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Aspire L3600

VeritonL460

Service Guide

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Page 1: ...Aspire L3600 VeritonL460 Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN ...

Page 2: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire L3600 VeritonL460 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: ...s 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 Remind 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: ...s 29 Advanced BIOS Features 32 Integrated Peripherals 36 Power Management 43 PnP PCI Configuration 46 PC Health Status 48 Frequency Voltage Control 49 Load Default Settings 51 Set Supervisor User Password 52 Save Exit Setup 54 Exit Without Saving 55 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 56 General Information 57 Disassembly Procedure 58 Aspire L3600 Disassembly Procedure 59 Veriton L460 Di...

Page 7: ...g System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Home Premium Business Processor Socket Type Intel Socket T LGA 775 pin Processor Type Pentium 4 Pentium D Pentium Dual Core Core 2 Duo Wolfdale CPUs Chipset North Bridge Intel G31 South Bridge ICH7DH ...

Page 8: ...172mm Memory Memory Type DDRII 667 800 Support dual channel DDRII with maximum memory size up to 2GB DIMM Slot 2 Memory Max 256MB 512MB 1GB DDRII 667 800 SDRAM module Capacity Up to 256MB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 2 GB Video D sub output ...

Page 9: ...e pins for Hybrid TV tuner card Pin Name Description 21 SY_IN1 S Video Y Signal Input 22 SC_IN1 S Video C Signal Input 93 CVBS_IN1 Composite Video Input 112 AR_IN1 Stereo Audio Right Channel Input 121 AL_IN1 Stereo Audio Left Channel Input 98 AR_OUT1 Audio Right Channel Output 100 AL_OUT1 Audio Left Channel Output One mini card slot is reserved for wireless LAN card Mini Card Slot Quantity 1 ...

Page 10: ...ransfer rate support PIO Mode 0 1 2 3 4 ATA mode 33 66 100 Device Type support Combo DVD Dual DVD supermulti Connector Type SATA IDE connector Connector Quantity 2 Storage Type support HDD Audio Please refer to 6 9 Acer Audio spec ...

Page 11: ...h auto detected channel on rear Headphone and microphone on front panel SPDIF MB header support 1 2 5 pin Intel FPIO header Design Criteria Meet Microsoft Vista Premium requirement LAN LAN Control Intel 82573L GbE LAN controller Support WOL from S5 USB Controller ICH7 DH ...

Page 12: ...ts 2 2 5 Pin Intel FPIO header for front panel USB ports Data transfer rate support USB 2 0 1 1 1394 TI TSB43AB23PDTG4 is required BIOS SST 49LF004B FWH 4Mbit symmetrical Flash Front I O port VeritonL460 4 USB ports 1 headphone out follow HD audio spec meet Vista Premium ...

Page 13: ...riteria Aspire L3600 2 USB Port 1 headphone out follow HD audio spec meet Vista Premium criteria 1 microphone in follow HD audio spec meet Vista Premium criteria 1 4 pin 1394 Port 1 4 1 card reader port MS MS Pro MMC SD XD Rear I O connectors Veriton L460 1 GigaLAN port ...

Page 14: ...llow HD audio spec meet Vista Premium criteria Aspire L3600 1 GigaLAN port 4 USB Ports 1 D sub DVI monitor port 6 Audio Jack port follow HD audio spec meet Vista Premium criteria 1 1394 port 6 pin 1 SPDIF 2 Antenna input for cable and FM 1 8 pin mini dip AV in ...

Page 15: ...Duo Yorkfield Wolfdale CPUs FSB 533 800 1066 1333 TBD MHz CPUs Intel 2006 FMB 65W Chipset North bridge Intel G31 South bridge Intel ICH7 DH I O Expansion Slots One mini PCI slot with type 3A supported Reserve pins for Hybrid TV tuner card One mini card slot is reserved for wireless LAN card ...

Page 16: ... DDRII memory bus Onboard Devices VGA graphics Support integrated graphic display Display output should support DVI and D sub output Networking Intel 82573L Vidalia GbE LAN solution Port with Activity and Link indicators Meet Intel Viiv technology requirement Audio system Realtek ALC888S codec ...

Page 17: ...mium requirement SPDIF coaxial output Aspire L3600 2 5 pin Intel FPIO spec Microphone In Headphone Out pin connectors for front panel audio adapter USB Two 2 USB ports Aspire L3600 Four 4 USB ports on front panel Veriton L460 Four 4 USB ports on rear panel All ports should comply with USBSIG USB 1 1 and 2 0 spec IEEE 1394a Aspire L3600 ...

Page 18: ... controller support including ITE 8718 is recommended Controllable of fan speed on boot up On board storage Two 2 ports serial ATA available on board One 1 port PATA available on board Others Front panel I O connector Clear CMOS Connector 3 pin ...

Page 19: ... Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI 2 0c or greater support including the S1 S3 S4 and S5 states One GPIO pin for Acer One Button Recovery function AC Adapter Universal AC adapter 90 264V AC 47 63HZ 3 pin 135W with 19V DC output ...

Page 20: ...14 Main board Placement ...

Page 21: ...15 Block Diagram ...

Page 22: ...16 Aspire L3600 Front Panel The computer s front panel consists of the following Label Description 1 ˣ ʳˢ 2 ˠ ʳˣ ˢˡ 3 ˆˌˇʳˣˢ 4 ˀ ʳ 5 ʳˣˢ 6 POWER BUTTON 7 ʳ 8 LAN LEDʳ 9 ʳ ʳ 10 ˢ ʳ ˢˡʳ ...

Page 23: ...17 Aspire L3600 Rear Panel Label Description Label Description 1 ʳ 9 ˉ ʳ 2 VGA 10 ANTENNA Port 3 ʳ 11 FM Port 4 ˀ 12 TV Port 5 LAN PORT 13 AV IN 6 ˢ 14 ʳˢ 7 1394 Port 15 ʳˣ 8 ʳˣˢ ...

Page 24: ...18 VeritonL460 Front Panel Label Description 1 POWER BUTTON 2 ʳ 3 ʳ 4 ˢ ʳ 5 ˣ ʳˢ 6 ˠ ʳˣ ˢˡ 7 ʳˣˢ ʳ 8 ˢ ʳ ˢˡʳ ...

Page 25: ...19 VeritonL460 Rear Panel Label Description Label Description 1 ˢ 8 ʳ 2 LAN PORT 9 VGA 3 FM Port 10 LINE OUT 4 TV Port 11 ʳ 5 AV IN 12 LINE IN 6 ʳˢ 13 MIC 7 ʳˣ 14 ʳˣˢ ...

Page 26: ...on BIOS code programmer The SST 49LF004B Firmware Hub FWH or supported alternative FWH will be implemented on the Beagle motherboard BIOS version V2 4 BIOS ROM type Symmetrical Flash BIOS ROM size 4Mb Device Boot Support 1st priority SATA HDD 2nd priority CD ROM 3rd priority LAN 4th priority USB device Support to LS 120 drive YES Support to BIOS boot block feature YES BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Funct...

Page 27: ...t 1 512MB 1GB 512MB 2GB Slot 2 512MB 1GB 512MB 2GB Maximum System Memory Supported 512MB 2GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 2 slot Support Memory size per socket 512MB 1GB Support memory type DDRII Support memory interface DDRII 667 800 SDRAM module Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code ECC feature No Memory module combinations You can install me...

Page 28: ...97 support Full native DOS games compatibility Virtual FM enhances audio experience through real time FM to Wavetable conversionMPU 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 48 KHz max MPU 401 UART support Yes Microphone jack Supported Headphone jack Su...

Page 29: ...ental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating 5 C 35 C Non operating 20 60 C Storage package Humidity Operating 15 to 80 RH Non 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 AC Adapter Universal AC adapter 90 264V AC 47 63HZ 3 pin 135W with 19V DC output ...

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Page 31: ...loads configuration 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 ...

Page 32: ... to enter SETUP appears on the screen press the key of Delete to enter the setup menu NOTE If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF and On You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt Delete The Setup Utility main menu then appears ...

Page 33: ...ll the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all configurations of PCI PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage and fan speed Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Settings Default Settings indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Su...

Page 34: ...port The following table describes the parameters found in this menu Parameter Description Production Name This item lists the product name System S N This item lists the system serial number Main Board ID This item lists the main board ID Main Board S N This item lists the main board serial number System BIOS Version This item lists the system BIOS version SMBIOS Version This item lists the syste...

Page 35: ...2 9 Standard CMOS Setup Select standard CMOS features from the main menu to configure some basic parameters in your system the following screen shows the standard CMOS features menu ...

Page 36: ...ear format Week From Sun to Sat determined by BIOS and is display only Day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year from 1999 to 2099 System Time To set the time following the hour minute second format The items format is hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour timer clock Base Memory Size 512MB for system base memory ...

Page 37: ... BIOS automatically detects IDE devices during POST default None No IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual Manually input the correct settings Access Mode To set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precom...

Page 38: ...meter Description Options Hard Disk Boot Priority This features displays the Hard Disk Boot Device priority from high to low and allows users to set the Hard Disk Boot Device Priority Press Enter to enter the setting screen Use wory to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit Press Enter ...

Page 39: ...r not during POST Enabled Disabled First Second Third Boot Device The item allows you to see the sequence of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operation system Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CD ROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN Disabled Boot From Other Devices This item allows user to enable or disable to boot from other device Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This item a...

Page 40: ...ameter Description Options Dual Monitor Support This category allows you to enable or disable dual monitor support function Enabled Disabled Frame Buffer Size This field displays how much frame buffer size of the system CPU Frequency This field allows you to determine CPU frequency of the system ...

Page 41: ...CPU and North Bridge Enabled Disabled SSE SSE2 Instructions This feature controls the availability of the processor s SSE and SSE2 instruction sets When enabled the processor s SSE and SSE2 instruction sets are enabled Software applications can make use of those instructions to better process large amounts of data quickly When disabled the processor s SSE and SSE2 instruction sets are disabled Sof...

Page 42: ... in this menu Parameter Description Options IDE Function Setup This page allows you to setup IDE function Press Enter Onboard Device Setup This page allows you to setup onboard devices Press Enter Onboard I O Chip Setup This page allows you to setup onboard I O chip Press Enter ...

Page 43: ...3 7 Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup ...

Page 44: ...aster Slave UDMA UDMA Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilized ATA transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data ata maximum burst rate of 33 MB s When you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports the system automatically determines the optimal data tr...

Page 45: ...ad write 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 Enabled Disabled SATA PORT Speed Settings This category allows you to determine the speed of SATA port Auto Integrated Peripherals Onboard Device Setup ...

Page 46: ...d enables or disables USB mouse support function Enabled Disabled AC 97 Audio Change the on board Audio to auto or disabled Auto Disable MAC LAN Enables or disables onboard LAN controller If you wish to use the motherboard s onboard LAN controller you should certainly enable this BIOS feature You can disable this feature if you do not want to use the motherboard s onboard LAN controller This may f...

Page 47: ...4 1 Integrated Peripherals Onboard I O Chip Setup ...

Page 48: ...Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port UR2 Duplex Mode In an infrared port mode this field appears Full duplex mode permits simultaneous tow direction transmission Half duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPI port address and correspondi...

Page 49: ...agement menu lets you configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings ...

Page 50: ...he 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 event occurs S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR HDD...

Page 51: ...4 sec WOL PME From Soft Off This category enables or disables wake on Lan from soft off Enabled Disabled Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date Time to power on system Disabled Enabled Enable alarm function to Power On system If RTC Alarm Lead to Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 POWER ON Function Select th...

Page 52: ...4 6 PCI PnP Setup ...

Page 53: ...led By This item allows user to assign PnP resource I O address IRQ DMA channels for Plug and Play compatible devices automatically or manually Auto Manual IRQ Resources When resource are controlled by manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt Option PCI Device Assign this IRQ for PCI device Reserved Reserve this IRQ for other device Press Ent...

Page 54: ...4 8 PC Health Status ...

Page 55: ...FAN Control The item displays the system Smart Fan Function status It is always enabled by system Frequency Voltage Control Manufacturer Intel Ratio Status Unlocked Min 06 Max 10 CPU Frequency 266MHz F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defauits KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Frequency Voltage Control Ratio Actual Value 10 En...

Page 56: ...erator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses create 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 if you are plagued by EMI setting to Enabled for ...

Page 57: ...tems in the Setup Utility Parameter Description Options Load Default Settings Select the field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility ...

Page 58: ...52 Set Supervisor User Password When this function is selected the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ...

Page 59: ...the selection PASSWORD DISABLED To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password with empty A message will confirm the password being disabled If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Feature 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 f...

Page 60: ...anges that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility Parameter Description Options Save Exit Setup Press Enter to save the changes that have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility Press Y to save and Exit or N to return to the main menu ...

Page 61: ...ght this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility Parameter Description Options Exit Without Saving Press Enter to discard any changes and exit the Setup Utility ...

Page 62: ...trap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge Wire cutter 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 ...

Page 63: ...ore You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system ...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...59 Aspire M1620 Standard Disassembly Process Opening the System 1 Place the system unit on a flat steady surface 2 Release the screw that shown below 3 Remove the top cover ...

Page 66: ...hree button up 5 Take the belt shown as below Release this screw first 6 Detach ODD HDD data and power cable 7 Detach HDD date and power cable H D D p o w e rC A B L E H D D d a t aC A B L E O D D c a b l e H D D c a b l e ...

Page 67: ...61 8 Detach HDD SATA Data and power cable attach to MB 9 Detach LED cable 1 0 Release four screws as shown below and disconnect the CPU cools ...

Page 68: ...62 1 1 Disconnect the CPU 1 2 Remove the Memory 1 3 Remove the Video in cable and TV out cable 1 4 Remove the Front audio cable ...

Page 69: ...63 1 5 Remove the Front card reader cable and Front audio cable 16 Remove the Video in cable 17 Remove the FM cable and TV cable ...

Page 70: ...64 18 Remove the SYS_FAN A Cable A B 19 Release eight screws then remove the System FAN 20 Remove the TV Card ...

Page 71: ...65 21 Remove the Wireless LAN Cable then release the LAN card 22 Remove the Audio and Video Board 23 Remove USB Audio module ...

Page 72: ...66 24 Remove the MB ...

Page 73: ...67 VeritonL460 Standard Disassembly Process Opening the System 1 Place the system unit on a flat steady surface 2 Release the screw that shown below 3 Remove the top cover ...

Page 74: ...hree button up 5 Take the belt shown as below Release this screw first 6 Detach ODD HDD data and power cable 7 Detach HDD date and power cable H D D p o w e rC A B L E H D D d a t aC A B L E O D D c a b l e H D D c a b l e ...

Page 75: ...69 8 Detach HDD SATA Data and power cable attach to MB 9 Detach LED cable 10 Release four screws as shown below and disconnect the CPU cools ...

Page 76: ...70 11 Disconnect the CPU 12 Remove the Memory 13 Remove the Video in cable and TV out cable 14 Remove the Front audio cable ...

Page 77: ...71 15 Remove the Front card reader cable and Front audio cable 1 6 Remove the Video in cable 1 7 Remove the FM cable and TV cable ...

Page 78: ...72 1 8 Remove the SYS_FAN A Cable A B 1 9 Release eight screws then remove the System FAN 2 0 Remove the TV Card ...

Page 79: ...73 21 Remove the Wireless LAN Cable then release the LAN card 2 2 Remove the Audio and Video Board 2 3 Remove USB Audio module ...

Page 80: ...74 2 4 Remove the MB ...

Page 81: ...oubleshooting Please refer to generic troubleshooting guide for troubleshooting information relating to following topics Power On Self Test POST POST Check Points POST Error Messages List Error Symptoms List ...

Page 82: ...ns how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the main board Setting Jumper Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins ...

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Page 84: ...formation available on your regional 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 pri...

Page 85: ...79 Exploded Diagram LABEL DESCRIPTION 1 BEZEL 2 FRONT IO 3 CHASSIS 4 MOTHERBOARD 5 SLIM ODD 6 ODD AND HDD BRACKET 7 TOP COVER 8 HDD 9 PEDESTAL ...

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