Acer Aspire X1301 User manual

Acer
Aspire X1300/X1301
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/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 ASX1300 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
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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Disclaimer
The information in this guide is subject to change without notice.
Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the
contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the
programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its
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.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, AMD Phenom, AMD Sempron, and combinations thereof, are
trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
SCREEN
MESSAGES
Denotes actual messages that appear on screen.
NOTE Gives additional information related to the current topic.
WARNING Alerts you to any physical risk or system 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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Service Guide Coverage
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.
FRU Information
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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Table of Contents vii
System Tour 1
Features 1
Aspire X1300/X1301 Tour 3
Front Pane 3
Rear Panel 5
Internal Components 6
System LED Indicators 7
System Utilities 9
Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility 9
Entering BIOS setup 10
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 10
Setup Utility Menus 11
System Disassembly 33
Disassembly Requirements 33
Pre-disassembly Procedure 34
Main Unit Disassembly 35
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart 35
Removing the Side Panel 36
Removing the Font Bezel 37
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 38
Removing the Processor 40
Removing the Optical Drive 42
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 44
Removing the Power Supply 48
Removing the Memory Modules 51
Removing the PCI Card 53
Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards 55
Removing the Mainboard 59
System Troubleshooting 61
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 61
System Check Procedures 62
Power System Check 62
System External Inspection 62
System Internal Inspection 62
POST Error and Beep Codes 63
Online Support Information 69
System Block Diagram and Board Layout 71
System Block Diagram 71
Board Layout 72
Mainboard 72
System Jumpers 73
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 75
Aspire X1300/X1301 Exploded Diagram 76
Aspire X1300/X1301 FRU List 77
Technical Specifications 87
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Chapter 1 1
Features
Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature:
NOTE: The features listed in this section is for your reference only. The exact configuration of the server
depends on the model purchased.
Processor
•AMD Athlon LE-1600/1620/1640 processor
•AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core BE-2300/2350/2400 or 4200+/4400+/4800+/5000+/5200+/5600+ processor
•AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core 8400/8450/8600/8650 processor
•AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core 9100e/9150e/9500/9550/9600/9650 processor
•AMD Sempron LE-1250/1300 or 2100 processor
Processor (for Eup)
•AMD Athlon LE-1640/1660 processor
•AMD Athlon 2650e AM2+ processor
•AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 2240/2245/2250 processor
•AMD Athlon X3 Triple-Core 3400e/3405e
•AMD Athlon X4 Quad-Core 4600e/4605e
•AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core 545/550 processor
•AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core 700e/705e/710/720/740 processor
•AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core 805/810/820/900e/905e/910/925/945 processor
•AMD Sempron LE-1250/1300 or Sempron Dual Core 2200/2300 processor
Chipset
•NVIDIA nForce MCP78
Memory subsystem
•Supports up to two DDR2-667 registered ECC modules
Media storage
•DVD-ROM SATA drive
•Super-Multi SATA DVD drive
•160 GB SATA hard disk drive
Serial ATA controller
•Embedded SATA2 controller
•Two SATA ports
Networking
•One Gigabit Ethernet LAN port (RJ-45)
System Tour
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PCI I/O
•One PCI Express x16 bus slot
•One PCI Express x1 bus slot
I/O ports
•Front
•Three USB 2.0 ports
•Memory Stick
•Memory Stick PRO
•Secure Digitial (SD) Card
•miniSD Card
•Headphone/speaker-out/line-out jack
•Microphone-in jack
•CFI/II (CompactFlash Type i/II) slot
•IEEE 1394 port (4-pin)
•Rear
•PS/2 keyboard port
•PS/2 mouse port
•Line-out jack
•Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack
•Rear speaker/surround out jack
•Center speaker/subwoofer jack
•Line-in jack
•S/PDIF port
•Four USB 2.0 ports
•eSATA port
•CRT/LCD monitor port
•HDMI port
•Gigabit LAN ports
•VGA/monitor port
•Two USB 2.0 ports
•Two Ethernet LAN ports (RJ-45)
Operating system and software
•Operating system options:
•Genuine Windows Vista®Ultimate (32/64-bit)
•Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32/64-bit)
•Applications
•Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eRecovery Management)
•Acer Arcade Live
•McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008 Trial version
•Adobe Reader
•eSobi
•NTI MediaMaker
Power supply
•220-watts (115/230 Vac) power supply/220-watts (115/230 Vac) power supply Eup

Chapter 1 3
Aspire X1300/X1301 Tour
This section is a virtual tour of the ASX1300 system’s interior and exterior components.
Front Pane
Item Icon Component
B Drive bay door
C Drive bay door eject button
Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive.
D Media card reader
E USB 2.0 ports
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F Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack
G Microphone-in jack
H CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot
I IEEE 1394 port (4-pin)
J Power/sleep button
Item Icon Component

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Rear Panel
Item Icon Component
A Expansion slot (Photo shows graphics card and network/modem card)
B Line-out jack
C Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack
DSPDIF S/PDIF port
E USB 2.0 ports
FESATA eSATA port
G CRT/LCD monitor port
HHDMI HDMI port
I PS2 keyboard port
J Power connector
K Voltage selector switch
L PS2 mouse port
M Gigabit LAN port (10/100/1000 Mbps)
N Rear speaker/surround out jack
O Keyhole
P Center speaker/subwoofer jack
Q Line-in jack
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Internal Components
Item Component
A Expansion card
B Mainboard
C Optical drive
D Heat sink fan assembly
E Power supply
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System LED Indicators
This section describes the different system LED indicators.
LED indicator Color LED status Description
Power Green On The system has AC power and is powered on.
Green Blinking The system is in standby mode.
— Off System is not powered on.
HDD activity Green On HDD is installed and functioning correctly.
Green Blinking Ongoing HDD activity.
Green/
Amber
Flashing HDD is rebuilding data.
Amber On HDD failure
LAN port
network speed
LED (left)
Amber On GbE link network access
Green On 100 Mbps link network access
— Off 10 Mbps link network access
LAN port
network
connection LED
(right)
Green On Active network link
Blinking Ongoing network data activity
Off Off-line network

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Chapter 2 9
Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility
BIOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system's Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).
Since most systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is no need to run this utility. You will
need to run this utility under the following conditions.
•When changing the system configuration settings
•When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts
•When modifying the power management configuration
•When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup
•When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted ("Run Setup"
message) to make changes to the BIOS setup
NOTE: If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages, the battery may be bad. In this case, the system
cannot retain configuration values in CMOS. Ask a qualified technician for assistance.
BIOS setup loads the configuration values in a battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This
memory area is not part of the system RAM which allows configuration data to be retained when power is
turned off.
Before you run the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility, make sure that you have saved all open files. The system
reboots immediately after you close the Setup.
NOTE: PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility will be simply referred to as "Setup" or "Setup utility" in this guide.
The screenshots used in this guide display default system values. These values may not be the same
those found in your system.
System Utilities
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Entering BIOS setup
1. Turn on the server and the monitor.
If the server is already turned on, close all open applications, then restart the server.
2. During POST, press Delete.
If you fail to press Delete before POST is completed, you will need to restart the server.
The Setup Main menu will be displayed showing the Setup’s menu bar. Use the left and right arrow keys
to move between selections on the menu bar.
Navigating Through the Setup Utility
Use the following keys to move around the Setup utility.
•Left and Right arrow keys – Move between selections on the menu bar.
•Up and Down arrow keys – Move the cursor to the field you want.
•PgUp and PgDn keys – Move the cursor to the previous and next page of a multiple page menu.
•Home – Move the cursor to the first page of a multiple page menu.
•End – Move the cursor to the last page of a multiple page menu.
•+and -keys – Select a value for the currently selected field (only if it is user-configurable). Press
these keys repeatedly to display each possible entry, or the Enter key to choose from a pop-up
menu.
NOTE: Grayed-out fields are not user-configurable.
•Enter key – Display a submenu screen.
NOTE: Availability of submenu screen is indicated by a (>).
•Esc – If you press this key:
qOn one of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays.
qOn a submenu screen, the previous screen displays.
qWhen you are making selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without making a
selection.
•F1 – Display the BIOS setup General Help panel.
•F5 – Press to load previous default system values.
•F6 – Press to load fail-safe default system values.
•F7 – Press to load optimized default system values.
•F10 – Save changes made the Setup and close the utility.

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Setup Utility Menus
The tabs on the Setup menu bar correspond to the six primary BIOS Setup menus, namely:
•Product Information
•Standard CMOS Features
•Advanced BIOS Features
•Advanced Chipset Features
•Integrated Peripherals
•Power Management Setup
•PnP/PCI Configurations
•PC Health Status
•Load Default Settings
•Set Supervisor Password
•Set User Password
•Save & Exit Setup
•Exit Without Saving
In the descriptive table following each of the menu screenshots, settings in boldface are the default and
suggested settings.

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Product Information
The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. These entries are for your
reference only and are not user-configurable.