Table of Contents

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System Tour 1

Features 1

Aspire X1300/X1301 Tour 3

Front Pane 3

Rear Panel 5

Internal Components 6

System LED Indicators 7

System Utilities 9

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

9

Entering BIOS setup

10

Navigating Through the Setup Utility 10

Setup Utility Menus 11

System Disassembly 33

Disassembly Requirements 33

Pre-disassembly Procedure 34

Main Unit Disassembly 35

External Modules Disassembly Flowchart 35

Removing the Side Panel 36

Removing the Font Bezel 37

Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 38

Removing the Processor 40

Removing the Optical Drive 42

Removing the Hard Disk Drive 44

Removing the Power Supply 48

Removing the Memory Modules 51

Removing the PCI Card 53

Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards 55

Removing the Mainboard 59

System Troubleshooting 61

Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 61

System Check Procedures 62

Power System Check 62

System External Inspection 62

System Internal Inspection 62

POST Error and Beep Codes 63

Online Support Information 69

System Block Diagram and Board Layout 71

System Block Diagram 71

Board Layout 72

Mainboard 72

System Jumpers 73

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 75

Aspire X1300/X1301 Exploded Diagram 76

Aspire X1300/X1301 FRU List 77

Technical Specifications 87

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