Acer Aspire T670 User manual

Aspire T670
AcerPower FE
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

II
Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire T670/AcerPower FE service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

III
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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Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
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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.
Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
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Pentium 4 and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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.

VII
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
MainBoard Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear I/O Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Aspire T670 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
AcerPower FE Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
System Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Acer eRecovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Create backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Restore from backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Create factory default image CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Re-install bundled software without CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Change Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Acer disc-to-disc recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Restore without a Recovery CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Multilingual operating system installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Dual Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Chapter 2 System Utilities 30
Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Standard CMOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Advanced BIOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Integrated Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Management Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
PnP/PCI Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
PC Health Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Set Supervisor/User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Save & Exit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exit Without Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 48
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Disassembly the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Opening the House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Removing the Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Removing the Add-on Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Removing the TV Tuner Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Removing the Heatsink and CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Removing the Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Removing the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Removing the Cables from Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Removing the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Removing the FDD and Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

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Removing the ODD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Removing the System FAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Removing the Mainboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 57
Power-On Self-Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
POST Error Messages List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Error Symptoms List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 72
Jumper Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
ATX_12V/ATX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
CPU FAN / SYS FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
FDD (Floppy Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
IDE Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
PWR_LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
CD_IN (CD In Connector, Black) / AUX_IN (AUX In Connector, White) . . .81
SUR_CEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
BAT(Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
How to erase CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 84
Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 86
Appendix B Test Compatible Components 87
Microsoft Windows XP Home Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Appendix C Online Support Information 94

Chapter 1 1
Overview
All the new Socket-T motherboards come with a socket protector that has to be removed before you
fit the CPU. This is to prevent damage to the pins inside the CPU socket before the chip is inserted.
The new CPU socket is known as Socket-T and the new processors will be of LGA775 type. LGA stands
for Land Grid Array and means that there are no pins on the bottom of the CPU, although there are still contact
surfaces - no less 775 of them. The CPU interface has been moved to the mainboard socket and this is a
way for Intel to get fewer returns in terms of damaged CPUs due to bent or broken pins.
These two models (Aspire T670 & AcerPower FE) choose Intel Pentium 4 LGA 775 (socket _T) processor.
Intel 915GL+ ICH6 (Prescott) chipset architecture. This combination can run at 800MHz Front Side Bus and
provides On-Board VGA and discrete VGA support, which provides better performance than other
processors. This model with one PCI-Express x16 slot, three PCI slots (support PCI 2.2 spec.), 2 Dual
Channel DDR 1 memory slots (support up to 2GB), one P-ATA devices (HDD/ODD), two S-ATA devices
(HDDs), on board 10/100 LAN, and on board audio function.
Aspire T670 will be the product name for consumer market. AcerPower FE will be the product name for
commercial market. Please refer below table for more details address toward each chipset that be used in this
project : (It’s only for reference as guideline)
Chipset General Features
Intel 915GL (North Bridge) TOne Intel®Pentium®4 processor or Intel®Celeron®D
processor including 775-Land package.
TSupports Pentium 4 processor FSB interrupt delivery
TSupport 533 MT/s(133 MHz) FSB
T32-bit host bus addressing for access to 4GB of
memory space
T256MB, 512MB and 1GB DDR/DDR2 technologies
TPCI Express Graphics Interface
T400 MHz Integrated 24-bit RAMDAC
T37.5 mm x 37.5 mm, 1210 balls, variable ball pitch
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
Intel®ICH6 TThe MCH has on 16-lane (x16 Port) PCI Express port,
provided for the Graphics Attach (i.e., PCI Express).
PCI Express supports a base frequency of 2.5 GHz
only.
TPCI Express Base Specification, Revision 1.0a-
compliant
TSupports 4-x1 PCI Express ports
TPCI slots (supports up to 7 Req/Gnt pairs)
TACPI Power Management Logic Support
TEnhanced DMA controller, interrupt controller, and
timer functions
TIntegrated LAN controller
TSupports Audio Codec '97, Revision 2.3 Specification
(a.k.a., AC '97 Component Specification, Revision 2.3)
which provides a link for Audio and Telephony codecs
(up to 7 channels)
TSupports Intel®High Definition Audio Specification
REALTEK ALC655 Controller TMeets performance requirements for audio on PC99/
2001 systems
TMeets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements
T16-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with 48KHz sampling
rate
TExternal Amplifier Power Down(EAPD) capability
TSupport 32K/44.1K/48KHz of S/PDIF input
REALTEK RTL8100C Ethernet
Controller
TIntegrated Fast Ethernet MAC, Phsical chip, and
transceiver in one chip
T10Mbps and 100Mbps operation
TSupports Wake-On-LAN and remote wake-up (Magic
Packet*, LinkChg, and Microsoft®wake-up frame)
TSupports 4 Wake-On-LAN (WOL) signals (active high,
active low, positive pulse, and negative pulse)
TSupports LED pins for various network activity
indications
TSupports Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x)
ITE IT8712 Controller TSupports up to 1/240 duty cycle
TProvides 320 LCD drive circuits
TProvides 2.6 to 5.5V LCD drive voltage
TProvides 2.5 to 5.5V operating voltage
TProvides 4-bit or 8-bit parallel data input
TSupports screen display off function
TSupports the automatic generation of chip enable sign
TSupports Power standby function
Chipset General Features

Chapter 1 3
Features
CPU
TSocket Type : Intel Socket T
TSupports Intel Pentium 4 Prescott 775 / FSB 533/800MHz
TSupports Intel Celeron Prescott 775 / FSB 533MHz
TPentium 4 2.66GHz ~3.8GHz speed
TCeleron D 2.53GHz ~ 3.2GHz
TL2 Cache varies with CPU from 1MB to 2MB
Chipset
TNorthbridge: Intel 915GL
TSouthbridge: ICH6
Memory
TSocket Type : DDR , 2.5 Voltage
TSocket Quantity : 2
TCapacity support : 128MB ~ 2GB
TSupport Memory Speed : 400/333 MHz
Graphic Solution
TIntel Grantsdale-GL on-die graphic solution
TDVMT(Dynamic Video Memory Technology ) technology support
Slots
T1 PCI Express x16 slot
T3 PCI 2.2 5V slots
FDD
TOne 1.44MB 3.5” device
TAllow connection of 2 FDD devices
IDE (PATA / SATA)
TSlot Type : 40pin PATA IDE slot
TPATA Connector Quantity : 1
TTransfer rate support PIO mode 0 (3.33MB/s) /1 (5.22MB/s) /2 (8.33MB/s) /3 (11.1MB/s) /
4 (16.7MB/s)
TATA mode : 33/66/100
TDevice Type Support : HDD/CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/Combo/DVD burner
TConnector Type : SATA IDE Connector
TSATA Connector Quantity : 2
TStorage Type Support : HDD

4Chapter 1
Audio
TController: Intel ICH6
TCodec : Realtek ALC655
TConnector support Lin in/ Lin out, Microphone In (rear) / Microphone in (front - default),
Headphone Out (front- default), Headphone In (rear),
TWhen earphone is plugged in the front access audio jack, speaker-out will mute automatically.
T5.1 Channel Audio Support
TReserved disable function on BIOS side. Default is enabled.
LAN
TController : Realtek 8100C
TShould be worked under 10/100 Mbs environment
TReserved disabled function on both hardware & BIOS side. Default is enabled
USB
TController : Intel ICH6
TConnectors Quantity : 8 (4 on rear connector, 4 on-board header)
T1 for front daughter board
T1 for Multi-Media card reader (Pin : 2*5)
TUSB 2.0/1.1

Chapter 1 5
System LED Definition
On-Board Connector
TRear I/O Connectors
T1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port
T1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port
T1 VGA Port
T1 10/100 LAN Port
T4 USB Ports
T1 Line-in/Line-out/Mic-in port
TOn-Board Connectos
T1 CPU Socket
T2 Memory Slot
T1 PCI Express x16 Slot
T3 PCI Slots
T1 FDD Slot
T1 PATA IDE Slots
LED Item Color
Power state LED
S0 Green Steady
S1/S3 Amber Steady
S4/S5 Off
HDD state LED
IDE active Red Blinking
IDE idle Off
System LED definition (for S43--Aspire series bezel)
Power State LED
S0 Green Steady
S1/S3 Amber Steady
S4/S5 Off
HDD state LED
IDE active Red Blinking
IDE idle Off
System LED definition (for P451 -- AcerPower series bezel)
Power state LED
S0 Blue Steady
S1/S3 Off
S4/S5 Off
ODD, HDD, LAN
Active Blue
System LED definition (for P451 AcerPower series bezel)
Power State LED
S0 Blue Steady
S1/S3 Blue Blinking
S4/S5 Off

6Chapter 1
T2 SATA IDE Slots
T2 2*5 pin USB pin connector, 1 CD-in 4pin connector
T1 serial port pin connector (2nd serial port)
T1 CD-In 4pin connector (CD-ROM Audio Input)
T1 3pin System FAN connector
T1 24pin/4pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector
T1 2*5pin Intel FPIO specification Power Switch/Power State LED/HDD active LED
T1 2 pin LAN activity monitor connector
T2 reserved 2pin GPIO connector
TColor management for on board connector

Chapter 1 7
Block Diagram
LGA775
Processor
CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz)
BIOS
33MHz
14.318MHz
DDR400/333MHz DIMM
Host
Interface
Intel
915GL
GMCH
Dual Channel Memory
GMCHCLK (133/200MHz)
66MHz
48MHz
PCI Bus
2 Serial ATA
IT 8712
ATA33/66/100
IDE Channels
LPT Port
COM Port
Floppy
PS/2 KB/Mouse
24MHz
33MHz
8 USB
Ports
Intel ICH6
Line-Out
MIC
Line-In
Side Speaker Out
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
Surround Speaker Out
3 PCI
PCICLK
(33MHz)
RTL
8100C
RJ45
PCI-ECLK
(100MHz)
1 PCI Express x 4 Port
PCI Express Bus
CODEC

8Chapter 1
MainBoard Placement
AE
KB_MS
CPU_FAN
LGA775
COM1
LPT
ATX
8I915AE
IT8712
SYS_FAN
SATA0
BIOS
PWR_LED
F_PANEL
F_USB2
F_USB1
CODEC
ATX_12V
BAT
RTL8100C ICH6
PCI1
PCI2
DDR1
DDR2
SATA2
FDD
CLR_CMOS
PCIE_16
CD_IN
F_AUDIO
Intel 915GL
AUDIO IDE
R_USB
USB LAN
VGA
SUR_CEN
PCI3

Chapter 1 9
Rear I/O Port
Item Description
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse
Connector
To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the
upper port (green) and the keyboard to the ower port (purple).
LPT Port (Parallel Port) The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other
peripheral devices.
COM (Serial Port) Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.
VGA Port Monitor can be connected to VGA port.
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. have a standard USB interface. Also make sure
your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB
controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver
upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s)
vendors.
LAN Port Internet connection with speed of 10/100 Mbps
Surround Speaker/Line In Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line In
jack.
Line Out Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to this connector.
Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out
/MIC In
Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack.
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
LPT Port
COM Port
VGA Port
LAN Port
USB Ports
MIC In Line Out
Line In

10 Chapter 1
Aspire T670 Front Panel
NOTE: The specifications above are for reference only. The exact configuration of your PC depends on the
model purchased.
No. Description No. Description
1 Optical drive 2 Floppy drive
3 Power button 4 Speaker or headphone jack
5 Microphone jack 6 USB ports
No. Description No. Description

Chapter 1 11
AcerPower FE Front Panel
No. Description No. Description
1 Optical drive 2 Floppy drive
3 Card reader(Manufacturing Option) 4 Indicators
5 USB ports 6 Microphone-inJack
7 Speaker/HeadphoneJack 8 Power Button

12 Chapter 1
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

Chapter 1 13
System Peripherals
The Aspire T670 and AcerPower FE 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.