Acer AcerPower M8 Service Guide

Aspire T180/E380

AcerPower M8

Service Guide

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II

Revision History

Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire T180/E380 and AcerPower M8 service guide.

Date Chapter Updates

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 language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.

Disclaimer

The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.

Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect 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 any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software.

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Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

III

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN

MESSAGES

NOTE

WARNING

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.

Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic.

Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.

Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems.

Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures.

IV

Preface

Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.

1.

This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will 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 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 list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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Chapter1 System Specifications 1

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Mainboard Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Aspire T180 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Aspire T180 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

AcerPower M8 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

AcerPower M8 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

System Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Acer eRecovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Acer disc-to-disc recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . 23

Chapter2 System Utilities 24

Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Standard CMOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Advanced BIOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Advanced Chipset Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Integrated Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Onboard I/O Chip Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Power Management Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

PnP/PCI Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

PC Health Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Set Supervisor/User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Save & Exit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Exit Without Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 47

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Disassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter4 Troubleshooting 69

Chapter5 Jumper and Connector Information 70

Jumper Setting

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70

Chapter6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 83

Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Chapter 1

System Specifications

Overview

The model is a consumer/commercial-oriented desktop PC built with latest, high-performance technology for easier and funnier consumer environment. It is a high performance and multi-media features ready system including Media Card Reader and Rear I/O connectors for 7.1 audio channels.

Regarding the high performance, we choose AMD Athlon 64 X2/Athlon64/Sempron (AM2 Socket), with

NVIDIA MCP61 chipset architecture. This combination can run HyperTransport technology and provide On-

Board VGA, which provides better performance than other processors. We also provide one PCI-Express x16 slot, one PCI-Express x1 and two PCI slots (support PCI 2.3 spec.), four Dual Channel DDRII memory slots

(support up to 4GB), two PATA ports, two/four SATA ports (HDDs), on board Gigabit LAN, and on board Audio function.

Chapter 1 1

Features

Processor

T

T

Socket Type : 940 pin socket

Processor Type : AMD AM2 Athlon64 x2/Athlon64/Sempron

Chipset

T nVidia MCP61S (co-lay with MCP61P)

PCB

T

T

Form Factor : Mirco ATX

Size (Max.) : 244mm x 244mm

Memory

T

T

T

T

T

Memory Type : DDRII unbuffered SDRAM module support

No of Channel (Dual/Signal) : Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRII memory module

Socket Type : un-buffered 240 pin DIMM socket

DIMM Slot : 4

Memorry Size Max. : Up to 1 GB

Graphics

T

T

Onboard graphic solution: nVidia MCP61 integrated graphics device solution

One VGA port on rear

PCI

T

T

T

One PCI Express x16 slot

One PCI Express x1 slot

Two PCI 2.2 Slots

FDD

T

T

Slot Quantity : 1

Support 1.44MB 3.5” Devices

IDE

T

T

One 40 pin PATA IDE slot

T

Transfer rate support:

T

PIO mode: 0/1/2/3/4

T

ATA mode: 33/66/100 port supported

T

Storage type support : HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/

DVD SuperMultiPlus/HD DVD/BlueRay DVD

4 pin SATA IDE connector

T

Transfer rate support:

T

T

1.5GB/s and 3.0 GB/s

Storage type support : HDD/CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD

SuperMultiPlus

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Audio

T

USB

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Audio Type : HD Codec

Audio Channel : 7.1 channel

Audio Controller /Codec : Realtek ALC888(co-lay with ALC883)

Support SPDIF out/in

Audio Connectors/Headers:

T

Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition

T

T

T

Microphone In

Headphone Out

CD-In

LAN

T

T

Type : Marvell 88E8056 Gigabit Ethernet controller

Supports 10/100/1000MB Ethernet environment

IEEE 1394

T

T

IEEE 1394 Controller : TI TSB43AB23PDTG4

IEEE 1394 Port : One rear 6pin IEEE 1394 port

Controller : nVidia MCP61

USB Type : 2.0/1.1

Connectors Quantity: 8

T

Real Panel : 4

T

Onboard header: 4 for front daughter board, 4 for rear I/O

Standard Intel FPIO pin definition

BIOS

T

T

T

T

T

BIOS Type : Award BIOS

4MB Flash BIOS

Award PnP BIOS compatible with SM BIOS 2.3

ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block.

Provides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, and SM Bus for system management.

Chapter 1 3

4

I/O Connector

T

Controller : Super I/O ITE 8726 co-lay with ITE8716

Rear I/O Connector

T

T

T

T

1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port

1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port

1 VGA(CRT) Port

1 LAN Port

T

4 USB Ports for non-1394 sku; 4 USB ports + IEEE1394 port for 1394 sku

T

7.1 channel phone jack

Onboard Connector

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

1 CPU socket

4 Memory slots

1 PCI Express x16 slot

1 PCI Express x1 slot

2 PCI slots

1 FDD connector

1 PATA IDE slot

2/4 SATA IDE connectors

2/3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO sepcification USB pin connectors.

1 2*5 pin IEEE 1394 jumper

1 CD-IN 4pin connector (CD-ROM/TV Tuner Card Audio Input)

1 S/PDIF out 3pin jumper

1 4pin CPU Fan connector

1 4pin system fan connector with 3pin system fan co-lay

1 24pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector

1 2*7 pin front panel IO header

2 reserved 2pin GPIO jumper

1 onboard buzzer

Color management for on board connecter

Power Supply

T

PSP Type : 250/300W

Chapter 1

Mainboard Placement

Chapter 1

No.

13

14

15

16

9

10

11

12

17

18

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

Name

ATX_POWER1

VCC12_VRM1

PSKBM1

LPT1

USB1394A1

USBLAN1

JS1

FDD1

IDE1

CPU_FAN

SYS_FAN

PWR_FAN

AUX_IN1

USB2

USB3

USB4

PANEL1

AUDIO1

Description

ATX_POWER

ATX_POWER-12V

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector

Parallel Port

USB Dual Port +1394

USB Dual Port +LAN Connector

Rear Audio Connector

Floppy Connector

HDD Primary Connector

CPU Fan

System Fan

Power Fan

CD-in low profile header

USB Header with INTEL spec.

USB Header with INTEL spec.

USB Header with INTEL spec.

Front Panel with INTEL spec.

Audio Header with INTEL spec.

5

No.

19

20

COM2

SATA1~4

Name

Serial Port2

Serial ATA Header

Description

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Block Diagram

PRIMARY IDE

X4 - SATA CONN

FLOPPY CONN

PS2/KBRD CONN

PARALLEL CONN

SERIAL CONN

BLOCK DIAGRAM

POWER

SUPPLY

CONNECTOR

THERM MONITOR

VREG

AM2 SOCKET 940

128-BIT 400/533/667/800MHZ

PEX X16

PEX X1

PEX X1

ATA 133

INTEGRATED SATA CONTROLLERS (X2)

SIO

ITE8726

HT 16X16 1GHZ

PCI EXPRESS

PCI EXPRESS

PCI EXPRESS

LPC BUS 33MHZ

BUF SIO CLK 24MHZ

LPC HDR

4MB FLASH

TPM

PCI 33MHZ

NFORCE

MCP61

692 BGA

HDA

X10 USB2

MII/RGMII

MII/RGMII

AC131 / RTL8110SC / RTL8211B

7.1 AUDIO

BACK PANEL CONN

USB2 PORTS 0-1

X2/GBIT LAN

USB2 PORTS / 1394 conn 2-3

FRONT PANEL HDR

USB2 PORTS 4-5

USB2 PORTS 6-7

USB2 PORTS 8-9

DDRII SDRAM CONN 0

DDRII SDRAM CONN 1

PCI SLOT 1

PCI SLOT 2

Chapter 1 7

Aspire T180 Front Panel

The computer’s front panel consists of the following:

8

No.

Description

1

4

5

2

3

6

No.

Description

Optical drive

Floppy disk drive

Power button

Speaker or headphone jack

Microphone jack

USB ports

Chapter 1

Aspire T180 Rear Panel

Chapter 1

11

13

7

9

No.

1

3

5

No.

Description

Description

Power cord socket

Fan aperture

PS/2 mouse connector

Printer connector

USB 2.0 ports

Microphone jack

Line-in jack

No.

Description

8

10

12

14

No.

2

4

6

Description

Voltage selector switch

PS/2 keyboard connector

Serial port

Monitor connector

RJ-45 Ethernet connector

Line-out Jack

Extension card slots

9

AcerPower M8 Front Panel

10

1

2

3

4

5

8

9

6

7

10

Label Description

Power-Button

Speaker-out/Line-out Port

Microphone-in out ( Front )

USB Ports

Optical drive eject button

Optical drive

Power LED

HDD LED

Floppy drive eject button

Floppy disk drive

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

8

7

6

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

Label Description

Power-Button

USB ports

Microphone-in & Speaker-out/Line-out Port

Optical drive eject button

Optical drive

Indicators

Card reader

HDD

5

4

3

2

1

11

AcerPower M8 Rear Panel

12

11

13

7

9

No.

1

3

5

No.

Power cord socket

Fan aperture

PS/2 mouse connector

Printer connector

USB 2.0 ports

Microphone jack

Line-in jack

No.

10

12

14

6

8

2

4

Description

Voltage selector switch

PS/2 keyboard connector

Serial port

Monitor connector

RJ-45 Ethernet connector

Line-out Jack

Extension card slots

Chapter 1

System Peripherals

The Aspire S Series computer consist of the system itself, and system peripherals, like a mouse, keyboard and a set of speakers (optional). This section provides a brief description of the basic system peripherals.

Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

The included mouse is a standard two-button wheel mouse. Connect the mouse to the PS/2 mouse port or

USB port on the back panel of the system.

Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard port or USB port on the back panel of the system.

Chapter 1 13

Speakers

out (external speaker) port on the back panel of the system.

For more detailed information about the speakers, please refer to the included operating instructions.

NOTE: speakers are optional and the appearance might be different depending on the actual product.

14 Chapter 1

Acer eRecovery

Acer eRecovery is a tool to quickly backup and restore the system. Users can create and save a backup of the current system configuration to hard drive, CD, or DVD.

Acer eRecovery consists of the following functions:

1.

Create backup

2.

Restore from backup

3.

Create factory default image CD

4.

Re-install bundled software without CD

5.

Change Acer eRecovery password

Create backup

Users can create and save backup images to hard drive, CD, or DVD.

1.

Boot to Windows XP

2.

Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.

3.

Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.

4.

In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next

5.

In the Recovery settings window, select Backup snapshot image and click Next.

6.

Select the backup method.

T

Use Backup to HDD to store the backup disc image on drive D:.

T

Backup to optical device to store the backup disc image on CD or DVD (only available on

systems that include an optical disc burner).

7.

After choosing the backup method, click Next.

Follow the instruction on screen to complete the process.

Restore from backup

Users can restore backup previously created (as stated in the Create backup section) from hard drive,

CD, or DVD.

1.

Boot to Windows XP.

2.

Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.

3.

Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.

4.

In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next.

5.

Select the desired restore action and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the restore process.

Create factory default image CD

When the System CD and Recovery CD are not available, you can create them by using this feature.

1.

Boot to Windows XP.

2.

Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.

3.

Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.

4.

In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next.

5.

In the Recovery settings window, select Burn image to disc and click Next.

6.

In the Burn image to disc window, select 01. Factory default image and click Next.

Chapter 1 15

7.

Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.

Re-install bundled software without CD

Acer eRecovery stores pre-loaded software internally for easy driver and application re-installation.

1.

Boot to Windows XP.

2.

Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.

3.

Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.

4.

In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next.

5.

In the Recovery settings window, select Reinstall applications/drivers and click Next.

6.

Select the desired driver/application and follow the instructions on screen to re-install.

At first launch, Acer eRecovery prepares all the needed software and may take few seconds to bring up the software content window.

Change Password

Acer eRecovery and Acer disc-to-disc recovery are protected by a password that can be changed by the user. Follow the steps below to change the password in Acer eRecovery.

1.

Boot to Windows XP.

2.

Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.

3.

Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.

4.

In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next.

5.

In the Recovery settings window, select Password: Change Acer eRecovery password and click Next.

6.

Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.

16 Chapter 1

Acer disc-to-disc recovery

Restore without a Recovery CD

This recovery process helps you restore the C: drive with the original software content that is installed when you purchase your notebook. Follow the steps below to rebuild your C: drive. (Your C: drive will be reformatted and all data will be erased.) It is important to back up all data files before you use this option.

1.

Restart the system.

2.

While the Acer logo is showing, press <Alt>+<F10> at the same time to enter the recovery process.

3.

The message "The system has password protection. Please enter 000000:" is displayed.

4.

Enter six zeros and continue.

5.

The Acer Recovery main page appears.

6.

Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items (operating system versions) and press <Enter> to select.

Multilingual operating system installation

Follow the instructions to choose the operating system and language you prefer when you first power-on the system.

1.

Turn on the system.

2.

Acer's multilingual operating system selection menu will pop-up automatically.

3.

Use the arrow keys to scroll to the language version you want. Press <Enter> to confirm your selection.

4.

The operating system and language you choose now will be the only option for future recovery operations.

5.

The system will install the operating system and language you choose.

Chapter 1 17

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Processor

Type

Socket

Speed

FSB

Item Specification

AMD AM2 processor

AMD AM2 socket 940

System bus total up to 20.8GB/s

2000MT/s

BIOS

BIOS code programmer

BIOS version

BIOS ROM type

BIOS ROM size

BIOS ROM package

Support protocol

Item

Award v6.0

Flash ROM

4MB

Yes

Yes

Specification

32-pin DIP package

ACPI 2.0, APM 1.2, SMBIOS 2.3, WFM support, ASD 1.03,

PXE boot ROM, PCI 2.3

Yes Boot from CD-ROM feature

Support to LS-120 FDD drive

Support to BIOS boot block feature

NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by using the flash utility.

BIOS Hotkey List

Hotkey

Delete

Function

Enter BIOS Setup Utility

Description

Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility.

Main Board Major Chips

Item

NorthBridge

SourthBridge

AGP controller

Super I/O controller

Audio controller

LAN controller

HDD controller

Keyboard controller

Controller nVidia MCP61S/MCP61P single chip solution

Embedded nVidia MCP61S graphic core

ITE8726

ALC888

Marvell 88E8056 Gigabit Ethernet controller nVidia MCP61S/MCP61P

ITE8726

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System Memory

Memory slot number

Item

Support memory size per socket

Support maximum memory size

Support memory type

Support memory interface

Support memory voltage

Support memory module package

Support to parity check feature

Support to Error Correction Code (ECC) feature

Memory module combinations

Specification

4 slot

256MB to 1GB

1GB

DDR2 DRAM

DDR2 667/533/400

1.8V

240-pin DIMM

Yes

ECC checking with double-bit detect and single-bit correct

You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the specifications.

NOTE: Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRII memory module.

Cache Memory

Item

First-Level Cache Configurations

Cache function control

Specification

Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

Second-Level Cache Configurations

L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM

L2 Cache RAM size

L2 Cache RAM speed

L2 Cache function control

L2 Cache scheme up to 1MB per core(exclusive)

One-half the processor core clock frequency

Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

Fixed in write-back

Video Memory

Item

Memory size

Specification

512MB > system memory >= 256MB on board VGA share 32 MB

1GB > system memory >= 512MB share memory size 128MB system memory > 512MB share memory size 256 MB

Video Interface

Item

Video controller

Video controller resident bus

Video Interface

AGP Slot

Chapter 1 nVidia MCP61

PCIE x16

1

Specification

19

20

Audio Interface

Audio controller

Audio controller Type

Audio Channel

Audio function control

Mono or stereo

Resolution

Compatibility

Item

Music synthesizer

Sampling rate

MPU-401 UART support

Microphone jack

Headphone jack

Specification nVidia MCP61

AC’97, ALC888

7.1ch

Enable/disable by BIOS Setup

Stereo support up to 24 bit

Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible

Mixed digital and analog high performance chip

Enhanced stereo full duplex operation

High performance audio accelerator and AC’97 support

Full native DOS games compatibility

Virtual FM enhances audio experience through real-time FM-to-

Wavetable conversion

MPU-401(UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesizers and

MIDI devices

Integrated dual game port

Meets AC’97and WHQL specifications

Yes, internal FM synthesizer

DACs: 44.1k/48k/96k/192k Hz

ADCs: 44.1k/48k/96k Hz

Yes

Supported

Supported

IDE Interface

Item

IDE controller

IDE controller resident bus

Number of IDE channel

Support IDE interface

Support bootable CD-ROM

Specification nVidia MCP61

PCI bus

1 x ATA133

E-IDE (up to PIO mode-4 and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133), ANSIS

ATA rev.3.0 ATAPI

Yes

Floppy disk drive Interface

Item

Floppy disk drive controller

Floppy disk drive controller resident bus

Support FDD format

ITE8726

LPC bus

Specification should support 1.44MB/3mode 3.5” Devices

Chapter 1

Parallel Port

Item

Parallel port controller

Parallel port controller resident bus

Number of parallel ports

Support ECP/EPP

Connector type

Parallel port function control

Specification

ITE8726

ISA bus

1

Bi-directional SPP / ECP / EPP V1.7&V1.9

25-pin D-type female connector

Enable/disable by BIOS Setup

Serial Port

Item

Serial port controller

Serial port controller resident bus

Number of serial port

16550 UART support

Connector type

Features

ITE8726

ISA bus

2

Yes

Specification

9-pin D-type female connector

Support IrDA1.0/ASKIR protocols, smart card reader protocols

USB Port

Universal HCI

USB Class

USB Number

Item

USB 2.0

Specification

Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode support up to 8 ports

Environmental Requirements

Item

Temperature

Operating

Non-operating

Humidity

Operating

Non-operating

Vibration

Operating (unpacked)

Specifications

+5 °C ~ +35°C

-20 ~ +60 °C (Storage package)

15% to 80% RH

10% to 90% RH

5 ~ 500 Hz:2.20g RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes

5 ~500 Hz: 1.09g RMS random, 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes

Power Management

Devices

Power Button

Chapter 1

S1

(Idle)

Enabled

S3

(Suspend to

RAM)

Enabled

S4

(Suspend to

DIsk)

Enabled

S5

(Shut Down)

Disabled

21

Power Management

Devices

USB Keyboard

LAN

RTC

Modem (Ring)

S1

(Idle)

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

S3

(Suspend to

RAM)

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

S4

(Suspend to

DIsk)

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

S5

(Shut Down)

N/A

Disabled

Disabled

N/A

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Power Management Function (ACPI support function)

Device Standby Mode

T

T

T

T

T

Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices

(0-15 minutes, time step=1 minute).

Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface).

Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor.

Resume method: device activated (Keyboard for DOS, keyboard & mouse for Windows).

Resume recovery time: 3-5 sec.

Global Standby Mode

T

T

T

T

T

Global power management timer (2-120 minutes, time step=10 minute).

Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface).

Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.

Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in, keyboard and mouse for APM mode.

Resume recovery time: 7-10 sec.

Suspend Mode

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

T

Independent power management timer (2-120 minutes, time step=10 minutes) or pushing external switch button.

CPU goes into SMM.

CPU asserts STPCLK# and goes into the Stop Grant State.

LED on the panel turns amber colour.

Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode (for ATA standard interface).

Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.

Ultra I/O and VGA chip go into power saving mode.

Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in, keyboard and mouse for APM mode.

Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in and USB keyboard for

ACPI mode.

ACPI

T

T

T

T

ACPI specification 1.0b.

S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support.

On board device power management support.

On board device configuration support.

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Chapter 2

System Utilities

Most systems are already configured by the manufacturer or the dealer. There is no need to run

Setup when starting the computer unless you get a Run Setup message.

The Setup program 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.

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Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test)process. When the message of

“Press DEL to enter SETUP” appears on the screen, press the key of [Delete] to enter the setup menu.

NOTE: If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+Alt+Delete].

The Setup Utility main menu then appears: f f f

Product Information

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

f f f f

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

Esc: Quit

F10: Save & Exit Setup

f

PC Health Status

Load Default Settings

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

mnlk

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

: Select Item

The command line at the bottom of the menu tells you how to move within a screen and from one screen to another.

T

T

To select an option, move the highlight bar by pressing or then press

To change a parameter setting, press or until the desired setting is found.

.

T

Press exit Setup.

to return to the main menu. If you are already in the main menu, press again to

The parameters on the screens show default values. These values may not be the same as those in your system.

The grayed items on the screens have fixed settings and are not user-configured.

NOTE: Due to the application of a new version of BIOS Setup program, you may find the BIOS menu is largely different from the former models. However, you will soon find out that this version is much more compact than the former ones.

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The items in the main menu are explained below:

T

Product Information

To introduce the Product Name,System P/N and MainBoard ID...etc.

T

Standard CMOS Features

The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu.

T

Advanced BIOS Features

The advanced system features can be set up through this menu.

T

Advanced Chipset Features

The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu, and the system performance can be

optimized.

T

Integrated Peripherals

All onboard peripherals can be set up through this menu.

T

Power Management Setup

All the items of Green function features can be set up through this menu.

T

PnP/PCI Configurations

The system’s PnP/PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu.

T

PC Health Status

This will display the current status of your PC.

T

Set Supervisor/User Password

The supervisor/user password can be set up through this menu.

T

Load Default Settings

These parameter settings can be loaded through this menu, however, the stable default values

may be affected.

T

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

T

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Product Information

The screen below appears if you select Product Information from the main menu:

The Product Information menu contains general data about the system, such as the product name, serial

number, BIOS version, etc. These information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for technical support).

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Product Information

Product Name

System S/N

Main Board ID

Main Board S/N

AST180/ASE380/APM8

EM61SM/EM61PM

System Manufacture Name Acer

MB Manufacture Name Acer

System BIOS Version

SMBIOS Version

System BIOS ID

BIOS Build Date

6.00 PG

2.3

R01-A0

Jul 19/2006

Item Help

Menu Level f mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:

Parameter

Product Names

System S/N

Main Board ID

Main Board S/N

System BIOS Version

SMBIOS version

BIOS Release Date

Description

Displays the model name of your system.

Displays your system’s serial number.

Displays the main board’s identification number.

Displays your main board’s serial number.

Specifies the version of your BIOS utility.

The System Management Interface (SM) BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actually opening your system. Hardware checking is done via software during start up. This parameter specifies the version of the

SMBIOS utility installed in your system.

Displays the BIOS latest release date

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Standard CMOS Features

Select Standard CMOS Features from the main menu to configure some basic parameters in your system.

The following screen shows the Standard CMOS Features menu: f f f f f f

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed , Jan.1 2006

Time (hh:mm:ss) 0 : 54 : 28

Item Help

IDE Channel 0 Master [None]

IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]

IDE Channel 2 Master

IDE Channel 3 Master

[None]

[None]

IDE Channel 4 Master [None]

IDE Channel 5 Master [None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]

Video

Halt On Setting

[EGA/VGA]

[All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 523264K

Total Memory 524288K

Menu Level f

Change the day, month, year and century mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

Parameter

Date

Time

IDE Channel 0/2/3/4/5 Master &

IDE Channel 0 Slave

Drive A

Video

Description

Lets you set the date following the weekdaymonth-day-year format

Lets you set the time following the hour-minutesecond format

Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the channel. If it fails to find a device, change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below.

Allows you to configure your floppy drive A.

None

360 KB, 5.25-inch

1.2 MB, 5.25-inch

720 KB, 3.5-inch

1.44M, 3.5 - inch

2.88 MB, 3.5-inch

EGA/VGA This item defines the video mode of the system.

The motherboard has a built-in VGA graphics system; you must leave this item at the default value.

Options

Weekday: Sun, Mon...Sat

Month: Jan., Feb...Dec.

Day: 1 to 31

Year: 1999 to 2098

Hour: 0 to 23

Minute: 0 to 59

Second: 0 to 59

IDE Device Model Number:

Not Detected

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Halt On

Parameter Description

This item defines the operation of the system

POST(Power On Self Test) routine. You can use this item to select which types of errors in the

POST are sufficient to halt the system.

Total based and extended memory, and I/O ROM

384KB available to the system.

Options

All, But Keyboard total memory of the system.

Base Memory, Extended

Memory, and Total Memory

IDE Devices

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IDE Channel 0 Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]

IDE Channel 0 Master

Access Mode

[Auto]

[Auto]

Capacity

Cylinder

Head

Precomp

Landing Zone

Sector

80 GB

38309

16

0

38308

255

Item Help

Menu Level ff

To auto-detect the

HDD’s size, head... on this channel mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Options Parameter

IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Access Mode(Auto)

Description

Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel.

This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA(Large Block

Addressing). Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive.

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Advanced BIOS Features

The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features:

Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features f Removable Device Priority f Hard Disk Boot Priority f CD-ROM Boot Priority

Virus Warning

Quick Power On Self Test

First Boot Device

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device

Boot Other Device

[Press Enter]

[Press Enter]

[Press Enter]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Removable]

[Removable]

[Removable]

[Enabled]

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Boot Up NumLock Status

[Disabled]

[On]

Gate A20 Option [Fast]

Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]

X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6

X Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

X

Security Option

APIC Mode

MPS Version Control for OS

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

Silent Boot

Small Logo (EPA) Show

Configuration Table

BIOS Bootblock Protect

[Setup]

[Enabled]

[1.4]

[Non-OS2]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Item Help

Menu Level f

mnlk

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

Parameter

Virus Warning

Quick Power On Self Test

First /Second/Third Boot

Device

CD/DVD Drives

Boot Other Device

Description

This item is used to enable or disable the virus warning.

Options

Enable this item to shorten the power on testing(POST) and have your system start up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly.

The items allow you to set the sequence of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system.

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-ROM,

ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, LAN,

Disabled (Disable this sequence).

The sequence following the order of

Floppy, HDD and CD-ROM is recommended.

Press [Enter] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices

This parameter allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence.

Enabled

Disabled

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Parameter

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Boot Up NumLock Status

Gate A20 Option

Typematic Rate Setting

Description

If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time. You don’t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity.

Sets the NumLock status when the system is powered on. Setting to On will turn on the

NumLock key when the system is powered on.

Setting to Off will allows users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad.

This item defines how the system handle legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the default value.

If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and typematic delay settings for your keyboard.

--Typematic Rate(Chars/Sec): Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held-down key.

--Typematic Delay(Msec): Use this item to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat characters.

Enabled

Disabled

On

Off

Fast

Enabled

Disabled

Security Option

APIC Mode

This item determines when the users enter the assword, in the setup page or before system boot-up.

This item allows you to enable or disable the

APIC mode. APIC provides symmetric multiprocessing for system, allowing support for up to 60 processors.

Setup

Enabled

Disabled

MPS Version Control For OS This item displays MPS version control for OS 1.4

OS Select For DRAM > 64

MB

HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability

Silent Boot

Small Logo (EPA) Show

Configuration Table

BIOS Bootblock Protect

This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the default.

The S.M.A.R.T(Self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology) system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance. S.M.A.R.T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer.

This item enables or disables silent boot.

Non-OS2

Enabled

Disabled

Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot.

Enables or disables the display of configuration table

This item enables or disables BIOS bootblock protect.

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Options

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Removable Device Priority

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Removable Device Priority

1. Floppy Disks

Item Help

Menu Level ff

Use < m

> or < n

> to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press

<ESC> to exit this menu.

mnlk : Move PU/PD+/-/:Change Priority F10:Save ESC:Exit

Hard Disk Boot Priority

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Hard Disk Boot Priority

1. Cho M : ST380013A

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

Item Help

Menu Level ff

Use < m

> or < n

> to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press

<ESC> to exit this menu.

mnlk : Move PU/PD+/-/:Change Priority F10:Save ESC:Exit

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CD-ROM Boot Priority

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CD-ROM Boot Priority

1. Ch0 S.

: LITE-ON DVD SOHD-16P9S

Item Help

Menu Level ff

Use < m

> or < n

> to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press

<ESC> to exit this menu.

mnlk : Move PU/PD+/-/:Change Priority F10:Save ESC:Exit

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Advanced Chipset Features

These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should leave the items on this page at

their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. If

you change the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system.

Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

Dual Monitor Support

Frame Buffer Size

[Enabled]

[Auto]

HT Spread Spectrum

SSE/SSE2 Instructions

[Center]

[Enabled]

System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled]

Item Help

Menu Level f mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Parameter

Dual Monitor Support

Frame Buffer Size

HT Spread Spectrum

SSE/SSE2 Instructions

System BIOS Cacheable

This item enables or disables dual monitor support

Description

This item enables users to specify the Onboard

VGA share memory size.

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

Enabled

Disabled

Center This item, when enabled, can significantly reduce the EMI

This item allows you to enable or disable the

SSE/SSE2(Streaming SIMD

Extensions)instruction set.

This item enables users to enable or disable the system BIOS cache.

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Options

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Integrated Peripherals

Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help f IDE Function Setup f f

Onboard Device Setup

Super IO Device

[Press Enter]

[Press Enter]

[Press Enter]

Menu Level f mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

IDE Function Setup

Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE Function Setup

OnChip IDE Channel 0

Primary Master PIO

Primary Slave PIO

[Enabled]

[Auto]

[Auto]

Primary Master UDMA

Primary Slave UDMA

[Auto]

[Auto]

IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]

Serial-ATA Controller [All Enabled]

IDE Prefetch Mode

IDE HDD Block Mode f RAID Configuration

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Press Enter]

Item Help

Menu Level ff mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Parameter

On-Chip IDE Channel 0

Description

Use these items to enable or disable the PCI

IDE channels that are integrated on the motherboard.

Enabled

Disabled

Options

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Parameter

Primary Master/Slave PIO

Secondary Master/Slave

UDMA

IDE DMA transfer access

Serial-ATA Controller

IDE Prefetch Mode

IDE HDD Block Mode

Description

Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. These four items let you assign the kind of PIO(Programmed Input/

Output) was used by the IDE devices. Choose

Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best, or select a PIO mode from 0-4

Each IDE channel supports a master device and slave device. This motherboard supports

UltraDMA technology, which provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a device that supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate item on this list to Auto. You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device.

This item allows users to enable the transfer access of the IDE DMA then burst onto the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions do not.

This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller.

The onboard IDE drive interface supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If you install a primary and secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching.

Enables this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode. Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support and improves the speed of access to IDE devices.

Auto

Auto

Enabled

Disabled

All enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Options

RAID Configuration

RAID Enable

Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

RAID Configuration x x x x

SATA 1 Primary RAID

SATA 1 Secondary RAID

SATA 2 Primary RAID

SATA 2 Secondary RAID

[Disabled]

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Item Help

Menu Level ff

Chapter 2 mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

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Parameter

RAID Enable

SATA 1/2 Primary/

Secondary RAID

Description

This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard RAID function of RAID supporting devices

These four items display the status of SATA

RAID.

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Onboard Device Setup

Options

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Onboard Device Setup

Onchip USB

USB Memory Type

USB Keyboard Support

USB Mouse Support

HD Audio

Onboard 1394

Giga Bit LAN

LAN Boot ROM

[V1.1 + V2.0]

[SHADOW]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Auto]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

Item Help

Menu Level ff mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

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Parameter

Onchip USB

USB Memory Type

USB Keyboard support

USB Mouse Support

HD Audio

Onboard 1394

Giga Bit LAN

LAN Boot ROM

Description

This item enables users to or disable the onchip

USB function, setting it to be USB1.1

This item indicates the USB memory type.

Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system(such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play.

Enable this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating syste(such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play.

V1.1+V2.0

SHADOW

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enables and disables the onboard audio chip.

Disable this item if you are going to install a PCI audio add-in card.

This item enables or disables onboard 1394

Auto

This item enables or disables Giga bit LAN

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

This item enables or disables LAN Boot ROM.

Enabled

Disabled

Options

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Onboard I/O Chip Setup

X

X

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Super I/O Device

Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2

UART Mode Select

UR2 Duplex Mode

Onboard Parellel Port

Parallel Port Mode

ECP Mode Use DMA

[Enabled]

[3F8/IRQ4]

[2F8/IRQ3]

[Normal]

Half

[378/IRQ7]

[SPP]

[3]

Item Help

Menu Level ff mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Parameter

Onboard FDC Controller

Onboard Serial Port 1/2

UART Mode Select

UR2 Duplex Mode

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

ECP Mode Use DMA

Description

This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller.

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request(IRQ) for onboard serial port 1.

This field is available if the onboard serial port 2 field is set to any option but Disabled. UART

Mode Select enables you to select the infrared communication protocol-IrDA, ASKIR or SCR

This field is available when UART mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA. This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip. The options are Full and

Half. Full-duplex means that you can transmit and send information simultaneously. Hadduplex is the transmission of data in both directions, but only one direction at a time.

This option is used to assign the I?O address and interrupt request(IRQ) for the onboard parallel port.

Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port. There are four options:

SPP(Standard Parallel Port), EPP(Enhanced

Parallel Port), ECP(Extended Capabilities Port) and ECP+EPP

SPP allows data output only. Extended

Capabilities Port(ECP) and Enhanced Parallel

Port(EPP) are bi-directional modes, allowing both data input and output. ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP- and ECPaware peripherals.

When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode, the parallel port can use DMA 3 or DMA

1

Options

Enabled

Disabled

3F8/IRQ4/2F8/IRQ3

Normal

Half-Duplex

Full-Duplex

378/IRQ7

SPP

3

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Power Management Setup

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Power Management Setup

X

ACPI Function

ACPI Suspend Type

Power Management

Video Off Method

HDD Power Down

HDD Down In Suspend

Soft-Off by Power Button

WOL(PME#)

WOR(RI#)

USB Resume from S1/S3

PS2 K/B Resume from S1/S3

Resume By Alarm

Day of Month Alarm

[Enabled]

[S1&S3]

[User Define]

[DPMS Support]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Delay 4 Sec]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

0

0 : 0 : 0

ACPI AWAY Mode

AMD K8 Cool&Quiet Control

[Disabled]

[Auto]

Power on After Power fail [Former-Sts]

Item Help

Menu Level f mnlk

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Parameter

ACPI Function

ACPI Suspend Type

Power Management

Video Off Method

HDD Power Down

HDD Down In Suspend

Soft-Off by Power Button

Use this item to enable or disable ACPI function.

Description

Enabled

Disabled

S1&S3 Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S3(STR), the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM, i.e., the system shut down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory.

This item is used to enable or disable users manually define power management.

This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. This item is set to

DPMS(Display Power Management Software) by default.

The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.

User define

DPMS Support

This item enables or disables whether the IDE hard drive to be down in suspend mode.

Under ACPI(Advanced Configuration and

Power management Interface) you can create a software power down. In a software power down, the system can be resumed by Wake Up

Alarms. This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power button on your system. If the item is set to

Instant-Off, then the power button causes a software power down. If the item is set to Delay

4 Sec. Then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down.

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Delay 4 Sec

Options

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Parameter

WOL(PME#)/WOR(RI#)

Description

This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected.

This item allows users to enable or disable the

USB device Wake-up from S1/S3 mode.

Disabled

Enabled

USB Resume from S1/S3

PS2 K/B Resume from S1/

S3

This item allows users to enable or disable the

PS2 K/B Wake-up from S1/S3 mode.

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

Resume by Alarm This item allows users to enable or disable the alarm to wake up the system.if set to Enabled, users can specify the specific day of month and the exact time to power up the system.

This item enables or disables the ACPI AWAY mode.

ACPI AWAY Mode Disabled

Enabled

Auto AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet control This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles. When the frequency

Power on After Power fail This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status.

Former-Sts

Options

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PnP/PCI Feature

Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PnP/PCI Configurations

Init Display First [PCI Ex]

Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]

X

Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)]

IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

** PCI Express relative items**

Maximum Payload Size [4096]

Item Help

Menu Level f

41

mnlk

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Parameter

Init Display First

Reset Configuration Data

Resources Controlled By

IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Maximum Payload Size

Description

This item allows you to choose the primary display card.

If you enable this item and restart the system, any Plug and Play configuration data stored in the BIOS Setup is cleared from memory.

You should leave this item at the default

Auto(ESCD). Under this setting, the system dynamically allocates resources to Plug and

Play devices as they are required. If you cannot get a legacy ISA(Industry Standard

Architecture) expansion card to work properly, you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item to Manual, and then opening up the IRQ Resources submenu.

In the IRQ Resources submenu, if you assign an IRQ to Legacy ISA, then that Interrupt

Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA expansion card. Press <ESC> to close the IRQ

Resources submenu. In the Memory Resources submenu, use the first item Reserved Memory

Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA expansion card. Use the section item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of reserved memory. Press

<ESC> to close Memory Resources submenu.

This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some non-standard VGA cards. This board includes a built-in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled.

This item specifies the maximum payload size for the PCI Express function.

PCIEx

Enabled

Disabled

Auto(ESCD)

Enabled

Disabled

4096

Options

Chapter 2

PC Health Status

Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PC Health Status

CPU Vcore

+3.3V

+5V

+12V

+5VSB

Voltage Battery

VDIMM

1.29V

3.37V

5.00V

11.61V

5.05V

3.00V

1.77V

Current CPU Temperature 29°C

Current SYSTEMTemperature

CPU Fan Speed

31°C

5232 RPM

System Fan Speed

Shutdown Temperature

0 RPM

[Disabled]

Warning Temperature [Disabled] f Smart Fan Function [Press Enter]

Item Help

Menu Level f mnlk : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:

Parameter

System Component

Characteristics

CPU Shutdown

Temperature

Warning Temperature

Smart FAN Control

Description

These items allow users to monitor data provided by the BIOS on this motherboard. These fields can not be changed.

T

T

T

T

Vcore

Voltage Battery

CPU FAN Speed

System FAN Speed

T

Current System Temperature

T

Current CPU Temperature

This item enables users to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down.

Options

60 o

C/140 o

F

70 o

C/158 o

F

80 o

C/176 o

F

90 o C/194 o F

Disabled This item lets you select the temperature at which you want the system to send out a warning message to the PC speakers of when the temperature goes beyond either limit.

SPU/SYS Smart Fan Function

-- This item allows you to enable/disable the control of the CPU/system fan speed by changing by changing the fan parameter.

Press Enter

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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.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press<Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press ,Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS

Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup.

If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup.

Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Also you system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.

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Load Default Settings

Selecting 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. Press <OK> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <Cancel> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults.

If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option, select and display that option, and then press<F9>.

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Save & Exit Setup

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the

Setup Utility.

When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu.

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Exit Without Saving

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility.

When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears, press <Y> to discard changes and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu.

NOTE: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the "Exit Without Saving" item and press

<Y> to discard any changes you have made.

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Chapter 3

Machine Disassembly and Replacement

To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools:

T

Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge.

T

T

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.

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General Information

Before You Begin

Before proceeding with the disassenbly procedure, make sure that you do the following:

1.

Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals.

2.

Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system.

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Disassembly Procedure

This section 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.

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Troubleshooting

Please refer to generic troubleshooting guide for trougleshooting information relating to following topics:

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Power-On Self-Test (POST)

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POST Check Points

POST Error Messages List

Error Symptoms List

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Chapter 5

Jumper and Connector Information

Jumper Setting

This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the mainboard.

Setting Jumper

Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins.

Illustration Description

The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on just one pin, the jumper is OPEN.

This illustration shows a 3-pin jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are

SHORT

SHORT OPEN

Chapter 5 70

Checking Jumper Settings

Jumper

CLR_CMOS

BIOS_WP

3-pin

Type Description

CLEAR CMOS

Setting(Default)

1-2 : Clear

2-3 : Normal

Before clearing the

CMOS,make sure to turn off the system

3-pin BIOS PROTECT Open: Write Enable

Short: Write Disable

Illustration

Clear CMOS

1

1

BIOS_WP

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Connecting Components

CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN

Pin

1

2

3

4

GND

+12V

Sense

PWM

Signal Name Function

System Ground

Power +12V

Sensor

CPU FAN control

PWR_FAN

Pin

1

2

3

GND

+12V

Signal Name Function

System Ground

Power +12V

Sense Sensor

SPK1: Internal speaker

Pin

1

2

3

4

VCC

Key

GND

Signal

Signal Name

Chapter 5 72

ATX_Power

6

7

4

5

8

Pin

1

2

3

9

10

11

12

Signal Name

+3.3V

+3.3V

Ground

+5V

Ground

+5V

Ground

PWRGD

+5VSB

+12V

+12V

+3.3V

16

17

18

19

20

Pin

13

14

15

21

22

23

24

-5V

+5V

+5V

+5V

COM

Signal Name

+3.3V

-12V

COM

PS_ON

COM

COM

COM

ATX_12V

Pin

1

2

3

4

Ground

Signal Name

Ground

+12V

+12V

Front Panel Header

The front panel header (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on

ATX or Micro ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information:

Illustration Pin

1

Signal

HDD+LED-

Function

Hard disk LED+

3

5

HDD+LEDHard disk LED-

RST_SW_N Reset Switch

7

9

RST_SW_P

11

13

RSVD

RSVD

RSVD

Reset Switch

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved

Pin

2

Signal

SUS LED

4

6

SUS LED

Function

*MSG LED+

*MSG LED-

PWR_SW_P Power Switch(+)

8

10

12

14

PWR_SW_N Power Switch(-)

Key No pin

LAN LED

LAN LED

LAN LED(+)

LAN LED(+)

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FDD

(Top-View)

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34

13

15

17

7

9

11

Pin

1

3

5

25

27

29

19

21

23

31

33

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Keypin

Signal Name

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Pin

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

Signal Name

DRVDEN0

HDL-

DS3-

INDEX-

MTR0-

DS0-

DS1-

MTR1-

DIR-

STEP-

WDATA

WGATE-

TRK0-

WP-

RDATA

HDSEL-

DSKCHG-

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IDE1 & IDE2

(Top-View)

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39

23

25

27

29

15

17

19

21

31

33

35

37

39

11

13

7

9

Pin

1

3

5

DD1

DD0

Ground

DMARQ

DIOW-

DIOR-

IORDY

DMACK-

Signal Name

RESET-

DD7

DD6

DD5

DD4

DD3

DD2

INTRQ

DA1

DA0

CS1FX-

DASP-

24

26

28

30

16

18

20

22

32

34

36

38

40

8

10

12

14

Pin

2

4

6

Ground

Signal Name

DD8

DD9

DD10

DD11

DD12

DD13

DD14

DD15

Keypin

Ground

Ground

Ground

PSYNC:CSEL

Ground

IOCS16-

PDIAG-

DA2

CS3FX-

Ground

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Connecting the Optional Devices

AUXIN1: Auxiliary in connector

Pin

1

2

3

4

Signal Name

AUX_R

RET_R

RET_L

AUX_L

Function

AUX In right channel

Return Right Aux in

Return Left Aux in

AUX In left channel

USB1~3: Front Panel USB headers

6

7

4

5

Pin

1

2

3

8

9

10

Signal Name

USBPWR

USBPWR

USB_FP_P0-

USB_FP_P1-

USB_FP_P0+

USB_FP_P1+

GND

GND

NC

Function

Front panel USB power

Front panel USB power

USB port 0 negative signal

USB port 1 negative signal

USB port 0 positive signal

USB port 1 positive signal

Ground

Ground

Not connected

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AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header

Pin

1

Signal Name

PORT 1L

Function

Ground used by analog audio circuits

2

9

10

7

8

5

6

3

4

AUD_GND

PORT 1R

PRESENCE#

PORT 2R

SENSE1_RETURN

SENSE_SEND

KEY

PORT 2L

SENSE2_RETURN

No pin

IRDA: Infrared header

Pin

1

2

3

4

5

Signal Name

VCC

No Pin

IRRX

Ground

IRTX

SPDIFO1 : SPDIF out header

Pin

1

2

3

4

Signal Name

SPDIF

+5VA

Key

GND

Function

SPDIF digital output

5V analog Power

No pin

Ground

SATA1~4: Serial ATA connectors

Pin

1

2

3

4

Signal Name

Ground

TX+

TX-

Ground

Pin

5

6

7

RX-

RX+

Ground

Signal Name

1394A2: Onboard IEEE 1394a header

Pin

1

2

3

4

5

Signal Name

TPA+

TPA-

GND

GND

TPB+

Pin

6

7

8

9

10

Signal Name

TPB-

Cable-Power

Cable-Power

Key pin

GND

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COM2: Onboard serial port header

6

7

4

5

Pin

1

2

3

8

9

10

Signal Name

NDCBD

NSINB

NSOUTB

NDTRB

GND

NDSRB

NRTSB

NCTSB

NRIB

Key

Function

Data carry detect

Serial Data In

Serial Data out

Data terminal ready

Ground

Data set ready

Request to send

Clear to send

Ring Indicator

No pin

Rear I/O Panel Connectors

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T

T

T

T

T

PS2 Mouse: Use the PS/2 mouse port to connect a PS/2 pointing device

PS2 Keyboard: Use the PS/2 keyboard port to connect a PS/2 keyboard

Parallel Port(LPT1): Use LPT to connect printers or other parallel communication devices

Serial Port(COM1): Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice, fax, or modems

VGA Port: Connect your monitor to the VGA port

LAN Port(optional): Connect and RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the network

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PSKBM1

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

(Front Side View) (Pinout Top-View)

Figure-(1)

16

14

12 11

15

13

4

6

2 1

5

3

3

5

13

15

3

4

1

2

5

6

PS/2 Keyboard

KBDATA

NC

Ground

VCC

KBCLK

NC

11

12

13

14

15

16

PS/2 Mouse

MDATA

NC

Ground

VCC

MCLK

NC

COM1

Illustration

Front Side View

1

6

2

7

3

8

4

9

5

Pinout Top-View

Figure-(2)

6

7

4

5

Pin

1

2

3

8

9

DCD

RxD

TxD

DTR

Ground

DSR

RTS

CTS

RI

Signal Name

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LPT

Front Side View

6

7

4

5

Pin

1

2

3

10

11

8

9

12

Signal Name

STROBE

PD0

PD1

PD2

PD3

PD4

PD5

PD6

PD7

ACK

BUSY

PE

Pinout Top-View

20

21

22

23

24

25

16

17

18

19

Pin

13

14

15

Signal Name

SLCT

ALF

ERROR

INIT

SLCTIN

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

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USBLAN1

(Pinout Top-View)

G5

G1

U4

G7

G3

U8

L2

L1

L9

G4

G5

G6

U8

G1

G2

G3

U4

U5

U6

U7

Pin

U1

U2

U3

VCC

-DATA0

Signal Name

+DATA0

GND

VCC

-DATA0

+DATA0

GND

HOLE_USB

HOLE_USB

HOLE_USB

HOLE_USB

HOLE_LAN

HOLE_LAN

L10

L11

L12

L6

L7

L8

L9

L2

L3

L4

L5

Pin

G7

G8

L1

RX-

NC

NC

LINK

VCC

ACT

VCC

Signal Name

HOLE_LAN

HOLE_LAN

TX+

TX-

RX+

NC

NC

U1

G2

G6

U5

G4

L8

L7

G8

L12

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USB

Chapter 5

6

7

4

5

Pin

1

2

3

8

G1

G2

G3

G4

VCC

-DATA0

Signal Name

+DATA0

GND

VCC

-DATA1

+DATA1

GND

HOLE_USB

HOLE_USB

HOLE_USB

HOLE_USB

12

13

14

Pin

9

10

11

VP

VG

TPB-

TPB+

TPA-

TPA+

Signal Name

82

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Chapter 6

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List

This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in global configurations of Aspire T180/E380 and AcerPower M8. Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA (Return

Merchandise Authorization).

IMPORTANT: Please note WHEN ORDERING 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 by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

IMPORTANT: Please note that Acer Corporation sells only the parts listed in the following table. Please be reminded that though some parts are disassembled in Chapter 3 for demonstration purpose, Acer Corporation does not provide these parts.

NOTE: To scrap or to return the defective parts, you should follow the local government ordinance or regulations on how best to dispose it, or follow the rules set by your regional Acer office on how to return it.You can access to the website for the latest Parts version http://aicsl.acer.com.tw/spl/

NOTE: The final version of SPL will be released later.

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Exploded Diagram

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FRU List

The FRU list will be updated later.

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