Acer ASPIRE ASPIRE X1700 User manual

Acer
Aspire X1700 and Veriton X270
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 this 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.
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Pentium Dual-Core, Celeron Dual-Core, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Celeron, and combinations thereof, are
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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
System Components 3
Front Panel 3
Rear Panel 4
Internal Components 5
System LED Indicators 6
System Utilities 7
CMOS Setup Utility 7
Entering CMOS setup 8
Navigating Through the Setup Utility 8
Setup Utility Menus 9
System Disassembly 23
Pre-disassembly Procedure 24
Main Unit Disassembly 25
X1700 model 25
X270 model 26
Screw List 27
Removing the Side Panel 28
Removing the Front Bezel 29
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 30
Removing the Processor 32
Removing the Optical Drive 34
Removing the Hard Disk Drive 37
Removing the Power Supply 40
Removing the Memory Modules 42
Removing the VGA Card (X1700 model) 43
Removing the TV Tuner Card (X1700 model) 44
Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards 45
Removing the Mainboard 49
Removing the Power Switch and LED Cables 51
Removing the LAN Activity and HDD LED Cables (X270 model) 54
System Troubleshooting 55
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 55
System Check Procedures 56
Power System Check 56
System External Inspection 56
System Internal Inspection 56
Beep Codes 57
Online Support Information 58
System Block Diagram and Board Layout 59
System Block Diagram 59
Board Layout 60
Mainboard 60
System Jumpers 62
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FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 63
Exploded Diagram 64
X1700 64
X270 65
X1700 FRU List (81.3V401.007G) 66
X270 FRU List (91.3V401.006G) 76
Technical Specifications 87

Chapter 1 1
Features
Below is a brief summary of the Aspire X1700 and Veriton X270 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.
Processor
Intel Pentium Core 2 Quad Q6600/Q6700/Q8200/Q9300/Q9400/Q9450/Q9550/Q9650 processor
Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo E2180/E2200/E4700/E5200/E7200/E8400 processor
Intel Celeron Dual-Core E1200 processor
Intel Celeron 450 processor
Chipset
NVIDIA nForce MCP73PV
Memory subsystem
Supports up to two 240-pin DDR2-533/667/800 MHz DIMM sockets
Supports memory size up to 4GB
Media storage
DVD-ROM SATA drive
Super-Multi SATA DVD drive
160 or 320 GB SATA hard disk drive
Serial ATA controller
Embedded SATA controllers
Two SATA ports
eSATA port
Audio
Realtek ALC888S 8-channel audio CODEC
Networking
One Gigabit Ethernet LAN port (RJ-45)
PCI I/O
One PCI Express x16 bus slot
One PCI Express x1 bus slot
System Tour
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I/O ports
Front
Three USB 2.0 ports
Memory Stick
Memory Stick PRO
Secure Digital (SD) Card
miniSD Card
Headphone/speaker-out/line-out jack
Microphone-in jack
CFI/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot
Rear
PS/2 keyboard port
PS/2 mouse port
Microphone jack
Headphone/analog speakers jack or front speakers jack
Center speaker/subwoofer jack
Surround L/R speaker jack
Audio inside speaker jack or side speaker jack
S/PDIF port
HDMI port
eSATA port
Four USB 2.0 ports
Gigabit LAN port
VGA/monitor port
Serial port
Operating system and software
Operating system options:
Genuine Windows Vista®Ultimate (32/64-bit)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32/64-bit)
Applications
Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eRecovery Management)
Acer Arcade Live
McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008 Trial version
Adobe Reader
eSobi
NTI MediaMaker
System BIOS
SPI ROM 8MB
Power supply
220-watts (115/230 Vac) power supply