Acer X5400, X3400

Chapter 1 3

Weight (estimate)

X3950:  8 kg

X5950:  8 kg

Contents

Main Page Page Disclaimer Conventions Page Table of Contents System Tour 1 System Utilities 11 System Disassembly 27 System Troubleshooting 51 Page System Tour Chapter 1 Features Processor Chipset I/O ports Operating system and software Power supply Dimension and weight Page System Components Front Panel X3400 X5400 Rear Panel X3400 X5400 Page System LED Indicators Page System Utilities Chapter 2 CMOS Setup Utility Entering CMOS setup Navigating Through the Setup Utility Setup Utility Menus - .-, ,. 14 Chapter 2 Product Information Chapter 2 15 Standard CMOS Features 16 Chapter 2 Advanced BIOS Features Chapter 2 17 Advanced Chipset Features 18 Chapter 2 Integrated Peripherals Chapter 2 19 Power Management Setup 20 Chapter 2 PC Health Status Chapter 2 21 Frequency/Voltage Control BIOS Security Features Setting a system password Changing the system password Page 24 Chapter 2 Load Default Settings Chapter 2 25 Save & Exit Setup The Save & Exit Setup menu allows you to save changes made and close the Setup Utility. 26 Chapter 2 Exit Without Saving The Exit Without Saving menu allows you to discard changes made and close the Setup Utility. Disassembly Requirements Chapter 3 System Disassembly Page Chapter 3 29 Main Unit Disassembly X3400 MAINUNIT DISASSEMBLY 30 Chapter 3 X5400 Screw List MAINUNIT DISASSEMBLY Removing the Side Panel Removing the Front Bezel Page Removing the Heatsink Fan Assembly Removing the Processor Page Page Removing the Hard Disk Drive Removing the Power Supply Page Removing the Memory Modules Removing an Expansion Card To remove the network card: Page Page Page Page Removing the Mainboard Page Page Page System Troubleshooting System Check Procedures Power System Check System External Inspection System Internal Inspection Checkpoints Viewing BIOS checkpoints Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints POST Code Checkpoints Page DIM Code Checkpoints Beep Codes Boot Block Beep Codes POST BIOS Beep Codes Page Error Messages Memory Boot Storage Device Virus Related System Configuration CMOS Miscellaneous USB eModule Error Messages SMBIOS eModule Error Messages CPU eModule Error Messages MPS Table (Multi-processor) eModule Error Messages BIOS Recovery Page Undetermined Problems Page Board Layout Mainboard Page Page FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List Chapter 6 74 Chapter 6 Exploded Diagram X3400 Chapter 6 75 X5400 76 Chapter 6 X3400 FRU List System model: ACER_AX3400 ABOXER II (NO:91.3C401.A01G ) Chapter 6 77 78 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 79 X5400 FRU List System model:ACER_AX5400 ABOXER II (NO: 91.3C401.A01) 80 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 81 Page Technical Specifications Appendix A Processor System Board Major Chips System Memory System BIOS Hard Disk Drive VGA Interface PCI Interface SATA Interface Audio Interface Keyboard and Input Devices Optical Drive