User manual ACER ASPIRE M1640

[. . . ] Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation; to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register, or in a built-in installation unless proper ventilation is provided. This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label. [. . . ] If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company. This product is equipped with a 3-wire grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. 6. 7. 8. iii 9. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where persons will walk on the cord. 10. If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the equipment plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total rating of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 15 amperes. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a. IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. TIP Tells how to accomplish a procedure with minimum steps through little shortcuts. , , , etc. viii 7DEOHRI&RQWHQWV Chapter 1 1. 1 System Board System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Slot Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Major Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1. 1. 1 1. 1. 2 1. 2 Jumpers and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 1. 2. 1 1. 2. 2 1. 2. 3 Jumper and Connector Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Jumper Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Connector Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 1. 3 1. 4 ESD Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 Memory Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 1. 4. 1 1. 4. 2 1. 4. 3 Installing a SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Removing a SIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Reconfiguring the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 1. 5 1. 6 1. 7 1. 8 1. 9 IDE Hard Disk Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 CPU Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 Video Memory Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17 Second-level Cache Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18 Audio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19 1. 9. 1 1. 9. 2 1. 9. 3 1. 9. 4 Installing the Audio-I/O Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20 Audio-I/O Board Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21 WaveTable Daughterboard (Optional) . . . . . . 1-22 Audio-I/O Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24 1. 10 QuickStart Power Saving Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 1. 10. 1 Connecting the Power Switch and LED Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25 ix 1. 10. 2 1. 11 1. 12 QuickStart Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27 Installing ISA Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28 Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29 1. 12. 1 1. 12. 2 1. 12. 3 Software Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32 Chapter 2 2. 1 2. 2 BIOS Utility Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2. 2. 1 2. 2. 2 2. 2. 3 2. 2. 4 2. 2. 5 2. 2. 6 2. 2. 7 2. 2. 8 2. 2. 9 2. 2. 10 2. 2. 11 Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 2. 3 Advanced System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 2. 3. 1 2. 3. 2 2. 3. 3 2. 3. 4 2. 3. 5 Internal Cache (CPU Cache) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 x 2. 4 Power Saving Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 2. 4. 1 2. 4. 2 2. 4. 3 2. 4. 4 Power Management Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Monitored Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 QuickStart State Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 Point Device Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 2. 5 System Security Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 2. 5. 1 2. 5. 2 2. 5. 3 2. 5. 4 2. 5. 5 Disk Drive Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Onboard Communication Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18 Onboard PS/2 Mouse (IRQ 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 Setup Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 Power On Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 2. 6 PnP/PCI System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 2. 6. 1 2. 6. 2 2. 6. 3 2. 6. 4 2. 6. 5 PCI IRQ Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 PCI IRQ Sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 VGA Palette Snoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Plug & Play OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Reset Resource Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 2. 7 2. 8 Load Setup Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27 Leaving Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28 xi List of Figures 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-9 1-10 1-11 1-12 1-13 1-14 1-15 1-16 System Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 2-11 2. 3. 1 2. 3. 2 2. 3. 3 2. 3. 4 2. 3. 5 Internal Cache (CPU Cache) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 x 2. 4 Power Saving Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 2. 4. 1 2. 4. 2 2. 4. 3 2. 4. 4 Power Management Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Monitored Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 QuickStart State Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 Point Device Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 2. 5 System Security Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 2. 5. 1 2. 5. 2 2. 5. 3 2. 5. 4 2. 5. 5 Disk Drive Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Onboard Communication Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18 Onboard PS/2 Mouse (IRQ 12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 Setup Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21 Power On Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23 2. 6 PnP/PCI System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 2. 6. 1 2. 6. 2 2. 6. 3 2. 6. 4 2. 6. 5 PCI IRQ Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 PCI IRQ Sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 VGA Palette Snoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25 Plug & Play OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Reset Resource Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 2. 7 2. 8 Load Setup Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27 Leaving Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28 xi List of Figures 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-9 1-10 1-11 1-12 1-13 1-14 1-15 1-16 System Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 2-PCI/3-ISA Slot Board (for Aspire desktop systems). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 3-PCI/4-ISA Slot Board (for Aspire minitower systems). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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