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System Tour
1
Features
1
System Components
3
Front Panel
3
Rear Panel
5
Internal Components
6
System LED Indicators
7
System Utilities
9
CMOS Setup Utility
9
Entering CMOS setup
10
Navigating Through the Setup Utility
10
Setup Utility Menus
11
BIOS Recovery
25
System Disassembly
27
Disassembly Requirements
27
Pre-disassembly Procedure
28
Main Unit Disassembly
29
Removing the Side Panel
30
Removing the Front Bezel
31
Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly
32
Removing the Processor
33
Removing the Optical Drive
34
Removing the Hard Disk Drive
37
Removing the Power Supply
38
Removing the Memory Modules
40
Removing the TV Tuner Card
41
Removing the VGA Card
42
Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards
44
Removing the Mainboard
47
System Troubleshooting
49
Hardware Diagnostic Procedure
49
System Check Procedures
50
Power System Check
50
System External Inspection
50
System Internal Inspection
50
Checkpoints
51
Viewing BIOS checkpoints
51
Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints
51
Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints
52
POST Code Checkpoints
53
DIM Code Checkpoints
55
Beep Codes
56
Boot Block Beep Codes
56
POST BIOS Beep Codes
56
Error Messages
58
Memory
58
Boot
58
Storage Device
59
Virus Related
60
Table of Contents
Summary of Contents for Aspire X3300
Page 16: ...8 Chapter 1 ...
Page 34: ...26 Chapter 2 ...
Page 51: ...Chapter 3 43 9 Disconnect the VGA card cable from the mainboard ...
Page 73: ...Chapter 5 65 System Block Diagram System Block Diagram and Board Layout Chapter 5 ...
Page 78: ...70 Chapter 6 X3300 X5300 Exploded Diagram ...
Page 100: ...92 Chapter 6 ...