Acer PREDATOR G5900 User manual

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Acer
Predator G5900 Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN

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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on this service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
Copyright © 2010 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.
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Pentium Dual-Core, Celeron Dual-Core, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Celeron, and combinations thereof, are
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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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System Tour 1
Features 1
Block Diagram 4
System Components 5
Front Panel 5
Rear Panel 6
Hardware Specifications and Configurations 7
Power Management Function(ACPI support function) 10
System Utilities 11
CMOS Setup Utility 11
Entering CMOS setup 12
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 12
Setup Utility Menus 13
System Disassembly 26
Disassembly Requirements 26
Pre-disassembly Procedure 27
Removing the Side Panel 28
Removing the Front Bezel 29
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 30
Removing the Processor 32
Removing the VGA Card 33
Removing the Wireless Card 35
Removing the Memory Modules 36
Removing the System Fan 37
Removing the Daughter Board 38
Removing Other Side Panel 40
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 41
Removing the Removable Hard Disk Drive 43
Removing the Optical Drive 46
Removing the Power Supply 48
Removing the Motherboard 49
Removing the Card Reader 52
Removing the Top Cover 54
Removing the Power Switch and LED Cable Assembly 55
Removing the Front I/O and USB Board 57
System Troubleshooting 59
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 59
System Check Procedures 60
Power System Check 60
System External Inspection 60
System Internal Inspection 60
Beep Codes 61
Checkpoints 62
BIOS Recovery 65
Jumper and Connector Information 66
M/B Placement 66
Jumper Setting 68
Setting Jumper 68
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FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 74
Predator G5900 Exploded Diagram 75
Predator G5900 FRU List 77
Inter RIAD SOP 82
Inter®Matrix Storage Technology Check(For Dos) 82
Inter RAID SOP(Windows for WIN7) 87

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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 system
depends on the model purchased.
Operating System
•Microsofte Windows 7 Home Premium x64
•FreeDOS
Processor
•Lynnfield 95W CPU / Clarkdale CPU / Inel K-SKU
•Socket Type: LGA1156
•FMB 65W + 95W + 130W (OC)
Chipset
•PCH: Intel H57
•Must meet Intel Lynnfield and Clarkdale platform design guides
PCB
•uATX / 244*244mm / 4 Layers
Memory subsystem
•DDR3 * 4
•Design requirement:
•2 channels, 2 DIMMs per channel. Different colors for DIMM 0 and DIMM 1.
•Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRIII. memory
module.
•Max memory of 16 GB supported (using 4Gb tech).
•Support DDR3 1.5V 1066/1333 (1GB / 2GB / 4GB).
•Must meet Intel Lynnfield and Clarkdale Chipset platform design guide.
Hard disk drive
•Support up to four SATA ports. 3.5”, 25.4mm.
•Capacity and models are listed on FRU list.
Optical disk drive
•Support up to two SATA 5.25” standard ODD.
•Support DVD-ROM, DVD-SuperMulti, BD-combo, BD-rewrite,
•Maximum ODD depth to 185mm with bezel.
•Models are listed on FRU list.
System Tour
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Graphics Card
•One PCI-E x 16 graphics card.
•Supported cards are identified on FRU list.
Onboard LAN
•REALTEK RTL8111E Giga LAN(ASF suport)
Audio
•Realtek ALC662-VC.
•5.1 Channel High Definition and Stereo Audio.
USB ports
•Supports 14 USB ports.
•All USB ports must be boot-capable includes USB-ODD, USB-HDD, USB-FDD, and etc…
•All USB ports must be 2.0 certified.
•All USB ports must provide the over current protection.
•6 USB ports located on rear panel and others located on front bezel and top bezel.
Expansion Slots
•1 PCIex16 slot
•2 PCIex1 slots
•1 PCI slot
Serial ATA controller
•Connector Type: SATA connector
•Connector Quantity:6
•Storage Type support:
•HDD : Support RAID 0/1/5/10
•Blue Ray ODD
•AHCI mode supported for internal SATA port
Rear I/O connectors
•1 * PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connector
•6 * USB ports
•1 * RJ45 LAN connector
•1 * Audio port (Line in, microphone in, line out)
Internal I/O Connectors & Headers
•1 * 1156 socket
•1 * SUBASSY.STEEL for LGA 1156 CPU
•1 * 24-pin ATX PWR connector
•1 * H2X4 Power Supply Connector
•4 * DDR3 DIMM Socket
•6 * SATAII
•4 * USB H5X2 Header (support 8 ports)