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Aspire AX1930 Service Guide

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Summary of Contents for Aspire X1930

Page 1: ...Aspire AX1930 Desktop Computer Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN ...

Page 2: ...ii Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on this service guide Date Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...ublication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated ...

Page 4: ...y 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 any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporatio...

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

Page 6: ...h cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details FRU Information 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 printed Service Guide For ACER AUTHORIZED SE...

Page 7: ... Fan Assembly 24 Removing the Processor 26 Removing the HDD ODD Bracket 28 Detaching the Front Bezel 33 Removing the Expansion Boards 34 Removing the Memory Modules 36 Removing the Power Supply 37 Removing the Front I O and Card Reader Board 39 Removing the Mainboard 42 Troubleshooting 45 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 45 System Check Procedures 45 Checkpoints 46 POST Error Indicators 50 Configurin...

Page 8: ...viii Table of Contents Technical Specifications 96 Index 103 ...

Page 9: ... 2300 2 8G 6M DD3 1333 D2 95W Core i3 2120 3 30G 3M DDR3 1333 D2 65W Core i3 2100 3 10G 3M DDR3 1333 D2 65W Chipset Intel H61 Express Chipset BD82H61 PCH Memory Two DIMM slots supporting dual channel DDR3 memory architecture Data rate supported 800 1066 1333 MT s Maximum memory 16 GB using four 4 GB modules Expansion options One PCI Express x16 slot reserved for GPU card installation One PCI Expre...

Page 10: ... and Play S1 STR S3 STD S4 hardware monitor Power management ACPI 2 0 or 1 0b Advanced Configuration Power Interface standard S0 S1 S2 and S5 sleep states support On board device power management support On board device configuration support Item Description Audio codec Realtek ALC662 6 Ch High Definition Audio Codec Audio jacks Front panel Headphone and microphone jacks Rear panel Microphone line...

Page 11: ...ct Description Chassis dimension W D H 100 mm W x 367 8 mm D x 268 5 mm H System weight 5 808 Kg Mainboard form factor microATX µATX Mainboard dimensions W H 200mm 244mm 4 Layers Aspect Description Operating temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Operating humidity 15 to 80 RH non condensing ...

Page 12: ...t 1 Power button indicator 2 Optical drive cover 3 Optical drive eject button 4 Headphone jack 5 Microphone in jack 6 Multi in 1 optional card reader supporting Memory Stick MS xD Picture Card xD Secure Digital SD MultiMediaCard MMC Reduced Size MultiMediaCard RS MMC CompactFlash CF Types I and II and Memory Stick PRO MS PRO 7 USB 2 0 ports 8 Acer logo ...

Page 13: ... slots 2 Microphone jack 3 USB 2 0 ports 4 USB 3 0 ports 5 HDMI port 6 PS 2 mouse connector 7 PS 2 keyboard connector 8 Voltage selector switch 9 Power connector 10 Kensington lock 11 Key lock 12 External monitor port 13 LAN connector 14 Line in jack 15 Line out jack ...

Page 14: ...6 Aspire AX1930 Service Guide ...

Page 15: ...ou are prompted Run Setup message to make changes to the CMOS setup NOTE If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Ask a qualified technician for assistance CMOS setup loads the configuration values in a battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM which ...

Page 16: ...keys Move the cursor to the field you want and keys Select a value for the currently selected field only if it is user configurable Press these keys repeatedly to display each possible entry or the Enter key to choose from a pop up menu NOTE Grayed out fields are not user configurable Enter key Display a submenu screen NOTE Availability of submenu screen is indicated by a Esc If you press this key...

Page 17: ...y Menus The Setup Main menu includes the following main setup categories Main Advanced Power Security Boot Options Exit In the descriptive table following each of the menu screenshots settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings ...

Page 18: ...led on the system Core Frequency Core speed of the CPU installed on the system Count Physical CPU core Memory Size Total size of system memory installed on the system Product Name Product name of the system System Serial Number Serial number of the system Asset Tag Number Asset tag number of this system System Date Set the date following the weekday month day year format System Time hh mm ss Set t...

Page 19: ...nter to access the Miscellaneous submenu Advanced Chipset Configuration Press Enter to access the Advanced Chipset Configuration submenu Integrated Peripherals Press Enter to access the Integrated Peripherals submenu PC Health Status Press Enter to access the PC Health Status submenu ...

Page 20: ...led Disabled Spread Spectrum Enables or disables the reduction of the mainboard s EMI Note Remember to disable the Spread Spectrum feature if you are overclocking A slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed causing the overclocked processor to lock up Enabled Disabled Bootup Num lock Selects power on state for Num Lock On Off USB Beep Message Enables or disables BIOS to display ...

Page 21: ...feature flag to always return to 0 Enabled Disabled Intel VT Enables or disables the Virtualization Technology VT availability If enabled a virtual machine manager VMM can utilize the additional hardware virtualization capabilities provided by this technology Note A full reset is required to change the setting Enabled Disabled Primary Video Select a graphic controller as a primary boot device Auto...

Page 22: ...vices Enabled Disabled USB Storage Emulation Select emulation type for a USB mass storage device Auto Floppy Hard Disk Onboard Graphics Controller Enables or disables the onboard graphics controller Auto Onboard Onboard Audio Controller Enables or disables the onboard audio controller Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Controller Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller Enabled Disabled Onboard LA...

Page 23: ... or 2 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Select a mode for serial port 2 Normal IrDA ASK IR Parallel Port Address Specify the parallel port LPT1 base address Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Select a mode for the parallel port Normal EPP ECP EPP ECP Parallel Port IRQ Select a parallel port IRQ interrupt IRQ5 IRQ7 ECP Mode DMA Channel Select an ECP mode DMA1 DMA3 ...

Page 24: ...ption Option System Shutdown Temperature Set the shutdown temperature of the system 0 C Disabled CPU Shutdown Temperature Set the shutdown temperature of the CPU 0 C Disabled Smart Fan Enables or disables the smart system fan control function Enabled Disabled ...

Page 25: ...vices Enables or disables to wake up the system from a power saving mode through an event on a PCI device Enabled Disabled Power On by Modem Ring Enables or disables to wake up the system from a power saving mode through a modem ring Enabled Disabled Power On by Onboard LAN Enables or disables an onboard LAN controller to generate a wake event Enabled Disabled Wake Up by PS 2 KB Mouse Enables or d...

Page 26: ...iginal password then press Enter 3 Type a new password then press Enter 4 Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again 5 Press F10 6 Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility Removing a system password 1 Use the up down arrow keys to select password parameter Change Supervisor Password or Change User Password menu then press Enter 2 Enter the current p...

Page 27: ...nd specify the boot device priority sequence from available CD DVD drives Removable Device Priority Press Enter to access the Removable Device Priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives Network Device Priority Press Enter to access the Network Device Priority submenu and specify the boot sequence from available network devices Fast Boot Allows yo...

Page 28: ...Discard Changes and Exit Setup from the Exit menu and press Enter Save Changes Select this option and press Enter to save all the changes and return to the BIOS Setup Utility Load Default Settings To set this feature select Load Default Settings from the Exit menu and press Enter Then select OK to allow the BIOS to automatically load optimal defaults to the BIOS settings The Optimal settings are d...

Page 29: ...crewdriver Plastic tweezers NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassembly process group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatch when putting back the components Pre disassembly Procedure Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure perform the steps listed below 1 Turn off the system and all the peripherals connected to it 2 Unplug the ...

Page 30: ...puter on a flat surface 2 Remove the two screws located on the rear edge of the side panel 3 Slide the side panel toward the back of the chassis until the tabs on the cover disengage with the slots on the chassis 4 Detach the side panel from the unit and put it aside for reinstallation later ...

Page 31: ...retention tabs from the chassis interior 2 Pull the front bezel away from the chassis NOTE The power switch and LED cable from the front bezel is still connected to its connector on the mainboard To detach the front bezel completely you have to remove the hard disk and optical drive ...

Page 32: ...ARNING The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on NEVER touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands 1 Disconnect the heatsink fan cable from its mainboard connector 2 Use a long nosed screwdriver to loosen the four screws on the heatsink fan assembly ...

Page 33: ...off the mainboard 4 Lay it down in an upright position with the thermal patch facing upward Do not let the thermal patch on the heatsink fan assembly touch the work surface 5 Use an alcohol pad to wipe off the thermal grease from both the heatsink and the processor ...

Page 34: ...e sure to create a backup file of all important data WARNING The processor becomes very hot when the system is on Allow it to cool off first before handling 1 Press the load lever 1 then move it to the right to release the load lever 2 from the retention tab 2 Pull the load leaver to the fully open upright position ...

Page 35: ...load plate 4 Pull out the processor from the socket IMPORTANT If you are going to install a new processor note the arrow on the corner highlighted with a circle in the photo above to make sure the processor is properly oriented over the socket ...

Page 36: ...28 Aspire AX1930 Service Guide Removing the HDD ODD Bracket 1 Remove the two screws that secure the HDD ODD bracket to the chassis 2 Lift up the HDD ODD bracket ...

Page 37: ...1930 Service Guide 29 Removing the Optical Drive and the Hard Disk Drive 1 Disconnect the data and power cables from the rear of the optical drive 2 Disconnect the other end of the data cable from the mainboard ...

Page 38: ...30 Aspire AX1930 Service Guide 3 Disconnect the data and power cables from the rear of the hard disk drive 4 Disconnect the other end of the data cable from the mainboard ...

Page 39: ...Aspire AX1930 Service Guide 31 5 Remove the screws that secure the optical drive to the HDD ODD bracket 6 Pull the optical drive out of the drive bay ...

Page 40: ...32 Aspire AX1930 Service Guide 7 Remove the four screws that secure the hard disk drive to the HDD bracket 8 Slide the hard disk drive out of the bracket ...

Page 41: ...spire AX1930 Service Guide 33 Detaching the Front Bezel 1 Disconnect the power switch and LED cable from the mainboard 2 Pull out the power switch and LED cable from the chassis 3 Detach the front bezel ...

Page 42: ...I_1 slot 2 Push to open the expansion slot lock in the direction indicated 3 Gently pull up the expansion board 1 move it slightly to the left and remove 2 from the slot Note Circuit board 10 cm2 has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as shown above Please follow local regulations for disposal of detached circuit boards ...

Page 43: ...et opposite the PCIEX2 slot 5 Gently pull up the TV tuner board 1 move it slightly to the left and remove 2 from the slot Note Circuit board 10 cm2 has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as shown above Please follow local regulations for disposal of detached circuit boards ...

Page 44: ...the DIMM slot outward to release the DIMM 2 Gently pull the DIMM upward 2 to remove it from the chassis 3 Do the same to remove the other modules Note Circuit board 10 cm2 has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as shown above Please follow local regulations for disposal of detached circuit boards ...

Page 45: ...e Guide 37 Removing the Power Supply 1 Disconnect the 4 pin and 24 pin ATX power supply cables from the mainboard 2 Remove the screw that secures the power supply 3 Remove the two screws that secure the power supply module ...

Page 46: ...38 Aspire AX1930 Service Guide 4 Push the power supply module 1 toward the front 5 Tilt the power supply module slightly to the right 2 and lift it out 3 of the chassis ...

Page 47: ...moving the Front I O and Card Reader Board 1 Disconnect the front I O board and card reader board cables from their mainboard connectors 2 Open the plastic clip 1 and release the cables from the metal clip 2 in the direction indicated ...

Page 48: ...Aspire AX1930 Service Guide 3 Remove the screw that secures the bracket to the unit 4 Pull the bracket with the cables out of the unit as shown 5 Remove the two screws that secure the board to the bracket ...

Page 49: ...0 Service Guide 41 6 Pull the board out of the bracket Note Circuit board 10 cm2 has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as shown above Please follow local regulations for disposal of detached circuit boards ...

Page 50: ... Remove the six screws that secure the mainboard to the housing 2 Lift the board off the housing Note Circuit board 10 cm2 has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as shown above Please follow local regulations for disposal of detached circuit boards ...

Page 51: ...Aspire AX1930 Service Guide 43 3 Remove the RTC battery NOTE The RTC battery has been highlighted with a yellow circle as shown above Please follow local regulations for disposal of used RTC batteries ...

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Page 53: ... power on do the following Check if the power cable is properly connected to the AC power jack and a functional AC power source Check if the voltage selector switch is set to the correct voltage setting System External Inspection 1 Inspect the power and LED indicators on the front panel Go to Front View section on page 4 for the location and description of the LED behaviour 2 Make sure that the ve...

Page 54: ...OST card or POST diagnostic card These are ISA or PCI add in cards that show the value of I O port 80h on a LED display Checkpoints may appear on the bottom right corner of the screen during POST This display method is limited since it only displays checkpoints that occur after the video card has been activated Boot Block Initialization Code Checkpoints The boot block initialization code sets up t...

Page 55: ...into register Give control to BIOS POST ExecutePOSTKernel See the POST Code Checkpoints section for more information Checkpoint Description E0 Initialize the floppy controller in the super I O Some interrupt vectors are initialized DMA controller is initialized 8259 interrupt controller is initialized L1 cache is enabled E9 Set up floppy controller and data Attempt to read from floppy EA Enable AT...

Page 56: ... 0A Initializes the 8042 compatible Key Board Controller 0B Detects the presence of PS 2 mouse 0C Detects the presence of Keyboard in KBC port 0E Testing and initialization of different Input Devices Also update the Kernel Variables Traps the INT09h vector so that the POST INT09h handler gets control for IRQ1 Uncompress all available language BIOS logo and Silent logo modules 13 Early POST initial...

Page 57: ...r response for error 87 Execute BIOS setup if needed requested Check boot password if installed 8C Late POST initialization of chipset registers 8E Program the peripheral parameters Enable Disable NMI as selected 90 Late POST initialization of system management interrupt A0 Check boot password if installed A1 Clean up work needed before booting to OS A2 Takes care of runtime image preparation for ...

Page 58: ...ifferent buses and perform the following functions Reset Detect and Disable function 0 Static Device Initialization function 1 Boot Output Device Initialization function 2 Function 0 disables all device nodes PCI devices and PnP ISA cards It also assigns PCI bus numbers Function 1 initializes all static devices that include manual configured onboard peripherals memory and I O decode windows in PCI...

Page 59: ...rticular device This message is usually followed by other information concerning the device Invalid Boot Diskette A diskette was found in the drive but it is not configured as a bootable diskette Drive Not Ready The BIOS was unable to access the drive because it indicated it was not ready for data transfer This is often reported by drives when no media is present A Drive Error The BIOS attempted t...

Page 60: ...vices in POST 5th Master Hard Disk Error The IDE ATAPI device configured as Master in the 5th IDE controller could not be properly initialized by the BIOS This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE ATAPI devices in POST 5th Slave Hard Disk Error The IDE ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 5th IDE controller could not be properly initialized by the B...

Page 61: ...er failed an ATAPI compatibility test This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE ATAPI devices in POST 6th Slave Drive ATAPI Incompatible The IDE ATAPI device configured as Slave in the 6th IDE controller failed an ATAPI compatibility test This message is typically displayed when the BIOS is trying to detect and configure IDE ATAPI devices in POST S M A...

Page 62: ...here was an error in while validating the NVRAM data This causes POST to clear the NVRAM data Resource Conflict More than one system device is trying to use the same non shareable resources Memory or I O NVRAM Ignored The NVRAM data used to store Plug n Play PnP data was not used for system configuration in POST NVRAM Bad The NVRAM data used to store Plug n Play PnP data was not used for system co...

Page 63: ...en the keyboard controller is initialized PS 2 Keyboard not found PS 2 keyboard support is enabled in the BIOS setup but the device is not detected PS 2 Mouse not found PS 2 mouse support is enabled in the BIOS setup but the device is not detected Keyboard Interface Error Keyboard controller failure This may indicate a problem with system hardware Unlock Keyboard PS 2 keyboard is locked User needs...

Page 64: ...en replace the heat sink fan Mainboard Processor test failed Processor Mainboard NOTE Normally the processor fan should be operative and the processor clock setting should be exactly set to match its speed requirement before diagnosing any processor problems Mainboard and Memory related Symptoms Symptom Error Action FRU Memory test failed Memory module Mainboard Incorrect memory size shown or repe...

Page 65: ...Setup and load the default settings DIMM Mainboard CD DVD ROM drive LED flashes for more than 30 seconds before LED shutting off Software asks to reinstall disc Software displays a reading CD DVD error CD DVD ROM may have dirt or foreign material on it Check with a known good disc CD DVD ROM is not inserted properly CD DVD ROM is damaged CD DVD ROM drive cannot load or eject when the system is tur...

Page 66: ...on is configured correctly for your modem and set to receive messages and or fax Data fax modem software program invoked but cannot receive send data fax Ensure the modem card is installed properly Fax voice modem software program invoked but has no sound output Data files are received normally voice from modem cannot be produced but system sound feature works normally Ensure the modem voice in ca...

Page 67: ...lugging the power cord from electrical outlet can turn off the system Ensure the Soft off by PWR BTTN in CMOS Setup under Power Management is not set to Instant off Power switch cable assembly Pressing the power button does not turn on the system Ensure the power override switch located at the back of the computer just above the connector for the power cable is not set to OFF Power switch cable as...

Page 68: ... then LCD assembly one at a time Do not replace a non defective FRU Beep Status Possible Causes One short beep System ready System is OK Continuous one long beep Memory not installed or memory error Something is wrong with the memory installed There is problem accessing the memory i e mainboard problem One long beep then two short beeps and repeat VGA not installed or VGA error The mainboard can n...

Page 69: ...es described on page 22 6 Remove the graphics card by following the procedure described on page 34 7 If necessary remove any other assemblies or cables that prevent access to the ME_DISABLE jumper 8 Locate the ME_DISABLE jumper on the mainboard 9 Remove the jumper block and set it over the 2 3 pins for 20 to 30 seconds 10 Return the jumper block to its default 1 2 position 11 Reinstall the graphic...

Page 70: ...with the rear cover facing upward 5 Remove the computer cover by following the procedures described on page 22 6 Remove the graphics card by following the procedure described on page 34 7 If necessary remove any other assemblies or cables that prevent access to the CLR_CMOS jumper 8 Locate the CLR_CMOS jumper on the mainboard 9 Remove the jumper block and set it over the 2 3 pins for 20 to 30 seco...

Page 71: ...ting the BIOS Crisis Recovery Disk 1 Set up a computer running the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system and connect the BIOS recovery media 2 Copy the target BIOS ROM file to the BIOS recovery media and rename it as amiboot rom 3 Eject the BIOS recovery media from the computer Performing a BIOS Recovery 1 Shut down the BIOS failed computer 2 Connect the BIOS recovery media to the failed co...

Page 72: ...cd dostool Go to BIOS path like A DOSTOOL 3 Key in flash2M bat or flash2M 4 Press Enter to flash the system BIOS 5 Reboot the computer 6 Press Delete to run the CMOS Setup Utility 7 Press F9 to load the system default settings 8 Select Ok then press Enter 9 Press F9 to save the default settings and close the Setup utility 10 Select Ok then press Enter ...

Page 73: ...a computer running a 32 or 64 bit Windows OS 1 Press the power button to turn on the computer 2 Click Start Command Prompt Run as administrator 3 Perform the steps below if your computer is running 32 bit Windows a Key in cd wintool 32 Go to BIOS path like D WinTool 32 b Key in wflash2M bat or wflash2M ...

Page 74: ... Press Enter to flash the system BIOS 4 Perform the steps below if your computer is running 64 bit Windows a Key in cd wintool 64 Go to BIOS path like D WinTool 64 b Key in flash2M bat or flash2M c Press Enter to flash the system BIOS ...

Page 75: ...boot the computer 6 Press Delete to run the CMOS Setup Utility 7 Press F9 to load the system default settings 8 Select Ok then press Enter 9 Press F9 to save the default settings and close the Setup utility 10 Select Ok then press Enter ...

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Page 77: ...930 Service Guide 69 This chapter shows the system block diagram and board layout Block Diagram The core subsystems of the computer are depicted in the following block diagram System Architecture Chapter 5 ...

Page 78: ...r 16 ME_DISABLE ME disable jumper 5 DIMM1 2 DDR3 240 pin slots 17 F_AUDIO Front panel audio jack header 6 GPIO1 General Purpose I O Signal 1 18 BAT1 Battery 7 GPIO2 General Purpose I O Signal 2 19 PCIE1X_1 PCI Express 2 0 Gen 2 x1 expansion slot 8 ATX_POWE R Standard 24 pin power connector 20 AUD JACK Line in Line Out MIC 9 F_USB 3 Front panel USB header card reader 21 USB USB 2 0 ports 10 F_USB 2...

Page 79: ...jumper Place the jumper cap on pins 1 and 2 to close or short the jumper Place the jumper cap on pins 2 and 3 to open or clear the jumper Jumper Type Description Setting default Clear CMOS 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Normal operation default 2 3 Clear CMOS data Before clearing the CMOS make sure to turn off the system See Clearing CMOS section on page 62 for detailed instruction ME Disable 3 pin Disable ...

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Page 81: ...r channel For whatever reasons a part number is changed it will NOT be noted on the printed Service Guide For Acer authorized service providers your Acer office may have a different part number code from 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 service NOTE Follow the local government regu...

Page 82: ...mbly 1 2 HDD ODD bracket 1 3 Front I O and card reader board bracket 1 4 Front cover assembly 1 5 Lowercase support 1 6 Side cover 1 7 Front I O and card reader board 1 8 Plastic cable clip 1 9 Screw I 6 32 L5 2 4 10 Screw Pan M3 L5 2 11 Screw Flat 6 32 3 16 NI 4 12 Screw Pan 6 32 L6 NI 13 ...

Page 83: ... FX 10100 023 TV TUNER CARD AVERMEDIA H753 A PCIE HYBRID ATSC S W ENCODER LP BRACKET AVERMEDIA H753 A TV TUNER CARD PCIE HYBR TU 10500 073 TV TUNER CARD AVERMEDIA H753 D PCIE HYBRID DVB T S W ENCODER LP BRACKET AVERMEDIA H753 D TV TUNER CARD PCIE HYBR TU 10500 075 USB 3 0 CARD PCI E LOW PROFILE KIT 8 5 WITH Y CABLE USB 3 1 CARD PCI E LOW PROFILE KIT 8 5 PA 14000 043 VGA CARD PCPARTNER 288 1E153 A0...

Page 84: ...VGA CARD HD6450 512MB SDDR3 SDI DVI I HD VG APC64 502 VGA CARD 288 5E153 A00AC HD6450 1GB SDDR3 64BITS DVI I HDMI SAMSUNG LP VGA CARD HD6450 1GB SDDR3 SDI DVI I HDMI VG APC64 521 VGA CARD 288 5E142 A01AC HD6570 1GB DDR3 128BITS DVI I SL HDMI SAMSUNG LP BRACKET VGA CARD HD6570 1GB DDR3 SDI DVI I SL VG APC65 702 VGA CARD 288 1N162 A01AC GT420 1GB 128BIT DVI I HDMI LP SAMSUNG PCP NV GT420 1GB DDR3 SD...

Page 85: ... POWER CORD 1800MM 250V CHINA POWER CORD 250V CCC 1800MM PRC 27 01518 0K1 POWER CORD 250V SWISS POWER CORD 250V SWISS 27 01518 0L1 POWER CORD 1830MM BLACK TW I SHENG POWER CORD 110V TW 27 01518 0M1 POWER CORD AUSTRALIA WITH TESTED TAG POWER CORD ACA WITH TESTED TAG 27 01518 0N1 POWER CORD 250V 3PIN INDIA POWER CORD 250V INDIA 27 01518 0P1 POWER CORD 1800MM BLACK S AFRAICA POWER CORD 250V S AFRAICA...

Page 86: ... BRACKET ASSEMBLY FRONT IO BRACKET BRKT IO DOOR BOXER X1 TBD HDD ODD BRACKET BRKT HDD BOXER EM 33 NCM01 002 CRT COVER CVR CRT BOXER II 42 SF601 001 UPPER CASE CAS UP BOXER X350 60 SE201 002 ASSEMBLY LOWER CASE ASSY LCASE ASM BOXER X1 TBD ASSEMBLY FRONT BEZEL W LED SWITCH CABLE FOR CARD READER ASSY MAIN BEZEL BOXER X1 TBD ASSEMBLY FRONT BEZEL W LED SWITCH CABLE FOR NONE CARD READER ASSY MAIN BEZEL ...

Page 87: ... CPU INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE G840 LGA 2 8G 3M 1333 1155 65W IC CPU INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE G840 LGA KC 84001 DEG CPU INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE G850 LGA 3M 1333 1155 65W 2 9G IC CPU PENTIUM DUAL CORE G840 LGA 2 8G 3 KC 85001 DEG DVD RW DRIVE ODD PIONEER BD COMBO SATA HH HF W7 6X HLDS CH20N W BEZEL BLACK BD COMBO HH HF W7 HLDS CH20N KO 0060D 005 ODD PLDS BD RW HH DL 6X DH 6B2SH LF HF BLACK BEZEL SATA ...

Page 88: ... 7200RPM SATA SEAGATE BRINKS ST31500341AS 32MB CC4H 7 HDD 1 5TB SGT ST31500341AS 7 2 KH 15K01 002 HDD 160G 7200RPM 3 5 SATA II SEAGATE ST3160318AS PHARAOH BP 8MB LF F W CC46 HDD 160GB 3 5 SEAGATE ST3160318AS 7 2K KH 16001 047 HDD 160GB 3 5 7200RPM HITACHI HDS721016CLA382 7 2K HDD 160GB 3 5 HGST HDS721016CLA382 7 2K KH 16007 027 HDD 160GB 3 5 7200RPM SATA II WD WD1600AAJS 22L7A0 XL320S 3 HDD 160GB ...

Page 89: ...EYBOARD KIT 104KEY RF2 4 LITE ON SK 9660B BLACK TRADITIONAL CHINESE WITH MOUSE W KB RF40B 043 MS 11200 073 KB MS PACK RF LITEON A1B TC KB RF40B 043 KEYBOARD KIT 104KEY RF2 4 LITE ON SK 9660B BLACK SIMPLIFIED CHINESE WITH MOUSE W KB RF40B 044 MS 11200 073 KB MS PACK RF LITEON A1B S CHINESE KB RF40B 044 KEYBOARD KIT 104KEY RF2 4 LITE ON SK 9660B BLACK US INTERNATIONAL WITH MOUSE W KB RF40B 045 MS 11...

Page 90: ... MS PACK RF LITEON A1B FR KB RF40B 055 KEYBOARD KIT 105KEY RF2 4 LITE ON SK 9660B BLACK SWEDISH WITH MOUSE W KB RF40B 056 MS 11200 073 KB MS PACK RF LITEON A1B SV KB RF40B 056 KEYBOARD KIT 105KEY RF2 4 LITE ON SK 9660B BLACK UK WITH MOUSE W KB RF40B 057 MS 11200 073 KB MS PACK RF LITEON A1B UK KB RF40B 057 KEYBOARD KIT 105KEY RF2 4 LITE ON SK 9660B BLACK DUTCH WITH MOUSE W KB RF40B 058 MS 11200 07...

Page 91: ...K GREEK WITH MOUSE W KB RF40B 069 MS 11200 073 KB MS PACK RF LITEON A1B GR KB RF40B 069 KEYBOARD KIT 105KEY RF2 4 LITE ON SK 9660B BLACK DANISH WITH MOUSE W KB RF40B 070 MS 11200 073 KB MS PACK RF LITEON A1B DA KB RF40B 070 KEYBOARD KIT 104KEY RF2 4 LITE ON SK 9660B BLACK CZECH WITH MOUSE W KB RF40B 071 MS 11200 073 KB MS PACK RF LITEON A1B CZ KB RF40B 071 KEYBOARD KIT 105KEY RF2 4 LITE ON SK 9660...

Page 92: ...1B USB 104K BLACK US KB USB0B 330 KEYBOARD 104KEY USB PRIMAX KB36211 BLACK US KB PRIMAX KB36211 USB 104KS BLACK US KB USB0P 001 KEYBOARD 104KEY USB LITE ON SK 9621B BLACK TRADITIONAL CHINESE KB SK 9621B USB 104K BLACK TRADITIONAL C KB USB0B 331 KEYBOARD 104KEY USB LITE ON SK 9621B BLACK SIMPLIFIED CHINESE KB SK 9621B USB 104K BLACK SIMPLIFIED CH KB USB0B 332 KEYBOARD 104KEY USB LITE ON SK 9621B BL...

Page 93: ...49 KEYBOARD 105KEY USB LITE ON SK 9621B BLACK NORWEGIAN KB SK 9621B USB 105K BLACK NORWEGIAN KB USB0B 350 KEYBOARD 104KEY USB LITE ON SK 9621B BLACK HEBREW KB SK 9621B USB 104K BLACK HEBREW KB USB0B 351 KEYBOARD 105KEY USB LITE ON SK 9621B BLACK POLISH KB SK 9621B USB 105K BLACK POLISH KB USB0B 352 KEYBOARD 105KEY USB LITE ON SK 9621B BLACK SLOVENIAN KB SK 9621B USB 105K BLACK SLOVENIAN KB USB0B 3...

Page 94: ... USB 104KS BLACK TRADIT KB USB0P 002 KEYBOARD 104KEY USB PRIMAX KB36211 BLACK SIMPLIFIED CHINESE KB PRIMAX KB36211 USB 104KS BLACK SIMPLI KB USB0P 003 KEYBOARD 104KEY USB PRIMAX KB36211 BLACK ARABIC ENGLISH KB PRIMAX KB36211 USB 104KS BLACK ARABIC KB USB0P 005 KEYBOARD 104KEY USB PRIMAX KB36211 BLACK THAILAND KB PRIMAX KB36211 USB 104KS BLACK THAILA KB USB0P 006 KEYBOARD 105KEY USB PRIMAX KB36211 ...

Page 95: ...KB36211 USB 104KS BLACK HEBREW KB USB0P 022 KEYBOARD 105KEY USB PRIMAX KB36211 BLACK POLISH KB PRIMAX KB36211 USB 105KS BLACK POLISH KB USB0P 023 KEYBOARD 105KEY USB PRIMAX KB36211 BLACK SLOVENIAN KB PRIMAX KB36211 USB 105KS BLACK SLOVEN KB USB0P 024 KEYBOARD 105KEY USB PRIMAX KB36211 BLACK SLOVAK KB PRIMAX KB36211 USB 105KS BLACK SLOVAK KB USB0P 025 KEYBOARD 104KEY USB PRIMAX KB36211 BLACK RUSSIA...

Page 96: ...MAX KB36211 USB 106KS BLACK KOREAN KB USB0P 041 KEYBOARD 104KEY PS 2 LITE ON SK 9611 BLACK US KB SK 9611 PS 2 104K BLACK US KB PS20B 115 KEYBOARD 104KEY PS 2 LITE ON SK 9611 BLACK TRADITIONAL CHINESE KB SK 9611 PS 2 104K BLACK TRADITION KB PS20B 116 KEYBOARD 104KEY PS 2 LITE ON SK 9611 BLACK SIMPLIFIED CHINESE KB SK 9611 PS 2 104K BLACK SIMPLIFIED KB PS20B 117 KEYBOARD 104KEY PS 2 LITE ON SK 9611 ...

Page 97: ...EY PS 2 LITE ON SK 9611 BLACK ICELANDIC KB SK 9611 PS 2 105K BLACK ICELANDIC KB PS20B 134 KEYBOARD 105KEY PS 2 LITE ON SK 9611 BLACK NORWEGIAN KB SK 9611 PS 2 105K BLACK NORWEGIAN KB PS20B 135 KEYBOARD 104KEY PS 2 LITE ON SK 9611 BLACK HEBREW KB SK 9611 PS 2 104K BLACK HEBREW KB PS20B 136 KEYBOARD 105KEY PS 2 LITE ON SK 9611 BLACK POLISH KB SK 9611 PS 2 105K BLACK POLISH KB PS20B 137 KEYBOARD 105K...

Page 98: ...SK 9611 BLACK SPANISH LATIN KB SK 9611 PS 2 105K BLACK SPANISH LATIN KB PS20B 156 KEYBOARD 104KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK US KB PRIMAX KB36111 PS2 104KS BLACK US KB PS20P 073 KEYBOARD 104KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK TRADITIONAL CHINESE KB KB36211 PS2 104K BLACK TRADITIONAL CH KB PS20P 074 KEYBOARD 104KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK SIMPLIFIED CHINESE KB KB36211 PS2 104K BLACK SIMPLIFIED CHI KB PS...

Page 99: ...AN KB KB36211 PS2 105K BLACK NORWEGIAN KB PS20P 093 KEYBOARD 104KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK HEBREW KB KB36211 PS2 104K BLACK HEBREW KB PS20P 094 KEYBOARD 105KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK POLISH KB KB36211 PS2 105K BLACK POLISH KB PS20P 095 KEYBOARD 105KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK SLOVENIAN KB KB36211 PS2 105K BLACK SLOVENIAN KB PS20P 096 KEYBOARD 105KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK SLOVAK KB KB362...

Page 100: ...K CZECH SLOVAK KB KB36211 PS2 105K BLACK CZECH SLOVAK KB PS20P 111 KEYBOARD 105KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK SWISS FR KB KB36211 PS2 105K BLACK SWISS FR KB PS20P 112 KEYBOARD 106KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK KOREAN KB KB36211 PS2 106KS BLACK KOREAN KB PS20P 113 KEYBOARD 105KEY PS 2 PRIMAX KB36111 BLACK SPANISH LATIN KB KB36211 PS2 106KS BLACK SPANISH LATIN KB PS20P 114 MAINBOARD MB KIT AX1930 INTE...

Page 101: ... LF 128 8 0 065UM DIMM 2G GU512303EP0202 UNB KN 2GB0H 009 MEMORY NANYA UNB DIMM DDRIII 1333 4GB NT4GC64B8HB0NF CG LF 256 8 0 055UM DIMM 4G NT4GC64B8HB0NF CG DDR3 UNB KN 4GB03 006 MEMORY MICRON UNB DIMM DDRIII 1333 4GB MT16JTF51264AZ 1G4D1 LF 256 8 0 055UM DIMM 4G MT16JTF51264AZ 1G4D1 DDR3 UNB KN 4GB04 002 MEMORY SAMSUNG DDRIII 1333MHZ 4GB UNB DIMM M378B5273BH1 CH9 LF 256 8 0 055UM DIMM 4G M378B527...

Page 102: ... 82 SPS 220W EUP 82PLUS FULL DPS 220UB 5A NE PY 22009 011 POWER SUPPLY 220W LITE ON FULL PS 5221 9AB 8 5L EUP 82 SPS FR 220W 8 5L EUP 82 PS 5221 9AB A PY 2200B 011 POWER SUPPLY 220W CHICONYPOWER EPA CPB09 D220E AAGASSI SPS 220W EPA CPB09 D220E FR 220W ES A PY 2200F 006 SCREWS SCREW I NO6 32 L5 BZN SCRW I NO6 32 L5 BZN 86 00J07 B60 SCREW PAN 6 32 L6 NI BOXER WZS SCRW PAN 6 32 L6 NI BOXER WZS 86 00J...

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Page 104: ... 3 1 2 8 3 3 3 1 Turbo Speed GHz 3 8 3 7 3 4 Cache Size MB 8 6 6 6 3 3 Voltage V Socket LGA 1155 Thermal Design Power W 95 95 95 95 65 65 Item Specification System Core Logic Intel H67 Express chipset Memory Controller Intel H67 Express chipset Storage Controller Intel H67 Express chipset PCIE Controller Intel H67 Express chipset LAN Controller Intel PCI E Gbe LAN controller PHY Audio Controller R...

Page 105: ...sion P01 A0 Item Specification Number of Slots PCI Express x 1 slot PCI Express x16 slot Item Specification Number of HDD bays 1 Form factor 3 5 inch 25 4 mm Interface SATA 3 0 Supported capacities 160 GB HGST Jupiter HDS721016CLA382 Seagate Pharoah ST3160313AS 320 GB HGST Jupiter HDS721032CLA362 Seagate Pharoah ST3320413AS WD WD3200AAKX 221CA0 500 GB HGST Jupiter HDS721050CLA362 Seagate Pharoah S...

Page 106: ...troller PHY Supports LAN Protocol 10 100 1000 Mbps LAN Connector Type RJ45 Item Specification SATA Controller Embedded SATA controller Connectors Two SATA 2 0 ports Two SATA 3 0 ports Item Specification Audio Controller Realtek ALC662 VC0 GR Audio Codec Connectors Three audio jacks Item Specification Controller Super I O ITE 8728F CX Connectors PS 2 keyboard and mouse connectors Eight USB ports fo...

Page 107: ...8x CAV BDMV AACS Compliant Disc 4 8x CAV DVD ROM SL DL 16x 8x CAV DVD R SL DL 16x 8x CAV DVD RW SL DL 10x CAV Not support DVD R SL DL 16x 8x CAV DVD RW SL DL 10x CAV Not support DVD RAM 2x 3x ZCLV 5x PCAV DVD Video CSS Compliant Disc SL DL 8x CAV CD R ROM40x CAV CD RW 40x CAV CD DA DAE 32x CAV Video CD 10x CAV 80 mm CD 10x CAV 12X CAV at DVD ROM and DVD R R 8X CAV at DVD ROM DL and DVD RW RW R DL ...

Page 108: ...8x Zone CLV 12x CAV DVD RW 2x 4x CLV 6x Zone CLV DVD RAM 2x 3x 5x 6x CLV 8x 12x PCAV Read Speed CD R RW ROM 40x 40x 40x max CD DA DAE 40x max 80 mm CD 10x max DVD R RW 10x 8x max DVD R DL 8x max DVD R RW ROM SL DL 10x 8x 16x 12x max DVD R DL 8x max DVD RAM Ver 1 0 2 2 2x 3x 5x PCAV CD ROM 4x 8x CLV 4x 10x 6 4x 16x 9 6x 24x 12 8x 32x 16x 40x 19 2x 48x CAV CD RW 4x 8x CLV 4x 10x 6 4x 16x 9 6x 24x 12...

Page 109: ...LV 16X 24X 32X 40X 48X CAV CD DAE4X 8X CLV 16X 24X 32X 40X 48X CAV CD RW 4X 8X CLV 16X 24X 32X 40X CAV DVD RAM 2x CLV 5X CAV Data Transfer Rate DVD ROM outside 20956 KB sec DVD ROM inside 8100 KB sec DVD 9 Disc Outside 10200 KB sec DVD 9 Disc Inside 4050KB sec DVD R R DL Disc Outside 7400 KB sec DVD R R DL Disc Inside 2700 KB sec CD ROM outside 7200 KB sec CD ROM inside 2850 KB sec DVD RAM outside...

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Page 111: ...S Setup enter Setup 8 block diagram 69 boot block checkpoints 46 execute 63 button optical drive eject 4 C card reader multi in 1 4 checkpoints boot block 46 DIM 50 overview 46 POST 48 CMOS clear 62 CMOS RAM 7 connectivity options 1 connector LAN 5 power 5 PS 2 keyboard 5 PS 2 mouse 5 cover optical drive 4 D DIM checkpoints 50 disassembly procedures expansion board 34 front bezel 33 hard disk driv...

Page 112: ...ve remove 29 troubleshooting 57 OS support 1 P PC Card 98 PCMCIA 98 PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility see BIOS Setup 8 port HDMI 5 POST see Power On Self Test 48 power ACPI compliance 2 button indicator 4 specifications 2 power management specifications 2 power supply unit troubleshooting 59 Power On Self Test beep codes 60 checkpoints 48 error messages 50 processor 96 troubleshooting 56 R Return Merchand...

Page 113: ...eshooting BIOS checkpoints 46 BIOS recovery 63 BIOS update 64 clearing CMOS 62 component failure 56 disabling ME firmware 61 hardware diagnostic procedure 45 POST error indicators 50 U undetermined problems 60 USB ports front 2 4 5 rear 5 V VGA port 5 video troubleshooting 58 W wireless LAN board remove 35 ...

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