: Key 11: NC 12: VCC 13: NC 14: -ACTIVE_C Chapter 5 83 Jumper CLR_CMOS Type 3-pin Description CLEAR CMOS Setting (default) 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to set jumper for correct configuration of the mainboard. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are numbered. Setting Jumper Use the motherboard jumpers to turn the...
... Function CPU FAN HEADER Definition 1: GND 2: +12V 3: SENSE 4: PWM CONTROL FRONT PANEL HEADER 1: SATALED+ 2: ACPI_LED 3: SATALED4: PWR_LED 5: GND 6: PWR_SW 7: RESET 8: GND 9: NC 10: Key 11: NC 12: VCC 13: NC 14: -ACTIVE_C Chapter 5 83 Jumper CLR_CMOS Type 3-pin Description CLEAR CMOS Setting (default) 1-2: NORMAL 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to set jumper for correct configuration of the mainboard. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are numbered. Setting Jumper Use the motherboard jumpers to turn the...
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... will NOT be updated as more information about the FRU list becomes available. You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). chapter 6 87 Refer to this printed Service Guide. For Acer authorized service providers, your regional web or channel. For whatever reasons a part number is changed, it properly, or...
... will NOT be updated as more information about the FRU list becomes available. You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). chapter 6 87 Refer to this printed Service Guide. For Acer authorized service providers, your regional web or channel. For whatever reasons a part number is changed, it properly, or...