Acer X3910 - page 15

Chapter 1 7

Internal Components

No. Component

1 HDD drive

2 Optical drive

3 Expansion cards

4 Mainboard

5 Heat sink fan assembly

6 Power supply

Contents

Main Page Page Disclaimer Conventions Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Tour 1 Chapter 2 System Utilities 9 Chapter 3 System Disassembly 27 Chapter 4 System Troubleshooting 49 Page System Tour Chapter 1 Features Processor Chipset PCI I/O I/O ports Operating system and software System BIOS Power supply Dimension and weight System Components Front Panel Page Rear Panel Page System LED Indicators System Utilities Chapter 2 CMOS Setup Utility Entering CMOS setup Navigating Through the Setup Utility Setup Utility Menus 12 Chapter 2 Product Information Chapter 2 13 Standard CMOS Features 14 Chapter 2 Advanced BIOS Features Chapter 2 15 Advanced Chipset Features 16 Chapter 2 Integrated Peripherals Chapter 2 17 Power Management Setup 18 Chapter 2 PC Health Status Chapter 2 19 Frequency/Voltage Control BIOS Security Features Setting a system password Changing the system password Page 22 Chapter 2 Load Default Settings Chapter 2 23 Save & Exit Setup The Save & Exit Setup menu allows you to save changes made and close the Setup Utility. 24 Chapter 2 Exit Without Saving The Exit Without Saving menu allows you to discard changes made and close the Setup Utility. BIOS Recovery Page Disassembly Requirements Chapter 3 System Disassembly Page Chapter 3 29 Main Unit Disassembly Screw List MAIN UNIT DISASSEMBLY Page Removing the Front Bezel Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly Removing the Processor Removing the Optical Drive Page Page Removing the Hard Disk Drive Removing the Power Supply Page Removing the Memory Modules Page Page Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards Page Page Removing the Mainboard 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 Online Support Information Page Board Layout Mainboard Page Page FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List Chapter 6 Page Chapter 6 71 72 Chapter 6 X3910 FRU List Chapter 6 73 74 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 75 76 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 77 78 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 79 80 Chapter 6 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