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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Screen messages
NOTEGives bits and pieces of additional
WARNINGAlerts you to any damage that might
CAUTIONGives precautionary measures to
IMPORTANTReminds you to do specific actions
Denotes actual messages that appear
on screen.
information related to the current
topic.
result from doing or not doing specific
actions.
avoid possible hardware or software
problems.
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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System Specifications
Overview
Acer Verition 7900Pro/6900Pro/5900Pro are bussiness-ready desktop PCs built with latest high-performance
technology for managing demanding workload. The series of products are standalone or network-ready for
SMB. They include video and audio features for business multimedia.
Veriton 7900Pro/6900Pro/5900Pro comply with all requirements of Intel vProTM platform. The series of
products support Conroe CPU and employ Intel ICH8-DO and Nineveh LAN controller (82566DM).
The Aspire T630 and AcerPower F3 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 systems 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.
For more detailed information about the speakers, please refer to the included operating instructions.
NOTE: speakers are optional and the appearance might be different depending on the actual product.
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Acer Empowering Technology
Acer’s innovative Empowering Technology makes it easy for you to access frequently used functions and
manage your new Acer notebook. It features the following handy utilities:
•Acer eSettings Management accesses system information and adjusts settings easily.
•Acer eDataSecurity Management protects data with passwords and advanced encryption algorithms.
•Acer ePerformance Management improves system performance by optimizing disk space, memory and
registry settings.
•Acer eAcoustics Management offers a useful tool to balance your computing power needs with your
desired level of quietness.
•Acer eRecovery Management backs up and recovers data flexibly, reliably and completely.
•Acer eProtection Management provides exceptional protection against viruses and other malware.
For more information, press the <> key to launch the Empowering Technology menu, then click on the
appropriate utility and select the Help or Tutorial function.
Empowering Technology password
Before using Acer eLock Management and Acer eRecovery Management, you must initalize the Empowering
Technology password. Right-click on the Empowering Technology toolbard and select “Password Setup” to do
so. If you do not initialize the Empowering Technology password, you will be prompted to do so when running
Acer eLock Management or Acer eRecovery Management for the first time.
Acer eSettings Management
Acer eSettings Management allows you to inspect hardware specifications, change BIOS passwords or other
Windows settings, and to monitor the system health status.
Acer eSettings Management also:
•Provides a simple graphical user interface for navigating.
•Displays general system status and advanced monitoring for power users on Acer computer.
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Acer eLock Management
Acer eLock Management is a security utility that allows you to lock your removable data, optical and floppy
drives to ensure that data can’t be stolen while your notebook is unattended.
•Removable data devices - includes USB disk drives, USB pen drives, USB flash drives, USB MP3 drives,
USB memory card readers, IEEE 1394 disk drives and any other removable disk drives that can be
mounted as a file system when plugged into the system.
•Optical drive deivces - includes any kind of CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives.
•Floppy disk drives - 3.5-inch disks only.
•Interfaces - includes serial ports, parallel port, infrared (IR), and Bletooth.
To activate Acer eLock Management, a password must be set first. Once set, you can apply locks to any of the
devices. Lock(s) will immediately be set without any reboot necessary, and will remain locked after rebooting,
until unlocked.
NOTE: If you lose your password, there is no method to reset it except by reformatting your notebook or taking
your notebook to anAcer Customer Serivce Center. Be sure to remember or write down your password.
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Acer eDataSecurity Management
Acer eDataSecurity Management is handy file encryption utility that protexts your files from being accessed by
unauthorized persons. It is conveniently integrated with Windows explorer as a shell extension for quick and
easy data encryption/decryption and also supports on-the-fly file encryption for MSN Messager and Microsoft
Outlook.
The Acer eDataSecurity Management setup wizard will prompt you for a suvervisor password and default
encryption. This encryption will be used to encrypt files by default, or you can choose to enter your won filespecific password when encrypting a file.
NOTE: The password used encrypt a file is the unique key that the system needs to decrypt it. If you lose the
password, the supervisor password is the only other key capable of decrypting the file. If you lose both
passwords, there will be no way to decrypt your encryped file! Be sure to safeguard all related
passwords!
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Acer ePerformance Management
Acer ePerformance Management is a system optimization tool that boosts the performance of your Acer
notebook. It provides and express optimization method to release unused memory and disk space quickly.
The user can also enable advanced options for full control over the following option:
•Memory optimization - releases unused memory and check usage.
•Disk optimization - removes unneeded items and files.
•Speed optimization - improves the usability and performance of your Windows XP system.
Acer eAcoustics Management
Acer eAcoustics Management offers you a useful tool to balance your computing power needs with your
desired level of quietness. By reducing the processor speed for tasks that require less processing, the CPU
and system fans can run slower, thus reducing the amount of sound generated by tehse components.
Using Acer eAcoustics Management
To launch Acer eAcoustics Management
•Click on the Acer eAcoustics Management icon in the Empowering Technology toolbard shown on your
desktop.
•From the Start menu, go to (All) Programs>Acer Empowering Technology>Acer eAcoustics
Management.
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This will open Acer eAcoustics Management main page.
Acer eAcoustics Management Main Page
Listed on the main page are two options for Acer eAcoustics Management, labeled as Quiet and Professional.
Select the mode that suits your working requirements best, and exit the utility to apply the settings.
Quiet
Use this mode for tasks that require low processing power, like word processing, Web browsing, and instant
messaging. This mode creates the lowest audio disturbance.
Professional Mode
Use this mode for processing-intensive tasks, when you require full-speed operation.
Acer eRecovery Management
Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by
the manufacturer. The Acer eRecovery Management utility occupies space in a hidden partition on your
system’s HDD. User-created backups are stored on D:\ drive. Acer eRecovery Management provides you
with:
•Password protection.
•Recovery of applications and drivers.
•Image/data backup:
TBack up to HDD (set recovery point).
TBack up to CD/DVD.
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•Image/data recovery tools:
TRecover from a hidden partition (factory defaults).
TRecover from the HDD (most recent user-defined recovery point).
TRecover from CD/DVD.
For more information, please refer to “Acer eRecovery Management”
NOTE: If your computer did not come with a Recovery CD or System CD, please use Acer eRecovery
Management’s “System backup to optical disk” feature to burn a backup image to CD or DVD. To
ensure the best results when recovering your system using a CD or Acer eRecovery Management,
detach all peripherals (except the external Acer ODD, if your computer has one), including your Acer
ezDock.
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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
System Board Major Chip
ItemSpecification
System Core LogicNorth bridge: Intel (R) Q965
South bridge: Intel (R) ICH8DO
Super I/O ControllerITE IT8718DX
LAN ControllerIntel (R) 82566DM
Memory ControllerBuilt-in north bridge: Intel Q965
SATA ControllerBuilt-in ICH8DO
1394 ControllerTI TSB43AB23PDTG4
Audio ControllerRealtek ALC888
VGA ControllerBuilt-in Intel (R) Q965 (GMCH)
Keyboard ControllerITE IT8718DX
Processor
ItemSpecification
Typ e
SlotSocket 940
SpeedDepends on CPU, which is local configured
Bus Frequency533/800/1066 MHz
VoltageProcessor voltage can be detected by any system without
Supports AMD mobile Athlon 64 (62W) M2
Supports AMD Sempron-D (62W) M2
setting any jumper
BIOS
Item Specification
BIOS code programmerAward
BIOS version
BIOS ROM size 4MB
BIOS ROM package 32-pin PLCC package
Support protocolPCIX 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 featureYes
Support to LS-120 driveYes
Support to BIOS boot block featureYes
BIOS Password ControlYes
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BIOS Hotkey List
HotkeyFunctionDescription
cEnter BIOS Setup UtilityPress while the system is booting to
enter BIOS Setup Utility.
System Memory
ItemSpecification
Memory Slot Number4 Slots
Supported Memory Size per Slot256 MB ~ 1GB
Supported Maximum Memory Size 4GB
Supported Memory Speed533/667/800 MHz
Supported memory voltage 1.8V
Support memory module package240-pin DIMM
Support to parity check feature Yes
Support to Error Correction Code (ECC)
feature
Memory module combinationsYou can install memory modules in any combination as
Cache Memory
Yes
long as they match the above specifications.
ItemSpecification
First-Level Cache Configurations
Cache function controlEnable/Disable by BIOS Setup
Second-Level Cache Configurations
The information below is only applicable to system installed with a Pentium 4 processor