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Chapter 1

NRTSB

Request to send

NCTSB

Clear

NRIB

Ring Indicator

KEY

Key

CD_IN: Analog audio input header

Pin

Signal Name

Definition

CD in_L

CD In left channel

GND

Ground

GND

Ground

CD in_R

CD In right channel

IR1: Infrared port

Pin

Signal Name

Definition

Not connected

Key

No pin

+5V

IR Power

GND

Ground

IRTX

IrDA serial output

IRRX

IrDA serial input

COM2: Onboard serial port header(optional)

Pin

Signal Name

Definition

Summary of Contents for AcerPower F5

Page 1: ...Aspire T650 E500 AcerPower F5 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: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire T650 E500 and AcerPower F5 service guide Date Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...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 4: ... 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 5: ... 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...

Page 6: ...Master 40 Advanced BIOS Features 41 Advanced Chipset Features 43 Integrated Peripherals 44 Power Management Setup 46 PnP PCI Configuration 48 PC Health Status 49 Frequency Control 50 Load Default Settings 51 Set Supervisor User Password 52 Save Exit Setup 53 Exit Without Saving 54 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 55 General Information 56 Disassembly Procedure 57 Aspire T650 Standard ...

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Page 8: ... Intel 775 pin mainstream CPU up to P4 4 0Ghz FSB 800 T On board ATI VGA performed great graphic power than previous AGP 8X T Add On PCI Express VGA card provides extra graphic solution for extensive gamers T DDR II memory with dual channel provides faster processing speed and efficiency Aspire T650 E500 will be the product name for consumer market AcerPower F5 will be the product name for commerc...

Page 9: ...pports 44 1K 48K 86K 192KHz DAC sample rate T All ADCs support 44 1K 48K 96K sample rate T 64dB 30dB with 1dB resolution of mixer gain to achieve finer volume control T Emulation of 26 sound environments to enhance gaming experience T 10 Software Equalizer Bands Marvell 8EE8001 GigaLAN T Integrated 10 100 1000 transceiver T Wake on LAN and remote wake up support T Fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 I...

Page 10: ... 0 1 supporting Native Command Queue USB 2 0 1 1 Host controllers IO APIC controller as well as 1 10 100 Mb s Fast Ethernet MAC layer and PCI Express interface Of most interest in the HD Audio feature which is an Intel Azalia Compliant Audio Solution Azalia is the next generation of onboard audio and is very advanced Essentially it provides superior Audio Onboard negating the need for an expensive...

Page 11: ...DR II 1 8 Voltage T Socket Quantity 2 T Capacity support 256MB 2GB T Support Memory Speed 400 533 MHz Graphic Solution T ATI RC410 on die graphic solution T PCI E x16 VGA Add On Card Slots T 1 PCI Express x16 slot T 1 PCI Express x1 slot T 2 PCI 2 3 5V slots FDD T One 1 44MB 3 5 device IDE T Slot Type 40pin PATA IDE slot T Slot Quantity 2 T Transfer rate support PIO mode 0 3 33MB s 1 5 22MB s 2 8 ...

Page 12: ...re BIOS side Default is enabled USB T Controller ULI M1573 compatible T Connectors Quantity 8 four on rear connector four on board header T 2 for front daughter board Pin 2 5 Intel FPIO T 1 for Multi Media card reader Pin 1 5 T USB 2 0 1 1 System LED Definition On Board Connector T Rear I O Connectors T 1 PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 PS 2 Mouse Port T 1 Parallel Port 1 Serial Port T 1 VGA Port T 1 GigaLAN...

Page 13: ...USB pin connectors T 3 1 5 pin USB pin connector T 1 2nd serial port T 1 CD In 4pin connector CD ROM Audio Input T 1 3 4 pin CPU Fan connector T 1 3 pin System FAN connectors T 1 24pin 4pin ATX interface PS3 PS2 SPS connector T 1 2 4pin Intel FPIO specification Power Switch Power State LED HDD active LED T 1 2 pin LAN activity monitor connector T 2 reserved 2pin GPIO connector T Color management f...

Page 14: ... IDE2 PCIE USB2 0 4 4 ULI SB M1573 USB 3 SATA 4 PORTS PCI PCI BDGE LPC I F INTEGRATED GRAPHICS X1 DDR CHANNEL 1 X2 PCIE I F WITH SB 11 Gbit 100 10M ETHERNET 19 1 X16 PCIE VIDEO I F 4 X1 PCIE I F TVOUT TMDS ITE LPC SIO 8712F IX LPT KBD MOUSE 23 18 22 23 FLOPPY PORT 18 SERIAL PCIE x16 PCIE GFX x16 PCI SLOT 2 21 21 PCI SLOT 1 EXTERNAL CLOCK GENERATOR 2 22 19 19 22 22 22 22 AZALIA CPU CORE POWER 3 PCI...

Page 15: ...ed header 4 CPU_FAN CPU cooling fan connector 5 ATX_POWER Standard 24 pin ATX power connector 6 BIOS_TBL BIOS Prevent header 7 BIOS_WP BIOS protection jumper 8 FDD Floppy diskette drive connector 9 IDE2 Secondary IDE channel 10 IDE1 Primary IDE channel 11 TBD TBD 12 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 13 SATA1 4 Serial ATA connectors 14 CASE_FAN Case cooling fan connector ...

Page 16: ...erial port header 19 SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header 20 CD_IN Analog audio input connector 21 AUDIO1 Front panel audio header 22 PCI1 2 32 bit add on card slots 23 PCIE1 PCI Express x1 slot 24 PCIEX16 PCI Express x16 graphics card slot 25 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector 26 ATX12V 4 pin 12V power connector Mainboard Items Item Label Description ...

Page 17: ...tact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps 1394a Port Use the 1394a port to connect andy 1394a device Audio Ports Use the audio jacks to connect audio devices The D port is for stereo line in signal while the F port...

Page 18: ...Setting Jumper Type Description Setting CLR_CMOS 3 pin CLEAR CMOS 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear CMOS Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn off the system BIOS_WP 3 pin BIOS PROTECT 1 2 DISABLE 2 3 ENABLE BIOS_TBL 3 pin BIOS PREVENT 1 2 DISABLE 2 3 ENABLE ...

Page 19: ...nnector Information CPU_FAN SYS_FAN CASE FAN Illustration Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 4 Speed Control Only for CPU Fan ATX12V Illustrator PIN No Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V 1 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN 1 2 1 4 3 ...

Page 20: ...D 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V Only for 24pins ATX 24 GND ATX Power Illustration PIN No Definition PIN No Definition 1 Hard disk LED 8 Power Switch 2 MSG LED 9 Reserved 3 Hard disk LED 10 Key 4 MSG LED 11 ODD LED 5 Reset Switch 12 LAN LED 6 Power Switch 13 ODD LED 7 Reset Switch 14 LAN LED 1 12 13 24 ...

Page 21: ...t Panel Audio Header Pin No Definition 1 PORT FL 2 GND 3 PORT FR 4 ACZ DET 5 PORT ER 6 AGND 7 SENSE B 8 NO PIN 9 PORT EL 10 GND SATA1 2 3 4 Serial ATA connectors Pin No Definition 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 Ground ...

Page 22: ... Cable Power 8 Cable Power 9 Key Pin 10 GND USB3 4 Front Panel USB header Pin No Defintion 1 Power 2 Power 3 USB_FP_P0 4 USB_FP_P1 5 USB_FP_P0 6 USB_FP_P1 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrent signal COM2 Onboard serial port header optional Pin Signal Name Definition 1 NDCDB Data carry detect 2 NSINB Serial Data In 3 NSOUTB Serial Data Out 4 NDTRB Data terminal ready 5 GND Ground 6 NDSRB ...

Page 23: ...al Name Definition 1 CD in_L CD In left channel 2 GND Ground 3 GND Ground 4 CD in_R CD In right channel IR1 Infrared port Pin Signal Name Definition 1 NC Not connected 2 Key No pin 3 5V IR Power 4 GND Ground 5 IRTX IrDA serial output 6 IRRX IrDA serial input COM2 Onboard serial port header optional Pin Signal Name Definition ...

Page 24: ...Chapter 1 17 Aspire T650 Front Panel No Description No Description 1 Optical Device 2 Floppy drive 3 Power Button 4 Microphone Jack 5 Speaker Headphone Jjack 6 USB Ports ...

Page 25: ...s the front bezel with middle cover slided down No Description No Description 1 Optical Driver 2 Optical Drive Eject Button 3 Power Button 4 USB Ports 5 Speaker Headphone Jack 6 Microphone in Jack 7 Indicators 8 Floppy Disk Drive 9 Card Reader 10 IEEE 1394 Port ...

Page 26: ...Chapter 1 19 AcerPower F5 Front Panel No Description No Description 1 Optical Drive 2 Floppy Disk Drive 3 Card Reader 4 Indicators 5 USB Ports 6 Microphone inJack 7 Speaker HeadphoneJack 8 Power Button ...

Page 27: ...tional item No Description No Description 1 Power Supply 2 Power Cord Socket 3 Voltage Select Switch 4 PS 2 Mouse Port 5 PS 2 Keyboard Port 6 Serial Port 7 Printer Port 8 Monitor Connector 9 USB Ports 10 RJ45 port 11 Audio Jack 12 Expansion Slots 13 Chassis Lock Pad 14 SPDIF port 15 N A ...

Page 28: ...s section provides a brief description of the basic system peripherals Mouse PS 2 or USB manufacturing option The included mouse is a standard two button wheel mouse Connect the mouse to the PS 2 mouse port or USB port on the back panel of the system Keyboard PS 2 or USB manufacturing option Connect the keyboard to the PS 2 keyboard port or USB port on the back panel of the system ...

Page 29: ...t the speaker cable to the audio out external speaker port on the back panel of the system For more detailed information about the speakers please refer to the included operating instructions NOTE speakers are optional and the appearance might be different depending on the actual product Note ...

Page 30: ...or DVD only available on systems that include an optical disc burner 7 After choosing the backup method click Next Follow the instruction on screen to complete the process Restore from backup Users can restore backup previously created as stated in the Create backup section from hard drive CD or DVD 1 Boot to Windows XP 2 Press Alt F10 to open the Acer eRecovery utility 3 Enter the password to pro...

Page 31: ...lication and follow the instructions on screen to re install At first launch Acer eRecovery prepares all the needed software and may take few seconds to bring up the software content window Change Password Acer eRecovery and Acer disc to disc recovery are protected by a password that can be changed by the user Follow the steps below to change the password in Acer eRecovery 1 Boot to Windows XP 2 P...

Page 32: ...tion Please enter 000000 is displayed 4 Enter six zeros and continue 5 The Acer Recovery main page appears 6 Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items operating system versions and press Enter to select Multilingual operating system installation Follow the instructions to choose the operating system and language you prefer when you first power on the system 1 Turn on the system 2 Acer s multi...

Page 33: ... on CPU which is local configured Bus Frequency 533 800 MHz Voltage Processor voltage can be detected by any system without setting any jumper BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer AMI BIOS version R01 A0 BIOS ROM size 4MB BIOS ROM package 32 pin PLCC package Support protocol PCIX 1 0 PCI 2 2 APM 1 2 VESA DPMS VBE PM V1 1 SMBIOS 2 3 E IDE 1 1 ACPI 1 0b ESCD1 03 PnP 1 0a Bootable CD ROM 1 0 ...

Page 34: ... 9 0 1 1 1 85 Voltage 12 Voltage 70A Cache Memory Item Specification First Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable Disable by BIOS Setup Second Level Cache Configurations The information below is only applicable to system installed with a Pentium 4 processor Tag RAM Location On Processor L2 Cache RAM Location On Processor L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM Pipelined burst Synchronous RAM L2...

Page 35: ...te Drive Controller ULi M1573 Diskette Drive Controller Resident Bus LPC Bus Supported Diskette Drive Formats 1 44MB 2 88MB format and slim type diskette drive Function Control Enable Disable by BIOS Setup Serial Port Item Specification Serial port controller Build in ITE 8712 Serial port controller resident bus LPC Bus Number of serial port 1 Serial port location Rear Panel 16550 UART support Yes...

Page 36: ...control by hardware monitor T CPU Over temperature over 120o C power off protection Power On Wake up Event Item Description Power On Wake Up Event T Power Button S1 S3 S4 S5 T PS 2 Keyboard S1 S3 S4 S5 T USB Keyboard S1 S3 S4 S5 T RTC S1 S5 T LAN S1 S3 S5 T Modem Ring S1 S3 S5 Memory Address Map Address Size Function 0000000 009FFFF 640 KB System Memory Onboard DRAM 00A0000 00BFFFF 128 KB Video RA...

Page 37: ...x INTA ADIMM slot N INTB PCI Slot1 AD16 INTC PCI Slot2 AD17 I O Address 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 Pa...

Page 38: ...Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Reserved IRQ7 Parallel Port Reserved IRQ8 Real Time Clock N IRQ9 N Reserved IRQ10 N Reserved IRQ11 N Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Reserved IRQ13 Numeric Processor N IRQ14 Embedded Hard Disk Reserved IRQ15 Reserved 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 ...

Page 39: ... 3 axes Non operating packed 5 500Hz 1 09g RMS random 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes Shock Operating Half sine 2g 11m seconds Drop Test Drop Test Definition The protection ability of packing cushion must be capable of withstanding with no physical or functional demage mechanical impact from height specific drops Test Standard Package Cross Weight Drop Height Not of Drop KGs lbs CM Inch 0 9 1 0 20 7...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...t BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Window s based utility that doesn t required users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet Item Description wxyz Move to selection e Select Item Mai...

Page 42: ...fault Settings Default Settings indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to ...

Page 43: ...BIOS Version This item lists the system SMBIOS version System BIOS ID This item lists the system BIOS ID BIOS Release Date This item lists the BIOS release date HelpItem CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Product Information ProductName AspireT650 E500 APF5 SystemS N 00000000 Main Board ID ERC410M MainBoardS N 0000000 AssetTag Number Asset tag number at least 2 System...

Page 44: ... The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB TO select a field Use or to configure system Time Help Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup SystemDate Tue05 31 2005 SystemTime 19 55 59 fPrimary IDE Master Hard Disk fPrimary IDE Slave Not Detected fSecondary IDE Master Not D...

Page 45: ...r system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive the four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto T Cylinder Number of cylinders T Head Number of heads T Precomp Write precomp T Landing Zone Landing Zone T Sector Number of sectors Floppy A The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been i...

Page 46: ... Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Master Device Hard Disk Vendor IC35L040AUVN07 0 Size 41 1GB LBAMode Supported BlockMode 16 Sectors PIO Mode 4 Async DMA MultiWord DMA 2 Ultra DMA Ultra DMA 2 S M A R T Supported Type Auto LBA Large Mode Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto S M A R T Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Enab...

Page 47: ...ilent Boot Enabled Confuguration Table Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled fRemovable Drives Press Enter fHard Disk Drives Press Enter fCD DVD Drives Press Enter First Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE SecondBootDevice HDD PM Maxtor 4R06 Third Boot Device CD DVD SS PIONEER Boot Other Device Enabled BootUpNumLockStatus On APIC Mode Enabled CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Move F10 Save F1 General help ...

Page 48: ...eeded to boot the system which means to quick power on self test function Enabled Disabled First Second Third Boot Device The item allows you to set the sequence of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CD ROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN Disabled Boot other Devices This item allows you to enable or disable to boot from other device E...

Page 49: ...h graphics controller to use as the primary boot device IGD PEG IGD PCI IGD UMA Frame Buffer Size This item allows users to set the UMA Frame Buffer Size manually 32 64 128 256 MB Selectwhichgraphicscon trollertouseastheprimary bootdevice HelpItem CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc AdvancedChipsetFeatures BootGraphicsAdapterPiori PEG IGD UMAFrame Buffer Size 128MB Mov...

Page 50: ...USB Mouse Support Onboard LAN function This function is used to set whether the onboard LAN card is enabled Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Diabled Onboard 1394 Controller THis item allows users to enable or disable the onboard 1394 Controller function Enabled Disabled Serial Port 1 2 Address This option is u...

Page 51: ...arallel Port Mode This item allows users to manually set the Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP Normal EPP ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This item allows users to manually set the DMA Channel for ECP value DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 Paraller Port IRQ This item allows users to manually set the Parallel Port IRQ value IRQ5 IRQ7 Parameter Description Options ...

Page 52: ... ACPI Disable IfOSdoesnotsup port ACPI HelpItem CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPIfunction Enabled ACPISuspendType S3 STR Hard Disk Power Down Mode Disabled Soft off by PWR BTTN Delay4Sec PWRON After PWR Fail LastState Power On by Ring Disabled Wake UpbyPCICard Enabled USB KB Wake UP From S3 Enabled ResumebyAlarm Disabled Move F10 Save F1 G...

Page 53: ...hen power off instantly Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec PWRON After PWR BTTN Under ACPI you can create a software power down If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hole the power button down for 4 seconds to cause a software power dow...

Page 54: ... VGA Palette Snoop This option is only very rarely needed It should be left at Disabled unless a video device specifically requires the setting enabled upon installation Disabled Enabled YES Assign IRQ to PCI VGA card if card requests IRQ NO Does not assign IRQ toPCIVGAcardevenifcard requests an IRQ HelpItem CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc PnP PCI Configuration All...

Page 55: ...re Delect ambient temperature automatically CPU Temperature Detect CPU Temperature automatically CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU SYSTEM Fan Speed status automatically HelpItem CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc PC Health Status CPUTemperature 400 C 1040 F AmbientTemperature 320 C 890 F CPU FAN Speed 3013RPM SystemFANSpeed N A Smart FAN Control Enabled Move F10 Sav...

Page 56: ... item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free PCI slots Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum ite can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system Ratio Status Unlocked Max 16 Min 14 RatioActualValue 16 Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled SpreadSpectrum Enabled HelpItem CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Co...

Page 57: ...detects THis option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press OK and then Enter to install the defaults Press Cancel and then Enter to not install the defaults If you only want to install setup dafaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press F9 ...

Page 58: ... will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be promped 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 ...

Page 59: ...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 60: ... 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 61: ...g 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 Machine Disassembly and Replacement Chapter 3 ...

Page 62: ...Information 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 63: ...tion tells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service Please also refer to the disassembly video if available CAUTION Before you proceed make sure you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it ...

Page 64: ...system unit on a flat steady surface 2 Turn the housing down slide the Lock handle as shown meanwhile slide the left side door out Remove the ADD ON Cards 1 Release the PCI Lock as shown bellow then remove it 2 Release the VGA slot Lock shown bellow then pull out the VGA Card ...

Page 65: ... Remove the TV Tuner Card 4 Remove the Modem card Remove the Cables 1 Disconnect the SPDIF and AUDIO cables 2 Disconnect the USB and Card reader Cables AUDIO Cable SPDIF Cable USB Cable Card reader Cable ...

Page 66: ... cable from the M B 4 Disconnect the 4 Pin power cable PE from the master ODD PF from the slave ODD 5 Disconnect the ODD IDE cable from the master slave ODD 6 Disconnect the FDD data and power cable from the FDD CPU fan power cable 12V power cable PD ...

Page 67: ...e from the master HDD PC from the slave HDD 8 Disconnect the two HDD SATA cables from the HDDs and M B connector 9 Disconnect the LED cable ASSY from the M B Connector 10 Disconnect the system fan power cable from the M B Connector ...

Page 68: ...the Memory Loose the DIMM Latch and pop out the two memory shown bellow Remove the Heatsink module Loosen the four screws then remove the Heatsink Remove the front bezel Release the three latches on the front bezel then remove the front bezel FDD cable ODD IDE cable P1 power cable ...

Page 69: ...le pull the master HDD out of the chassis 2 Release the HDD Holder meanwhile pull the slave HDD out of the chassis 3 Release the FDD Holder meanwhile pull the Card reader Module out of the chassis 4 Release the FDD Holder meanwhile pull the Card reader Module out of the chassis ...

Page 70: ...e Removing the USB Module Remove the screw as shown bellow detach the USB Module then pull down the USB Audio cable from the USB board Removing the SPDIF Module Remove the screw as shown bellow and remove it Remove the System Fan Remove the four screws and remove the system fan shown bellow ...

Page 71: ...Remove the Mainboard Remove the eight screws and remove the Mainboard shown bellow Remove the Power supply Remove the four screws shown bellow and remove the Power supply ...

Page 72: ...ly into the chassis then fasten the four screws shown bellow Install the Mainboard 1 Put the M B into the chassis aligning the I O connector make sure M B VIA hole fits the oriented STAND OFF on the chassis 2 Fix the M B with 8pcs screws by turn of number in the picture 1 2 4 8 6 7 3 5 ...

Page 73: ...fasten the four screws shown bellow Install the SPDIF Module Fit the SPDIF Module into the chassis and fasten the screw to fix it Install the USB Module Lead the USB AUDIO cables into the chassis fit the USB Module onto the chassis then tight the screw shown bellow ...

Page 74: ... ODD location and slide the lock handle the lock the ODDs 2 Install the FDD into the first 3 25 location and slide the lock handle the lock it 3 Install the Card reader Module with cable into the second 3 25 location and slide the lock handle the lock it 4 Install the slave HDD into the forth HDD location then slide the lock handle the lock the HDD ...

Page 75: ...lock the HDD Install the front bezel Lead the LED CABLE into the chassis hole then fit the front bezel to the chassis Install the Heatsink module Fit the Heatsink onto the MB then fasten the four screws shown bellow Install the Memory 1 Insert the memory1 into the DIMM SLOT1 shown here ...

Page 76: ...ory2 into the DIMM SLOT2 shown here Connect the Cables 1 Connect the ODD FDD IDE and P1 power cable to the M B connector 2 Connect the system fan power cable to the M B Connector FDD cable ODD IDE cable P1 power cable ...

Page 77: ...LED cable ASSY to the M B Connector 4 Connect the two HDD SATA cables to the HDDs and M B connector 5 Connect the PB power cable to the master HDD PC to the slave HDD 6 Connect the FDD data and power cable to the FDD ...

Page 78: ...ODD 8 Connect the 4 Pin power cable PE to the master ODD PF to the slave ODD 9 Connect 12V power cable PD and CPU fan power cable to the M B 10 Connect the USB and Card reader Cables CPU fan power cable 12V power cable PD USB Cable Card reader Cable ...

Page 79: ...AUDIO cables Install the ADD ON Cards 1 Insert the Modem Card into the PCI SLOT3 2 Insert the TV Tuner Card into the PCI SLOT2 3 Insert the VGA Card into the PCI E slot then rail the latch on to hold it AUDIO Cable SPDIF Cable ...

Page 80: ...4 Fit the PCI Lock into the chassis to lock the ADD ON cards Close the System Place the side door back to the original position then slide the Lock handle back to fasten it ...

Page 81: ...system unit on a flat steady surface 2 Turn the housing down slide the Lock handle as shown meanwhile slide the left side door out Remove the ADD ON Cards 1 Release the PCI Lock as shown bellow then remove it 2 Release the VGA slot Lock shown bellow then pull out the VGA Card ...

Page 82: ... Remove the TV Tuner Card 4 Remove the Modem card Remove the Cables 1 Disconnect the SPDIF and AUDIO cables 2 Disconnect the USB and Card reader Cables AUDIO Cable SPDIF Cable USB Cable Card reader Cable ...

Page 83: ... cable from the M B 4 Disconnect the 4 Pin power cable PE from the master ODD PF from the slave ODD 5 Disconnect the ODD IDE cable from the master slave ODD 6 Disconnect the FDD data and power cable from the FDD CPU fan power cable 12V power cable PD ...

Page 84: ...e from the master HDD PC from the slave HDD 8 Disconnect the two HDD SATA cables from the HDDs and M B connector 9 Disconnect the LED cable ASSY from the M B Connector 10 Disconnect the system fan power cable from the M B Connector ...

Page 85: ...he Memory Loose the DIMM Latch and pop out the two memory shown bellow Remove the Heatsink module Loosen the four screws then remove the Heatsink Remove the front bezel 1 Release the three latches on the front bezel then remove the front bezel FDD cable ODD IDE cable P1 power cable ...

Page 86: ...CD ROM Floppy Card reader and HDD 1 Release the HDD Holder meanwhile pull the master HDD out of the chassis 2 Release the HDD Holder meanwhile pull the slave HDD out of the chassis 3 Release the FDD Holder meanwhile pull the Card reader Module out of the chassis ...

Page 87: ...se the ODD Holder meanwhile pull the Slave ODD out of the chassis then the Master one Removing the USB Module Remove the screw as shown bellow detach the USB Module then pull down the USB Audio cable from the USB board Removing the SPDIF Module Remove the screw as shown bellow and remove it ...

Page 88: ...ve the four screws and remove the system fan shown bellow Remove the Mainboard Remove the eight screws and remove the Mainboard shown bellow Remove the Power supply Remove the four screws shown bellow and remove the Power supply ...

Page 89: ...ly into the chassis then fasten the four screws shown bellow Install the Mainboard 1 Put the M B into the chassis aligning the I O connector make sure M B VIA hole fits the oriented STAND OFF on the chassis 2 Fix the M B with 8pcs screws by turn of number in the picture 1 2 4 8 6 7 3 5 ...

Page 90: ...fasten the four screws shown bellow Install the SPDIF Module Fit the SPDIF Module into the chassis and fasten the screw to fix it Install the USB Module Lead the USB AUDIO cables into the chassis fit the USB Module onto the chassis then tight the screw shown bellow ...

Page 91: ... ODD location and slide the lock handle the lock the ODDs 2 Install the FDD into the first 3 25 location and slide the lock handle the lock it 3 Install the Card reader Module with cable into the second 3 25 location and slide the lock handle the lock it 4 Install the slave HDD into the forth HDD location then slide the lock handle the lock the HDD ...

Page 92: ...k handle the lock the HDD Install the front bezel 1 Fit the Top coverASSY to the chassis top 2 Lead the LED CABLE into the chassis hole then fit the front bezel to the chassis Install the Heatsink module Fit the Heatsink onto the MB then fasten the four screws shown bellow ...

Page 93: ...MM SLOT1 shown here 2 Insert the memory2 into the DIMM SLOT2 shown here Connect the Cables 1 Connect the ODD FDD IDE and P1 power cable to the M B connector 2 Connect the system fan power cable to the M B Connector FDD cable ODD IDE cable P1 power cable ...

Page 94: ...LED cable ASSY to the M B Connector 4 Connect the two HDD SATA cables to the HDDs and M B connector 5 Connect the PB power cable to the master HDD PC to the slave HDD 6 Connect the FDD data and power cable to the FDD ...

Page 95: ...ODD 8 Connect the 4 Pin power cable PE to the master ODD PF to the slave ODD 9 Connect 12V power cable PD and CPU fan power cable to the M B 10 Connect the USB and Card reader Cables CPU fan power cable 12V power cable PD USB Cable Card reader Cable ...

Page 96: ...AUDIO cables Install the ADD ON Cards 1 Insert the Modem Card into the PCI SLOT3 2 Insert the TV Tuner Card into the PCI SLOT2 3 Insert the VGA Card into the PCI E slot then rail the latch on to hold it AUDIO Cable SPDIF Cable ...

Page 97: ...4 Fit the PCI Lock into the chassis to lock the ADD ON cards Close the System Place the side door back to the original position then slide the Lock handle back to fasten it ...

Page 98: ...system unit on a flat steady surface 2 Turn the housing down slide the Lock handle as shown meanwhile slide the left side door out Remove the ADD ON Cards 1 Release the PCI Lock as shown bellow then remove it 2 Release the VGA slot Lock shown bellow then pull out the VGA Card ...

Page 99: ... Remove the TV Tuner Card 4 Remove the Modem card Remove the Cables 1 Disconnect the SPDIF and AUDIO cables 2 Disconnect the USB and Card reader Cables AUDIO Cable SPDIF Cable USB Cable Card reader Cable ...

Page 100: ... cable from the M B 4 Disconnect the 4 Pin power cable PE from the master ODD PF from the slave ODD 5 Disconnect the ODD IDE cable from the master slave ODD 6 Disconnect the FDD data and power cable from the FDD CPU fan power cable 12V power cable PD ...

Page 101: ...e from the master HDD PC from the slave HDD 8 Disconnect the two HDD SATA cables from the HDDs and M B connector 9 Disconnect the LED cable ASSY from the M B Connector 10 Disconnect the system fan power cable from the M B Connector ...

Page 102: ...the Memory Loose the DIMM Latch and pop out the two memory shown bellow Remove the Heatsink module Loosen the four screws then remove the Heatsink Remove the front bezel Release the three latches on the front bezel then remove the front bezel FDD cable ODD IDE cable P1 power cable ...

Page 103: ...le pull the master HDD out of the chassis 2 Release the HDD Holder meanwhile pull the slave HDD out of the chassis 3 Release the FDD Holder meanwhile pull the Card reader Module out of the chassis 4 Release the FDD Holder meanwhile pull the Card reader Module out of the chassis ...

Page 104: ...e Removing the USB Module Remove the screw as shown bellow detach the USB Module then pull down the USB Audio cable from the USB board Removing the SPDIF Module Remove the screw as shown bellow and remove it Remove the System Fan Remove the four screws and remove the system fan shown bellow ...

Page 105: ...Remove the Mainboard Remove the eight screws and remove the Mainboard shown bellow Remove the Power supply Remove the four screws shown bellow and remove the Power supply ...

Page 106: ...ply into the chassis then fasten the four screws shown bellow Install the Mainboard 1 Put the M B into the chassis aligning the I O connector make sure M B VIA hole fits the oriented STAND OFF on the chassis 2 Fix the M B with 8pcs screws by turn of number in the picture 1 2 4 8 6 7 3 5 ...

Page 107: ...fasten the four screws shown bellow Install the SPDIF Module Fit the SPDIF Module into the chassis and fasten the screw to fix it Install the USB Module Lead the USB AUDIO cables into the chassis fit the USB Module onto the chassis then tight the screw shown bellow ...

Page 108: ... ODD location and slide the lock handle the lock the ODDs 2 Install the FDD into the first 3 25 location and slide the lock handle the lock it 3 Install the Card reader Module with cable into the second 3 25 location and slide the lock handle the lock it 4 Install the slave HDD into the forth HDD location then slide the lock handle the lock the HDD ...

Page 109: ...lock the HDD Install the front bezel Lead the LED CABLE into the chassis hole then fit the front bezel to the chassis Install the Heatsink module Fit the Heatsink onto the MB then fasten the four screws shown bellow Install the Memory 1 Insert the memory1 into the DIMM SLOT1 shown here ...

Page 110: ...ory2 into the DIMM SLOT2 shown here Connect the Cables 1 Connect the ODD FDD IDE and P1 power cable to the M B connector 2 Connect the system fan power cable to the M B Connector FDD cable ODD IDE cable P1 power cable ...

Page 111: ...LED cable ASSY to the M B Connector 4 Connect the two HDD SATA cables to the HDDs and M B connector 5 Connect the PB power cable to the master HDD PC to the slave HDD 6 Connect the FDD data and power cable to the FDD ...

Page 112: ...ODD 8 Connect the 4 Pin power cable PE to the master ODD PF to the slave ODD 9 Connect 12V power cable PD and CPU fan power cable to the M B 10 Connect the USB and Card reader Cables CPU fan power cable 12V power cable PD USB Cable Card reader Cable ...

Page 113: ...AUDIO cables Install the ADD ON Cards 1 Insert the Modem Card into the PCI SLOT3 2 Insert the TV Tuner Card into the PCI SLOT2 3 Insert the VGA Card into the PCI E slot then rail the latch on to hold it AUDIO Cable SPDIF Cable ...

Page 114: ...4 Fit the PCI Lock into the chassis to lock the ADD ON cards Close the System Place the side door back to the original position then slide the Lock handle back to fasten it ...

Page 115: ...ode to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines IMPORTANT Please note that Acer Corporation sells only the parts listed in the following table Please be reminded that though some parts are disassembled in Chapter 3 for demonstration purpose Acer Corp...

Page 116: ...50 Exploded Diagram Item Description 3 OPTICAL DRIVE 4 FDD WITH PANEL 5 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 6 MOTHER BOARD 7 HDD LOCK SLIDE 8 FDD LOCK SLIDE 9 CDROM LOCK SLIDE 10 USB BOARD 11 USB BKT 12 RIGHT COVER 13 CHASSIS 14 POWER SUPPLY 15 FAN ...

Page 117: ...Chapter 4 111 16 PCI BKT 17 LEFT COVER Item Description ...

Page 118: ...n 1 3 5 COVER 2 5 25 COVER 3 FRONT BEZEL 4 OPTICAL DRIVE 5 FDD WITH PANEL 6 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE 7 MOTHER BOARD 8 HDD LOCK SLIDE 9 FDD LOCK SLIDE 10 CDROM LOCK SLIDE 11 USB BOARD 12 USB BKT 13 RIGHT COVER 14 CHASSIS 15 POWER SUPPLY 16 FAN 17 PCI BKT 18 LEFT COVER ...

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