Acer X1200 ED5200A - Aspire User manual

Acer
Aspire ASX1200/ ASX3200
Service Guide
PRINTED IN TAIWAN
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
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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
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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