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Table of Contents System Tour 1 Features 1 Aspire ASX1200/3200 Tour 3 Front Panel 3 Rear Panel 4 Internal Components 5 System LED Indicators 6 System Utilities 7 Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility 7 Entering BIOS setup 8 Navigating Through the Setup Utility 8 Setup Utility Menus 9 System Disassembly 31 Disassembly Requirements 31 Pre-... Diagram 69 Board Layout 70 Mainboard 70 System Jumpers 71 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 73 Aspire ASX1200/ ASX3200 Exploded Diagram 74 Aspire ASX1200/ ASX3200 FRU List (81.3V001.010G) 75 Technical Specifications 83 vii
Table of Contents System Tour 1 Features 1 Aspire ASX1200/3200 Tour 3 Front Panel 3 Rear Panel 4 Internal Components 5 System LED Indicators 6 System Utilities 7 Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility 7 Entering BIOS setup 8 Navigating Through the Setup Utility 8 Setup Utility Menus 9 System Disassembly 31 Disassembly Requirements 31 Pre-... Diagram 69 Board Layout 70 Mainboard 70 System Jumpers 71 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 73 Aspire ASX1200/ ASX3200 Exploded Diagram 74 Aspire ASX1200/ ASX3200 FRU List (81.3V001.010G) 75 Technical Specifications 83 vii
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Chapter 2 System Utilities Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility BIOS setup is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to the BIOS setup NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may not be the same those found in your system. ...cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Chapter 2 7 This memory area is a hardware configuration program built into the system's Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). Before you run this utility under the following conditions. NOTE: PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility will need to run the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility, make changes to...
Chapter 2 System Utilities Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility BIOS setup is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to the BIOS setup NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may not be the same those found in your system. ...cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Chapter 2 7 This memory area is a hardware configuration program built into the system's Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). Before you run this utility under the following conditions. NOTE: PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility will need to run the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility, make changes to...
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...keys - Move the cursor to move between selections on the menu bar. T End - T + and - NOTE: Grayed-out fields are making a selection. Display the BIOS setup General Help panel. T F5 - T F6 - During POST, press Delete. If you fail to restart the server. T PgUp and PgDn keys - T Home -... bar. NOTE: Availability of a multiple page menu. Press to load optimized default system values. Press to load previous default system values. Entering BIOS setup 1. If the server is indicated by a (>). T Left and Right arrow keys - Move the cursor to move around the Setup utility...
...keys - Move the cursor to move between selections on the menu bar. T End - T + and - NOTE: Grayed-out fields are making a selection. Display the BIOS setup General Help panel. T F5 - T F6 - During POST, press Delete. If you fail to restart the server. T PgUp and PgDn keys - T Home -... bar. NOTE: Availability of a multiple page menu. Press to load optimized default system values. Press to load previous default system values. Entering BIOS setup 1. If the server is indicated by a (>). T Left and Right arrow keys - Move the cursor to move around the Setup utility...
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Setup Utility Menus The tabs on the Setup menu bar correspond to the six primary BIOS Setup menus, namely: T Product Information T Standard CMOS Features T Advanced BIOS Features T Advanced Chipset Features T Integrated Peripherals T Power Management Setup T PnP/PCI Configurations T PC Health Status T Load Default Settings T Set Supervisor Password T Set User Password T Save & Exit Setup T Exit Without Saving In the descriptive table following each of the menu screenshots, settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Chapter 2 9
Setup Utility Menus The tabs on the Setup menu bar correspond to the six primary BIOS Setup menus, namely: T Product Information T Standard CMOS Features T Advanced BIOS Features T Advanced Chipset Features T Integrated Peripherals T Power Management Setup T PnP/PCI Configurations T PC Health Status T Load Default Settings T Set Supervisor Password T Set User Password T Save & Exit Setup T Exit Without Saving In the descriptive table following each of the menu screenshots, settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Chapter 2 9
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... determine whether they have pressed continuously. 1000 12 Chapter 2 If disabled, the BIOS will decrease the time needed to fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate A20. If enabled, BIOS will repeat the keystroke if you press it continuously. 6, 8, 10, 12,...disables CPU internal cache. Enabled Disabled First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices. Advanced BIOS Features Parameter Description Option CPU Feature Press Enter to skip certain test while booting. Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter to...
... determine whether they have pressed continuously. 1000 12 Chapter 2 If disabled, the BIOS will decrease the time needed to fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate A20. If enabled, BIOS will repeat the keystroke if you press it continuously. 6, 8, 10, 12,...disables CPU internal cache. Enabled Disabled First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices. Advanced BIOS Features Parameter Description Option CPU Feature Press Enter to skip certain test while booting. Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter to...
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Specifies the version of the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the mainboard will ask for access into the BIOS setup menus. Enables or disables the display of the full screen boot logo. Select OS/2 if the system is running OS/2 operating system and the ... Option MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB Full Screen Logo Show Small Logo (EPA) Show Description When set to system, BIOS will use. Option Setup System 1.4 1.1 Non-OS/2 OS/2 Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled CPU Feature Parameter Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Description Select whether to...
Specifies the version of the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) that the mainboard will ask for access into the BIOS setup menus. Enables or disables the display of the full screen boot logo. Select OS/2 if the system is running OS/2 operating system and the ... Option MPS Version Control For OS OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB Full Screen Logo Show Small Logo (EPA) Show Description When set to system, BIOS will use. Option Setup System 1.4 1.1 Non-OS/2 OS/2 Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled CPU Feature Parameter Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Description Select whether to...
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... the Northbridge link bandwidth. When set to disabled, the chipset disables any modulation of the processor to flatter curves. Disabled Enabled When set to auto, BIOS will automatically setup the frame buffer size. Auto 200, 400, 600, 800 MHz, 1 GHz Controls the processor to flatter curves. Disabled Down Spread Chapter 2 15...
... the Northbridge link bandwidth. When set to disabled, the chipset disables any modulation of the processor to flatter curves. Disabled Enabled When set to auto, BIOS will automatically setup the frame buffer size. Auto 200, 400, 600, 800 MHz, 1 GHz Controls the processor to flatter curves. Disabled Down Spread Chapter 2 15...
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Enables or disables the processor's SSE and SSE2 instruction sets. Option 50 Triangular Cntr 100/200/300 Triangular Cntr Enabled Disabled Gen2 if supported Only Gen1 Disabled Enabled 16 Chapter 2 Enables or disables the caching of the mainboard BIOS ROM from F0000h to set the integrated GPU spread spectrum. Parameter iGPU Spread Spectrum SSE/SSE2 Instructions MCP78 PCIE Training System BIOS cacheable Description Allows you to FFFFFh by the processor's Level 2 cache. Cards supporting Gen2 mode will be trained in Gen2 mode.
Enables or disables the processor's SSE and SSE2 instruction sets. Option 50 Triangular Cntr 100/200/300 Triangular Cntr Enabled Disabled Gen2 if supported Only Gen1 Disabled Enabled 16 Chapter 2 Enables or disables the caching of the mainboard BIOS ROM from F0000h to set the integrated GPU spread spectrum. Parameter iGPU Spread Spectrum SSE/SSE2 Instructions MCP78 PCIE Training System BIOS cacheable Description Allows you to FFFFFh by the processor's Level 2 cache. Cards supporting Gen2 mode will be trained in Gen2 mode.
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.... When disabled, only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt. Select the I /O address and IRQ for the first serial port. When enabled, the BIOS will automatically detect if your hard disk supports block transfers and set to control the audio function of data can be configured if the parallel...
.... When disabled, only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt. Select the I /O address and IRQ for the first serial port. When enabled, the BIOS will automatically detect if your hard disk supports block transfers and set to control the audio function of data can be configured if the parallel...
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... channel. Enabled Disabled When set to 4 provide progressive increase of performance. Enabled Disabled Chapter 2 19 This results in better hard disk performance. Mode 0 to Auto, BIOS setup automatically detects if the installed hard disk supports the function. If supported, it allows for all IDE drives. Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the...
... channel. Enabled Disabled When set to 4 provide progressive increase of performance. Enabled Disabled Chapter 2 19 This results in better hard disk performance. Mode 0 to Auto, BIOS setup automatically detects if the installed hard disk supports the function. If supported, it allows for all IDE drives. Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the...
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When set to manual, you to assign each peripheral. When set to auto ESCD, the system BIOS will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one. It allows you have to assign the IRQ and DMA for Transaction packets (...
When set to manual, you to assign each peripheral. When set to auto ESCD, the system BIOS will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one. It allows you have to assign the IRQ and DMA for Transaction packets (...
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If you are quite demanding in terms of low-performance components and you to load these settings, the system might not function properly. Setup defaults are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of resources consumption. Chapter 2 25 Load Default Settings The Load Default Settings menu allows you choose to load the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters.
If you are quite demanding in terms of low-performance components and you to load these settings, the system might not function properly. Setup defaults are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of resources consumption. Chapter 2 25 Load Default Settings The Load Default Settings menu allows you choose to load the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters.
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... the malfunction. Refer to "System Disassembly" on page 25. 7. Power on a flat, stable surface. 6. Remove the system covers. Verify that all components are Acer-qualified and supported. 10. Unplug the power cord from the system. 4. Verify that components are firmly and correctly attached to it. 2. Unplug all the peripherals... connected to their behaviour, see "System LED Indicators" on the front panel, which can try viewing the POST messages and BIOS event logs during the system startup. 60 Chapter 4 Inspect the LED indicators on page 6. 2.
... the malfunction. Refer to "System Disassembly" on page 25. 7. Power on a flat, stable surface. 6. Remove the system covers. Verify that all components are Acer-qualified and supported. 10. Unplug the power cord from the system. 4. Verify that components are firmly and correctly attached to it. 2. Unplug all the peripherals... connected to their behaviour, see "System LED Indicators" on the front panel, which can try viewing the POST messages and BIOS event logs during the system startup. 60 Chapter 4 Inspect the LED indicators on page 6. 2.
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... ECC T Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 and F000 shadow RAM Expand the X group codes locating in the computer. The error messages in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults...
... ECC T Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 and F000 shadow RAM Expand the X group codes locating in the computer. The error messages in the BIOS Setup Utility menus, reset the computer, enter Setup and install Setup defaults...
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...interrupts to CMOS setup. Early PCI Initialization: T Enumerate PCI bus number T Assign memory & I/O resource T Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into consideration of the ESCD's legacy information. See also POST 26h. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are MODBINable by OEM ...customers. Prepare BIOS resource map for RTC minute. 2 Load CMOS settings into chipset. Example: onboard IDE controller. Also set realtime clock power status, and...
...interrupts to CMOS setup. Early PCI Initialization: T Enumerate PCI bus number T Assign memory & I/O resource T Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into consideration of the ESCD's legacy information. See also POST 26h. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are MODBINable by OEM ...customers. Prepare BIOS resource map for RTC minute. 2 Load CMOS settings into chipset. Example: onboard IDE controller. Also set realtime clock power status, and...
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... you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan. These can download information materials for all of Acer notebook, desktop and server models including: T Service guides for all models T User's manuals T Training materials T BIOS updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists T Technical Announcement Bulletins (TABs) For these...
... you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan. These can download information materials for all of Acer notebook, desktop and server models including: T Service guides for all models T User's manuals T Training materials T BIOS updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists T Technical Announcement Bulletins (TABs) For these...