Acer Aspire M1620 User Manual

Aspire M1620

VeritonM262

Service Guide

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN

MESSAGES

NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information

WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from

CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible

IMPORTANT Remindyou to do specific actions relevant to the

Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.

related to the current topic.

doing or not doing specific actions.

hardware or software problems.

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.

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

Features…………………………………………………………………………... 1 Main board Placement……………………………………………………….10 Block Diagram…………………………………………………………………..11

AspireM1620 Front Panel……………...………….............…………….12

Aspire M1620 Rear Panel……………….………………..............….…..13

VeritonM262 Front Panel………………….................………….….….14

VeritonM262 Rear Panel………………........………...........……………15

Hardware Specifications and Configurations………………….…….16 Power Management Function (ACPI support function)………….22

Chapter 2 System Utilities 23

Entering Setup………………………………………………………………..24 Product Information………………………………………………………..26 Standard CMOS Features…………………………………………………27 Advanced BIOS Features………………………………………………….30 Integrated Peripherals……………………………………………………..34 Power Management…………………………………………………………41 PnP/PCI Configuration…………………………………………………….44

PC Health Status…………………………………………………………......46

Frequency/Voltage Control……………..………………………….…....47

Load Default Settings………………………………………………..……. 49 Set Supervisor/User Password……………………………….…………50 Save & Exit Setup………………………………………………….…………52 Exit Without Saving………………………………………………….……..53

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 54

General Information………………………………………………………. 55 Disassembly Procedure……………………………………………………56

AspireM1620 Disassembly Procedure…..............……..…………57

VeritonM262 Disassembly procedure………...................………63

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 73

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 74

Jumper Setting……………………………………………………………….74

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 83

Exploded Diagram………………………………………………………….84 Parts……………………………………………………………………………..86

System Specifications

Features

Operating System

 Microsoft Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium,

Business)

Processor

 Socket Type: Intel® Socket T LGA 775 pin

 Processor Type:

 Support 105W CPU, Intel® Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Extreme,

Core 2 Duo, Pentium® D, Pentium® 4, Celeron D processors ,

Socket T (LGA775)Intel® Kens field

Chipset

 North Bridge: 945G/GC

 South Bridge: ICH7

PCB

 Form Factor: ATX

 Dimension/Layer: 9.6" x 8.8"

Memory

 Memory Type: DDRII 400/533/667

 Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size

up to 4GB

 DIMM Slot: 2

 Memory Max: 128Mb/256Mb/512Mb/1Gb devices technologies

 Capacity: Up to 128MB per DIMM with maximum memory size

up to 4 GB

Graphics

 Intel 945G/GC on die graphic solution

 DVMT 4.0 technology support

 Enhanced 3D and Clear Video technology support

 Dual View function support (by Intel ADD2/MEC card)

 1 D-sub VGA port on rear

PCI

 PCI Express Slot Type: x16

 PCI Express x16 Slot Quantity: 1

 Support ADD2/MEC card

 PCI Express Slot Type: x1

 PCI Express x1 Slot Quantity: 1

 PCI Slot

 PCI Slot Quantity: 2

FDD

 Slot Quantity: 1

 Design Criteria:

 Should support 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5” Devices

SATA

 Slot Type: SATA slot

 Slot Quantity: 4

 Storage Type support:

 HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/

DVD Dual/DVD

SuperMultiPlus/Blu-Ray ODD

Audio

 Audio Type: HD audio codec

 Audio Channel: 7.1 channel

 Audio Controller /Codec: ALC883, colay with ALC888

 Support S/PDIF: S/PDIF-out header (1*4)

LAN

 MAC Controller: ICH7

 Realtek RTL8100C, Colay with 8110SC (10M/100M/1000M

LAN)

 PHY: Intel Nineveh RTL8110SC PCI-E Giga LAN

USB

 Controller Type: Intel ICH7

 Ports Quantity: 8

4 back panel ports

 On-board: 2x5 header x2

 Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition (2x5)

 Data transfer rate support:

 USB 2.0/1.1

1394

 Controller: Intel ICH7

 1 on board header

 1 6-pin 1394 port on rear port

BIOS

 BIOS Type: Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS

 4Mb Flash BIOS

 Note:

 Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built

in with default and RPL function is optional by service BIOS)

 Compliant with latest ASF 2.0 spec

 Compliant with latest SMT 2.0 spec

 Compliant with latest Intel Virtualization Technology spec

I/O Connector

 Controller: Super I/O ITE IT8718F with hardware monitor

Rear I/O Connector

 1 Parallel port,

 1 serial port

 1 D-Sub VGA port

 1 RJ45 LAN port

 4 USB ports

 7.1 channel phone jack ( 6 audio jacks)

 1 6-pin 1394 port

On-board connectors

 1 LGA 775 CPU socket

 2 DDR2 memory sockets

 1 PCI Express x16 slot

 1 PCI Express x 1 slot

 2 PCI slots

 1 FDD slot

 4 SATA2 connectors

 3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors (follow

Intel FPIO standard Specification)

 1 2*5 pin Intel FPIO spec. Microphone In/ Headphone Out pin

connectors

 1 serial port 2*5 pin connector (2nd serial port)

 1 HD audio digital header

 4 pin CPU Fan connector

 3 pin System FAN connector with linear circuit

 24pin + 4pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector

 1 2*7 pin front panel IO header

 1 Jumper for clear CMOS

 Color management for on board connecters (please refer to Acer

spec)

 Header for CIR & IR blaster function (Check ITE Solution)

Power Supply

 PSP Type: 250W/300W

Main board Placement

Block Diagram

Aspire M1620 Front Panel

The computer’s front panel consists of the following:

Aspire M5620 Rear Panel

Item Description Item Description

1 6 AUDIO JACKS 8 PS2 KEYBOARD 2 LAN PORT 9 PS2 MOUSE 3 USB PORTS 10 POWER CORD PORT 4 1394 PORT 11 SPDIF BRACKET 5 CRT/LCD PORT 12 SPDIF PORT 6 PARALLEL PORT 13 RECOVERY SWITCH HOLDER 7 COM PORT 14 LOCK HANDLE

VeritonM262 Front Panel

Label Description

1 Power-Button

2 Speaker-out/Line-out Port

3 Microphone-in out ( Front )

4 USB Ports

5 Optical drive

8 HDD LED

9 Power LED

VeritonM262 Rear Panel

Item Description Item Description

1 3 audio jacks 7 PS/2 keyboard

2 RJ45 port 8 PS/2 mouse

3 CRT/LCD port 9 Power cord Port

4 Serial port 10 Recovery Switch Holder

5 Parallel port 11 Lock Handle

6 USB PORTS ʳʳ

System Utilities

The manufacturer or the dealer already configures most systems. 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.

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:

The items in the main menu are explained below:

Parameter Description

Production Information This page shows the relevant information of the main board

Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard

compatible BIOS

Advance BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special

enhanced features

Advance Chipset

This setup page includes all advanced chipset features Features

Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals

Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function

features

PnP/PCI Configuration This setup page includes all configurations of PCI & PnP ISA

resources

PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature,

voltage, and fan speed

Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Settings Default Settings indicates the value

of the system parameters which the system would be in best

performance configuration

Set Supervisor Password Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access

to the system and Setup, or just to Setup

Set User Password Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access

to the System

Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup

Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup

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. This information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for technical support).

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:

Parameter Description

Production Name This item lists the product name

System S/N This item lists the system serial number

Main Board ID This item lists the main board ID

Main Board S/N This item lists the main board serial number

System BIOS Version This item lists the system BIOS version

SMBIOS Version This item lists the system SMBIOS version

System BIOS ID This item lists the system BIOS ID

BIOS Release Date This item lists the BIOS release date

Standard CMOS Setup

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:

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

Date To set the date following the

weekday-month-date-year format

System Time To set the time following the

hour-minute-second format

Base Memory Size 640 K for system base memory

Week: From [Sun.] to [Sat.]. determined by BIOS and is display only Day: from [1] to [31] (or the maximum allowed in the month. Year: from 1999 to 2099

The items format is [hour] [minute][second]. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour timer clock.

Parameter Description Options

Extended Memory Size

Total Memory Size

IDE Channel X Master IDE Channel X Slave

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the memory address map of CPU

Total memory size for the system

Hard disk drive connected to channel X master or slave port. To enter the IDE Master or Slave setup, press [Enter]. The IDE CD-ROM is always

[Enter] for detection options [Auto]: BIOS automatically detects IDE devices during POST (default) [None]: No IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up [Manual]: Manually input the correct

automatically detected

Video Setting Select the type of

primary video subsystem

Halt on This item enables use to

select the situation if the BIOS stops the POST process and the

settings [Access Mode]: To set the access mode for the hard drive. The four options are: CHS/LBA/Large/Auto (default: Auto) Cylinder: Number of cylinders Head: Number of heads Precomp: Write precomp Landing Zone: Landing Zone Sector: Number of sectors

All Errors No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette

notification

All, But Disk/Key

Advanced Setup

The following screen shows the Advanced Setup:

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description Options

Hard Disk Boot Priority

This features displays the Hard Disk Boot Device priority from high to low and allows users to set the Hard Disk Boot Device Priority. Press [Enter] to enter the setting screen. Use wory to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit.

[Press Enter]

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