Acer M5640, M1640 manual Parameter Description Options, Cpu

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Parameter

Description

Options

Extended

The BIOS determines

 

Memory Size

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

 

 

 

 

Total Memory

Total memory size for

 

Size

the system

 

 

 

 

IDE Channel

Hard disk drive

[Enter] for detection options

X Master

connected to channel X

[Auto]: BIOS automatically detects IDE

IDE Channel

master or slave port. To

devices during POST (default)

X Slave

enter the IDE Master or

[None]: No IDE devices are used and the

 

Slave setup, press

system will skip the automatic

 

[Enter]. The IDE

detection step and allow for faster

 

CD-ROM is always

system start up

 

automatically detected

[Manual]: Manually input the correct

 

 

settings

 

 

[Access Mode]: To set the access mode for

 

 

the hard drive.

 

 

The four options are:

 

 

CHS/LBA/Large/Auto (default: Auto)

 

 

Cylinder: Number of cylinders

 

 

Head: Number of heads

 

 

Precomp: Write precomp

 

 

Landing Zone: Landing Zone

 

 

Sector: Number of sectors

 

 

 

Video Setting

Select the type of

 

 

primary video subsystem

 

 

 

 

Halt on

This item enables use to

All Errors

 

select the situation if the

No Errors

 

BIOS stops the POST

All, But Keyboard

 

process and the

All, But Diskette

 

notification

All, But Disk/Key

 

 

 

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Contents Aspire M5640 Aspire M3640 Aspire M1640 Service Guide Revision History Copyright DisclaimerConventions MessagesPreface Troubleshooting Jumper and Connector Information NV MCP73PV/S & NV MCP73VE System SpecificationsFeatures IDE HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+LAN Bios Power Supply Page Main board Placement Block Diagram Aspire M5640 Front Panel Label DescriptionAspire M5640 Rear Panel Label DescriptionAspire M3640 Front Panel Aspire M3640 Rear Panel Aspire M1640 Front Panel Aspire M1640 Rear Panel YES Hardware Specifications and ConfigurationsFSB Main Board Major Chips System MemoryNV MCP73PV/S &NV MCP73VE DDR2Audio Interface Sata InterfaceALC888S Sata XFloppy disk drive Interface Parallel PortUSB Port IRQ5Power Management Environmental RequirementsPME RCTSystem Utilities Entering Setup Parameter Description Product Information Standard Cmos Setup Options Parameter Description Options CPUAdvanced Setup HDD A.R.TAdvanced Chipset Setup SSE/SSE2 Integrated Peripherals Integrated Peripherals-IDE Function Setup IDE PIOUdma IDE DMAIntegrated Peripherals-Onboard Device Setup Sata PortMAC LAN ROMChip Setup Integrated Peripherals -Onboard I/OEPP, EPP+ECP Power Management S1/POS S3/STRPower on PowerPWR/BTTN WOLPCI/PnP Setup PCI/VGA PCI 1/2 IRQPC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control CPU/SYSTEM FANParameter Description Optio DIMM/PCI CLKLoad Default Settings Set Supervisor/User Password Enter Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Machine Disassembly and Replacement General Information Before You Begin Disassembly Procedure Aspire M3640 Aspire M5640 Remove side cover Process Remove CPU fan pipeRemove Cards Remove HDD Data Cables Remove HDD power cable Remove ODD Data cableRemove Cables Remove HDD Process Remove ODD power cable Remove card readerRemove FDD Cable Remove ODD PANEL1 Remove System FAN Remove mother board Remove CPU cooler Remove memoryRemove CPU Remove I/O shieldingTroubleshooting Chapter Page COM PWR OK 5VSB COMPson Page Page Page Pin Signal Name Page Page FRU Field Replaceable Unit List Exploded Diagram DescriptionAM30-MAIN-BEZEL FAN AM10MAINBEZEL FAN
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