Acer Aspire T300 User manual

Aspire T300/Power ST
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Service guide files and updates are available
on the AIPG/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw

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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire T300/Power ST service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
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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.
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damages resulting from any defect in the software.
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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.

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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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Chapter 1 1
Overview
The Aspire T300/Power ST supports Intel Pentium 4 Northwood based micro-ATX, IBM PC/AT compatible
system with PCI/AGP bus.
NOTE: Aspire T300/Power ST supports Intel’s HT (Hyper-Threading) Technology.
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
Features & Specifications
CPU
TSupport Intel P4 Northwood (Socket 478) processor.
TSupport 533MHz or 400MHz FSB.
TSupport up to 3.06GHz+ P4 processor.
TSupport Intel Hyper Threading Technology.
Chipset
TSiS 651, SiS 962L
Memory
TSocket Type: DDR-SDRAM PC2700/PC2100 184-pin socket.
TSupport 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb and 512 Mb technologies.
TCapacity: 128MB ~ 1GB (please refer to the AVL list for compatibility).
Graphics
TOn-die VGA
T1 VGA port
AGP/PCI
TOne AGP 4X 1.5V slot
TThree PCI 2.2 5V slots
FDD
TOne FDD slot supports 1.44MB/3 mode 3.5” devices
IDE
TSlot Type: 40 pin IDE slot
TSlot Quantity: 2
TTransfer rate support:
TPIO Mode: 0/1/2/3/4
TUltra DMA 66/100/133
TStorage Type support:
THDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD
TZip 250
TATA-100 transfer rate
Audio
TEmbedded RealTek 201A audio codec with 16-bit Sound Blaster compatibility
TChip (Additional): AC97 Codec, 20 bit with amplifier
TInterface: AC Link
TChannel: 4
TConnectors support:
TLine-in/Line-out (rear)

Chapter 1 3
TMicrophone-in (rear)/Microphone-in (front) (Default)
THeadphone Out (front) (Default)
LAN
TSupports 10/100MB ethernet environment
USB
TConnectors Quantity:
TOn-board: 4 (rear)
TConnector Pin: 2 (front)
TTransfer Rate:
TUSB 2.0/1.1
BIOS
T4MB Award BIOS with Plug and Play BIOS
TACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block.
TProvides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, WOR, chassis intrusion and SM Bus for system management.
Others
TSuspend to RAM/Disk
TPC2001 Compliant
TSupport PS2 Keyboard/Mouse and USB Keyboard/Mouse wake up function

4Chapter 1
Front Panel
The computer’s front panel consists of the following:
Label Description
1 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW Drive
2 FDD Drive
3 Power Button
4 Power LED
5HDDLED
6 Speaker/Headphone jack
7 Microphone-in jack
8 USB ports
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