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AcerPower Sd

Service Guide

  PART NO.:  CD.PSDV5.001
  PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Service guide files and updates are available

on the AIPG/CSD web; for more information, 

please refer to 

http://csd.acer.com.tw

Summary of Contents for Power Sd

Page 1: ...AcerPower Sd Service Guide PART NO CD PSDV5 001 PRINTED IN TAIWAN Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw...

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

Page 3: ...ect 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 license...

Page 4: ...bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures...

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 OR...

Page 6: ...VI...

Page 7: ...anced Chipset Features 33 Integrated Peripherals 35 Power Management Setup 37 PnP PCI Configuration 39 PC Health Status 40 Frequency Control 41 Load Default Settings 42 Set Supervisor User Password 43...

Page 8: ...verview The AcerPower Sd supports Intel Pentium 4 Willamette 478 Northwood Flip Chip Pin Grid Array 2 processor FC PGA2 based Micro ATX IBM PC AT compatible system with PCI AGP bus System Specificatio...

Page 9: ...oard Audio with AC 97 98 compliant Embedded in SiS961 chipset T Line in Line out Mic in and Game MIDI interfaces Connectivity T On board serial ports 2 high speed NS16C550 compatible UARTs with 16 byt...

Page 10: ...Stop Eject button 3 Play Forward button 4 3 5 inch floppy drive 5 Floppy drive eject button 6 Hard disk activity light emitting diode LED 7 LAN activity LED 8 Power LED 9 Power switch 10 Speaker out...

Page 11: ...4 Chapter 1 16 CD ROM DVD ROM CD RW Headphone Earphone port 17 CD ROM DVD ROM CD RW emergency eject hole 18 CD ROM DVD ROM CD RW LED Label Description...

Page 12: ...wer supply 2 Network port 3 Parallel Printer port Burgundy 4 Game MIDI port Gold 5 Expansion slots 6 Microphone in jack 7 Audio in Line in jack 8 Audio out Line out jack 9 VGA port 10 Serial port 11 U...

Page 13: ...nd mouse port 14 Reset 2 USB LAN port 15 Power Switch 3 Parallel VGA serial port 2 16 Battery 4 Game MIDI port 17 LAN LED 5 Audio CD connector 18 Power LED 6 Fax voice modem connector 19 Hard Disk Dri...

Page 14: ...7 9 Wake on LAN connector 21 IDE 2 connector 10 Serial port 1 22 DIMM sockets two sockets 11 SiS950 chipset 23 CPU socket 12 BIOS chipset 24 SiS630 chipset 13 Floppy disk drive connector 25 ATX power...

Page 15: ...eys let you move the cursor around the screen They serve the same function as the arrow keys on the numeric keypad when the Num Lock is toggled off Label Description 1 Function keys 2 Caps lock 3 Wind...

Page 16: ...ed appear in uppercase same function as pressing Shift letter Num Lock When activated the keypad is set to numeric mode i e the keys will function as a calculator complete with arithmetic operators su...

Page 17: ...key perform special functions such as T Windows Tab Activate the next Taskbar button T Windows E Explores My Computer T Windows F Finds a Document T Windows M Minimizes All T Shift Windows M Undoes M...

Page 18: ...APM1 2 DMI 2 00 1 E IDE ACPI 1 0 ESCD 1 03 ANSI ATA 3 0 PnP 1a Bootable CD ROM 1 0 ATAPI Boot from CD ROM feature Yes Support to LS 120 drive No Support to BIOS boot block feature No BIOS Hotkey List...

Page 19: ...le combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications Memory Combinations Slot Memory Module Total Memory Slot 1 64 128 256 512MB 1G 64MB 1G...

Page 20: ...0 63 7 55 0 800x600 56 35 2 36 0 800x600 60 37 8 39 9 800x600 72 48 0 50 0 800x600 75 46 9 49 5 800x600 85 53 7 56 2 800x600 100 62 5 67 5 800x600 120 76 1 81 0 800x600 160 101 9 110 0 1024x768 70 56...

Page 21: ...7and WHQL specifications Music synthesizer Yes internal FM synthesizer Sampling rate 48 KHz max MPU 401 UART support Yes Microphone jack Supported Headphone jack Supported IDE Interface Item Specifica...

Page 22: ...Item Specification Serial port controller SiS961 Serial port controller resident bus ISA bus Number of serial port 2 16550 UART support Yes Connector type 9 pin D type female connector Optional seria...

Page 23: ...ed PCI slot 2 Route 3 Route 4 Route 1 Route 2 Enabled PCI slot 3 Route 2 Route 3 Route 4 Route 1 Enabled I O Address Map Hex Range Devices 000 01F 020 021 040 043 060 060 061 061 070 071 080 08F 0A0 0...

Page 24: ...d IRQ11 N Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Reserved IRQ13 Math Coprocessor Exception N IRQ14 Primary IDE Reserved IRQ15 Secondary IDE Reserved DRQ Assignment Map DRQx System Devices Add On Card Devices DRQ0...

Page 25: ...z 0 21 G Non operating packed 5 27 1 Hz 0 6 G 27 1 50 Hz 0 016 mm 50 500 Hz 2 G Mechanical Specifications Item Specification Weight One 3 FDD and one 3 5 HDD without packing Varied by local configurat...

Page 26: ...Chapter 1 19 NOTE AcerPower Sc is using 145W power supply Output Requirements Regulation Current Rating 5V 5 15A 12V 5 3A 12V 10 0 3A 3 3V 4 12A 5Vaux 5 3A...

Page 27: ...ate by pushing external switch button keyboard and mouse for ACPI mode Suspend Mode T Independent power management timer 2 120 minutes time step 10 minutes or pushing external switch button T CPU goes...

Page 28: ...tion 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 t...

Page 29: ...DEL 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 turn...

Page 30: ...the main menu If you are already in the main menu press again to exit Setup The parameters on the screens show default values These values may not be the same as those in your system The grayed items...

Page 31: ...lect Product Information from the main menu The Product Information menu contains general data about the system such as the product name serial number BIOS version etc These information is necessary f...

Page 32: ...n board s serial number System BIOS Version Specifies the version of your BIOS utility SMBIOS version The System Management Interface SM BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components withou...

Page 33: ...nth Jan Feb Dec Day 1 to 30 Year 1980 to 2079 Time Lets you set the time following the hour minute second format Hour 0 to 23 Minute 0 to 59 Second 0 to 59 IDE Primary Channel Master Allows you to con...

Page 34: ...iskette Disabled Enabled Video This item specifies the type of video card in use The default setting is VGA EGA Since current PCs use VGA only this function is almost useless and may be disregarded in...

Page 35: ...your hard disk drive Press Enter IDE Primary Master Display the type of device installed Auto None Manual Access Mode Selects the HDD access mode Auto Large LBA CHS Capacity Shows the size of your HDD...

Page 36: ...parameter speeds up POST by skipping some items that are normally checked Enabled Disbaled Hard Disk Boot Priority First Second Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devic...

Page 37: ...ttings 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins Settings 250 500 750 and 1000 Security...

Page 38: ...is used to change the values of the chipset registers These registers control most of the system options in the computer NOTE Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset Advanced...

Page 39: ...red in certain system designs to support loose layouts or slower memory Normal Mode Safe Mode Fast mode Turbo Mode Ultra Mode CAS Latency Setting When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock...

Page 40: ...6MB s If your hard disk performance becomes unstable you may manually try the slower mode Auto mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 and mode 4 Primary Master UltraDMA Primary Salve UltraDMA Secondary Master UltraDMA...

Page 41: ...tion To enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM This setting determines whether or not to activate the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Disabled IDE...

Page 42: ...ower Management Interface Function If your operating system is ACPI aware such as Windows 98SE 2000 Me select Enabled Enabled Disabled ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for...

Page 43: ...length of time specified in this field the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Disabled 1 15 Mins Soft off by PWR BTTN This feature allows users to configure th...

Page 44: ...By This BIOS can automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices You can also set it as Manual and go into each of the sub menu to choose specific resources Auto ESCD Man...

Page 45: ...is for setting the shutdown temperature level for the processor When the processor reaches the temperature you set the ACPI aware system will be shut down Current System CPU Temperature CPU System fa...

Page 46: ...nabled Disabled Spread Spectrum When the motherboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The spread Spectrum function reduces the...

Page 47: ...ings are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard When you select the item a message as below appears Pressing Y Yes loads the BIOS de...

Page 48: ...x characters in length After typing the password press Enter At the next prompt re type your password and press Enter again to confirm the new password After the password entry the screen automaticall...

Page 49: ...r typing the password press Enter At the next prompt re type your password and press Enter again to confirm the new password After the password entry the screen automatically reverts to the main scree...

Page 50: ...select Save and Exit Setup you will exit the BIOS utility The following dialogue box will appear Select Y Yes to exit Setup Select N No to return to the main menu If you select Exit Without Saving yo...

Page 51: ...46 Chapter 2...

Page 52: ...nding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge T Flat bladed screwdriver T Phillips screwdriver NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassembly...

Page 53: ...48 Chapter 3...

Page 54: ...provides troubleshooting information for AcerPower Sd model T Power On Self Test POST T Index of Error Messages T Index of Error Codes and Error Beeps T Index of Error Symptoms T Undetermined Problems...

Page 55: ...ystem if the error is fatal The main components on the main board that must be diagnosed and or initialized by POST to ensure system functionality are as follows T Microprocessor with built in numeric...

Page 56: ...t 7 or below C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 F000 shadow RAM 0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 02h Reserved 03h In...

Page 57: ...SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR S W inter rupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 20h Reserved 21h HPM Initialization notebo...

Page 58: ...32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard if Early_Reset_KB is defined e g Winbond 977 series Super I O chips See also POST 63h 34h Reserved 35h Test DMA Channel 0 36h Reserved 37h Test DMA Channel 1 38h Reserv...

Page 59: ...cessors multi processor platform 56h Reserved 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5A...

Page 60: ...f AWDFLASH EXE is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is prrssed 77h Detect serial ports parallel ports 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect install co processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Init HDD write protect 7Dh R...

Page 61: ...ved 91h Reserved 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache 2 Program Daylight Saving 3 Program boot up speed 4 Chipset final initialization 5 Po...

Page 62: ...me Clock Error CMOS Battery Bad CMOS Checksum Error 1 Enter BIOS Setup and load the default settings 2 RTC Battery 3 System Board Equipment Configuration Error 1 Ensure the system configuration set in...

Page 63: ...Setup and set the Reset Resource Assignments of the PnP PCI Options to Yes then reboot the system 3 Remove all adapter cards that are NOT factory installed then reboot the system PS 2 Pointing Device...

Page 64: ...ot the system 2 Memory module 3 System board System works but fails to enter power saving mode when the Power Management Mode is set to Enabled and power saving timer set in BIOS has elapsed 1 Enter B...

Page 65: ...ror 1 Enter BIOS Setup and Load default settings 2 Hard disk drive Hard disk drive LED fails to light but system operates normally 1 With the system power on measure the voltage of hard disk LED conne...

Page 66: ...modem and set to receive messages and or fax Data fax modem software program invokes but cannot receive send data fax 1 Ensure the modem card is installed properly Fax voice modem software program in...

Page 67: ...power switch does not turn off system Only unplugging the power cord from electrical outlet can turn off the system 1 Ensure the Power Switch 4 sec in BIOS Setup of Power Management is not set to Sus...

Page 68: ...e 2 2 2 1 Base 128K memory test failure The first 128KB of base memory r w test failure 2 2 1 2 Flash ROM BIOS failure The BIOS code in flash ROM is corrupted Beep Code Warning Message Description 2 1...

Page 69: ...ps list The successful beep defined as TWO long beeps ONE short beep then ONE long beep and success code is 00h Error Description Error code Error Beeps BIOS File Size Mismatch F1h 1 long 1 short beep...

Page 70: ...olated the problem FRU 4 Load default settings in setup 5 Check all system board jumper positions and switch settings 6 Check all adapter card jumper positions 7 Check all device jumper positions 8 Ch...

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Page 72: ...Chapter 5 67 AcerPower Sd Jumpers and Connectors Refer to the following figure for the location of the jumpers and connectors on the main board Jumper and Connector Information Chapter 5...

Page 73: ...o LAN devices FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector J8 Chassis intrusion switch connector IDE1 IDE2 Hard disk connectors JCD1 JAUX1 JMD1 CD AUX Modem in connectors CPUFA SYSFA Fan power connector JFP1 JFP2...

Page 74: ...ure Partname Description Part No CPU Processor Willamette 1 7G Socket 478 Willamette 1 7Ghz 400FSG 256 OD D0 01 WILAM 1GV Willamette 1 8G Socket 478 Willamette 1 8Ghz 400FSB 256 OD D0 01 WILAM 1GW Wil...

Page 75: ...Seagate 56 02002 021 Athena 20G 5400RPM Maxtor 56 02B32 131 Romulus 40G 7200RPM Maxtor 56 02C10 071 Snowmass 40G 7200RPM Seagate KH 34001 001 Snowmass 80G 7200RPM Seagate KH 38001 001 CD ROM drive CD...

Page 76: ...50 PSDV5 007 Speaker Power Cable 50 PSDV5 003 CD in Cable 50 PSDV5 002 Switch LED Cables 50 PSDV5 008 Main board MainboarD Stingray APSD MB MB PSD05 002 Boards Cards Front USB Audio Daughter Board 55...

Page 77: ...54 09011 531 V92 56K HSFI Modem 56K Askey 1456VQH75D INT 54 09262 161 Power Supply Delta 180W PFC DPS 180KB 1B PY 18001 003 Delta 180 W non PFC DPS 180KB A PY 18001 001 Delta 180W non PFC for China DP...

Page 78: ...42 PSDV5 003 Side Door 42 PSDV5 004 Chassis 60 PSDV5 001 I O Shield 42 PSDV5 005 Screws Screw kit 1 screws for MB floppy and daughter board 86 PSDV5 001 Screw kit 3 screws for CDROM HDD 86 PSDV5 002 M...

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Page 80: ...Appendix A 75 The AcerPower Sd Model No Define 1 Trade Mark 2 Brand Name Acer 3 Description SiS 650 chipset based PC system 4 Product Name Acer Power Sd Model Definition and Configuration Appendix A...

Page 81: ...76 Appendix A...

Page 82: ...tested under Windows XP Refer to the following lists for components adapter cards and peripherals which have passed these tests Regarding configuration combination and test procedures please refer to...

Page 83: ...AS6000AT 60G Seagate Barracuda ATA III ST340824A 40G Seagate Barracuda ATA VI T380021A 80G WD Caviar WD400BB 40G WD Caviar WD800BB 80G WD Caviar WD1000BB 100G Memory PC2100 DDR RAM SEC KingMax K4H2808...

Page 84: ...ro Star MS 8152 52x SONY CDU5211 52x LITE ON LTN 526 52x Creative CD5222E YAMAHA BCD F563E 52x BTC BCD G621D 56x DVDROM Acer DVP1640A2 16x AOpen DVD1648 16x ASUS DVD E16 16x Lite On LTD 163 16x Pionee...

Page 85: ...am Pro 3000 V UF6 Speaker Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 Scanner EPSON Expression 1600 Scanner HP Scanjet 4400c Printer Epson Stulus Photo 890 HP Deskjet 1220C Floppy Iomega Z100USB ZIP Iomega 250U...

Page 86: ...and Server models including T Service guides T User s manuals T Training materials T Main manuals T Bios updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists T Chips T TABs Technical Announcement Bulleti...

Page 87: ...82 Appendix C...

Page 88: ...es 44 Chipsets 19 CMOS Setup 23 Compatibility Test 77 Connector Description 68 Connectors 67 controllers 19 audio 15 serial port 16 video 14 Current 20 D Date 40 Device Standby Mode 21 Dimensions 19 D...

Page 89: ...6 Password setting 41 PCI INTx 17 PCI Slot IRQ 17 ports left panel 5 POST 50 Post Check Points 51 POST Error Messages List 50 Power Management 21 34 IDE hard disk timer 37 modem ring indicator 38 mode...

Page 90: ...pherals 31 PnP PCI Options 43 Power Management 34 Product Information 26 System Security 41 Time 40 T Temperature 19 Test Compatible Components 77 Time 40 Troubleshooting 49 U UART 16 Undetermined Pro...

Page 91: ...86 Index...

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