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Appendix B

97

Compal

15" LCD MONITOR,AL511,W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/EUROPE POWER 
CORD
15" LCD MONITOR,AL511,W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/UK POWER CORD
15" LCD MONITOR,AL511,W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/O POWER CORD
15" LCD MONITOR,AL511,W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/AUSTRALIA 
POWER CORD
15" LCD MONITOR,AL511,W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/SWISS POWER 
CORD
15" LCD MONITOR,AL511,W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/CHINA POWER 
CORD
15" LCD MONITOR,AL511,W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/US POWER 
CORD(AAC)
15" LCD MONITOR,AL511,W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/US POWER 
CORD(STK)
15" LCD MONITOR,AL511(002),W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/US POWER 
CORD(STK)

Jean

15" LCD MONITOR,AL513,W/O 
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/US POWER 
CORD(STK)
15' LCD MONITOR,AL512,W/
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/US POWER 
CORD(STK)

Liteon

17" CRT,86K,AC707,MPRII,N.M.,W/US 
POWER CORD(STK)
17" LCD MONITOR, AL702,W/ SPEAKER, 
TCO99, W/US POWER CORE (STK)
15' LCD MONITOR,AL512,W/
SPEAKER,TCO99,W/US POWER 
CORD(STK)

Liteon

17" CRT,86K,AC707,MPRII,N.M.,W/US 
POWER CORD(STK)
17" LCD MONITOR, AL702,W/ SPEAKER, 
TCO99, W/US POWER CORE (STK)

Components

Specifications

Model Description

 

Summary of Contents for AcerPower F1

Page 1: ...AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw ...

Page 2: ...AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw ...

Page 3: ...e updates made on AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 service guide Date Chapter Updates 2003 10 29 Chapter 1 Amend the FSB speed up to 800MHz on page 2 Memory portion Memory combination portion 2003 12 18 Chapter 1 Amend the Rear Panel and mainboard layout without SATA ...

Page 4: ...espect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not Acer Incorporated its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and ...

Page 5: ... bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures ...

Page 6: ... NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details 2 Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS that you should check the most up to date information available on your regional web or channel If for whatever reason a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printe...

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Page 8: ...espect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not Acer Incorporated its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and ...

Page 9: ... bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures ...

Page 10: ... NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details 2 Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS that you should check the most up to date information available on your regional web or channel If for whatever reason a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printe...

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Page 12: ...it Setup 41 Exit Without Saving 42 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 43 General Information 44 Before You Begin 44 Standard Disassembly Procedure 45 Opening the System 45 Removing the Front Panel 45 Removing the Cables 45 Removing the Modem card CD ROM Floppy and HDD 46 Removing the Power Supply 47 Removing the Heatsink and the CPU 48 Removing the Memory 48 Removing the Mainboard 49 Re...

Page 13: ...rmation 71 Checking Jumper Settings 71 Setting Jumpers 71 Checking Jumper Settings 72 Connecting Case Components 73 Front Panel Connector 75 Connecting Optional Devices 76 Chapter 6 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 79 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 91 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 93 Microsoft WinXP Home Environment Test 94 Appendix C Online Support Information 99 ...

Page 14: ...Chapter 1 1 Overview The Aspire T310 AcerPower F1 supports Intel Pentium 4 Northwood based micro ATX IBM PC AT compatible system with PCI AGP bus System Specifications Chapter 1 ...

Page 15: ...er to the AVL list for compatibility Graphics T On die VGA T 1 VGA port AGP PCI T One AGP 8X 4X 1 5V slot T Three PCI 2 2 5V slots FDD T One FDD slot supports 1 44MB 3 mode 3 5 devices IDE T Slot Type 40 pin IDE slot T Slot Quantity 2 T Transfer rate support T PIO Mode 0 1 2 3 4 T Ultra DMA 66 100 133 T Storage Type support T HDD CD ROM CD RW DVD T Zip 250 T ATA 100 transfer rate Audio T Embedded ...

Page 16: ...tity T On board 4 rear T Connector Pin 4 T Transfer Rate T USB 2 0 1 1 BIOS T 4MB Award BIOS with Plug and Play BIOS T ACPI SMBIOS 2 3 Green and Boot Block T Provides DMI 2 0 WFM 2 0 WOL WOR chassis intrusion and SM Bus for system management Others T Suspend to RAM Disk T PC2001 Compliant T Support PS2 Keyboard Mouse and USB Keyboard Mouse wake up function ...

Page 17: ...cer Power F1 Front Panel The computer s front panel consists of the following Label Description 1 Optical Drive 2 FDD Drive 3 Power Button 4 Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 5 Microphone Jack 6 Speaker Headphone jack ...

Page 18: ... 3 Fan Aperture 4 PS 2 Keyboard Port 5 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 Serial Connector 7 Printer Connector 8 Monitor Connector 9 USB Connector 10 RJ 45 Ethernet Connector 11 Microphone Jack 12 Line Out Jack 13 Line In Jack 14 Extension Card Slots No Description No Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ...

Page 19: ... pin ATX power connector ATX2 ATX12V power connector AUDIO1 Front audio connector AUXIN1 Auxiliary Audio input header CASFAN1 Case fan connector CDIN1 Primary CD in Connector COM2 Onboard serial port header COM2 CPU SOCKET Micro PGA 478 pin socket for Pentium 4 CPUs CPUFAN1 Cooling fan for CPU DIMM1 DIMM2 Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM ...

Page 20: ... JP3 BIOS flash protect jumper NBFAN1 Cooling fan for NB PANEL1 Connector for case front panel switches and LED indicators PCI1 PCI3 Three 32 bit add on card slots SATA1 SATA2 Two serial ATA headers SJ1 Single color LED header SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header USB3 USB4 Two connectors for front panel USB ports Label Description ...

Page 21: ...nabled BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer Award BIOS version v6 0 BIOS ROM type Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 4MB BIOS ROM package 32 pin DIP package Support protocol PCI 2 2 APM1 2 DMI 2 00 1 E IDE ACPI 1 0 ESCD 1 03 ANSI ATA 3 0 PnP 1a Bootable CD ROM 1 0 ATAPI Boot from CD ROM feature Yes Support to LS 120 drive No Support to BIOS boot block feature No BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Function Descr...

Page 22: ...ns You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications Memory Combinations Slot Memory Module Total Memory Slot 1 64 128 256 512MB 1G 64MB 1G Slot 2 64 128 256 512MB 1G 64MB 1G Maximum System Memory Supported 2G Cache Memory Item Specification First Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable Disable by BIOS Setup Second Level Cache Configu...

Page 23: ...x480 75 37 5 31 5 640x480 85 43 3 36 0 640x480 120 63 7 55 0 800x600 56 35 2 36 0 800x600 60 37 8 39 9 800x600 72 48 0 50 0 800x600 75 46 9 49 5 800x600 85 53 7 56 2 800x600 100 62 5 67 5 800x600 120 76 1 81 0 800x600 160 101 9 110 0 1024x768 70 56 5 75 0 1024x768 75 60 0 78 8 1024x768 100 79 0 110 0 1280x1024 43 50 0 80 0 1280x1024 60 64 0 110 0 1280x1024 85 91 2 157 5 1600x1200 60 76 2 156 0 160...

Page 24: ...and WHQL specifications Music synthesizer Yes internal FM synthesizer Sampling rate 48 KHz max MPU 401 UART support Yes Microphone jack Supported Headphone jack Supported IDE Interface Item Specification IDE controller SiS 964L IDE controller resident bus PCI bus Number of IDE channel 2 Support IDE interface E IDE up to PIO mode 4 and Ultra DMA 33 66 ANSIS ATA rev 3 0 ATAPI Support bootable CD ROM...

Page 25: ...erial port controller resident bus ISA bus Number of serial port 2 16550 UART support Yes Connector type 9 pin D type female connector Optional serial port I O address via BIOS Setup COM1 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h COM2 3E8h 3F8h 2F8h Optional serial port IRQ via BIOS Setup COM1 IRQ 3 and 4 COM2 IRQ 4 and 3 USB Port Item Specification Universal HCI USB 2 0 USB Class Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode Mem...

Page 26: ...s Map Hex Range Devices 000 01F 020 021 040 043 060 060 061 061 070 071 080 08F 0A0 0A1 0C0 0DF 0F0 0FF 170 177 1F0 1F7 278 27F 2F8 2FF 378 37F 3F0 3F5 3F6 3F6 3F7 3F7 3F8 3FF 0CF8 0CFC 778 77A DMA Controller 1 Interrupt Controller 1 System Timer Keyboard Controller 8742 System Speaker CMOS RAM Address and Real Time Clock DMA Page Register Interrupt Controller 2 DMA Controller 2 Math Co Processor ...

Page 27: ... IRQ10 N Reserved IRQ11 N Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Reserved IRQ13 Math Coprocessor Exception N IRQ14 Primary IDE Reserved IRQ15 Secondary IDE Reserved DRQ Assignment Map DRQx System Devices Add On Card Devices DRQ0 N Reserved DRQ1 N Reserved DRQ2 FDD N DRQ3 N Reserved DRQ4 Cascade N DRQ5 N Reserved DRQ6 N Reserved DRQ7 N Reserved Main Board Major Chips Item Controller System core logic SiS 661FX ...

Page 28: ... Mechanical Specifications Item Specification Weight One 3 FDD and one 3 5 HDD without packing Varied by local configuration Dimensions main footprint 190mm 320mm 360mm Switching Power Supply 200W Input Frequency Frequency Variation Range 50MHz 47MHz to 53MHz 60MHz 57MHz to 63MHz Input Voltage Variation Range 100 120 VRMS 90 132 VRMS 200 240 VRMS 180 264 VRMS Input Current Measuring Range 4A 90 13...

Page 29: ...switch button modem ring in keyboard and mouse for APM mode T Resume recovery time 7 10 sec Suspend Mode T Independent power management timer 2 120 minutes time step 10 minutes or pushing external switch button T CPU goes into SMM T CPU asserts STPCLK and goes into the Stop Grant State T LED on the panel turns amber colour T Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode for ATA standard interface T Disable...

Page 30: ...ation values into the battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM NOTE If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad flat In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Before you run Setup make sure that you have saved all open files The system reboots immediately after you exit Setup System Utilities C...

Page 31: ... how to move within a screen and from one screen to another T To select an option move the highlight bar by pressing or then press T To change a parameter setting press or until the desired setting is found T Press to return to the main menu If you are already in the main menu press again to exit Setup The parameters on the screens show default values These values may not be the same as those in y...

Page 32: ...oduct Name Displays the model name of your system System S N Displays your system s serial number Main Board ID Displays the main board s identification number Main Board S N Displays your main board s serial number System BIOS Version Specifies the version of your BIOS utility SMBIOS version The System Management Interface SM BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actual...

Page 33: ...at Month Jan Feb Dec Day 1 to 30 Year 1980 to 2079 Time Lets you set the time following the hour minute second format Hour 0 to 23 Minute 0 to 59 Second 0 to 59 IDE Channel 0 Master Allows you to configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 0 To enter the IDE Channel 0 Master setup press Enter The IDE CD ROM is always automatically detected IDE Device Model Number None...

Page 34: ... Disabled Enabled Video This item specifies the type of video card in use The default setting is VGA EGA Since current PCs use VGA only this function is almost useless and may be disregarded in the future VGA EGA CGA40 CGA80 Mono Halt On This parameter enables you to control the system stops in case of Power On Self Test errors POST All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All by Dis...

Page 35: ...Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Display the type of device installed Auto None Manual Access Mode Selects the HDD access mode Auto Large LBA CHS Capacity Shows the size of your HDD in MB xxxxx MB Cylinder Shows your hard disk s numberof cylinders 0 to 65535 Head Shows your hard disk s number of heads 0 to 255 Precomp Selects the precomp number for old ...

Page 36: ...level 2 L2 cache memory to improve performance Enabled Disbaled Hyper Threading Technology This item is only available when CPU and the chipset support Hyper Threading Enabled Disbaled Quick Power On Self Test This parameter speeds up POST by skipping some items that are normally checked Enabled Disbaled First Second Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot device where BI...

Page 37: ...gs 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins Settings 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Option Specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented Setup means that the password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup System means that a password prompt appears eve...

Page 38: ...is used to change the values of the chipset registers These registers control most of the system options in the computer NOTE Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset DRAM Clock Timing Control Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears ...

Page 39: ...RP This is the duration of the time interval during which the Row Address Strobe signal to a DRAM is held low during normal Read and Write Cycles This is the minimum interval between completing one read or write and starting another from the same non page mode DRAM Techniques such as memory interleaving or use of Page Mode DRAM are often used to avoid this delay Some chipsets require this paramete...

Page 40: ...Parameter Description Options VGA Share Memory Size Selects the VGA share memory size 16 32MB 64MB 128MB Parameter Description Options System BIOS Cacheable Enables or disables the system BIOS cacheable Disabled Enabled Video RAM Cacheable Enables or disables the video RAM cacheable Disabled Enabled ...

Page 41: ...ecifies the data transfer rate of the HDD For example mode 0 data transfer rate is 3 3MB s mode 1 is 5 2 MB s mode 2 is 8 3MB s mode 3 is 11 1 MB s and mode 4 is 16 6MB s If your hard disk performance becomes unstable you may manually try the slower mode Auto mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 and mode 4 Primary Master UltraDMA Primary Salve UltraDMA Secondary Master UltraDMA Secondary Slave UltraDMA These item...

Page 42: ...ol the onboard AC97 audio Disable this item if you are going to install a PCI audio add on card Enabled Disabled SIS Serial ATA Controller This item allows you to control the SiS Serial ATA controller Enabled Disabled SIS Serial ATA Mode This item allows you to change SiS Serial ATA mode IDE RAID Parameter Description Options Onboard FDC Controller Enables or disables the onboard floppy disk drive...

Page 43: ...e this item to enable and disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add in card with a remote boot ROM installed Enabled Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support It also improves the speed of access to IDE devi...

Page 44: ...ower state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hardware maintains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is s power down state in which power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wake capable devices and all system context is saved to main memory The information stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an wak...

Page 45: ...etting names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the modem if any on your system Activity of selected IRQ always awakens the system 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 AUTO Hot Key Function As This option allows you to set the Hot Key functionality Disable Power Off Suspend HDD Power Down If HDD activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field the hard disk drive will be powered down whi...

Page 46: ... by PCI Card This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Enabled Disabled USB Port Wakeup from S3 This option allows you to specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component ...

Page 47: ...nels 0 or 1 Enabled Disabled FDD COM LPT Port When this item is enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive serial ports or the parallel port Enabled Disabled PCI PIRQ A D When this item is enabled any activity from one of the listed devices wakes up the system Enabled Disabled Parameter Description Options ...

Page 48: ...d By This BIOS can automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices You can also set it as Manual and go into each of the sub menu to choose specific resources Auto ESCD Manual IRQ Resources The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual By pressing Enter to access the sub menu PCI Device Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Data read or ...

Page 49: ... This option is for setting the shutdown temperature level for the processor When the processor reaches the temperature you set the ACPI aware system will be shut down System Component Characteristics These items display the current status of all of the mainboard hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds ...

Page 50: ... Spread Spectrum When the motherboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But...

Page 51: ...the defaults Press N and then Enter to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning correctly try installing the fail safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again If you only want to install fail safe defaults for a specific option select and display that option ...

Page 52: ...N and then Enter to not install the defaults The defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option select and display that option ...

Page 53: ...password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup If you have selected Setup at Security Option from BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the p...

Page 54: ...p Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to return to the main menu ...

Page 55: ... in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and exit or press N to return to the main menu NOTE If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit Without Saving item and press Y to discard any changes you have made ...

Page 56: ...preventing electrostatic discharge T Wire cutter T Phillips screwdriver may require different size NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassembly process group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatches when putting back the components NOTE The AcerPower F1 mechanical housing is similar with AcerPower SV Machine Disassembly and Replacement Ch...

Page 57: ...on Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassenbly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system ...

Page 58: ...ake sure you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it Opening the System 1 Place the system unit on a flat steady surface 2 Turn the housing back and remove the screws as shown here 3 Slide the side door out Then remove it Removing the Front Panel 1 Release the six latches behind the front bezel 2 Remove the bezel by following the instruction below Removing the Cables 1 Disco...

Page 59: ...loppy cable 4 Disconnect the IDE1 and IDE2 cable Removing the Modem card CD ROM Floppy and HDD 1 Detach the modem card 2 Disconnect the CD ROM power IDE and CD In cables 3 Disconnect the floppy cable and power cable 4 Disconnect the HDD power cable and IDE cable ...

Page 60: ...ve the floppy drive 7 Press the latch again to release the hard disk module 8 Detach the HDD from the bracket Removing the Power Supply 1 Remove the main ATX power connector as shown here 2 Remove the Pentium 4 ATX 12V power connector as shown here 3 Remove the four screws as shown here ...

Page 61: ...he Heatsink and the CPU 1 Disconnect the Pentium 4 CPU power cable 2 Release the two heatsink latches 3 Remove the heatsink module 4 Remove the CPU by following the instructions here Removing the Memory 1 Pop out the memory and remove it as shown here ...

Page 62: ...rboard as shown here Removing the Power Button 1 Remove the power button as shown here Removing the LED Module 1 Remove the LED module by following the instructions here Removing the Daughter Board 1 Remove the screw as shown here 2 Detach the USB cable and audio cable from the daughter board ...

Page 63: ...Installing the Daughter Board 1 Connect the audio cable and USB cables to the daughter board 2 Fasten the daughter board with one screw as shown here Installing the LED Module 1 Install the LED module by following the instructions here Installing the Power Button 1 Attach the power button as shown here Installing the Mainboard 1 Put the motherboard to the original position as shown here ...

Page 64: ...he Heatsink and the CPU 1 Place the CPU to the CPU socket by following the instructions here 2 Place the heatsink module 3 Secure the heatsink with the two heatsink latches 4 Connect the Pentium 4 CPU power cable Installing the Memory 1 Insert the memory to the DIMM slot as shown here ...

Page 65: ...nnect the Pentium 4 ATX 12V power connector to the motherboard as shown here 4 Connect the main ATX power connector to the motherboard as shown here Installing the Modem card CD ROM Floppy and HDD 1 Insert the HDD to the bracket by following the instructions here 2 Place the HDD module back to the original position 3 Place the floppy drive back to the original position ...

Page 66: ...E cable 6 Connect the floppy cable and power cable 7 Connect the CD ROM power IDE and CD In cables 8 Place the modem card back to one PCI slot Then secure the modem card with the screw Installing the Cables 1 Connect the IDE1 and IDE2 cable to the motherboard 2 Connect the floppy cable to the motherboard ...

Page 67: ...rd 4 Connect the Aux In cable to the motherboard Installing the Front Panel 1 Place the front bezel back to the original position Closing the System 1 Place the side door back to the original position 2 Secure the side door with the two screws as shown here ...

Page 68: ...vides troubleshooting information for the AcerT310 AcerPower F1 T Power On Self Test POST T Index of Error Messages T Index of Error Codes and Error Beeps T Index of Error Symptoms T Undetermined Problems Chapter 4 Troubleshooting ...

Page 69: ...system if the error is fatal The main components on the main board that must be diagnosed and or initialized by POST to ensure system functionality are as follows T Microprocessor with built in numeric co processor and cache memory subsystem T Direct Memory Access DMA controller T Interrupt system T Three programmable timers T ROM subsystem T RAM subsystem T RTC RAM subsystem and real time clock c...

Page 70: ...hipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 F000 shadow RAM 0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 2 Enable keyboard interfa...

Page 71: ...ved 21h HPM Initialization notebook platform 22h Reserved 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If Smos checksum fails use default value instead 24h Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCD s legacy information 25h Early PCI Initialization Enumerate PCI bus n...

Page 72: ...d 35h Test DMA Channel 0 36h Reserved 37h Test DMA Channel 1 38h Reserved 39h Test DMA page registers 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 41h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality 44h Reserved 45h Reserved 46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1...

Page 73: ...tion Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Ah Reserved 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1 Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO 2 Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO 5Eh Reserved 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup uti...

Page 74: ...co processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Init HDD write protect 7Dh Reserved 7Eh Reserved 7Fh Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo 80h Reserved 81h Reserved 82h 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text fond used by EPA logo not for full screen log...

Page 75: ...rend Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program Daylight Saving 3 Program boot up speed 4 Chipset final initialization 5 Power management final initialization 6 Clear screen dispaly summary table 7 Program K6 write allocation 8 Program P6 class write combining 95h Update keyboard LED typematic rate 96h 1 Build MP table 2 Build update ESCD 3 Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4 Load CMOS time into...

Page 76: ...et correctly Real Time Clock Error CMOS Battery Bad CMOS Checksum Error 1 Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings 2 RTC Battery 3 System Board Equipment Configuration Error 1 Ensure the system configuration set in BIOS Setup is correct 2 Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings 3 RTC battery 4 System board System Management Memory Bad Memory Error at MMMM SSSS OOOOh 1 Insert the memor...

Page 77: ...e NOT factory installed then reboot the system PCI Device Error 1 Load default settings in Setup 2 Enter BIOS Setup and set the Reset Resource Assignments of the PnP PCI Options to Yes then reboot the system 3 Remove all adapter cards that are NOT factory installed then reboot the system PS 2 Pointing Device Interface Error PS 2 Pointing Device Error 1 Re connect PS 2 keyboard and mouse 2 Enter BI...

Page 78: ...ize shown or repeated during POST 1 Insert the memory modules in the DIMM sockets properly then reboot the system 2 Memory module 3 System board System works but fails to enter power saving mode when the Power Management Mode is set to Enabled and power saving timer set in BIOS has elapsed 1 Enter BIOS Setup and load default settings In Windows 98 check settings in Power Management Property of Con...

Page 79: ...e drive cable 4 System board Hard Disk Drive NOTE Ensure hard disk drive is configured correctly in BIOS Setup cable jumper are set correctly before diagnosing any hard disk drive problems Hard disk drive test failed 1 Enter BIOS Setup and Load default settings 2 Hard disk drive cable 3 Hard disk drive 4 System board Hard disk drive cannot format completely 1 Enter BIOS Setup and Load default sett...

Page 80: ...re the information in the Date and Time of BIOS Setup is set correctly 2 RTC battery 3 System board Audio Audio software program invokes but no sound comes from speakers 1 Speaker power connection cable Modem Modem ring cannot wake up system from suspend mode 1 Ensure the Modem Ring Indicator in BIOS Setup or Power Management is set to Enabled 2 If PCI modem card is used reinsert the modem card to...

Page 81: ...dable monitor Other monitor problems 1 Monitor signal connection cable 2 Monitor 3 Video adapter card 4 System board Display changing colors 1 Monitor signal connection cable 2 Monitor 3 System board Display problem not listed above including blank or illegible monitor 1 Monitor 2 Load default settings if screen is readable 3 System board Error Symptom Action FRU ...

Page 82: ...g power switch does not turn off system Only unplugging the power cord from electrical outlet can turn off the system 1 Ensure the Power Switch 4 sec in BIOS Setup of Power Management is not set to Suspend 2 Power switch cable assembly Pressing power switch does not turn on the system 1 Ensure the power override switch situated at the back of the machine just above the connector for the power cabl...

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Page 84: ... are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins Jumper Description The illustrations below show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins1 and 2 are SHORT Short Open 1 2 3 Jumper and...

Page 85: ...memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect that prevents your mainboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds This jumper enables you to reset BIOS JP3 BIOS Protect Jumper This jumper enables you to prevent the BIOS from bei...

Page 86: ...NBFAN1 4 Connect the case LED cable to SJ1 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 5 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1 6 Connect the Pentium 4 processor auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX2 ATX1 ATX 20 pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS NO 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Gr...

Page 87: ...ame Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor SJ1 Single Color LED Header Pin Signal Name Function 1 ACPI LED MSG LED Green 2 ACPI LED MSG LED Green 3 SB5V Power LED ACPI LED Function Setting Signal Name Color S0 Light S1 Blinking S3 Blinking S4 S5 Dark ...

Page 88: ...unction properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI hard drive activity LED connector Power Sleep Message Waiting LED Connecting pis 2 and 4 to a signal or dual color front panel mounted LED provides power on off sleep and message waiting indication Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires conne...

Page 89: ...ion 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel 6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel 7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control Head phone Amplifier 8 KEY No Pin 9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left C...

Page 90: ...rs are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates 150 MB s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA 1394A2 IEEE 1394a Header Use this header to connect to any IEEE 1394a interface Pin Singal Name Function 1 SPD...

Page 91: ...t Connector Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system Pin Signal Name Function 1 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 Front Panel USB Power 2 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal 5 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive Signal 6 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1Positive Signal 7 GND Ground 8 GND Ground 9 KE...

Page 92: ...the FRU Field Replaceable Unit listing in global configurations of AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA Return Merchandise Authorization FRU Field Replaceable Unit List Chapter 6 ...

Page 93: ...80 Chapter 6 AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Exploded Diagram ...

Page 94: ...to return it AcerPower F1 Picture Partname Part No Memory DDR266 256MB 0 14U 32MX8 8 NANYA NT256D64S88B0G 75B DDR266 512MB 0 14U 32MX8 16 NANYA NT512D64S8HB0G 75B DDR333 256MB INFENION DDR333 128MB 0 14U 16M 16 4 NANYA NT128D64SH4B1G 6K DDR333 256MB 0 14U 32M 8 8 NANYA NT256D64S88B1G 6K DDR333 512MB 0 14U 32M 8 16 NANYA NT512D64S8HB1G 6K DDR333 256MB MICRON MT8VDDT3264AG 335CA CL2 5 DDR400 128MB I...

Page 95: ...001 KH 12001 001 KH 04008 002 KH 08008 003 KH 12008 001 KH 04007 007 KH 08007 005 KH 12007 003 CD ROM DVD ROM CD RW CD ROM DRIVE 52X BTC F564E WHITE CD ROM DRIVE 52X MSI MS 8152 WHITE CD RW DRIVE 52X24X52X LITE ON LTR 52246S WHITE DVD ROM DRIVE 16X PIONEER DVD 121CHF WHITE DVD ROM DRIVE 16X PIONEER DVD 121RD WHITE DVD ROM DRIVE 16X LITI ON XJ HD166S WHITE DVD ROM DRIVE 16X HLDS GCR 8162B WHITE COM...

Page 96: ...207 001 VG A9207 002 VG A9607 001 VG A9607 002 VG 20005 001 MODEM CARD 56K F 1156I R12 ATX GVC AAP MODEM CARD 56K F 1156I R12 PACIFIC ATX GVC USA MODEM CARD 56K F 1156I R12 GVC AUSTRALIA FX 56I02 003 FX 56I02 001 FX 56102 005 USB AUDIO DAUGHTER BOARD FOXCONN 55 PSPVF 001 Power Supply POWER SUPPLY 230W W O PFC FSP FSP200 ATV A POWER SUPPLY 230W W PFC FSP 200 ATV A PF PY 23008 003 PY 23008 004 Case ...

Page 97: ...PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 BELGIUM VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 DUTCH VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 HOLLAND VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 SPANISH VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 PORTUGESE VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 ICELAND VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 NORWEGIAN VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 HEBREW VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 POLISH VER 105KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 ...

Page 98: ...r 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Polish Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Slovenian Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Slovakian Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Turkey Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 RussiamVer 104keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Hungaria Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Greek Ver 104keys KB KUP03 002 KB KUP03 003 KB KUP03 008 KB KUP03 005 KB KUP03 004 KB KUP03 006 KB KUP03 028 KB KUP03 032 KB KUP...

Page 99: ...GHZ 512K 533FSB NORTHWOOD 2 4GHZ 512K 800FSB NORTHWOOD 2 6GHZ 512K 800FSB NORTHWOOD 2 8GHZ 512K 800FSB NORTHWOOD 3 0GHZ 512K 800FSB KC DCD01 24A KC DCD01 26A KC DPD01 26A KC DPD01 24B KC DPD01 28B KC DP001 24C KC DP001 26C KC DP001 28C KC DP001 30C FDD Floppy Disk Drive FDD 1 44MB PANASONIC JU 256A048P BLACK TBD HDD Hard Disk Drive HDDPROTEGE 40G 5400RPM ATA 100 WD WD400EB 42CPF0 HDD 80G 5400RPM A...

Page 100: ...DUAL DRIVE 4X NEC ND 1300A BLACK DVD DUAL DRIVE 4X PIONEER DVR 106RD BLACK SUPERMULTI PLUS 4X DVD HLDS GSA 4040B BLACK KD 0520A 001 KD 0520B 003 KR 05201 001 TBD KV 01605 003 TBD KV 0160D 001 KO 0480A 001 TBD KU 00405 009 KU 0040D 007 Cables IDE HDD CABLE ATA66 40PIN 50 PSPVF 001 IDE CD ROM CABLE ATA66 40PIN 50 PSPVF 002 IDE FDD CABLE 34PIN 50 PSPVF 003 AUDIO CABLE 8PIN 2CON 50 S03VF 001 FRONT INT...

Page 101: ...ODEM CARD 56K F 1156I R12 GVC AUSTRALIA FX 56I02 003 FX 56I02 001 FX 56102 005 USB AUDIO DAUGHTER BOARD FOXCONN 55 PSPVF 001 Power Supply POWER SUPPLY 230W W O PFC FSP FSP200 ATV A POWER SUPPLY 230W W PFC FSP 200 ATV A PF PY 23008 003 PY 23008 004 Case Cover Bracket Assembly FRONT BEZEL W POWER BUTTON 5 25 3 5 EMPTY COVER USB DOOR 60 S03VF 001 POWER BUTTON 42 S03VF 001 SIDE DOOR 60 S03VF 002 CHASS...

Page 102: ...rd KBP2971 Dutch Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Holland Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Spanish Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Portugese Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Iceland Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Norwegian Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Hebrew Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Polish Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Slovenian Ver 105keys PS 2 Keyboard KBP2971 Slovakian...

Page 103: ...55 Hebrew Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Polish Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Slovenian Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Slovakian Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Turkey Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 RussiamVer 104keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Hungaria Ver 105keys USB Keyboard KU0355 Greek Ver 104keys KB KUS03 010 KB KUP03 034 KB KUP03 035 KB KUP03 037 KB KUP03 038 KB KUS03 008 KB KUP03 036 KB KUS0...

Page 104: ... 91 The AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Model No Define 1 Trade Mark 2 Brand Name Acer 3 Description Intel Pentium4 Celeron Processor 4 Product Name AcerPower F1 Aspire T310 Model Definition and Configuration Appendix A ...

Page 105: ...92 Appendix A ...

Page 106: ...cerPower F1 Aspire T310 compatibility is tested and verified by Acer s internal testing department All of its system functions are tested under the environments of Windows XP Home Test Compatible Components Appendix B ...

Page 107: ...SB Northwood 3 2G Socket 478 Northwood 3 2Ghz 512k 800FSB DIMM DDR 266 333 400 Infineon DDR 266 256MB 0 14u 32MX8 8 HYS64D32000GU 7 B DDR 400 128MB HYS64D16301GU 5 B DDR 400 256MB HYS64D32300GU 5 B Nanya DDR 266 256MB 0 14u 32Mx8 8 NT256D64S88B0G 75B DDR 266 512MB 0 14u 32Mx8 16 NT512D64S8HB0G 75B DDR 333 128MB 0 14u 16M 16 4 NT128D64SH4B1G 6K DDR 333 256MB 0 14u 32M 8 8 NT256D64S88B1G 6K DDR 333 ...

Page 108: ...er 4X DVD DUAL DVR 106RD SuperMultiPlus HLDS 4X DVD SuperMulti Plus GSA 4040B Modem Card GVC F 1156I R12 AAP F 1156I R12 USA F 1156I R12 Australia Housing Foxconn Microtower 3 3 5 2 5 25 TF165 SPS FSP FSP200 ATV A 230W non PFC SPS FSP200 ATV A PF 230W PFC SPS FDD Panasonic 1 44M 3 5 7 in 1 card reader ECS 3 5 black 7 in 1 card reader UCR 61 3 5 black 7 in 1 card reader UCR 61 w 1394 Daughter Board...

Page 109: ... POWER CORD AAC 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII N M W O POWER CORD 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII E M W O POWER CORD 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII S M W O POWER CORD 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII S M W AUSTRALIA POWER CORD 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII N M W EUROPE POWER CORD 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII N M W US POWER CORD STK 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII E M W O POWER CORD AAC 17 CRT MONITOR AC711 MPRII N M W CHINA P...

Page 110: ...AKER TCO99 W US POWER CORD AAC 15 LCD MONITOR AL511 W O SPEAKER TCO99 W US POWER CORD STK 15 LCD MONITOR AL511 002 W O SPEAKER TCO99 W US POWER CORD STK Jean 15 LCD MONITOR AL513 W O SPEAKER TCO99 W US POWER CORD STK 15 LCD MONITOR AL512 W SPEAKER TCO99 W US POWER CORD STK Liteon 17 CRT 86K AC707 MPRII N M W US POWER CORD STK 17 LCD MONITOR AL702 W SPEAKER TCO99 W US POWER CORE STK 15 LCD MONITOR ...

Page 111: ...98 Appendix B ...

Page 112: ...l of Acer s 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 TABs Technical Announcement Bulletin For these purposes we have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem free downloading of our technical material Also contained on this website are T Detailed information...

Page 113: ...100 Appendix C ...

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