Acer sx-sxb-sc Service Guide
AcerPower Sx/Sxb/Sc
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available
on the AIPG/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
PART NO.: 49.39J03.001
DOC. NO.: SG3410003A PRINTED IN TAIWA N
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on AcerPower SX service guide.
Date Chapter Updates
01/11/2001 Chapter 5 Add CN4, SW1 and JP11
01/20/2001 Chapter 1&6 Indicate the the Part nos. of mainboard that supports LAN
function.
02/09/2001 Appendix B Add a NOTE below the table of SCO UNIX/Linux
Environment Test section.
03/23/2001 Chapter 4 Add troubleshooting information.
05/29/2001 Cover
Chapter 2
Chapter 5
07/16/2001 Chapter 5 Add a note under the table for Socket 370 core/bus clock
10/26/2001 Chapter 1, Chapter 5, AppA,
Cover
Add AcerPower Sxb on the top cover.
“Product Information” and “Onboard Perpherals” BIOS
screen were added for AcerPower Sxb model.
Add a NOTE indicating the part number used by AcerPower
Sx and AcerPower Sxb mainboard.
ratio.
For AcerPower Sc:
Add system features, Mainboard
Jumpers and Connectors
Model Definition
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Copyright
Copyright © 2001 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without
the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.
Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its
dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential
damages resulting from any defect in the software.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Pentium and Pentium II/III are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear
on screen.
NOTE
WARNING
CAUTION
IMPORTANT
Gives bits and pieces of additional
information related to the current
topic.
Alerts you to any damage that might
result from doing or not doing specific
actions.
Gives precautionary measures to
avoid possible hardware or software
problems.
Reminds you to do specific actions
relevant to the accomplishment of
procedures.
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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
AcerPower Sx Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
AcerPower Sc Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
AcerPower Sx Main Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
AcerPower Sc Main Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Cursor keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Lock keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Windows keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Chapter 2 System Utilities 23
Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
IDE Primary/Secondary Channel Master/Slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Onboard Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Boot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
System Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Setting a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Changing or Removing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Bypassing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Advanced Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Memory/Cache Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
PnP/PCI Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Chipset Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Abort Settings Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Exiting Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 51
Removing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Removing the CPU Fan-sink and CPU Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Opening the Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Removing an Expansion Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Removing a 3.5-inch Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing a 5.25-inch Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Removing the Main board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Removing a Daughterboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 63
Power-On Self-Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
POST Check Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
POST Error Messages List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Error Symptoms List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Error Beep Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Boot Block Update Function Error Beep Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
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Table of Contents
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 77
AcerPower Sx/Sxb Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Connector Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
AcerPower Sc Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Connector Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 81
Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 91
Appendix B Test Compatible Components 93
Microsoft DOS V6.22 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Microsoft Windows 98 SE (En/TC/SC) Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Microsoft Windows 2000 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
IBM OS/2 Warp 4.0 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Novell Netware 3.12, 4.11 & 5.0 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
SCO UNIX/Linux Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Appendix C Online Support Information 103
Index 105
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System Specifications
Overview
The AcerPower Sx is an Intel Pentium III or Cyrix III processor with socket-370 based micro-ATX, IBM PC/AT
compatible system with LPC/PCI bus.
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 1
AcerPower Sx Features
Performance
Intel Pentium® III, Celeron or Cyrix III processor with integrated L2 cache memory running at 500,
!
550 and 600 MHz or 533, 667, 733 MHz.
Two Dual in-line memory module (DIMM) sockets that accept 32, 64, 128 and 256MB,
!
168-pin DIMM modules, allowing memory upgrade of up to 512 MB
Power management function (Support for APM-1.2 for Non-ACPI Implementations, ACPI 1.0
!
compliant)
Plug-and Play (PnP) feature
!
On-board PCI master enhanced local bus IDE
!
Models with Part No. 55.39J01.M03 can support 10/100M LAN (Embedded in SiS630 chipset),
!
while some models with Part No. 55.39J01.M06 will not support LAN even though chipsets are still
present on the mainboard.
PS/2 mouse and keyboard interface
!
Low Pin Count (LPC) I/F
!
3 PCI slots + 2 DIMM slots
!
Software shutdown for Windows 95/98
!
Hardware Monitor function (only support SMB bus)
!
On-board FDD interface-360K/720K/1.2MB/1.44MB/2.88MB & 3 mode FDD
!
Multimedia
On-board Audio with AC’97/98 compliant (Embedded in SiS630 chipset)
!
Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in, and Game/MIDI interfaces
!
Connectivity
On-board serial ports-2 high speed NS16C550 compatible UARTs with 16 byte FIFOs
!
On-board parallel port-SPP, EPP and ECP (IEEE 1284 compliant)
!
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
!
External VGA port for simultaneous LCD and PRT display support
!
High-speed fax/data PCI modem
!
Human-centric design and ergonomics
Slim, smooth and stylish design
!
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AcerPower Sc Features
Performance
Intel Tualatin Pentium® III, Celeron Pocessor with integrated L2 cache memory running from
!
1.1GHz to 1.4 GHz.
Dual in-line memory module (DIMM) sockets that accept 128MB, 256MB, and 512MB.
!
168-pin DIMM modules, allowing memory upgrade of up to 1GB
!
Power management function (Support for ACPI compliant)
!
Plug-and Play (PnP) feature
!
On-board PCI master enhanced local bus IDE
!
Built-in SiS900 10/100BASE-T Ethernet controller (RJ-45 connector)
!
USB mouse and keyboard interface
!
Low Pin Count (LPC) I/F
!
3 PCI slots + 2 DIMM slots
!
! Software shutdown for Windows 98se/ME/2K/XP
On-board FDD interface-360K/720K/1.2MB/1.44MB/2.88MB & 3 mode FDD
!
Multimedia
On-board Audio with AC’97 CODEC with 16-pin CD-quality stereo output (On Die Controller
!
SiS 630ET chipset).
Stereo Input and output , mono microphone input interfaces
!
Connectivity
On-board serial port- One high speed NS16C550 compatible UARTs with 16 byte FIFOs
!
On-board parallel port- EPP, ECP, and IEEE 1284
!
Mini-DIN PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
!
4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
!
High-speed fax/data PCI modem
!
Human-centric design and ergonomics
Slim, smooth and stylish design
!
Chapter 1 3
Front Panel
The computer’s front panel consists of the following:
Label Description
1 Headphone/Earphone port
2 CD-ROM tray
3 Stop/Eject button
4 Skip/Forward button
5 CD-ROM LED
6 Increase volume button
7 Decrease volume button
8 Turbo LED
9 Power LED
10 Hard disk drive LED
11 Po wer b u t ton
12 3.5-inch floppy disk drive eject button
13 3.5-inch floppy disk drive
14 3.5-inch floppy disk drive LED
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Rear Panel
The computer’s rear panel consists of the following:
Label Description
1Fan
2 PS/2 keyboard port
3 USB ports
4 Serial port
5 VGA/Monitor port
6 Speaker-out/Line-out port
7Line-in port
8 Microphone-in port
9 Add-on brackets
10 System main power switch
11 Voltage selector
12 System power socket
13 PS/2 mouse port
14 LAN port
15 Parallel port
16 Game/MIDI port
Chapter 1 5
AcerPower Sx Main Board Layout
6 Chapter 1
1. PS/2 keyboard and mouse port 14. Reset
2. USB/LAN port 15. Power Switch
3. Parallel/VGA/serial port 2 16. Battery
4. Game/MIDI port 17. LAN/LED
5. Audio/CD connector 18. Power LED
6. Fax/voice modem connector 19. Hard Disk Drive LED connector
7. PCI slots (three slots) 20. IDE 1 connector
9. Wake on LAN connector 21. IDE 2 connector
10. Serial port 1 22. DIMM sockets (two sockets)
11. SiS950 chipset 23. CPU socket
12. BIOS chipset 24. SiS630 chipset
13. Floppy disk drive connector 25. ATX power connector
NOTE: 8 was for AGP slot, removed when ship out
Chapter 1 7
AcerPower Sc Main Board Layout
1. IDE 1 connector 10. Fax voice modem connector
2. IDE 2 connector 11. DIMM sockets
3. Hard Disk Drive LED connector 12. CPU socket
4. RTC Battery 13. ATX power connector
5. ROM 14. Audio/CD connector
6. Optional USB ports 15. Audio-in connector
7. Floppy disk drive connector 16. PCI sockets (three slots)
8. SiS950 chipset 17. PS/2 keyboard and mouse port
9. Wake on LAN connector
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Keyboard
The keyboard has full-sized keys that include separate cursor keys, two Windows keys, and twelve function
keys.
Cursor keys
The cursor keys, also called the arrow keys, let you move the cursor around the screen. They serve the same
function as the arrow keys on the numeric keypad when the Num Lock is toggled off.
Lock keys
The keyboard has three lock keys which you can toggle on and off to switch between two functions.
Lock Key Description
Caps Lock When activated, all alphabetic characters typed appear in uppercase (same
function as pressing
Num Lock When activated, the keypad is set to numeric mode, i.e., the keys will function as a
calculator (complete with arithmetic operators such as +, -, x, and /).
Scroll Lock When activated, the screen moves one line up or down when you press the up
arrow or down arrow respectively. Take note that Scroll Lock may not work with
some applications.
Shift
+ <letter>).
Chapter 1 9
Windows keys
The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.
Key Description
Windows logo key Start button. Combinations with this key perform special functions, such
as:
!
Windows + Tab
!
Windows + E
!
Windows + F
!
Windows + M
!
Shift + Windows + M
!
Windows + R
Application key Opens the application’s context menu (same function as clicking the right
button of the mouse).
: Activate the next Taskbar button
: Explores My Computer
: Finds a Document
: Minimizes All
: Undoes Minimize All
: Displays the Run dialog box
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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Processor
Item Specification
Type AcerPower Sx: Intel Pentium III, Celeron or Cyrix III processor
AcerPower Sc: Intel Tualatin Pentium III, Celeron processor
Socket 370
Speed AcerPower Sx: 500/550/600 MHz, 533/667/733 MH z
AcerPower Sc: Coppermine up to 1.1 GHz
Tualatin from 1.2 to 1.4 GHz and above
Celeron 850/950 MHz , 1.1/1.2 GHz
Minimum operating speed 0 MHz (If
Enabled
Voltage Processor voltage can be detected by the system without setting any
jumper.
BIOS
Item Specification
BIOS code programmer Acer
BIOS version AcerPower Sx :V4.0, R01-A4
AcerPower Sc : R07-B3
BIOS ROM type Bulk mode flash ROM
BIOS ROM size AcerPower Sx: 256Kbyte
AcerPower Sc: 4MB
BIOS ROM package 32-pin DIP package
Support protocol PCI 2.2, APM1.2, DMI 2.00.1, E-IDE, ACPI 1.0, ESCD 1.03, ANSI
ATA 3.0, PnP 1a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0, ATAPI
Boot from CD-ROM feature Yes
Support to LS-120 drive No
Support to BIOS boot block feature No
Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup
.)
is set to
NOTE:
The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded using the AFLASH utility (AFLASH.EXE).
BIOS Hotkey List
Hotkey Function Description
++
F8 Enable hidden page of BIOS Setup
Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is booting to enter
BIOS Setup Utility.
Press in BIOS Setup Utility main menu
Utility
screen, the Advanced Options menu then
appears.
The items on the Advanced Options menu
are:
Memory/Cache Options
PnP/PCI Options
Chapter 1 11
BIOS Hotkey List
Hotkey Function Description
Alt+F4 Enable hidden page of BIOS Setup
Utility
Press in BIOS Setup Utility main menu
screen, the Advanced Options menu then
appears.
The items on the Advanced Options menu
are:
Memory/Cache Options
PnP/PCI Options
Chips Options
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This section has two table lists, system memory specification and the possible combinations of memory
module.
System Memory
Item Specification
Memory socket number 2 sockets (2 banks)
Support memory size per socket AcerPower Sx: 32MB / 64MB / 128MB / 256MB
AcerPower Sc: 128MB / 256MB/512MB
Suppor t maximum memory size AcerPower Sx: 512MB (256MB x 2)
AcerPower Sc: 1GB (512MB x 2)
Support memory type SDRAM
Support memory speed 133MHz (PC133) (for Local Bus speed 133MHz, 100MHz
Support memory voltage 3.3 V
Support memory module package 168-pin DIMM
Support to parity check feature Yes
Support to Error Correction Code (ECC) feature Yes
Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as
they match the above specifications.
Memory Combinations
DIMM 1 DIMM 2 To t al
32M None 32M
64M None 64M
128M None 128M
256M None 256M
512M None 512M
None 32M 32M
None 64M 64M
None 128M 128M
None 256M 256M
None 512M 512M
32M 32M 64M
32M 64M 96M
32M 128M 160M
32M 256M 288M
64M 32M 96M
64M 64M 128M
64M 128M 192M
64M 256M 320M
128M 32M 160M
128M 64M 192M
128M 128M 256M
128M 256M 384M
256M 32M 288M
256M 64M 320M
256M 128M 384M
256M 256M 512M
Chapter 1 13
Cache Memory
Item Specification
First-Level Cache Configurations
Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup
Second-Level Cache Configurations
Below information is only applicable to system with installed Pentium III processor.
L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM
L2 Cache RAM size 256-KB
L2 Cache RAM speed One-half the processor core clock frequency
L2 Cache RAM voltage Pentium III processor: 1.65V
L2 Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup
L2 Cache scheme Fixed in write-back
Video Memory
Item Specification
Memory size 8 MB or above
Memory type SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM)
Memory configuration 1M*16 * 2
Fixed on-board or upgradeable Fixed on-board by BIOS setting
Memory speed 66/100/133 MHz
Memory voltage 3.3V
Memory package 54 pin FPGA
This section has two table lists, the video interface specification and its supported display modes.
Video Interface
Item Specification
Video controller SiS630
Video controller resident bus AGP bus
Video interface support Video YUV texture in all texture formats
H/W DVD accelerator
Display Screen Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Hor. Scan (KHz) Pixel Clock (MHz)
640x480 60 31.5 25.2
640x480 72 37.4 32.0
640x480 75 37.5 31.5
640x480 85 43.3 36.0
640x480 120 63.7 55.0
800x600 56 35.2 36.0
800x600 60 37.8 39.9
800x600 72 48.0 50.0
800x600 75 46.9 49.5
800x600 85 53.7 56.2
800x600 100 62.5 67.5
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Display Screen Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz) Hor. Scan (KHz) Pixel Clock (MHz)
800x600 120 76.1 81.0
800x600 160 101.9 110.0
1024x768 70 56.5 75.0
1024x768 75 60.0 78.8
1024x768 100 79.0 110.0
1280x1024 43 50.0 80.0
1280x1024 60 64.0 110.0
1280x1024 85 91.2 157.5
1600x1200 60 76.2 156.0
1600x1200 85 106.2 229.5
Audio Interface
Item Specification
Audio controller AcerPower Sx : SiS630
AcerPower Sc : SiS630ET(Main), Crystal 4299 (CODEC)
Audio controller resident bus AC’97/98
Audio function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup
Mono or stereo Stereo
Resolution 20 bits
Compatibility Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible
Mixed digital and analog high performance chip
Enhanced stereo full duplex operation
High performance audio accelerator and AC’97/98 support
Full native DOS games compatibility
Virtual FM enhances audio experience through real-time FM-to-Wavetable
conversion
MPU-401(UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesizers and MIDI
devices
Integrated dual game port
Meets AC’97/98 and WHQL specifications
Music synthesizer Yes, internal FM synthesizer
Sampling rate 48 KHz (max.)
MPU-401 UART support Yes
Microphone jack Supported
Headphone jack Supported
IDE Interface
Item Specification
IDE controller AcerPower Sx :SiS630
AcerPower Sc :SiS630ET, Ultra ATA100
IDE controller resident bus PCI bus
Number of IDE channel 2
Support IDE interface E-IDE (up to PIO mode-4 and Ultra DMA 33/66), ANSIS ATA rev.3.0 ATAPI
Support bootable CD-ROM Yes
Chapter 1 15
Floppy disk drive Interface
Item Specification
Floppy disk drive controller SiS950
Floppy disk drive controller resident bus ISA bus
Support FDD format 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB
Parallel Port
Item Specification
Parallel port controller SiS950
Parallel port controller resident bus ISA bus
Number of parallel ports 1
Support ECP/EPP SPP / Bi-directional / ECP / EPP
Connector type 25-pin D-type female connector
Parallel port function control Enable/disable by BIOS Setup
Optional ECP DMA channel
(in BIOS Setup)
Optional parallel port I/O address
(via BIOS Setup)
Optional parallel port IRQ
(via BIOS Setup)
DMA channel 1
DMA channel 3
378h
278h
IRQ5
IRQ7
Serial Port
Item Specification
Serial port controller SiS950
Serial port controller resident bus ISA bus
Number of serial port 2
Serial ports location CN4, 5
16550 UART support Yes
Connector type 9-pin D-type female connector
Optional serial port I/O address
(via BIOS Setup)
Optional serial port IRQ
(via BIOS Setup)
COM1: 2F8h, 3E8h, 2E8h
COM2: 3E8h, 3F8h, 2F8h
COM1: IRQ 3, and 4
COM2: IRQ 4, and 3
Modem
Item Specification
Fax modem data baud rate (bps) V.17 12K/1.44K
Data modem data baud rate (bps) V.90 32K to 56K (received only)
Voice modem V.253
Modem connector type RJ11
Full duplex Yes
NOTE: AcerPower Sc support V.90 56K with Universal DAA Fax/Modem.
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USB Port
Item Specification
Universal HCI USB 1.1
USB Class Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode
Memory Address Map
Address Size Function
000000 - 07FFFF 512KBytes Host Memory
080000 - 09FFFF 128KBytes Host/PCI Memory
0A0000 - 0BFFFF 128KBytes PCI/ISA Video Buffer Memory
0C0000 - 0C7FFF 32KBytes Video BIOS Memory
0C8000 - 0DFFFF 96Kbytes ISA Card BIOS & Buffer Memory
0E0000 - 0EFFFF 64Kbytes BIOS Extension Memory
Setup and Post Memory
PCI Development BIOS
0F0000 - 0FFFFF 64Kbytes System BIOS Memory
100000 - UPPER LIMIT Main Memory
UPPER LIMIT - 4GBytes PCI Memory
PCI INTx# and IDSEL Assignment Map
PCI INTx # PCI Devices Device IDSEL: ADxx
INTA# ADIMM-slot N
INTB# PCI-Slot1 AD20
INTC# PCI-Slot2 AD22
INTD# PCI-Slot3 AD24
PCI Slot IRQ Routing Map
PCI INTX# INTA INTB INTC INTD Bus Mastering
PCI slot 1 Route 4 Route 1 Route 2 Route 3 Enabled
PCI slot 2 Route 3 Route 4 Route 1 Route 2 Enabled
PCI slot 3 Route 2 Route 3 Route 4 Route 1 Enabled
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I/O Address Map
Hex Range Devices
000-01F
020-021
040-043
060-060
061-061
070-071
080-08F
0A0-0A1
0C0-0DF
0F0-0FF
170-177
1F0-1F7
278-27F
2F8-2FF
378-37F
3F0-3F5
3F6-3F6
3F7-3F7
3F8-3FF
0CF8
0CFC
778-77A
DMA Controller-1
Interrupt Controller-1
System Timer
Keyboard Controller 8742
System Speaker
CMOS RAM Address and Real Time Clock
DMA Page Register
Interrupt Controller-2
DMA Controller-2
Math Co-Processor
Secondary IDE
Primary IDE
Parallel Printer Port 2
Serial Asynchronous Port 2
Parallel Printer Port 1
Floppy Disk Controller
Secondary IDE
Primary IDE
Serial Asynchronous Port 1
Configuration Address Register
Configuration Data Register
Parallel Printer Port 1
IRQ Assignment Map
IRQx System Devices Add-On-Card Devices
IRQ0 Timer N
IRQ1 Keyboard N
IRQ2 Cascade Interrupt Control N
IRQ3 Serial Alternate Reserved
IRQ4 Serial Primary Reserved
IRQ5 MPU-401(Alternate) Reserved
IRQ6 Floppy Disk Reserved
IRQ7 Parallel Port Reserved
IRQ8 Real Time Clock N
IRQ9 N Reserved
IRQ10 N Reserved
IRQ11 N Reserved
IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse Reserved
IRQ13 Math Coprocessor Exception N
IRQ14 Primary IDE Reserved
IRQ15 Secondary IDE Reserved
NOTE: N - Not be used
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DRQ Assignment Map
DRQx System Devices Add-On-Card Devices
DRQ0 N Reserved
DRQ1 N Reserved
DRQ2 FDD N
DRQ3 N Reserved
DRQ4 Cascade N
DRQ5 N Reserved
DRQ6 N Reserved
DRQ7 N Reserved
NOTE: N - Not be used
Main Board Major Chips
Item Controller
System core logic SiS630 / SiS950
Video controller SiS630
Super I/O controller SiS950
Audio controller SiS630
LAN controller SiS630
HDD controller Built in SiS630
Keyboard controller Built in SiS630
RTC Built in SiS630
Environmental Requirements
Item Specifications
Temperature
Operating +10 ~ +35°C
Non-operating -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package)
Humidity
Operating 20% to 80% RH
Non-operating 20% to 80% RH
Vibration
Operating (unpacked) 5 ~ 16 Hz: 0.015 mm
16 ~ 250 Hz: 0.21 G
Non-operating (packed) 5 ~ 27.1 Hz: 0.6 G
27.1 ~ 50 Hz: 0.016 mm
50 ~ 500 Hz: 2 G
Mechanical Specifications
Item Specification
Weight
One 3 ½ FDD and one 3.5 HDD
(without packing)
Dimensions
(main footprint)
Varied by local configuration
190mm * 320mm * 360mm
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Switching Power Supply 102W
Input Frequency Frequency Variation Range
50MHz 47MHz to 53MHz
60MHz 57MHz to 63MHz
Input Voltage Variation Range
100 - 120 VRMS 90 - 132 VRMS
200 - 240 VRMS 180 - 264 VRMS
Input Current Measuring Range
4A 90 -132 VRMS
2A 180 - 264 VRMS
NOTE: Measure at line input 90 VRMS and maximum load condition.
Output Requirements Regulation Current Rating
+5V +-5% 15A
+12V +-5% 3A
-12V +-10% 0.3A
+3.3V +-4% 12A
+5Vaux +-5% 3A
NOTE: AcerPower Sc is using 145W power supply.
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Power Management Function (ACPI support function)
Device Standby Mode
Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices
!
(0-15 minutes, time step=1 minute).
Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface).
!
Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
!
Resume method: device activated (Keyboard for DOS, keyboard & mouse for Windows).
!
Resume recovery time: 3-5 sec.
!
Global Standby Mode
Global power management timer (2-120 minutes, time step=10 minute).
!
Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface).
!
Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
!
Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in,
!
keyboard and mouse for APM mode.
Resume recovery time: 7-10 sec.
!
NOTE:
Suspend Mode
NOTE:
AcerPower Sc : Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, keyboard
and mouse for ACPI mode
Independent power management timer (2-120 minutes, time step=10 minutes) or pushing external
!
switch button.
CPU goes into SMM.
!
CPU asserts STPCLK# and goes into the Stop Grant State.
!
LED on the panel turns amber colour.
!
Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode (for ATA standard interface).
!
Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
!
Ultra I/O and VGA chip go into power saving mode.
!
Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in,
!
keyboard and mouse for APM mode.
Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in and USB keyboard for
!
ACPI mode.
AcerPower Sc : Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, keyboard
and mouse for ACPI mode
ACPI
ACPI specification 1.0.
!
S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support.
!
On board device power management support.
!
On board device configuration support.
!
NOTE:
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AcerPower Sc : ACPI specification 1.0b.
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