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Preface

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

1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details.

2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 System Specifications 1

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

Main Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Wake-up Event Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System LED Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Main Board Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Aspire T160 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Aspire E360 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

AcerPower M6 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

AcerPower M6 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Aspire T160/E360 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

System Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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

Acer disc-to-disc Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

Power Management Function (ACPI Support Function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 2 System Utilities

Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Standard CMOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Advanced BIOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Advanced Chipset Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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

IDE Function Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Onboard Device Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Onboard I/O Chip Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Power Management Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

PnP/PCI configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

PC Health Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Set supervisor/User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Save & Exit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Exit without Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Aspire T160 and AcerPower M6 Disassembly Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Open the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Disconnect the Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Detach the HDD, FDD, and Card Reader (if equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Detach the USB Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Detach the CPU Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Remove the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Remove the System Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Remove the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Remove the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Remove the CPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Aspire E360 Desassembly Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Open the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Remove the PCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Detach the CPU Cooler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Remove the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Disconnect the Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Disassemble the HDD, ODD, FDD and Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Disassemble the USB Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Remove the System Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Remove the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Remove the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Separate the CPU from the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 6

Power-On Self-Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

POST Error Messages List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Error Symptoms List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

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

Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information

Connectors Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

CPU Fan/System Fan (Cooler Fan Power Conncetor). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

FDD (Floppy Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

IDE1/IDE2 (IDE Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4 (Serial ATA Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

F_Panel (Front Panel Jumper) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

F_Audio (Front Audio Panel connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

CD_IN (CD In Connector, Black) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

F_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

SPDIF_OUT (SPDIF Out). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

INTR (Intruder, Case Open Header). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

BAT (Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

How to Erase CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 99

General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Aspire E360 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

AcerPower M6 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

System Specifications

Overview

CPU AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64x2 / Sempron (939)

Chipset C51G + MCP51

Memory Dual Channel DDR1 266/333/400, four DDR1 DIMM (Max. four GB)

supported

System BIOS Feature LCP-4MB (wake on LAN boot)

Award BIOS code ACPI supported; S3 will be defaulted. Hardware monitor supported

Super I/O ITE8712F with hardware monitor

IDE Interface PCI bus master enhanced IDE (MCP51)

RTC NCP51

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Serial ATA Independent DMA operation on four ports

Data transfer rates up to 300MB/sec. SATA II Support Raid function

FDD Interface

Audio Audio on board (ALC850, 7.1 channels)

LAN Marvell 88E1111

USB USB 2.0 host controller supporting up to eight ports

Expansion Slots Three PCI slot (PCI 2.3), one PCI Express x16 graphics slot

I/O Ports One serial port, one parallel (EPP/ECP supported), eight USB ports

Power Connectors 24-pin ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector

Power management Dark green, ACPI 2.0 compliant, SMBIOS 2.3

1.44/2.88MB FDD

(four rear panel / four front panel), VGA port, RJ45, one PS/2 keyboard port and one PS/2 mouse port, audio jack six mic-in, line-in, and lineout

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Main Board Specifications

Description

Size

Processor

System Chipset

Memory

PCI Express / PCI Slots

FDD Interface

IDE Interface

T Max. 244 mm x 244 mm, Micro ATX

T Processor type: AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64x2 / Sempron T Socket type: AMD Socket 939 T Socket quantity: one

T North bridge: Nvidia C51G T South bridge: MCP51

T Memory type:

T DDR

T CAS latency, CL = 4 T Socket type: DDR memory slots T Socket quantity: four T Capacity: 256MB to 4GB T Single channel

T PCI Express Slot type: x1 / x16

T Quantity: none / one T PCI Slot type: PCI 2.3 5V slots

T Quantity: two

T Slot quantity: one T One 1.44MB 3.5” device

T Slot type: 40 pin PATA IDE slot

T Quantity: two

T Transfer rate support: PIO Mode (0/1/2/3/4), ATA

Mode (33/66/100/133)

T Device type support: HDD / CD-ROW / CD-RW / DVD-

ROM / Combo / DVD burner

T Connector type: SATA IDE connector

T Quantity: four

T Storage type support: HDD

Audio

T Controller: MCP51 T Codec: Realtek ALC850 (7.1 channel audio support) T UAJ support (HD audio feature suppport on rear only) T Reserved disable function on BIOS side. Default is

enabled.

LAN T Controller: MCP51

T LAN chip: Marvell 88E1111 T 10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802.3 compliant

USB (AcerPower M6)

T Controller: MCP51 T Connector quantity: eight

T Rear connectors: four

T On-board header: two (2*5 pin)

T Two for front daughter board (2*5 pin Intel FPIO)

T Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1

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Description

USB (Aspire E360/T160) T Controller: MCP51

T Connectors Quantity: eight

T Rear connectors: four

T On-board header: three (2*5 pin)

T One for front daughter board (2*5 pin Intel EPIO) T One for Multi Card Reader (2*5 pin) T One for cable (leverage rear USB ports)

T Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1

I/O Ports

All On-Board Connector / Device List

T Dual stack PS/2 keyboard / mouse T Parallel port T Serial port T VGA port T Dual stack USB ports with 1394 T Dual stack USB ports with RJ45 connector T Vertical audio connector with line-in, line-out and

microphone

T Rear I/O connectors

T One PS/2 keyboard port, one PS/2 mouse port

T One parallel port, one serial port

T One VGA (CRT) port

T One GigaLAN port

T Four USB ports (AcerPower M6) / Two USB ports

(Aspire T160/E360)

T Six ports jack supporting HD audio output T On-board connectors / devices

T One CPU socket

T Four memory sockets

T One PCI Express x16 slot

T One PCI Express x1 slot

T Two PCI slots

T One FDD slot

T Tw o PATA I D E s lot

T Four PATA IDE connectors

T Two 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin

connectors

T One 2*5 pin USB pin connector

T One 2*5 Intel FPIO specification front audio connector

T One serial port pin connector

T One CD-In four-pin connector (CD-ROM / TV tuner

card audio input)

T One four-pin CPU fan connector

T Two three-pin system fan connectors

T One 20-pin + four-pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS

connector

T One 2*7 Power / LED FPIO (following Intel FPIO

spec.)

T One buzzer

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Wake-up Event Specifications

Device S1 (Idle)

Power button Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled

PS/2 keyboard Enabled Enabled Enabled No

USB keyboard Enabled Enabled Disabled No

RTC Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

Lan Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

Modem (Ring) Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled

S3 (Suspend

to RAM)

S4 (Suspend

to Disk)

System LED Definition

Aspire T160

State Response

Power state LED S0: Green steady

S1/S3: Green blinking S4/S5: Off

HDD state LED IDE active: Red blinking

IDE idle: Off

LAN state LED LAN active: Green blinking

LAN idle: Off

S5 (Shut

down)

Aspire E360 / AcerPower M6

State Response

Power state LED S0: Blue steady

S1/S3: Blue blinking S4/S5: Off

HDD state LED IDE active: Blue blinking

IDE idle: Off

LAN state LED LAN active: Blue blinking

LAN idle: Off

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Block Diagram

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Main Board Placement

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No. Label Description

1U16 CPU socket

2 U15 North bridge

3 U26 South bridge

4 U2 Audio codec

5 U29 Super I/O controller

6 U3 LAN controller

7J4 TV OUT port

8 KB / MS Keyboard and mouse

9 COM1 COM1

10 PRT Printer

11 V GA VGA

12 1394_USB 1394 USB

13 USB USB port

14 NIC_USB Network and USB connector

15 Audio Audio

16 SYS_FAN System fan connector

17 F_Audio Front audio header

18 CD_IN CD IN

19 AUX_IN AUX IN

20 SPDIF_OUT SPDIF_OUT

21 BZ1 Buzzer

22 SPEAKER Speaker cable connector

23 F_1394 Front 1394 header

24 F_USB1 Front USB header

25 F_USB2 Front USB header

26 FP Front panel

27 TBL_EN Boot block jumper

28 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS (password switch)

29 INTR Intruder

30 J2 Recovery

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No. Label Description

(from left

to right)

32 SIDE Secondary IDE port

33 PIDE Primary IDE port

34 Floppy Floppy drive connector

35 PWR1 24-pin power connector

36 DIMM1 DIMM socket 1

37 DIMM2 DIMM socket 2

38 DIMM3 DIMM socket 3

39 DIMM4 DIMM socket 4

40 CPU_FAN CPU fan connector

SATA_1 SATA_1

SATA_2 SATA_2

SATA_3 SATA_3

SATA_4 SATA_4

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Aspire T160 Front Panel

No. Description

1 Optical device

2 Floppy drive

3 Power button

4 Microphone jack

5 Speaker/Headphone jack

6 USB ports

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Aspire E360 Front Panel

No. Description

1 Optical driver

2 Optical drive eject button

3 Power button

4 USB ports

5 Speaker/Headphone jack

6 Microphone jack

7 Indicators

8 Floppy disk drive

9 Card reader

10 IEEE 1394 port

NOTE: The picture left is the front bezel with cover slided down.

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AcerPower M6 Front Panel

No. Description

1 Optical drive

2 Floppy disk drive

3 Card reader

4 Indicators

5 USB ports

6 Microphone jack

7 Speaker/Headphone jack

8 Power button

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AcerPower M6 Rear Panel

No. Description

1 Power supply

2 Power cord socket

3 Voltage select switch

4 PS/2 Mouse port

5 PS/2 Keyboard port

6 Serial port

7 Printer port

8VGA port

9 USB Ports

10 RJ45 port

11 Audio jacks

12 Expansion slots

13 Lock handle

14 SPDIF port

15 Recovery switch holder

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Aspire T160/E360 Rear Panel

No. Description

1 SPDIF port

2 SPDIF port

3 Lock handle

4 PS/2 Mouse port

5 PS/2 Keyboard port

6 Serial port

7 Printer port

8VGA port

9 IEEE 1394 port

10 LAN port

11 USB ports

12 Audio jacks

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System Peripherals

Note:

The Aspire T160/E360 and AcerPower M6 computer consist of the system itself, and system peripherals, like

a mouse, keyboard and a set of speakers (optional). This section provides a brief description of the basic

system peripherals.

Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

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

USB port on the back panel of the system.

Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)

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

Speakers

For system bundled with speakers, before powering on the system, connect the speaker cable to the audio out

(external speaker) port on the back panel of the system. Please refer to the included operating instructions for

more information.

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

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Acer eRecovery

Acer eRecovery is a tool to quickly backup and restore the system. Users can create and save a

backup of the current system configuration to hard drive, CD, or DVD.

Acer eRecovery consists of the following functions:

1. Create backup

2. Restore from backup

3. Create factory default image CD

4. Re-install bundled software without CD

5. Change Acer eRecovery password

Create Backup

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

1. Boot to Windows XP

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

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

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

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

6. Select the backup method.

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

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

systems that include an optical disc burner).

7. After choosing the backup method, click Next.

Follow the instruction on screen to complete the process.

Restore from backup

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

CD, or DVD.

1. Boot to Windows XP.

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

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

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

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

Create factory default image CD

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

1. Boot to Windows XP.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.

Re-install bundled software without CD

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

1. Boot to Windows XP.

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

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

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

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

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

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

software content window.

Change Password

Acer eRecovery and Acer disc-to-disc recovery are protected by a password that can be changed by

the user. Follow the steps below to change the password in Acer eRecovery.

1. Boot to Windows XP.

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

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

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

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

6. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.

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Acer disc-to-disc recovery

Restore without a Recovery CD

This recovery process helps you restore the C: drive with the original software content that is installed when

you purchase your PC. Follow the steps below to rebuild your C: drive. (Your C: drive will be

reformatted and all data will be erased.) It is important to back up all data files before you use this option.

1. Restart the system.

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

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

4. Enter six zeros and continue.

5. The Acer Recovery main page appears.

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

Multilingual operating system installation

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

system.

1. Turn on the system.

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

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

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

operations.

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

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Hardware Specifications and Configurations

Major Chips

Item Specification

System Core Logic Nvidia C51G

MCP51

Super I/O Controller ITE 8712F

LAN Controller Marvell 88E1111

Memory Controller Nvidia C51G

IDE Controller MCP51

Audio Controller ALC850

VGA Controller Nvidia C51G

Keyboard Controller ITE 8712F

Processor

Item Specification

Type AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64x2 / Sempron

Slot Socket 939

Speed Depends on CPU, which is local configured

Bus Frequency

Voltage Processor voltage can be detected by any system without

HyperTransport

setting any jumper

technology up to 1.0 GHz

BIOS

Item Specification

BIOS code programmer Phoenix Award

BIOS version R01-B1

BIOS ROM size 4MB

BIOS ROM package 32-pin PLCC package

Support protocol PCIX 1.0,PCI 2.2,APM 1.2,VESA/DPMS (VBE/PM V1.1),

SMBIOS 2.3, E-IDE 1.1, ACPI 1.0b,ESCD1.03, PnP 1.0a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0, USB 1.1~ USB 2.0, UHCI 1.0, ANSI ATA 3.0 ATAPI

Boot from CD-ROM feature Yes

Support to LS-120 drive Yes

Support to BIOS boot block feature Yes

BIOS Password Control Yes

BIOS Hotkey

Hotkey Function Description

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

enter BIOS Setup Utility.

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System Memory

Item Specification

Memory Slot Number four slots

Memory Size per Slot 256 MB ~ 1GB

Supported Maximum Memory Size 4GB

Supported Memory Speed 400 MHz

Supported memory voltage 1.8 V

Support memory module package 240-pin DIMM

Support to parity check feature Yes

Support to Error Correction Code (ECC) feature

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

VRM (Voltage Regulator Module)

Function VRM Specification Typical Voltage Power Source Maximum Output

CPU VRM VRM10.1 0.8375~1.6v 12 Voltage 101A

CPU VRM VRM 9.0 1.1-1.85 Voltage 12 Voltage 70A

Yes

long as they match the above specifications.

Cache Memory

Item Specification

First-Level Cache Configurations

Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

Second-Level Cache Configurations The information below is only applicable to system installed with a Pentium 4 processor

Tag RAM Location On Processor

L2 Cache RAM Location On Processor

L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM (Pipelined-burst Synchronous RAM)

L2 Cache RAM size Depends on CPU, which is local configured

L2 Cache RAM speed Full of the processor core clock frequency (Advanced Transfer Cache)

L2 Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

L2 Cache scheme Fixed in write-back

LAN Interface

Item Specification

LAN Controller

LAN Controller Resident Bus PCI Bus

LAN Port One RJ45 on board

Function Control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

Marvell 88E1111 GigaLAN Controller

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IDE Interface

Item Specification

IDE Controller MCP51

IDE Controller Resident Bus ATA133

Number of 40-pin PATA slot Two

Device Type Support: HDD, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, Combo, DVD burner

Transfer Rate Support: PIO 0/1/2/3/4 ATA Mode: 33/66/100/133

Number of STAT IDE slot Four

Device Type Support: HDD

LS-120 Supported

Bootable CD-ROM Supported

Function Control Enable/Disable by BIOS setup

Diskette Drive Interface

Item Specification

Diskette Drive Controller ITE 8712F

Diskette Drive Controller Resident Bus LPC Bus V1.0 / 33MHz

Supported Diskette Drive Formats 1.44MB, 2.88MB format and slim type diskette drive

Function Control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup

Serial Port

Item Specification

Serial port controller ITE 8712F

Serial port controller resident bus LPC Bus V1.0 / 33MHz

Number of serial port One

Serial port location Rear Panel

16550 UART support Yes

Connector type 9-pin D-type female connector

USB Port

Item Specification

Universal HCI USB 2.0/1.1

Controller MCP51

Number of the connectors eight

Location Rear: four for AcerPower M6; two for Aspire T160/E360

Front: four for AcerPower M6; two for Aspire T160/E360

USB Class with support for legacy input devices

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Special Design Specifications

Thermal T Dynamic fan speed control by hardware monitor

T CPU over temperature (over 120

C) power off

protection

Power On / Wake-Up Event

T Power Button: S1/S3/S4/S5

T PS/2 Keyboard: S1/S3/S4

T USB Keyboard: S1/S3/S4

T RTC: S1/S5

T LAN: S1/S3/S5

T Modem (Ring): S1/S3/S5

Environment Requirements

Temperature

Operating +5°C ~ +35°C

Non-operating -20°C ~ +60°C (packed), -10°C ~ +60°C (un-packed)

Humidity

Operating 15% to 80% RH, non-condensing

Non-operating 10% to 90% RH, non-condensing at 40°C

Vibration

Operating (unpacked) 5 ~ 500Hz, 2.20g RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in all three axes

Non-operating (packed) 5 ~ 500Hz, 1.09g RMS random, one hour per axis in all three axes

Shock Operating Half sine, 2g 11m seconds

Drop Test

Definition The protection ability of packing & cushion must be capable of withstanding,

with no physical or functional damage, mechanical impact from height-specific drops.

Test Standard

Package Cross Weight Drop Height Times of Drop

KGs lbs CM Inch

0~9.10~20763010

9.1~18.2 20~40 61 24 10

18.2~27.3 40~60 46 18 10

27.3~45.4 60~100 31 12 10

10 drops: one corner, three edges, six surfaces

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Input / Output Map Assignment 1

Address Device

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Input / Output Map Assignment 2

Address Device

Chapter 1 23

Memory Map Assignment

Address Device

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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 1.0b.

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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Chapter 2

System Utilities

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows users to configure

required setting or to activate certain system features.The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the

CMOS SRAM on the main board. When the power is off, the battery on the main board supplies the necessary

power to the CMOS SRAM.

When the power is on, pressing the <Delete> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you

to the CMOS SETUP screen. When setting up BIOS for the first time, it is recommended that you save the

current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings.

Q-Flash allows the users to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system.

BIOS is a Windows-based utility that doesn’t require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly

download and update BIOS from the Internet.

Item Description

wxyz

^ Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup

{ Increase the numeric value or make changes

} Decrease the numeric value or make changes

l General help, displays a screen that describes all key functions

t Loads an default setting for stable performance

u Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

Move to selection

Select Item

Menu and Option Page Setup Menu, Exit current page and return to Main Menu.

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Entering Setup

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

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

enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow

keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Product Information

Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving

PnP/PCI Configurations

Esc:Quit  : Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

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 BIOS 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

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, fan

and speed

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

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Product Information

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Product Information

Product Name AST160/ASE360/APM6 Main Board ID FC51GM System S/N Main Board S/N System Manufacture Name Acer Main Board Manufacture Name Acer System BIOS Version 6.00 PG SMBIOS Version 2.3 System BIOS ID R01-A3 BIOS Release Date 10/27/2005

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save Esc:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 

Product 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

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Standard CMOS Features

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Standard CMOS Features Date (MM:DD:YY): Thr, Oct 27 2005 System Time 14:47:17

IDE Channel 0 Master [None] IDE Channel 0 Slave [None] IDE Channel 1 Master [None] IDE Channel 1 Slave [ST3160023AS] IDE Channel 2 Master [MATSHITAUJ-845D] IDE Channel 3 Master [None] IDE Channel 4 Master [None] IDE Channel 5 Master [None]

Floppy Drive A [None]

Video Setting [EGA/VGA]

Halt On Setting [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory Setting 640K Extended Memory Setting 456704K

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

F5 Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 

Change the day, month, year and the century

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:

Parameter Description Options

Date Lets you set the date following the weekday-

month-date-year format.

System Time Lets you set the time following the hour-minute-

second format.

Week: from Sun. to Sat., determined by BIOS and is display only Month: from Jan. through Dec. 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 military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00

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Parameter Description Options

IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave

Allows you to configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel. To enter the IDE Master or Slave setup, press [Enter]. The IDE CD-ROM is always automatically detected.

Drive A The category identifies the types of floppy disk

drive A that has been installed in the computer.

Video Setting Select the type of primary video subsystem in

your computer.

Halt On This item enables user to select the situation in

which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you.

Base Memory Setting The POST will determine the amount of base

memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory for this model is 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory Setting 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.

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press [Enter] to select this option for automatic device detection. IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave IDE Device Setup. You can use one of three methods: Auto: Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST (default) None: Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual: User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode: Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. the four options are: CHS/LBA/Large/Auto (default: Auto)

T Cylinder: Number of

cylinders

T Head: Number of heads

T Precomp: Write precomp

T Landing Zone: Landing

Zone

T Sector: Number of sectors

None: No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25”: 5.25 inch PC type standard drive; 360Kbyte capacity

1.2M, 5.25”: 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled) 720K, 3.5”: 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720Kbyte capacity

1.44M, 3.5”: 3.5 inch double-sided drive;

1.44Mbyte capacity

2.88M, 3.5”: 3.5 inch double-sided drive;

2.88Mbyte capacity

The option EGA/VGA means Enhanced Graphic Adapter/Video Graphic Array.

All Errors, No Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key

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Advanced BIOS Features

The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features:

Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority Virus Warning [Disabled] Quick Power on Self Test [Enabled] First Boot Device [Floppy] Second Boot Device [Hard Disk] Third Boot Device [CDROM] Boot From Other Device [Enabled] Swap Floppy Drive [Disabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] protection.If this Boot Up Numlock Status [On] function is enabled Gate A20 Option [Fast] and someone attempt to Typematic Rate Setting [Enabled] write data into this area,

X Typematic Rate (Chars/Secs) 6 BIOS will show a X Typematic Delay (Msec) 250 warning message on

Security Option [Setup] screen and alarm beep APIC Mode [Enabled] MPS Version Control for OS [1.4] OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2] HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Disabled]

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

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

[Press Enter]

Item Help

Menu Level 

Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector

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.

Virus Warning This feature allows you to enable the

VIRUS warning function for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and there is someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and the alarm will beep.

Quick Power On Self Test This feature allows the system to skip

certain tests while booting. When this function is enabled, it will decrease the time needed to boot the system, which means to quick power on self test function

First / Second / Third Boot Device

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

[Press Enter]

Enabled Disabled

Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled

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Parameter Description Options

Boot From Other Devices This item allows user to enable or disable

to boot from other device

Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with

two floppy drives. Selecting Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B.

Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine if the

floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K,

1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

Boot Up NumLock Status This item allows user to enable or disable

to set keyboard is number keys or arrow keys

Gate A20 Option This item allows user to select if chipset or

keyboard controller should control GateA20. The gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 Mbyte. Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard. Today, while keyboards still provide this support, it is more common, and much faster, for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.

Typematic Rate Setting This determines if the typematic rate is to

be used. When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

Security Option This category allows you to limit access to

the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

APCI Mode This option is used to set up enable or

disable the APCI function

MPS Version Control for OSThe BIOS supports versions 1.1 and 1.4 of

the Intel multiprocessor specification. Select the version supported by the operating system running on this computer.

OS Select For DRAM >64MB

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

Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of RAM on your system.

S.M.A.R.T which allows your hard disk to report any read/write errors and issue a warning when LDCM installed

Enabled Disabled

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk

drive to determine if is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of

floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K.

Enabled Disabled

Normal (keyboard) Fast (chipset)

Enabled Disabled

System Setup

Enabled Disabled

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Advanced Chipset Features

This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes

can affect the operation of your computer.

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Advanced Chipset Features Dual Monitor Support [Disabled] Frame Buffer Size [64MB] CPU Frequency [200.0] Err94 Enh [Auto] Spread Spectrum [Enabled] HT Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SSE/SSE2 Instructions [Enabled] System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled]

Menu Level 

Item Help

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

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Parameter Description Options

Dual Monitor Support This category allows you to enable

or disable dual monitor support function.

Frame Buffer Size This field displays how much frame

buffer size of the system. Frame buffer is an area of memory used to hold a frame of data. Typically used for screen output, the buffer is the size of the maximum image that can be displayed on the screen. The memory, which is either a separate memory bank on the display adapter or a reserved part of regular memory, holds a bit mapped image while it is being painted on screen. Sophisticated graphics systems are built with several memory planes, each holding one or more bits of the pixel.

CPU Frequency This field allows you to determine

CPU frequency of the system.

Enabled

Disabled

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Parameter Description Options

Err94 Enh Also called Errata 94 Enhancement.

Errata 94 refers to the 94th bug identified in AMD Athlon and Opteron processors. This bug affects the sequential prefetch feature in those processors.

Spread Spectrum When the system clock generator

pulses, the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI. Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme values from spikes to flat curves, thus reducing EMI. This benefit may in some cases be outweighed by problems with timing-critical devices, such as a clock-sensitive SCSI device.

HT Spread Spectrum Enables or disables HT Spread

Spectrum. HT is Hyper Transport between CPU and North Bridge.

SSE/SSE2 Instructions This feature controls the availability

of the processor's SSE and SSE2 instruction sets.

When enabled, the processor's SSE and SSE2 instruction sets are enabled. Software applications can make use of those instructions to better process large amounts of data quickly.

When disabled, the processor's SSE and SSE2 instruction sets are disabled. Software applications will not be able to use those instructions to process multiple data elements simultaneously. However, the processor's MMX instruction set will still be available for use.

It is highly recommended that you leave this BIOS feature at the default setting of Enabled. This allows SSE- and SSE2-optimized software to make use of those instruction sets to process large amounts of data simultaneously.

System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of

the system BIOS ROM at F0000hFFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

DRAM Configuration Press [Enter] to enter the setting

screen to set some parameters of memory controller.

LDI & PCI Bus Control Press [Enter] to enter the setting

screen to set some parameters of LDI & PCI bus control.

UMA Frame Buffer Size This item allows user to select the

size of VGA share memory.

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

[Press Enter]

32, 64, 128, 256 MB

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Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals



 Onboard Device Setup  Onboard I/O Chip Setup

IDE Function Setup This page allows you to setup IDE

Onboard Device Setup This page allows you to setup

Onboard I/O Chip Setup This page allows you to setup

IDE Function Setup

[Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter]



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

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Parameter Description Options

function.

onboard devices.

onboard I/O chip.

Menu Level

Press Enter

Item Help



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IDE Function Setup

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IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Primary Master PIO [Auto] Primary Slave PIO [Auto] Primary Master UDMA [Auto] Primary Slave UDMA [Auto] OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Secondary Master PIO [Auto] Secondary Slave PIO [Auto] Secondary Master UDMA [Auto] Secondary Slave UDMA [Auto] IDE DMA Transfer Access [Enabled] Serial-ATA 1 [Enabled] Serial-ATA 2 [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] SATA PORT Speed Settings [Auto]



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

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level



All on-board peripherals can be set up through this menu.

Parameter Description Options

On-Chip IDE First/Second Channel

IDE Primary/ Secondary Master/ Slave PIO

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate an interface, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.

Enabled Disabled

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Parameter Description Options

IDE Primary/ Secondary Master/ Slave UDMA

IDE DMA Transfer Access This category allows you to enable

Serial-ATA 1/2 Enable / Disable SATA 1 /2. Serial

IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces

IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block

SATA PORT Speed Settings This category allows you to

UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 33 MB/s. When you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields (for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports), the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device.

or disable DMA transfer access of IDE device (or IDE HDD).

ATA 1 control port 1 and 3, Serial ATA 2 control port 2 and 4.

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

transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/ writes per sector the drive can support.

determine the speed of SATA port.

Enabled Disabled

Auto BIOS will determine the speed of

SATA port.

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Onboard Device Setup

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Onboard Device Setup OnChip USB [V1.1+v2.0] USB Memory Type [SHADOW] USB Keyboard Support [Enabled] USB Mouse Support [Enabled] AC97 Audio [Auto] MAC Lan [Auto] MAC Lan Boot ROM [Disabled]

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

F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level 

Parameter Description Options

OnChip USB This field allows you to determine

onchip USB type or disable onchip USB.

USB Memory Type Use this item to change the type of

USB Memory to shadow or Base memory.

USB Keyboard Support This field enables or disables USB

keyboard support function.

USB Mouse Support This field enables or disables USB

mouse support function.

AC 97 Audio Change the on board Audio to auto or

disabled.

MAC Lan Enables or disables onboard LAN

controller.If you wish to use the motherboard's onboard LAN controller, you should certainly enable this BIOS feature.

You can disable this feature if you do not want to use the motherboard’s onboard LAN controller. This may free up an IRQ for other devices to use. This is useful if your motherboard does not support APIC and have many devices that cannot share IRQs.

MAC Lan Boot ROM Enables or disables on board lan boot

ROM.

Shadow

Base Memory

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

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Onboard I/O Chip Setup

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Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

UART Mode Select [IrDA] UR2 Duplex Mode [Half] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Onboard Device Setup

Item Help

Menu Level

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Parameter Description Options

Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has

a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.

Onboard Serial Port 1 Select a logical COM port name

and matching address for the serial port. Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the serial port.

UR2 Duplex Mode In an infrared port mode, this field

appears. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous twodirection transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time. Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port.

Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port address

and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port.

Enabled Disabled

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Parameter Description Options

Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the

onboard parallel (printer) port. Select Normal, Compatible, or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes.

For information about parallel port modes, see http://www.fapo.com/ 1284int.htm

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Power Management Setup

The Power Management menu lets you configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating

in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

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Power Management Setup ACPI Function [Enabled] ACPI Suspend Type [S3(STR)] Power Management [User Define] Video Off Method [DPMS Support] HDD Power Down [Disabled] HDD Down In Suspend [Disabled] Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Delay 4 Sec] WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off [Disabled]

xW OR (R1#) From Soft-Off Disabled

USB Resume fro S1/S3 [Disabled] Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

xDate of Month Alarm 0 xTime (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 00:00:00 POWER ON Function [BUTTON ONLY]

PWRON After PWR-Fail [Former-Sts]

Menu Level

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Parameter Description Options

ACPI Function This item allows you to enable or disable the

ACPI function

ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for

ACPI function. S1(POS): The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains all system context. S3 (STR): The S3 sleep mode is s power-down state in which power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wake-capable devices and all system context is saved to main memory. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an wake-up event occurs.

Power Management This option allows you to select the type (or

degree) of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes.

Video Off Method Determines the manner in which the monitor is

blanked.

Enabled Disabled

S1 (POS): Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS (Power On Suspend).

S3 (STR): Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR

Max Saving: Maximum power savings. Only Available for SL CPUs.

User Define: Set each mode individually.

Min. Saving: Minimum power savings.

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Parameter Description Options

HDD Power Down This setting controls how long a hard disk drive

must be left idle before it spins down.

HDD Down In Suspend Enables or disables the functionality of HDD

down in suspend.

Soft-off by PWR/BTTN When Enabled, turning the system off with the

on/off button places the system in a very lowpower-usage state, with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or Resume by Ring activity.

WOL (PME#) From SoftOff

USB Resume from S1/S3 Enable or Disable USB device (USB K/B or

Resume by Alarm You can set “Resume by Alarm” item to enabled

POWER ON Function Select the method to power on the system. Button Only

PWRON After PWR-Fail This field allows you to determine the power

This category enables or disables wake-on-Lan from soft-off

Mouse) wake up system from S1/S3.

and key in Data/Time to power on system

status to on/off or former-sts after the system.

Disabled

Standby Suspend

Enabled Disabled

Instant-off: Press down button then power off instantly

Delay 4 Sec.: Press power button 4 sec. to power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec.

Enabled Disabled

Disabled: Disable this function

Enabled: Enable alarm function to Power On system

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

Date (of Month) Alarm: Everyday, 1~31

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm: (0.~23):(0~59):(0~59)

Keyboard 98 Hot Key Mouse Left Mouse Right

FORMER-Sts On Off

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PnP/PCI Configuration

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PNP/PCI Configurations Init Display First [PCIEx] Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]

Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD0] x IRQ Resources

Pci/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

** PCI Express relative items **

Maximum Payload Size

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F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

Press Enter

[4096]

Item Help

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Parameter Description Options

Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display

before initializing any other display device on the system. Thus the AGP display becomes the primary display.

Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field

Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot.

Resources Controlled By This item allows user to assign

PnP resource (I/O address, IRQ&DMA channels) for Plug and Play compatible devices automatically or manually.

Enabled Disabled

Auto Manual

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Parameter Description Options

IRQ Resources When resource are controlled by

manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

Option: PCI Device: Assign this IRQ for

PCI device. Reserved: Reserve this IRQ for

other device

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option is only very rarely

needed. It should be left at “Disabled” unless a video device specifically requires the setting enabled upon installation.

Maximum Payload Size This field displays maximum

payload size of the system.

PCI1/2 IRQ Assignment This item allows user to assign

PCI IRQ for device

[Press Enter]

Disabled Enabled

[128-4096]

Auto, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11,12,14,15

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PC Health Status

This section indicates the hardware information of the system including the CPU temperature, Ambient

Temperature, CPU FAN, and System FAN speed.

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PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Vcore 1.45V +3.3V 3.29V +5V 5.05V +12V 12.03V +5USB 5.16V Voltage Battery 2.92V Current CPU Temperature 42℃ / 107 Current SYSTEM Temperature 40

℃

CPU FAN Speed 1622 RPM System FAN Speed 0 RPM

℉

Item Help

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F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.

Parameter Description

Shutdown Temperature This category disables or enables

system shutdown temperature.

Vcore Detect system’s voltage status automatically

CPU Temperature Detect CPU Temperature automatically

CPU / SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

CPU Smart FAN Control This item display the system

Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan Speed status automatically

Enabled Smart Fan Function status. It is always enabled by system.

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Load Default Settings

Selecting the field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically.

detects. THis option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the

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

install the defaults.

If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option, select and display that option, and then

press<F9>.

XProduct Information XPC Health Status

XStandard CMOS Features XFrequency Control

XAdvanced BIOS Features Load Default Settings

XAdvanced Chipset Features

XIntegrated Peripher

Load Optimized Default?(Y/N)

XPower Management Setup Save & Exit Setup

XPnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving

Esc:Quit KLIJ : Select F10: Save & Exit Setup

Set Supervisor Password

Password

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Set Supervisor/User Password

When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in

creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any

previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the

password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message will confirm

the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS

Setup freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will be prompted for the

password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup.

If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will be prompted for

the password only when you enter BIOS Setup.

Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use Supervisor Password when

booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Also you system or entering BIOS Setup but

can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.

Product Information

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Load Default Settings

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Periphera

Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving

Enter Password:

PC Health Status

Frequency Control

Set Supervisor Password

Password

Esc:Quit

KLIJ

: Select

F10: Save & Exit Setup

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Save & Exit Setup

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

Setup Utility.

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

menu.

Product Information

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Load Default Settings

Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password

Integrated Periphera

Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving

Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)?N

PC Health Status

Frequency Control

Esc:Quit F10: Save & Exit Setup

KLIJ

: Select

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Exit Without Saving

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

the Setup Utility.

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

return to the main menu.

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

<Y> to discard any changes you have made.

Product Information

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Load Default Settings

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Periphera

Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving

Quit Without Saving(Y/N)? Y

PC Health Status

Frequency Control

Set Supervisor Password

Password

Esc:Quit F10: Save & Exit Setup

KLIJ

: Select

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Machine Disassembly and Replacement

This chapter displays the disassembly procedure of Aspire T160/E360 and AcerPower M6.

To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools:

T Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge

T Wire cutter

T Phillips screwdriver (may require different size)

NOTE: The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly process, group the

screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatches when putting back the components.

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General Information

Before You Begin

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

1. Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals.

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

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Aspire T160 and AcerPower M6 Disassembly Procedure

This section tells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service.

NOTE: Before you proceed, make sure you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it.

Open the Computer

1. Place the system unit on a flat and steady surface.

2. Release the lock handle and slide the left cover out.

Disconnect the Cables

1. Disconnect the AUDIO cable.

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2. Disconnect the USB and Front LED ASSY cables.

3. Disconnect the System fan connector and 12V power connector from the main board connector.

4. Disconnect the P1 power cable and ODD data cable from the main board connector.

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5. Disconnect the FDD data cable from the main board connector.

6. Disconnect the ODD data cable and power cable from the rear of ODD.

7. Disconnect the FDD data cable and power cable from the rear of FDD.

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8. Disconnect the HDD data cable and power cable from the rear of HDD and main board.

Detach the HDD, FDD, ODD and Card Reader (if equipped)

1. Rail the holder shown below, then take the HDD out from the chassis.

2. Release the three latches on the front bezel, then remove the front bezel.

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3. Rail the holder shown below, then take the ODD out from the chassis.

4. Rail the holder shown below, then take the FDD out from the chassis.

5. Rail the holder shown below, then take the Card Reader out from the chassis.

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Detach the USB Module

Release the screw shown bellow, then take off the USB module altogether with the USB & Audio cable.

Detach the CPU Cooler

1. Disconnect the CPU cooler power cable.

2. Release the CPU Cooler latch, then remove it.

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Remove the Memory

Push and release those two latches to remove the memory.

Remove the System Fan

Release those four screws on back panel to remove the fan.

Remove the Main board

Release those eight screws marked to remove the main board.

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Remove the Power Supply

Release those four screws marked to remove the Power Supply.

Remove the CPU

Release the CPU latch on the Socket and remove the CPU.

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