Acer Aspire M5811 User Manual

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Acer

Aspire M5811

Service Guide

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Revision History

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Copyright

Copyright © 2009 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.

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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.

Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Pentium Dual-Core, Celeron Dual-Core, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Celeron, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Intel Corporation.

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

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Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

SCREEN

Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.

MESSAGES

 

 

 

NOTE

Gives additional information related to the current topic.

 

 

WARNING

Alerts you to any physical risk or system damage that might 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.

 

 

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Service Guide Coverage

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.

FRU Information

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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Table of Contents

System Tour

1

Features

1

Block Diagram

4

System Components

5

Front Panel

5

Rear Panel

6

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

7

Power Management Function(ACPI support function)

10

System Utilities

11

CMOS Setup Utility

11

Entering CMOS setup

12

Navigating Through the Setup Utility

12

Setup Utility Menus

13

System Disassembly

26

Disassembly Requirements

26

Pre-disassembly Procedure

27

Removing the Side Panel

28

Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly

29

Removing the Processor

30

Removing the VGA Card

31

Removing the TV Tuner Card

32

Removing the Mode Card

32

Removing the Hard Disk Drive

33

Removing the Front Bezel

35

Removing the Optical Drive

36

Remove Cables

37

Remove System FAN

38

Removing the Power Supply

39

Removing the Memory Modules

40

Removing the Mainboard

41

System Troubleshooting

42

Power-On Self-Test (POST)

43

POST Error Messages List

48

Error Symptoms List

55

Undetermined Problems

60

Jumper and Connector Information

61

M/B Placement

61

Jumper Setting

63

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List

69

Aspire M5811 Exploded Diagram

70

Aspire M5811 FRU List

72

Intel RAID SOP

80

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Chapter 1

System Tour

Features

Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:

NOTE: The features listed in this section is for your reference only. The exact configuration of the system depends on the model purchased.

Operating System

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits

Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bits (by request)

Windows 7 Home Basic 32 bits (by request)

Linpus X-window mode (by request)

Processor

Socket Type: Intel Socket H2 ,LGA 1156 pin

Socket Quantity: 1

Processor Type:

Inte Lynnfield/Clarkdale with 45nm family mainstream processorsl Celeron 450 processor

2009B Mainstream (95W) FMB

Chipset

Intel H57 (Ibex Peak)

PCB

4 Layer uATX form factor 9.6in X 9.6in (24.38cm X 24.38cm)

Memory subsystem

Socket Type: DDR III Un-buffered DIMM connector

Socket Quantity: 4

2 channels, 2 DIMMs per channel.

Different colors for DIMM 0 and DIMM 1

Max memory of 8 GB supported (using 2Gb tech)

DDR3 1.5V 1066/1333 (1GB / 2GB / 4GB)

Design Criteria:

Must meet Intel Lynnfield and Clarkdale Chipset platform design guide

Support 1.5V DIMM

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

Hard disk

Support up to two SATA ports

3.5", 25.4mm

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Capacity and models are listed on AVLC

Optical disk

Support one SATA 5.25" standard ODD

Support DVD-ROM, DVD-SuperMulti, BD-combo, BD-rewrite

Maximum ODD depth to 185mm with bezel

Models are listed on AVLC

Graphics card

No mechanical retriction to support for double slot, full length graphics cards in the single PSIe X16 slot

Serial ATA controller

Slot Type: SATA connector

Six SATA ports:

4 for HDD

2 for ODD

Storage Type support:

1.HDD : Support RAID 0/1/5/10 2.Blue Ray ODD

3.AHCI mode supported for internal SATA port

Slot Type :e-SATA connector :

Controller: JMB362-QGEZ0A

2x e-SATA with red color connector at rear IO

Audio

Chip : Realtek ALC888S HD Audio Codec 7.1 with Dolby HT

Connectors support:

Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition including optical S/PDIF output

Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device Requirements: Audio-0002

1 S/PDIF internal port

1 front panel audio header (2*5)

LAN

Controller: Intel PCI-E Gbt LAN controller/PHY

RJ-45 Back panel port with Link/Activity LEDs

USB ports

Supports 14 USB ports. All USB ports must be boot-capable includes USB-ODD, USB-HDD, USB-FDD, and etc…

All USB ports must be 2.0 certified.

All USB ports must provide the over current protection.

6 USB port located on rear panel and the others located on front bezel and top bezel.

Extension slot

Support one PCIe x 16 slot

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Support two PCIe x 1 slots

Support one PCIe x 4 slot

Total I/O ports

One RGB output (Clarkdale CPU only in Q1'10)

One HDMI output (Clarkdale CPU only in Q1'10)

One RJ45header

10 USB ports (6 on the back, 2 on top and 2 on the front

Two e-SATA.

Five HD audio in/out put plus optical SPDIF.

One HD headphone output in front bezel

One MIC-IN in front bezel

Multi-in-1 card reader (SD , MMC , Mini-SD , Micro-SD (T-flash) , RS-MMC, Mobile -MMC ,MMC-micro, MS , MS-PRO , MS Duo , MS-PRO Due , Micro-MS(M2), xD type M and Type H card, CF type I and II, Microdrive)

System BIOS

Size: 4 ~ 8Mb

Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin

Power supply

Up to 500watt power rating

Active PFC 220V for EMEA and China

Non-PFC 110V and 220V with select switch.

Active PFC 220V with Energy Star 5.0

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Block Diagram

POWER

 

VREG

 

SUPPLY

 

VRD11.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XDP

PCIE(GEN2) x16

PCIE (GEN2) X16

INTEL PROCESSOR LYNNFIELD/HAVENDALE LGA1156

CHANNEL A DDR3 SDRAM(800/1066/1333)

DDR3 SDRAM CONN 0

DDR3 SDRAM CONN 1

CHANNEL BDDR3 SDRAM(800/1066/1333)

DDR3 SDRAM CONN 2 DDR3 SDRAM CONN 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XDP

 

 

 

 

 

 

CK505 CLOCK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI EXPRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE X1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIEXPRESS

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE X1

 

PCI EXPRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI EXPRESS

 

 

 

 

INTEL

 

 

PCI

 

 

 

 

rear 1394 port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIE X4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT6308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JMB362

 

PCI EXPRESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front 1394 header

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP*6 / FP*8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eSATA X2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO CODEC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPI

 

 

 

LPC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATA 2.0 (6 PORTS)

 

SPI

 

 

SIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PS2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chapter 1

System Components

This section is a virtual tour of the system’s interior and exterior components.

Front Panel

 

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1

11

2

10

9

3

4

8

5

7

 

6

No.

Component

 

 

1

USB 2.0 ports

 

 

2

Micro SD/M2 slot

 

 

3

CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot

 

 

4

XD(XD-PICTURE) slot

 

 

5

Optical drive

 

 

6

Acer logo

 

 

7

Optical drive button

 

 

8

SD(Secure Digital) solt

 

 

9

Power button

 

 

10

Memory stick PRO slot

 

 

11

Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack

 

 

12

Microphone-in jack

 

 

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Rear Panel

1

19

2

18

3

17

 

4

16

 

15

5

14

6

13

10

7

12

8

11

 

9

 

No.

Component

 

 

1

Power connector

 

 

2

PS2 mouse port Line-out jack

 

 

3

HDMI port

 

 

4

eSATA port

 

 

5

USB 2.0 ports

 

 

6

S/PDIF port

 

 

7

Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack

 

 

8

Line-out jack

 

 

9

Expansion slot (graphics card and TV tuner card and Mode card)

 

 

10

Surround rear L/R

 

 

11

Line-in jack

 

 

12

USB 2.0 ports

 

 

13

Center speaker/subwoofer jack

 

 

14

LAN connector

 

 

15

1394 port

 

 

16

System FAN

 

 

17

VGA port

 

 

18

PS2 keyboard port

 

 

19

Fan aperture

 

 

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Chapter 1

Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Processor

Item

Specification

 

 

Processor Type

Lynnfield/Clarkdale with 45nm family mainstream processors.

 

2009B Mainstream (95W) FMB.

 

 

Socket Type

IIntel Socket H2 ,LGA 1156 pin

 

 

FSB

1333 MHz

 

 

Minimum operating speed

0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled.)

 

 

BIOS

Item

Specification

 

 

BIOS code programer

AMI Kernel with Acer skin

 

 

BIOS version

P01-A0

 

 

BIOS ROM type

SPI ROM

 

 

BIOS ROM size

4-8Mb

 

 

Support protocol

SMBIOS(DMI)2.4/DMI2.0

 

 

Device Boot Support

Support BBS spec

 

1st priority: HDD

 

2nd priority: CD-ROM

 

3th priority: LAN

 

4th priority: USB device

 

 

Support to LS-120 drive

YES

 

 

Support to BIOS boot block feature

YES

 

 

IOS Hotkey List

Hotkey

Function

Description

 

 

 

Del

Enter BIOS Setup Utility

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

 

 

 

Main Board Major Chips

Item

Specification

 

 

North Bridge

Intel P55&H57

 

 

South Bridge

Intel P55&H57

 

 

Audio controller

Realtek ALC888S

 

 

LAN controller

Intel PCI-E Gbt LAN controller/PHY

 

 

HDD controller

Intel P55&H57

 

 

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Memory Combinations

Slot

Memory

Total Memory

 

 

 

Slot 1

1MB,2GB

1G ~2GB

 

 

 

Slot 2

1MB,2GB

1G ~2GB

 

 

 

Slot 3

1MB,2GB

1G ~2GB

 

 

 

Slot 4

1MB,2GB

1G ~2GB

 

 

 

Maximum System Memory Supported

1G~8GB

 

 

 

System Memory

Item

Specification

 

 

Memory slot number

4 slot

 

 

Support Memory size per socket

1GB/2GB

 

 

Support memory type

DDRIII

 

 

Support memory interface

DDRIII 1066/1333MHz

 

 

Support memory voltage

1.5V

 

 

Support memory module package

240-pin DDRII

 

 

Support to parity check feature

Yes

 

 

Support to error correction code (ECC) feature

No

 

 

Memory module combinations

You can install memory modules in any combination as long as

 

they match the above specifications.

 

 

Audio Interface

Item

Specification

 

 

Audio controller

Realtek ALC888S

 

 

Audio controller type

ALC8662-VC

 

 

Audio channel

codec 7.1

 

 

Audio function control

Enable/disable by BIOS Setup

 

 

Mono or stereo

Stereo

 

 

Compatibility

The ALC888S-VC series support host audio controller from the Intel ICH series

 

chipset, and also from any other HDA compatible audio controller. With EAX/

 

Direct Sound 3D/I3DL2/A3D compatibility, and excellent software utilities like

 

environment sound emulation, multiple bands of software equalizer and

 

dynamic range control, optional Dolby, Digital Live, DTS CONNECT, and Dolby

 

Home Theater programs, provides an excellent home entertainment package

 

and game experience for PC users.

 

 

Sampling rate

192 KHz (max.)

 

 

MPU-401 UART support

No

 

 

Microphone/Headphone jack

Supported

 

 

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SATA Interface

Item

Specification

 

 

SATA controller

JMB362-QGEZ0A

 

 

SATA controller resident bus

PCI bus

 

 

Number of SATA channel

SATA X 6

 

 

Support bootable CD-ROM

YES

 

 

USB Port

Item

Specification

 

 

Universal HCI

USB 2.0/1.1

 

 

USB Class

Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode

 

 

USB Connectors Quantity

6 back real ports

 

4 top bezel ports

 

2 ports for media card reader

 

 

Environmental Requirements

Item

Specification

 

 

Temperature

 

 

 

Operating

+5°C ~ +35°C

 

 

Non-operating

-20 ~ +60°C (Storage package)

 

 

Humidity

 

 

 

Operating

15% to 80% RH

 

 

Non-operating

10% to 90% RH

 

 

Vibration

 

 

 

Operating (unpacked)

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

S1

S3

S4

S5

 

 

 

 

 

Power Button

V

V

V

V

 

 

 

 

 

USB Keyboard/Mouse

V

V

N/A

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

PME

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

RCT

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

WOR

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

Devices wake up from S3 should be less than.

Devices wake up from S5 should be less than 10 seconds.

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Power Management Function(ACPI support function)

Device Standby Mode

Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices(0-15 minutes,time step=1minute).

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 3-5sec

Global Standby Mode

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

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: Resume to original state by pushing external switch Button,modem ring in,keyboard an mouse for APM mode.

Resume recovery time :7-10sec

Suspend Mode

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

CPU goes into SMM

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

LED on 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: Resume to original state by pushing external switch Button,modem ring in,keyboard an mouse for APM mode

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

ACPI

ACPI specification 1.0b

S0,S1,S2 and S5 sleep state support.

On board device power management support.

On board device configuration support.

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Chapter 2

System Utilities

CMOS Setup Utility

CMOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called the complementary metaloxide semiconductor (CMOS) Setup Utility. Since most systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is no need to run this utility. You will need to run this utility under the following conditions.

When changing the system configuration settings

When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts

When modifying the power management configuration

When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup

When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted ("Run Setup" message) to make changes to the CMOS setup

NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad. In this case, the system cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a qualified technician for assistance.

CMOS setup loads the configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to be retained when power is turned off.

Before you run the CMOS Setup Utility, make sure that you have saved all open files. The system reboots immediately after you close the Setup.

NOTE: CMOS Setup Utility will be simply referred to as “BIOS”, "Setup", or "Setup utility" in this guide.

The screenshots used in this guide display default system values. These values may not be the same those found in your system.

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Entering CMOS setup

1.Turn on the server and the monitor.

If the server is already turned on, close all open applications, then restart the server.

2.During POST, press Delete.

If you fail to press Delete before POST is completed, you will need to restart the server.

The Setup Main menu will be displayed showing the Setup’s menu bar. Use the left and right arrow keys to move between selections on the menu bar.

Navigating Through the Setup Utility

Use the following keys to move around the Setup utility.

Left and Right arrow keys – Move between selections on the menu bar.

Up and Down arrow keys – Move the cursor to the field you want.

PgUp and PgDn keys – Move the cursor to the previous and next page of a multiple page menu.

Home – Move the cursor to the first page of a multiple page menu.

End – Move the cursor to the last page of a multiple page menu.

+ and - keys – Select a value for the currently selected field (only if it is user-configurable). Press these keys repeatedly to display each possible entry, or the Enter key to choose from a pop-up menu.

NOTE: Grayed-out fields are not user-configurable.

Enter key – Display a submenu screen. NOTE: Availability of submenu screen is indicated by a (>).

Esc – If you press this key:

On one of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays.

On a submenu screen, the previous screen displays.

When you are making selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without making a selection.

F1 – Display the General Help panel.

F6 – Press to load optimized default system values.

F7 – Press to load fail-safe default system values.

F10 – Save changes made the Setup and close the utility.

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Setup Utility Menus

The Setup Main menu includes the following main setup categories.

Parameter

Description

 

 

Product 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

 

 

Advanced Chipset Features

This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features

 

 

Advanced Chipset Features

This setup page includes all advanced chipset features

 

 

Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals

 

 

Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function features

 

 

PC Health Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, and fan speed

 

 

Frequency/Voltage Control

This setup page is the System Frequency setup

 

 

BIOS Security Features

Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the System

 

 

Load Default Setting

Load Default Setting indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be

 

in best performance configuration

 

 

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup

 

 

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup

 

 

In the descriptive table following each of the menu screenshots, settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

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Product Information

The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable.

Parameter

Description

 

 

Processor Type

Type of CPU installed on the system.

 

 

Processor Speed

Speed of the CPU installed on the system.

 

 

System Memory

Total size of system memory installed on the system.

 

 

System Manufacturer

Name of the manufacturer of this system.

 

 

Product Name

Product name of the system.

 

 

System Serial Number

Serial number of the system.

 

 

System BIOS Version

Version number of the BIOS setup utility.

 

 

BIOS Release Date

Date when the BIOS setup utility was released

 

 

Asset Tag Number

Asset tag number of this system.

 

 

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Standard CMOS Features

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

System Date

Set the date following the weekday-month-day-year format.

 

 

 

 

System Time

Set the system time following the hour-minute-second format.

 

 

 

 

AHCI Port 1/2/3/5/6

Press Enter to view detailed device information.

 

 

 

 

Halt On

Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST.

All, But Keyboard

 

 

No Errors

 

 

All Errors

 

 

 

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Advanced BIOS Feature

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Quick Boot

Allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot the computer by shortening

Enabled

 

or skipping certain standard booting process.

Disabled

 

 

 

Quiet Boot

When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup.

Enabled

 

When disabled, the diagnostic screen displays during startup.

Disabled

 

 

 

1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device

Specifies the boot order from the available devices.

Hard Disk

 

 

CD^DVD

 

 

Removable

 

 

Device

 

 

LAN

 

 

 

Hard Disk Drive

Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device

 

priority sequence from available hard drives.

 

 

 

Removable Device

Press Enter to access the Removable Device Priority submenu and specify the boot device

 

priority sequence from available removable drives.

 

 

 

CD/DVD Drives

Press Enter to access the Optical Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device

 

priority sequence from available CD/DVD drives.

 

 

 

 

Bootup Num-Lock

Selects power on state for Num Lock.

On

 

 

Off

 

 

 

USB Beep Message

Enables or disables BIOS to display error beeps or messages during USB

Disabled

 

device enumeration.

Enabled

 

 

 

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Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Intel EIST

When enabled, this feature allows the OS to reduce power consumption.

Enabled

 

When disabled, the system operates at maximum CPU speed.

Disabled

 

 

 

Intel XD Bit

When enabled, the processor disables code execution when a worm

Enabled

 

attempts to insert a code in the buffer preventing damage and worm

Disabled

 

propagation.

 

 

When disabled, the processor forces the Execute Disable (XD) Bit feature

 

 

flag to always return to 0.

 

 

 

 

Intel VT

Enables or disables the Virtualization Technology (VT) availability. If

Enabled

 

enabled, a virtual machine manager (VMM) can utilize the additional

Disabled

 

hardware virtualization capabilities provided by this technology.

 

 

Note: A full reset is required to change the setting.

 

 

 

 

Intel VT-d

For Intel platform

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Memory Hole Remapping

Enables or disables remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total

Enabled

 

physical memory.

Disabled

 

 

 

Primary Video

Select a graphic controller as a primary boot device.

Auto

 

 

PCIE

 

 

Onboard VGA

 

 

 

DVMT Mode Select

You can choose the Fixed Mode or DVMT Mode.

Not supported

 

 

 

DVMT/Fixed Memory

The setting is only available for WinXp.

 

 

 

 

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Integrated Peripherals

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Onboard ESATA Controller

Enables or disables the onboard ESATA controller.

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Onboard SATA Controller

Enables or disables the onboard SATA controller.

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Onboard SATA Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard SATA.

RAID

 

 

Native IDE

 

 

 

Onboard USB Controller

Enables or disables the onboard USB controller.

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Legacy USB Support

Enables or disables support for legacy USB devices.

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Onboard Audio Controller

Enables or disables the onboard audio controller.

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Onboard LAN Controller

Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller.

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Onboard LAN Option ROM

Enables or disables the load of embedded option ROM for onboard

Enabled

 

network controller.

Disabled

 

 

 

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Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

ACPI Suspend Mode

Select an ACPI state.

S3 (STR)

 

 

S1 (POS)

 

 

 

High Performance Event

Enables or disables High Performance Event Timer

Enabled

Timer

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Power On by RTC Alarm

Enables or Disables to wake up the system by RTC Alarm Function

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Power On by PCIE Devices

Enables or disables to wake up the system from a power saving mode

Enabled

 

through an event on PCI Express device.

Disabled

 

 

 

Power On by Onboard Lan

Enables or Disables to wake up the system by Onboard Lan function

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

Wake Up by PS/2 KB/

Enables or disables to wake up the system from a power saving mode

Enabled

Mouse

using a PS2 keyboard or mouse.

Disabled

 

 

 

Wake Up by USB KB/

If enabled, press any key or click the mouse will wake system from S1/

Enabled

Mouse

S3 state.

Disabled

 

 

 

Restore On AC Power Loss

Enables or disables the system to reboot after a power failure or

Power Off

 

interrupt occurs.

Power On

 

 

Last State

 

 

 

Deep power off mode

Select the Deep power off Mode

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

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PC Health Status

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Smart FAN

Enables or disables the smart system fan control function.

Enabled

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Spread Spectrum

Enables or disables the reduction of the mainboard’s EMI.

Enabled

 

Note: Remember to disable the Spread Spectrum feature if you are

Disabled

 

overclocking. A slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock

 

 

speed causing the overclocked processor to lock up.

 

 

 

 

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BIOS Security Features

Parameter

Description

 

 

Supervisor Password

Indicates the status of the supervisor password.

 

 

User Password

Indicates the status of the user password.

 

 

Change Supervisor

Supervisor password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup Utility.

Password

Press Enter to change the Supervisor password.

 

 

Setting a supervisor password

1.Use the up/down arrow keys to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter. A password box will appear.

2.Type a password then press Enter.

The password may consist up to six alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)

3.Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again.

4.Press F10.

5.Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility.

Changing the supervisor password

1.Use the up/down arrow keys to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter.

2.Type the original password then press Enter.

3.Type a new password then press Enter.

4.Retype the password to verify the first entry then press Enter again.

5.Press F10.

6.Select Yes to save the new password and close the Setup Utility.

Removing a supervisor password

1.Use the up/down arrow keys to select Change Supervisor Password menu then press Enter.

2.Enter the current password then press Enter.

3.Press Enter twice without entering anything in the password fields.

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Load Default Settings

The Load Default Settings menu allows you to load the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup defaults are quite demanding in terms of resources consumption. If you are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of low-performance components and you choose to load these settings, the system might not function properly.

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