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... the Mainboard 39 Troubleshooting 41 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 41 System Check Procedures 41 Checkpoints 42 POST Error Indicators 46 BIOS Recovery 57 BIOS Update 58 Updating the BIOS in DOS Mode 58 Updating the BIOS in Windows Mode 59 Clearing CMOS 62 System Architecture 63 Block Diagram 63 Mainboard Layout 64 Jumper Setting 65...
... the Mainboard 39 Troubleshooting 41 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 41 System Check Procedures 41 Checkpoints 42 POST Error Indicators 46 BIOS Recovery 57 BIOS Update 58 Updating the BIOS in DOS Mode 58 Updating the BIOS in Windows Mode 59 Clearing CMOS 62 System Architecture 63 Block Diagram 63 Mainboard Layout 64 Jumper Setting 65...
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Table of Contents BIOS 82 Technical Specifications 82 Memory 83 Hard Disk Drive 83 Optical Disc Drive 84 Card Reader 84 Gigabit Ethernet 84 Audio 84 Power Supply Unit 85 Power Management 85 Index ...87 viii
Table of Contents BIOS 82 Technical Specifications 82 Memory 83 Hard Disk Drive 83 Optical Disc Drive 84 Card Reader 84 Gigabit Ethernet 84 Audio 84 Power Supply Unit 85 Power Management 85 Index ...87 viii
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...PFC) power supply unit • 200~240 Vac, 220 W power factor correction (PFC) power supply unit Symantec NTI 2009 • AMI BIOS with 8 MB SPI ROM • Supports ACPI revision 2.0 standard • Supports Plug and Play, STR(S3)/STD(S4), hardware monitor, ...ports LED display and buttons Description • Front panel - External display (VGA) port - Component Card reader Power supply Antivirus software System BIOS Power management Audio Item Audio codec Audio jacks Description • Multi-in-1 card reader • The following memory cards are supported: - Headphone jack -...
...PFC) power supply unit • 200~240 Vac, 220 W power factor correction (PFC) power supply unit Symantec NTI 2009 • AMI BIOS with 8 MB SPI ROM • Supports ACPI revision 2.0 standard • Supports Plug and Play, STR(S3)/STD(S4), hardware monitor, ...ports LED display and buttons Description • Front panel - External display (VGA) port - Component Card reader Power supply Antivirus software System BIOS Power management Audio Item Audio codec Audio jacks Description • Multi-in-1 card reader • The following memory cards are supported: - Headphone jack -...
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... values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. The values take effect when the system is turned off. POST uses these values to the BIOS settings. IMPORTANT If you are prompted ("Run Setup" message) to make changes to configure the hardware. System Utilities Chapter 2 CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility...
... values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. The values take effect when the system is turned off. POST uses these values to the BIOS settings. IMPORTANT If you are prompted ("Run Setup" message) to make changes to configure the hardware. System Utilities Chapter 2 CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility...
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... • To apply a field value. These include: • Product Information • PC Health Status • Standard CMOS Features • Frequency/Voltage Control • Advanced BIOS Features • BIOS Security Features • Advanced Chipset Features • Load Default Settings • Integrated Peripherals • Save & Exit Setup • Power Management Setup • Exit Without...
... • To apply a field value. These include: • Product Information • PC Health Status • Standard CMOS Features • Frequency/Voltage Control • Advanced BIOS Features • BIOS Security Features • Advanced Chipset Features • Load Default Settings • Integrated Peripherals • Save & Exit Setup • Power Management Setup • Exit Without...
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... Date when the CMOS setup utility was released. Field Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Asset Tag Number Description Type of processor installed on the system Speed of the processor installed on the system Size of system memory ...
... Date when the CMOS setup utility was released. Field Processor Type Processor Speed System Memory Product Name System Serial Number System BIOS Version BIOS Release Date Asset Tag Number Description Type of processor installed on the system Speed of the processor installed on the system Size of system memory ...
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...• No Errors - Any error detected will stop for an error during POST • All, but Keyboard - If a keyboard error is detected, BIOS will ignore any errors detected during the POST. Options include: • All Errors - All Errors No Errors All, But Keyboard EL1358 Service Guide 11... MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) Sets the system time. BIOS will pause the system. Standard CMOS Features Field System Date System Time SATA Port 1-2 Halt On Description Value Sets the system date. HH:MM:...
...• No Errors - Any error detected will stop for an error during POST • All, but Keyboard - If a keyboard error is detected, BIOS will ignore any errors detected during the POST. Options include: • All Errors - All Errors No Errors All, But Keyboard EL1358 Service Guide 11... MM/DD/YYYY (month/day/year) Sets the system time. BIOS will pause the system. Standard CMOS Features Field System Date System Time SATA Port 1-2 Halt On Description Value Sets the system date. HH:MM:...
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...Enabled Disabled Displays the device assigned to emit error beeps or display error messages during USB device enumeration. Select whether to allow the BIOS to the specified boot sequence. If set this order. Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence for the installed optical ...drive. Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence foe available network drives. Advanced BIOS Features Field Quick Boot Quiet Boot 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drive Priority Optical Disk Drive Priority Removable Device ...
...Enabled Disabled Displays the device assigned to emit error beeps or display error messages during USB device enumeration. Select whether to allow the BIOS to the specified boot sequence. If set this order. Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence for the installed optical ...drive. Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence foe available network drives. Advanced BIOS Features Field Quick Boot Quiet Boot 1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device Hard Disk Drive Priority Optical Disk Drive Priority Removable Device ...
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... will be accessible when this password will be prompted to change all settings in the Setup Utility. Press F10 to enter a password, you are visible. 3. BIOS Security Features Field Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Description Displays the supervisor password status.
... will be accessible when this password will be prompted to change all settings in the Setup Utility. Press F10 to enter a password, you are visible. 3. BIOS Security Features Field Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Description Displays the supervisor password status.
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... page 56 to determine which corrective action to recreate the failure by attempting to take. Troubleshooting Chapter 4 This chapter lists the POST error indicators and BIOS beep codes, as possible about the symptoms of contact in this section.
... page 56 to determine which corrective action to recreate the failure by attempting to take. Troubleshooting Chapter 4 This chapter lists the POST error indicators and BIOS beep codes, as possible about the symptoms of contact in this section.
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... Unplug the network cable and all power and data cables are Acer-qualified and supported. 10. Verify that all checkpoints generated by the BIOS requires a checkpoint card, also referred to the installed drives. 8. Checkpoints may differ between different platforms based on a LED display. NMI...that occur during POST. Do additional chipset initialization. Remove the side panel as a POST card or POST diagnostic card. Viewing BIOS Checkpoints Viewing all cable connections inside the system are firmly and properly attached to the computer and all components are firmly and properly...
... Unplug the network cable and all power and data cables are Acer-qualified and supported. 10. Verify that all checkpoints generated by the BIOS requires a checkpoint card, also referred to the installed drives. 8. Checkpoints may differ between different platforms based on a LED display. NMI...that occur during POST. Do additional chipset initialization. Remove the side panel as a POST card or POST diagnostic card. Viewing BIOS Checkpoints Viewing all cable connections inside the system are firmly and properly attached to the computer and all components are firmly and properly...
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...analyze FAT to F000 ROM at F000:FFF0h. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. Program the flash part. Main BIOS checksum is enabled. L1 cache is tested. The recovery file size does not equal the found . Give control to find the clusters ... information is corrupt. Restore CPUID value back into register. Boot Block Recovery Code Checkpoints The boot block recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size. Attempt to read from floppy. Recovery file not found flash part ...
...analyze FAT to F000 ROM at F000:FFF0h. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. Program the flash part. Main BIOS checksum is enabled. L1 cache is tested. The recovery file size does not equal the found . Give control to find the clusters ... information is corrupt. Restore CPUID value back into register. Boot Block Recovery Code Checkpoints The boot block recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size. Attempt to read from floppy. Recovery file not found flash part ...
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.... Set the window for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2. Initialize RTC date/time. Detects the presence of the BIOS. Initialize System Management Interrupt. Early POST initialization of different Input Devices. Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section for IRQ1... 30 2A 2C 2E 31 33 37 38 39 3A 3B Description Disable NMI, Parity, video for displaying text information. Initialize BIOS, POST, Runtime data area. USB controllers are initialized at this point. POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest...
.... Set the window for EGA, and DMA controllers. Initializes DMAC-1 & DMAC-2. Initialize RTC date/time. Detects the presence of the BIOS. Initialize System Management Interrupt. Early POST initialization of different Input Devices. Initializes different devices through DIM. See DIM Code Checkpoints section for IRQ1... 30 2A 2C 2E 31 33 37 38 39 3A 3B Description Disable NMI, Parity, video for displaying text information. Initialize BIOS, POST, Runtime data area. USB controllers are initialized at this point. POST Code Checkpoints The POST code checkpoints are the largest...
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.... Initializes Num-Lock status and programs the KBD typematic rate. Display errors to the user and gets the user response for Extended BIOS Data Area from memory found in CPU, ... Check boot password if installed. Enable/Disable NMI as selected. Late POST initialization of chipset...A9 AA AB AC B1 00 Description Mid POST initialization of runtime image preparation for different BIOS modules. Updates CMOS memory size from base memory. Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs. Initializes remaining option ROMs. Generate and write contents of chipset registers. Log...
.... Initializes Num-Lock status and programs the KBD typematic rate. Display errors to the user and gets the user response for Extended BIOS Data Area from memory found in CPU, ... Check boot password if installed. Enable/Disable NMI as selected. Late POST initialization of chipset...A9 AA AB AC B1 00 Description Mid POST initialization of runtime image preparation for different BIOS modules. Updates CMOS memory size from base memory. Initializes IPL devices controlled by BIOS and option ROMs. Initializes remaining option ROMs. Generate and write contents of chipset registers. Log...
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.... General Device Initialization (function 5). Function 3 searches for and initializes any PnP, PCI, or AGP video devices. POST Error Indicators When a system error is detected during BIOS POST to initialize different system busses. Follow the instructions on the screen. IMPORTANT If your system fails after you correct the error before proceeding, even...
.... General Device Initialization (function 5). Function 3 searches for and initializes any PnP, PCI, or AGP video devices. POST Error Indicators When a system error is detected during BIOS POST to initialize different system busses. Follow the instructions on the screen. IMPORTANT If your system fails after you correct the error before proceeding, even...
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...message. This message is corrupted. This condition may indicate a defective memory module. The BIOS was unable to correct single-bit errors that is usually followed by other information concerning the device. The BIOS attempted to boot from faulty memory modules. This message will only occur on some systems... when no media is a generic message indicating the BIOS could not find a bootable device in the system and/or removable media drive does not contain media. Invalid Boot Diskette Drive Not Ready ...
...message. This message is corrupted. This condition may indicate a defective memory module. The BIOS was unable to correct single-bit errors that is usually followed by other information concerning the device. The BIOS attempted to boot from faulty memory modules. This message will only occur on some systems... when no media is a generic message indicating the BIOS could not find a bootable device in the system and/or removable media drive does not contain media. Invalid Boot Diskette Drive Not Ready ...
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...Disk Error 6th Slave Hard Disk Error Primary Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Secondary Slave Drive - This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in the 3rd IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. The IDE/ATAPI device ...configured as Master in POST. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in POST. ATAPI Incompatible ...
...Disk Error 6th Slave Hard Disk Error Primary Master Drive - ATAPI Incompatible Secondary Slave Drive - This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in the 3rd IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. The IDE/ATAPI device ...configured as Master in POST. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Master in POST. ATAPI Incompatible ...
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...6th IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. error reporting standard. Command Failed S.M.A.R.T. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in POST. S.M.A.R.T.... error reporting standard. S.M.A.R.T. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to a hard disk, but the command transaction failed. EL1358 Service Guide 49 Capable but the command transaction failed....
...6th IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test. error reporting standard. Command Failed S.M.A.R.T. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST. The IDE/ATAPI device configured as Slave in POST. S.M.A.R.T.... error reporting standard. S.M.A.R.T. This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to a hard disk, but the command transaction failed. EL1358 Service Guide 49 Capable but the command transaction failed....
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...This message will only be displayed if Virus Detection is a fatal error, often indication a problem with system hardware. 50 EL1358 Service Guide If the BIOS detects possible virus activity, it will only be displayed if Virus Detection is a fatal error, often indication a problem with system hardware. A PCI ... an error while programming the count register of channel 2 of the system. VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? This is enabled in AMIBIOS setup. BIOS POST could not write to the CPU. The message is most likely to appear when a brand new CPU is trying to use the same ...
...This message will only be displayed if Virus Detection is a fatal error, often indication a problem with system hardware. 50 EL1358 Service Guide If the BIOS detects possible virus activity, it will only be displayed if Virus Detection is a fatal error, often indication a problem with system hardware. A PCI ... an error while programming the count register of channel 2 of the system. VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? This is enabled in AMIBIOS setup. BIOS POST could not write to the CPU. The message is most likely to appear when a brand new CPU is trying to use the same ...
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...is enabled in the setup. Indicates that the CMOS is not retaining its data due to be resolved by a program other than the BIOS or that key is not detected. CMOS battery is locked. Keyboard is not present or the hardware is not responding when the keyboard ...verification. Keyboard controller failure. This condition may indicate a problem with system hardware. The password entered does not match the password set in the BIOS setup but the device is enabled in the AMIBIOS8 ROM. EL1358 Service Guide 51 User needs to unlock the keyboard to reboot the machine....
...is enabled in the setup. Indicates that the CMOS is not retaining its data due to be resolved by a program other than the BIOS or that key is not detected. CMOS battery is locked. Keyboard is not present or the hardware is not responding when the keyboard ...verification. Keyboard controller failure. This condition may indicate a problem with system hardware. The password entered does not match the password set in the BIOS setup but the device is enabled in the AMIBIOS8 ROM. EL1358 Service Guide 51 User needs to unlock the keyboard to reboot the machine....