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Acer
Aspire X3300/X5300
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on this service guide.
Date Chapter Updates
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Copyright
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the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.
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Disclaimer
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN
MESSAGES
Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
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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System Tour 1
Features 1
System Components 3
Front Panel 3
Rear Panel 5
Internal Components 6
System LED Indicators 7
System Utilities 9
CMOS Setup Utility 9
Entering CMOS setup 10
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 10
Setup Utility Menus 11
BIOS Recovery 25
System Disassembly 27
Disassembly Requirements 27
Pre-disassembly Procedure 28
Main Unit Disassembly 29
Removing the Side Panel 30
Removing the Front Bezel 31
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 32
Removing the Processor 33
Removing the Optical Drive 34
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 37
Removing the Power Supply 38
Removing the Memory Modules 40
Removing the TV Tuner Card 41
Removing the VGA Card 42
Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards 44
Removing the Mainboard 47
System Troubleshooting 49
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 49
System Check Procedures 50
Power System Check 50
System External Inspection 50
System Internal Inspection 50
Checkpoints 51
Viewing BIOS checkpoints 51
Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints 51
Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints 52
POST Code Checkpoints 53
DIM Code Checkpoints 55
Beep Codes 56
Boot Block Beep Codes 56
POST BIOS Beep Codes 56
Error Messages 58
Memory 58
Boot 58
Storage Device 59
Virus Related 60
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System Configuration 61
CMOS 62
Miscellaneous 62
USB eModule Error Messages 63
SMBIOS eModule Error Messages 63
CPU eModule Error Messages 63
MPS Table (Multi-processor) eModule Error Messages 63
Online Support Information 64
System Block Diagram and Board Layout 65
System Block Diagram 65
Board Layout 66
Mainboard 66
System Jumper 68
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 69
X3300/X5300 Exploded Diagram 70
X3300 FRU List 72
X5300 FRU List 82
Technical Specifications 93
Chapter 1 1
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.
Processor
AMD Phenom II X4 925/910/810/805 processor
AMD Phenom II X3 720/710 processor
Chipset
nVIDIA GeForce 8200 (MCP78PV) chipset
Memory subsystem
Supports up to four 240-pin DDR3-1066/1333 MHz DIMM sockets
Supports single channel or dual-channel memory mode
Media storage
DVD-ROM SATA drive
Combo SATA drive
Blu-ray disc rewriter
Super-Multi SATA DVD drive
160/320/640 GB or 1 TB SATA hard disk drive
Serial ATA controller
Embedded SATA controllers
Two SATA ports
eSATA port
Audio
HD audio codec ALC888S-VC HD codec 7.1
Networking
Marvell 88E1116 Intel WG82567V Gigabit NIC
One Gigabit Ethernet LAN port (RJ-45)
PCI I/O
One PCI Express x16 bus slot
One PCI Express x1 bus slot
System Tour
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I/O ports
Front
Five USB 2.0 ports
2 HD audio jacks
14-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)
Rear
PS/2 keyboard port
PS/2 mouse port
Microphone jack
Headphone/analog speakers jack or front speakers jack
Center speaker/subwoofer jack
Surround L/R speaker jack
Audio inside speaker jack or side speaker jack
S/PDIF port
HDMI port
eSATA port
Four USB 2.0 ports
Gigabit LAN port
VGA/monitor port
Operating system and software
Operating system options:
Genuine Windows Vista
®
Ultimate (32/64-bit)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32/64-bit)
Applications
Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eRecovery Management)
Acer Arcade Live
McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008 Trial version
NTI MediaMaker
System BIOS
SPI Flash ROM
Power supply
220-watts (115/230 Vac) power supply
Active PFC 220V for EMEA and China
Non-PFC 110V and 220V with select switch.
Active PFC 220V with Energy Star 5.0
Dimension and weight
Dimension (LxWxH)
X3300: 352 x 270.8 x 105.8 mm (with bezel)
X5300: 397 x 265 x 100 mm (with bezel)
Weight (estimate): 5.6 kg (MVB SKU)
Chapter 1 3
System Components
This section is a virtual tour of the system’s interior and exterior componen ts.
Front Panel
X3300
No. Icon Component
1 HDD activity indicator
2 Optical drive bay door
3 Drive bay door eject button
Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive.
4 Media card reader
5 USB 2.0 ports
6 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack
7 Front I/O cover
8 Microphone-in jack
9 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot
10 IEEE 1394 port (4-pin)
1 1 USB 2.0 port
12 Power button/power indicator
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X5300
No. Icon Component
1 Power button/power indicator
2 Optical drive bay door
3 Front I/O cover open/close icon
Press beneath the icon (on the cover) to open the front I/O
cover. To close the door, flip the cover back into place, then
press the cover, beneath the icon.
4 Media card reader
5 USB 2.0 ports
6 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack
7 Front I/O cover
8 Microphone-in jack
9 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot
10 IEEE 1394 port (4-pin)
1 1 USB 2.0 port
12 Drive bay door eject button
Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive.
Chapter 1 5
Rear Panel
No. Icon Component
1 Expansion slot (Photo shows graphics card and TV tuner card)
2 Line-out jack
3 Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack
4S/PDIF port
5eSATA port
6 USB 2.0 ports
7 VGA monitor port
8 HDMI port
9 PS2 keyboard port
10 Power connector
1 1 Voltage selector switch
12 Lock slot
13 Key hole
14 PS2 mouse port
15 Gigabit LAN port (10/100/1000 Mbps)
16 Rear speaker/surround out jack
17 Center speaker/subwoofer jack
18 Audio in or side speaker jack
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Internal Components
No. Component
1 HDD drive
2 Optical drive
3 Expansion cards
4 Mainboard
5 Heat sink fan assembly
6 Power supply
Chapter 1 7
System LED Indicators
This section describes the different system LED indicators.
LED indicator Color LED status Description
Power Green On The system has AC power and is powered on.
Green Blinking The system is in standby mode.
— Off System is not powered on.
HDD activity Green On HDD is installed and functioning correctly.
Green Blinking Ongoing HDD activity.
Green/
Amber
Flashing HDD is rebuilding data.
Amber On HDD failure
LAN port
network speed
LED (left)
Amber On GbE link network access
Green On 100 Mbps link network access
— Off 10 Mbps link network access
LAN port
network
connection LED
(right)
Green On Active network link
Blinking Ongoing network data activity
Off Off-line network
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Chapter 2 9
CMOS Setup Utility
CMOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called the complementary metal-
oxide 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.
System Utilities
Chapter 2
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Entering CMOS setup
1. Turn on the computer and the monitor.
If the computer is already turned on, close all open applications, then restart the computer.
2. During POST, press Delete.
If you fail to press Delete before POST is completed, you will need to restart the computer.
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-confi g u rab l e ). 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.
F9 – Press to load optimized 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.
Product Information
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PC Health Status
Frequency/Voltage Control
BIOS Security Features
Load Default Settings
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
In the descriptive table followi n g ea ch of th e me nu s cre en sh ots, settings in boldface are the default and
suggested settings.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
►
► Standard CMOS Features
► Advanced BIOS Features
► Advanced Chipset Features
► Integrated Peripherals
► Power Management Setup
Product Information ► PC Health Status
► Frequency/Voltage Control
► BIOS Security Features
Load Default Settings
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//
- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
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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 processor installed on the system.
Processor Speed Speed of the processor 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.
Processor Type
AMD Phenom(TM) II X3 720 Processor
Processor Speed
System Memory
System Manufacture
Product Name
System Serial Number
System BIOS Version
BIOS Release Date
Asset Tag Number
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
Help Item
:
:2.80GHz
:3840MB
:Acer
:Aspire X3300
:
:P01-A0
:04/02/09
:
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Product Information
Chapter 2 13
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 0/1/2/3 Displays the status of auto detection of the AHCI device.
Halt On Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. All, but keyboard
No Errors
All Errors
System Date
System Time
► AHCI Port 1
► AHCI Port 2
► AHCI Port 3
► AHCI Port 4
Halt on
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
Help Item
[Thu 04/02/2009]
[21:26:38]
[All, but keyboard]
[Hard Disk]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Standard CMOS Features
Use [ENTER] , [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system Date.
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Advanced BIOS Features
Parameter Description Option
Quick Boot Allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot the computer by shortening
or skipping certain standard booting process.
Enabled
Disabled
Quiet Boot When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup.
When disabled, the diagnostic screen displays during startup.
Enabled
Disabled
1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices. Hard Disk
CD/DVD
Removable Dev.
LAN
Hard Disk Drive Priority Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device
priority sequence from available hard drives.
Optical Disk Drive Priority Press Enter to access the Optical Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device
priority sequence from available CD/DVD drives.
Removable Device Priority Press Enter to access the Removable Device Priority submenu and specify the boot device
priority sequence from available removable drives.
Network Device Priority Press Enter to access the Network Device Priority submenu and specify the boot sequence
from available network devices.
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
device enumeration.
Disabled
Enabled
Quick Boot
Quiet Boot
1st Boot device
► Hard Disk Drive Priority
2nd Boot device
3rd Boot device
4th Boot device
► Optical Disk Drive Priority
► Removable Device Priority
► Network Device Priority
Bootup Num-Lock
USB Beep Message
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
Help Item
[Enabled]
[CD/DVD]
[Removable Dev.]
[Network]
[Disabled]
[Hard Drive]
[On]
[Disabled]
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
Advanced BIOS Features
While BIOS to skup
certain tests while
bootion. This will
decrease the time
needed to boot the
system.
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Advanced Chipset Features
Parameter Description Option
AMD Cool’n’Quiet When enabled, the AMD Cool’n’Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU
clock and VIA to reduce heat output from your computer and its power
consumption.
Enabled
Disabled
AMD-V Enables or disables the AMD Virtualization Technology (VT) availability. Enabled
Disabled
Memory Hole Remapping Enables or disables remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total
physical memory.
Enabled
Disabled
Hybrid SLI Enables or disables the Hybrid SLI Technology. Enabled
Disabled
Primary Video Select a graphic controller as a primary boot device. Auto
PCIE
Onboard VGA
UMA Frame Buffer Size Select the amount of system memory used by the Intel graphics device. Auto
32 MB
64 MB
128 MB
Disabled
Current UMA Size Select a video memory size. 256 MB
128 MB
Maximum
AMD Cool’n’Quiet
AMD-V
Current UMA Size
Memory Hole Remapping
Hybrid SLI
Primary Video
UMA Frame Buffer Size
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
Help Item
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[256MB]
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Advanced Chipset Features
Enable/disable the generation
of ACPI_PPC, _PPS, and
_PCT objects.
Options
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Integrated Peripherals
Parameter Description Option
Onboard SATA Controller Enables or disables the onboard SATA controller. Enabled
Disabled
Onboard SATA Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard SATA. AHCI
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
USB Storage Emulation When set to Auto, USB devices less than 2 GB will be emulated as
Floppy and remaining as HDD. Forced HDD option can be used to
force a HDD formatted drive to boot as FDD.
Auto
Floppy
Hard Disk
Onboard Graphics
Controller
Enables or disables the onboard graphics controller. Enabled
Disabled
Onboard Audio Controller Enabled 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
network controller.
Enabled
Disabled
Onboard 1394 Controller Enables or disables the onboard 1394 controller. Enabled
Disabled
Onboard SATA Controller
Onboard SATA Mode
Onboard USB Controller
Legacy USB Support
USB Storage Emulation
Onboard Graphics Controller
Onboard Audio Controller
Onboard LAN Controller
Onboard LAN Option ROM
Onboard 1394 Controller
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
Help Item
[Enabled]
[AHCI]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
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Integrated Peripherals
Enabled
Disabled
Options
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Power Management Setup
Parameter Description Option
ACPI Aware O/S Enables or disables the Advanced Configuration and Power
Management (ACPI) function.
Yes
Disabled
ACPI Suspend Mode Select an ACPI state. S3 (STR)
S1 (POS)
Power On by RTC Alarm Enables or disables real time clock (RTC) to generate a wake event. Enabled
Disabled
Power On by PCIE Devices Enables or disables to wake up the system from a power saving mode
through an event on PCI Express device.
Enabled
Disabled
Power On by Onboard LAN Enables or disables an onboard LAN controller to generate a wake
event.
Enabled
Disabled
Wake Up by PS/2 KB/Mouse Enables or disables to wake up the system from a power saving mode
using a PS2 keyboard or mouse.
Enabled
Disabled
Wake Up by USB KB/Mouse Enables or disables to wake up the system from a power saving mode
using a USB keyboard or mouse.
Enabled
Disabled
Restore On AC Power Loss Enables or disables the system to reboot after a power failure or
interrupt occurs.
Power Off
Power On
Last State
ACPI Aware O/S
ACPI Suspend mode
Power On by RTC Alarm
Power On by PCIE Devices
Power On by Onboard LAN
Wake Up by PS/2 KB/Mouse
Wake Up by USB KB/Mouse
Restore On AC Power Loss
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
Help Item
[Yes]
[S3 (STR)]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Power Off]
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Power Management Setup
Include ACPI APIC
table pointer to
RSDT pointer list.
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PC Health Status
Parameter Description Option
Smart FAN Enables or disables the smart system fan control function. Enabled
Disabled
CPU Temperature (PECI Mode)
System Temperature
CPU Fan Speed
CPU Core
+1.1V
+3.30V
+5.00V
+12.0V
5VSB
VBAT
Smart Fan
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
Help Item
:-128 C/-262 F
oo
:-128 C/-262 F
:4383 RPM
:1.248 V
:1.120 V
:3.328 V
:5.053 V
:11.840 V
:5.080 V
:3.136 V
[Enabled]
oo
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PC Health Status
Fan confiruration
mode setting
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Frequency/Voltage Control
Parameter Description Option
Spread Spectrum Enables or disables the reduction of the mainboard’s EMI.
Note: Remember to disable the Spread Spectrum feature if you are
overclocking. A slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock
speed causing the overclocked processor to lock up.
Enabled
Disabled
Spread Spectrum
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
Help Item
[Enabled]
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Frequency/Voltage Control
Disabled
Enabled
Options
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BIOS Security Features
Setting a system password
1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select a password parameter (Change Supervisor Password or Change
User 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 system password
1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select password parameter (Change Supervisor Password or Change
User 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.
Parameter Description
Supervisor Password Indicates the status of the supervisor password.
User Password Indicates the status of the user password.
Change Supervisor
Password
Supervisor password prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS Setup Utility.
Press Enter to change the Supervisor password.
Change User Password Press Enter to change the User password.
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
Help Item
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
BIOS Security Features
Install or Change the
password.
Supervisor Password :Not Installed
Chang Supervisor Password [Press Enter]
User Password :Not Installed
Change User Password [Press Enter]
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Removing a system password
1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select password parameter (Change Supervisor Password or Change
User 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.
CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.
►
► Standard CMOS Features
► Advanced BIOS Features
► Advanced Chipset Features
► Integrated Peripherals
► Power Management Setup
Product Information ► PC Health Status
► Frequency/Voltage Control
► BIOS Security Features
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Load Default Settings
:Move Enter:Select
F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults
+ :Value//
- ESC Exit:
F10:Save
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Load Optimal Default values for all the setup questions.
Load Optimal Defaults?
[OK] [Cancel]
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