Acer Aspire T180 User manual

Aspire T180/E380
AcerPower M8
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire T180/E380 and AcerPower M8 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
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any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without
the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated.
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purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the
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dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential
damages resulting from any defect in the software.
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IV
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN
MESSAGES
Denotes actual messages that appear
on screen.
NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional
information related to the current
topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might
result from doing or not doing specific
actions.
CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to
avoid possible hardware or software
problems.
IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions
relevant to the accomplishment of
procedures.

V
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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Chapter1 System Specifications 1
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mainboard Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Aspire T180 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Aspire T180 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
AcerPower M8 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AcerPower M8 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Acer eRecovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Acer disc-to-disc recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . 23
Chapter2 System Utilities 24
Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Standard CMOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Advanced BIOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Advanced Chipset Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Integrated Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Onboard I/O Chip Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Management Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
PnP/PCI Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
PC Health Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Set Supervisor/User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Save & Exit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Exit Without Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 47
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Disassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter4 Troubleshooting 69
Chapter5 Jumper and Connector Information 70
Jumper Setting ..............................................................70
Chapter6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 83
Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Chapter 1 1
Overview
The model is a consumer/commercial-oriented desktop PC built with latest, high-performance technology for
easier and funnier consumer environment. It is a high performance and multi-media features ready system
including Media Card Reader and Rear I/O connectors for 7.1 audio channels.
Regarding the high performance, we choose AMD Athlon 64 X2/Athlon64/Sempron (AM2 Socket), with
NVIDIA MCP61 chipset architecture. This combination can run HyperTransport technology and provide On-
Board VGA, which provides better performance than other processors. We also provide one PCI-Express x16
slot, one PCI-Express x1 and two PCI slots (support PCI 2.3 spec.), four Dual Channel DDRII memory slots
(support up to 4GB), two PATA ports, two/four SATA ports (HDDs), on board Gigabit LAN, and on board Audio
function.
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
Features
Processor
TSocket Type : 940 pin socket
TProcessor Type : AMD AM2 Athlon64 x2/Athlon64/Sempron
Chipset
TnVidia MCP61S (co-lay with MCP61P)
PCB
TForm Factor : Mirco ATX
TSize (Max.) : 244mm x 244mm
Memory
TMemory Type : DDRII unbuffered SDRAM module support
TNo of Channel (Dual/Signal) : Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same
memory size DDRII memory module
TSocket Type : un-buffered 240 pin DIMM socket
TDIMM Slot : 4
TMemorry Size Max. : Up to 1 GB
Graphics
TOnboard graphic solution: nVidia MCP61 integrated graphics device solution
TOne VGA port on rear
PCI
TOne PCI Express x16 slot
TOne PCI Express x1 slot
TTwo PCI 2.2 Slots
FDD
TSlot Quantity : 1
TSupport 1.44MB 3.5” Devices
IDE
TOne 40 pin PATA IDE slot
TTransfer rate support:
TPIO mode: 0/1/2/3/4
TATA mode: 33/66/100 port supported
TStorage type support : HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/
DVD SuperMultiPlus/HD DVD/BlueRay DVD
T4 pin SATA IDE connector
TTransfer rate support:
T1.5GB/s and 3.0 GB/s
TStorage type support : HDD/CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD
SuperMultiPlus

Chapter 1 3
Audio
TAudio Type : HD Codec
TAudio Channel : 7.1 channel
TAudio Controller /Codec : Realtek ALC888(co-lay with ALC883)
TSupport SPDIF out/in
TAudio Connectors/Headers:
TRear 6 jack follow HD audio definition
TMicrophone In
THeadphone Out
TCD-In
LAN
TType : Marvell 88E8056 Gigabit Ethernet controller
TSupports 10/100/1000MB Ethernet environment
IEEE 1394
TIEEE 1394 Controller : TI TSB43AB23PDTG4
TIEEE 1394 Port : One rear 6pin IEEE 1394 port
USB
TController : nVidia MCP61
TUSB Type : 2.0/1.1
TConnectors Quantity: 8
TReal Panel : 4
TOnboard header: 4 for front daughter board, 4 for rear I/O
TStandard Intel FPIO pin definition
BIOS
TBIOS Type : Award BIOS
T4MB Flash BIOS
TAward PnP BIOS compatible with SM BIOS 2.3
TACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block.
TProvides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, and SM Bus for system management.

4Chapter 1
I/O Connector
TController : Super I/O ITE 8726 co-lay with ITE8716
Rear I/O Connector
T1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port
T1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port
T1 VGA(CRT) Port
T1 LAN Port
T4 USB Ports for non-1394 sku; 4 USB ports + IEEE1394 port for 1394 sku
T7.1 channel phone jack
Onboard Connector
T1 CPU socket
T4 Memory slots
T1 PCI Express x16 slot
T1 PCI Express x1 slot
T2 PCI slots
T1 FDD connector
T1 PATA IDE slot
T2/4 SATA IDE connectors
T2/3 2*5 pin Intel FPIO sepcification USB pin connectors.
T1 2*5 pin IEEE 1394 jumper
T1 CD-IN 4pin connector (CD-ROM/TV Tuner Card Audio Input)
T1 S/PDIF out 3pin jumper
T1 4pin CPU Fan connector
T1 4pin system fan connector with 3pin system fan co-lay
T1 24pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector
T1 2*7 pin front panel IO header
T2 reserved 2pin GPIO jumper
T1 onboard buzzer
TColor management for on board connecter
Power Supply
TPSP Type : 250/300W

Chapter 1 5
Mainboard Placement
No. Name Description
1ATX_POWER1 ATX_POWER
2 VCC12_VRM1 ATX_POWER-12V
3 PSKBM1 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector
4 LPT1 Parallel Port
5 USB1394A1 USB Dual Port +1394
6 USBLAN1 USB Dual Port +LAN Connector
7 JS1 Rear Audio Connector
8 FDD1 Floppy Connector
9 IDE1 HDD Primary Connector
10 CPU_FAN CPU Fan
11 SYS_FAN System Fan
12 PWR_FAN Power Fan
13 AUX_IN1 CD-in low profile header
14 USB2 USB Header with INTEL spec.
15 USB3 USB Header with INTEL spec.
16 USB4 USB Header with INTEL spec.
17 PANEL1 Front Panel with INTEL spec.
18 AUDIO1 Audio Header with INTEL spec.

6Chapter 1
19 COM2 Serial Port2
20 SATA1~4 Serial ATA Header
No. Name Description

Chapter 1 7
Block Diagram
USB2 PORTS / 1394 conn 2-3
USB2 PORTS 0-1
USB2 PORTS 6-7
128-BIT 400/533/667/800MHZ
HT 16X16 1GHZ
INTEGRATED SATA CONTROLLERS (X2)
PEX X16
ATA 133
PEX X1
FRONT PANEL HDR
LPC HDR
THERM MONITOR
PCI EXPRESS
TPM
X10 USB2
HDA
4MB FLASH
USB2 PORTS 4-5
DDRII SDRAM CONN 1
PCI 33MHZ
SUPPLY
MII/RGMII
BACK PANEL CONN
VREG
MII/RGMII
AC131 / RTL8110SC / RTL8211B
DDRII SDRAM CONN 0
7.1 AUDIO
LPC BUS 33MHZ
PCI SLOT 2
PCI SLOT 1
PRIMARY IDE
X4 - SATA CONN
SIO
PS2/KBRD CONN
PARALLEL CONN
CONNECTOR
ITE8726
FLOPPY CONN
SERIAL CONN
POWER
X2/GBIT LAN
BLOCK DIAGRAM
AM2 SOCKET 940
NFORCE
MCP61
692 BGA
PCI EXPRESS
BUF SIO CLK 24MHZ USB2 PORTS 8-9
PEX X1
PCI EXPRESS

8Chapter 1
Aspire T180 Front Panel
The computer’s front panel consists of the following:
Label Description
1 Optical drive
2 Floppy disk drive
3 Power button
4Speaker or headphone jack
5 Microphone jack
6USBports
No. Description No. Description

Chapter 1 9
Aspire T180 Rear Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 Power cord socket 2 Voltage selector switch
3 Fan aperture 4 PS/2 keyboard connector
5 PS/2 mouse connector 6 Serial port
7 Printer connector 8 Monitor connector
9 USB 2.0 ports 10 RJ-45 Ethernet connector
11 Microphone jack 12 Line-out Jack
13 Line-in jack 14 Extension card slots
No. Description No. Description

10 Chapter 1
AcerPower M8 Front Panel
Label Description
1 Power-Button
2 Speaker-out/Line-out Port
3 Microphone-in out ( Front )
4 USB Ports
5Optical drive eject button
6 Optical drive
7 Power LED
8 HDD LED
9 Floppy drive eject button
10 Floppy disk drive

Chapter 1 11
Label Description
1 Power-Button
2USBports
3 Microphone-in & Speaker-out/Line-out Port
4Optical drive eject button
5 Optical drive
6 Indicators
7 Card reader
8 HDD
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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12 Chapter 1
AcerPower M8 Rear Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 Power cord socket 2 Voltage selector switch
3 Fan aperture 4 PS/2 keyboard connector
5 PS/2 mouse connector 6 Serial port
7 Printer connector 8 Monitor connector
9 USB 2.0 ports 10 RJ-45 Ethernet connector
11 Microphone jack 12 Line-out Jack
13 Line-in jack 14 Extension card slots
No. Description No. Description

Chapter 1 13
System Peripherals
The Aspire S Series 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.

14 Chapter 1
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.
Note: