Acer Power SE, User Manual

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Page 3: ...necting to the Network optional 11 Connecting the Fax Modem optional 11 Connecting USB Devices optional 12 Turning On Your Computer 13 Turning Off Your Computer 14 Troubleshooting 15 Error Messages 17 Software Error Messages 17 System Error Messages 17 Correcting Error Conditions 19 Chapter 2 System Board Information 21 Features 23 Board Layout 25 Jumpers and Connectors 28 Floppy Disk Hard Disk Su...

Page 4: ...ns 72 Load Default Settings 74 Abort Settings Change 75 Exiting Setup 76 Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 77 Installation Precautions 79 ESD Precautions 79 Preinstallation Instructions 79 Post installation Instructions 80 Opening the System 81 Removing the Housing Cover 81 Replacing the Housing Cover 82 Installing Additional Memory 84 Installing a DIMM 86 Removing a DIMM 87 Reconfiguring the System ...

Page 5: ...v FCC Notice 1 2 3 4 5 0 Notice Shield Cables 3 Notice Peripheral Devices 6 7 0 8 1 4 6 9 Caution 3 ...

Page 6: ...Notices vi Use Conditions 2 3 6 7 8 7 8 Notice Canadian Users 1 4 9 4 Remarque à l intention des utilisateurs canadiens 4 1 Important Safety Instructions 3 4 9 4 ...

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Page 8: ...ce Statement F GGG9 H C 5 F GGG I C C F B GGG GGG 3 F GGG 00 0 0 0 Laser Compliance Statement C C 6 1C C 6 5 6 6 6 6 1 C C C 6 6 3 C 1C 6 6 6 6 F6 C 6B C C C BC 5 1 C 5C 1 B J33 5 5CC K 6 6 CL C C M CL 1C C 1 6 6 C6 F6 C NC N1 BB NC ...

Page 9: ...ix 6A C 6C C C N CFCC C NC N C N J NCN O6 N O NC C NC C N J O NC C NC B C N BB NC Lithium Battery Statement 4 C 9 P P C Q 1 1 R B R S S S SS 5S S S ST 1 U 5 S 1 5 ...

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Page 13: ...3 Overview 0 0 1 2 3 4 1 4 5 67 5 1 ...

Page 14: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 4 Preinstallation 8 Selecting a Site 8 9 9 9 9 0 Unpacking Components 0 ...

Page 15: ...5 Features Front Panel No Component 1 Headphone Earphone port 2 CD ROM tray 3 Stop Eject button 4 Skip Forward button 5 CD ROM LED ...

Page 16: ...nel 6 Increase Volume button 7 Decrease Volume button 8 Turbo LED 9 Power LED 10 Hard disk drive LED 11 Power button 12 3 5 inch floppy disk drive eject button 13 3 5 inch floppy disk drive 14 3 5 inch floppy disk drive LED No Component ...

Page 17: ...Voltage selector 4 System power socket 5 USB ports 6 PS 2 mouse port 7 PS 2 keyboard port 8 Serial port 2 9 Parallel port 10 VGA Monitor port 11 Speaker out Line out port 12 Line in port 13 Game MIDI portt 14 Microphone in port 15 Add on card brackets ...

Page 18: ...Started 8 Connecting System Components Caution Do not turn on the system main power switch on the rear panel of the system or plug the system in until you finish connecting all system components 8 Connecting the Keyboard ...

Page 19: ...9 Connecting the Monitor Connecting the Mouse ...

Page 20: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 10 Connecting the Printer optional 3 Connecting Multimedia Components 8 ...

Page 21: ...11 Connecting to the Network optional 1 1 Connecting the Fax Modem optional 0 0 8 ...

Page 22: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 12 Connecting USB Devices optional Note Most USB devices have a built in USB port which allows you to daisy chain other devices ...

Page 23: ...13 Turning On Your Computer 8 0 5 ...

Page 24: ...h on the rear panel every time you turn off your computer Turn off the system main power switch only if you will not use your system for a long period of time if you need to open your system for any purpose such as troubleshooting or upgrading If the system main power switch is not available you must unplug the system ...

Page 25: ...rs on the screen B Warning Never open the monitor case The CRT monitor retains very high voltage levels even after the power is turned off Refer all monitor service to qualified service technicians Keyboard is dead Caution Do not plug or unplug the keyboard while the power is on Printer doesn t work ...

Page 26: ...Chapter 1 Getting Started 16 2 B 0 Add on card fails intermittently C D If you receive an error message C ...

Page 27: ...rective Action Memory Error at MMMM SSSS OOOOh R xxxxh W xxxxh Replace the DIMMs System Management Memory Bad Replace the DIMMs Keyboard Interface Error Check the keyboard interface circuit or change the keyboard Keyboard Error or Keyboard Not Connected Reconnect or replace the keyboard ...

Page 28: ...e A Error Floppy Drive B Error Check if there is no floppy disk in the drive If there is turn off the system and check the cable connections If the connections are okay and the error message continues to show replace the floppy drive Floppy Disk Controller Error Check the floppy drive cable and its connections If the cable is good and properly connected the floppy disk controller may be the proble...

Page 29: ...ad Replace the onboard lithium battery CMOS Checksum Error Run Setup again and reconfigure the system Onboard XXX Conflicts Try to reassign or disable onboard device resources PCI Device Error Check the PCI card Replace it if bad System Resource Conflict Run Setup to reconfigure the system IRQ Setting Error Run Setup to reconfigure the system Expansion ROM Address Allocation Fail Change the I O ex...

Page 30: ... These commands are performed in DOS environment We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the DOS commands first before you format your hard disk 9 Note If you do not know how to contact an authorized service center call your distributor ...

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Page 33: ...23 Features 8 Components 7 G H33 F 7 3 H 3D 7 I3 H 7 1 5 1 5 0 0 ...

Page 34: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 24 Features 5 67 F ...

Page 35: ...25 Board Layout B 8 8 No Component 1 USB ports 2 CPU temperature sensor connector 3 CPU socket 4 DIMM sockets 5 Turbo LED connector 6 Battery 7 Reset button connector 8 Power LED connector ...

Page 36: ...alarm connector 15 Super I O controller 16 System BIOS chip 17 Power button connector 18 South bridge controller 19 Wake on LAN connector 20 Modem ring in connector 21 PCI slots 22 Voice modem connector 23 Audio controller 24 CD in connector 25 Microphone in connector 26 Line in connector 27 Line out connector 28 Game MIDI port 29 VGA port 30 Parallel port No Component ...

Page 37: ...OM 2 port 32 PS 2 keyboard port 33 PS 2 mouse port 34 COM 1 connector 35 Speaker connector 36 PC speaker connector 37 3 pin CPU fan connector 38 2 pin CPU fan connector 39 North bridge controller No Component ...

Page 38: ... Board Information 28 Jumpers and Connectors B 8 B 8 Jumper Function and Settings JP2 CPU DRAM Frequency 1 2 4 5 100 100 MHz 2 3 5 6 66 100 MHz default JP6 Password Check 1 2 Check password 2 3 Bypass password default ...

Page 39: ...power CN7 Speaker CN8 Hard disk drive HDD light emitting diode LED CN9 PC speaker CN10 Upper game MIDI Lower left line out Lower center line in Lower right microphone in CN11 IDE 2 CN12 IDE 1 CN13 Floppy disk drive FDD CN17 CPU temperature sensor CN18 Intrusion alam CN19 Voice modem CN20 Modem ring in CN21 CD in CN22 Wake on LAN WOL CN23 Power button ...

Page 40: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 30 CN24 Reset button CN25 Turbo LED DIMM 1 DIMM 2 Memory module sockets FN1 3 pin CPU fan FN2 2 pin CPU fan JP5 Power LED Connector Function ...

Page 41: ...31 Floppy Disk Hard Disk Support D 0 A 7 2 IDE Connector Master Slave IDE 1 CN12 Hard disk 0 Hard disk 1 IDE 2 CN11 Hard disk 2 IDE CD ROM Hard disk 3 ...

Page 42: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 32 Video Function H 1 H 9 H ...

Page 43: ...33 Audio Function 2 1 J 8 0 2 0 J ...

Page 44: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 34 USB Support B 1 5 0 1 A 7 ...

Page 45: ...35 Hardware Monitoring Function F F F ...

Page 46: ...Chapter 2 System Board Information 36 Modem Ring in Function 0 A 7 1 J ...

Page 47: ...37 Wake on LAN 5 1 5 5 1 5 A 7 5 1 ...

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Page 51: ...41 F 0 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 ...

Page 52: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 42 Entering Setup Important You must press Ctrl Alt Esc simultaneously while the system is booting This key combination does not work during any other time 8 8 ...

Page 53: ...e The F8 key works only when you are in the main menu This means that you can activate the Advanced Level only when you are in the main menu Also items marked by an are only visible in the Advanced Level 0 0 0 ...

Page 54: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 44 System Information System Information 8 8 ...

Page 55: ...e size in KB External Cache Size Specifies the second level cache memory size currently supported by the system Cache size in KB Floppy Drive A Shows the floppy drive A type Capacity dimension Floppy Drive B Shows the floppy drive B type Capacity dimension IDE Primary Channel Master Specifies the current configuration of the IDE device connected to the master port of the primary IDE channel Drive ...

Page 56: ...u install additional memory the system automatically adjusts this parameter to display the new memory size Memory size in MB 1st Bank Indicates the type of DRAM installed in the DIMM 1 socket The None setting indicates that there is no DRAM installed DIMM type capacity in MB 2nd Bank Indicates the type of DRAM installed in the DIMM 2 socket The None setting indicates that there is no DRAM installe...

Page 57: ... 2 Mouse Indicates if there is a mouse connected to your system This is automatically detected by BIOS Displays Installed if there is a mouse detected otherwise it displays None Parameter Description Format ...

Page 58: ...ription Product Name Displays the model name of your system System S N Displays your system s serial number Main Board ID Displays the system board s identification number Main Board S N Displays your system board s serial number System BIOS Version Specifies the version of your BIOS utility ...

Page 59: ... DMI BIOS utility installed in your system The Desktop Management Interface DMI BIOS allows you to check your system hardware components without actually opening your system Hardware checking is done via software during start up Parameter Description ...

Page 60: ... 25 inch 720 KB 3 5 inch 1 44 MB 3 5 inch 2 88 MB 3 5 inch LS 120 drive as Allows you to enable the LS 120 device installed in your system and to specify the function of the device The setting affects how BIOS will detect the device Normal Drive A Drive B Hard Disk IDE Primary Channel Master Lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 1 ...

Page 61: ...he slave port of IDE channel 1 IDE Secondary Channel Master Lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the master port of IDE channel 2 IDE Secondary Channel Slave Lets you configure the hard disk drive connected to the slave port of IDE channel 2 Parameter Description Options ...

Page 62: ...e The Auto setting also sets the Cylinder Head Sector and Size parameters Cylinder Specifies your hard disk s number of cylinders and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting Head Specifies your hard disk s number of heads and is automatically set depending on your Type parameter setting Sector Specifies your hard disk s number of sectors and is automatically set depending on ...

Page 63: ...hus it reduces the hard disk s activity time This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level Auto or Mode 0 to 4 Hard Disk 32 bit Access Improves your hard disk performance by allowing the use of the 32 bit hard disk access This parameter appears only in the Advanced Level Enabled or Disabled DMA Transfer Mode Lets you enable the Ultra DMA and Multi DMA modes to enhance your hard disk performanc...

Page 64: ...ss Lets you set a logical base address for each serial port This parameter is configurable only if the Serial Port parameter is enabled 3F8h for serial port 1 2F8h for serial port 2 2E8h 3E8h IRQ Lets you assign an interrupt for each serial port This parameter is configurable only if the Serial Port parameter is enabled 4 or 11 for serial port 1 3 or 10 for serial port 2 ...

Page 65: ...you set your parallel port s operation mode This parameter is configurable only if the Parallel Port parameter is enabled Standard Parallel Port SPP Bidirectional Enhanced Parallel Port EPP Extended Capabilities Port ECP ECP DMA Channel Allows you to assign a DMA channel for the ECP parallel port function This parameter is configurable only if you select the Extended Capabilities Port ECP as the o...

Page 66: ...disk controller Enabled or Disabled IDE Controller Lets you enable or disable the onboard primary secondary or both IDE interfaces Primary Both or Disabled PS 2 Mouse Controller Lets you enable or disable the onboard PS 2 mouse controller Enabled or Disabled USB Host Controller Lets you enable or disable the onboard USB host controller Enabled or Disabled ...

Page 67: ...he USB keyboard connected to your system When activated the USB keyboard functions in a DOS environment Enabled or Disabled Onboard Audio Chip Lets you activate or deactivate the audio controller on board Enabled or Disabled Parameter Description Options ...

Page 68: ...de Allows you to reduce the system s power consumption When enabled the IDE hard disk and system timers become configurable Enabled or Disabled IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer Allows the hard disk to enter Standby mode after inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes depending on your setting 1 to 15 minutes or Off ...

Page 69: ... period of inactivity This parameter is configurable only if the System Sleep Timer is enabled Standby or Suspend Power Switch 4 sec Lets you specify whether to automatically turn off the machine or put the system to Suspend mode when the power switch is pressed for less than 4 seconds Power Off or Suspend System Wake up Event Lets you specify the activity that will resume the system to normal ope...

Page 70: ...Hard Disk IDECD ROM First Hard Disk Drive Specifies whether the BIOS utility will boot from an IDE hard disk or a SCSI hard disk drive IDE or SCSI Primary Display Adapter Lets you activate the onboard video controller as your primary display adapter or automatically disable it once BIOS detects that there is a video card installed in your system Onboard or Auto ...

Page 71: ...t as in DOS or logo as in Windows 95 If any error occurs while booting the system automatically switches to the text mode You may also switch to the text mode while booting by pressing F9 after you hear a beep that indicates the activation of the keyboard Enabled or Disabled Num Lock After Boot Allows you to activate or deactivate the Num Lock function upon booting Enabled or Disabled Memory Test ...

Page 72: ... Boot Block When enabled it allows you to replace the existing BIOS in the Flash ROM by simply inserting the floppy disk containing the new BIOS into the floppy drive then resetting the system After reset the system will automatically read the BIOS file contained in the floppy disk i e the first file in the disk and replace the BIOS in the Flash ROM If the update is successful the system will auto...

Page 73: ... Date Lets you set the date following the weekday month day year format Weekday Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Month Jan Feb Dec Day 1 to 31 Year 1980 to 2079 Time Lets you set the time following the hour minute second format Hour 0 to 23 Minute 0 to 59 Second 0 to 59 ...

Page 74: ...rity 8 Parameter Description Options Setup Password Prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS utility None or Present The Present setting allows you to set a Setup password For instructions on how to set a Setup password refer to Setting a Password on page 66 ...

Page 75: ...efore system boot When set to Keyboard Lock the password prompt does not appear however your system will not respond to any keyboard or mouse input until you enter the correct password Normal or Keyboard Lock Disk Drive Control Allows you to protect your system s floppy drive and hard disk data from being modified possible under DOS mode only Floppy Drive Protects your floppy drive data from being...

Page 76: ...tup password does not exist and JP6 is set to 1 2 password check enabled By default JP6 is set to 2 3 bypass password System Security F Setup Password Power on Password 8 Note Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen Set or Change Password ...

Page 77: ...67 0 0 Yes 0 Changing or Removing the Password 8 System Security F Setup Password Power on Password 2 Set or Change Password 0 0 Yes Setup Password Power on Password None ...

Page 78: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 68 Bypassing the Password 2 8 9 0 None 3C ...

Page 79: ...ptions Note The Advanced Options selection is available only in the Advanced Level 8 Caution Do not change any settings in the Advanced Options menu if you are not a qualified technician to avoid damaging the system ...

Page 80: ...ble the primary cache memory i e the CPU memory Enabled or Disabled External Cache Lets you enable or disable the secondary cache memory Enabled or Disabled Cache Scheme This parameter is non configurable and is always set to Write back The Write back mode updates the cache but not the memory write back mode when there is a write instruction Write back ...

Page 81: ... VGA cards have required settings for this feature Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter System or Add on card C8000 DFFFFh Shadow Allows you to shadow an expansion card to ROM For some legacy ISA LAN cards you might need to disable shadowing for proper operation In such case we recommend that you set this parameter to Disabled Enabled or Disabled Parameter Description Options ...

Page 82: ...ur system Refer to your device manual for technical information about the PCI card Auto or Manual PCI Slot 1 2 3 Allow you to manually assign an interrupt for each PCI device installed in your system When the PCI IRQ Settings is set to Auto BIOS automatically assigns the available IRQs to the PCI devices PCI IRQ Sharing Allows you to assign the same IRQ to two different devices Yes or No ...

Page 83: ... multiple images on the screen Some VGA cards have required settings for this feature Check your VGA card manual before setting this parameter Enabled or Disabled Plug and Play OS Lets you specify whether BIOS will initialize only PnP boot devices such as SCSI cards or all PnP boot and non boot devices such as sound cards Yes or No Reset Resource Assignments When enabled avoids IRQ conflict when i...

Page 84: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 74 Load Default Settings K 08 Yes No ...

Page 85: ...75 Abort Settings Change Abort Settings Change 08 Yes No ...

Page 86: ...Chapter 3 BIOS Information 76 Exiting Setup 0 0 8 Yes 0 No 0 8 Yes 0 No 0 ...

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Page 89: ...79 Installation Precautions ESD Precautions 0 5 9 Preinstallation Instructions 8 2 C6 0 ...

Page 90: ...ning off the system properly before you start installing the components may damage your system Do not attempt the procedures described in the following sections unless you are a qualified service technician Post installation Instructions 8 9 B A 7 B 0 ...

Page 91: ... Opening the System Caution Before you proceed make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it Read the preinstallation instructions on page 79 Removing the Housing Cover ...

Page 92: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 82 Replacing the Housing Cover ...

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Page 94: ...MM 1 DIMM 2 Total Memory 8 MB None 8 MB 16 MB None 16 MB 32 MB None 32 MB 64 MB None 64 MB 128 MB None 128 MB None 8 MB 8 MB None 16 MB 16 MB None 32 MB 32 MB None 64 MB 64 MB None 128 MB 128 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 8 MB 16 MB 24 MB 8 MB 32 MB 40 MB 8 MB 64 MB 72 MB 8 MB 128 MB 136 MB 16 MB 8 MB 24 MB ...

Page 95: ...B 32 MB 16 MB 48 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 32 MB 64 MB 96 MB 32 MB 128 MB 160 MB 64 MB 8 MB 72 MB 64 MB 16 MB 80 MB 64 MB 32 MB 96 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 64 MB 128 MB 192 MB 128 MB 8 MB 136 MB 128 MB 16 MB 144 MB 128 MB 32 MB 160 MB 128 MB 64 MB 192 MB 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB DIMM 1 DIMM 2 Total Memory ...

Page 96: ... 86 Installing a DIMM Note The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation If you insert a DIMM but it does not fit easily into the socket you may have inserted it incorrectly Turn the DIMM around and try to insert it again ...

Page 97: ...87 Removing a DIMM Reconfiguring the System ...

Page 98: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 88 Upgrading the CPU Removing the CPU Note Observe the ESD precautions on page 79 when installing or removing a system component 2 8 ...

Page 99: ...89 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 ...

Page 100: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 90 Installing the Upgrade CPU Note Observe the ESD precautions on page 79 when installing or removing a system component 2 8 ...

Page 101: ...91 21 H 21 A 7 Warning The heatsink becomes very hot when the system is on Never touch the heatsink with any metal or with your hands ...

Page 102: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 92 Replacing the Hard Disk 2 8 H I H I ...

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Page 104: ...Chapter 4 Upgrading the System 94 Make sure that the other ends of the floppy disk drive cables are connected to their corresponding connectors on the system board ...

Page 105: ...95 Installing and Removing a PCI Card Installing a PCI Card 5 Removing a PCI Card ...

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