Packard Bell ixtreme M5801 User manual

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ixtremeM5801
Service Guide
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RevisionHistory
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consequential damagesresulting fromanydefect inthesoftware.

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result fromdoing ornot doingspecific
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CAUTION Givesprecautionarymeasures to
avoidpossiblehardwareorsoftware
problem.
IMPORTANT Remindsyoutodo specificactions
relevant totheaccomplishmentof
procedures.

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Preface
Beforeusing thisinformation andthe product it supports, pleasereadthe followinggeneralinformation.
1. ThisServiceGuide providesyouwithalltechnicalinformationrelatingtothe BASIC
CONFIGURATIONdecidedforAcer's"global" productoffering.To betterfitlocalmarket
requirementsandenhanceproductcompetitiveness,yourregionalofficeMAYhavedecidedto
extendthefunctionalityofamachine(e.g.add-on card,modem,orextramemorycapability).
TheseLOCALIZEDFEATURES willNOTbe coveredinthisgenericservice guide. Insuch cases,
please contactyourregionaloffices orthe responsiblepersonnel/channeltoprovideyouwith
furthertechnicaldetails.
2. Please noteWHEN ORDERING FRUPARTS,thatyoushouldcheckthe mostup-to-date
informationavailableon yourregionalweborchannel. If,forwhateverreason,apart number
changeismade,itwill notbenotedintheprintedService Guide.ForACER-AUTHORIZED
SERVICEPROVIDERS,yourAceroffice mayhaveaDIFFERENTpart numbercodetothose
given intheFRU listof thisprinted Service Guide. YouMUSTusethe listprovidedbyyourregional
Acer office toorder FRUpartsforrepairandserviceofcustomer machines.

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Introducing theMotherboard.................................................................................1
Features...................................................................................................2
MainboardComponents........................................................................4
BlockDiagram.........................................................................................6
ixtremeM5801......................................................................................7
I/OPortIntroduction............................................................................11
HardwareSpecificationsandConfigurations......................................14
Using BIOS...............................................................................................................18
Setup UtilityMenus..............................................................................19
ProductInformation.............................................................................21
Standard CMOSFeatures......................................................................22
AdvancedBIOSFeatures.......................................................................24
AdvancedChipsetFeatures..................................................................28
IntegratedPeripherals..........................................................................29
PowerManagementSetup..................................................................30
PCHealth Status....................................................................................32
Frequency/VoltageControl..................................................................33
BIOSSecurityFeatures..........................................................................34
LoadDefaultSettings...........................................................................35
MachineDisassemblyandReplacement................................................................36
GeneralInformation.............................................................................37
Standard AssemblyProcess..................................................................38
Standard DisassemblyProcess..............................................................54
Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................70
Power-OnSelf-Test(POST)...................................................................71
POSTErrorMessagesList......................................................................75
Error SymptomsList..............................................................................77
UndeterminedProblems......................................................................81
JumperandConnector Information......................................................................82
FRU(FieldReplaceableUnit)List...........................................................................97
ExplodedDiagram................................................................................97
FRUList................................................................................................103

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Introducing the Motherboard
Introduction
Thank you forchoosingthe H57H-AM2motherboard.Thismotherboardisahighperformance,
enhancedfunctionmotherboarddesignedtosupport theLGA1156socketforIntel®Lynnfield
/Havendale/Clarkdaleprocessorsfor high-endbusiness orpersonaldesktopmarkets.
Thismotherboardisbased onIntel®H57Express Chipsetforbestdesktop platformsolution.TheH57 is
asingle-chip,highlyintegrated,highperformanceHyper-Threading peripheralcontroller,unmatchedby
anyothersinglechip-device controller.Thismotherboardsupportsupto16GBof systemmemorywith
dualchannelDDR31333/1066MHz.OnePCIslotissupported,fullycompliantwithPCIrev2.3
specificationat33MHz.HighresolutiongraphicsviaonePCIExpressslot, intendedforGraphics
Interface,isfullycomplianttothePCIExpressBaseSpecificationrevision2.0.ItimplementsanEHCI
compliantinterfacethatprovidestwelveUSB2.0ports(fourUSBportsandfourUSB 2.0headers
support additionaleightUSBports).
Themotherboardisequippedwithadvancedfull set ofI/Oportsintherear panel,includingPS/2mouse
and keyboardconnectors,oneVGAport, oneLAN port, fourUSBports,and audiojacksfor microphone,
line-inand line-out.
Chapter1

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Features
Operatingsystem
Windows®7HomePremiumx86/x64,Windows®7HomeBasicx86,Windows®7Starter x86
Processor
Themotherboarduses anLGA1156 type of socketthatcarriesthe following
Features:
lAccommodatesIntel®Lynnfield/Havendale/Clarkdaleprocessors
lSupports “Hyper-Threading”technologyCPU
“Hyper-Threading”technologyenables theoperatingsystemintothinkingit’shookedup totwoprocessors,
allowingtwothreadstoberuninparallel,bothon separate “logical”processorswithinthe samephysical
processor.
ThisboardsupportsCPUupto95WTDPonly.
Chipset
TheIntelH57 ExpressChipset isasingle-chipwithproven reliabilityandperformance.
lOnex16PCIExpressGen2portseachsupportingupto8GB/sdirectionpeakbandwidth
lCompliantwithPCI Rev2.3interface at33 MHz
lIntegratedSATA3.0Gb/sHostController
lFourteen USB2.0portssupported
lSerialPeripheralInterface(SPI)support
lEnhancedDMAController,interruptcontroller, andtimerfunctions
Memory
lSupportsDDR31333/1066 DDR3SDRAMwithDual-channelarchitecture
lAccommodatesfour unbufferedDIMMs
lUpto4GBperDIMMwithmaximummemorysizeupto16GB
OnboardLAN
TheonboardLANprovidesthefollowing features:
lSupportsPCIExpressTM1.1
lIntegrated10/100 /1000transceiver
lWake-on-LANandremotewake-up support
Audiol5.1ChannelHigh DefinitionAudioCodec
lADCssupport44.1k/48k/96kHzsamplerate
lMeetsMicrosoft WLP3.10 Vistapremiumand mobilePCsaudiorequirements
lDirect Sound 3DTM compatible

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ExpansionOptions
Themotherboardcomeswiththefollowing expansion options:
lOnePCIExpressx16 slotfor GraphicsInterface
lTwoPCIExpressx1slot
lOne32-bit PCIv2.3compliantslot
lSix7-pinSATAconnectors
IntegratedI/O
Themotherboardcomeswiththefollowing expansion options:
lTwoPS/2portsformouse andkeyboard
lOneVGAport
lSixUSBports
lOneLAN port
lAudiojacksformicrophone,line-inandline-out
BIOSFirmware
Themotherboarduses AMIBIOSthatenables userstoconfiguremanysystemfeaturesincluding the
following:
lPower management
lWake-up alarms
lCPU parameters
lCPU and memorytiming
Thefirmwarecanalsobe used tosetparametersfor different processorclockspeeds.
1.Somehardwarespecifications and softwareitemsaresubject tochange
withoutprior notice.
2. Due tochipsetlimitation, werecommendthat motherboardbeoperated
intheambiancebetween0and 50 C.
Dimensionsandweight
l355 (H)x382.5(D) x180(W)mm(withoutbezel)
l11.4Kg

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MainboardComponents
No Label Component
1 CPU SocketLGA1156socketfor Intel®Lynnfield/Havendale
/Clarkdaleprocessors
2 CPU_FAN CPU coolingfan connector
3 DIMM1~4 240-pinDDR3SDRAMslots
4 TPMTPMmoduleheader
5 PRINTEROnboardparallelportheader
6 FDD1Floppydiskheader
7 GPIO0~1GeneralPurpose I/OSignals
8 ATX1Standard24-pinATXpowerconnector
9 SPI_DEBUG SPIdebug header-factoryuseonly
10 COM2Onboardserialport header
11 SATA1~6SerialATA connectors
12 F_USB3~4 Frontpanel USBheaders
13 F_PANELFrontpanelswitch/LEDheader
14 CLR_CMOSClearCMOSjumper
15 ME_DISABLEMEdisablejumper

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No Label Component
16 C_INTRUSION Chassisdetect header
17 OBR One buttonrecoveryjumper
18 F_USB2Frontpanel USBheader
19 F_USB1Frontpanel USBheader (CardReader)
20 SPDIF_OUT1SPDIFoutheader
21 INT_SPK1Speaker header
22 F_AUDIO1Frontpanel audioheader
23 PCI132-bit add-oncardslots
24 PCIE1Х-1~2 PCI Expressx1slot
25 PCIE16ХPCI Expressx16slot
26 SYS_FANSystemcooling fan connector
27 ATX_12VAuxiliary4-pinpower connector
ThisconcludesChapter1. Thenext chapterexplainshowtoinstallthemotherboard.

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BlockDiagram

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ixtremeM5801
Thecomputer’sfront panelconsistsof thefollowing
Frontview
No Icon Component Description
1 USB ports. ConnectstoUSB2.0devices
(e.g.,USB mouse,USBcamera).
2 xD
3 CF Compact flash.
4 MS/MSPro
MS:MemoryStick
MSPro:MemoryStick PRO
5 MicroSD MicroSecureDigital.
6 SD/MMC SDPlus: UltraII SD PLUSMemoryCard
MMCPlus: MultiMediaCardPLUS

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No Icon Component Description
7 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-outport. Connectstoaudioline-indevices
(e.g.,speakers,headphones).
8 Microphone-injack. Acceptsinput fromexternalmicrophones.
9 USB ports. ConnectstoUSB2.0devices
(e.g.,USBmouse, USBcamera).

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Rearview
No Icon Component Description
1 Keyboardconnector.
2 USBports. ConnectstoUSB2.0devices
(e.g.,USBmouse,USB camera).
3 Microphone-injack. Acceptsinput fromexternalmicrophones
4 Mouseconnector.
5 Networkport. Lightstoindicatethestatusof wireless
LANcommunications.
6 Line-injack Acceptsaudioline-in devices
7 Line-out jack Acceptsaudioline-outdevices

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AudioJackFunctionTable
Color/Use Headphone 2CH 4CH 5.1CH
Blue Line-in Line-in RearSpeaker RearSpeaker
Green Headphone Frontspeaker Frontspeaker Front speaker
Pink Mic-in Mic-in Mic-in Center&bass

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I/O Port Introduction
Thebackplaneofthe motherboardhas thefollowing I/Oports:
No Component Description
1 PS2Mouse Usetheupper PS/2port toconnectaPS/2pointing
device.
2 PS2Keyboard UsethelowerPS/2port toconnectaPS/2keyboard.
3 VGAPort Connect yourmonitor totheVGAport.
4 LANPort Connectan RJ-45jack tothe LANporttoconnectyour
computertotheNetwork.
5 USBPorts UsetheUSBportstoconnect USBdevices.
6 Line-in/ Line-out /Microphone
Usethethree audioportstoconnectaudiodevices.The
firstjackisforstereo line-insignal. Thesecondjackisfor
stereoline-out signal. Thethirdjackisformicrophone.
7 Serialport COM(option) Connect yourserialport devices.
8 DVI port(option) Connect yourmonitor totheDVIport.

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System Peripherals
The ixtremeM5801 seriescomputer consistof thesystemitself, andsystemperipherals,likeamouse,
keyboard,cardreaderand aset ofspeakers(optional). Thissection providesabrief descriptionofthe
basicsystemperipherals.
Mouse(PS/2orUSB,manufacturing option)
Theincludedmouse isastandardtwo-button wheelmouse.Connectthe mousetothePS/2mouse port
or USBport onthe back panel ofthe system.
Keyboard(PS/2orUSB,manufacturingoption)
Connectthe keyboardtothePS/2keyboardport orUSB port onthebackpanelof thesystem.
Speakers
Forsystemsbundledwithspeakers, beforepoweringon the system, connect thespeakercabletothe
audioout (externalspeaker) port on theback panelofthe system.
Formoredetailed informationabout thespeakers, pleaserefertothe includedoperating instructions.
NOTE: speakersareoptionalandtheappearance might be different depending onthe actualproduct.

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Card Reader(Option)
Memorycardsareusedinawideselectionof digitalcameras,PDAs,MP3playersandmobilephones.
Selectedcomputersinclude an “all-in-one”memorycardreaderthatallowsyou readand writethemost
common types, suchas SD (SecureDigital)™/MMC(Multi MediaCard™), CF(CompactFlash®), xD
(XD-PICTURECARD), MicroSDandMS/MSPro(MemoryStick®).
NOTE:Cardreader areoptional andtheappearance mightbedifferentdependingonthe actual product.

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HardwareSpecificationsandConfigurations
Processor Item Specification
Type LGA1156 socket forIntel®Lynnfield/Havendale
/Clarkdaleprocessors
Socket socketLGA1156
Speed DependsonCPUwhichisconfigured
FSB DependsonCPUwhichisconfigured
BIOS Item Specification
BIOScode programmer Afudos
BIOSversion R01-A0(ornewerversion)
BIOSROMtypeFlashROM
BIOSROMsize 16MB
BIOSROMpackage32-pinDIPpackage(SST)
Support protocolACPI2.0, APM1.2,SMBIOS2.3,WFMsupport,
ASD
BootfromCD-ROMfeatureYes
Support toLS-120 FDD driveYes
NOTE: The BIOScanbe overwritten/upgradedbyusing the flashutility.
BIOSHotkeyList
Item Specification Specification
DEL EnterBIOSSetup Utility
Presswhilethesystemisbooting toenterBIOS
setup Utility.
F12 EnterBootMenu Presswhilethesystemisbooting toenterBoot
Menu.
MainBoardMajorChips
Item Specification
Chipset Intel H57
AGPcontroller Intel H57
SuperI/Ocontroller ITEIT8721F/BX
Audiocontroller RealtekALC662VC-0
LANcontroller REALTEK RTL8111DLGiga LAN
HDDcontroller Intel H57
Keyboardcontroller ITEIT8721F/BX