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VeritonM670G/M670/ 

S670G/S670 

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PRINTED IN TAIWAN 

Summary of Contents for Veriton M670

Page 1: ...VeritonM670G M670 S670G S670 Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN ...

Page 2: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on VeritonM670G M670 S670G S670 service guide Date Chapter Updates ...

Page 3: ...espect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not Acer Incorporated its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and ...

Page 4: ...s bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems IMPORTANT Remind you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures ...

Page 5: ... NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details 2 Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS that you should check the most up to date information available on your regional web or channel If for whatever reason a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printe...

Page 6: ...tures 23 Advanced Chipset Setup 25 Integrated Peripherals 26 P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t 2 8 PC Health Status 29 Frequency Voltage Control 30 B I O S S e c u r i t y F e a t u r e s 3 1 Load Default Settings 32 S a v e E x i t S e t u p 3 3 E x i t W i t h o u t S a v i n g 3 4 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 35 G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n 3 6 D i s a s s e m b l y P r o c ...

Page 7: ...tel Q45 ICH10DO PCB Form Factor Micro ATX Dimension Layer 244mm x244mm Memory 512MB 1GB 2GB DDR3 1066 800 Un buffered Non ECC DIMM support Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size up to 8GB Support un buffered DIMM Intel Q35 Q33 DIMM Slot 4 Memory Max 512MB to 8GB DDR2 memory technologies PCI PCI Express Slot Type x16 PCI Express x16 Slot Quantity 1 PCI Express Slot Type x1 PCI ...

Page 8: ... Audio Channel 7 1 channel Audio Controller Codec ALC888S HD codec 7 1 Connectors support Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition example as below Audio jacks color coding should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device Requirements Audio 0002 1 S PDIF out header 1 4 1 AUX In header 1 4 1 front panel audio header 2 5 Add HD de pop CKT the attachment is the reference please propose your solution S...

Page 9: ...fer rate support USB 2 0 1 1 BIOS BIOS Type Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin Size 32Mb Note Boot ROM should be included PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is optional by service BIOS BIOS shall auto detect FDD to avoid checksum error when boot I O Connector Controller Super I O ITE 8720 F stepping or after must full support Intel platform Rear I O Connector 1 P...

Page 10: ...dard Specification 1 2 5 pin Intel FPIO spec Microphone In Headphone Out pin connectors 1 serial port 2 5 pin connector 2nd serial port 1 2 4 pin internal speaker header 1 4 pin CPU Fan connector 1 3 pin System FAN connector with linear circuit 1 2pin Intrusion Alarm connector 1 24pin 4pin ATX interface PS3 PS2 SPS connector 1 2 7 pin front panel IO header 1 Jumper for clear CMOS 1 on board buzzer...

Page 11: ...Intel Broadwater ICH8 series chipset compatible system Voltage design should be covered 5V 3 3V 12V 5VSB 12V attention to 12V output capability Demand for both PFC Non PFC solutions two different quotations are needed Minimum 2 Serial ATA power connector solution should be included by default Minimum 3 big 4 pin power connector included Minimum 1 small 4 pin power connector included PFC version wi...

Page 12: ...6 Main board Placement ...

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Page 14: ...8 Block Diagram ...

Page 15: ...9 VeritonM670G M670 Front Panel Label Description 1 USB ports 2 ACER Logo 3 FDD cover 4 LEDs 5 MIC connector 6 Audio connector 7 Optical drive 8 Card reader 9 Power Button ...

Page 16: ...on Label Description 1 Power card socket 8 Printer connector 2 Voltage selector switch 9 PS 2 mouse connector 3 PS 2 keyboard connector 10 Monitor connector 4 DVI port 11 LAN connector 5 USB 2 0 ports 12 Lock Handle 6 Audio connector 7 Fan aperture ...

Page 17: ...11 VeritonS670G S670 Front Panel Label Description 1 Power Button 2 Optical drive 3 FDD cover 4 ACER Logo 5 Audio connector 6 USB ports 7 Card reader ...

Page 18: ...670 Rear Panel Label Description Label Description 1 Power card socket 6 Audio connector 2 PS 2 keyboard connector 7 Com connector 3 PS 2 mouse connector 8 Monitor connector 4 DVI port 9 LAN connector 5 USB 2 0 ports 10 ...

Page 19: ...OS Item Specification BIOS code programmer Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version V6 0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 32Mb Support protocol SMBIOS DMI 2 4 DMI 2 0 log file Device Boot Support 1st priority SATA HDD 2nd priority CD ROM 3rd priority FDD 4th priority LAN 5th priority USB device Support to LS 120 drive YES Support to BIOS boot block feature YES BIOS Hotkey List ...

Page 20: ...ot Memory Total Memory Slot 1 512MB 1GB 2GB 512MB 2GB Slot 2 512MB 1GB 2GB 512MB 2GB Maximum System Memory Supported 512MB 8GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 512MB 1GB 2GB Support memory type DDR3 Support memory interface DDR3 800 1066MHz Support memory voltage 1 8V Support memory module package 240 pin DDR3 Support to parity check feature...

Page 21: ... AC 97 support Full native DOS games compatibility Virtual FM enhances audio experience through real time FM to Wavetable conversionMPU 401 UART mode interface for Wavetable synthesizers and MIDI devices Integrated dual game port Meets AC 97and WHQL specifications Music synthesizer Yes internal FM synthesizer Sampling rate 48 KHz max MPU 401 UART support Yes Microphone jack Supported Headphone jac...

Page 22: ...upport legacy keyboard for legacy mode USB Connectors Quantity 4 ports for front daughter board 4 ports for rear I O 2 ports for internal card reader Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating 5 C 35 C Non operating 20 60 C Storage package Humidity Operating 15 to 80 RH Non operating 10 to 90 RH Vibration Operating unpacked 5 500 Hz 2 20g RMS random 10 minutes per axis in ...

Page 23: ... V V V USB Keyboard Mouse V V N A N A PME Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled RCT Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled WOR Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Devices wake up from S3 should be less than Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds ...

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Page 25: ...loads configuration values into the battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM NOTE If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be bad flat In this case the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS Before you run Setup make sure that you have saved all open files The system reboots immediately after you exit Setup ...

Page 26: ... to enter SETUP appears on the screen press the key of Delete to enter the setup menu NOTE If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF and On You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt Delete The Setup Utility main menu then appears ...

Page 27: ...oard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage and fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is the System Frequency Voltage setup BIOS Security Features Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the System Load Optimized Defaults...

Page 28: ...lowing table describes the parameters found in this menu Parameter Description Processor Type This item lists the product processor model Processor Speed This item lists the processor frequency for the system System Memory Total memory size for the system Product Name This item lists the product name Product Name This item lists the system BIOS version System Serial Number This item lists the syst...

Page 29: ...the weekday month date year format Week From Sun to Sat determined by BIOS and is display only Day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year from 1999 to 2099 System Time To set the time following the hour minute second format The items format is hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour timer clock Halt On This item enables use to select the situation if the BIOS s...

Page 30: ...e where BIOS attempts to load the disk operation system Hard Disk Drives CD DVD Drives Specifies the boot device Priority sequence from available Hard Drives Boot up Num Lock On Select Power on state for Numlock On Off Boot Sector Virus Protection This feature allows you to enable the VIRUS warning function for Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and there is someone attem...

Page 31: ...l platform Disabled Enabled Intel AMT For Intel platform Disabled Enabled ASF For Veriton series with vPro or DASH solution Disabled Enabled Memory Hole Remapping You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM When this area is reserved it cannot be cached The user information of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discuss their memory requirements Disab...

Page 32: ...26 Integrated Peripherals ...

Page 33: ...is set Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Option ROM This item is only available when onboard LAN controller is enabled Disabled Enabled Onboard Floppy Controller Always enabled FloppyOST no matter what option is set Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address Allows BIOS to select serial port1 base addresses Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address Allows BIOS to select serial port1 ...

Page 34: ...ings The following table describes the parameters found in this menu Parameter Description Options ACPI Aware O S No Yes ACPI Suspend Mode S1 POS S3 STR Power On by RTC Alarm Disabled Enabled Power On by PCIE Devices Disabled Enabled Power On by PCI Devices Disabled Enabled Power On by Modem Ring Control wake up event for S1 S3 S4 S5 Disabled Enabled Wake Up by PS 2 KB Mouse Disabled Enabled Wake ...

Page 35: ...s menu Parameter Description Options CPU System Temperature Detect CPU Temperature automatically CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU SYSTEM Fan Speed Status automatically CPU Smart FAN Control The item displays the system Smart Fan Function status It is always enabled by system ...

Page 36: ...e following table describes the parameters found in this menu Parameter Description Options Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Always auto detect DIMM PCI Clk Disabled Enabled Spread Spectrum Always auto detect Spread Spectrum Disabled Enabled ...

Page 37: ...e view only except user password item when login with user password Press Enter TCG TPM SUPPORT This item is only available when TPM controller module is installed No Yes Execute TPM Command This item is only available when TPM controller module is installed and TCG TPM support is yes Don t Change Disab led Enabled Removable Device Boot Control system booting from floppy USB handy drive or memory ...

Page 38: ...llowing table describes the parameters found in this menu Parameter Description Options Load Default Settings Select the field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility ...

Page 39: ...Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility The following table describes the parameters found in this menu Parameter Description Options Save Exit Setup Press Enter to save the changes that have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility Press Y to save and Exit or N to return to the main menu ...

Page 40: ...ght this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility Parameter Description Options Exit Without Saving Press Enter to discard any changes and exit the Setup Utility ...

Page 41: ...trap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge Wire cutter Phillips screwdriver may require different size NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassembly process group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatches when putting back the components ...

Page 42: ...ore You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system ...

Page 43: ...tells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service Please also refer to the disassembly video if available CAUTION Before you proceed make sure you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it ...

Page 44: ...38 VeritonM670G M670 S670G S670 Standard Disassembly Process Bezel Process 1 According to the requirement paste ATI OS CPU HDMI and marketing label by SKU VeritonM670G M670 VeritonS670G S670 ...

Page 45: ...ss 1 Put the Computer on the worktable lightly 2 Release left side cover with 2 screws then remove left side cover Remove CPU fan pipe Process 1 Release the CPU fan pipe Push the side cover lightly Screw location Screw location ...

Page 46: ...ooless 2 Remove VGA TV Modem Card the following list is for your reference about the mutual location relation Optional by SKU Notice I Remove card don t touch any electric parts on PCB Modem card TV card VGA card slot cover VGA card TV card Modem card ...

Page 47: ...41 Remove HDD Data Cables Process 1 Remove master HDD data cable from M B SATA1 SATA3 2 Remove slave ODD data cable from M B SATA2 Remove slave HDD cable Remove master HDD cable SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 ...

Page 48: ...DD data power cable from Master ODD Remove HDD power cable Process 1 Remove master HDD data cable from master HDD 2 Remove slave HDD data cable from slave HDD Remove master ODD Data Cable Remove master HDD Remove slave HDD Remove master ODD Power Cable ...

Page 49: ...Card reader cable from M B USB2 5 Remove audio cable from the AUDIO port on M B Notice I Recovery switch cable is next to FDD port and the black cable face to the top of Chassis II Intrusion switches cable face to front bezel of chassis Remove HDD Process 1 Remove Master HDD from the first HDD location 2 Remove Slave HDD from the second HDD location Optional by SKU ...

Page 50: ...44 Remove card reader Process 1 Remove card reader from chassis Master HDD Slave HDD ...

Page 51: ...s 1 Remove FDD digital cable just as pictures Optional by SKU 2 Plug 4 pins power cord from FDD slot 3 Remove front bezel light cable from PATA power cable Remove from FDD Remove from M B FDD1 slot Remove Front bezel light cable ...

Page 52: ...46 Remove ODD Process 1 Push the lock handle release ODD 2 Remove Master ODD from the location 3 Remove slave ODD from the location Optional by SKU Master ODD location Slave ODD location ...

Page 53: ...47 Remove Cables Process 1 Remove M B power cable from M B ATX1 2 Remove 12 V power cable from M B JPW1 3 Remove System Fan cable from M B SYS F2 MB power cable ...

Page 54: ...48 Remove System FAN Process 1 Release four screws according to the following picture 2 Remove Sys FAN Optional by SKU Release four screws 4 3 1 2 The direction of System FAN ...

Page 55: ...49 Remove mother board Process 1 Release 8 pcs screws form the corresponding hole 2 Release screws according to the following picture in turn 3 Remove the Mother board from chassis ...

Page 56: ...wer cable from M B CPU F2 2 Release screw 1 first then fixes screw 2 screw 3 screw 4 As Picture 3 Remove Cooler from the Retention module Remove memory Process 1 Remove the first Memory from DIMM 2 Remove the second Memory from DIMM2 Optional by SKU ...

Page 57: ...51 Remove CPU Process 1 Remove CPU according following the pictures Remove I O shielding Process 1 Remove I O Shielding Lock the Handle ...

Page 58: ...oubleshooting Please refer to generic troubleshooting guide for troubleshooting information relating to following topics Power On Self Test POST POST Check Points POST Error Messages List Error Symptoms List ...

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Page 61: ... 5 4 3 2 1 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3 13 3 3V 2 3 3 14 12V 3 COM 15 COM 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 COM 17 COM 6 5V 18 COM 7 COM 19 COM 8 PWR OK 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 COM ...

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Page 65: ...FRU PARTS that you should check the most up to date information available on your regional web or channel For whatever reasons a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide For ACER AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide You MUST use the local FRU list provided...

Page 66: ...OOT RUBBER 23 LOGO SUPPORT 7 RIGHT SIDE PLATE 24 MAIN BEZEL 8 LED SWITCH HDLDER 25 LEFT WIRE NETTING 9 CD ROM 26 ODD COVER 10 CARDREADER DEVICE 27 FDD COVER 11 OBR HOLDER 28 HDD LENS 12 PLASTIC FOOT 29 FRONT LENS STRIP 13 CD ROM LOCK SLIDE 30 POWER LENS 14 FDD LOCK SLIDE 31 POWER BOTTON 15 SMALL LINE CLIP 32 FRONT STRIP MODULE 16 HDD MOVDLE 33 SWITCH HOLDER 17 LEFT SIDE PLATE 34 RIGHT WIRE NETTING...

Page 67: ...3 HDD MOUDLE 14 ACER_16L_CHASSIS 4 HDD CAGE 15 70X70X15FAN 5 USB MOUDLE 16 ACER 16L ODD SUPPORT BKT 6 LENS HOLDER 17 ACER 16L SUPPORT 7 MAIN BEZEL 18 ACER_16L_CHASSIS_SUPPORT 8 FRONT STRIP 19 ACER_16L_TOP_DUCK 9 FDD COVER 20 ACER_16L_FAN_DUCK 10 ODD COVER 21 ACER_16L_REAR_CHASSIS 11 UPGBEZEL 22 ...

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