Acer Veriton 5200 User manual

Veriton 5200
Service Guide
PART NO.: 49.37P01.601
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Veriton 5200 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
Copyright © 2001 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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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 and Pentium II/III 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 thatappear
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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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Main Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Power Management Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Chapter 2 System Utilities 22
Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Standard CMOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
IDE Primary Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave Setup . . . . .27
Advanced BIOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Advanced Chipset Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Integrated Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Power Management Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
PnP/PCI Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Frequency Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
System Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Supervisor Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Bypassing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Exiting Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Advanced Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Advanced BIOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Advanced Chipset Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Integrated Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Power Management Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
PC Health Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Frequency Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 52
Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Disassembling Veriton 5200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Removing the Housing Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Removing a Link Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Removing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Removing the Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Removing the Hard Disk Drive and 3.5-inch Diskette Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Removing the CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Removing the PCI and AGP Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Chapter 4 roubleshooting 62
Power-On Self-Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
POST Error Messages List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Error Symptoms List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

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Table of Contents
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information 76
Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Connector Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Jumper Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 78
Veriton 5200 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 85
Veriton 5200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Appendix B Test Compatible Components 88
Microsoft Windows XP Personal/ Professional (Beta) Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Microsoft Windows ME (EN/TW) Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Microsoft NT 4.0 Workstation Environment Test (Driver Verify) . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Microsoft Windows 98SE Environment Test (Driver Verify) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Novell Netware 4.12 & 5.1 Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Linux Red Hat Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Appendix C Online Support Information 96
Index 98

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 1
Overview
The Veriton 5200 supports Intel® Pentium IV (Willamette 478/Northwood) Flip Chip-Pin Grid Array 2
processor (FC-PGA2) based Micro ATX, IBM PC/AT compatible system with PCI/AGP bus.
System Specifications
Chapter 1

2Chapter 1
Features
Performance
!Intel Pentium® IV processor with Intel NetBurst™ micro-architecture and integrated 256KB/
512KB on-die L2 cache memory in Flip Chip 2 (FC)-mPGA 478 socket form factor, with supporting
CPU clock up to 2.4GHz+.
!System Front Side bus speed:400 MHz.
!Maximum of 1GB DRAM within 3 DIMM sockets up to 3GB.
!Integrated LAN Controller (82801BA+PLC82562ET).
!3.5-inch and 5.25-inch floppy disk drives.
!CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or CD-RW drive
!1x/2x/4x AGP slot (1.5V only)
!High capacity, Enhanced-IDE hard disk
!Power management features
!CPU SMM (System Management Mode), STOP clock control
!On-board PCI master enhanced local bus IDE (Embedded in 82801BA chipset).
!PIO mode 4
!Multiword DMA Mode 2
!Ultra DMA/33, Ultra DMA/66 & Ultra DMA/100 modes
!Plug-and-Play (PnP) feature
!ACPI 1.0 b Compliant Power management and Configuration Support
!Software shutdown for Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
!Hardware monitor function
!On-board DC-DC converter(VRM 9.2 spec)
Multimedia
!128-bit graphics accelerator installed in the AGP Pro card slot
!Cathode-ray tube(CRT) support
!Liquid crystal display (LCD) support(optional)
!An additional AGP card 1.5V slot, supports 1X, 2X and 4X
!3-D quality audio system via onboard audio controller
!Audio-in/Line-in, Audio-out/Line-out/Headphone-out, Mic-in, and Game/MIDI interface
NOTE: The system has dual RJ-11 phone jacks for line and phone on Modem card (option). One microphone
jack and one speaker jack on FPIO board.
Connectivity
!One AGP and three PCI slots
!USB and PS/2 compatible mouse and keyboard interfaces
!Two high-speed NS 16C550-compatible serial ports
!One multi-mode parallel port
!Four USB ports ( available on front and rear panels) with Plug and Play function
!High-speed 56K V9.0 fax/data/voice PCI modem (optional)
!One RJ45 connector supports IEEE 802./802.3u 10Base-T/100Base-TX-compatible network with
remote wake-up function

Chapter 1 3
Expansion
!3 PCI slots + 3 DIMM slots + 1 AGP slot
!Upgradeable memory and hard disk
Human-centric design and ergonomics
!Mini-tower form factor
!Separate computer stand and rubber stands for quick and easy positioning
!Space-saver solution
!Accessible I/O ports
!Smooth and stylish design
!Low emission and low radiation

4Chapter 1
Front Panel
The computer’s front panel consists of the following:

Chapter 1 5
NOTE: The system has two microphone-in ports (front and rear). However, you can not use both of them at
the same time. The default setting for your system enables the microphone-in port at the back and
disables the one in front. You have to enable the front microphone-in port to be able to use it.
Label Icon Description
1 USB Ports
2 Microphone-in Port*
3 Speaker-out/Line-out Port
4 Hard Disk Drive Activity Light-emitting Diode (LED)
5 System Activity LED
6 Power LED
7PowerSwitch
8 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Headphone/Earphone Port
9 Volume Tuner
10 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM LED
11 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Tray
12 Fast Forward/Skip Button
13 Stop/Eject Button
14 Floppy Disk Drive Eject Button
15 3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive
16 Floppy Disk Drive LED
17 5.25-inch Drive Bays

6Chapter 1
Rear Panel
Label Icon Color Description
1 Power Supply
2 Power Switch
3 Power Cord Socket
4 Green PS/2 Mouse Port
5 Purple PS/2 Keyboard Port
6 Black USB Ports
7 White Network Port
8 Teal or Turquoise Serial Port
9 Blue CRT/LCD Monitor Port
10 Burgundy Parallel/Printer Port

Chapter 1 7
NOTE: The system has two microphone-in ports (front and rear). However, you can not use both of them at
the same time. The default setting for your system enables the microphone-in port at the back and
disables the one in front. You have to enable the front microphone-in port to be able to use it.
11 Gold Game/MIDI Port
12 Lime Audio-out/Line-out Jack
13 Light blue Audio-in/Line-in Jack
14 Microphone-in Port *
15 Expansion Slots
Label Icon Color Description

8Chapter 1
System Block Diagram
478-Pin Socket Processor
Northwood Processor
MCH
Brookdale
845
VRM
9.2
3 DIMM
Modules
AGP
4x
Slot
(1.5V)
ICH2
82801BA
PCI CONN 1 PCI CONN 2 PCI CONN 3
LAN
82562ET
Kinnereth
PCI CNTRL
PCI CNTRL
Firmware
Hub
AMC’97
AD1885
or
ALC201
UltraDMA/33/66/100
DATA DATA DATA
CTRL CTRL CTRL
Clock
PCI EXPANSIONSLOT
IDE Primary
IDE Secondary
USB1
USB2
USB3
USB4
SD
W83L518D
SIO
47M192
Keyboard
Mouse
Floppy Parallel
Serial 2
Game Port
33MHz
33MHz
14.318MHz
133 MB/S
33MHz
66MHz
Rear
Front
66MHz
>1GB/S
266MB/S
133MHz
1064MB/S
100MHz
100MHz
3.2GB/S with 400 MHz
FSB
100MHz
100MHz
478-Pin Socket Processor
Northwood Processor
MCH
Brookdale
845
VRM
9.2
3 DIMM
Modules
AGP
4x
Slot
(1.5V)
ICH2
82801BA
PCI CONN 1 PCI CONN 2 PCI CONN 3
LAN
82562ET
Kinnereth
PCI CNTRL
PCI CNTRL
Firmware
Hub
AMC’97
AD1885
or
ALC201
UltraDMA/33/66/100
DATA DATA DATA
CTRL CTRL CTRL
Clock
PCI EXPANSIONSLOT
IDE Primary
IDE Secondary
USB1
USB2
USB3
USB4
SD
W83L518D
SIO
47M192
Keyboard
Mouse
Floppy Parallel
Serial 2
Game Port
33MHz
33MHz
14.318MHz
133 MB/S
33MHz
66MHz
Rear
Front
66MHz
>1GB/S
266MB/S
133MHz
1064MB/S
100MHz
100MHz
3.2GB/S with 400 MHz
FSB
100MHz
100MHz

Chapter 1 9
Main Board Layout

10 Chapter 1
NOTE: Shared connection with serial port 2,
NOTE: ** Default Settings
Label Component Label Component
AGP AGP slot CNM1 Smart card connector (com2)*
BT1 Battery CNSW1 IDE cold swap pin
CN2 PS/2 mouse (upper) and keyboard
(lower) ports DIMM1 Memory slot 1
CN3 Power connector DIMM2 Memory slot 2
CN4 Network (upper) and USB (lower)
ports DIMM3 Memory slot 3
CN5 Parallel port (upper) and serial ports
(lower ) FN1 3-pin fan SYS connector
CN6 Memory Stick Connector FN2 3-pin fan CPU connector
CN7 IDE 2 connector FN3 3-pin fan SYS connector
CN8 IDE 1 connector PCI1 PCI slot 1
CN9 Game/MIDI (upper), line-out (left), line-
in (middle) and mic-in (right)
connectors
PCI2 PCI slot 2
CN10 Power connector (+12V) PCI3 PCI slot 3
CN14 CD-in connector U5 CPU socket
CN15 FDD connector U12 Intel 845 socket
CN16 Intrusion connector U16 SMSC chipset
CN17 HDD LED connector U21 Intel ICH2 chipset
CN19 Power button U29 BIOS chipset
CN20 Front USB connector JP1 LAN active LED connector
CN21 Power/Suspend LED connector JP3 Model Select
CN23 EXT PCI slot JP14 1-2 Clear CMOS
2-3 Normal**
CNX1 Audio FPIO connector

Chapter 1 11
Keyboard
The keyboard has full-sized keys that include separate cursor keys, two Windows keys and twelve function
keys.
Icon Component Description
1 Programmable keys Help you directly access a URL (Web site) or launch any program, file, or
application in your system. The fifth key is set to launch the media player.
To configure the settings of each key, right-click on the Magic Keyboard
icon located on your Windows desktop.
2 Internet/Suspend keys Consist of three buttons:
Email :
launches the email application that came bundled with
your system.
Web browser : launches the browser application that came
bundled with your system.
Suspend/Resume : puts the system to sleep when pressed.
To wake up the system press it again.
3 Multimedia keys Allows you to do the following:
Play/Pause button : press to start playing the audio track or
video file. Press again to pause.
Stop Button : press to stop playing the audio track or video
file.
Forward Button : press to skip forward to the next track or
file and start playing.
Backward button
:press to skip backward to the previous
track or file and start playing.