Acer Veriton L4610G User manual

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Veriton L4610/L4610G/L4618G/L4619G
ServiceGuide
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RevisionHistory
Please refertothe tablebelowfor theupdates made onVeritonL4610/L4610G/L4618G/L4619Gseries
service guide.
Date Chapter Updated

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Copyright
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consequential damagesresulting fromanydefect inthesoftware.

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Conventions
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SCREEN
MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear
on screen.
NOTE Givesbitsandpieces ofadditional
informationrelated tothecurrent
topic.
WARNING Alertsyourtoanydamage that might
result fromdoing ornot doingspecific
actions.
CAUTION Givesprecautionarymeasures to
avoidpossiblehardwareorsoftware
problem.
IMPORTANT Remindsyoutodo specificactions
relevant totheaccomplishmentof
procedures.

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Preface
Beforeusing thisinformation andthe product it supports, pleasereadthe followinggeneralinformation.
1. ThisServiceGuide providesyouwithalltechnicalinformationrelatingtothe BASIC
CONFIGURATIONdecidedforAcer's"global" productoffering.To betterfitlocalmarket
requirementsandenhanceproductcompetitiveness,yourregionalofficeMAYhavedecidedto
extendthefunctionalityofamachine(e.g.add-on card,modem,orextramemorycapability).
TheseLOCALIZEDFEATURES willNOTbe coveredinthisgenericservice guide. Insuch cases,
please contactyourregionaloffices orthe responsiblepersonnel/channeltoprovideyouwith
furthertechnicaldetails.
2. Please noteWHEN ORDERING FRUPARTS,thatyoushouldcheckthe mostup-to-date
informationavailableon yourregionalweborchannel. If,forwhateverreason,apart number
changeismade,itwill notbenotedintheprintedService Guide.ForACER-AUTHORIZED
SERVICEPROVIDERS,yourAceroffice mayhaveaDIFFERENTpart numbercodetothose
given intheFRU listof thisprinted Service Guide. YouMUSTusethe listprovidedbyyourregional
Acer office toorder FRUpartsforrepairandserviceofcustomer machines.

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System Specifications................................................................................................1
Features...................................................................................................2
Main-boardPlacement...........................................................................4
BlockDiagram.........................................................................................6
VeritonL4610/L4610G/L4618G/L4619G................................................7
HardwareSpecificationsandConfigurations......................................12
PowerManagementFunction (ACPIsupport function).....................16
System Utilities........................................................................................................17
BIOSSetup Utility(Main).......................................................................19
BIOSSetup Utility(Advanced)...............................................................21
BIOSSetup Utility(Power).....................................................................26
BIOSSetup Utility(Security)..................................................................27
BIOSSetup Utility(Bootoptions)..........................................................28
BIOSSetup Utility(Exit).........................................................................31
MachineDisassemblyandReplacement................................................................32
GeneralInformation.............................................................................33
Standard AssemblyProcess..................................................................34
Standard DisassemblyProcess..............................................................46
Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................55
Power-OnSelf-Test(POST)...................................................................56
Error SymptomsList..............................................................................60
JumperandConnector Information......................................................................63
JumperSetting......................................................................................63
FRU(FieldReplaceableUnit)List...........................................................................75
ExplodedDiagram................................................................................75
FRUList..................................................................................................77

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SystemSpecifications
Introduction
Thank you forchoosingtheH61H2-AS motherboard.Thismotherboardisahighperformance,enhanced
functionmotherboarddesignedtosupport theLGA1155socketprocessorsforhigh-endbusinessor personal
desktopmarkets.
Thismotherboardisbased onIntel®H61Chipset forbestdesktopplatformsolution. H61isasingle-chip,
highlyintegrated,high performanceHyper-Threadingperipheralcontroller, unmatchedbyanyother single
chip-device controller.Thismotherboardsupportsupto8GBof systemmemorywithdualchannel DDR3
1333/ 1066 SO-DIMM. It supportstwoDDR3socketswithup tomaximummemoryof8GB,intendedfor
GraphicsInterface, isfullycompliant tothePCIExpress BaseSpecificationrevision2.0. Inaddition, onePCI
Express slot issupported.It implementsan EHCI(EnhancedHost ControllerInterface)compliant interface
thatprovidesfourteen USB 2.0ports(sixUSB2.0portsattheback panel andfourUSB2.0headerssupport
additional eightUSB 2.0ports).
Themotherboardisequippedwithadvancedfull setof I/Oportsintherearpanel,oneDVI(co-layHDMI)port,
oneD-sub(VGA) port, oneLanport, fourUSB2.0ports, andaudiojacksformicrophone,line-inandline-out.
Inaddition, thismotherboardsupports2.5Gb/sbandwidth. ItimplementsanEHCI
compliant interface thatprovides 480Mb/sbandwidthfor eightUSB2.0ports. supportingtwoSATA
connectorsforHDDand ODD withmaximumtransferrateupto3.0Gb/seach.
Chapter1

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Features
Operatingsystem
Windows®7Professionalx86/ x64,Windows®7HomePremiumx64,Windows®7HomeBasicx86
Processor
Themotherboarduses anLGA1155 type of socketthatcarriesthe following
Features:
lIntelSandyBridgeProcessor 32nm,2ndGenerationHi-K+metalgateprocessprocessorcore
lSupports “Hyper-Threading”technologyCPU
“Hyper-Threading”technologyenables theoperatingsystemintothinkingit’shookedup totwoprocessors,
allowingtwothreadstoberuninparallel,bothon separate “logical”processorswithinthe samephysical
processor.
Chipset
TheIntelH61 ExpressChipsetisasingle-chipwithproven reliabilityandperformance.
lSupport onePCI Express slot
lIntegratedUSB2.0Host Controllersupportingup totwelveUSB2.0ports
l8USB 2.0portssupported
lSerialPeripheralInterface(SPI)support
lIntegratedGraphicsSupportwithPAVP1.5
l•Intel®High DefinitionAudioController
Memory
lSupportsDDR31066/1333 DDR3SO-DIMM withDual-channel architecture
lAccommodatestwounbuffered DIMMsandSupportIntelFlexMemoryMode
lUpto4GBperDIMMwithmaximummemorysizeupto8GB
Onboard LAN
TheonboardLANprovidesthefollowing features:
lSupportsPCIExpressTM1.1
lIntegrated10/100 /1000transceiver
lWake-on-LANandremotewake-up support
Audiol5.1Channel HighDefinitionAudioCodec
lADCssupport 44.1k/48k/96kHzsamplerate
lMeetsMicrosoft WLP3.10 VistapremiumandmobilePCsaudiorequirements
lDirectSound 3DTMcompatible

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IntegratedI/O
Themotherboardcomeswiththefollowing expansion options:
lOneDVIport
lOneVGAport
lFour USBports
lOneLAN port
lOneCOMport
lOnePrinter port
lAudiojacksformicrophone,line-inandline-out
BIOSFirmware
Themotherboarduses AMIBIOSthatenables userstoconfiguremanysystemfeaturesincluding the
following:
lPower management
lWake-up alarms
lCPU parameters
lCPU and memorytiming
lGraphicparameters
Thefirmwarecanalsobe used tosetparametersfor different processorclockspeeds.
1. Somehardwarespecificationsandsoftwareitemsaresubjecttochange withoutpriornotice.
2. Due tochipsetlimitation, werecommendthat motherboardbeoperatedintheambiance
between0and40 C.
LED S0 S3 S4 S5
PWRLED AlwaysON Blinking OFF OFF
StorageLED Access:Blink OFF OFF OFF
FrontSide
LAN LED(ACTIVE)
Access:BlinkOFF OFF OFF
RearSide ACTIVE-LED Access:Blink Access:Blink
Access:Blink
Access:Blink
SPEED-LED Disconnected:OFF[onlyLAN
LED, built in
RJ45] (DualColor) 1000:ON withAcolor:Amber
100: ONwithBcolor: Green
10:OFF
Off Off Off
Dimensionsandweight
l250(H) x193 (D) x60 (W)mm(without bezel)
lWithstandis2.34kg;withoutstandis2.26kg

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Main-board Placement
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C P U S oc ket
LG A1155 so cket for Intel® Sand y B rid ge desktop processor
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IN T _ SP K1
Internal speaker hea der
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BZ1
Buzzer
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C N 8
P o w er s w itc h
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D IM M 1~2
D D R 3 S O - SD R A M slots
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O BR
O BR bu tton
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F _U S B 1 /4
F ro nt p an el U S B p orts
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J M IC 1
F ront M IC IN
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J PH O N E 1
H ea d erp ho n e O U T
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S A T A_H D D 1
S A T A H D D c onne cto r
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SY S _FA N
System coolin g fa n connector
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C P U _ FA N
C P U cooling fan connector
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M E _ D IS A B LE 1
M E D is ab le H ea d er
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C L R _C M O S
C lea r C M O S jum p er
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BIO S_W P
B IO S w rite p rotec t jum p er
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LPT1
O nboard para llel p ort hea der
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C _ IN T R U SIO N
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18 COM1 Onboardserialportheader
19 F_USB2/3 FrontpanelUSBports
20 SCN1 MINI PCIExpressslot
21 SATA_ODD1 SATAODD connector
ThisconcludesChapter1.Thenextchapterexplainshowtoinstallthemotherboard.

Sandy
Bridge
Cougar
Point
Desktop Processor
Socket H2
Chipset
AUDIO CODEC:
ALC662
Intel 82579
FDI DMI
Jack 3 in 1
JMIC
JPHONE
RJ-45 & USBx2
F_USB 4Ports
USB 2 Ports
DDR3 SODIMM Channel A
DDR3 Sodimm Channel B
SIO
IT8728
COM2
MINI PCI-E X2
SATA 3.0
VGA
DVI
DDR3
1333MHz/1066MHz
Total Max 8GB
6Gbps
CARD READER
JMB385
Option
INT Speaker
USB3.0 2 PortsSIS 100
PRINT
PORT
TPM
AMP
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Block Diagram

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Veriton L4610/L4610G/L4618G/L4619G
The com puter’s front panel consists of the follow ing：
Front view
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Icon
C om p o n en t
D e sc rip ti on
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P o w er b utto n
P o w er o n or o ff th e s ystem .
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M icroph on e-in ja ck
Accepts input from externa l m icrop hon es.
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H ea dp hon e/Sp ea ker-o u t/lin e-o ut p ort.
C onnects to audio line-in devices
(e.g.,speakers,hea dph ones).
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Eject butto n.
Ejects optical disks.
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H a rd dis k driv e
Lights to indicate hard disk drive status.
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N etw o rk p or t
Lights to indicate the status of w ireless
LA N com m u nicatio ns.
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O BR
R ec over s ys tem b a ck to d efa ult s ettin g.
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U S B p o rts .
C o nn ec ts to U S B 2 .0 d evices
(e.g.,U S B m o u se , U S B ca m er a).

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Rear view
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Fan aperture
System FAN 1
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Fan aperture
System FAN 2
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D V I
D V I p ort
C o nn ec ts to a disp la y d ev ice s(D V I)
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Serial port
C O M P or t
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Printer connector
Parallel P ort
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M icroph on e-in ja ck
Accepts input from externa l m icrop hon es.
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D C c on nec tor
C o nn ec ts to D C a da pte r
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M onitor p ort
C onnects to a display dev ices
(e.g.,e xtern a l m on itor, L C D p rojecto r).

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USB ports. ConnectstoUSB 2.0devices
(e.g.,USBmouse,USBcamera).
10 Networkport LightstoindicatethestatusofwirelessLAN
communications.
11 Line-outjack Acceptsaudioline-out devices
(e.g.,audioCDplayer,)
12 Line-injack Acceptsaudioline-indevices
(e.g.,audioCDplayer,)
13 Kensingtonlockconnector ConnectstoKensington lockcable
AudioJackFunctionTable
Color/Use Headphone 1.1CH 3.1CH 5.1CH 7.1CH
Blue Line-in Line-in Line-in Line-in Line-in
Green Headphone Headphone Headphone Headphone Headphone
Pink Mic-in Mic-in Mic-in Mic-in Mic-in
Orange Center&woofer
Center&woofer
Center&woofer
Center&woofer
Center&woofer
Black Rear Rear Rear Rear Rear
Gray Side Side Side Side Side

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Connecting I/O Devices
T h e b a ck pl an e o f th e m o th erb o a rd h a s t h e fo llo w in g I/O p o rts :
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VG A 1 Port
C o n n e ct y ou r m o nito r t o th e V G A p o rt.
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D V I1 P o rt
U s e t h e D V I p ort t o c o nn e c t t h e m o nito r.
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L AN 1 P ort
C o n n e c t a n R J -4 5 j ac k to t h e L A N p o r t to c o n n e c t y o u r
c om p ute r t o t h e n e tw o r k .
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U S B P o rts
U s e th e U S B p or ts to c o nn ec t U S B d evic es .
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Line-in / Line-out / Microphon e
U se the three au dio p orts to conn ect audio devices. The
first ja ck is for stereo line-in signal. The seco nd jac k is for
stereo line-o ut signal. T h e third jack is for m icrop hone.
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C o nn e c t a D C -in ja ck to J 4.
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System Peripherals
TheVeritonL4610/L4610G/L4618G/L4619Gseriescomputerconsistofthe systemitself,andsystem
peripherals,likeamouse,keyboard,cardreaderandaset of speakers(optional).Thissection provides
abrief descriptionof thebasicsystemperipherals.
Mouse(USB,manufacturingoption)
Theincludedmouse isastandardtwo-button wheelmouse.Connectthe mousetothePS/2mouse port
or USBport onthe back panel ofthe system.
Keyboard(USB,manufacturing option)
Connectthe keyboardtothePS/2keyboardport orUSB port onthebackpanelof thesystem.

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HardwareSpecificationsand Configurations
Processor Item Specification
Type IntelSandyBridgeprocessorfamilywith65W
TDP Processor
Socket Intel®LGA1155PINSocket
Speed DependsonCPUwhichisconfigured
FSB 1333/1066MHz
BIOS
Item Specification
BIOScode programmer AMI
BIOSversion P01-A0(ornewer version)
BIOSROMtypeSPIFLASHROM(EFI)
BIOSROMsize 64MB
BIOSROMpackage8-pinDIPpackage
Support protocolACPI1.0,APM1.2,ESCD, PnPsupport,ASD 1.03,
PXEboot ROM,PCI2.3
BootfromCD-ROMfeatureYes
NOTE: TheBIOScanbeoverwritten/upgradedbyusingthe flashutility.
BIOSHotkeyList
Item Specification Specification
Delete EnterBIOS Setup Utility Presswhilethe systemisbooting to
enterBIOS setupUtility.
F12 EnterBoot Menu Presswhilethe systemisbooting to
enterBootMenu.
MainBoard Major Chips
Item Specification
PCH Intel H61
AGPcontroller Intel H61 IntegratedGraphics
SuperI/Ocontroller ITEIT8728
Audiocontroller RealtekALC662-VC 6-channel
LANcontroller Intel Lewisville82579LMPCIEGigaLAN
HDDcontroller Intel H61
Keyboardcontroller ITEIT8728

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System Memory Item Specification
Memoryslot number 2slots
Support memorysizeper socket 1GBto4GB
Support maximummemorysize 8GB
Support memorytype DDR3SO-DIMM
Support memoryinterface DDR31333/1066
Support memorymodulepackage SO-DIMM
Support paritycheck feature Yes
NOTE: Dualchannelshouldbeenabledalwayswhenplug-in2samememorysizeDDRII memorymodule.
CacheMemory Item Specification
First-Level Cache Configurations
Cache functioncontrol Alwaysenabled
Second-LevelCacheConfigurations
L2 CacheRAMsize Upto2MBper core(exclusive)
L2 CacheRAMspeed One-half the processorcoreclock frequency
L2 Cachefunction control Enable/DisablebyBIOSSetup
VideoMemory
Item Specification
DVMT/FixedMemory DVMTisDynamicVideo MemoryTechnology,
Support upto256MB
ShareMemorysize 32MB
VideoInterface Item Specification
Videocontroller Intel H61
Videocontrollerresidentbus Mini PCIE
VideoInterface PCI-E

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AudioInterface
Item Specification
Audiocontroller Realtek
AudiocontrollerType High Definition, ALC662-VC
AudioChannel 5.1ch
Audiofunctioncontrol Enable/disablebyBIOSSetup
Monoorstereo Stereo
Samplingrate DACs:44.1k/48k/96k/192kHz
MPU-401UARTsupport Yes
Microphonejack Supported
Headphonejack Supported
IDEInterface Item Specification
IDEcontroller Intel H61
IDEcontroller resident bus PCI bus
Number ofSATAconnector 2
Support bootableCD-ROM Yes
Serial Port Item Specification
Serial port controller ITE8728
Serial port controllerresidentbus LPCbus
Numberofserial port 1
16550 UARTsupport Yes
Connectortype 9-pinD-type femaleconnector
USBPort Item Specification
Universal HCI USB 2.0
USB Class Support legacykeyboardforlegacymode
USB Number support upto8ports
Parallel Port
Item Specification
Parallel port controller ITE8728
Parallel port controller residentbus LPCbus
Numberofparallel ports 1
Support ECP/EPP Bi-directionalSPP / ECP/ EPPV1.7&V1.9
Connectortype 25-pinD-typefemaleconnector
Parallel port function control Enable/disablebyBIOSSetup