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... drive. Never push objects of power supply cord set (provided in performance, indicating a need for this unit. Refer all servicing to rain or water. d If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are covered by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition. f If the product exhibits a distinct change in your accessories box) for service. 12. English 9. Do not disassemble...
... drive. Never push objects of power supply cord set (provided in performance, indicating a need for this unit. Refer all servicing to rain or water. d If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are covered by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal condition. f If the product exhibits a distinct change in your accessories box) for service. 12. English 9. Do not disassemble...
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... v Macrovision® statement v Year 2000 compliance statement v Welcome 1 Major benefits 1 Before You Start 2 Safety instructions 2 Setting up the system 3 Placement tips 3 System Overview 5 Computer rear view 5 Computer front view 6 Installing new components 8 Opening The Case 8 Frequently asked questions 9 Taking care of your computer 11 Important tips 11 Cleaning and servicing 11 Asking for technical assistance 12 Appendix A: Environmental Policy Declaration
... v Macrovision® statement v Year 2000 compliance statement v Welcome 1 Major benefits 1 Before You Start 2 Safety instructions 2 Setting up the system 3 Placement tips 3 System Overview 5 Computer rear view 5 Computer front view 6 Installing new components 8 Opening The Case 8 Frequently asked questions 9 Taking care of your computer 11 Important tips 11 Cleaning and servicing 11 Asking for technical assistance 12 Appendix A: Environmental Policy Declaration
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English 5 System Overview Take a few moments to study your new Aspire computer system. Learn the locations of the buttons, ports and other hardware features. Computer rear view Icon Description Optical S/PDIF audio-out jack Coaxial S/PDIF audio-out jack PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard port Serial port Parallel port VGA port IEEE 1394 port LAN port USB ports Audio jacks Note: Configuration may vary by models .
English 5 System Overview Take a few moments to study your new Aspire computer system. Learn the locations of the buttons, ports and other hardware features. Computer rear view Icon Description Optical S/PDIF audio-out jack Coaxial S/PDIF audio-out jack PS/2 mouse port PS/2 keyboard port Serial port Parallel port VGA port IEEE 1394 port LAN port USB ports Audio jacks Note: Configuration may vary by models .
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Possible upgrade options include the following: • Replace the HDD with a higher capacity model, or add a second HDD. • Install additional memory. • Install a graphics card as a fax/modem card, in one of the empty PCI slots. b) Push the case lock to the right and pull the side panel toward you to access the side panel of new components before you start to add or replace components. Opening The Case Before you open the case, turn your dealer about...
Possible upgrade options include the following: • Replace the HDD with a higher capacity model, or add a second HDD. • Install additional memory. • Install a graphics card as a fax/modem card, in one of the empty PCI slots. b) Push the case lock to the right and pull the side panel toward you to access the side panel of new components before you start to add or replace components. Opening The Case Before you open the case, turn your dealer about...
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... default factory settings. Insert the startup disk you created during the use of the following: • Check if the voltage selector switch located on . Do any key to the RCD instruction sheet. A: Your computer's power management function automatically blanks the screen to the system. If restarting your computer does not work . If the LED is not lit, no power is plugged in the floppy drive? If yes, remove or replace...
... default factory settings. Insert the startup disk you created during the use of the following: • Check if the voltage selector switch located on . Do any key to the RCD instruction sheet. A: Your computer's power management function automatically blanks the screen to the system. If restarting your computer does not work . If the LED is not lit, no power is plugged in the floppy drive? If yes, remove or replace...
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... that the printer is connected to a power outlet and that it is not write-protected. • Make sure that you are using the correct type of your computer, the internal or built-in speakers are automatically turned off. Look for assistance. You can also press the volume control/mute knob on your dealer or technical support center for the Volume icon on...
... that the printer is connected to a power outlet and that it is not write-protected. • Make sure that you are using the correct type of your computer, the internal or built-in speakers are automatically turned off. Look for assistance. You can also press the volume control/mute knob on your dealer or technical support center for the Volume icon on...
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... your problem is not listed in your local dealer or distributor. You may also access the Web site (http://global.acer.com/support/index.htm) for technical assistance For technical assistance, contact your area. To clean an optical mouse For users of an optical mouse, refer to replace or upgrade any of your computer's internal components Asking for information on how and where to contact a service...
... your problem is not listed in your local dealer or distributor. You may also access the Web site (http://global.acer.com/support/index.htm) for technical assistance For technical assistance, contact your area. To clean an optical mouse For users of an optical mouse, refer to replace or upgrade any of your computer's internal components Asking for information on how and where to contact a service...
Aspire T650/E500 and Power F5 Service Guide
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... Diagram 7 MainBoard Placement 8 Rear I/O Port 10 Jumper and Connector Setting 11 Connector Information 12 Aspire T650 Front Panel 17 Aspire E500 Front Pane 18 AcerPower F5 Front Panel 19 Aspire T650/E500, AcerPower F5 Rear Panel 20 System Peripherals 21 Acer eRecovery 23 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 25 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 26 Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . 33 Chapter 2 System Utilities 35 Entering Setup 36 Product Information 37 Standard CMOS Features 38 Primary IDE Master 40 Advanced BIOS Features...
... Diagram 7 MainBoard Placement 8 Rear I/O Port 10 Jumper and Connector Setting 11 Connector Information 12 Aspire T650 Front Panel 17 Aspire E500 Front Pane 18 AcerPower F5 Front Panel 19 Aspire T650/E500, AcerPower F5 Rear Panel 20 System Peripherals 21 Acer eRecovery 23 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 25 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 26 Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . 33 Chapter 2 System Utilities 35 Entering Setup 36 Product Information 37 Standard CMOS Features 38 Primary IDE Master 40 Advanced BIOS Features...
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... ideal solution for multi-media and also user-friendliness for Multi-Media card reader (Pin : 1*5) USB 2.0/1.1 System LED Definition LED Item Power state LED S0 S1/S3 S4/S5 HDD state LED IDE active IDE idle LAN state LED LAN active LAN idle Color Green Steady Amber Steady Off Green Blinking Off Green Blinking Off On-Board Connector T Rear I/O Connectors T 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port T 1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port T 1 VGA Port T 1 GigaLAN Port T 4 USB Ports T 6 Ports Jack Support HD (High Definition) Audio Output T 1 IEEE 1394 port Chapter 1 5 Default is enabled.
... ideal solution for multi-media and also user-friendliness for Multi-Media card reader (Pin : 1*5) USB 2.0/1.1 System LED Definition LED Item Power state LED S0 S1/S3 S4/S5 HDD state LED IDE active IDE idle LAN state LED LAN active LAN idle Color Green Steady Amber Steady Off Green Blinking Off Green Blinking Off On-Board Connector T Rear I/O Connectors T 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port T 1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port T 1 VGA Port T 1 GigaLAN Port T 4 USB Ports T 6 Ports Jack Support HD (High Definition) Audio Output T 1 IEEE 1394 port Chapter 1 5 Default is enabled.
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T On-Board Connectors T 1 CPU Socket T 2 Memory Socket T 1 PCI Express x1 Slot T 1 PCI Express x16 Slot T 2 PCI Slots T 1 FDD Slot T 2 PATA IDE Slots T 2 SATA IDE Slots T 1 2*5 pin Intel FPIO sepecification USB pin connectors T 3 1*5 pin USB pin connector T 1 2nd serial port T 1 CD-In 4pin connector (CD-ROM Audio Input) T 1 3/4 pin CPU Fan connector T 1 3 pin System FAN connectors T 1 24pin/4pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector T 1 2*4pin Intel FPIO specification Power Switch/Power State LED/HDD active LED T 1 2 pin LAN activity monitor connector T 2 reserved 2pin GPIO connector T Color ...
T On-Board Connectors T 1 CPU Socket T 2 Memory Socket T 1 PCI Express x1 Slot T 1 PCI Express x16 Slot T 2 PCI Slots T 1 FDD Slot T 2 PATA IDE Slots T 2 SATA IDE Slots T 1 2*5 pin Intel FPIO sepecification USB pin connectors T 3 1*5 pin USB pin connector T 1 2nd serial port T 1 CD-In 4pin connector (CD-ROM Audio Input) T 1 3/4 pin CPU Fan connector T 1 3 pin System FAN connectors T 1 24pin/4pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector T 1 2*4pin Intel FPIO specification Power Switch/Power State LED/HDD active LED T 1 2 pin LAN activity monitor connector T 2 reserved 2pin GPIO connector T Color ...
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... speeds of the 3 ports, B, C, and E provide users with both right&left channels individually. USB Ports Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. In addition, all of 10/100/1000Mbps. 1394a Port Use the 1394a port to connect andy 1394a device Audio Ports Use the audio jacks to VGA port. Rear I/O Port Item Description PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug...
... speeds of the 3 ports, B, C, and E provide users with both right&left channels individually. USB Ports Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. In addition, all of 10/100/1000Mbps. 1394a Port Use the 1394a port to connect andy 1394a device Audio Ports Use the audio jacks to VGA port. Rear I/O Port Item Description PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug...
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Description 1 Optical Driver 3 Power Button 5 Speaker/Headphone Jack 7 Indicators 9 Card Reader No. Description 2 Optical Drive Eject Button 4 USB Ports 6 Microphone-in Jack 8 Floppy Disk Drive 10 IEEE 1394 Port NOTE: The picture left is the front bezel with middle cover slided down. 18 Chapter 1 Aspire E500 Front Panel No.
Description 1 Optical Driver 3 Power Button 5 Speaker/Headphone Jack 7 Indicators 9 Card Reader No. Description 2 Optical Drive Eject Button 4 USB Ports 6 Microphone-in Jack 8 Floppy Disk Drive 10 IEEE 1394 Port NOTE: The picture left is the front bezel with middle cover slided down. 18 Chapter 1 Aspire E500 Front Panel No.
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... images to hard drive, CD, or DVD. Boot to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5. Enter the password to proceed. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next 5. Enter the password to proceed. Press + to disc and click Next. 6. In the Recovery settings window, select Burn image to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. Factory default image and click Next. T Backup to optical device to complete the restore process. Select the desired restore...
... images to hard drive, CD, or DVD. Boot to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5. Enter the password to proceed. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next 5. Enter the password to proceed. Press + to disc and click Next. 6. In the Recovery settings window, select Burn image to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. Factory default image and click Next. T Backup to optical device to complete the restore process. Select the desired restore...
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... jumper BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature BIOS Password Control Specification AMI R01-A0 4MB 32-pin PLCC package 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey c Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility...
... jumper BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 drive Support to BIOS boot block feature BIOS Password Control Specification AMI R01-A0 4MB 32-pin PLCC package 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 Yes Yes Yes Yes BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey c Function Enter BIOS Setup Utility...
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... PCI bus 2 HDD, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM,Combo,DVD burner PIO 0/1/2/3/4 33/66/100/133 2 HDD Yes Yes Enable/Disable by BIOS setup Diskette Drive Interface Item Diskette Drive Controller Diskette Drive Controller Resident Bus Supported Diskette Drive Formats Function Control Specification ULi M1573 LPC Bus 1.44MB, 2.88MB format and slim type diskette drive Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Serial Port Item Serial port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port Serial port location 16550 UART support Connector type Optional serial port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional...
... PCI bus 2 HDD, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM,Combo,DVD burner PIO 0/1/2/3/4 33/66/100/133 2 HDD Yes Yes Enable/Disable by BIOS setup Diskette Drive Interface Item Diskette Drive Controller Diskette Drive Controller Resident Bus Supported Diskette Drive Formats Function Control Specification ULi M1573 LPC Bus 1.44MB, 2.88MB format and slim type diskette drive Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Serial Port Item Serial port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port Serial port location 16550 UART support Connector type Optional serial port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) Optional...
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... 32 KB I/O Expansion ROM 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM Chapter 1 Function Onboard DRAM Reserved for Graphics Display Buffer Non-Cacheable Reserved for ROM on I/O Adapters Reserved for ROM on Ring) RTC (real time clock) S1 Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled S3 Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled S4 Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled S5 Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Thermal Design Item Thermal Design Description T Dynamic FAN speed control by hardware monitor T CPU Over-temperature (over 120oC...
... 32 KB I/O Expansion ROM 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM Chapter 1 Function Onboard DRAM Reserved for Graphics Display Buffer Non-Cacheable Reserved for ROM on I/O Adapters Reserved for ROM on Ring) RTC (real time clock) S1 Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled S3 Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled S4 Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled S5 Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Thermal Design Item Thermal Design Description T Dynamic FAN speed control by hardware monitor T CPU Over-temperature (over 120oC...
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... a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required setting or to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet. When setting up BIOS for Main Menu Chapter 2 35 Q-Flash allows the user to its original settings. Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help, displays a screen that BIOS needs to be reset to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. When the power...
... a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required setting or to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet. When setting up BIOS for Main Menu Chapter 2 35 Q-Flash allows the user to its original settings. Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help, displays a screen that BIOS needs to be reset to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. When the power...
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..., American Megatrends, Inc. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to Setup Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to accept or enter the sub-menu. CMOS Setup Utility -- Parameter Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Load Default Settings Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Description...
..., American Megatrends, Inc. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to Setup Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to accept or enter the sub-menu. CMOS Setup Utility -- Parameter Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configuration PC Health Status Load Default Settings Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Description...
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... configure the hard disk drive connected to select this option for automatic device detection. You can manually input the correct settings Access Mode : Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. 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 always automatically detected. To enter the IDE Master or Slave setup...
... configure the hard disk drive connected to select this option for automatic device detection. You can manually input the correct settings Access Mode : Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. 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 always automatically detected. To enter the IDE Master or Slave setup...
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... set Enabled keyboard is number keys or arrow keys Disabled This option is used to set the sequence of boot Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, device where BIOS attempts to load the disk ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB- CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable to boot Enabled from other Devices Boot Up NumLock Status APCI Mode CPU Hyper-Threading Description Options This feature allows you to enable the VIRUS warning function for operating system with multi processors mode supported...
... set Enabled keyboard is number keys or arrow keys Disabled This option is used to set the sequence of boot Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, device where BIOS attempts to load the disk ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB- CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable to boot Enabled from other Devices Boot Up NumLock Status APCI Mode CPU Hyper-Threading Description Options This feature allows you to enable the VIRUS warning function for operating system with multi processors mode supported...