Acer 7100 manual

V er it on 51 00 / 71 0 0 Service G uide P A RT NO .: 49.38H0 2.001/ 4 9.38 H 02.011 DOC. NO.: SG3 49-000 7A/ SG350-0007A PR INT ED IN TAIWAN Ser vi ce guide fi les and u p dates ar e av ailable on t he AIPG/ C SD we b; for more inform ation, plea se re fer t o http:/ /c s d.a cer.co m. tw[...]

II Copyright Copyri ght © 1999 by Acer Inc orporat ed. All rights r eserved. No part of this publ i cation may be reproduced , tra nsmitt ed, t ran scr ibed, st or ed in a r etri eva l system, or t ransl at ed i nto any languag e or c om put er la nguag e, in any f or m or b y a ny means, ele ctronic, mec hanical , magn etic, o ptica l, c hemical [...]

III Conventions The f ol lowing convent ions ar e u sed i n thi s manual: Scre en m e ssag es Denotes a ctu al m es sages t hat appear on sc ree n. NOTE Gives bi ts and pie ces of addit i onal inf ormati on relat ed to t he cur rent topi c. W ARNING Al er ts you to any damage that might resul t fro m doing or not doing spec ifi c acti ons. CAUTION [...]

IV Pr ef ac e Befor e using thi s i nformat ion and the pr oduct it suppor t s, pleas e read the foll owing gener al inf ormat ion. 1. This Ser vi ce Guide provid es you with al l techni cal in formation relating to the BASIC CONFIGURA TION deci ded for Acer 's "global " produ ct of ferin g. T o bet t er fit loca l market require men[...]

V T able of Co nt ents Chapt er 1 Syst em Specif icati on s 1 Over vie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fe ature s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Fro nt P an el-Ve rito n 5 100 . . . . . .[...]

VI T able of Cont ents Microsoft Win95/NT 4.0 Work station Environm ent Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 IBM OS /2 W a r p 4 . 0 En v i r o n men t Te s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5 Novel l Netwa re 4. 12 & 5. 1 Envi ronment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 SCO UN IX/Re d[...]

Chapte r 1 1 Over vie w The V eri ton 51 00/7100 sup ports Intel ® Pent i um III Flip Chip - Pin Gri d Arra y (FC- PGA) process or based Micr o A TX, IBM PC/A T compatible sy st em with PCI/AGP bus. System Speci fications Chapter 1[...]

2 Chapter 1 Fe atur es Perf orma nce ! Inte l ® Penti um III proc essor which uses the FC-PGA 370 socket . ! 128/2 56 KB PBSRAM L2 cache i ncorporat ed in Intel ® Pentium I II (Copp er mine) proce ssor . ! Maxim um of 512 MB SDRAM withi n 3 DIMM slot s up to 133MHz. ! Support AGP 2.0 incl udi ng 4x AG P data trans f ers. ! Int egrated LAN Cont r [...]

Chapte r 1 3 Human-cen tric design and ergonomics ! Sli m des ktop f orm f actor ! Separat e comput er s t and a nd rubber stands f or quick and ea sy posi tionin g ! Spa ce- saver solut ion ! Access ible I/O po rt s ! Easy- t o-open housi ng desi gn f or qui ck upgrade[...]

4 Chapter 1 Fr on t Panel -V eri ton 510 0[...]

Chapte r 1 5 NOTE: Th e syst em has two mic rop hone-in port s (f r ont and re ar) . However , you can not use both of them at the s ame time . Th e default set ting fo r your syst em enabl es th e microphon e-in por t at the back an d disabl es t he one in fron t . Y ou have to ena ble the front micr ophone-in por t to be able to use it . Labe l I[...]

6 Chapter 1 Re ar P anel -V er iton 51 00[...]

Chapte r 1 7 NOTE: Th e syst em has two mic rop hone-in port s (f r ont and re ar) . However , you can not use both of them at the s ame time . Th e default set ting fo r your syst em enabl es th e microphon e-in por t at the back an d disabl es t he one in fron t . Y ou have to ena ble the front micr ophone-in por t to be able to use it . Label Ic[...]

8 Chapter 1 Fro nt Pan el- V er ito n 71 00 The com put er ’s front panel consis t s of the foll owi ng: Labe l Ic on Description 1 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM tray 2 Stop/E je ct Bu tto n 3 S ki p/F or ward B utton 4 H a rd di sk dr iv e ac tivi ty ligh t-emi tting diod e (LED) 5 Syst em acti vity L ED 6 Pow er L ED 7 Pow er b ut ton 8 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM LED 9 V[...]

Chapte r 1 9 * The s yst em has two m icr ophone -in port s (fr ont and r ear ). Howeve r , you can no t us e both of them at the same ti m e. The defaul t sett ing for your sys t em enab les the microph one-in port at the bac k and di sables the one in fro nt . Y ou hav e to enabl e th e front mic rophone- in port to be abl e t o use it. 12 3 .5-i[...]

10 Chapter 1 Re ar P anel -V erit on 7100 Label Ic on Color Description 1 Pow er Switch 2 Power cord so cket 3 Wh ite Ne two r k port 4 Bur gun dy P ar all el/p rint er po r t 5 Go ld G am e/MI D I por t 6 Pow er Suppl y 7 Gre en PS/ 2 m ouse port 8 Pur ple PS/2 keyb oard port 9B l a c k U S B p o r t s[...]

Chapte r 1 11 * The s yst em has two m icr ophone -in port s (fr ont and r ear ). Howeve r , you can no t us e both of them at the same ti m e. The defaul t sett ing for your sys t em enab les the microph one-in port at the bac k and di sables the one in fro nt . Y ou hav e to enabl e th e front mic rophone- in port to be abl e t o use it. 10 T eal[...]

12 Chapter 1 Ma in Bo ar d L ay out 1 Audio Power AM P 14 FDD Connector 2 M IDI/ Gam e ( Upper ), L ine-Ou t (L eft ), Li ne-In (M id dle), and Mi c-I n Por t s (Right) 15 EIDE Co nnector 3 Parallel Port, VG A Po rt and Se rial Port 1 16 Bat ter y 4 Network Po rt and USB Po rts 17 Buzzer 5 P S /2 Mous e Port and Ke yboa rd P or t 18 I nte l 8 2801B[...]

Chapte r 1 13 Keyboard The keyboa rd has full- si zed keys that inclu de separate curs or keys, two Windows keys, and twelve f unction ke ys. Prog ra mm abl e ke ys The progr ammabl e keys help you direct ly acce ss a URL (We b site) or launch an y prog ram, file s, or appl icati on in you r sys tem. The f ifth key i s set to l aunch the medi a pla[...]

14 Chapter 1 Mult imedia k eys All ow you to pl ay , pause, stop, st ep f orwar d, or step bac k a song or movi e convenient l y using your key board. V olume control/Mute The volu m e contr ol / Mute knob contro l s t he speaker volume. T urn it clock wi se or count erclockwi se t o adjust the volume. Pr ess it to toggl e bet ween mute an d sound.[...]

Chapte r 1 15 W in dows k eys The keyboa rd has two keys that perform Windo ws-specif i c funct i ons. Key Description W indo w s logo ke y S tart butt on . Comb in at io ns with thi s key pe rfo r m spec i al func tio ns , su ch as: ! Windo w s + Ta b : Ac tiva te th e ne x t T a skbar but ton ! Windo w s + E : Ex pl ore M y Com p ut er ! Windo w [...]

16 Chapter 1 Hard ware Spe cifica tio ns a nd Co nfig urat io ns NOTE: Th e BIOS c an be over written/upg r aded u s ing the AFLASH utility ( AFLASH.EXE). Process or Item Speci fi catio n T ype Int el® Pen tium II I- Copp ermin e proces sors Slot Soc ket 370 Sp ee d In te rna l : 4 50 /50 0/ 53 3/ 55 0/6 00 /6 67 /7 33 /80 0/ 86 6 MH z Ex te rna l[...]

17 This se ction has two tab le l is t s, syst em m emory spe cificati on and the possibl e combinat ions of memory modu le. NOTE: Fo r Mem ory Combinati ons-133 MHz, if memory is double- si ded, onl y sl ot 1 and sl ot 2 will work. The m ax i m u m m e m o r y s i z e of S 5 8M i s 512 M . Use r s can m ake d i f f e r ent c o m b i n a t i ons of[...]

18 Chapter 1 *32 - 24bpp color dat a is proces sed using a 32bpp dat a f ormat . NOTE: Y ou may disable the on- board video fu nct i on in th e BIOS Uti li t y . V i deo I nterf ace Ite m S pecifi ca tion Vid eo con t ro lle r Em b edde d i n Int el 82 80 1 BA IC H II Vid eo c on tro lle r r e si de nt bu s AG P bu s Vi deo i nt erfac e supp ort Vi[...]

Chapte r 1 19 Audio Int er f ace Item Speci fi catio n Au di o co nt rol ler Em b ed de d i n Int el 82 80 1 BA I C H I I Au di o co nt r ol ler resid e nt bu s AC’ 97 li nk Au di o fun ct io n co ntr ol En ab le /d isab le by B IO S S e tu p Mono or st ereo Ste reo Res oluti on 16 bits Co mp at ib ili ty AC ’ 97 2. 1 co m pl ian t Sound Blast [...]

20 Chapter 1 Paral l el Port Item Speci fi catio n Pa ral le l p or t c on tr olle r Em b ed de d i n LPC 47 B 277 Par a llel port co ntrol ler r esi dent bus LP C Nu mb er of pa r alle l po r ts 1 Supp ort ECP /EPP ECP / E PP 1.7 & 1.9 Co nn ec to r ty pe 25- p in D- ty pe f emal e co nn ec to r Par all el po r t f unct ion co ntr ol Enabl e/d[...]

Chapte r 1 21 Memory Address Map Address Size Fun cti on 0000 00 - 0 7F FFF 512K Bytes Hos t Memo ry 0800 00 - 0 9F FFF 12 8K Bytes Hos t/PCI Memo ry 0A 00 00 - 0BF F FF 12 8K By te s PCI / ISA V ide o Buffe r M e mor y 0C0 000 - 0C7 FFF 32K B yte s V ide o B IOS Memo ry 0C80 00 - 0 DFF FF 96Kbytes IS A Card BIOS & Bu ffer Me m ory 0E 00 00 - 0[...]

22 Chapter 1 NOTE: N - Not in use I/O Addr ess Ma p Hex Range De v ices 000- 00F 020- 021 040- 043 060- 060 061- 061 070- 071 081- 08F 0A0 -0A1 0C0 -0DF 0F 0- 0FF 170- 177 1F 0- 1F7 278- 27F 2F 8- 2FF 378- 37F 3F 0- 3F5 3F 6- 3F6 3F 7- 3F7 3F 8- 3FF 0CF 8 0CF C 778- 77A DMA Co ntroller-1 Interrup t C ontroller-1 Syst e m Time r Ke y boar d Co ntr o[...]

Chapte r 1 23 NOTE: N - Not in use DRQ Assignment Map DRQx Sys tem De vices Add - O n- Car d Devi ces DRQ0 N Reserved DRQ1 N Reserved DRQ2 Floppy Diskette N DRQ3 N Reserved DRQ4 Cascade N DRQ5 N Reserved DRQ6 N Reserved DRQ7 N Reserved Main Board Ma jor Chip s Ite m C ontro lle r Nor t h Brid ge I ntel 8281 5 GMCH So ut h B rid ge In te l 8 28 01B [...]

24 Chapter 1 (Thi s i s for 145 powe r supp l y) NOTE: 1. This "4 A" incl udes the outlet suppl y current: 2A. 2. Mea sure at l ine input 90VRMS and max imum lo ad condi tion. NOTE: +5 V and 3.3V t otal power is 100W max. Switch i ng Power Supply 145W Inpu t Fre quenc y Freque nc y Variatio n Ra ng e 50Hz 47Hz to 53Hz 60Hz 57Hz to 63Hz In[...]

Chapte r 1 25 Powe r Manage ment Functi ons Device Standb y Mode ! Indep endent power management timer f or hard di sk dri ve devi ces (0-1 5 minutes, time s t ep=1 mi nute). ! Hard di sk dr ive goes into Sta ndby m ode (f or A T A standar d int er face). ! Disab l e V- sync t o cont r ol the VESA DPMS monit or . ! Resum e method : device activat e[...]

26 Chapter 1[...]

Chapte r 2 27 Most systems are already configured by the manuf acturer or the dealer . There is no need to run Setup when starting the compute r unless you get a Run Setup message. The Setup prog r am loads co nfigurat i on val ues into the ba ttery-b acked nonvol ati le memory cal led CMOS RAM. This memory a rea i s not part of the system RAM . NO[...]

28 Chapter 2 Ente ring Setup T o enter Setup , press th e key combinat ion . NOTE: Y ou must press simultane ously while t he syst em is booting. The Se tup Util ity main m enu then appear s: The syst em sup ports t wo BI OS Utilit y level s: Basi c and Ad vanced. Th e abov e screen i s the BI OS Utili ty Basi c Level screen. It a l lows you t o vi[...]

Chapte r 2 29 The com ma nd li ne at the bottom of the menu tell s you how to move within a scr een and from one scr een to anoth er . ! T o select an opt ion, move the highl i ght bar by pres si ng or then pre ss . ! Press to move to the nex t page or to return t o the previ ous pag e. ! T o change a param ete r setti ng, pr ess or until the desi [...]

30 Chapter 2 Syst em I nfor m at ion The fol l owing scree n appear s i f you sel e ct System Informat i on from the main menu. This pag e shows the curr ent basi c configura t ion of your sys t em. The fol l owing table desc r ibes t he para m eter s fou nd i n the Syst em Informat ion pages: Param eter Description Form at Pro c es so r S pe ci fi[...]

Chapte r 2 31 ID E S eco ndary C ha nnel Ma st er Sp ec if ies t he c ur re nt c on fig ura ti on of th e I D E dev ic e c o nn ect e d t o t he mas te r p ort of th e seco ndary I DE cha nn el. Dri ve ty p e, ca pac ity ID E S eco ndary C ha nnel Slave Sp ecif ies t he c urr e nt c onf igur a ti on of th e I DE dev ic e c o nn ect e d t o t he sl [...]

32 Chapter 2 Pro d uc t Info r m ati on The s creen below ap pears if you select Pr oduct I nf ormat ion fro m the mai n menu: NOTE: Th e aste r isk (*) mark indi cates that t he par ameter appears only when you a r e in the Advanced Level. The Produc t I nfor m ati o n menu contai ns genera l dat a about the syste m , such as the pro duct nam e, s[...]

Chapte r 2 33 Disk Driv es Selec t Disk Drives from the main menu to con f igur e the dr i ves in st al led i n your system . NOTE: Th e fol lowin g scre en shows the Disk Drives menu: The aster i sk (*) mark i ndicates tha t th e parameter appear s onl y when you are in the Advanced Level . The fol l owing table desc r ibes t he para m eter s fou [...]

34 Chapter 2 The fol l owing screen appear s if you select any of the IDE driv e paramet ers: NOTE: Th e aste r isk (*) mark indi cates that t he par ameter appears only when you a r e in the Advanced Level. IDE Primary Channel Master Device Detec tion Mode .... ........ ... [Auto] Device Type.................... .... Hard Disk Cylinder............[...]

Chapte r 2 35 NOTE: Th e a sterisk (*) mar k indic ates t hat the parameter appears o nly wh en you are i n the Ad vanced L evel. The fol l owing table desc r ibes t he para m eter s fou nd i n thi s men u. Param eter Descrip tion Op tions Dev ic e Detec tio n Mode Let s yo u sp ecif y th e typ e of ha rd di sk i nsta ll ed in yo ur syste m. If you[...]

36 Chapter 2 Cy li nd er Sp ec ifi es yo ur h ard dis k ’s nu m be r of cy li nd er s, a nd is auto mati ca ll y se t dep en ding o n yo ur Type pa ra me ter set t ing . On l y D e vi ce D e tec t i on M od e is set t o User , the item Cy lind er wil l be av aila ble ; Ot he rwis e it is non- confi gur able . He ad Sp ecif ies y ou r h ar d dis k[...]

Chapte r 2 37 Onb oard P e riph eral s The O nboard Peripher als menu al lows you to c onfig ure t he onboar d device s. Selecting this o ption f r om the main me nu dis plays the foll owin g screen: The fol l owing table desc r ibes t he para m eter s fou nd i n thi s men u. Pa ra m et e r Description Opti ons Ser i al Po r t 1 Let s you e nabl e [...]

38 Chapter 2 Flo ppy Dis k Con tr oller Let s you e nable or disa bl e the onboa rd flo pp y disk c o ntr o ll er. En a bl ed or Di sa bl ed ID E Cont rolle r L et s you e nabl e or di sa ble t he onb oar d pri m ary , s ec on da ry or bo th ID E in terf ac es . Both , Pr imary , or D isable d PS /2 Mo us e Con tr o ll er Let s yo u en ab le or di [...]

Chapte r 2 39 Powe r Mana gement The Power Man agement menu l ets you con figur e the sys tem powe r-managem ent fe ature. It works onl y und er APM mode. IMPORT ANT : If an ACPI-awar e operating syste m such as Windows 98 or Windows 2000 i s ins t alled i n ACPI mode , th e opera ting system will use the ACPI interf ace s. Then the set ti ngs in P[...]

40 Chapter 2 Pow er Swit ch < 4 sec. Lets yo u s pec ify w h ethe r to a utom atica ll y turn off t he mac h ine o r p ut the s y stem to Susp end mode w hen the p ow er swi tch is pre ssed for le ss than 4 seco nds. Su sp en d or P owe r Of f Sy s tem Wak e-u p Ev en t L ets yo u spec if y t h e act ivi t y th at wil l res um e th e sy s tem to[...]

Chapte r 2 41 Boot Optio ns This opt i on allows you to spec if y your preferred sett i ngs f or boot up. The f ollowing screen a ppears if you select Boot Optio ns from t he main m enu: NOTE: Th e aste r isk (*) mark indi cates that t he par ameter appears only when you a r e in the Advanced Level. The fol l owing table desc r ibes t he para m ete[...]

42 Chapter 2 Nu m Lock A fte r Boot Allo w s you to activ a te or deac tiv a te the Num Lock fun ction upo n bo oti ng. En abled or Di sabl ed Memor y T e st Let s you sp ecif y w heth er you wan t BI OS to per f or m or bypa ss the mem ory tes t. Thi s par a met e r i s only av a ila bl e whe n F as t Boo t i s disa bled . Di sabl ed or En ab le d[...]

Chapte r 2 43 Date and Time The fol l owing screen appear s if you select the Date and T i me option f r om the main m enu: The fol l owing table desc r ibes t he para m eter s fou nd i n thi s men u: Param eter De sc ri pti o n Options Dat e L e ts yo u set the date fo llowi ng the w eekd ay- mon t h- da y-y e ar f or m a t. We ek d ay : Sun , M o[...]

44 Chapter 2 Sy stem Sec urit y The Se tup pr ogram ha s a nu m ber of securit y fe atures t o prevent unauthori zed ac cess t o the system and i ts data. The f ollowing screen a ppears if you sel ect System Sec urity f rom t he main m enu: The fol l owing table desc r ibes t he para m eter s fou nd i n thi s men u. Pa ra m et e r Description Opti [...]

Chapte r 2 45 Sett in g a P asswor d 3. Enter the BIOS utility and s elect “System Se curity” . 4. Highl i ght the “Sup er vis or Pass wor d” parameter to set a Set up pas sword, or “ User Passwor d” t o set a power- on password. Then pr ess the lef t or ri ght arro w key . The followi ng creen appears: 5. T ype a passwor d. The passwor[...]

46 Chapter 2 Ch anging or R em ovi ng the Pa sswo rd If you want to change one of your passwords , do t he followi ng: 1. Enter the BIOS utility and s elect “System Se curity” . 2. Highl ight the “Sup er visor Password” parameter ( for Super visor passwo rd) o r the “User Password” paramet er (a Su pervisor Password mus t be set f irst [...]

Chapte r 2 47 Ad vanc ed O pti on s NOTE: Th e Advance d Opti ons m enu i s onl y avai l able if you press F8 or Al t + F4 in t he ma in menu . The “Advan ced Option s” menu al l ows you to con f igur e the syst em memor y and PCI devi ce settin gs. The f ollowing screen s hows the Ad vanced Op tions par ameters: CAUTION: Do not change any set [...]

48 Chapter 2 Memor y at 15MB- 16MB Re serv ed fo r T o pr ev ent mem or y addr es s c on fli ct s b et wee n the sy ste m an d ex pa nsi on bo ar ds , r e ser ve this mem ory r ang e for the u s e of e it her th e sys tem o r a n ex pa ns io n bo ard . So me V GA c ar ds ha ve r equir ed se tt ing s fo r this fe atur e. Ch ec k yo ur VGA ca rd ma n[...]

Chapte r 2 49 PnP/ PCI Opt io ns The PnP/PCI Options menu al l ows you to spe cif y t he setti ngs f or your PCI device s. Sel ect i ng thi s opti on disp l ays the following sc reen: The fol l owing table desc r ibes t he para m eter s fou nd i n thi s sub- m enu. Paramete r Description Opt ions PCI IRQ S ettin g S ele ct Auto to le t BI OS a utom[...]

50 Chapter 2 Ch ipset S etting s The Chips et Settings will be shown only if you press Alt + F4 in main me nu: Press Enter t o vi ew the Chipset sett i ngs informat io n. Grap hics Aper ture Si ze Thi s parame ter de termi nes th e ef fecti ve siz e of the gr ap hi cs ape r tu re. G rap hi c s a pe rtu r e is t he ad dr e ss ra ng e tha t t he AG P[...]

Chapte r 2 51 The f o ll owi ng s c r e en di sp l ay s t he C h ip se t s e tt i n gs m e nu : Pa ra m et e r Description Options Spr ead S pectr um Thi s param eter l ets yo u enab le or di sabl e the sp re ad s pe ctr um . Enab led or Di sabl ed IC H Audi o Codec Thi s param eter l ets you en able or disa ble the IC H Audi o Code c. Enab led or [...]

52 Chapter 2 Load D e fa ult S et tin g s Y ou need to r eload th e BIOS defa ul t settings ev ery time you mak e changes t o your s ystem h ar dware confi gu ration (suc h as memory si ze, CPU type, hard di sk t ype, etc. ) ; otherwise , BIOS will keep th e previou s CMOS set ti ngs. Selecti ng th i s opti on di splays the foll owi ng dialog box: [...]

Chapte r 2 53 Abo rt S e tt ing s Cha nge Selec t ing the Ab or t Se t tings Change option from the main men u displa ys the following dialog box: Choosi ng Y es discards all the cha nges t hat you have m ade and re verts the para me ter s t o thei r pr eviously saved set tings. Choosi ng No return s you to the main menu. BIOS retain s all change s[...]

54 Chapter 2 Exit ing S etu p T o ex it the BI OS ut ilit y , sim ply p r ess Es c . The followi ng di alog box appears: Selec t Y es t o exit Setup . Select No to return to the main menu. If yo u have made change s in t he par ameter se tt in gs, you wi l l be ask ed i f you wan t to keep t he chan ges made to the BIOS. Selec t Y es to sav e your [...]

Chapte r 3 55 This cha pte r co nta i n s 2 separ ate s tep- b y-ste p pro cedures on how to dis as s em ble the Veriton 5100 and 7100 desktop comp uter fo r maintenance and trou bleshooting. T o disas semble the co mpu ter, y ou need the f ollowing tools: T Wrist grounding str ap and cond uctive mat for preve nting el ect rostat ic discharge T Fl [...]

56 Chapt er 3 Di s a s s e m b l i n g the V e r i t o n 5 1 0 0 Re mov ing th e H ou si ng C o ver CAUTION: Be fore y o u proceed, make sure that you have turned off the syste m and all peripherals connected to i t. 1. T u rn off the s yste m powe r and unplug all c ables. 2. Place t he sys t em un i t on a flat, steady surface. 3. T urn t he t hu[...]

Chapte r 3 57 Rem ovi ng a Link Ba r 1. T o remo v e a li nk ba r, remov e the screw that sec ur es i t to t he housing. 2. Then gen tly l ift th e link ba r and pull it out. Re mov ing a DIM M 1. Press t he latches on b oth s ides of the D I M M so cket o utw ard , to rele ase th e DIMM. 2. Then gently l ift t h e DI MM ou t to remove it.[...]

58 Chapt er 3 Re mov in g th e Proc es sor Foll ow these ste ps t o remove the proce ssor: 1. Detac h the f an/ hea tsink cable conn ector . 2. Remove the fan/heatsi nk from the processor. 3. Pull the sock et lever u p to r elea s e the p roc e sso r pins from t h e socket holes. 4. Pull ou t the p rocess or from t he s ocket. . W AR NING: T h e h [...]

Chapte r 3 59 Removing t he Hard D isk Drive a nd 3.5- inch Diske tte Drive Foll ow these st eps to r emove the hard d isk drive: 1. Det ach t h e power a nd d is k drive c a bles from the hard disk and diskette drive. 2. Remov e t he screw that s ecu res t he lin k bar t o the housing. 3. Lift up th e link bar an d pull it out . 4. Remo v e t he f[...]

60 Chapt er 3 5. Remove the fo ur s cre ws that h old the diskette drive to the d isk frame and pull out the diskette dr ive. Removing the CD- ROM Drive 1. Remo ve the four sc r e ws tha t ho ld t he CD - R OM drive to the brack et frame and pull o ut the CD-ROM drive.[...]

Chapte r 3 61 Re mov in g th e PC I an d AGP E xp a ns i on C a rds 1. Remo ve the scr e w o n the brack e t of an exp ansion card. Set the sc rew a side. Y ou wil l need it when replacin g the exp ansion card. 2. Gently pu l l out the expans i on c ard t o remove i t fro m the ex pansion slot. NOTE: When you t urn on th e syst em, BIOS au toma t i[...]

62 Chapt er 3 Rem ovin g the Powe r Su pply 1. Remo ve the fou r scre w s that ho ld t he power s u p ply to the housing an d p u ll o u t the power supply.[...]

Chapte r 3 63 Di s a ss e mb l ing t h e V e r i t o n 7 1 00 Open ing t he Ho usin g This sec ti on t ell s you how to open the hou si n g cover when you ne ed to inst a ll addi t i on al components inside th e s ystem uni t. CAUTION: B e f ore y o u pro cee d, mak e sure that you have turned o f f the system and all peripherals connected to i t. [...]

64 Chapt er 3 Re mov in g th e Fro nt Pa ne l 1. Release t h e 6 latch e s a s shown bel o w that holds the front panel a n d then it from the housing. Remo vin g a DIMM 1. Press t he latches on b oth s ides of the D I M M so cket o utw ard , to rele ase th e DIMM. 2. Then gently l ift t h e DI MM ou t to remove it.[...]

Chapte r 3 65 Re mov in g th e Proc es sor Foll ow these ste ps t o remove the proce ssor: 1. Detac h the f an/ hea tsink cable conn ector . 2. Remove the fan/heatsi nk from the processor. 3. Pull the sock et lever u p to r elea s e the p roc e sso r pins from t h e socket holes. 4. Pull ou t the p rocess or from t he s ocket. . W AR NING: T h e h [...]

66 Chapt er 3 Re mov ing the Ha rd Disk Foll ow these ste ps t o r emove th e hard disk dr ive: 1. Remo ve the fou r scre w s that ho ld t he ha rd disk d r ive t o the disk f r a me. Set t h e screws aside. . 2. Detac h t he power and disk dri v e cabl es from t he har d disk drive, then de tach th e ha rd disk from the drive fr am e. . Remo ving [...]

Chapte r 3 67 2. Di sconnect the power c onnec tor and the d isk ette d rive c a bl e , then remove th e diskette drive from the housi ng. Remo ving the C D-RO M/DVD-R O M/CD -RW Drive F o l l ow t h e s e s t e p s t o r e mo v e t h e C D -ROM //D VD- R OM/C D - R W d r i v e : 1. Remove the fou r screw s ho lding the CD - R OM/D VD-R OM/CD-RW dr[...]

68 Chapt er 3 Removing t he PCI and AGP Expansion Cards 1. Remo ve the screw on the brac ke t of t he e xpansio n card. Se t the screw aside, y ou w ill need it when replacin g the exp ansion card. 2. Gently pu l l out the expans i on c ard t o remove i t fro m the expansion slot . . NOTE: When you t urn on t h e system, BIOS au toma t ica lly de t[...]

Chapte r 3 69 Rem ovi ng th e Audio Boa rd 1. Disconne ct the audio cable and the US B c able from the audio board. 2. Remove the 2 scre ws th at h old the audio b oa r d, then r emove i t f rom the housing.[...]

70 Chapt er 3 Re mov ing th e Syst em Main Bo ar d 1. Put t he housing to lyi ng pos itio n with the o pen area facing upward. 2. Remove the s eve n scre ws ho l d in g the main board a n d t he n remo ve the main board from the housing . Rem ovin g the Powe r Su pply 1. Disconne ct the po wer suppl y powe r co nnect or from the main board. 2. Remo[...]

Chapte r 4 71 This ch apt er pro vides troub les hooting infor m ation fo r the V eriton 5100/7100: ! Power- On Self -T est ( POST) ! Index of Error Messa ges ! Index of Err or Codes and Err or Beeps ! Index of Error Symptom s ! Undeter m i ned Pr oblems Chapter 4 T roubl eshooti ng[...]

72 Chapter 4 Pow er-O n S e lf-T est ( P OST ) Each ti me you turn on t he syst em, the Power -on Self T est ( POST) is ini tia ted. Sever al ite ms are test ed during POST, but i s for the most part tr anspa rent to the user . The Po w er-O n Self T est ( POST) is a BIOS p r ocedur e that boot s the sy stem, initia l izes an d diag noses t he syst[...]

Chapte r 4 73 PO ST Er ror Messag es Li st If you cannot run th e diag nostics pro gram te sts but di d r eceiv e a POST error message, use “PO ST Err or Mess ages List” t o diagnose sy stem prob le m s. If you did not re ceive any er ror mess age, look for a descript i on of your error sympt oms in “Error Symptom s Li st” on page 75 . NOTE[...]

74 Chapter 4 IDE D r iv e 0 Err or IDE D r iv e 1 Err or IDE D r iv e 2 Err or IDE D r iv e 3 Err or 1. Ent er B IOS S etup an d loa d the d ef ault se tting s. 2. Ch ec k IDE dr i ve ju mper . 3. IDE hard di sk drive power . 4. IDE hard di sk drive cabl e/co nnecti on. 5. IDE hard di sk drive . IRQ Se tt ing Er r or Ex pa ns io n R O M All o c at [...]

Chapte r 4 75 Er ror S ympto ms L i st NOTE: T o di agn ose a p r oblem, first f ind the error sy mptom in t he left col umn. I f directe d t o a ch eck procedur e, repl ace the FRU indicat ed i n the che ck pro c edure. If no ch eck pr ocedure is indi cated , the first Ac tion/ FRU l i sted in r ight c olumn is the mos t like ly ca use. Error Symp[...]

76 Chapter 4 Di skette drive r ead /wri te error . 1 . Dis k e tte. 2. En s ure th e d isk et te dri ve is n ot set to Write protect in the S ecuri ty Opt io ns o f BI OS Se tup. 3. Di sk et te dr i ve c ab le . 4. Di sk et te dr i ve. 5. S ystem bo ard. Dis k ett e d riv e L E D c o me s on fo r mo re th an 2 min utes when read ing dat a. 1. Di sk[...]

Chapte r 4 77 CD/ DVD-RO M dr ive ca n pla y audi o CD but no so und ou tput. 1. E nsur e the hea dpho ne jack o f the CD/D VD - ROM has an outp ut. 2. Turn up th e so un d vo lu me . 3. Sp ea k er p ow er /c o nn ect io n/ ca b le. 4. CD/DVD-ROM dr ive. Real-Time Clo ck Rea l-t im e cloc k is in ac c ura te . 1. En sur e th e in form a tio n in th[...]

78 Chapter 4 Paralle l/S eria l P orts Ex ecut e “L o ad BIO S D ef au lt Set tin gs ” i n B IOS S etu p to co nf ir m p or t s pre se nc e be f o re dia gn o sing an y pa ra lle l/s e r ial por ts p rob le ms . Seria l o r p ara llel po rt l oop-b ack te st fail ed . 1. M ake sur e th at th e LPT # or C OM# you te st is th e sa m e as th e set[...]

Chapte r 4 79 Un dete rmine d Probl ems If an er ror message is pre sent , go to “POST Error Messa ges List” on page 73. If you did not rec ei ve any mess ages , see if the sympt om is li st ed i n “or “ Error Sympt om s Li st” on page 75. If you stil l cannot sol ve the probl em, conti nue wi t h t his check: 1. Check the power supp ly v[...]

80 Chapter 4[...]

Chapte r 5 81 Jum pe rs and C onn ec to rs Refer to the followi ng f i gure f or th e location of the jumpers and connector s on the main boar d: Ma in b oa rd Jumper and Connector Info rmation Chapter 5[...]

82 Chapter 5 Conn ector Descr iption Connector No. Description AC T T urbo/ LAN a ctiv e LED co nn ecto r AOL A lert on LAN conn ecto r AU D I O2 Au dio co nnect or for U S B-aud io boar d BT1 Bat te ry BZ1 Bu zzer CD -I N C D-R O M au di o co nn ec to r CN2 P S/2 mo use (upp er) an d ke yboa rd (lo w er) po rts CN 3 N et wor k (u pp er) an d U SB [...]

Chapte r 5 83 Jump er S etti ng NOTE: *: D efa ul t Set tin gs Ju mp er Fun cti on an d setti ngs JP2 1- 3, 2- 4 3- 5, 4- 6 * Lin e-o ut op tion s Unamplified Amplifi ed JP3 1-2 * 2-3 LAN EEPR OM En able d Di sabled JPXA 1-2 2-3 * Bo ot bl ock En able d Di sabled JPXB 1-2 2-3 * Ch ec k pa sswor d En able d Di sabled JPX1 1-2 2-3 * CMOS clear Clear [...]

84 Chapter 5 Au dio B oa rd Conn ector No . Description JP1 Audi o connec tor- connect s to the AUDI O2 conn ec tor of th e main boar d CN1 USB co nn ecto r-conn ects to t he USB2 con nec tor of th e main bo ar d CN2, CN3 USB ports JK1 Mic r oph one-i n port JK2 Audi o-out port[...]

85 This c hapter gi ves you the FR U (Field Rep lace able Unit) lis ting i n globa l c onf ig u rations of Veriton 5100/7100. Refer to th is chapter w hene ver orderin g for par ts t o rep air or for RMA ( Ret urn Merc handise Authorization). IMP OR T AN T : Pleas e not e W H EN O RD ERING FR U PART S, t h a t you should check t he most u p-to-date[...]

86 Chapt er 6 V e rito n 51 00 E xp lo de d Dia gram[...]

Chapte r 6 87 V e rito n 71 00 E xp lo de d Dia gram[...]

88 Chapt er 6 Picture No. Partna me Description Part N o. 5100 7100 CPU NS CPU,COPPERMIN E733 MH Z, 13 3M ,2 56 K, FC PGA,SOC K ET370 ,INT EL IC CPU C OP73 3/ 133/ 256 F CPG A B 0 01.CO PRM .73 C X X CPU, COPPE RMINE 66 7MH Z ,1 33 M, 25 6K , FC PGA,SOC K ET 370, INTEL IC CPU C OP66 7/ 133/ 256 F CPG A B 0 01 .COPR M. 66C X X CPU, COPPE RMINE 60 0M[...]

Chapte r 6 89 NS F ANSINK,3PIN,SOCKET 370 Fa n Sink SKT37 0 3 -pin AI 9 0.0 00 28. 63 2 X F ANS INK,2P IN,SO CK ET 371 Fa n Sin k S KT370 2-pin 9 0.00 028. 641 X Me m ory NS MEMORY ,SDIMM,128MB ,PC-133,INFINEON SD I MM 12 8M 64V 1 62 20 GU -7 .5C (ACE) 72.6 4162 . L05 X X ME MO RY ,S D RA M, 64 MB , PC-100 ,INFI NEON SDR AM 64MB HYS 64V 83 00 GU -8[...]

90 Chapt er 6 HDD /Hard Disk Drive NS HDD, 30GB,IDE ,QUANTUM/ 30. 0A T LC3 0A HD D 3 0G 4 40 0 Q TM / 30. 0A T LC 3 0A 56. 02B 92.0 21 X X HDD, 30G B, IDE,MAX TO R/ A TV 3 30 73H4 HDD 30G MX54 00/ A TV3 3073H 4 DE 5 6.02B 93.031 X HDD, 20.4 GB,I D E,SE AGA T E/ ST 32 04 23 A HDD 20. 4GB SEA GA TE/S T320423A 5 6.0 2B34 .051 X X HDD, 2 0 G B , I D E [...]

Chapte r 6 91 Ca bl es NS IDE C A BLE,4 0P IN,3C C.A 40P 3 C O N 450M M IDE ID2 M 50. 0 0509 . 041 X X IDE C ABL E,4 0P IN,3C C.A 40 P 3 C 250+ 10 0M M I DE H61 5 0.9 2207 .00 1 X X IDE CAB LE,U L TRA6 6,40 PIN, 3C C.A 80P 2C ON 210M M U LT R A 66 50. 957 04.00 1 X IDE CABLE,A T A6 6,40PIN,3C C.A 4 0P 3C 150+ 30 0m m A T A66 H20 50. 912 09.00 1 X X[...]

92 Chapt er 6 NS VG A BOARD ,32MB, ATI/ RAG E 12 8 PRO VGA A TI/RA GE 128 PR O 32MB S58M 5 4.0 2023 .071 X VGA BOARD ,32MB SDR + TV Ou t + DVI ,LEADTE K / WINF A S T GEF OR CE2 56 VGA W INFA ST GEF ORCE2 56 DV I S61 54. 020 23.06 1 X X VGA BOARD ,32MB ,LEAD TE K / W I NF AST 3D S 325 VGA B D WI N FA ST 3D S325 S61 5 4.0 2023. 051 X X NS USB/AUDIO D[...]

Chapte r 6 93 1-1 RIGHT P A NEL CVR R SECC T-.8 LX45 31. 933 02. 001 X 1-2 LE F T P ANEL CVR L SECC T-. 8 H8 0 31. 947 01. 001 X 1-7 TOP COVE R TOP C OVER D501 H80 (VERI TON) 42. 947 01. 0 11 X 1-7 FR ONT C OVE R FRONT COVER D501 H80 (VER I TON) 42. 94705 .0 11 X 10 USB COVER USB COVE R / VER H40 42.9 3418 .00 1 X 10 USB COVER USB COVE R D501 H80 ([...]

94 Chapt er 6 1-10 LO WER CASE ASSY L CASE 002 H40 60.9 3402 .02 1 X LOWER CASE AS SY L CASE H40 60.93402.0 04 X 1-6 LO WER CASE ASSY L- CA SE W/USB HOLE H8 0 60. 947 07.0 11 X 1-1 1 FRONT BE ZEL F PN L / VE R H40 41.9340 5.0 1 1 X 1-7 FR ONT BE ZEL FRONT BZ L D002 H80 (VERITON) 4 1.9 4701 .0 11 X 1-3 F DD FRA ME FRA ME FDD 3.5" SECC T- .6 LX4[...]

Chapte r 6 95 Keyboard NS KE YBOAR D,104 KEYS,U SB ,US,DARF ON KB U S 104 KEYS 99.P5181. 041 X X KEYB OAR D,104 KEYS,P S/2,US,DARFON KB U S 104 KEY API 6511-CX (62 C) 91. 62C07 .041 X X KEYB OAR D,105 KEYS,P S/2,S WIS S,DARF ON KB 10 5K EY S SWISS/ US 91.6 2C07. 040 X X KEYB AO RD, 1 05KEYS ,P S/ 2,SP AN ISH , DARFON KB 105K EYS SP ANISH/U S 91. 62[...]

96 Chapt er 6 KEYB OARD 105 KEYS PORTUGUESE PS/2 DARFON KB 105K EYS PORTUGUESE 91. 62C 07. 04P X X KEYB OARD 105 KEYS TU RKEY - F PS/2 DARFON KB 105K EYS TU RKEY -F 65 12- CX4Q 91. 62C07 .04 Q X X KEYB OARD 104 KEYS RUS SIAN/US P S/2 DARFON KB 104K EYS RUSSIAN/US 9 1.6 2C07. 04R X X KEYB OARD 105 KEYS SP ANI SH PS /2 DAR FON KB 105K EYS SP ANISH 91[...]

Appendi x A 97 V e ri to n 510 0 The V erito n 5100 Model No. Define: 1. T rade Mar k : 2. Brand Name: Acer 3. Descri pti on: Acer V erito n Series, PII I & Cel eron Socket 370 Based P C Sys tem 4. Mode l No: VT5100 5. Produc t Name: V eriton 5100 Mod el Def i niti on a nd C onf igurat ion Appe nd ix A[...]

98 Appendix A V e ri to n 710 0 The V erito n 7100 Model No. Define: 1. T rade Mar k : 2. Brand Name: Acer 3. Descri pti on: Acer V erito n Series, PII I & Cel eron Socket 370 Based P C Sys tem 4. Mode l No: VT7100 5. Produc t Name: V eriton 7100[...]

Appendi x B 99 This co m puter’s compat ibilit y is test ed and verif i ed by Acer ’s inter nal testi ng depar t men t. All of its syst em funct ions are tested und er MS DOS V6.22, Micros oft Windows 98 SE (EN/TW), Micr osoft Windows 2000 Prof essional, Micr osoft Win95/ NT 4.0 Wor kstatio n, IBM OS /2 War p 4.0 , Novell Netwar e 4.12 & 5.[...]

100 Append ix B MS D OS V6.2 2 Envi ron ment T e st Item S pecifi ca tion s Pro c es so r Cop pe rm in e 5 00 /6 6 M Hz Co ppermi ne 60 0/ 100 MHz Co ppermi ne 66 7/ 133 MHz Co ppermi ne 80 0/ 133 MHz Memor y 64 MB 128 M B 192 M B 256 M B Cache 1 2 8 KB 256 K B Di sk et t e Dr iv e Pan as o ni c JU -2 56 A EIDE Chann el 1 Mas ter S eag ate 20 .4 GB[...]

Appendi x B 101 Mi cros of t W in do ws 98 SE (E N/T W ) Env iro n m en t T e st Item S pec ific atio ns Pro c es so r Cop p er m in e 60 0/6 6 MH z Co ppermi ne 7 00/ 100 MHz Co ppermi ne 733 /13 3 MH z Co ppermi ne 8 66/ 133 MHz Memor y 64 MB 12 8 MB 19 2 MB 25 6 MB Cache 128 KB 256 K B Flo ppy Dis k Driv e Pan ason ic JU-2 56A EI DE Ch an ne l 1[...]

102 Append ix B USB Devices HP Desk Jet 895C USB Printer Logi t e ch Pa ge s ca n U SB Ace r Di git al Vi deo Came ra Pri ma x US B Jo ys ti ck Micr oso ft USB Joyst ick Ac erS ca n P ris a 31 0U USB Altec La nsing Spea ker Intel USB Digital V ideo Camera Print er HP De sk Jet 6 95C Epson Sty lus Color 440 Ca non BJC -4130 SP Bro th er HL -6 60 6P [...]

Appendi x B 103 Mic roso ft Wi ndows 2 000 Pr ofes sional Envi ronme nt T est Item S pecifi ca tion s Pr ocess or Co pp ermine 600/ 133 MH z Co ppermi ne 65 0/ 100 MHz Memor y 64 MB 256 M B Cache 2 5 6 KB Di sk et t e Dr iv e Pan as o ni c JU -2 56 A EIDE Chann el 1 Mas ter S eag ate 30 GB EI DE Ch an ne l 1 Sl av e Q ua ntu m 20 .4 G B EI DE Ch an[...]

104 Append ix B Mic roso ft Wi n95/N T 4. 0 W or k st ati on Envi ronme nt T est Item S pecifi ca tion s Pr ocess or Co pp ermine 500/ 100 MH z Co ppermi ne 86 6/ 133 MHz Memor y 64 MB 256 M B Cache 2 5 6 KB Di sk et t e Dr iv e Pan as o ni c Ju - 25 6A EIDE Chann el 1 Mas ter S eag ate 20 GB EI DE Ch an ne l 1 Sl av e Q ua ntu m 20 .4 G B EI DE Ch[...]

Appendi x B 105 IBM OS /2 W ar p 4.0 E nvir onm en t T est Item S pec ific atio ns Pro c es so r Cop p er m in e 60 0/1 00 MH z Memor y 256 MB Cache 256 K Dis kette Dri ve Pan ason ic J U-2 56A EI DE Ch an ne l 1 M a ste r Se ag ate 2 0. 4 G B EI DE Ch an ne l 2 M a ste r API 64 0A -24 7 Mouse Log itec h W hee l Mous e S48A Keybo ard API 62 C Mon i[...]

106 Append ix B Nov el l Net wa re 4. 12 & 5. 1 E nvir o nm ent T est Item S pecifi ca tion s Pro c es so r Cop pe rm in e 5 00 /6 6 M Hz Co ppermi ne 60 0/ 100 MHz Co ppermi ne 80 0/ 133 MHz Co ppermi ne 86 6/ 2133 MHz Memor y 64 MB 96 M B 128 M B 256 M B Cache 1 2 8 KB 256 K B Di sk et t e Dr iv e Pan as o ni c JU -2 56 A EIDE Chann el 1 Mas [...]

Appendi x B 107 SCO UN IX /Red Ha t L in ux En vir onm ent T est Item S pecifi ca tion s Pr ocess or Co pp ermine 500/ 100 MH z Co ppermi ne 86 6/ 133 MHz Memor y 64 MB 256 M B Cache 2 5 6 KB Di sk et t e Dr iv e Pan as o ni c JU -2 56 A EIDE Chann el 1 Mas ter S eag ate 30 GB EI DE Ch an ne l 1 Sl av e Q ua ntu m 20 .4 G B EI DE Ch an ne l 2 M a s[...]

108 Append ix B[...]

Appendi x C 109 This app endix descri bes onl ine techni cal support service s availabl e to help you rep air your Acer System s. If you are a distr i butor , de aler , AS P or TPM, please refer your technic al que ries to your local Ac er br anch of fice. Acer Branch O f f ice s, Regiona l Off i ces and Regi onal G roup may acc ess our website. Ho[...]

11 0 Appendix C[...]

Index 111 A Advance d Opti ons 47 PnP/PCI 49 AGP removing 68 AGP Expansi on Cards 61 Assig nment Map 21 Audio contr oller 19 Audio Boar d 84 Audio I nterf ace 19 Audio- in/Line-i n por t 7, 11 Audio- out/Line-ou t port 7, 11 B Ba si c le v el 28 BIOS Se tup 27 Enter ing Se t up 28 Setup Ut i lity 28 BIOS U til ity 50 Abort Settings Change 53 Advanc[...]

11 2 I ndex DRQ Assignment M ap 23 E ECP 20 Envir onmental Requiremen ts 23 EPP 20 Error Codes 75 Error Sysm pt oms List 75 Expansi on Cards rem ovi ng 68 Expansi on slot 7, 11 F feat ur es 2 connec tivity 2 desi gn 3 ergono m ics 3 Multi m edi a 2 Perf or mance 2 Flopp y disk d rive In t erf ace 19 Freque ncy 24 fro nt panel 8 FRU 85 G Ga me /M I [...]

Index 11 3 operat ion mode 37 seri al p ort 1/2 37 Onli ne Support Informat i on 109 Overview 1 P Paral l el Port 20 Par all el/pr inte r p ort 7 , 10 Passwor d bypass ing 46 changi ng 46 rem ovi ng 46 set tin g 45 Setup 44 PCI rem ovi ng 68 PCI Ex pansion Car ds 61 PC I INT x # 2 1 PCI Sl ot I RQ 21 port s lef t panel 10 POST 72 Power but ton 5, 8[...]

11 4 I ndex Proces sor speed 30 PS/2 mouse 31 seri al p ort 1 31 tota l me mo ry 31 System Memory 56, 64 Syste m Security Power- on password 44 Syste m Specifi cation s 1 desi gn 3 Featur es 2 Syst em U ti lit ies 27 Abort Settings Change 53 Advance d Opti ons 47 Bo ot O p t i o n s 41 Da te 4 3 Disk Drive s 33 Exit ing Se t up 54 Load Defau l t Se[...]