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Aspire AX1400 Service Guide

Accessing the Setup Utility

1.

Turn on the computer. 

If the computer is already turned on, save your data and close all open applications, then restart the 
computer.

2.

During POST, press 

Delete

.

If you fail to press 

Delete

 before POST is completed, you will need to restart the computer.   

Use the 

Up/Down/Left/Right

 arrow keys to move between the menu options, then press 

Enter

 to execute that 

option.
Some options lead to pop-up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option. Other 
options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for information.
Some options (marked with a  ) lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option. Use 
the 

Up/Down/Left/Right

 arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu 

Summary of Contents for AX1400

Page 1: ...Aspire AX1400 Desktop Computer Service Guide PRINTED IN TAIWAN ...

Page 2: ...ii Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Revision History Refer to the table below for changes made on this version of the Aspire AX1400 Desktop Computer Service Guide Date Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...s hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this guide 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 cons...

Page 4: ...reen NOTE Gives additional 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 5: ...vice guide In such 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 A...

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Page 7: ...cket 28 Removing the Front Bezel 33 Removing the Expansion Boards 34 Removing the Memory Modules 36 Removing the Power Supply Unit 36 Removing the Front I O and Optional Card Reader Assemblies 38 Removing the Mainboard 43 Troubleshooting 45 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 45 System Check Procedures 45 Checkpoints 46 POST Error Indicators 50 BIOS Recovery 61 BIOS Update 62 Updating the BIOS in DOS Mo...

Page 8: ...ents Technical Specifications 88 Processor 88 Chipsets 88 BIOS 88 Memory 89 Hard Disk Drive 89 Optical Disc Drive 90 Card Reader optional 90 Gigabit Ethernet 90 Audio 90 Power Supply Unit 91 Power Management 91 Index 93 ...

Page 9: ... Athlon II x2 215 240e and 235e Athlon II x2 B24 and B22 Athlon II x2 260u 250u 160u and 150u Sempron 140 Chipset NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP MCP61 or NVIDIA nForce 730a 720a MCP MCP78 Graphics controller Integrated in the NVIDIA nForce Chipset Memory Two DIMM slots supporting 240 pin unbuffered DDR3 SDRAM modules Data rate supported 800 1066 1333 MT s Maximum memory 4 GB using two 2 GB modules Expansio...

Page 10: ...4 hardware monitor Multi Boot and DMI protocols 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 ALC888S 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio Codec or Realtek ALC662 5 1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec Audio jac...

Page 11: ...s Aspect Description Chassis dimension W D H 100 mm W X 367 8 mm D x 269 mm H System weight 5 808 kg Mainboard form factor microATX µATX Mainboard dimensions W H 244 220 mm Aspect Description Operating temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Operating humidity 15 to 80 RH non condensing ...

Page 12: ...utlook of the computer Front View No Component 1 Power button indicator 2 Optical drive cover 3 Optical drive button 4 XD XD Picture and SD MMC Secure Digital MultiMedia Card slots 5 CF card slot Type I and II 6 USB 2 0 ports 7 Headphone jack 8 Microphone in jack 9 USB 2 0 ports 10 USB 2 0 port 11 Acer logo ...

Page 13: ...ce Guide 5 Rear View No Component 1 Line in jack 2 LAN connector 3 PS 2 mouse port 4 Power connector 5 Fan aperture 6 PS 2 keyboard port 7 Monitor port 8 USB 2 0 ports 9 Microphone jack 10 Line out jack 11 Expansion slots ...

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Page 15: ...e to make changes to the BIOS settings The Setup Utility loads the configuration values in a battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to be retained when power is turned off The values take effect when the system is booted POST uses these values to configure the hardware If the values and the actual hardware do...

Page 16: ...d to restart the computer Use the Up Down Left Right arrow keys to move between the menu options then press Enter to execute that option Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for information Some options marked with a lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the opt...

Page 17: ... is user configurable Grayed out parameters are not user configurable for one of the following reasons The field value is auto configured or auto detected The field value is informational only The field is password protected Esc If you press this key On one of the primary menu screens the Exit menu displays On a submenu screen the previous screen displays When you are making selections from a pop ...

Page 18: ...essor Type Type of processor installed on the system Processor Speed Speed of the processor installed on the system System Memory Size of system memory detected during boot up Product Name Official model name of the computer System Serial Number System serial number System BIOS Version Current system BIOS version BIOS Release Date Date when the CMOS setup utility was released Asset Tag Number Syst...

Page 19: ...els each channel allows one SATA device to be installed Press Enter to display the individual configuration screen of installed SATA drive s Halt On Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST Options include All Errors Any error detected will pause the system No Errors BIOS will ignore any errors detected during POST All but Keyboard If a keyboard error is detected BIOS w...

Page 20: ...riority Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence for the installed hard drive s Optical Disk Drive Priority Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence for the installed optical drive Removable Device Priority Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence for removable drives Network Device Priority Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence fo...

Page 21: ...ve 4 GB This is a workaround for the PCI hole or PCI memory hole which is a limitation of 32 bit hardware and 32 bit operating systems that causes a computer to appear to have less memory available than is physically installed Note This feature is useful for systems running on 64 bit OS and those 32 bit systems that support the Physical Address Extension method Enabled Disabled Primary Video When ...

Page 22: ... mouse or USB keyboard can control the system even when there is no USB driver loaded onto the system Enabled Disabled USB Storage Emulation If set to Auto a USB devices with a capacity of equal or less than 2 GB will be emulated as a bootable floppy disk Auto Floppy Hard Disk Onboard Graphics Controller Enables or disables the onboard graphics controller Enabled Disabled Onboard Audio Controller ...

Page 23: ...IE Devices Enables or disables the system to wake up from a power saving mode when an event occurs on an installed PCI Express device Enabled Disabled Power On by PCI Devices Enables or disables the system to wake up from a power saving mode when an event occurs on an installed PCI device Enabled Disabled Power On by Modem Ring Enables or disables the system to wake up from a power saving mode whe...

Page 24: ...alth Status Field Description Value CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed CPU Core 1 2V 3 30V 5 00V 12 0V 5VSB VBAT These items lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds ...

Page 25: ...d Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values of the pulses creates EMI electromagnetic interference Set this field to Enabled to reduce this EMI level This reduces interference problems with other electronics in the area Note Remember to disable the Spread Spectrum feature if you are overclocking A slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed causing th...

Page 26: ...Do not forget your password If you forget your password you may have to return your computer to your dealer to reset it Field Description Supervisor Password Displays the supervisor password status When set to Installed this password will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility User Password Displays the user password status Only the following menus will be accessible...

Page 27: ... Enter You will be prompted to save the new password 5 Press Enter 6 Press F10 to save the password and close the Setup Utility To remove a system password 1 Select Change Supervisor Password or Change User Password then press Enter The password box appears 2 Type the original password then press Enter 3 Press Enter twice without entering anything in the new and confirm password fields You will be...

Page 28: ...orm the steps below to load the system default settings 1 Select Load Default Settings then press Enter You will be prompted to load the system defaults 2 Select OK then press Enter 3 Press F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility Save Exit Setup Execute this menu to save the changes made and closes the Setup Utility Keyboard shortcut F10 ...

Page 29: ...Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 21 Exit Without Saving Execute this menu to closes the Setup Utility without making any changes ...

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Page 31: ...eps listed below 1 Make sure that the optical disc drive and the optional card reader slots are empty 2 Turn off the power to the computer and all peripherals 3 Unplug the power cord from the computer 4 Unplug the network cable and all connected peripheral devices from the computer 5 Place the computer on a flat steady surface NOTES To reinstall the system components and assemble the unit perform ...

Page 32: ...ving the Side Panel 1 Remove the two screws located on the rear edge of the side panel 2 Slide the panel back about 2 5 cm 1 0 in to release it from the chassis notches then detach the panel from the chassis 3 Put the side panel aside for reinstallation later ...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...sink with any metal or with your hands 1 Use a long nosed screwdriver to loosen the four screws on the heat sink in the order as shown below 2 Lift the heat sink fan assembly away from the mainboard 3 Lay down the heat sink fan assembly in an upright position on top of the optical drive as shown below then disconnect the fan cable from the mainboard ...

Page 35: ...ING The processor becomes very hot when the system is on Allow it to cool off first before handling 1 Release the load lever 1 2 Pull the load lever to the fully open upright position 2 3 Pull out the processor from the socket IMPORTANT If you are going to install a new processor note the arrow on the corner to make sure the processor is properly oriented over the socket ...

Page 36: ...28 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Removing the HDD ODD Bracket 1 Remove the two screws that secure the HDD ODD bracket to the chassis 2 Lift the bracket up and turn it over ...

Page 37: ...1400 Service Guide 29 Removing the Optical Drive and the Hard Disk Drive 1 Disconnect the SATA and power cables from the rear of the optical drive 2 Disconnect the other end of the SATA cable from the mainboard ...

Page 38: ...30 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 3 Disconnect the SATA and power cables from the rear of the hard disk drive 4 Disconnect the other end of the SATA cable from the mainboard ...

Page 39: ...Aspire AX1400 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 AX1400 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 AX1400 Service Guide 33 Removing the Front Bezel 1 Disconnect the power button LED cable from its mainboard connector 2 Pull out the power button LED cable from the chassis 3 Detach the front bezel ...

Page 42: ... Aspire AX1400 Service Guide Removing the Expansion Boards 1 Remove the screw from the expansion board bracket opposite the PCIEX2 slot 2 Gently pull up the expansion board to remove it from the mainboard ...

Page 43: ...Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 35 3 Remove the screw from the expansion board bracket opposite the PCI_1 slot 4 Gently pull up the expansion board to remove it from the mainboard ...

Page 44: ...y pull the DIMM upward to pull it away from the chassis b Removing the Power Supply Unit 1 Disconnect the 4 pin and the 24 pin ATX power supply cables from its mainboard connector a Squeeze on the retaining latch a attached to the cable end of the connector b Grasp the cable end of the connector and pull it straight up b ...

Page 45: ...Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 37 2 Remove the screw that secures the power supply to the chassis 3 Remove the three screws that secure the power supply to the rear panel ...

Page 46: ...00 Service Guide 4 Lift the power supply module out of the chassis Removing the Front I O and Optional Card Reader Assemblies 1 Disconnect the front I O and optional card reader cables from their mainboard connectors ...

Page 47: ...Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 39 2 Pull up the plastic clips to release the cables ...

Page 48: ... the optional card reader assembly a Remove the two screws that secure the optional card reader assembly to the bracket b Pull the optional card reader assembly out of the bracket 4 Remove the front I O and optional card reader board bracket ...

Page 49: ...Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 41 a Remove the screw that secures the bracket to the chassis b Pull the bracket out the chassis ...

Page 50: ...42 Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 5 Remove the front I O assembly a Remove the two screws that secure the front I O assembly to the bracket b Remove front I O assembly from the bracket ...

Page 51: ...Mainboard 1 Remove the four screws that secure the mainboard to the chassis Note Circuit boards 10 cm2 has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as above image shows Please detach the Circuit boards and follow local regulations for disposal ...

Page 52: ...ice Guide 2 Lift the board from the chassis 3 Remove the RTC battery Note RTC battery has been highlighted with the yellow circle as above image shows Please detach the RTC battery and follow local regulations for disposal ...

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: ... USB storage device will be cleared during the creation of the crisis disk 2 Set up a computer running the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system and plug in the USB storage device into an available USB port 3 Copy the target BIOS ROM file to the USB storage device and rename it as amiboot rom 4 Unplug the USB storage device 5 Eject the removable USB storage device from the computer Performi...

Page 70: ...cd dostool Go to BIOS path like A DOSTOOL 3 Key in flash1M bat or flash1M 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 71: ... 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 flash1M bat or flash1M ...

Page 72: ...400 Service Guide c 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 flash1M bat or flash1M ...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...peripheral devices from the computer 4 Place the computer on a flat steady surface 5 Remove the side panel 6 If necessary remove any expansion cards assemblies or cables that prevent access to the CMOS clear jumper 7 Locate the JBIOS1 jumper on the mainboard 8 Remove the jumper block and set it over the 2 3 pins for 20 to 30 seconds 9 Return the jumper block to its default 1 2 position 10 Reinstal...

Page 75: ...de 67 This chapter shows the block diagram and board layout of the Aspire AX1400 computer Block Diagram The core subsystems of the Aspire AX1400 computer are depicted in the following block diagram System Architecture Chapter 5 ...

Page 76: ...ALC662 4 U23 ITE 8758 15 AUDJACK2 Line in Line Out MIC 5 PWR2 Standard 24 pin power connector 16 USBLAN1 RJ45 USB connector 6 SATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors 17 USBR1 USB A 8P connector 7 DEBUGH1 12 pin DEBUG port 18 VGA1 VGA connector 8 LEDH1 12 pin power cable header 19 PWR1 ATX 4 pin connector 9 USBF 2 3 Front panel USB header 20 KBMSCONN1 Keyboard and mouse connectors 10 USBF 1 Front panel card ...

Page 77: ...ced on the correct pins The following illustration shows the location of JBIOS1 The following table shows the settings of the 3 pin Clear CMOS JBIOS1 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 JBIOS1 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Close default 2 3 Open Before clearing the C...

Page 78: ... 5 GND 6 PWR_SW 7 RESET 8 GND 9 NC 10 Key 11 NC 12 VCC 13 NC 14 ACTIVE_C FRONT USB HEADER 1 USBVCC_1 2 USBVCC_1 3 USB0_XN 4 USB1_XN 5 USB0_XP 6 USB1_XP 7 GND 8 GND 9 KEY 10 GND FRONT USB HEADER 1 USBVCC_2 2 USBVCC_2 3 USB2_XN 4 USB4_XN 5 USB2_XP 6 USB4_XP 7 GND 8 GND 9 KEY 10 GND FRONT AUDIO HEADER 1 PORT F_L 2 AUGND 3 PORT F_R 4 FRONT_AUD_DET 5 PORT E_R 6 MIC2_JD 7 AUGND 8 KEY 9 PORT E_L 10 LINE2...

Page 79: ...REEN 3 BLUE 4 11 NC 9 HDMIVCC 12 VDAC_SDAT 13 HSYNC 14 VSYNC 15 VDAC_SCLK 5 6 7 8 10 16 17 GND SATA CONN 1 GND 2 SATA0_TX_P 3 SATA0_TX_N 4 GND 5 SATA0_RX_N 6 SATA0_RX_P 7 GND SATA CONN 1 GND 2 SATA1_TX_P 3 SATA1_TX_N 4 GND 5 SATA1_RX_N 6 SATA1_RX_P 7 GND ATX_POWER CONN 1 VCC3 13 VCC3 2 VCC3 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 VCC 16 ATX_PSON_L 5 GND 17 GND 6 VCC 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 ATX_PWRGD 20 NC 9 5VSB 21VC...

Page 80: ... new Serial ATA devices for the highest datatransfer rates 3 0 Gb s simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It elimi nates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface But maintains register com patibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA ATX12V CONN 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V_4P 4 12V_4P Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 RX 6 RX 7 Ground Header Name F...

Page 81: ...uhave this kind of case use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front mountedports to the motherboard Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 PORT 1L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT 1R 4 PRESENCE 5 PORT 2R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 KEY 9 PORT 2L 10 SENSE2_RETURN Pin Signal Name Function 1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 2 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power 3 USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Negative Signal 4 USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 N...

Page 82: ...er to the following 1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1 2 Connect the standard power supply connector to PWR2 3 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the LEDH1 4 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to PWR1 CPUFAN1 CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector Pin Signal Name Function 1 GND System ground 2 12V Power 12V 3 Sense Sensor 4 PWM PWM ...

Page 83: ...2V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 Ground Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 12V 4 12V Pin Signal Name Function Pin Signal Name Function 1 VCC Reset Switch 2 GLED0 MSG LED 3 HDD_LEDN Hard disk LED 4 GLED1 MSG LED 5 GND Reset Switch 6 PWRSW Power Switch 7 HWRST_L Reset Switch 8 GND...

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Page 85: ...gional web or 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 gov...

Page 86: ...L FX 10100 023 WIRELESS LAN BOARD 802 11BGN LITEON WN7600R WLAN 802 11BGN RALINK MC 1 2 NI 10200 009 WIRELESS LAN BOARD 802 11BGN PRONETS WU71RL USB WLAN 802 11 BGN WU71RL USB NI 10200 023 WIRELESS LAN BOARD 802 11BGN 1X1 RALINK RT3090 LOW PROFILE WLAN 802 11BGN 1X1 RALINK RT3090 LOW PR NI 10200 038 VGA CARD PCPARTNER 288 1N141 A00AC NVIDIA GT315 512MB SDDR3 DVI HDMI ATX SAMSUNG PCP NV GT315 512MB...

Page 87: ...940 65W C 2 3 1G DUAL CORE IC CPU ATHLONII 255 AM3 2X1M KC AT202 255 CPU AMD ATHLONII B22 AM3 2 8G 2X1M 4000 940 65W C 2 DUAL CORD IC CPU ATHLONII B22 AM3 2 8G KC AT202 B22 CPU AMD ATHLONII B24 AM3 3 0G 2X1M 4000 940 65W C 2 DUAL CORD IC CPU ATHLONII B24 AM3 3 0G KC AT202 B24 CPU AMD ATHLONII 235E AM3 2 7G 2X1M 4000 940 45W C 2 DUAL CORD IC CPU ATHLONII 235E AM3 2 7G KC AE202 235 CPU AMD ATHLONII ...

Page 88: ...HARAOH KH 32001 015 HDD 320GB 3 5 7200RPM SATA II 8MB HGST HDT721032SLA380 SATURN HDD 320GB HGST HDT721032SLA380 KH 32007 006 HDD 320GB 3 5 7200RPM SATA II 16MB HGST HDS721032CLA362 JUPITER HDD 320GB 3 5 HGST HDS721032CLA362 7 2K KH 32007 011 HDD 320GB 3 5 7200RPM SATA II WD WD3200AAJS 22L7A0 XL320S HDD 320GB WD WD3200AAJS 22L7A0 KH 32008 016 HDD 3 5 500GB 7200RPM SATA SEAGATE PHARAOH ST3500418AS ...

Page 89: ...104K B KB PS203 285 KEYBOARD PS 2 104 KEY SIMPLIFIED CHINESE W O EKEY KB CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 104K B KB PS203 286 KEYBOARD PS 2 104 KEY CHICONY KB 07593U425522V BLACK US INTERNATIONAL W O EKEY KB CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 104K B KB PS203 287 KEYBOARD PS 2 104 KEY CHICONY KB 07593A025522V BLACK ARABIC ENGLISH W O EKEY KB CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 104K B KB PS203 288 KEYBOARD PS 2 104 KEY CHICONY KB 07593T025...

Page 90: ...D PS 2 104 KEY BLACK US INTERNATIONAL W HEBREW W O EKEY KB CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 104K B KB PS203 305 KEYBOARD PS 2 105 KEY BLACK US INTERNATIONAL W HEBREW W O EKEY KB CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 105K B KB PS203 306 KEYBOARD PS 2 105 KEY BLACK SLOVENIAN W O EKEY KB CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 105K B KB PS203 307 KEYBOARD PS 2 105 KEY BLACK SLOVAK W O EKEY KB CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 105K B KB PS203 308 KEYBOARD PS 2 ...

Page 91: ...KB PS2 SK 9620 SG 30600 XLW CN KB PS20B 071 KEYBOARD PS 2 104 KEY BLACK US INTERNATIONAL W O EKEY KEYBOARD PS2 SK 9620 SG 30601 KB PS20B 072 KEYBOARD PS 2 104 KEY BLACK ARABIC ENGLISH W O EKEY KB SK 9620 104K AE NO EURO NIW KB PS20B 073 KEYBOARD PS2 104 KEY LITEON SG 30610 33W BLACK THAILAND W O EKEY KEYBOARD PS2 SK 9620 SG 30600 KB PS20B 074 KEYBOARD PS2 105 KEY LITEON SG 30610 2EW BLACK SPANISH ...

Page 92: ... O EKEY KEYBOARD PS2 SK 9620 SG 30600 KB PS20B 092 KEYBOARD PS 2 104 KEY BLACK SLOVENIAN W O EKEY KB SK 9620 104K SLO EURO NIW O KB PS20B 093 KEYBOARD PS2 104 KEY LITEON SG 30610 XAW BLACK RUSSIAN W O EKEY KEYBOARD PS2 SK 9620 SG 30600 KB PS20B 094 KEYBOARD PS 2 105 KEY BLACK HUNGARIA W O EKEY KEYBOARD PS2 SK 9620 SG 30600 KB PS20B 095 KEYBOARD PS 2 104 KEY BLACK GREEK W O EKEY KEYBOARD PS2 SK 962...

Page 93: ... 1GB0B 036 MEMORY A DATA DDR3 1333MHZ 1G UNB DIMM W O ECC W ELPIDA CHIP DIMM 1G AD63I1A0816EZ DDR3 UNB KN 1GB0C 008 MEMORY TRANSCEND DDR3 1333MHZ 1G UNB DIMM W O ECC W PSC CHIP DIMM 1G JM1333KLU 1G DDR3 1333MHZ UNB KN 1GB0F 005 MEMORY UNIFOSA DDR3 1333MHZ 2G UNB DIMM GU512303EP0202 LF 128 8 0 065UM DIMM 2G GU512303EP0202 UNB KN 2GB0H 009 MEMORY SAMSUNG DDR3 1333MHZ 2G UNB UFFERED DIMM W O ECC F DI...

Page 94: ...200B 007 POWER SUPPLY 220W LITE ON FULL PS 5221 9AE ROHS 8 5L EUP 82 SPS 220W FULL PS 5221 9AE ROHS PY 2200B 008 POWER SUPPLY 220W CHICONYPOWER REGULAR CPB09 D220R AAGASSI SPS 220W REGULAR CPB09 D220R AAGA PY 2200F 004 POWER SUPPLY 220W CHICONYPOWER PFC CPB09 D220A AAGASSI SPS 220W PFC CPB09 D220A AAGASSI PY 2200F 005 POWER SUPPLY 220W CHICONYPOWER EPA CPB09 D220E AAGASSI SPS 220W EPA CPB09 D220E ...

Page 95: ...Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 87 ...

Page 96: ... 2 30 GHz 3 1 3 0 2 9 2 8 GHz 2 8 2 7 GHz 2 5 2 4 GHz L2 cache 1 5 MB 2 0 MB 2 0 MB 1 5 MB DDR3 speed support Yes Yes Yes Yes Thermal design power 45 W 65 W 65 W 65 W Item Specification Series AMD Sempron AMD Athlon II X2 AMD Athlon II X2 Model 140 260u 250u 160u 150u B24 and B22 No of cores 1 2 Base frequency 2 70 GHz 1 8 1 6 GHz L2 cache 1 0 MB 2 0 MB DDR3 speed support Yes Yes Thermal design po...

Page 97: ...atch the above specifications Item Specification Controller Integrated in the NVIDIA nForce Chipset Number of HDD bays 1 Form factor 3 5 inch 25 4 mm Interface SATA 3 0 Supported capacities 320 GB HGST Saturn HDT721032SLA380 HGST Jupiter HDS721032CLA362 Seagate Pharoah ST3320418AS WD WD3200AAJS 22L7A0 500 GB Seagate Pharoah ST3500418AS Toshiba MK5065GSX WD WD5000AAKS 22V1A0 640 GB HGST Saturn HDT7...

Page 98: ...upports up to 32 GB xD Picture Card xD supports up to 2 GB Secure Digital SD supports up to 2 TB MultiMedia Card MMC supports up to 32 GB CompactFlash Type I II CF Type I and II supports up to 2 TB Memory Stick PRO MS PRO supports up to 32 GB Item Specification Controller Realtek RTL8201EL Single Chip Port 10 100 Fast Ethernet PHYceiver with Auto MDIX LAN protocol 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN connector ty...

Page 99: ...RoHS PFC Lite On PS 5221 9AE RoHS FR CP CPB09 D220R non PFC CP CPB09 D220A PFC CP CPB09 D220E FR Input 100 127V 6A 220V 240V 3 15A 50 60 Hz Output max 220 W Connectors 1 x 20 24 pin ATX connector 1 x 4 pin ATX connector 2 x SATA connectors Devices S1 S3 S4 S5 Power Button V V V V USB Keyboard Mouse V V N A N A PME Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled RCT Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled WOR Disa...

Page 100: ...Aspire AX1400 Service Guide 92 ...

Page 101: ...t Settings 20 navigation keys 9 overview 7 Standard CMOS Features menu 11 connectivity options 1 specifications 90 D DIM checkpoints 50 disassembly procedures card reader assembly 38 expansion board 34 front bezel 25 33 front I O assembly 38 hard disk drive 29 HDD ODD bracket 28 mainboard 43 memory 36 optical disc drive 29 power supply unit 36 side panel 24 tools 23 E environmental requirements 3 ...

Page 102: ...gement ACPI mode table 91 specifications 2 Power Management Setup 15 power supply unit remove 36 specifications 91 troubleshooting 59 Power On Self Test beep codes 60 checkpoints 48 error messages 50 processor check type speed 10 specifications 88 troubleshooting 56 PSU see power supply unit 36 R Return Merchandise Authorization 77 RMA see Return Merchandise Authorization 77 RTC battery BIOS error...

Page 103: ...3 troubleshooting BIOS checkpoints 46 BIOS recovery 61 BIOS update 62 clearing CMOS 66 component failure 56 hardware diagnostic procedure 45 POST error indicators 50 U undetermined problems 60 USB ports bootable device 14 front 4 5 legacy device 14 user password 18 V VGA port 5 video controller 1 troubleshooting 58 ...

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