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Aspire SA80

AcerPower S280

Service Guide

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Summary of Contents for AcerPower S280

Page 1: ...Aspire SA80 AcerPower S280 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 SA80 AcerPower S280 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: ...ecifications and Configurations 17 Power Management Function ACPI support function 22 Chapter 2 System Utilities 35 Entering Setup 36 Product Information 38 Standard CMOS Features 39 Advanced BIOS Features 41 Advacned Chipset Features 45 Integrated Peripherals 49 Power Management Setup 53 PnP PCI Configurations 57 PC Health Status 59 Frequency Control 60 Load Default Settings 61 Set Supervisor Use...

Page 7: ...of Contents Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 72 Power On Self Test POST 73 POST Check Points 74 POST Error Messages List 80 Error Symptoms List 82 Chapter 5 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List 87 Exploded Diagram 88 Parts 89 ...

Page 8: ...IX Table of Contents ...

Page 9: ...ology with integrated on die termination to support Intel Pentium 4 series processors with FSB 800 MHz by overclocking The memory controller supports DDR only It can offer bandwidth up to 3 2 GB s under DDR400 to sustain the bandwidth demand from host processors One AGP interface supports AGP 3 0 including 8X 4X data transfers and 8X 4X fast writes protocol System Specifications Chapter 1 ...

Page 10: ...nel Dual Signal Signal T Socket Type 184 pin DIMM T DIMM Slot 2 T Memorry Max Support 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB DDR memory technologies T Cpapcity 128MB 2 0GB T Supports Serial Presence Detect SPD T Supports Suspend to RAM STR S3 ACPI state T Registered DIMMs not supported T ECC Support N A T Suspend to RAM support using CKE Graphics T Graphic Port AGP8X T AGP Slot 1 T DVI Video Interface N A T Si...

Page 11: ...ontal connector for three mini audio jacks Stereo Line In Stereo Line Out and Stereo Microphone In LAN T Type RealTek 8201CL T Supports 10 100MB Ethernet environment T Reserved disable function on both hardware BIOS side Default is enabled IEEE 1394 T IEEE 1394 Controller N A T IEEE 1394 Port N A USB T Controller SiS 964 T USB Type 2 0 1 1 T Connectors Quantity 8 T Real Panel 4 T Internal 2 for fr...

Page 12: ...ard Connector T 1 CPU socket T 2 Memory slots T 3 PCI slots T 1 FDD slot T 2 PATA IDE slot T 2 SATA IDE connectors T 2 2 5 pin Intel FPIO sepcification USB pin connectors T 1 2 5 pin USB pin connector T 1 2 5 front audio connector T 1 serial port pin connector T 1 CD IN 4pin connector CD ROM TV Tuner Card Audio Input T 1 4pin CPU Fan connector T 1 20pin 40pin ATX interface PS3 PS2 SPS connector T ...

Page 13: ...ts 4 ATX Power Standard 20 pin ATX power connector 5 IDE 2 Secondary IDE connector 6 IDE 1 Primary IDE connector 7 FDD Floppy diskette drive connector 8 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 9 SATA SATA 10 USB3 4 Front Panel USB headers 11 BIOS_WP BIOS flash protect jumper 12 COM2 Onboard serial port header 13 AUX IN Auxiliary in connector 14 AUDIO1 Front panel audio header ...

Page 14: ... 1 15 CD_IN Analog audio input connector 16 PCI1 PCI3 32 bit add on card slots 17 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot 18 ATX12V 4 pin 12V power connector 19 Panel Front panel switch LED header No Label Component ...

Page 15: ... AGP SLOT AC LINK USB Port 0 2 USB 2 0 PCI Slot 1 2 3 USB Port 4 5 USB Port 1 3 USB Port 6 7 IDE CONN 1 2 SATA CONN 1 2 RTL8201CL RJ45 LAN AC 97 6CH AUDIO CODEC MOUSE KEYBOARD PS 2 FRONT PANEL BACK PANEL ATA133 SATA 1 0 DDR400 VGA Super I O PARALLEL SERIAL 1 2 FLOPPY CONN Hardware Monitor CPU FAN FLASH ROM ...

Page 16: ... Panel The computer s front panel consists of the following Label Description 1 Power Button 2 Speaker out Line out Port 3 Microphone in out Front 4 USB Ports 5 Optical drive 6 3 5 inch Floppy disk drive 7 Floppy drive eject button ...

Page 17: ...oltage selector switch 3 Fan aperture 4 PS 2 keyboard connector 5 PS 2 mouse connector 6 Serial port 7 Printer connector 8 Monitor connector 9 USB 2 0 ports 10 RJ 45 Ethernet connector 11 Microphone jack 12 Line out Jack 13 Line in jack 14 Extension card slots No Description No Description ...

Page 18: ...rPower S280 Front Panel Label Description 1 Power Button 2 Speaker out Line out Port 3 Microphone in out Front 4 USB Ports 5 Optical drive 6 3 5 inch Floppy disk drive 7 Floppy drive eject button 8 HDD LED 9 Power LED ...

Page 19: ... Voltage selector switch 3 Fan aperture 4 PS 2 keyboard connector 5 PS 2 mouse connector 6 Serial port 7 Printer connector 8 Monitor connector 9 USB 2 0 ports 10 RJ 45 Ethernet connector 11 Microphone jack 12 Line out Jack 13 Line in jack 14 Extension card slots No Description No Description ...

Page 20: ...ion 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 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ... 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 Yes Support to BIOS boot block feature Yes BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Function Description c Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility Item C...

Page 26: ...Support to parity check feature Yes Support to Error Correction Code ECC feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications Cache Memory Item Specification First Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable Disable by BIOS Setup Second Level Cache Configurations L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM L2 Cache RAM siz...

Page 27: ...anced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator and AC 97 support Full native DOS games compatibility Virtual FM enhances audio experience through real time FM to Wavetable conversion MPU 401 UART mode interface for wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Meets AC 97and WHQL specifications Music synthesizer Yes internal FM synthesizer Sampling rate 4...

Page 28: ...IOS Setup Optional ECP DMA channel in BIOS Setup DMA channel 1 DMA channel 3 Optional parallel port I O address via BIOS Setup 378h 278h Optional parallel port IRQ via BIOS Setup IRQ5 IRQ7 Serial Port Item Specification Serial port controller ITE8705F Serial port controller resident bus ISA bus Number of serial port 2 16550 UART support Yes Connector type 9 pin D type female connector Optional ser...

Page 29: ...on operating 10 to 90 RH Vibration Operating unpacked 5 500 Hz 2 20g RMS random 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes 5 500 Hz 1 09g RMS random 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes Mechanical Specifications Item Specification Weight One 3 FDD and one 3 5 HDD without packing Varied by local configuration Dimensions main footprint 180 w x360 H x420 D mm Power Management Devices S1 S3 S4 S5 Power Button USB Key...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...h more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins Description Illustration The illustrations 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 Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT SHORT O...

Page 32: ...Type Description Setting Default Illustration CLR_CMOS 3 pin CLEAR CMOS 1 2 Clear 2 3 Normal Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn off the system BIOS_WP 2 pin BIOS PROTECT Open Write Enable Short Write Disable Clear CMOS 1 BIOS_WP 1 ...

Page 33: ... Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor 4 Control FAN Control Signal SYS_FAN PWR_FAN FAN Power Connectors Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System Ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor ATX_POWER 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 ON 5 Ground 15 Ground ...

Page 34: ...V 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V ATX12V ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 12V 4 12V Illustration Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED 2 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk LED 4 FP PWR SLP MSG LED 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch 9 RSVD Reserved 10 Key No pin ATX_POWER ATX 20 pin Pow...

Page 35: ...ound 4 VCC 14 VCC 5 KBCLK 15 MCLK 6 NC 16 NC Illustration Pin Signal Name 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5 Ground 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Front Side View Pinout Top View Figure 1 16 14 12 11 15 13 6 4 2 1 5 3 3 5 13 15 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Front Side View Pinout Top View Figure 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 36: ...7 RTSB 8 CTSB 9 RI 10 KEY Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 STROBE 13 SLCT 2 PD0 14 ALF 3 PD1 15 ERROR 4 PD2 16 INIT 5 PD3 17 SLCTIN 6 PD4 18 Ground 7 PD5 19 Ground 8 PD6 20 Ground 9 PD7 21 Ground 10 ACK 22 Ground 11 BUSY 23 Ground 12 PE 24 Ground 25 Ground 3 1 7 5 9 4 2 8 6 10 Front Side View Pinout Top View ...

Page 37: ...G8 HOLE_LAN U3 DATA0 L1 TX U4 GND L2 TX U5 VCC L3 RX U6 DATA0 L4 NC U7 DATA0 L5 NC U8 GND L6 RX G1 HOLE_USB L7 NC G2 HOLE_USB L8 NC G3 HOLE_USB L9 LINK G4 HOLE_USB L10 VCC G5 HOLE_LAN L11 ACT G6 HOLE_LAN L12 VCC Pinout Top View U5 U1 U8 U4 L7 L8 L2 L1 L12 L9 G3 G2 G1 G7 G6 G5 G4 G8 ...

Page 38: ...e 1 VCC 9 VP 2 DATA0 10 VG 3 DATA0 11 TPB 4 GND 12 TPB 5 VCC 13 TPA 6 DATA1 14 TPA 7 DATA1 8 GND G1 HOLE_USB G2 HOLE_USB G3 HOLE_USB G4 HOLE_USB G2 TA G3 G5 G4 G8 G6 G7 PWR TB TB GND D1 GND PWR D1 PWR D0 D0 TA GND 1 3 2 6 5 4 8 7 14 11 12 13 G1 9 10 ...

Page 39: ...10 MTR0 11 Ground 12 DS0 13 Ground 14 DS1 15 Ground 16 MTR1 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 WDATA 23 Ground 24 WGATE 25 Ground 26 TRK0 27 Ground 28 WP 29 Ground 30 RDATA 31 Ground 32 HDSEL 33 Ground 34 DSKCHG Top View 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 ...

Page 40: ...3 15 DD1 16 DD14 17 DD0 18 DD15 19 Ground 20 Keypin 21 DMARQ 22 Ground 23 DIOW 24 Ground 25 DIOR 26 Ground 27 IORDY 28 PSYNC CSEL 29 DMACK 30 Ground 31 INTRQ 32 IOCS16 33 DA1 34 PDIAG 35 DA0 36 DA2 37 CS1FX 38 CS3FX 39 DASP 40 Ground Top View 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 ...

Page 41: ...und 2 12V 3 Sense 4 Control Illustration Pin Signal Name 1 CD_L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD_R Illustration Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 USBPWR0 2 USBPWR1 3 USB_FP_P0 4 USB_FP_P1 5 USB_FP_P0 6 USB_FP_P1 7 GND 8 GND 9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OC0 Top View 1 2 3 4 2 4 3 1 3 1 7 5 9 4 2 8 6 10 ...

Page 42: ...6 PWR_SW_P 7 RST_SW_P 8 PWR_SW_N 9 RSVD 10 KEY Illustration Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC 5 AUD_F_R 6 AUD_RET_R 7 REVD 8 KEY 9 AUD_F_L 10 AUD_RET_L 3 1 7 5 9 4 2 8 6 10 3 1 7 5 9 4 2 8 6 10 PS 2 mouse PS 2 keyboard Parallel port LPT1 Serial port COM 1 VGA port Line in Microphone Line out Dual USB LAN Dual USB ...

Page 43: ...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 44: ... 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 your system The grayed items on the screens have fixed settings and are not user configured NOTE Due to the application of a new version of BIOS Setup program you may find the BIOS menu is largely diff...

Page 45: ...this menu T Power Management Setup All the items of Green function features can be set up throgh this menu T PnP PCI Configurations The system s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu T PC Health Staus This will display the current status of your PC T Frequency Voltage Control Frequency and voltage settings can be loaded through this menu T Load Default Settings These pa...

Page 46: ...d 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 actually opening your system Hardware checking is done via software during start up This parameter specifies the version of the SMBIOS utility installed in your system BIOS Re...

Page 47: ...to find a device change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below Please noted that if you choose IDE Channel 2 3 Master the item may change to Extended IDE Drive IDE Device Model Number None Date mm dd yy Thu Jan 29 2005 Item Help Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level X IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day m...

Page 48: ...t Keyboard All but Diskette All by Disk Key Base Memory Refers to the option of memory that is available to standard DOS programs DOS systems have an address space od 1MB but the top 384KB called high memory is reserved for system use This leaves 640 KB of conventional memory Everything above 1MB is either extended or extended memory The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base or conventional ...

Page 49: ...SB FDD USB ZIP LAN Disabled Disable this sequence The sequence following the order of Floppy HDD and CD ROM is recommended Boot Other Device This parameter allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence Enabled Disabled Swap Floppy Drive Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drive a and b Enabled Disabled Silent Boot Enabled Item Help Configuration Table Disabled Menu Level X X CPU Feature...

Page 50: ... this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held down key Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters 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...

Page 51: ...Limit CPUID Max to 3 This item can support Prescott CPUs for old OS Users please note that under NT 4 0 it must be set Enabled while under WinXP it must be set Disabled No Execute Memory Protect This item is a security feature that helps you protect your CPU and operating system against malicious software executing code This item is available when CPU supports the feature Thermal Management Therma...

Page 52: ... Help 2 Bootable Add in Cards Menu Level X Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utilitye Hard Disk Boot Priority KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults 1 Ch3 M WDC WD2500JD 22HBC0 ...

Page 53: ... This submenu is used to set some parameters of on board VGA Press Enter System BIOS Cacheable This item will allow the System BIOS fleetness memorize function Enabled Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled to allow caching of the Video RAM which may improve performance If any other program writes to this memory area a system error may result Enabled Disabled X DRAM Clock Timing Con Press Ent...

Page 54: ...ss Strobe signal to a DRAM is held low during normal Read and Write Cycles This is the munimum 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 parameter in order to set up the memory configuration properly The RAS Precharg...

Page 55: ...t for WR Combin feature Disabled Enabled AGP Fast Write Support Support AGP fast write or not Disabled Enabled AGP Data Rate Select AGP Data Rate Auto 1X 2X 4X 8X AGP Aperture Size 128MB Item Help Graphic Window WR Comb Enabled AGP Fast Write Support Disabled Menu Level X AGP Data Rate Auto AGP P2P Bridge Control KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Valu...

Page 56: ...ory Size Select VGA Share Memory Size 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB VGA Share Memory Size 32MB Item Help Menu Level X KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utilitye OnChip AGP Control ...

Page 57: ...rite If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector the drive can support Disabled Enabled Init Display First If you installed a PCI VGA card and an AGP card at the same time this item lets you decide which one is the initial display card PCI Slot AGP X SIS OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item ...

Page 58: ...r UltraDMA Primary Slave UltraDMA Secondary Master UltraDMA Secondary Slave UltraDMA These items allow you to Enable Disable the Ultra DMA supported by the hard disk drive connected to your primary and secondary IDE connectors Auto Disabled IDE DMA transfer access This item is allow you to Enable Disable DMA function Disabled Enabled IDE Burst Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the ...

Page 59: ...ts you enable or disable the USB mouse driver within the onboard BIOS The keyboard driver simulates legacy mouse command and lets you use a USB mouse during POST or after boot if you do not have a USB driver in the operating system Disabled Enabled Auto SIS AC97 AUDIO Enabling the on die AC97 Audio if no add on PCI audio device Enabled Disabled SiS Serial ATA Controller Enabled or Disabled the SiS...

Page 60: ... you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port and ECP EPP SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port when using the ECP mode This field is only configurable if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP The available setting values are 3 and 1 1 3 Onboard FDC Controller E...

Page 61: ...tate 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 wake up e...

Page 62: ... are disabled and 1 min to 15 min Disabled 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Min Soft off by PWR BATTN This option is used to set the power down method This function is only valid for systems using an ATX power supply When nstant off is selected press the power switch to immediately turn off power When delay 4 sec is selected press and hole the power button for four seconds to turn off power Ins...

Page 63: ...vice Enabled PS2KB 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 is detected Hot Key PS2MS Wakeup from S3 Choose the PS2MS wakeup mode form S3 S4 S5 Disabled Click Move Click IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Enabled Item Help IRQ 8 Break Suspend Disabled Menu Level X Power...

Page 64: ...dary IDE channel Disabled Enabled Secondary IDE When these items are enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout conunters when any activity is detected on any of the drives on the primary or secondary IDE channel Disabled Enabled FDD COM LPT Port When this item is enabled the system will restart the power saving time out counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive...

Page 65: ...esources The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual By pressing Enter to access the sub menu Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device s palette registers Enabled Data read or written by the CPU is directed to both the PCI VGA device s palette registers and the ISA VGA device s palette register...

Page 66: ...IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utilitye IRQ Resources KLIJ Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults ...

Page 67: ...led CPU Shutdown Temp 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 CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled Item Help FPWM1 VALUE 40 Menu Level X FPWM2 VALUE 60 FPWM3 VALUE 85 FPWM4 VALUE 127 Delta T 2 Tj1 temp o C 52 Tj2 temp o C 58 Tj3 temp o C 62 Shutdown Temperature Disabled Vcore 1 2...

Page 68: ...uces 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 if you are plagued by EMI setting to Enabled for EMI reduction Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overlocking because even a slight jitter can introduce a temporar...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...d press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or enterin...

Page 71: ...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 72: ... 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 73: ...nding strap and conductive mat for 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 Machine Disassembly and Replacement Chapter 3 ...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...ame Before you proceed make 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 four screws as shown here 3 Slide the side door out Then remove them Removing the Front Panel 1 Press fastener as red arrowhead shown then remove the front panel as shown Removing the Cables fr...

Page 76: ...68 Chapter 3 2 Disconnect the USB4 from the mainboard 3 Disconnect the audio cable from the mainboard 4 Disconnect the two cables from mainboard 5 Disconnect the power cable from the mainboard ...

Page 77: ...r of FDD 3 Disconnect the two SATA cables from the HDD Removing the ODD FDD and HDD 1 Loosen the two screws on each side to detach the ODD 2 Loosen the two screws on each side to detach the FDD 3 Loosen the two screws on each side to detach the HDD Removing the USB Module 1 Remoe the one screw 2 Detach the USB module from the chassis ...

Page 78: ...n both sides Be aware of the arrow positions 2 Take the memory away from the slot Removing the Heatsink and CPU 1 Disconnect the PSW fan cable from the mainboard 2 Fully loosen the four screws on the four corners 3 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the position 4 Lift the Heatsink from the socket 5 Unhook the processor lever and lift the load plate 6 Remove the processor ...

Page 79: ...71 Removing the Mainboard 1 Loosen these scerws total screws are 8 from the mainboard 2 Detach the mainboard from the chassis ...

Page 80: ...4 72 This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the Aspire SA80 AcerPower S280 T Power On Self Test POST T POST Check Points T POST Error Messages List T Error Symptoms List Chapter 4 Troubleshooting ...

Page 81: ... available or LED The system halts when fatal error occurs 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 s...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...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 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...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 92: ...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 93: ...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 94: ...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...

Page 95: ... web or channel http aicsl acer com tw spl if you do not own a specific account you can still access the system with guest guest For whatever reasons a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide You MUST use the ...

Page 96: ...88 Chapter 6 Exploded Diagram ...

Page 97: ...17VF 001 Aspire SA60 FRONT BEZEL W POWER BUTTON 5 25 3 5 EMPTY COVER LED CABLE S42 BEZEL S42 BEZEL SUB ASSY 2 FDD COVER 2 CD COVER 60 S30VF 001 Aspire SA60 POWER BUTTON POWER BUTTON PAINTED 42 S17VF 001 Aspire SA60 FRONT BEZEL W POWER BUTTON 5 25 3 5 EMPTY COVER USB DOOR S1 BEZEL ASSY 60 P04VF 001 AcerPower S260 POWER BUTTON SILVER POWER BUTTON PAINTED 42 P05VF 001 AcerPower S260 FRONT BEZEL W POW...

Page 98: ...LDS 16X HLSD GSA 4165B LF BLACK SUPER MULTI HLDS 16X HLSD GSA 4165B LF BLACK KU 0160D 007 DVD DUAL DRIVE DVD DUAL 16X PIONEER DVR 109RA LF BLACK F W 1 40 16X DVD DUAL DL PIONEERDVR 109RA LF BLACK COLOR KU 01605 002 DVD DUAL DL 16X LITEON SHOW 1673S BLACK DVD DUAL DL 16X LITEON SHOW 1673S BLACK KU 01604 005 DVD DUAL 16X HLDS GWA 4164B LF BLACK DVD DUAL 16X HLDS GWA 4164B LF BLACK KV 0160D 006 FAN S...

Page 99: ...D AC VGA CARD ATI RADEON 9550 128MB 64BIT DSUB TVO DVI PAL ATX BRACKET SAPPHIRE 1024 HC20 0D AC VG 9550B 001 ATI RADEON 9550 128MB 64BIT DSUB TV OUT DVI NTSC ATX BRACKET SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9550 128MB 64BIT DSUB TV OUT DVI NTSC ATX BRACKET SAPPHIRE VG 9550B 002 VGA CARD SP ATI9250 RC26 128MB 64BIT MEZZA TVO D V PAL W ATX BTK SAPPHIRE GA CARD SP ATI9250 RC26 128MB 64BIT MEZZA TVO D V PAL W ATX BTK ...

Page 100: ...USE SCROLL WHEEL USB BK KYE ACER MS PSE04 007 MOUSE USB WHEEL STANDARD POWERSCROLL ACER 002 GENIUS MOUSE USB WHEEL STANDARD POWERSCROLL ACER 002 MS PSE04 004 KEYBOARD KEYBOARD US PS 2 LITEON SK1688 KEYBOARD US PS 2 LITEON SK1688 KB 6880B 001 KEYBOARD T CHINESE PS 2 LITEON SK 1688 KEYBOARD T CHINESE PS 2 LITEON SK 1688 KB 6880B 002 PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 US VER 104KEYS PS 2 KEYBOARD KBP2971 US VER 1...

Page 101: ...0RPM XL80SDII WD400BB 22JHC0 ROHS 2MB F W C0 40G WD 3 5 7200RPM XL80SD II WD400BB 22JHC0 ROHS 2MB F W C0 KH 04008 017 MAINBOARD MB SIS661GX 964L 2DIMM 3PCI 1AGP W I RM I O SHIELDING MB SIS661GX 964L 2DIMM 3PCI 1AGP W I RM I O SHIELDING MB P2309 001 MEMORY MEMORY DDR 400 256MB PQI MDAD 302HA MDAD 302HA KN 2560K 001 MEMORY DDR 400 512MB PQI MDAD 402HA MDAD 402HA KN 5120K 001 MEMORY DDR 400 256MB SUP...

Page 102: ...EW FDD USB BOARD SCREW SCREW M3 6 FDD USB BOARD OPTICAL DRIVE 86 PSPVF 001 SCREW 6 32UNC SCREW 6 32UNC 86 RC9VF 001 SCREW 6 32 SCREW 6 32 86 P05VF 001 SCREW FOR FAN SCREW FOR FAN 86 P06VF 001 SPEAKER SPEAKER USB 3 2 NEOSONICA 510 THYME510 WHITE SPEAKER USB 3 2 510 NEOSONICA SP 51004 001 SPEAKER USB 3 2 NEOSONICA THYME510 BLACK SPEAKER USB 3 FULL RANG CONE THYME510 SP 51004 003 SPEAKER 2 0 USB M 11...

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