Acer X5950, X3950 manual

Acer

Aspire X3950/X5950

Service Guide

PRINTED IN TAIWAN

Contents

Main Page Page Disclaimer Conventions Page Table of Contents System Tour 1 System Utilities 9 System Disassembly 25 System Troubleshooting 53 Page System Tour Chapter 1 Features Processor Chipset I/O ports Operating system and software Power supply Dimension and weight System Components Front Panel X3950 X5950 Rear Panel Page System LED Indicators Page 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 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. .,,. Disassembly Requirements Chapter 3 System Disassembly Page Chapter 3 27 Main Unit Disassembly X3950 model MAINUNIT DISASSEMBLY 28 Chapter 3 X5950 model Screw List MAINUNIT DISASSEMBLY Removing the Side Panel Removing the Front Bezel Page Page Page Page Page Removing the Optical Drive Page Page Removing the Hard Disk Drive Removing the Power Supply Page Removing the Memory Modules Removing an Expansion Card To remove a network card: Page Page Removing the Front I/O and Card Reader Boards Page Page Removing the Mainboard Page Page Page System Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 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 ACPI Runtime Checkpoints 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 Beep Codes Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message Page Page Page Page BIOS Recovery Page Undetermined Problems Page Mainboard Layout Page Page FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List Chapter 6 80 Chapter 6 Exploded Diagram X3950 model Chapter 6 81 X5950 model 82 Chapter 6 X3950 FRU List System model: PV.SE602.004 AX3950 AAP AJC PV.SE602.004 Chapter 6 83 84 Chapter 6 System model: PT.SE602.003 AX3950 AAP ACS PT.SE602.003 Chapter 6 85 86 Chapter 6 System model: PT.SE602.004 AX3950 AAP ACS PT.SE602.004 Chapter 6 87 88 Chapter 6 System model: PT.SE602.005 AX3950 AAP ACS PT.SE602.005 Chapter 6 89 90 Chapter 6 X5950 FRU List System model: 91.3CY01.002G AAGASSI PVT/MVB SKU AX5950 Chapter 6 91 Page Technical Specifications Appendix A Processor System Board Major Chips System Memory System BIOS Hard Disk Drive PCI Interface Page Keyboard and Input Devices Optical Drive