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Aspire T180/E380 AcerPower M8 Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG/CSD web; for more information, please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN...
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES NOTE WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions.
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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.
System Specifications Overview The model is a consumer/commercial-oriented desktop PC built with latest, high-performance technology for easier and funnier consumer environment. It is a high performance and multi-media features ready system including Media Card Reader and Rear I/O connectors for 7.1 audio channels. Regarding the high performance, we choose AMD Athlon 64 X2/Athlon64/Sempron (AM2 Socket), with NVIDIA MCP61 chipset architecture.
Features Processor Socket Type : 940 pin socket Processor Type : AMD AM2 Athlon64 x2/Athlon64/Sempron Chipset nVidia MCP61S (co-lay with MCP61P) Form Factor : Mirco ATX Size (Max.) : 244mm x 244mm Memory Memory Type : DDRII unbuffered SDRAM module support No of Channel (Dual/Signal) : Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRII memory module Socket Type : un-buffered 240 pin DIMM socket...
I/O Connector Controller : Super I/O ITE 8726 co-lay with ITE8716 Rear I/O Connector 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port 1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port 1 VGA(CRT) Port 1 LAN Port 4 USB Ports for non-1394 sku; 4 USB ports + IEEE1394 port for 1394 sku 7.1 channel phone jack Onboard Connector 1 CPU socket...
Aspire T180 Front Panel The computer’s front panel consists of the following: Description Label Description Description Optical drive Floppy disk drive Power button Speaker or headphone jack Microphone jack USB ports Chapter 1...
Aspire T180 Rear Panel Description Power cord socket Fan aperture PS/2 mouse connector Printer connector USB 2.0 ports Microphone jack Line-in jack Chapter 1 Description Description Description Voltage selector switch PS/2 keyboard connector Serial port Monitor connector RJ-45 Ethernet connector...
AcerPower M8 Front Panel Label Description Power-Button Speaker-out/Line-out Port Microphone-in out ( Front ) USB Ports Optical drive eject button Optical drive Power LED HDD LED Floppy drive eject button Floppy disk drive Chapter 1...
AcerPower M8 Rear Panel Description Power cord socket Fan aperture PS/2 mouse connector Printer connector USB 2.0 ports Microphone jack Line-in jack Description Description Description Voltage selector switch PS/2 keyboard connector Serial port Monitor connector RJ-45 Ethernet connector Line-out Jack Extension card slots Chapter 1...
System Peripherals The Aspire S Series computer consist of the system itself, and system peripherals, like a mouse, keyboard and a set of speakers (optional). This section provides a brief description of the basic system peripherals. Mouse (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) The included mouse is a standard two-button wheel mouse.
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Speakers For systems bundled with speakers, before powering on the system, connect the speaker cable to the audio out (external speaker) port on the back panel of the system. For more detailed information about the speakers, please refer to the included operating instructions. NOTE: speakers are optional and the appearance might be different depending on the actual product.
Acer eRecovery Acer eRecovery is a tool to quickly backup and restore the system. Users can create and save a backup of the current system configuration to hard drive, CD, or DVD. Acer eRecovery consists of the following functions: Create backup...
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In the Recovery settings window, select Reinstall applications/drivers and click Next. Select the desired driver/application and follow the instructions on screen to re-install. At first launch, Acer eRecovery prepares all the needed software and may take few seconds to bring up the software content window.
It is important to back up all data files before you use this option. Restart the system. While the Acer logo is showing, press <Alt>+<F10> at the same time to enter the recovery process. The message "The system has password protection. Please enter 000000:" is displayed.
Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Type Socket Speed BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 FDD drive Support to BIOS boot block feature NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by using the flash utility.
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System Memory Item Memory slot number Support memory size per socket Support maximum memory size Support memory type Support memory interface Support memory voltage Support memory module package Support to parity check feature Support to Error Correction Code (ECC) feature Memory module combinations NOTE: Dual channel should be enabled always when plug-in 2 same memory size DDRII memory module.
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Audio Interface Item Audio controller Audio controller Type Audio Channel Audio function control Mono or stereo Resolution Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack IDE Interface Item IDE controller IDE controller resident bus Number of IDE channel Support IDE interface Support bootable CD-ROM Floppy disk drive Interface...
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Parallel Port Item Parallel port controller Parallel port controller resident bus Number of parallel ports Support ECP/EPP Connector type Parallel port function control Serial Port Item Serial port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Features USB Port...
Power Management Function (ACPI support function) Device Standby Mode Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices (0-15 minutes, time step=1 minute). Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface). Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor. Resume method: device activated (Keyboard for DOS, keyboard &...
Chapter 2 System Utilities Most systems are already configured by the manufacturer or the dealer. There is no need to run Setup when starting the computer unless you get a Run Setup message. The Setup program loads configuration values into the battery-backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM. This memory area is not part of the system RAM.
Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test)process. When the message of “Press DEL to enter SETUP” appears on the screen, press the key of [Delete] to enter the setup menu. NOTE: If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On.
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The items in the main menu are explained below: Product Information To introduce the Product Name,System P/N and MainBoard ID...etc. Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu. Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. Advanced Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu, and the system performance can be optimized.
BIOS version, etc. These information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for technical support). Product Name System S/N Main Board ID Main Board S/N System Manufacture Name Acer MB Manufacture Name System BIOS Version SMBIOS Version System BIOS ID BIOS Build Date...
Standard CMOS Features Select Standard CMOS Features from the main menu to configure some basic parameters in your system. The following screen shows the Standard CMOS Features menu: Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master...
Parameter Halt On Base Memory, Extended Memory, and Total Memory IDE Devices IDE HDD Auto-Detection IDE Channel 0 Master Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help F5:Previous Values Parameter IDE HDD Auto-Detection Access Mode(Auto)
Advanced BIOS Features The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features: Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Removable Device Priority Hard Disk Boot Priority CD-ROM Boot Priority Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status...
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Parameter Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time. You don’t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity. Boot Up NumLock Status Sets the NumLock status when the system is powered on.
Removable Device Priority 1. Floppy Disks Hard Disk Boot Priority Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 1. Cho M : ST380013A 2. Bootable Add-in Cards : Move Chapter 2 Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Removable Device Priority : Move PU/PD+/-/:Change Priority F10:Save ESC:Exit Hard Disk Boot Priority PU/PD+/-/:Change Priority F10:Save ESC:Exit Item Help...
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CD-ROM Boot Priority Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 1. Ch0 S. CD-ROM Boot Priority : LITE-ON DVD SOHD-16P9S : Move PU/PD+/-/:Change Priority F10:Save ESC:Exit Item Help Menu Level Use < > or < > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <->...
Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system. Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Dual Monitor Support Frame Buffer Size...
Integrated Peripherals Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IDE Function Setup Onboard Device Setup Super IO Device : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help F5:Previous Values IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel 0 Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA IDE DMA transfer access...
Parameter Primary Master/Slave PIO Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. These four items let you assign the kind of PIO(Programmed Input/ Output) was used by the IDE devices. Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best, or select a PIO mode from 0-4 Secondary Master/Slave Each IDE channel supports a master device...
Parameter RAID Enable This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard RAID function of RAID supporting devices SATA 1/2 Primary/ These four items display the status of SATA Secondary RAID RAID. Onboard Device Setup Onchip USB USB Memory Type USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support HD Audio...
Power Management Setup Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management Video Off Method HDD Power Down HDD Down In Suspend Soft-Off by Power Button WOL(PME#) WOR(RI#) USB Resume from S1/S3 PS2 K/B Resume from S1/S3 Resume By Alarm Day of Month Alarm Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm...
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Parameter WOL(PME#)/WOR(RI#) This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected. USB Resume from S1/S3 This item allows users to enable or disable the USB device Wake-up from S1/S3 mode.
PnP/PCI Feature Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Init Display First Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ** PCI Express relative items** Maximum Payload Size : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help F5:Previous Values Parameter Init Display First This item allows you to choose the primary...
PC Health Status Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Vcore +3.3V +12V +5VSB Voltage Battery VDIMM Current CPU Temperature Current SYSTEMTemperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed Shutdown Temperature Warning Temperature Smart Fan Function : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help F5:Previous Values The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter...
Set Supervisor/User Password When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password, up to eight characters, and press<Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
Load Default Settings Selecting the field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically. detects. THis option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Press <OK> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <Cancel> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults.
Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu.
Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears, press <Y> to discard changes and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu.
Machine Disassembly and Replacement To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools: Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge. Wire cutter. Phillips screwdriver (may require different size). NOTE: The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly process, group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatches when putting back the components.
General Information Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassenbly procedure, make sure that you do the following: Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system. Chapter 3...
Disassembly Procedure This section tells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service. Please also refer to the disassembly video, if available. CAUTION: Before you proceed, make sure you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it. Chapter 3...
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Please refer to generic troubleshooting guide for trougleshooting information relating to following topics: Power-On Self-Test (POST) POST Check Points POST Error Messages List Error Symptoms List Chapter 4...
Jumper and Connector Information Jumper Setting This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the mainboard. Setting Jumper Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. Description The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper.
Checking Jumper Settings Jumper Type CLR_CMOS 3-pin BIOS_WP 3-pin Description Setting(Default) CLEAR CMOS 1-2 : Clear 2-3 : Normal Before clearing the CMOS,make sure to turn off the system BIOS PROTECT Open: Write Enable Short: Write Disable Illustration Clear CMOS BIOS_WP Chapter 5...
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Connecting Components CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN Signal Name +12V Sense PWR_FAN Signal Name +12V Sense SPK1: Internal speaker Signal Name Signal Chapter 5 Function System Ground Power +12V Sensor CPU FAN control Function System Ground Power +12V Sensor...
ATX_Power Signal Name +3.3V +3.3V Ground Ground Ground PWRGD +5VSB +12V +12V +3.3V ATX_12V Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V Front Panel Header The front panel header (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases.
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IDE1 & IDE2 (Top-View) Signal Name RESET- Ground DMARQ DIOW- DIOR- IORDY DMACK- INTRQ CS1FX- DASP- Signal Name Ground DD10 DD11 DD12 DD13 DD14 DD15 Keypin Ground Ground Ground PSYNC:CSEL Ground IOCS16- PDIAG- CS3FX- Ground Chapter 5...
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Connecting the Optional Devices AUXIN1: Auxiliary in connector Signal Name AUX_R RET_R RET_L AUX_L USB1~3: Front Panel USB headers Signal Name USBPWR USBPWR USB_FP_P0- USB_FP_P1- USB_FP_P0+ USB_FP_P1+ Chapter 5 Function AUX In right channel Return Right Aux in Return Left Aux in AUX In left channel Function Front panel USB power...
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AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header Signal Name PORT 1L AUD_GND PORT 1R PRESENCE# PORT 2R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND PORT 2L SENSE2_RETURN IRDA: Infrared header Signal Name No Pin IRRX Ground IRTX SPDIFO1 : SPDIF out header Signal Name SPDIF +5VA SATA1~4: Serial ATA connectors Signal Name Ground Ground...
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COM2: Onboard serial port header Signal Name NDCBD NSINB NSOUTB NDTRB NDSRB NRTSB NCTSB NRIB Rear I/O Panel Connectors PS2 Mouse: Use the PS/2 mouse port to connect a PS/2 pointing device PS2 Keyboard: Use the PS/2 keyboard port to connect a PS/2 keyboard Parallel Port(LPT1): Use LPT to connect printers or other parallel communication devices Serial Port(COM1): Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice, fax, or modems VGA Port: Connect your monitor to the VGA port...
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PSKBM1 PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Keyboard KBDATA Ground KBCLK COM1 Illustration Front Side View Pinout Top-View (Front Side View) Figure-(1) Figure-(2) (Pinout Top-View) PS/2 Mouse MDATA Ground MCLK Signal Name Ground Chapter 5...
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Signal Name STROBE BUSY Chapter 5 Front Side View Pinout Top-View Signal Name SLCT ERROR INIT SLCTIN Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground...
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USBLAN1 (Pinout Top-View) Signal Name -DATA0 +DATA0 -DATA0 +DATA0 HOLE_USB HOLE_USB HOLE_USB HOLE_USB HOLE_LAN HOLE_LAN Signal Name HOLE_LAN HOLE_LAN LINK Chapter 5...
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Signal Name -DATA0 +DATA0 -DATA1 +DATA1 HOLE_USB HOLE_USB HOLE_USB HOLE_USB Chapter 5 Signal Name TPB- TPB+ TPA- TPA+...
NOTE: To scrap or to return the defective parts, you should follow the local government ordinance or regulations on how best to dispose it, or follow the rules set by your regional Acer office on how to return it.You can access to the website for the latest Parts version http://aicsl.acer.com.tw/spl/ NOTE: The final version of SPL will be released later.