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...26 Screw List 27 Removing the Side Panel 28 Removing the Front Bezel 29 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 30 Removing the Processor 32 Removing the Optical Drive 34 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 37 Removing the Power Supply 40 Removing the Memory Modules 42 Removing the VGA Card (X1700 model) 43 Removing the TV Tuner Card (X1700 model) 44 Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards 45 Removing the Mainboard 49 Removing the Power Switch and LED Cables 51 Removing the LAN Activity and HDD LED Cables (X270 model) 54 System Troubleshooting 55 Hardware Diagnostic...
...26 Screw List 27 Removing the Side Panel 28 Removing the Front Bezel 29 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 30 Removing the Processor 32 Removing the Optical Drive 34 Removing the Hard Disk Drive 37 Removing the Power Supply 40 Removing the Memory Modules 42 Removing the VGA Card (X1700 model) 43 Removing the TV Tuner Card (X1700 model) 44 Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards 45 Removing the Mainboard 49 Removing the Power Switch and LED Cables 51 Removing the LAN Activity and HDD LED Cables (X270 model) 54 System Troubleshooting 55 Hardware Diagnostic...
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... processor Chipset NVIDIA nForce MCP73PV Memory subsystem Supports up to two 240-pin DDR2-533/667/800 MHz DIMM sockets Supports memory size up to 4GB Media storage DVD-ROM SATA drive Super-Multi SATA DVD drive 160 or 320 GB SATA hard disk drive Serial ATA controller Embedded SATA controllers Two SATA ports eSATA port Audio Realtek ALC888S 8-channel audio CODEC Networking One Gigabit Ethernet LAN port (RJ-45) PCI...
... processor Chipset NVIDIA nForce MCP73PV Memory subsystem Supports up to two 240-pin DDR2-533/667/800 MHz DIMM sockets Supports memory size up to 4GB Media storage DVD-ROM SATA drive Super-Multi SATA DVD drive 160 or 320 GB SATA hard disk drive Serial ATA controller Embedded SATA controllers Two SATA ports eSATA port Audio Realtek ALC888S 8-channel audio CODEC Networking One Gigabit Ethernet LAN port (RJ-45) PCI...
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...; Center speaker/subwoofer jack Surround L/R speaker jack Audio inside speaker jack or side speaker jack S/PDIF port HDMI port eSATA port Four USB 2.0 ports Gigabit LAN port VGA/monitor port Serial port Operating system and software Operating system options: Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (32/64-bit) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32/64-bit) Applications Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eRecovery Management) Acer Arcade Live McAfee Internet...
...; Center speaker/subwoofer jack Surround L/R speaker jack Audio inside speaker jack or side speaker jack S/PDIF port HDMI port eSATA port Four USB 2.0 ports Gigabit LAN port VGA/monitor port Serial port Operating system and software Operating system options: Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (32/64-bit) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32/64-bit) Applications Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eRecovery Management) Acer Arcade Live McAfee Internet...
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...: Optical drive bay door X270 model: Optical drive activity indicator 3 Drive bay door eject button Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive. 4 Media card reader 5 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot 6 USB 2.0 ports 7 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack 8 Microphone-in jack 9 IEEE 1394 port (4-pin) 10 USB 2.0 port 11 X1700 model: Power button/power indicator X270 model: LAN activity indicator 12 HDD activity indicator 13 Power button/power indicator Chapter 1 3 System Components This section includes a virtual tour of the X1700 and Veriton X270...
...: Optical drive bay door X270 model: Optical drive activity indicator 3 Drive bay door eject button Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive. 4 Media card reader 5 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot 6 USB 2.0 ports 7 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack 8 Microphone-in jack 9 IEEE 1394 port (4-pin) 10 USB 2.0 port 11 X1700 model: Power button/power indicator X270 model: LAN activity indicator 12 HDD activity indicator 13 Power button/power indicator Chapter 1 3 System Components This section includes a virtual tour of the X1700 and Veriton X270...
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Icon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Component Expansion slot (Photo shows graphics card and TV tuner card) Line-out jack Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack S/PDIF port USB 2.0 ports eSATA port VGA monitor port HDMI port PS2 keyboard port Voltage selector switch Power connector PS2 mouse port Serial port Gigabit LAN port (10/100/1000 Mbps) Rear speaker/surround out jack Keyhole Center speaker/subwoofer jack Kensington lock slot Audio in or side speaker jack 4 Chapter 1 Rear Panel X1700 model X270 model No.
Icon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Component Expansion slot (Photo shows graphics card and TV tuner card) Line-out jack Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack S/PDIF port USB 2.0 ports eSATA port VGA monitor port HDMI port PS2 keyboard port Voltage selector switch Power connector PS2 mouse port Serial port Gigabit LAN port (10/100/1000 Mbps) Rear speaker/surround out jack Keyhole Center speaker/subwoofer jack Kensington lock slot Audio in or side speaker jack 4 Chapter 1 Rear Panel X1700 model X270 model No.
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... those found in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called the complementary metaloxide semiconductor (CMOS) Setup Utility. The screenshots used in this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in this utility. These values may be retained when power is turned off. Chapter 2 System Utilities CMOS Setup Utility CMOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called CMOS RAM. This memory area is no need to run this guide. In this guide display default system values. Since most...
... those found in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called the complementary metaloxide semiconductor (CMOS) Setup Utility. The screenshots used in this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in this utility. These values may be retained when power is turned off. Chapter 2 System Utilities CMOS Setup Utility CMOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called CMOS RAM. This memory area is no need to run this guide. In this guide display default system values. Since most...
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... Chapter 2 Product name of the BIOS setup utility. Date when the BIOS setup utility was released Asset tag number of the CPU installed on the system. Speed of this system. Total size of the system. Serial number of system memory installed on the system. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable.
... Chapter 2 Product name of the BIOS setup utility. Date when the BIOS setup utility was released Asset tag number of the CPU installed on the system. Speed of this system. Total size of the system. Serial number of system memory installed on the system. Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable.
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... hard drives. Removable Device Priority Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives. Disabled Enabled Hard Disk Write Protect Enables or disables the hard disk write protect feature. Disabled Quiet Boot When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup. Optical Disk Drive Priority Press Enter to no, it lets the OS configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for Num Lock. Bootup Num-Lock Selects power on the screen or an alarm beep...
... hard drives. Removable Device Priority Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives. Disabled Enabled Hard Disk Write Protect Enables or disables the hard disk write protect feature. Disabled Quiet Boot When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup. Optical Disk Drive Priority Press Enter to no, it lets the OS configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for Num Lock. Bootup Num-Lock Selects power on the screen or an alarm beep...
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... propagation. Select a graphic controller as a primary boot device. When disabled, the processor forces the Execute Disable (XD) Bit feature flag to always return to reduce power consumption. Enables or disabled dual display support. Enables or disables the Virtualization Technology (VT) availability. If enabled, a virtual machine manager (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware virtualization capabilities provided by this feature allows the OS to 0. Option Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Auto PCIE Onboard VGA Chapter 2 13...
... propagation. Select a graphic controller as a primary boot device. When disabled, the processor forces the Execute Disable (XD) Bit feature flag to always return to reduce power consumption. Enables or disabled dual display support. Enables or disables the Virtualization Technology (VT) availability. If enabled, a virtual machine manager (VMM) can utilize the additional hardware virtualization capabilities provided by this feature allows the OS to 0. Option Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Auto PCIE Onboard VGA Chapter 2 13...
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... graphics controller. Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Onboard LAN Controller Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Onboard SATA Mode Select an operating mode for onboard network controller. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Controller Enables or disables the load of embedded option ROM for the onboard SATA. Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 controller. Serial Port1 Address Select the I/O address and IRQ for legacy USB devices. Option Enabled Disabled AHCI Native IDE Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled...
... graphics controller. Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Onboard LAN Controller Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Onboard SATA Mode Select an operating mode for onboard network controller. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Controller Enables or disables the load of embedded option ROM for the onboard SATA. Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 controller. Serial Port1 Address Select the I/O address and IRQ for legacy USB devices. Option Enabled Disabled AHCI Native IDE Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled...
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Main Unit Disassembly X1700 model MAIN UNIT DISASSEMBLY MAIN UNIT Ax2 SIDE PANEL FRONT BEZEL HEAT SINK FAN ASSEMBLY CPU Bx1 OPTICAL DISK DRIVE Cx1 HDD-ODD BRACKET Ax3, Cx1 POWER SUPPLY MEMORY MODULES Ex1 VGA CARD Ex1 TV TUNER CARD Dx2 FRONT I/O AND CARD READER BOARD BRACKET Bx1, Cx6 MAINBOARD Cx1 POWER SWITCH AND LED CABLE BRACKET Dx4 HDD MODULE HDD Cx2 FRONT I/O BOARD Cx2 CARD READER BOARD POWER SWITCH AND LED CABLES Chapter 3 25
Main Unit Disassembly X1700 model MAIN UNIT DISASSEMBLY MAIN UNIT Ax2 SIDE PANEL FRONT BEZEL HEAT SINK FAN ASSEMBLY CPU Bx1 OPTICAL DISK DRIVE Cx1 HDD-ODD BRACKET Ax3, Cx1 POWER SUPPLY MEMORY MODULES Ex1 VGA CARD Ex1 TV TUNER CARD Dx2 FRONT I/O AND CARD READER BOARD BRACKET Bx1, Cx6 MAINBOARD Cx1 POWER SWITCH AND LED CABLE BRACKET Dx4 HDD MODULE HDD Cx2 FRONT I/O BOARD Cx2 CARD READER BOARD POWER SWITCH AND LED CABLES Chapter 3 25
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X270 model MAIN UNIT DISASSEMBLY MAIN UNIT Ax2 SIDE PANEL FRONT BEZEL HEAT SINK FAN ASSEMBLY CPU Bx1 OPTICAL DISK DRIVE HDD-ODD BRACKET Ax3, Cx1 POWER SUPPLY MEMORY MODULES Dx2 FRONT I/O AND CARD READER BOARD BRACKET Bx1, Cx6 MAINBOARD Cx1 POWER SWITCH AND LED CABLE BRACKET LAN ACTIVITY AND HDD LED CABLE BRACKET Dx4 HDD MODULE HDD Cx2 FRONT I/O BOARD Cx2 CARD READER BOARD POWER SWITCH AND LED CABLES LAN ACTIVITY AND HDD LED CABLES 26 Chapter 3
X270 model MAIN UNIT DISASSEMBLY MAIN UNIT Ax2 SIDE PANEL FRONT BEZEL HEAT SINK FAN ASSEMBLY CPU Bx1 OPTICAL DISK DRIVE HDD-ODD BRACKET Ax3, Cx1 POWER SUPPLY MEMORY MODULES Dx2 FRONT I/O AND CARD READER BOARD BRACKET Bx1, Cx6 MAINBOARD Cx1 POWER SWITCH AND LED CABLE BRACKET LAN ACTIVITY AND HDD LED CABLE BRACKET Dx4 HDD MODULE HDD Cx2 FRONT I/O BOARD Cx2 CARD READER BOARD POWER SWITCH AND LED CABLES LAN ACTIVITY AND HDD LED CABLES 26 Chapter 3
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See "Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly" on page 29. 3. a. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 30. 4. See "Removing the Side Panel" on page 34. 6. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 28. 2. Remove the screw (C) that secures the HDD bracket to 6.5 kgf-cm X270 model Part No. 86.00J44.C60 X1700 model Chapter 3 X270 model 37 X1700 model Screw (Quantity) #6-32 L6 BZN (1) Color Silver b. Remove the HDD-ODD bracket. Lift the bracket up and turn it over. Torque 5.5 to the chassis. Removing the Hard Disk Drive 1. See "Removing the Processor" on page 32. 5.
See "Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly" on page 29. 3. a. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 30. 4. See "Removing the Side Panel" on page 34. 6. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 28. 2. Remove the screw (C) that secures the HDD bracket to 6.5 kgf-cm X270 model Part No. 86.00J44.C60 X1700 model Chapter 3 X270 model 37 X1700 model Screw (Quantity) #6-32 L6 BZN (1) Color Silver b. Remove the HDD-ODD bracket. Lift the bracket up and turn it over. Torque 5.5 to the chassis. Removing the Hard Disk Drive 1. See "Removing the Processor" on page 32. 5.
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a. Torque 5.5 to the HDD bracket. Slide the HDD out of the bracket. Remove the four screws (D) that secure the HDD module to 6.5 kgf-cm X270 model Part No. 86.5A5B6.012 X1700 model X270 model Chapter 3 39 Remove the HDD module. X1700 model Screw (Quantity) #6-32*3/16 NI (4) Color Silver b. 10.
a. Torque 5.5 to the HDD bracket. Slide the HDD out of the bracket. Remove the four screws (D) that secure the HDD module to 6.5 kgf-cm X270 model Part No. 86.5A5B6.012 X1700 model X270 model Chapter 3 39 Remove the HDD module. X1700 model Screw (Quantity) #6-32*3/16 NI (4) Color Silver b. 10.
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Remove the two screws (D) that secure the bracket to 6.5 kgf-cm X270 model Part No. 86.5A5B6.012 46 Chapter 3 a. 10. X1700 model Screw (Quantity) #6-32*3/16 NI (2) Color Silver Torque 5.5 to the chassis. Disconnect the other end of the USB, 1394, and audio cables from the mainboard. 11. Remove the front I/O and card reader board bracket.
Remove the two screws (D) that secure the bracket to 6.5 kgf-cm X270 model Part No. 86.5A5B6.012 46 Chapter 3 a. 10. X1700 model Screw (Quantity) #6-32*3/16 NI (2) Color Silver Torque 5.5 to the chassis. Disconnect the other end of the USB, 1394, and audio cables from the mainboard. 11. Remove the front I/O and card reader board bracket.
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13. X1700 model Screw (Quantity) #6-32 L5 BZN (6) Color Silver 14. Lift the board from the chassis. Torque 5.7 to the chassis. Remove the six screws (C) that secure the mainboard to 6.3 kgf-cm X270 model Part No. 86.00J44.C60 X1700 model X270 model 50 Chapter 3
13. X1700 model Screw (Quantity) #6-32 L5 BZN (6) Color Silver 14. Lift the board from the chassis. Torque 5.7 to the chassis. Remove the six screws (C) that secure the mainboard to 6.3 kgf-cm X270 model Part No. 86.00J44.C60 X1700 model X270 model 50 Chapter 3
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... LAN BOARD 802.11BGN LITEON WN7600R 1 PRO-NETS WU61RL USB RALINK CHIPSET 802.11 B/G VGA card 1 VGA CARD 9300GE 256MB HDMI BOARD(ACTIVE+LP BRACKET) 1 VGA CARD 3450GE 256MB HDMI BOARD(ACTIVE+LP BRACKET) Cable Card reader cable 1 CARD READER CABLE 1 CARD READER CABLE USB board cable 1 USB BOARD CABLE USB BOARD CABLE Audio board cable 1 AUDIO BOARD CABLE 1 AUDIO BOARD CABLE SATA ODD cable 1 SATA ODD CABLE (SHORT) SATA HDD cable 1 SATA HDD CABLE (LONG) 1 SATA HDD CABLE Power cord 1 POWER CORD 1800MM 250V EURO Power and LED 1 cable POWER&LED CABLE Case/Cover...
... LAN BOARD 802.11BGN LITEON WN7600R 1 PRO-NETS WU61RL USB RALINK CHIPSET 802.11 B/G VGA card 1 VGA CARD 9300GE 256MB HDMI BOARD(ACTIVE+LP BRACKET) 1 VGA CARD 3450GE 256MB HDMI BOARD(ACTIVE+LP BRACKET) Cable Card reader cable 1 CARD READER CABLE 1 CARD READER CABLE USB board cable 1 USB BOARD CABLE USB BOARD CABLE Audio board cable 1 AUDIO BOARD CABLE 1 AUDIO BOARD CABLE SATA ODD cable 1 SATA ODD CABLE (SHORT) SATA HDD cable 1 SATA HDD CABLE (LONG) 1 SATA HDD CABLE Power cord 1 POWER CORD 1800MM 250V EURO Power and LED 1 cable POWER&LED CABLE Case/Cover...
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... 3PIN 1800MM UK Card reader cable 1 CARD READER CABLE 1 CARD READER CABLE USB board cable 1 USB BOARD CABLE 1 USB BOARD CABLE Audio board cable 1 AUDIO BOARD CABLE 1 AUDIO BOARD CABLE SATA HDD cable 1 SATA HDD CABLE (LONG) 1 SATA HDD CABLE SATA ODD cable 1 SATA ODD CABLE (SHORT) Case/Cover/Bracket Assembly 1 IO DUMMY COVER BRACKET Description WL USB DONGLE 802.11G WU61RL WLAN 802.11BGN RALINK MC 1*2 TV TUNER CARD PE585QA PCI-E HY HAUPPAGUE WIN-TV HVR-1200 PCIE VGA CARD 3450 256MB HDMI BOARD VGA CARD 9300GE 256MB DDRII LP VGA CARD 9300GE 256MB HDMI POWER CORD 1800MM 250V...
... 3PIN 1800MM UK Card reader cable 1 CARD READER CABLE 1 CARD READER CABLE USB board cable 1 USB BOARD CABLE 1 USB BOARD CABLE Audio board cable 1 AUDIO BOARD CABLE 1 AUDIO BOARD CABLE SATA HDD cable 1 SATA HDD CABLE (LONG) 1 SATA HDD CABLE SATA ODD cable 1 SATA ODD CABLE (SHORT) Case/Cover/Bracket Assembly 1 IO DUMMY COVER BRACKET Description WL USB DONGLE 802.11G WU61RL WLAN 802.11BGN RALINK MC 1*2 TV TUNER CARD PE585QA PCI-E HY HAUPPAGUE WIN-TV HVR-1200 PCIE VGA CARD 3450 256MB HDMI BOARD VGA CARD 9300GE 256MB DDRII LP VGA CARD 9300GE 256MB HDMI POWER CORD 1800MM 250V...
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... Board Major Chips Item System core logic Memory controller Storage controller Video controller PCI controller LAN controller Audio controller Super I/O controller Specification NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA + Realtek RTL8211C Realtek ALC888S ITE IT8718 GX System Memory Item Memory controller Memory type Module name Organization Pin...
... Board Major Chips Item System core logic Memory controller Storage controller Video controller PCI controller LAN controller Audio controller Super I/O controller Specification NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA NVIDIA NForce MCP73PV 1048 BGA + Realtek RTL8211C Realtek ALC888S ITE IT8718 GX System Memory Item Memory controller Memory type Module name Organization Pin...
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... 160, 320, 500 160 GB: 8 320/500 GB: 16 Item LAN controller Supports LAN protocol LAN connector type SATA Interface Specification NVIDIA NForce MCP61 692 BGA + Marvell 88E1116 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 Item SATA controller Connectors Specification Embedded SATA controller Four SATA ports Keyboard and Input Devices Item Controller Connectors Specification NVIDIA NForce MCP61 692 BGA + SIO ITE8718F • PS2 keyboard and mouse connector • COM port • Parallel port 90 Appendix A Hard Disk Drive Item Storage controller Vendor Model no.
... 160, 320, 500 160 GB: 8 320/500 GB: 16 Item LAN controller Supports LAN protocol LAN connector type SATA Interface Specification NVIDIA NForce MCP61 692 BGA + Marvell 88E1116 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 Item SATA controller Connectors Specification Embedded SATA controller Four SATA ports Keyboard and Input Devices Item Controller Connectors Specification NVIDIA NForce MCP61 692 BGA + SIO ITE8718F • PS2 keyboard and mouse connector • COM port • Parallel port 90 Appendix A Hard Disk Drive Item Storage controller Vendor Model no.