Acer L310 manual

AcerPower 2000/Aspire L310 Service Guide PRINTED IN T AIW AN Service guide files and updates are availab le on the AIPG/CSD web; for more in forma tion, please refer to http://csd.acer .com.tw[...]

II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the up dates made on AcerPower 2000/Aspire L310 service guide. Date Chapte r Updates[...]

III Copyright Copyright © 2006 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any lan guage or computer languag e, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magne tic, optical, chemi cal, manual or otherwise, without the[...]

IV Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to ch ange without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either e xpressed or implied, w ith respect to th e contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warrantie s of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described [...]

V Conventions The following conventi ons are used in this manual: Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appe ar on screen. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. W ARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avo[...]

VI Preface Before using this information and the product it s upports, please read the fo llowing general info rmation. 1. This Service Guide provides you with all techni cal information relating to the BASIC CON FIGURA TION decided for Acer's "glo bal" product offering. T o better fit local market requirements and enhance product co[...]

VII Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

VIII Removing the System Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Removing the Main Board and USB/Audio Mo dule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Aspire L310 Disassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Opening the System . . . . . . . [...]

Chapter 1 1 Overview The AcerPower 2000 leverages Acer's ul tra-compact design, giving the system th e versatility to be deployed in almost any workspace. At only 3 liters in volume and wi th noise-output perfo rmance of just 26 dB, the system will be especially a ppealing when space is at a premium; where di stractions such as noise ne ed to [...]

2 Chapter 1 Features CPU T Socket T ype : Intel (R) Socket T LGA 775 pin T Intel (R) Celeron D 352 and 356 (Cedar Mill ICP) 2006 FMB (65W) T Intel (R) Penti um 631, 641, 651 and 661 (Cedar Mill) 2006 FMB (65W) T L2 Cache varies with CPU Chipset T Northbridge: Intel (R) 946GZ T Southbridge: In tel (R) ICH7 Memory T Socket T ype : DDR II, so-DIMM 1.8[...]

Chapter 1 3 Audio T Codec : Realtek ALC888-GR T support HDA T 6 audio in /out put port with auto-detected channel on rear T All analog jacks are stereo input and output re-tasking for analog pl ug and play T Provide then DAC channe ls that simultaneously suupport 7.1 sound playback, plus 2 chan nels of independent ster eo sound output thro ugh fron[...]

4 Chapter 1 T S torage state LED T HDD or ODD active: Blue T HDD or ODD idle: Off T LAN state LED T LAN active: Blue T LAN idle: Off On-Board Connector T Rear I/O Connectors Fo r AcerPower 2000 T 1 D-sub (CRT)+ DVI port connector T 1 GigaLAN port T 2 USBx2 connectors T 6 ports Audio jack T 1 19V DC-in jack For Aspire L310 T 1 D-sub (CRT)+ DVI port [...]

Chapter 1 5 T 1 P A T A IDE slot T 1 SA T A IDE connector T 1 2*5 front audio connector (follow Intel FPIO spec.) T 1 2*7 power/LED FPIO (follow Intel FPIO spec.) T 2 4-pin system F AN connectors T 1 2-pin north bridge F AN connector T 1 2*15 pin 1394+USB connectors[...]

6 Chapter 1 System Block Diagram TSB43AB23PDT FRONT PANEL 2 Ports ODD 1394 header * 1 VGA CONN * 1 DMI SATA-II CONN *2 4Mb FLASH FRONT PANEL 2 Ports 800/533 FSB 2 Headers ITE IT8718 LPC BUS V1.0 / 33MHZ RGB Output GMCH 946GZ 2 USB2.0 PORTS 2 Headers FRONT PANEL Header * 4 => 4 Ports LGA775 Processor REALTEK ALC888-GR Socket T HDA BACK PANEL CONN[...]

Chapter 1 7 Main Board Layout 1 DCIN1 19V DC power conn ector 18 FUSB1394 USB&1394 header 2 DVI_VGA1 DVI&VGA port 19 F_1394_1 1394 header 3 LAN1 LAN port 20 F_USB1 USB header 4 TVSPDIF1 TV out & SPDIF connector 21 F_USB2 USB header 5 OBR1 One button recovery header 22 U5 North bridg e 6 REAR_USB1 Rear USB port 23 SODIMM1. SODIMM2 SODIMM[...]

8 Chapter 1 14 MINIPCIE Mini PCIE slot 31 IDE1 IDE connector 15 U8 South bridge 32 U9 BIOS socket 16 MINIDIN1 Mini DIN header 33 BA T1 Battery header 17 CLR_CMOS1 clear CMOS header[...]

Chapter 1 9 Your Acer Desktop tour After knowing your computer features, let us s how you around your new V eriton series computer . Front and back panel AcerPower 2000 # Component # Component 1 Power DC-In 10 Audio jack 2 DVI 1 1 Audio jack 3 VGA 12 Audio j ack 4L A N 1 5 U S B 5U S B 1 6 U S B 6 USB 17 Audio-out/Line-out jack 7 Audio jack 18 Micr[...]

10 Chapter 1 Aspire L310 # Component # Component 1 Power DC-in 13 1394 port 2 DVI 14 TV port 3 VGA 15 Audio-in 4 LAN 16 Audio-out 5 USB 17 1394 port 6 USB 18 Card reader 7 Audio jack 19 USB 8 Audio jack 20 USB 9 Audio jack 21 TV port 10 Audio jack 22 S-video 1 1 Audio jack 23 TV -out 12 Audio jack 24 SPDIF[...]

Chapter 1 11 System Peripherals The Aspire T630 and AcerPower F3 computer consist of the system itself, and system peripherals, like a mouse, keyboard and a set of speakers (optional). Th is section provides a brief description of th e basic system peripherals. Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) The included mouse is a standard two-button wh[...]

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Chapter 1 13 Acer Empowering Technology Acer ’s innovative Empowering T echnology makes it easy for you to acce ss frequently used functions and manage your new Acer notebook. It f eatures the following handy utilities: • Acer eSettings Manage ment accesses system information and adjusts settings easily . • Acer eLock Management (for slected [...]

14 Chapter 1 Acer eLock Management Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allo ws you to lock your removable data, optical and flop py drives to ensure that data can’t be st olen while your notebook is unattended. • Removable data devices - includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB flash drives, USB MP3 drives, USB memory card rea[...]

Chapter 1 15 Acer eDataSecurity Management Acer eDataSecurity Management is handy file encryptio n utility that protexts your files from being accessed by unauthorized persons. It is convenientl y integrated with Windows e xplorer as a shel l extension for quick and easy data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the -fly file encryption for M[...]

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Chapter 1 17 Acer ePerformance Management Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimizati on tool that boosts the performance of your Acer notebook. It provides and express optimization method to release unused memory and disk space quickly . The user can also enable advanced option s for full control over the following opti on: • Memory opti[...]

18 Chapter 1 This will open Acer eAcoustics Manage ment main page. Acer eAcoustics M a nagement Main Page Listed on the main page are two options for Ace r eA coustics Manageme nt, labeled as Quiet and Professio nal. Select the mode that suits your working requirements best, and exit the utility to apply the settings. Quiet Use this mode for tasks [...]

Chapter 1 19 T Back up to CD/DVD. • Image/data recovery tools: T Recover from a hidden partition (factory defaults). T Recover from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point). T Recover from CD/DVD. For more information, please refer to “Acer eRecovery Management” NOTE: If your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, ple[...]

20 Chapter 1 Hardware Specifications and Configurations System Board Major Chip Item Specification System Core Logi c North bridge: Intel (R) 94 6Gz South brid ge: Intel (R) ICH7 Super I/O Controller ITE IT8718F LAN Controller Marvell 88E8056-A2-NNC1C00 Memory Controller Built-in north bridge: Intel (R) 946Gz SA T A Controller Built-in I CH7 1394 C[...]

Chapter 1 21 LAN Interface BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Functi on Description c Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press wh ile the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility . System Memory Item S pecification Memory Slot Number 2 Slots Supported Memory Size per Slot 256 MB ~ 1GB Supported Maximum Memory Size 2GB Supported Memory S peed 533/667MHz Supported m[...]

22 Chapter 1 IDE Interface Item Specification IDE Controller Built-in Inte l (R) ICH7 IDE Controller Resident Bus PCI bus Number 40 pin P A T A slot 1 T Device T ype Supp ort Combo, DVD Dual/DVD supermulti T T ransfer Rate Support PIO 0/1/2/3/4 T A T A Mode 33/66/100 Number ST A T IDE slot 2 T Device T ype Supp ort HDD Supports LS-120 Y es Supports[...]

Chapter 1 23 Thermal Design Item Description Thermal Design T Thermal solutin should cover Intel (R) 2 006 FMB (65W) requirement T 2 4-pin smart fan for system T 1 2-pin fan for no rth bridge T Provision for optional secondary fan T Adequate venting in the front of chassis T Adequate venting in the rear of chassis Memory Address Map Address Size Fu[...]

24 Chapter 1 NOTE: N - Not be used I/O Address Map Hex Range Devices 000-01F 020-021 040-043 060-060 061-061 070-071 080-08F 0A0-0A1 0C0-0DF 0F0-0FF 170-177 1F0-1F7 278-27F 2F8-2FF 378-37F 3F0-3F5 3F6-3F6 3F7-3F7 3F8-3FF 0CF8 0CFC 778-77A DMA Controller-1 Interrupt Controller-1 System T imer Keyboard Controller 8742 System S peaker CMOS RAM Address[...]

Chapter 1 25 NOTE: N - Not be used DRQ Assignment Map DRQx System Devices Add-On-Card Devices DRQ0 N Reserved DRQ1 N Reserved DRQ2 FDD N DRQ3 N Reserved DRQ4 Cascade N DRQ5 N Reserved DRQ6 N Reserved DRQ7 N Reserved Environmental Requirements Item Specification s T emperat ure Operating +5 ° C ~ +35 ° C Non-operati ng -20 ~ +60 ° C (S to rage pa[...]

26 Chapter 1 Power Management Function ( ACPI support function) Device Standby Mode T Independent power management time r for hard disk drive devices (0-15 minutes, time step=1 minu te). T Hard disk drive goes into S tandby mode (for A T A standard interface). T Disable V -sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor. T Resume method: device activate d (K[...]

Chapter 1 27 Dual Channel VT x800 series support the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the dual channel technology , the bandwidth of memory bus will add double up to 4GB/s. The mainboard inculdes 4 DIMM slots, and each channel has two DIMM sockets as following: T Channel A : DDR1, DDR 3 T Channel B : DDR2 , DDR4 If you want to operate the[...]

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Chapter 2 29 BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required sett ing or to active certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in th e CMOS SRAM of the mainboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the mainboard supplie s the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM. W[...]

30 Chapter 2 Entering Setup Once enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility , the Ma in Menu (as figure belo w) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. Note: If you can’t find the setting you want, please pres s “ Alt+F4 ” to search the advanced option hidden. As fo[...]

Chapter 2 31 Product Informatoin Parameter Description System Product Name This item lists the product name MB Product Name This item lists the main board product name. System S/N This item list s the system serial number MB S/N This item lists the main board serial number . System Manufacture Name This item lists the system manufacturer name MB Ma[...]

32 Chapter 2 Standard CMOS Features The following table describes th e parameters found in this menu: Parameter Description Options Date Let s you set the date following the weekday- month-day-year format Week : from Sun. to Sat., determined by BIOS and is display only Month : from Jan. through Dec. Day : from 1 to 31 ( or the maximum allowed in th[...]

Chapter 2 33 SA T A channel 0/1 Master, Slave Allows you to configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of SA T A channel. T o enter the SA T A Master or Slave setup, press [Enter]. SA T A HDD Auto-Detection Press [Enter] to select this option for automatic device detection. SA T A Primary/Secondary Master , Slave IDE Device Setup. Y[...]

34 Chapter 2 T otal Memory Base + Upper + Extende d = T otal Memory . N/A Parameter Description Options[...]

Chapter 2 35 Advanced BIOS Features The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Fea tures: Parameter Description Options CPU Feature Press Enter to display CPU feature N/A Hard Disk Boot Priority Press [Enter] to enter the sub menu to select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority . Use wx to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or < - &g[...]

36 Chapter 2 CPU Feature Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB fl oppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 720 KB, 1.2 MB, and 1.44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field [...]

Chapter 2 37 Parameter Description Options C1E Function CPU new added feature. System may hang when SA T A port 4 is in used. C1E function can fix this problem. Auto Disabled Enable Execute Disable Bit Can improve protection against malicious "buffer overflow" attacks when properly enabled with Windows XP SP2. Enabled Disabled Virtualizat[...]

38 Chapter 2 Advanced Chipset Features Parameter Description Options AMT BIOS Support Enables or disables Intel (R ) AMT (Active Management T echnology) BIOS supporting function. Please visit Intel (R) website for more details. http://www .intel.com/technology/ manage/iamt/index.htm Disabled Enabled GbE LAN Displays Gigabit Ethernet su pport is ena[...]

Chapter 2 39 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size This BIOS feature controls the amount of system memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics pro cessor when the system boots up. Please visit http://www .rojakpot.co m/ showFreeBOG .aspx?lang=0&bogno=325 for more detailed settings. 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB (for UMA) 1MB, 8MB (for DVMT[...]

40 Chapter 2 Integrated Peripherals All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu. For AcerPower 2000 For Aspire L310 attached This entry is for disable/ only. This BIOS itself may/may not have high speed USB support built in, the support will be automatically turn on Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Onboard L[...]

Chapter 2 41 Parameter Description Options USB 2.0 Support Enables or dis ables USB 2.0 support function. Onboard Audio Select Enabled to use the audio capabilities of your system. Most of the following fields do not appear when this field is Disabled. Onboard LAN function Select Enabled to use the LAN capabilities of your system. Onboard 1394 func[...]

42 Chapter 2 OnChip IDE Device Parameter Description Options IDE HDD Block Mode Selecting Enab led speeds up proc essing of drive reads and writes, but may cause instability in IDE subsystems that cannot support such fast performance. If you are getting disk drive errors, try se tting this value to Disabled. IDE DMA transfer access This BIOS featur[...]

Chapter 2 43 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes A T A commands and the A T A bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 33 MB/s. When you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields (for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface suppo[...]

44 Chapter 2 Onboard Device Parameter Description Options USB Controller This BIOS feature e nables or disables the motherboard's onboard USB controller . It is recommend that you enable this feature so that you can use the onboard USB controller to communicate with your USB devices. If you disable this feature, the USB controller will be disa[...]

Chapter 2 45 USB Mouse Support This BIOS feature d etermines if support for the USB mouse should be provided by the operating system or the BIOS. Therefore, it will only affect those who are using USB mice. If your operating system offers native support for USB mice, you should select the OS option. This will provide much greater functionality . Ho[...]

46 Chapter 2 Super IO Device Parameter Description Options Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. Enabled Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1/2 Select a log [...]

Chapter 2 47 Power Management Setup The Power Management menu lets you configure your system to most ef fe ctively save energ y while operating in a manner consistent w ith your own style of computer use. Parameter Description Options PCI Express PM Function This item is for PCI Express powe r management function. N/A ACPI Function This item allows[...]

48 Chapter 2 Power on by Ring This item allows you to power on up the system by LAN signals. Enabled, Disabled USB KB W akeUp From S3(S4) This item allows you to wake up the keyboard from S3 (S4) stage. Enabled , Disabled Resume by Alarm Y ou can set “Resume by Alarm” item to enabled a nd key in Data/T ime to pow er on system Disabled : Disable[...]

Chapter 2 49 PnP/PCI Configuration Parameter Description Options Init Display First This item is used to select whether to initialize the VGA or PCI first when the system boots. PCI Slot, VGA, PCIEx PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This BIOS featur e determines if your graphics card should allow VGA palette s nooping by a fixed function display card. It is on[...]

50 Chapter 2 PC Health Status The following table describes th e parameters found in this menu: Parameter Description Intruder Detection Warning beep alerts as chassis opened. Enabled, Disabled Advanced Fan S peed Control This item allows you to se lect advanced fan speed control o ptions. Press Enter to see details. Shutdown T emperature This feat[...]

Chapter 2 51 Frequency Control Parameter Description CPU Clock Ratio This item allows to adjust CPU clock ratio. However , if your CPU is locked, you’ll see the words here turn to gray which means you can do nothing about it. Another item you could often see in Frequency Control section would be “Host CPU/DIMM/PCI Clock”. Y ou can adjust exte[...]

52 Chapter 2 Load Default Settings Selecting th e field loads the facto ry default s for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically . detects. X Int egrat ed Peri phera Pa sswor d X Advanced BI O S Featur es Load Defaul t Set ti ngs X Advanced Chipset Featur es Load Opti m ized Defaul t?( Y/N) Set Superv iso r Password Phoenix - Award[...]

Chapter 2 53 Set Supervisor/User Password When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. The access rights and pe rmission associated wi th the Supervisor password are h igher than those os a re gular User password. The Supervisor password can be used to start the sy s[...]

54 Chapter 2 Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have m ade in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility . When the Save and Exit dialog box app ears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the ma in menu. X I nt egrat ed Peri pher a X Power Managem ent Setup S[...]

Chapter 2 55 Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any c hanges tha t you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility . When the Exit With out Saving dialog box appears, pre ss <Y> to discard change s and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu. NOTE: If you have made settings tha[...]

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Chapter 3 57 This chapter will gu ide you how to disassemble a nd Reassemble the AcerPower 2000/Aspire L310. T o disassemble the computer , you ne ed the following tool s: T Wrist grounding strap and conductive ma t for preventing electrostatic di scharge. T Wire cutter . T Phillips screwdriver (may require different size). NOTE: The screws for the[...]

58 Chapter 3 General Information Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassenbly procedu re, make sure that you do the following: 1. T urn off the power to the system and all peripherals. 2. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cab les from the system.[...]

Chapter 3 59 AcerPower 2000 Disassembly Procedure This section tells you how to disasse mble the system when yo u 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. Opening the System 1. Slide the system [...]

60 Chapter 3 4. Remove the top cover from the system. 5. Pull up the three locks as shown. 6. Detach the front bezel from the system .[...]

Chapter 3 61 Removing the ODD and HDD Module 1. Remove the belt and the screw holding th e ODD and the HDD modul e. 2. Disconnect the HDD data cable and the ODD data cable from the main board.[...]

62 Chapter 3 3. Then disconnect the HDD data (highlighted in yello w circle) cable and HDD power cable (highlig hted in blue circle) from the HDD modul e. Removing Cables and Memorys 1. Disconnect the HDD SA T A cable (red circle), USB/audio cable on o ne side (yellow circle) and USB/audio cable on the other side fro m the main board. 2. Disconnect[...]

Chapter 3 63 3. Detach the front bezel from the system . 4. Pop out the memorys and remove th em from the main board.[...]

64 Chapter 3 Removing the CPU 1. Remove the four screws fastening t he CPU cooler to the main board. 2. Detach the CPU cooler from the main board. 3. Press the CPU socket leve r (highlighted in red) and pull the leve r outwards a little to release the CPU lock.[...]

Chapter 3 65 4. Carefully remove the CPU from the socket on the main board. Removing the HDD/ODD from the Module 1. Remove the four screws holding the HDD to the HDD bracket.[...]

66 Chapter 3 2. Pull out the HDD from the bracket. 3. Remove the two screws fastening the ODD to the bracket. 4. T ake out the ODD from the bracket and disconnect the ODD cable from the ODD.[...]

Chapter 3 67 Removing the System Fan 1. Remove the four screws fasteni ng the system fan on rear panel. 2. Disconnect the system fan cable from the main board. 3. Then take out the system fan.[...]

68 Chapter 3 Removing the Main Board and USB/Audio Module 1. Remove the eight screws and one screw-nut fastening the main board to the housing. 2. T ake out the main board from the housing. 3. Remove the screw faste ning the audio module to the housing.[...]

Chapter 3 69 4. Remove the two screws holing the audio mo dule to the housing. 5. Remove the audio board from the housing. 6. Then remove the audio bracket from the housing.[...]

70 Chapter 3 Aspire L310 Disassembly Procedure Opening the System 1. Slide the system from the plate. 2. Then place the system on a flat surface. 3. Remove the screw fast ening th e top cover .[...]

Chapter 3 71 4. Remove the top cover from the system. 5. Pull up the three locks as shown. 6. Detach the front bezel from the system .[...]

72 Chapter 3 Removing the ODD and HDD Module 1. Remove the belt and the screw holding th e ODD and the HDD modul e. 2. Disconnect the HDD data cable and the ODD data cable from the main board.[...]

Chapter 3 73 3. Then disconnect the HDD data (highlighted in yello w circle) cable and HDD power cable (highlig hted in blue circle) from the HDD modul e. Removing Cables and Memorys 1. Disconnect the HDD SA T A cable (red circle), USB/audio cable on o ne side (yellow circle) and USB/audio cable on the other side fro m the main board. 2. Disconnect[...]

74 Chapter 3 3. Detach the front bezel from the system . 4. Pop out the memorys and remove th em from the main board.[...]

Chapter 3 75 Removing the CPU 1. Remove the four screws fastening t he CPU cooler to the main board. 2. Detach the CPU cooler from the main board. 3. Press the CPU socket leve r (highlighted in red) and pull the leve r outwards a little to release the CPU lock.[...]

76 Chapter 3 4. Carefully remove the CPU from the socket on the main board. Removing the HDD/ODD from the Module 1. Remove the four screws holding the HDD to the HDD bracket.[...]

Chapter 3 77 2. Pull out the HDD from the bracket. 3. Remove the two screws fastening the ODD to the bracket. 4. T ake out the ODD from the bracket and disconnect the ODD cable from the ODD.[...]

78 Chapter 3 Removing the System Fan 1. Remove the four screws fasteni ng the system fan on rear panel. 2. Disconnect the system fan cable from the main board. 3. Then take out the system fan.[...]

Chapter 3 79 Removing the Main Board and USB/Audio Module 1. Remove the eight screws and one screw-nut fastening the main board to the housing. 2. T ake out the main board from the housing. 3. Remove the screw faste ning the audio module to the housing.[...]

80 Chapter 3 4. Remove the two screws holing the audio mo dule to the housing. 5. Remove the audio board from the housing. 6. Then remove the audio bracket from the housing.[...]

Chapter 4 81 This chapter provides troub leshooting inform ation for the Veriton 7900Pro/6900Pro/5900Pro T Power-On Self-T est (POST) T Index of Error Message T Index of Error Symptoms T Undetermined Prob lems Chapter 4 Troubleshooting[...]

82 Chapter 4 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Each time you turn on the system, the Power-on Self T est (POST) is initia ted. Several items are tested during POST , but is for the most part transp arent to the user . The Power-On Self T est (POST) is a BIOS procedure that boots the system, initializes and diagnoses the system components, and controls the [...]

Chapter 4 83 03h I nitial Superio_Early _Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1. Blank ou t screen 2. Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1. Clea r 8042 interface 2. Initialize 8042 self-test 08h 1. T est special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 2. Enable keyboard interface. 09h Reserved 0Ah 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (op[...]

84 Chapter 4 23h 1. Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute. 2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS sta ck. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead. 3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, t ake into consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information. 4. Onboard clock genera[...]

Chapter 4 85 3Ch T est 8254. 3Dh Reserved 3Eh T est 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h T est 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 41h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h T est 8259 functionality 44h Reserved 45h Reserved 46h Reserved 47h I nitialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1. Calcu late total memory by testing the last double word o[...]

86 Chapter 4 5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onb oard_Super_IO switch. 2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch. 5Eh Reserved 5Fh Reserved 60h O kay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility . 61h Reserved 62h Reserved 63h Reserved 64h Reserved 65h I nitialize PS/2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size[...]

Chapter 4 87 7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported. -If errors occur , report errors & wait for keys -If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue: Clear EP A or customization lo go. 80h Reserved 81h Reserved 82h 1. Call chipset power management hook. 2. Recover the text fond used by EP A logo (not[...]

88 Chapter 4 POST Error Messages List If you cannot run the diagnostics program tests bu t did receive a POST error message, use “POST Error Messages List” to diagnose system prob lems. If you did not receive any error message, look for a description of your error symptoms in “E rror Symptoms List” on page 90 . NOTE: When you have deemed it[...]

Chapter 4 89 Keyboard Error Or No Keyboard Present Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are pressed during POST . T o purposely configu re the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in Setup to HAL T ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. The BIOS then ignores the missing keyboard during POST . Ke[...]

90 Chapter 4 Error Symptoms List NOTE: T o diagnose a probl em, first find the error sympto m in the le ft column. If directed to a check procedure, replace the FRU indicated in the check procedure. If n o check procedure i s indicated, the first Action/ FRU listed in right co lumn is the most likely cause. Error Symptom Action/FRU Processor / Proc[...]

Chapter 4 91 Diskette drive read/write error . 1. Diskette. 2. Diskette drive cable. 3. Diskette drive. 4. Main board. Diskette drive LED comes on for more than 2 minutes when reading data. 1. Diskette 2. Diskette drive connection/cable 3. Diskette drive 4. Main board Diskette drive LED fails to light, and the drive is unable to access for more tha[...]

92 Chapter 4 CD/DVD-ROM drive d oes not read and there are no messages are displayed. 1. CD may have dirt or foreign material on it. Check with a known good disc. 2. Ensure the CD/DVD-ROM dr iver is installed properly . 3. CD/DVD-ROM drive. CD/DVD-ROM drive can play audio CD but no sound output. 1. Ensure the he adphone jack of the CD/DVD-ROM has a[...]

Chapter 4 93 Display problem no t listed a bove (including blank or illegib le monitor). 1. “Monitor" 2. Load default settings (if screen is readable). 3. Main board Error Symptom Action/FRU[...]

94 Chapter 4 Parallel/Serial Port s Execute “Load BIOS Default Settings” in BIOS Setup to confirm ports presence before diagnosing any parallel/serial ports problems. Serial or parallel port loop-ba ck test failed. 1. Make sure that the LPT# or COM# you test is the same as the setting in BIOS Setup. 2. Loop-back. 3. Main board. Printing fail ed[...]

Chapter 4 95 Undetermined Problems If an error message is present, go to “POST Error Mess ages List” on page 88. If you did not receive any messages, if the symptom is listed in “or “Error Symptoms List” on p age 90. If you still cannot solve the problem, continue with this check: 1. Check the power supply voltages. If the voltages are co[...]

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Chapter 5 97 Main Board Layout 1 DCIN1 19V DC power conn ector 18 FUSB1394 USB&1394 header 2 DVI_VGA1 DVI&VGA port 19 F_1394_1 1394 header 3 LAN1 LAN port 20 F_USB1 USB header 4 TVSPDIF1 TV out & SPDIF connector 21 F_USB2 USB header 5 OBR1 One button recovery header 22 U5 North bridg e 6 REAR_USB1 Rear USB port 23 SODIMM1. SODIMM2 SODIM[...]

98 Chapter 5 9 USB_1394CN1 USB&1394 port 26 U3 CPU socket 10 NB_F AN1 North bridge F AN he ader 27 SA T AP5CN1 5V SA T A power 1 1 AUDIO1 Rear audio port 28 SA T AP12CN1 12V SA T A power 12 F AUDIO1 Front audio header 29 FP1 Front pannel header 13 MINIPCI1 Mini PCI slot 30 INTR1 intruder header 14 MINIPCIE Mini PCIE slot 31 IDE1 IDE connector 1[...]

Chapter 6 99 This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceabl e Unit ) listing in global configu rations of AcerPower 2000 and Aspire L310. Refer to this cha pter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). Please note WHEN ORDERING F RU P ARTS you should check the most up-to-date information available on yo[...]

100 Chapter 6 AcerPower 2000/Aspire L310 Exploded Diagram[...]

Chapter 6 101 Parts AcerPower 2000 PA R T N A M E DESCRIPTION ACER P ART NO. Adapter "DEL T A 135W ,SADP-135EB BCF BLUE1.7X5.5X1 1 LF " SADP-135EB BCF AP .03501.010 ADAPTER 135W 2.5X5.5X1 1 P A-1 1 "LITEON - 135W , P A-1 131-08 RIORANGE 2.5X5.5X1 1 LF" AP .13503.006 Board CONVERT BOARD FOR ODD "CO NVERT BOARD FOR ODD R, ODD[...]

102 Chapter 6 ACER_LOGO2 (POLISHED MYLAR) ACER_LOGO2 (POLISHED MYLAR) 47.S600F .001 FOOT BASE "FOOT -U-BASE, ROHS" 47.P35VF .002 DVD-RW Drive "8X SUPER MUL TI (DL), SLOT , UJ-845, LF , W/I ST ANDARD BEZEL" UJ-845 KU.00807.042 "8X SUPER MUL TI (DL), SLOT , DVR-K06RS, LF , W/I ST ANDARD BEZ EL" DVR-K06RS KU.00805.037 &qu[...]

Chapter 6 103 "LOGITECH USB OPTICAL MOUSE, MUV ACR1, (ROHS), W/ STK LABEL" "M-UV ACR1 (BLACK), (ROHS)" MS.MUV01.005 "WIRELESS MOUSE, M-RAU95, ROHS LOGITECH" M-RAU95 MS.RAF01.004 Keyboard "USB KEYBOARD,KU-0355,US VER.,104KS,JPN ABS(WITH EKEY),LF" KU-0355(SIL VER+BLACK) KB.KUS03.188 "USB KEYBOARD,KU-0355,I[...]

104 Chapter 6 "USB KEYBOARD,KU-0355,DENMARK VER.,104KS,JPN ABS(WITH EKEY),ROHS" KU-0355(SIL VER+BLACK) KB.KUS03.212 "USB KEYBOARD,KU-0355,CZECH VER.,104KS,JPN ABS(WITH EKEY),ROHS" KU-0355(SIL VER+BLACK) KB.KUS03.213 "USB KEYBOARD,KU-0355,IT ALIAN NEW LA YOUT ,105KS,JPN ABS(WITH EKEY),ROHS" KU-0355(SIL VER+BLACK) KB.KUS[...]

Chapter 6 105 Aspire L310 PA R T N A M E DESCRIPTION ACER P ART NO. Accessory E-MODE REMOTE CONTROLLER (ROHS) FOR ASPIRE E-MODE REMOTE CONTROLLER (ROHS) FOR ASPIRE RT . ASP0A.001 REMOTE CONTROLLER NFIC MPC - RC801BK/820 REMOTE CONTROLLER WITH 2*7#BA TTERY PZ.S1008.002 Adapter "DEL T A 135W ,SADP-135EB BCF BLUE1.7X5.5X1 1 LF " SADP-135EB B[...]

106 Chapter 6 FRONT BEZEL ASSY W/O ANTENNA (A161) A161 W/O ANTENNA BEZEL ASSEMBL Y 60.S600F .002 FRONT BEZEL ASSY (P162) "P162 BEZEL ASSEMBL Y , ROHS" 60.P35VF .002 ODD/HDD BRACKET W/I BLACK HA NDLE "ODD/HDD BRT ,WITH BLACK HANDLE" 33.P410F .001 PLASTIC HANDLE "PLASTIC HUSKY -HANDLE, USED ON HDD&ODD BRT" 42.P35VF .[...]

Chapter 6 107 Combo Modul e "CW-8124 , SLOT IN , WITH ST ANDARD BEZEL" CW-8124 KO.02406.019 Processor P4 651 (3.4G 2M 800FSB) D-0 HH80 552PG0962M KC.DD001.651 P4 641 (3.2G 2M 800FSB) D-0 HH80 552PG0882M KC.DD001.641 P4 631 (3.0G 2M 800FSB) D-0 HH80 552PG0802M KC.DD001.631 CELERON D 360 (3.46G 512K 533FSB LGA775) D-0 CELERON D 360 (3.46G 5[...]

108 Chapter 6 "USB KEYBOARD,KU-0355,DUTCH VER.,105KS,JPN ABS(WITH EKEY),ROHS" KU-0355(SIL VER+BLACK) KB.KUS03.197 "USB KEYBOARD,KU-0355,PORTUGESE VER.,105KS,JPN ABS(WITH EKEY),ROHS" KU-0355(SIL VER+BLACK) KB.KUS03.198 "USB KEYBOARD,KU-0355,SWISS VER.,105KS,JPN ABS(WITH EKEY),ROHS" KU-0355(SIL VER+BLACK) KB.KUS03.199 &q[...]

Chapter 6 109 DDRII533 256MB SO-DIMM HYMP532S64BP6-C4 KN.2560G .012 DDRII667 512MB SO-DIMM HYMP564S64BP6-Y5 KN.5120G .014 DDRII533 256MB SO-DIMM NT256T64UH4A1FN-37B KN.25603.029 DDRII533 512M SO-DIMM AS6E8E63B-5C1A AS6E8E63B-5C1A KN.5120 E.002 PSC DIMM DDRII 533 512MB AL6E8E63B- 5C1A AL6E8E63B-5C1A KN.5120E.004 DDRII667 256MB SO-DIMM HYMP532S64BP6-[...]