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System Tour
1
Features
1
System Components
4
Front Panel
4
Rear Panel
6
Internal Components
8
System LED Indicators
9
System Utilities
11
CMOS Setup Utility
11
Entering CMOS setup
12
Navigating Through the Setup Utility
12
Setup Utility Menus
13
System Disassembly
27
Disassembly Requirements
27
Pre-disassembly Procedure
28
Main Unit Disassembly
29
Removing the Side Panel
31
Removing the Front Bezel
32
Removing the Heatsink Fan Assembly
34
Removing the Processor
35
Removing the Optical Drive
36
Removing the Hard Disk Drive
38
Removing the Power Supply
39
Removing the Memory Modules
41
Removing an Expansion Card
42
Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards
44
Removing the Mainboard
47
Removing the Top Bezel
49
System Troubleshooting
51
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure
51
System Check Procedures
52
Power System Check
52
System External Inspection
52
System Internal Inspection
52
Checkpoints
53
Viewing BIOS checkpoints
53
Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints
53
Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints
54
POST Code Checkpoints
55
DIM Code Checkpoints
57
Beep Codes
58
Boot Block Beep Codes
58
POST BIOS Beep Codes
58
Error Messages
60
Memory
60
Boot
60
Storage Device
61
Virus Related
62
System Configuration
63
Table of Contents
Summary of Contents for Aspire X3400
Page 1: ...Acer Aspire X3400 X5400 Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN ...
Page 11: ...Chapter 1 3 Weight estimate X3950 8 kg X5950 8 kg ...
Page 18: ...10 Chapter 1 ...
Page 58: ...50 Chapter 3 ...
Page 77: ...Chapter 5 69 System Block Diagram System Block Diagram and Board Layout Chapter 5 ...
Page 80: ...72 Chapter 5 ...
Page 90: ...82 Chapter 6 ...