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Table of Contents vii
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