Acer X1200 ED5200A - Aspire User manual

Acer
Aspire ASX1200/ ASX3200
Service Guide
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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 ASX1200/ ASX3200 service guide.
Date Chapter Updates

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Copyright
Copyright © 2008 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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System Tour 1
Features 1
Aspire ASX1200/3200 Tour 3
Front Panel 3
Rear Panel 4
Internal Components 5
System LED Indicators 6
System Utilities 7
Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility 7
Entering BIOS setup 8
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 8
Setup Utility Menus 9
System Disassembly 31
Disassembly Requirements 31
Pre-disassembly Procedure 32
Main Unit Disassembly 33
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart 33
Removing the Side Panel 34
Removing the Font Bezel 35
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 36
Removing the Processor 38
Removing the Optical Drive 40
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 42
Removing the Power Supply 46
Removing the Memory Modules 49
Removing the PCI Card 51
Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards 53
Removing the Mainboard 57
System Troubleshooting 59
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 59
System Check Procedures 60
Power System Check 60
System External Inspection 60
System Internal Inspection 60
POST Error and Beep Codes 61
Online Support Information 67
System Block Diagram and Board Layout 69
System Block Diagram 69
Board Layout 70
Mainboard 70
System Jumpers 71
FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 73
Aspire ASX1200/ ASX3200 Exploded Diagram 74
Aspire ASX1200/ ASX3200 FRU List (81.3V001.010G) 75
Technical Specifications 83
Table of Contents

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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
TAMD Athlon LE-1600/1620/1640 processor
TAMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core BE-2300/2350/2400 or 4200+/4400+/4800+/5000+/5200+/5600+ processor
TAMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core 8400/8450/8600/8650 processor
TAMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core 9100e/9150e/9500/9550/9600/9650 processor
TAMD Sempron LE-1250/1300 or 2100 processor
Chipset
TNVIDIA nForce MCP78
Memory subsystem
TSupports up to two DDR2-667 registered ECC modules
Media storage
TDVD-ROM SATA drive
TSuper-Multi SATA DVD drive
T160 GB SATA hard disk drive
Serial ATA controller
TEmbedded SATA2 controller
TTwo SATA ports
Networking
TOne Gigabit Ethernet LAN port (RJ-45)
PCI I/O
TOne PCI Express x16 bus slot
TOne PCI Express x1 bus slot
I/O ports
TFront
tThree USB 2.0 ports
tMemory Stick
tMemory Stick PRO
tSecure Digitial (SD) Card
System Tour
Chapter 1

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tminiSD Card
tHeadphone/speaker-out/line-out jack
tMicrophone-in jack
tCFI/II (CompactFlash Type i/II) slot
tIEEE 1394 port (4-pin)
TRear
tPS/2 keyboard port
tPS/2 mouse port
tLine-out jack
tMicrophone/speaker-out/line-in jack
tRear speaker/surround out jack
tCenter speaker/subwoofer jack
tLine-in jack
tS/PDIF port
tFour USB 2.0 ports
teSATA port
tCRT/LCD monitor port
tHDMI port
tGigabit LAN ports
tVGA/monitor port
tTwo USB 2.0 ports
tTwo Ethernet LAN ports (RJ-45)
Operating system and software
TOperating system options:
tGenuine Windows Vista®Ultimate (32/64-bit)
tGenuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32/64-bit)
TApplications
tAcer Empowering Technology (Acer eRecovery Management)
tAcer Arcade Live
tMcAfee Internet Security Suite 2008 Trial version
tAdobe Reader
teSobi
tNTI MediaMaker
Power supply
T220-watts (115/230 Vac) power supply

Chapter 1 3
Aspire ASX1200/3200 Tour
This section is a virtual tour of the ASX1200/3200 system’s interior and exterior components.
Front Panel
Item Icon Component
A HDD activity indicator
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
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
A
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
E
J
B

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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
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
E
M
N
O
P
Q

Chapter 1 5
Internal Components
Item Component
A Expansion card
B Mainboard
C Optical drive
D Heat sink fan assembly
E Power supply
A
B
C
D
E

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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

Chapter 2 7
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.
TWhen changing the system configuration settings
TWhen redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts
TWhen modifying the power management configuration
TWhen changing the password or making other changes to the security setup
TWhen 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.
TLeft and Right arrow keys – Move between selections on the menu bar.
TUp and Down arrow keys – Move the cursor to the field you want.
TPgUp and PgDn keys – Move the cursor to the previous and next page of a multiple page menu.
THome – Move the cursor to the first page of a multiple page menu.
TEnd – Move the cursor to the last page of a multiple page menu.
T+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.
TEnter key – Display a submenu screen.
NOTE: Availability of submenu screen is indicated by a (>).
TEsc – If you press this key:
TOn one of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays.
TOn a submenu screen, the previous screen displays.
TWhen you are making selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without making a
selection.
TF1 – Display the BIOS setup General Help panel.
TF5 – Press to load previous default system values.
TF6 – Press to load fail-safe default system values.
TF7 – Press to load optimized default system values.
TF10 – 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:
TProduct Information
TStandard CMOS Features
TAdvanced BIOS Features
TAdvanced Chipset Features
TIntegrated Peripherals
TPower Management Setup
TPnP/PCI Configurations
TPC Health Status
TLoad Default Settings
TSet Supervisor Password
TSet User Password
TSave & Exit Setup
TExit 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.

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Standard CMOS Features
Parameter Description Option
Date Set the date following the weekday-month-day-year format.
Time Set the system time following the hour-minute-second format.
Halt On Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. All, But Keyboard
No Errors
All Errors
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key
Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for the MS-DOS OS.
Extended Memory Total size of extended memory detected during POST
Total Memory Total size of system memory detected during POST

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Advanced BIOS Features
Parameter Description Option
CPU Feature Press Enter to configure the CPU Virtualization and AMD K8 Cool and Quiet Control features.
Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter to select hard disk boot device priority.
Virus Warning Specifies the virus warning feature for IDE hard disk boot sector protection.
If enabled, BIOS will show a warning message on the screen or an alarm
beep when someone attempts to write data into this area.
Disabled
Enabled
CPU Internal Cache Enables or disables CPU internal cache. Enabled
Disabled
External Cache Enables or disables internal cache. Enabled
Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test Allows the system to skip certain test while booting. This will decrease the
time needed to boot the system.
Enabled
Disabled
First/Second/Third/Fourth
Boot Device
Specifies the boot order from the available devices. CDROM, Hard
Disk, NVIDIA
Boot Age,
Floppy,
ZIP, USB-FDD,
USB-ZIP, USB-
CDROM, USB-
HDD, Legacy
LAN, Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Enables or disables floppy drive testing to determine whether they have 40
to 80 tracks.
Disabled
Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status Selects power on state for Num Lock. On
Off
Gate A20 Option When set to fast, the motherboard chipset controls the operation of Gate
A20. But when set to normal, a pin in the keyboard controller controls Gate
A20.
Fast
Normal
Typematic Rate Setting When enabled, you can manually adjust the settings using the two typematic
controls (Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate Delay). If disabled, the BIOS
will use the default setting.
Disabled
Enabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Rate at which the keyboard will repeat the keystroke if you press it
continuously.
6, 8, 10, 12, 15,
20, 24, 30
Typematic Delay (MSec) Delay, in Msec, before the keyboard automatically repeats the keystroke that
you have pressed continuously.
250, 500, 750,
1000