Acer ASPIRE 1700 Service Manual

Acer Aspire 1700 Series

Service Guide

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information related to the current topic.

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result from doing or not doing specific actions.

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to

avoid possible hardware or software problems.

IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions

relevant to the accomplishment of procedures.

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Main Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 2 System Utilities 19

Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

System Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 31

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Disassembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Remove the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Remove the HDD module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Remove the combo drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Remove the thermal module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Remove CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Remove the memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Remove VGA card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Detach the wireless card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Remove moden card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Remove the inverter cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Detach the upper system cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Remove the LCD module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Remove the LCD panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Remove the inverter board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Remove the mylars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Remove the wireless module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Remove the side bracket 42

Remove the LED cable attached on the LCD outer shield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Remove the subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Release the MDC cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Disconnect the cable to the modem header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Remove the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Remove the LED board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Detach the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Remove the Audio DJ board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Remove the touch pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Remove the touch pad board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Remove the lid switch cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Remove the floppy drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Remove the speaker set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Remove the mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Remove the system fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

FDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Combo Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Re-assembly 55

Place the system fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Re-assembling the mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Place the speaker set back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Place the floppy module back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Place the touch pad back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Reconnect the Audio DJ board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Place the system cover back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Reconnect the LED cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Place the keyboard back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Place the MDC cable back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Reconnect the sub-woofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Place the LED cable back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Place the side mount back to position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Place the wireless antenna back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Reattach the LCD cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Place the inverter board back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Re-assembling the LCD module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Place the system cover and hinge back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Place the inverter cover back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Reconnect the cable to the MDC card and wireless card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Place the VGA card back to position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Insert the memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Place the CPU back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Place the thermal module back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Place the floppy back to position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Reconnect the HDD power and coaxial cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Place the battery or dummy battery back to position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Place the bottom shield back to position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

FDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Combo Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 71

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

External CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Memory check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Touchpad check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Aspire 1700 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Locations 85

Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Connector Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Connector Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Chapter 6 FRU List 89

Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

The System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

LCD 17” ASSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

FDD ASSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

HDD ASSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

ODD ASSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 100

Aspire 1700 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Appendix B Test Compatible Components 103

Microsoft® Windows® XP Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Appendix C Online Support Information 109

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System Specifications

Overview

Aspire 1700 is designed to be a mobile desktop. It can support Intel Pentium 4 Northwood as well as Intel Celeron with front side bus 400MHz or 533MHz. The LCD panel ranges from 15” to 17” and the capacity is built to be below 6 litters.

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Chapter 1 1

Features

Performance

T Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 1.8~3.06 GHz/Celeron processor

T L2 cache 512k (Northwood), 128K (Celeron)

T SiS M650 with SiS 962, support 400/533MHz Bus, HTT support.

T 20GB or higher capacity Desktop 5400rpm, 7200rpm HDD

T Microsoft XP OS

T Optional 6-in-1 Multimedia memory card module.

Multimedia

T CD-ROM

T DVD-ROM

T DVD/CD-RW combo

T Audio input and output jacks

T Optional 6-in-1 Multimedia memory card module

T Hardware 3D graphic engine

T Two stereo speakers + One sub-woofer

T 15” Desktop XGA and 17” Desktop SXGA.

Connectivity

T Modem: Software Modem V9.0/V9.2 56Kbps (MDC)

T 10/100 LAN

T Optional Mini-PCI 802.11b/802.11a+b/bluetooth

T One switch for on/off of wireless

T Keyboard and touchpad with 4 way scroll buttons

T 4 universal serial bus (USB) ports.

Human-centric design and ergonomics

T Rugged and space saving

T Full size desktop keyboard

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Outlook

Opened Front View

Label Description

1 Display

2 Power button

3 Keyboard

4 Touchpad

5 Click button & scroll key

6 Audio DJ controls and indicator

7Palm rest

8 Launch keys

9 Status indicators

Chapter 1 3

Closed Front view

# Item Description

1 Speakers Left and right speakers deliver stereo audio output

2 Wireless

communication indicator

3 Power indicator Lights when the computer is on.

Lights when the Wireless LAN capability is enabled.

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Left view

# Item Descr ipt ion

1 Optical drive Depending on your model, the optical drive

2 Optical disc read indicator Light emitting diode (LED) that indicates

3 Optical drive eject button Press the eject button to remove a disc from

4 Optical drive emergency

eject hole

Left Latch Locks and releases the lid.(One on the right

Floppy drive Accepts 3.5 inch floppy disk.

7 PC card eject button Press the eject button to remove a PC card

8 PC card slot The slot supports a standard Type II PC card

is one of the following:

• CD-ROM drive for reading CDs.

DVD-ROM drive for reading CDs and DVDs.

DVD/CD-RW combo drive for reading CDs and DVDs, and writing to CD-Rs and CD-RWs..

when an optical disc is being read.

the optical drive.

Used to eject an optical disc when the computer is turned off.

and one on the left)

from the PC card slot.

(PCM CIA).

•

Chapter 1 5

Right view

# Item Description

1 Right Latch Locks and releases the lid.(One on the right

and one on the left)

2 Speaker/Headphone-out

jack

3 Line-in/Mic-in jack Accepts audio line-in devices (e.g., audio CD

4 IEEE 1394 port

5 IEEE 1394 port

6 USB ports

7 DC-in jack Connects the AC adapter.

Connects to audio line-out devices (e.g.,speakers, headphones).

player, stereo walkman). Selection is through the OS Windows mixer.

Connects to an IEEE 1394 device.

2 ports for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

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Rear view

# Item Descr ipt ion

1 USB ports 2 ports for connecting USB 2. 0 devices.

2Modem jack Connects the built-in fax/data modem to a phone

3S-video

4 External display port Connects an external (VGA) display devices

5 COM port Connects to other serial interface devices.

6 Network jack Connects to an Ethernet 10/100-based network.

7 Parallel port Connects a parallel device, such as a printer.

8 PS2 port C onnects to a PS2 mouse/ keyboard

9 Kensington lock slot For attaching a security connector.

line.

Connects to a television or dispaly device with Svideo input.

monitor.

Chapter 1 7

Bottom view

# Item Description

1 Battery cover Protects the battery bay.

2 Sub-woofer Enhance the audio quality.

3 Ventilation slots Enables the computer to stay cool, even after

prolonged use.

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Main Board Layout

Chapter 1 9

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Processor

Item Specification

Type Pentium 4/Celeron

Socket 478

Speed 1.8G~3.06G

Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to

Enabled.)

Voltage Processor voltage can be detected by the system without setting any

jumper.

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS code programmer PhoenixBIOS

BIOS version

BIOS ROM type Flash ROM

BIOS ROM size 4MB

BIOS ROM package 32-pin PLCC package

Support protocol PCI 2.2, DMI 2.00.1, E-IDE, ACPI 1.0, ESCD 1.03, ANSI ATA 3.0,

PnP 1a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0, ATAPI

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

BIOS Hotkey List

Hotkey Function Description

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

BIOS Setup Utility.

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This section has two table lists, system memory specification and the possible combinations of memory module.

System Memory

Item Specification

Memory socket number 2 sockets (4 banks)

Support memory size per socket 128MB / 256MB/ 512MB / 1GB

Support maximum memory size 1G x2

Support memory type DDR SDRAM

Support memory speed 133MHz (PC133) (for Local Bus speed 133MHz)

Support memory voltage 2.5 V

Support memory module package 184-pin Desktop Long-DIMM

Support to parity check feature Yes

Support to Error Correction Code (ECC) feature Yes

Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as

they match the above specifications.

Memory Combinations

Slot Memory Module Tot al Memor y

Slot 1 128, 256, 512MB, 1G 128MB~1G

Slot 2 128, 256, 512MB, 1G 128MB~1G

Maximum System Memory Supported 128MB~2G

Cache Memory

Item Specification

First-Level Cache Configurations

Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

Second-Level Cache Configurations

L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM

L2 Cache RAM size 256/512KB

L2 Cache RAM speed One-half the processor core clock frequency

L2 Cache RAM voltage

L2 Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

L2 Cache scheme Fixed in write-back

Video Memory

Item Specification

Memory size 64 MB

Fixed on-board or upgradeable Fixed on-board (nVIDIA) or UMA Memory (SiS M650)

This section has two table lists, the video interface specification and its supported display modes.

Video Interface

Item Specification

Video controller SiS M650 or nVIDIA NV18M

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Video Interface

Item Specification

Video controller resident bus AGP bus

Video interface support Video YUV texture in all texture formats

Display Screen Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Hor. Scan (KHz) Pixel Clock (MHz)

640x480 60 31.5 25.2

640x480 72 37.4 32.0

640x480 75 37.5 31.5

640x480 85 43.3 36.0

640x480 120 63.7 55.0

800x600 56 35.2 36.0

800x600 60 37.8 39.9

800x600 72 48.0 50.0

800x600 75 46.9 49.5

800x600 85 53.7 56.2

800x600 100 62.5 67.5

800x600 120 76.1 81.0

800x600 160 101.9 110.0

1024x768 70 56.5 75.0

1024x768 75 60.0 78.8

1024x768 100 79.0 110.0

1280x1024 43 50.0 80.0

1280x1024 60 64.0 110.0

1280x1024 85 91.2 157.5

1600x1200 60 76.2 156.0

1600x1200 85 106.2 229.5

H/W DVD accelerator

Audio Interface

Item Specification

Audio controller SiS962

Audio controller resident bus AC’97

Audio function control Enable/disable by OS Setup

Mono or stereo Stereo

Resolution 20 bits

Compatibility 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

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Audio Interface

Item Specification

Music synthesizer Yes, internal FM synthesizer

Sampling rate 48 KHz (max.)

MPU-401 UART support Yes

Microphone jack Supported

Headphone jack Supported

IDE Interface

Item Specification

IDE controller SiS962

IDE controller resident bus PCI bus

Number of IDE channel 2

Support IDE interface E-IDE (up to PIO mode-4 and Ultra DMA 33/66), ANSIS ATA rev.3.0 ATAPI

Support bootable CD-ROM Yes

Floppy disk drive Interface

Item Specification

Floppy disk drive controller SMSC LPC47M192

Floppy disk drive controller resident bus LPC interface

Support FDD format 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB

Parallel Port

Item Specification

Parallel port controller SMSC LPC47M192

Parallel port controller resident bus LPC interface

Number of parallel ports 1

Support ECP/EPP SPP / Bi-directional / ECP / EPP

Connector type 25-pin D-type female connector

Parallel port function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup

Optional ECP DMA channel

(in BIOS Setup)

Optional parallel port I/O address

(via BIOS Setup)

Optional parallel port IRQ

(via BIOS Setup)

DMA channel 1

DMA channel 3

378h

278h

IRQ5

IRQ7

Serial Port

Item Specification

Serial port controller SMSC LPC47M192

Serial port controller resident bus LPC interface

Number of serial port 1

16550 UART support Yes

Connector type 9-pin D-type female connector

Optional serial port I/O address

(via BIOS Setup)

COM1: 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h

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Serial Port

Item Specification

Optional serial port IRQ

(via BIOS Setup)

COM1: IRQ 3, and 4

Modem

Item Specification

Software Modem V.9.0/9.2

Modem connector type RJ11

Full duplex Yes

USB Port

Item Specification

OHCI USB 1.1/2.0

USB Class Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode

Memory Address Map

Address Size Function

000000 - 07FFFF 512KBytes Host Memory

080000 - 09FFFF 128KBytes Host/PCI Memory

0A0000 - 0BFFFF 128KBytes PCI/ISA Video Buffer Memory

0C0000 - 0CFFFF 64KBytes Video BIOS Memory

D0000 96Kbytes ISA Card BIOS & Buffer Memory

0E0000 - 0EFFFF 64Kbytes BIOS Extension Memory

Setup and Post Memory

PCI Development BIOS

0F0000 - 0FFFFF 64Kbytes System BIOS Memory

100000 - UPPER LIMIT Main Memory

UPPER LIMIT - 4GBytes PCI Memory

PCI INTx# Assignment Map

PCI INTx PCI Devices

INTA AGP

INTB 1394, Carbus

INTC AGP, Audio, Mini, Modem

INTD LAN, Mini

INTE USB 0 (1,1)

INTF USB 1 (1.1)

INTG USB 2 (1,1)

INTH USB 3 (2,0)

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I/O Address Map

Hex Range Devices

000-00F

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 Timer

Keyboard Controller 8742

System Speaker

CMOS RAM Address and Real Time Clock

DMA Page Register

Interrupt Controller-2

DMA Controller-2

Math Co-Processor

Secondary IDE

Primary IDE

Parallel Printer Port 2

Serial Asynchronous Port 2

Parallel Printer Port 1

Floppy Disk Controller

Secondary IDE

Primary IDE

Serial Asynchronous Port 1

Configuration Address Register

Configuration Data Register

Parallel Printer Port 1

IRQ Assignment Map

IRQx System Devices Add-On-Card Devices

IRQ0 Timer N

IRQ1 Keyboard N

IRQ2 Cascade Interrupt Control N

IRQ3 Serial Alternate Reserved

IRQ4 Serial Primary Reserved

IRQ5 MPU-401(Alternate) Reserved

IRQ6 Floppy Disk Reserved

IRQ7 Parallel Port Reserved

IRQ8 Real Time Clock N

IRQ9 N Reserved

IRQ10 N Reserved

IRQ11 N Reserved

IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse Reserved

IRQ13 Math Coprocessor Exception N

IRQ14 Primary IDE Reserved

IRQ15 Secondary IDE Reserved

NOTE: N - Not be used

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APIC mode

PCI x System Devices Add-On-Card Devices

PCI 16 VGA

PCI 17 1394, Carbus

PCI 18 Modem, WLAN (Mini PCI), Audio

PCI 19 LAN

PCI 20 USB 0 (1,1)

PCI 21 USB 1 (1,1)

PCI 22 USB 2 (1,1)

PCI 23 USB 3 (2,0)

DRQ Assignment Map

DRQx System Devices Add-On-Card Devices

DRQ0 N Reserved

DRQ1 LPT (ECP mode) Reserved

DRQ2 FDD N

DRQ3 N Reserved

DRQ4 Cascade N

DRQ5 N Reserved

DRQ6 N Reserved

DRQ7 N Reserved

NOTE: N - Not be used

Main Board Major Chips

Item Controller

System core logic SiS650 / SiS962

Video controller SiS650

Super I/O controller SiS962

Audio controller SiS650

LAN controller SiS650

HDD controller Built in SiS650

Keyboard controller Built in SiS650

RTC Built in SiS650

Environmental Requirements

Item Specifications

Temperature Operating +10 ~ +35°C Non-operating -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package)

Humidity

Operating 20% to 80% RH

Non-operating 20% to 80% RH

Vibration

Operating (unpacked) 5 ~ 16 Hz: 0.015 mm

16 ~ 250 Hz: 0.21 G

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Environmental Requirements

Item Specifications

Non-operating (packed) 5 ~ 27.1 Hz: 0.6 G

27.1 ~ 50 Hz: 0.016 mm

50 ~ 500 Hz: 2 G

Mechanical Specifications

Item Specification

Weight

One 3 ½ FDD and one 3.5 HDD

(without packing)

Dimensions

(main footprint)

Varied by local configuration

N/A

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Power Management Function (ACPI support function)

Device Standby Mode

T Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices

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

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

T Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor.

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

T Resume recovery time: 3-5 sec.

Global Standby Mode

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

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

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

T Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in,

keyboard and mouse for APM mode.

T Resume recovery time: 7-10 sec.

Suspend Mode

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

switch button.

T CPU goes into SMM.

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

T LED on the panel turns amber colour.

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

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

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

T Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in,

keyboard and mouse for APM mode.

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

ACPI mode.

ACPI

T ACPI specification 1.0.

T S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support.

T On board device power management support.

T On board device configuration support.

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System Utilities

BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is a hardware configuration program built into your computer’s BIOS (Basic Input/ Output System).

Your computer is already properly configured and optimized, and you do not need to run this utility. However, if you encounter configuration problems, you may need to run Setup. Please also refer to Chapter 4 Troubleshooting when problem arises.

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To activate the BIOS Utility, press on the bottom of screen).

Press m to enter setup; press <C> to boot from CD-ROM; press <F12> to change boot device.

m during POST (when “Press <F2> to enter Setup” message is prompted

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Info. Main System Device

Security Boot Exi

CPU Type: Intel Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz CPU Speed: 2660MHz

HDD1 Model Name: HDD1 Serial Number: ATAPI Device: System BIOS Ver: A3Axx VGA BIOS Ver: KBC Ver: x.x Serial Num: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Asset Tag Number: Product Name: Aspire 1700 Manufacture Name: acer UUID: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit ←→ Select Menu Enter Select 4Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Navigating the BIOS Utility

There are six menu options: Info., Main, System Devices, Security, Boot, and Exit.

Follow these instructions:

T To choose a menu, use the cursor left/right keys (zx).

T To choose a parameter, use the cursor up/down keys ( wy).

T To change the value of a parameter, press por q.

T A plus sign (+) indicates the item has sub-items. Press e to expand this item.

T Press ^ while you are in any of the menu options to go to the Exit menu.

T In any menu, you can load default settings by pressing t. You can also press u to save any

changes made and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

NOTE: You can change the value of a parameter if it is enclosed in square brackets. Navigation keys for a

particular menu are shown on the bottom of the screen. Help for parameters are found in the Item Specific Help part of the screen. Read this carefully when making changes to parameter values.

This menu provides you the information of the system.

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