Acer ASPIRE ASPIRE X1700 User manual

Acer
Aspire X1700 and Veriton X270
Service Guide
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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
Chapter 1

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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

Chapter 1 3
System Components
This section includes a virtual tour of the X1700 and Veriton X270 systems’ interior and exterior components.
Front Panel
No. Icon Component
1 X1700 model: HDD activity indicator
X270 model: Optical drive
2 X1700 model: Optical drive bay door
X270 model: Optical drive activity indicator
3 Drive bay door eject button
Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive.
4 Media card reader
5 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot
6 USB 2.0 ports
7 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack
8 Microphone-in jack
9 IEEE 1394 port (4-pin)
10 USB 2.0 port
11 X1700 model: Power button/power indicator
X270 model: LAN activity indicator
12 HDD activity indicator
13 Power button/power indicator
X1700 model X270 model

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Rear Panel
No. Icon Component
1 Expansion slot (Photo shows graphics card and TV tuner card)
2 Line-out jack
3 Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack
4S/PDIFport
5 USB 2.0 ports
6eSATAport
7 VGA monitor port
8 HDMI port
9 PS2 keyboard port
10 Voltage selector switch
11 Power connector
12 PS2 mouse port
13 Serial port
14 Gigabit LAN port (10/100/1000 Mbps)
15 Rear speaker/surround out jack
16 Keyhole
17 Center speaker/subwoofer jack
18 Kensington lock slot
19 Audio in or side speaker jack
X1700 model X270 model

Chapter 1 5
Internal Components
No. Component
1 HDD drive
2 Optical drive
3 X1700 model: Expansion cards
X270 model: N/A
4 Mainboard
5 Heat sink fan assembly
6 Power supply
X1700 model X270 model

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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 activity
(X270
model)
Green On Network link is detected
— Off No network connection
Green Blinking Transmit or receive activity
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
CMOS Setup Utility
CMOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called the complementary metal-
oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Setup Utility. 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.
When changing the system configuration settings
When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts
When modifying the power management configuration
When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup
When a configuration error is detected by the system and you are prompted ("Run Setup"
message) to make changes to the CMOS 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.
CMOS 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 CMOS Setup Utility, make sure that you have saved all open files. The system reboots
immediately after you close the Setup.
NOTE: CMOS Setup Utility will be simply referred to as “BIOS”, "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
Chapter 2

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Entering CMOS setup
1. Turn on the computer 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.
Left and Right arrow keys – Move between selections on the menu bar.
Up and Down arrow keys – Move the cursor to the field you want.
PgUp and PgDn keys – Move the cursor to the previous and next page of a multiple page menu.
Home – Move the cursor to the first page of a multiple page menu.
End – Move the cursor to the last page of a multiple page menu.
+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.
Enter key – Display a submenu screen.
NOTE: Availability of submenu screen is indicated by a (>).
Esc – If you press this key:
On one of the primary menu screens, the Exit menu displays.
On a submenu screen, the previous screen displays.
When you are making selections from a pop-up menu, closes the pop-up without making a
selection.
F1 – Display the General Help panel.
F6 – Press to load optimized default system values.
F7 – Press to load fail-safe default system values.
F10 – Save changes made the Setup and close the utility.

Chapter 2 9
Setup Utility Menus
The Setup Main menu includes the following main setup categories.
Product Information
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PC Health Status
Frequency/Voltage Control
BIOS Security Features
Load Default Setting
Save & Exit Setup
Exit 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.
Parameter Description
Processor Type Type of CPU installed on the system.
Processor Speed Speed of the CPU installed on the system.
System Memory Total size of system memory installed on the system.
System Manufacturer Name of the manufacturer of this system.
Product Name Product name of the system.
System Serial Number Serial number of the system.
System BIOS Version Version number of the BIOS setup utility.
BIOS Release Date Date when the BIOS setup utility was released
Asset Tag Number Asset tag number of this system.

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Standard CMOS Features
Parameter Description Option
System Date Set the date following the weekday-month-day-year format.
System Time Set the system time following the hour-minute-second format.
SATA Port 1/2/3 Press Enter to view detailed device information connected to the SATA connectors.
Halt On Determines whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. All, But Keyboard
No Errors
All Errors

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Advanced BIOS Features
Parameter Description Option
Reset Configuration Data Allows you to manually force BIOS to clear the previously saved Extended
System Configuration Data (ESCD) data and reconfigure the settings.
When set to no, it lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system.
When set to yes, it lets the OS configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not
required for boot if the system has a PnP OS.
No
Yes
Quick Boot Allows you to decrease the time it takes to boot the computer by shortening
or skipping certain standard booting process. Enabled
Disabled
Quiet Boot When enabled, the BIOS splash screen displays during startup.
When disabled, the diagnostic screen displays during startup. Enabled Disabled
1st/2nd/3rd/4th Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices. Hard Disk
CD^DVD
Removable
Device
LAN
Hard Disk Drive Priority Press Enter to access the Hard Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device
priority sequence from available hard drives.
Optical Disk Drive Priority Press Enter to access the Optical Disk Drive Priority submenu and specify the boot device
priority sequence from available CD/DVD drives.
Removable Device Priority Press Enter to access the Removable Device Priority submenu and specify the boot device
priority sequence from available removable drives.
Bootup Num-Lock Selects power on state for Num Lock. On
Off
Boot Sector Virus Protection Enables or disables the boot sector virus protection feature. 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
Hard Disk Write Protect Enables or disables the hard disk write protect feature. Disabled
Enabled
USB Beep Message Enables or disables BIOS to display error beeps or messages during USB
device enumeration. Disabled
Enabled