Acer Veriton X680G User manual

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Acer
Veriton X680G/X688G/X680
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
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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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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 5
System Components 6
Front Panel 6
Rear Panel 7
Hardware Specifications and Configurations 8
Power Management Function(ACPI support function) 11
System Utilities 12
CMOS Setup Utility 12
Entering CMOS setup 13
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 13
Setup Utility Menus 14
System Disassembly 27
Disassembly Requirements 27
Pre-disassembly Procedure 28
Removing the Side Panel 29
Removing the Front Bezel 30
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 31
Removing the Processor 32
Removing the Optical Drive 33
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 34
Removing the Power Supply 37
Removing the VGA Card 39
Removing the Memory Modules 40
Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards 41
Removing the Intrusion Alarm Cable 43
Removing the Power Switch,OBR and LED Cable Assembly 44
Removing the Mainboard 46
System Troubleshooting 48
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 48
System Check Procedures 49
Power System Check 49
System External Inspection 49
System Internal Inspection 49
Beep Codes 50
Checkpoints 51
BIOS Recovery 54
Jumper and Connector Information 55
M/B Placement 55
Jumper Setting 57
Setting Jumper 57
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 65
Veriton X680G/X688G/X680 Exploded Diagram 66
Veriton X680G/X688G/X680 FRU List 67
Table of Contents

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 system
depends on the model purchased.
Operating System
•Microsoft Windows7 Home Basic
•Microsoft Windows7 Professional
•Microsoft Windows7 64 bit support
•Microsoft XPP SP3
•Linpux Linux X-windows mode
•FreeDos
Processor
•Socket Type:Intel Socket T LGA 1156 pin
•Socket Quantity: 1
•Processor Type:
•Intel Lynnfield/Clarkdale DMI/FDI 1333 MHz CPUs(co-layout).
Chipset
•PCH:Intel Q57
•Design Criteria:
•Should meet Intel Q57 platform design guide.
PCB
•Max. 244mm x 244mm
Memory subsystem
•Socket Type: DDR III connector.
•Socket Quantity: 4
•Dual channel support.
•Support Intel Flex Memory Mode.
•Capacity support:
•1GB/2GB/4GB DDR3 1333/1066 Un-buffered Non-ECC/ DIMM support.
•1 GB to 16GB Max memory support.
•Design Criteria:
•Should meet Intel Lynnfield and Clarkdale Family design guide.
•Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRIII memory
module.
System Tour
Chapter 1

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Hard disk
•Support up to two SATA ports
•3.5", 25.4mm
•Capacity and models are listed on AVLC
Optical disk
•Support one 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 AVLC
Serial ATA controller
•Slot Type:SATA connector (3Gb/s).
•Quantity:5
•Storage Type support:
•3.5" SATA/SATAII HDD.
•Combo/DVDsupermulti/Blue-rayDVD/HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/
DVD Dual.
•RAID/AHCI/IDE mode option.
•Default AHCI mode.
e-SATA
•Support one port e-SATA interface.
Audio
•Chip:HD audio codec ALC662-VC HD codec 5.1
•Connectors support:
•Audio jacks color coding: should meet Microsoft Windows Logo Program Device Requirements:
Audio-0002.
•1 S/PDIF-out header (1*4) for (ALC662-VC) SKU, closed to PCIEx16 slot.
•1 front panel audio header (2*5).
•1 internal speaker header (2*4).
•S/N ration: 90dB at rear output jack.
•One earphone and one microphone jack is required on front bezel.
•3 HD audio plugs on rear panel.
•Auto detection and re-tasking behavior is following Acer Audio Jack spec.
LAN
•MAC Controller:Q57.
•PHY: Intel Hanksville-D 82578 PCI-E Giga LAN.
USB ports
•Controller: Intel Q57
•Ports Quantity:14
•6 back rear ports
•On-board: 4 2*5 headers ( 8ports)

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•4 ports for front daughter board
•4 ports reserved
•Connector Pin: standard Intel FPIO pin definition.
•Data transfer rate support:USB 2.0/1.1
•All USB ports must be boot-capable includes USB-ODD, USB-HDD, USB-FDD, and etc…
•All USB ports must provide the over current protection.
Extension slot
•PCI Express Slot Type : x16
•Quantity : 1
•PCI Express Slot Type : x1
•Quantity : 1
Rear I/O connectors
•1 D-Sub port.
•1 DVI-D port.
•At least 6 USB ports.
•1 e-SATA.
•1 RJ45 LAN port.
•3 mini audio jacks.
•At least three HD audio in/output.
•2 PS2 keyboard/mouse connector.
•1 serial port.
On-board connectors
•One LGA 1156 CPU socket.
•Four DDR3 DIMM memory sockets.
•One PCI Express x16 slot.
•One PCI Express x 1 slot.
•Five SATAII connectors.
•Four 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors (follow Intel FPIO standard Specification).
•One 2*5 pin Intel FPIO spec. Microphone In/ Headphone Out pin connectors.
•One 4 pin CPU Fan connector.
•One 3 pin System Fan connector (reserve).
•One 3 pin chipset Fan connector.
•One 4 pin SPDIF header closed to PCIEx16 slot.
•One 24 pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector, 4 pin CPU power connector.
•One 2*7 pin front panel IO header.
•One Jumper for clear CMOS.
•One on board buzzer.
•One reserved 2pin GPIO connector (OBR).
•One Serial port header (COM2).
•One 2pin Intrusion Alarm connector.
•One LPT 2*13pin header (near rear IO is preferable).
•One 2*4 pin internal speaker header.