Aspire T160/E360 AcerPower M6
Service Guide
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Revision History
Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire T160/E360 and AcerPower M6 service guide.
Date
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Copyright
Copyright © 2005 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.
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.
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Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Athlon 64 / Athlon 64x2 / Sempron are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
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
NOTE
Denotes actual messages that appear
on screen.
Gives bits and pieces of additional
information related to the current
topic.
WARNING
CAUTION
Alerts you to any damage that might
result from doing or not doing specific
actions.
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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Preface
Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information.
1. 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.
2. 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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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 System Specifications
1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Main Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Wake-up Event Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
System LED Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Main Board Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Aspire T160 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Aspire E360 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AcerPower M6 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
AcerPower M6 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Aspire T160/E360 Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
System Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Acer eRecovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Acer disc-to-disc Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hardware Specifications and Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power Management Function (ACPI Support Function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 2 System Utilities
26
Entering Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Standard CMOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Advanced BIOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Advanced Chipset Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Integrated Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
IDE Function Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Onboard Device Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Onboard I/O Chip Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power Management Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
PnP/PCI configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
PC Health Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Set supervisor/User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Save & Exit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Exit without Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement
50
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Aspire T160 and AcerPower M6 Disassembly Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Open the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Disconnect the Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Detach the HDD, FDD, and Card Reader (if equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Detach the USB Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Detach the CPU Cooler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Remove the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Remove the System Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Remove the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Remove the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Remove the CPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Aspire E360 Desassembly Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Open the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
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Remove the PCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Detach the CPU Cooler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Remove the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Disconnect the Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Disassemble the HDD, ODD, FDD and Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Disassemble the USB Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Remove the System Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Remove the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Remove the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Separate the CPU from the Main Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
69
Power-On Self-Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
POST Error Messages List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Error Symptoms List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information
84
Connectors Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
CPU Fan/System Fan (Cooler Fan Power Conncetor). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
FDD (Floppy Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
IDE1/IDE2 (IDE Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4 (Serial ATA Connector). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
F_Panel (Front Panel Jumper) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
F_Audio (Front Audio Panel connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
CD_IN (CD In Connector, Black) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
F_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
SPDIF_OUT (SPDIF Out). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
INTR (Intruder, Case Open Header). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
BAT (Battery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
How to Erase CMOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List
99
General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Aspire E360 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
AcerPower M6 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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Chapter 1
System Specifications
Overview
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64x2 / Sempron (939)
Chipset
Memory
C51G + MCP51
Dual Channel DDR1 266/333/400, four DDR1 DIMM (Max. four GB)
supported
System BIOS Feature
LCP-4MB (wake on LAN boot)
Award BIOS code
ACPI supported; S3 will be defaulted.
Hardware monitor supported
Super I/O
IDE Interface
RTC
ITE8712F with hardware monitor
PCI bus master enhanced IDE (MCP51)
NCP51
Serial ATA
Independent DMA operation on four ports
Data transfer rates up to 300MB/sec.
SATA II Support Raid function
FDD Interface
Audio
1.44/2.88MB FDD
Audio on board (ALC850, 7.1 channels)
Marvell 88E1111
LAN
USB
USB 2.0 host controller supporting up to eight ports
Three PCI slot (PCI 2.3), one PCI Express x16 graphics slot
One serial port, one parallel (EPP/ECP supported), eight USB ports
Expansion Slots
I/O Ports
(four rear panel / four front panel), VGA port, RJ45, one PS/2 keyboard
port and one PS/2 mouse port, audio jack six mic-in, line-in, and line-
out
Power Connectors
Power management
24-pin ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
Dark green, ACPI 2.0 compliant, SMBIOS 2.3
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Main Board Specifications
Description
Size
T
Max. 244 mm x 244 mm, Micro ATX
Processor
T
T
T
Processor type: AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64x2 / Sempron
Socket type: AMD Socket 939
Socket quantity: one
System Chipset
Memory
T
T
North bridge: Nvidia C51G
South bridge: MCP51
T
Memory type:
T
DDR
T
CAS latency, CL = 4
T
T
T
T
Socket type: DDR memory slots
Socket quantity: four
Capacity: 256MB to 4GB
Single channel
PCI Express / PCI Slots
T
T
PCI Express Slot type: x1 / x16
T
Quantity: none / one
PCI Slot type: PCI 2.3 5V slots
Quantity: two
T
FDD Interface
IDE Interface
T
T
Slot quantity: one
One 1.44MB 3.5” device
T
Slot type: 40 pin PATA IDE slot
T
Quantity: two
T
Transfer rate support: PIO Mode (0/1/2/3/4), ATA
Mode (33/66/100/133)
T
T
Device type support: HDD / CD-ROW / CD-RW / DVD-
ROM / Combo / DVD burner
Connector type: SATA IDE connector
T
Quantity: four
T
Storage type support: HDD
Audio
T
T
T
T
Controller: MCP51
Codec: Realtek ALC850 (7.1 channel audio support)
UAJ support (HD audio feature suppport on rear only)
Reserved disable function on BIOS side. Default is
enabled.
LAN
T
T
T
Controller: MCP51
LAN chip: Marvell 88E1111
10/100/1000 BASE-T IEEE 802.3 compliant
USB (AcerPower M6)
T
T
Controller: MCP51
Connector quantity: eight
T
Rear connectors: four
T
On-board header: two (2*5 pin)
T
Two for front daughter board (2*5 pin Intel FPIO)
T
Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1
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Description
USB (Aspire E360/T160)
T
T
Controller: MCP51
Connectors Quantity: eight
T
Rear connectors: four
T
On-board header: three (2*5 pin)
T
T
T
One for front daughter board (2*5 pin Intel EPIO)
One for Multi Card Reader (2*5 pin)
One for cable (leverage rear USB ports)
T
Data transfer rate support: USB 2.0/1.1
I/O Ports
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
Dual stack PS/2 keyboard / mouse
Parallel port
Serial port
VGA port
Dual stack USB ports with 1394
Dual stack USB ports with RJ45 connector
Vertical audio connector with line-in, line-out and
microphone
All On-Board Connector /
Device List
T
Rear I/O connectors
T
T
T
T
T
One PS/2 keyboard port, one PS/2 mouse port
One parallel port, one serial port
One VGA (CRT) port
One GigaLAN port
Four USB ports (AcerPower M6) / Two USB ports
(Aspire T160/E360)
T
Six ports jack supporting HD audio output
T
On-board connectors / devices
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
One CPU socket
Four memory sockets
One PCI Express x16 slot
One PCI Express x1 slot
Two PCI slots
One FDD slot
Two PATA IDE slot
Four PATA IDE connectors
Two 2*5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin
connectors
T
T
T
T
One 2*5 pin USB pin connector
One 2*5 Intel FPIO specification front audio connector
One serial port pin connector
One CD-In four-pin connector (CD-ROM / TV tuner
card audio input)
T
T
T
One four-pin CPU fan connector
Two three-pin system fan connectors
One 20-pin + four-pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS
connector
T
T
One 2*7 Power / LED FPIO (following Intel FPIO
spec.)
One buzzer
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Wake-up Event Specifications
S3 (Suspend
to RAM)
S4 (Suspend
to Disk)
S5 (Shut
down)
Device
S1 (Idle)
Enabled
Power button
PS/2 keyboard
USB keyboard
RTC
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
No
No
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Lan
Modem (Ring)
System LED Definition
Aspire T160
State
Response
Power state LED
S0: Green steady
S1/S3: Green blinking
S4/S5: Off
HDD state LED
LAN state LED
IDE active: Red blinking
IDE idle: Off
LAN active: Green blinking
LAN idle: Off
Aspire E360 / AcerPower M6
State
Response
Power state LED
S0: Blue steady
S1/S3: Blue blinking
S4/S5: Off
HDD state LED
LAN state LED
IDE active: Blue blinking
IDE idle: Off
LAN active: Blue blinking
LAN idle: Off
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Block Diagram
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Main Board Placement
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No.
1
Label
Description
U16
U15
U26
U2
CPU socket
North bridge
South bridge
Audio codec
2
3
4
5
U29
U3
Super I/O controller
LAN controller
TV OUT port
6
7
J4
8
KB / MS
COM1
Keyboard and mouse
COM1
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
PRT
Printer
VGA
VGA
1394_USB
USB
1394 USB
USB port
NIC_USB
Audio
Network and USB connector
Audio
SYS_FAN
F_Audio
CD_IN
System fan connector
Front audio header
CD IN
AUX_IN
SPDIF_OUT
BZ1
AUX IN
SPDIF_OUT
Buzzer
SPEAKER
F_1394
F_USB1
F_USB2
FP
Speaker cable connector
Front 1394 header
Front USB header
Front USB header
Front panel
TBL_EN
CLR_CMOS
INTR
Boot block jumper
Clear CMOS (password switch)
Intruder
J2
Recovery
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No.
Label
SATA_1
Description
31
(from left
to right)
SATA_1
SATA_2
SATA_3
SATA_4
SATA_2
SATA_3
SATA_4
SIDE
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Secondary IDE port
Primary IDE port
Floppy drive connector
24-pin power connector
DIMM socket 1
PIDE
Floppy
PWR1
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
DIMM4
CPU_FAN
DIMM socket 2
DIMM socket 3
DIMM socket 4
CPU fan connector
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Aspire T160 Front Panel
No.
1
Description
Optical device
2
Floppy drive
3
Power button
4
Microphone jack
Speaker/Headphone jack
USB ports
5
6
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Aspire E360 Front Panel
No.
1
Description
Optical driver
2
Optical drive eject button
Power button
3
4
USB ports
5
Speaker/Headphone jack
Microphone jack
Indicators
6
7
8
Floppy disk drive
Card reader
9
10
IEEE 1394 port
NOTE: The picture left is the front bezel with cover slided down.
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AcerPower M6 Front Panel
No.
1
Description
Optical drive
2
Floppy disk drive
Card reader
3
4
Indicators
5
USB ports
6
Microphone jack
Speaker/Headphone jack
Power button
7
8
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AcerPower M6 Rear Panel
No.
1
Description
Power supply
2
Power cord socket
Voltage select switch
PS/2 Mouse port
PS/2 Keyboard port
Serial port
3
4
5
6
7
Printer port
8
VGA port
9
USB Ports
10
11
12
13
14
15
RJ45 port
Audio jacks
Expansion slots
Lock handle
SPDIF port
Recovery switch holder
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Aspire T160/E360 Rear Panel
No.
Description
1
2
SPDIF port
SPDIF port
Lock handle
3
4
PS/2 Mouse port
PS/2 Keyboard port
Serial port
5
6
7
Printer port
8
VGA port
9
IEEE 1394 port
LAN port
10
11
12
USB ports
Audio jacks
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System Peripherals
The Aspire T160/E360 and AcerPower M6 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. Connect the mouse to the PS/2 mouse port or
USB port on the back panel of the system.
Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option)
Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard port or USB port on the back panel of the system.
Speakers
For system 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. Please refer to the included operating instructions for
more information.
NOTE: speakers are optional and the appearance might be different depending on the actual product.
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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:
1. Create backup
2. Restore from backup
3. Create factory default image CD
4. Re-install bundled software without CD
5. Change Acer eRecovery password
Create Backup
Users can create and save backup images to hard drive, CD, or DVD.
1. Boot to Windows XP
2. Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.
3. Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next
5. In the Recovery settings window, select Backup snapshot image and click Next.
6. Select the backup method.
T
T
Use Backup to HDD to store the backup disc image on drive D:.
Backup to optical device to store the backup disc image on CD or DVD (only available on
systems that include an optical disc burner).
7. After choosing the backup method, click Next.
Follow the instruction on screen to complete the process.
Restore from backup
Users can restore backup previously created (as stated in the Create backup section) from hard drive,
CD, or DVD.
1. Boot to Windows XP.
2. Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.
3. Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next.
5. Select the desired restore action and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the restore process.
Create factory default image CD
When the System CD and Recovery CD are not available, you can create them by using this feature.
1. Boot to Windows XP.
2. Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.
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3. Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next.
5. In the Recovery settings window, select Burn image to disc and click Next.
6. In the Burn image to disc window, select 01. Factory default image and click Next.
7. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.
Re-install bundled software without CD
Acer eRecovery stores pre-loaded software internally for easy driver and application re-installation.
1. Boot to Windows XP.
2. Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.
3. Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next.
5. In the Recovery settings window, select Reinstall applications/drivers and click Next.
6. 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.
Change Password
Acer eRecovery and Acer disc-to-disc recovery are protected by a password that can be changed by
the user. Follow the steps below to change the password in Acer eRecovery.
1. Boot to Windows XP.
2. Press <Alt>+<F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.
3. Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next.
5. In the Recovery settings window, select Password: Change Acer eRecovery password and click Next.
6. Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.
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Acer disc-to-disc recovery
Restore without a Recovery CD
This recovery process helps you restore the C: drive with the original software content that is installed when
you purchase your PC. Follow the steps below to rebuild your C: drive. (Your C: drive will be
reformatted and all data will be erased.) It is important to back up all data files before you use this option.
1. Restart the system.
2. While the Acer logo is showing, press <Alt>+<F10> at the same time to enter the recovery process.
3. The message "The system has password protection. Please enter 000000:" is displayed.
4. Enter six zeros and continue.
5. The Acer Recovery main page appears.
6. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items (operating system versions) and press <Enter> to select.
Multilingual operating system installation
Follow the instructions to choose the operating system and language you prefer when you first power-on the
system.
1. Turn on the system.
2. Acer's multilingual operating system selection menu will pop-up automatically.
3. Use the arrow keys to scroll to the language version you want. Press <Enter> to confirm your selection.
4. The operating system and language you choose now will be the only option for future recovery
operations.
5. The system will install the operating system and language you choose.
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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
Major Chips
Item
System Core Logic
Specification
Nvidia C51G
MCP51
Super I/O Controller
LAN Controller
ITE 8712F
Marvell 88E1111
Nvidia C51G
MCP51
Memory Controller
IDE Controller
Audio Controller
VGA Controller
ALC850
Nvidia C51G
ITE 8712F
Keyboard Controller
Processor
Item
Specification
Type
AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64x2 / Sempron
Socket 939
Slot
Speed
Depends on CPU, which is local configured
TM
Bus Frequency
HyperTransport technology up to 1.0 GHz
Voltage
Processor voltage can be detected by any system without
setting any jumper
BIOS
Item
Specification
BIOS code programmer
BIOS version
Phoenix Award
R01-B1
BIOS ROM size
4MB
BIOS ROM package
Support protocol
32-pin PLCC package
PCIX 1.0,PCI 2.2,APM 1.2,VESA/DPMS (VBE/PM V1.1),
SMBIOS 2.3, E-IDE 1.1, ACPI 1.0b,ESCD1.03, PnP 1.0a,
Bootable CD-ROM 1.0, USB 1.1~ USB 2.0, UHCI 1.0, ANSI
ATA 3.0 ATAPI
Boot from CD-ROM feature
Support to LS-120 drive
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Support to BIOS boot block feature
BIOS Password Control
BIOS Hotkey
Hotkey
Function
Enter BIOS Setup Utility
Description
DEL
Press while the system is booting to
enter BIOS Setup Utility.
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System Memory
Item
Specification
Memory Slot Number
four slots
256 MB ~ 1GB
4GB
Memory Size per Slot
Supported Maximum Memory Size
Supported Memory Speed
400 MHz
1.8 V
Supported memory voltage
Support memory module package
Support to parity check feature
240-pin DIMM
Yes
Support to Error Correction Code (ECC)
feature
Yes
Memory module combinations
You can install memory modules in any combination as
long as they match the above specifications.
VRM (Voltage Regulator Module)
Function
CPU VRM
CPU VRM
VRM Specification
VRM10.1
Typical Voltage
0.8375~1.6v
Power Source
12 Voltage
Maximum Output
101A
70A
VRM 9.0
1.1-1.85 Voltage
12 Voltage
Cache Memory
Item
Specification
First-Level Cache Configurations
Cache function control
Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup
Second-Level Cache Configurations
The information below is only applicable to system installed with a Pentium 4 processor
Tag RAM Location
On Processor
L2 Cache RAM Location
L2 Cache RAM type
L2 Cache RAM size
L2 Cache RAM speed
L2 Cache function control
L2 Cache scheme
On Processor
PBSRAM (Pipelined-burst Synchronous RAM)
Depends on CPU, which is local configured
Full of the processor core clock frequency (Advanced Transfer Cache)
Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup
Fixed in write-back
LAN Interface
Item
LAN Controller
Specification
Marvell 88E1111GigaLAN Controller
PCI Bus
LAN Controller Resident Bus
LAN Port
One RJ45 on board
Function Control
Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup
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IDE Interface
Item
Specification
IDE Controller
MCP51
ATA133
Two
IDE Controller Resident Bus
Number of 40-pin PATA slot
Device Type Support: HDD, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, Combo,
DVD burner
Transfer Rate Support: PIO 0/1/2/3/4
ATA Mode: 33/66/100/133
Number of STAT IDE slot
Four
Device Type Support: HDD
Supported
LS-120
Bootable CD-ROM
Function Control
Supported
Enable/Disable by BIOS setup
Diskette Drive Interface
Item
Specification
Diskette Drive Controller
ITE 8712F
Diskette Drive Controller Resident Bus LPC Bus V1.0 / 33MHz
Supported Diskette Drive Formats
Function Control
1.44MB, 2.88MB format and slim type diskette drive
Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup
Serial Port
Item
Serial port controller
Serial port controller resident bus
Number of serial port
Serial port location
Specification
ITE 8712F
LPC Bus V1.0 / 33MHz
One
Rear Panel
16550 UART support
Connector type
Yes
9-pin D-type female connector
USB Port
Item
Universal HCI
Specification
USB 2.0/1.1
MCP51
eight
Controller
Number of the connectors
Location
Rear: four for AcerPower M6; two for Aspire T160/E360
Front: four for AcerPower M6; two for Aspire T160/E360
USB Class
with support for legacy input devices
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Special Design Specifications
Thermal
T
T
Dynamic fan speed control by hardware monitor
o
CPU over temperature (over 120 C) power off
protection
Power On / Wake-Up Event
T
T
T
T
T
T
Power Button: S1/S3/S4/S5
PS/2 Keyboard: S1/S3/S4
USB Keyboard: S1/S3/S4
RTC: S1/S5
LAN: S1/S3/S5
Modem (Ring): S1/S3/S5
Environment Requirements
Temperature
Operating
+5°C ~ +35°C
Non-operating
Humidity
-20°C ~ +60°C (packed), -10°C ~ +60°C (un-packed)
Operating
15% to 80% RH, non-condensing
Non-operating
Vibration
10% to 90% RH, non-condensing at 40°C
Operating (unpacked)
Non-operating (packed)
Shock Operating
5 ~ 500Hz, 2.20g RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in all three axes
5 ~ 500Hz, 1.09g RMS random, one hour per axis in all three axes
Half sine, 2g 11m seconds
Drop Test
Definition
The protection ability of packing & cushion must be capable of withstanding,
with no physical or functional damage, mechanical impact from height-specific
drops.
Test Standard
Package Cross Weight
Drop Height
Times of Drop
KGs
lbs
CM
76
61
46
31
Inch
30
0~9.1
0~20
10
10
10
10
9.1~18.2
18.2~27.3
27.3~45.4
20~40
40~60
60~100
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18
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10 drops: one corner, three edges, six surfaces
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Input / Output Map Assignment 1
Address
Device
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Input / Output Map Assignment 2
Address
Device
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Memory Map Assignment
Address
Device
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Power Management Function (ACPI support function)
Device Standby Mode
T
Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices
(0-15 minutes, time step=1 minute).
T
T
T
T
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 & mouse for Windows).
Resume recovery time: 3-5 sec.
Global Standby Mode
T
T
T
T
Global power management timer (2-120 minutes, time step=10 minute).
Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface).
Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in,
keyboard and mouse for APM mode.
T
Resume recovery time: 7-10 sec.
Suspend Mode
T
Independent power management timer (2-120 minutes, time step=10 minutes) or pushing external
switch button.
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
CPU goes into SMM.
CPU asserts STPCLK# and goes into the Stop Grant State.
LED on the panel turns amber colour.
Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode (for ATA standard interface).
Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
Ultra I/O and VGA chip go into power saving mode.
Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in,
keyboard and mouse for APM mode.
T
Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in and USB keyboard for
ACPI mode.
ACPI
T
T
T
T
ACPI specification 1.0b.
S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support.
On board device power management support.
On board device configuration support.
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Chapter 2
System Utilities
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows users to configure
required setting or to activate certain system features.The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the
CMOS SRAM on the main board. When the power is off, the battery on the main board supplies the necessary
power to the CMOS SRAM.
When the power is on, pressing the <Delete> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you
to the CMOS SETUP screen. When setting up BIOS for the first time, it is recommended that you save the
current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings.
Q-Flash allows the users to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system.
BIOS is a Windows-based utility that doesn’t require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly
download and update BIOS from the Internet.
Item
Description
wxyz
Move to selection
Select Item
e
^
Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup
Menu and Option Page Setup Menu, Exit current page and return to
Main Menu.
{
}
l
Increase the numeric value or make changes
Decrease the numeric value or make changes
General help, displays a screen that describes all key functions
Loads an default setting for stable performance
Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
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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. Once
enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow
keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
ꢀProduct Information
ꢀPC Health Status
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
ꢀStandard CMOS Features
ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features
ꢀAdvanced Chipset Features
ꢀIntegrated Peripherals
ꢀPower Management Setup
ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations
Exit Without Saving
Esc:Quit
ꢁꢂꢃꢄ: Select Item
F10:Save & Exit Setup
Parameter
Product Information
Description
This page shows the relevant information of the main board
This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced
features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configuration
PC Health Status
This setup page includes all advanced chipset features
This setup page includes all onboard peripherals
This setup page includes all the items of Green function features
This setup page includes all configurations of PCI&PnP ISA resources
This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan
and speed
Load Optimized Settings
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Default Settings indicates the value of the system parameters which
the system would be in best performance configuration
Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the
system and Setup, or just to Setup
Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the
system
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup
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Product Information
Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Product Information
AST160/ASE360/APM6
FC51GM
Product Name
Main Board ID
System S/N
Item Help
Menu Level ꢀ
Main Board S/N
System Manufacture Name
Acer
Main Board Manufacture Name Acer
System BIOS Version
SMBIOS Version
System BIOS ID
6.00 PG
2.3
R01-A3
10/27/2005
BIOS Release Date
ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save Esc:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults
Product Name
This item lists the product name
System S/N
This item lists the system serial number
This item lists the main board ID
Main Board ID
Main Board S/N
System BIOS Version
SMBIOS Version
System BIOS ID
BIOS Release Date
This item lists the main board serial number
This item lists the system BIOS version
This item lists the system SMBIOS version
This item lists the system BIOS ID
This item lists the BIOS release date
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Standard CMOS Features
Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features
Thr, Oct 27 2005
14:47:17
Date (MM:DD:YY):
System Time
Item Help
Menu Level ꢀ
ꢀIDE Channel 0 Master
ꢀIDE Channel 0 Slave
ꢀIDE Channel 1 Master
ꢀIDE Channel 1 Slave
ꢀIDE Channel 2 Master
ꢀIDE Channel 3 Master
ꢀIDE Channel 4 Master
ꢀIDE Channel 5 Master
[None]
[None]
[None]
[ST3160023AS]
[MATSHITAUJ-845D]
[None]
[None]
[None]
Change the day, month,
year and the century
Floppy Drive A
[None]
Video Setting
[EGA/VGA]
Halt On Setting
[All, But Keyboard]
Base Memory Setting
640K
Extended Memory Setting
456704K
ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5 Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults
The following table describes the parameters found in this menu:
Parameter
Description
Options
Date
Lets you set the date following the weekday-
month-date-year format.
Week: from Sun. to Sat., determined by
BIOS and is display only
Month: from Jan. through Dec.
Day: from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed
in the month)
Year: from 1999 to 2099
System Time
Lets you set the time following the hour-minute-
second format.
The items format is <hour> <minute>
<second>. The time is calculated base on
the 24-hour military-time clock. For example,
1 p.m. is 13:00:00
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Parameter
Description
Options
IDE Primary/Secondary
Master, Slave
Allows you to configure the hard disk drive
connected to the master port of IDE channel. To select this option for automatic device
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press [Enter] to
enter the IDE Master or Slave setup, press
[Enter]. The IDE CD-ROM is always
automatically detected.
detection.
IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave IDE
Device Setup. You can use one of three
methods:
Auto: Allows BIOS to automatically detect
IDE devices during POST (default)
None: Select this if no IDE devices are
used and the system will skip the automatic
detection step and allow for faster system
start up
Manual: User can manually input the
correct settings
Access Mode: Use this to set the access
mode for the hard drive. the four options are:
CHS/LBA/Large/Auto (default: Auto)
T
Cylinder: Number of
cylinders
T
T
T
Head: Number of heads
Precomp: Write precomp
Landing Zone: Landing
Zone
T
Sector: Number of sectors
Drive A
The category identifies the types of floppy disk
drive A that has been installed in the computer.
None: No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25”: 5.25 inch PC type standard
drive; 360Kbyte capacity
1.2M, 5.25”: 5.25 inch AT-type high-density
drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3
Mode is Enabled)
720K, 3.5”: 3.5 inch double-sided drive;
720Kbyte capacity
1.44M, 3.5”: 3.5 inch double-sided drive;
1.44Mbyte capacity
2.88M, 3.5”: 3.5 inch double-sided drive;
2.88Mbyte capacity
Video Setting
Halt On
Select the type of primary video subsystem in
your computer.
The option EGA/VGA means Enhanced
Graphic Adapter/Video Graphic Array.
This item enables user to select the situation in
which you want the BIOS to stop the POST
process and notify you.
All Errors,
No Errors
All, But Keyboard
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key
Base Memory Setting
The POST will determine the amount of base
memory installed in the system. The value of the
base memory for this model is 640K for systems
with 640K or more memory installed on the
motherboard.
Extended Memory Setting
The BIOS determines how much extended
memory is present during the POST. This is the
amount of memory located above 1MB in the
memory address map of CPU.
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Advanced BIOS Features
The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features:
Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced BIOS Features
[Press Enter]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Floppy]
ꢀHard Disk Boot Priority
Virus Warning
Quick Power on Self Test
First Boot Device
Item Help
Menu Level ꢀ
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot From Other Device
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up Numlock Status
Gate A20 Option
Typematic Rate Setting
X Typematic Rate (Chars/Secs)
X Typematic Delay (Msec)
Security Option
[Hard Disk]
[CDROM]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[On]
[Fast]
[Enabled]
6
Allows you to choose
the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard
Disk boot sector
protection.If this
function is enabled
and someone attempt to
write data into this area,
BIOS will show a
warning message on
screen and alarm beep
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[Setup]
APIC Mode
[Enabled]
[1.4]
[Non-OS2]
[Disabled]
MPS Version Control for OS
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults
Parameter
Description
Options
[Press Enter]
Hard Disk Boot Priority
This features displays the Hard Disk Boot
Device priority from high to low and allows
users to set the Hard Disk Boot Device
Priority. Press [Enter] to enter the setting
screen. Use wory to select a device, then
press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it
down the list. Press <ESC> to exit.
Virus Warning
This feature allows you to enable the
VIRUS warning function for IDE Hard Disk
boot sector protection. If this function is
enabled and there is someone attempt to
write data into this area, BIOS will show a
warning message on screen and the alarm
will beep.
Enabled
Disabled
Quick Power On Self Test This feature allows the system to skip
certain tests while booting. When this
Enabled
Disabled
function is enabled, it will decrease the
time needed to boot the system, which
means to quick power on self test function
First / Second / Third
Boot Device
The item allows you to set the sequence of Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-
boot device where BIOS attempts to load ROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP,
the disk operating system.
USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN,
Disabled
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Parameter
Boot From Other Devices This item allows user to enable or disable Enabled
to boot from other device
This field is effective only in systems with Enabled
Description
Options
Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive
two floppy drives. Selecting Enabled
assigns physical drive B to logical drive A,
and physical drive A to logical drive B.
Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST BIOS will determine if the
floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80
tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K,
1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.
Enabled
BIOS searches for floppy disk
drive to determine if is 40 or 80
tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell
from 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive
type as they are all 80 tracks.
Disabled
BIOS will not search for the type of
floppy disk drive by track number.
Note that there will not be any
warning message if the drive
installed is 360K.
Boot Up NumLock Status This item allows user to enable or disable Enabled
to set keyboard is number keys or arrow
keys
Disabled
Gate A20 Option
This item allows user to select if chipset or Normal (keyboard)
keyboard controller should control
GateA20. The gate A20 is a device used
to address memory above 1 Mbyte.
Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a
pin on the keyboard. Today, while
keyboards still provide this support, it is
more common, and much faster, for the
system chipset to provide support for gate
A20.
Fast (chipset)
Typematic Rate Setting
This determines if the typematic rate is to Enabled
be used. When the typematic rate is
enabled, this selection allows you select
the rate at which the keys are accelerated.
When the typematic rate is enabled, this
selection allows you to select the delay
between when the key was first depressed
and when the acceleration begins.
Disabled
Security Option
APCI Mode
This category allows you to limit access to System
the system and Setup, or just to Setup.
Setup
This option is used to set up enable or
disable the APCI function
Enabled
Disabled
MPS Version Control for The BIOS supports versions 1.1 and 1.4 of
OS
the Intel multiprocessor specification.
Select the version supported by the
operating system running on this
computer.
OS Select For DRAM
>64MB
Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2
operating system with greater than 64 MB
of RAM on your system.
HDD S.M.A.R.T.
Capability
S.M.A.R.T which allows your hard disk to Enabled
report any read/write errors and issue a
warning when LDCM installed
Disabled
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Advanced Chipset Features
This page sets up more advanced information about your system. Handle this page with caution. Any changes
can affect the operation of your computer.
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Advanced Chipset Features
Dual Monitor Support
Frame Buffer Size
CPU Frequency
[Disabled]
[64MB]
[200.0]
Item Help
Menu Level ꢀ
Err94 Enh
[Auto]
Spread Spectrum
HT Spread Spectrum
SSE/SSE2 Instructions
System BIOS Cacheable
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
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F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults
Parameter
Description
Options
Dual Monitor Support
This category allows you to enable
or disable dual monitor support
function.
Enabled
Disabled
Frame Buffer Size
This field displays how much frame
buffer size of the system. Frame
buffer is an area of memory used to
hold a frame of data. Typically used
for screen output, the buffer is the
size of the maximum image that can
be displayed on the screen. The
memory, which is either a separate
memory bank on the display adapter
or a reserved part of regular
memory, holds a bit mapped image
while it is being painted on screen.
Sophisticated graphics systems are
built with several memory planes,
each holding one or more bits of the
pixel.
CPU Frequency
This field allows you to determine
CPU frequency of the system.
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Parameter
Description
Options
Err94 Enh
Also called Errata 94 Enhancement.
Errata 94 refers to the 94th bug
identified in AMD Athlon and
Opteron processors. This bug
affects the sequential prefetch
feature in those processors.
Enabled
Disabled
Spread Spectrum
When the system clock generator
pulses, the extreme values of the
pulse generate excess EMI.
Enabling pulse spectrum spread
modulation changes the extreme
values from spikes to flat curves,
thus reducing EMI. This benefit may
in some cases be outweighed by
problems with timing-critical
Enabled
Disabled
devices, such as a clock-sensitive
SCSI device.
HT Spread Spectrum
SSE/SSE2 Instructions
Enables or disables HT Spread
Spectrum. HT is Hyper Transport
between CPU and North Bridge.
Enabled
Disabled
This feature controls the availability
of the processor's SSE and SSE2
instruction sets.
Enabled
Disabled
When enabled, the processor's SSE
and SSE2 instruction sets are
enabled. Software applications can
make use of those instructions to
better process large amounts of data
quickly.
When disabled, the processor's SSE
and SSE2 instruction sets are
disabled. Software applications will
not be able to use those instructions
to process multiple data elements
simultaneously. However, the
processor's MMX instruction set will
still be available for use.
It is highly recommended that you
leave this BIOS feature at the
default setting of Enabled. This
allows SSE- and SSE2-optimized
software to make use of those
instruction sets to process large
amounts of data simultaneously.
System BIOS Cacheable
Selecting Enabled allows caching of
the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-
FFFFFh, resulting in better system
performance. However, if any
Enabled
Disabled
program writes to this memory area,
a system error may result.
DRAM Configuration
LDI & PCI Bus Control
UMA Frame Buffer Size
Press [Enter] to enter the setting
screen to set some parameters of
memory controller.
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
Press [Enter] to enter the setting
screen to set some parameters of
LDI & PCI bus control.
This item allows user to select the
size of VGA share memory.
32, 64, 128, 256 MB
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Integrated Peripherals
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Integrated Peripherals
[Press Enter]
ꢀ
IDE Function Setup
Item Help
Menu Level ꢀ
ꢀ Onboard Device Setup
ꢀ Onboard I/O Chip Setup
[Press Enter]
[Press Enter]
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F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults
Parameter
IDE Function Setup
Description
Options
This page allows you to setup IDE Press Enter
function.
Onboard Device Setup
Onboard I/O Chip Setup
This page allows you to setup
onboard devices.
Press Enter
This page allows you to setup
onboard I/O chip.
Press Enter
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IDE Function Setup
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IDE Function Setup
[Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel0
Item Help
Primary Master
Primary Slave
Primary Master
Primary Slave
PIO
PIO
UDMA
UDMA
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
Menu Level ꢀꢀ
OnChip IDE Channel1
Secondary Master PIO
Secondary Slave PIO
Secondary Master UDMA
Secondary Slave UDMA
IDE DMA Transfer Access
Serial-ATA 1
Serial-ATA 2
IDE Prefetch Mode
IDE HDD Block Mode
SATA PORT Speed Settings
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
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F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults
All on-board peripherals can be set up through this menu.
Parameter
Description
Options
On-Chip IDE First/Second
Channel
The chipset contains a PCI IDE
interface with support for two IDE
channels. Select Enabled to
activate the first and/or second
IDE interface. Select Disabled to
deactivate an interface, if you
install a primary and/or secondary
add-in IDE interface.
Enabled
Disabled
IDE Primary/ Secondary Master/
Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed
Input/Output) fields let you set a
PIO mode (0-4) for each of the
four IDE devices that the onboard
IDE interface supports. Modes 0
through 4 provide successively
increased performance. In Auto
mode, the system automatically
determines the best mode for
each device.
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Parameter
Description
Options
IDE Primary/ Secondary Master/
Slave UDMA
UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data
transfer protocol that utilizes ATA
commands and the ATA bus to
allow DMA commands to transfer
data at a maximum burst rate of
33 MB/s. When you select Auto in
the four IDE UDMA fields (for each
of up to four IDE devices that the
internal PCI IDE interface
supports), the system
automatically determines the
optimal data transfer rate for each
IDE device.
IDE DMA Transfer Access
Serial-ATA 1/2
This category allows you to enable Enabled
or disable DMA transfer access of
IDE device (or IDE HDD).
Disabled
Enable / Disable SATA 1 /2. Serial
ATA 1 control port 1 and 3, Serial
ATA 2 control port 2 and 4.
IDE Prefetch Mode
The onboard IDE drive interfaces
supports IDE prefetching, for
faster drive accesses. If you install
a primary and/or secondary add-in
IDE interface, set this field to
Disabled if the interface does not
support prefetching.
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is also called block
transfer, multiple commands, or
multiple sector read/write. If your
IDE hard drive supports block
mode (most new drives do), select
Enabled for automatic detection of
the optimal number of block read/
writes per sector the drive can
support.
Enabled
Disabled
SATA PORT Speed Settings
This category allows you to
Auto
determine the speed of SATA port.
BIOS will determine the speed of
SATA port.
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Onboard Device Setup
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Onboard Device Setup
[V1.1+v2.0]
[SHADOW]
[Enabled]
OnChip USB
Item Help
USB Memory Type
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
AC97 Audio
Menu Level ꢀꢀ
[Enabled]
[Auto]
MAC Lan
[Auto]
MAC Lan Boot ROM
[Disabled]
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F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults
Parameter
Description
Options
OnChip USB
This field allows you to determine
onchip USB type or disable onchip
USB.
USB Memory Type
Use this item to change the type of
USB Memory to shadow or Base
memory.
Shadow
Base Memory
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
AC 97 Audio
This field enables or disables USB
keyboard support function.
Enabled
Disabled
This field enables or disables USB
mouse support function.
Enabled
Disabled
Change the on board Audio to auto or Auto
disabled.
Disabled
MAC Lan
Enables or disables onboard LAN
controller.If you wish to use the
motherboard's onboard LAN controller,
you should certainly enable this BIOS
feature.
Enabled
Disabled
You can disable this feature if you do
not want to use the motherboard’s
onboard LAN controller. This may free
up an IRQ for other devices to use.
This is useful if your motherboard does
not support APIC and have many
devices that cannot share IRQs.
MAC Lan Boot ROM
Enables or disables on board lan boot Enabled
ROM.
Disabled
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Onboard I/O Chip Setup
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Onboard Device Setup
[Enabled]
Onboard FDC Controller
Onboard Serial Port 1
Item Help
Menu Level
[3F8/IRQ4]
ꢀꢀ
UART Mode Select
UR2 Duplex Mode
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
ECP Mode Use DMA
[IrDA]
[Half]
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
3
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.
ꢁꢂꢃꢄ
Parameter
Description
Options
Onboard FDC Controller
Select Enabled if your system has Enabled
a floppy disk controller (FDC)
installed on the system board and
you wish to use it. If you install an
add-in FDC or the system has no
floppy drive, select Disabled in this
field.
Disabled
Onboard Serial Port 1
UR2 Duplex Mode
Select a logical COM port name
and matching address for the
serial port. Select an address and
corresponding interrupt for the
serial port.
In an infrared port mode, this field
appears. Full-duplex mode
permits simultaneous two-
direction transmission. Half-duplex
mode permits transmission in one
direction only at a time. Select the
value required by the IR device
connected to the IR port.
Onboard Parallel Port
Select a logical LPT port address
and corresponding interrupt for the
physical parallel port.
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Parameter
Parallel Port Mode
Description
Options
Select an operating mode for the
onboard parallel (printer) port.
Select Normal, Compatible, or
SPP unless you are certain your
hardware and software both
support one of the other available
modes.
For information about parallel port
modes, see http://www.fapo.com/
1284int.htm
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Power Management Setup
The Power Management menu lets you configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating
in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.
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Power Management Setup
ACPI Function
[Enabled]
Item Help
Menu Level
ACPI Suspend Type
Power Management
Video Off Method
[S3(STR)]
[User Define]
[DPMS Support]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Delay 4 Sec]
[Disabled]
Disabled
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
0
00:00:00
[BUTTON ONLY]
[Former-Sts]
ꢀ
HDD Power Down
HDD Down In Suspend
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
WOL (PME#) From Soft-Off
xWOR (R1#) From Soft-Off
USB Resume fro S1/S3
Resume by Alarm
xDate of Month Alarm
xTime (hh:mm:ss) Alarm
POWER ON Function
PWRON After PWR-Fail
:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults
ꢁꢂꢃꢄ
Parameter
Description
Options
ACPI Function
This item allows you to enable or disable the
ACPI function
Enabled
Disabled
ACPI Suspend Type
This item specifies the power saving modes for
S1 (POS): Set ACPI
ACPI function. S1(POS): The S1 sleep mode is a suspend type to S1/POS
low power state. In this state, no system context (Power On Suspend).
(CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains
all system context. S3 (STR): The S3 sleep
mode is s power-down state in which power is
supplied only to essential components such as
main memory and wake-capable devices and all
system context is saved to main memory. The
information stored in memory will be used to
restore the PC to the previous state when an
wake-up event occurs.
S3 (STR): Set ACPI
suspend type to S3/STR
Power Management
This option allows you to select the type (or
Max Saving: Maximum
degree) of power saving for Doze, Standby, and power savings. Only
Suspend modes.
Available for SL CPUs.
User Define: Set each
mode individually.
Min. Saving: Minimum
power savings.
Video Off Method
Determines the manner in which the monitor is
blanked.
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Parameter
Description
Options
HDD Power Down
This setting controls how long a hard disk drive
must be left idle before it spins down.
Disabled
Standby
Suspend
HDD Down In Suspend
Soft-off by PWR/BTTN
Enables or disables the functionality of HDD
down in suspend.
Enabled
Disabled
When Enabled, turning the system off with the
on/off button places the system in a very low-
power-usage state, with only enough circuitry
receiving power to detect power button activity or
Resume by Ring activity.
Instant-off: Press down
button then power off
instantly
Delay 4 Sec.: Press power
button 4 sec. to power off.
Enter suspend if button is
pressed less than 4 sec.
WOL (PME#) From Soft- This category enables or disables wake-on-Lan Enabled
Off
from soft-off
Disabled
USB Resume from S1/S3 Enable or Disable USB device (USB K/B or
Mouse) wake up system from S1/S3.
Enabled
Disabled
Resume by Alarm
You can set “Resume by Alarm” item to enabled Disabled: Disable this
and key in Data/Time to power on system
function
Enabled: Enable alarm
function to Power On
system
If RTC Alarm Lead To
Power On is Enabled.
Date (of Month) Alarm:
Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm:
(0.~23):(0~59):(0~59)
POWER ON Function
Select the method to power on the system.
Button Only
Keyboard 98
Hot Key
Mouse Left
Mouse Right
PWRON After PWR-Fail This field allows you to determine the power
status to on/off or former-sts after the system.
FORMER-Sts
On
Off
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PnP/PCI Configuration
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PNP/PCI Configurations
[PCIEx]
Init Display First
Reset Configuration Data
Item Help
Menu Level ꢀ
[Disabled]
Resources Controlled By
x IRQ Resources
[Auto(ESCD0]
Press Enter
Pci/VGA Palette Snoop
[Disabled]
[4096]
** PCI Express relative items **
Maximum Payload Size
ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults
Parameter
Init Display First
Description
Options
Initialize the AGP video display
before initializing any other
display device on the system.
Thus the AGP display becomes
the primary display.
Reset Configuration Data
Normally, you leave this field
Disabled. Select Enabled to
reset Extended System
Enabled
Disabled
Configuration Data (ESCD)
when you exit Setup if you have
installed a new add-on and the
system reconfiguration has
caused such a serious conflict
that the operating system
cannot boot.
Resources Controlled By
This item allows user to assign
PnP resource (I/O address,
IRQ&DMA channels) for Plug
and Play compatible devices
automatically or manually.
Auto
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Parameter
IRQ Resources
Description
Options
[Press Enter]
When resource are controlled by
manually, assign each system
interrupt a type, depending on
the type of device using the
interrupt.
Option:
PCI Device: Assign this IRQ for
PCI device.
Reserved: Reserve this IRQ for
other device
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
This option is only very rarely
needed. It should be left at
“Disabled” unless a video device
specifically requires the setting
enabled upon installation.
Disabled
Enabled
Maximum Payload Size
PCI1/2 IRQ Assignment
This field displays maximum
payload size of the system.
[128-4096]
This item allows user to assign
PCI IRQ for device
Auto, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,
11,12,14,15
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PC Health Status
This section indicates the hardware information of the system including the CPU temperature, Ambient
Temperature, CPU FAN, and System FAN speed.
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PC Health Status
Item Help
Shutdown Temperature
CPU Vcore
[Disabled]
1.45V
Menu Level ꢀ
+3.3V
3.29V
+5V
5.05V
+12V
+5USB
12.03V
5.16V
Voltage Battery
Current CPU Temperature
Current SYSTEM Temperature
CPU FAN Speed
System FAN Speed
2.92V
℃
℉
42 / 107
℃
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0 RPM
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The following table describes the parameters found in this menu.
Parameter
Description
This category disables or enables
Shutdown Temperature
system shutdown temperature.
Vcore
Detect system’s voltage status automatically
Detect CPU Temperature automatically
Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan Speed status automatically
CPU Temperature
CPU / SYSTEM FAN Speed
(RPM)
CPU Smart FAN Control
This item display the system
Smart Fan Function status. It is
always enabled by system.
Enabled
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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.
If you only want to install setup defaultsfor a specific option, select and display that option, and then
press<F9>.
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XProduct Information
XPC Health Status
XFrequency Control
XStandard CMOS Features
XAdvanced BIOS Features
XAdvanced Chipset Features
Load Default Settings
Set Supervisor Password
XIntegrated Periphera
Load Optimized Default?(Y/N) Password
XPower Management Setup
XPnP/PCI Configurations
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Esc:Quit
KLIJ : Select
F10: Save & Exit Setup
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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.
ENTER PASSWORD
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any
previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the
password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message will confirm
the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS
Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED
If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will be promptedfor the
password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup.
If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will be prompted for
the password only when you enter BIOS Setup.
Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use Supervisor Password when
booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Also you system or entering BIOS Setup but
can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled.
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XProduct Information
Standard CMOS Features
XPC Health Status
Frequency Control
Load Default Settings
Set Supervisor Password
Password
X
X
XAdvanced BIOS Features
XAdvanced Chipset Features
XIntegrated Periphera Enter Password:
XPower Management Setup
XPnP/PCI Configurations
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Esc:Quit
KLIJ : Select
F10: Save & Exit Setup
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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.
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XProduct Information
Standard CMOS Features
XPC Health Status
Frequency Control
X
X
XAdvanced BIOS Features
XAdvanced Chipset Features
XIntegrated Periphera
Load Default Settings
Set Supervisor Password
Save to CMOS and Exit (Y/N)?N
Save & Exit Setup
XPower Management Setup
XPnP/PCI Configurations
Exit Without Saving
Esc:Quit
KLIJ : Select
F10: Save & Exit Setup
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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.
NOTE: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the Exit Without Saving item and press
<Y> to discard any changes you have made.
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XProduct Information
Standard CMOS Features
XPC Health Status
Frequency Control
X
X
XAdvanced BIOS Features
XAdvanced Chipset Features
Load Default Settings
Set Supervisor Password
XIntegrated Periphera Quit Without Saving(Y/N)? Y
Password
XPower Management Setup
XPnP/PCI Configurations
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Esc:Quit
KLIJ : Select
F10: Save & Exit Setup
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Chapter 3
Machine Disassembly and Replacement
This chapter displays the disassembly procedure of Aspire T160/E360 and AcerPower M6.
To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools:
T
T
T
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.
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General Information
Before You Begin
Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make sure that you do the following:
1. Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals.
2. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system.
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Aspire T160 and AcerPower M6 Disassembly Procedure
This section tells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service.
NOTE: Before you proceed, make sure you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it.
Open the Computer
1. Place the system unit on a flat and steady surface.
2. Release the lock handle and slide the left cover out.
Disconnect the Cables
1. Disconnect the AUDIO cable.
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