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Acer
Aspire X3300/X5300
Service Guide
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on this service guide. Date Chapter Updates ii
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Copyright Copyright © 2009 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. iii
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Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its dist
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. MESSAGES NOTE Gives additional information related to the current topic. WARNING Alerts you to any physical risk or system damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. v
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Service Guide Coverage This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your region
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Table of Contents System Tour 1 Features 1 System Components 3 Front Panel 3 Rear Panel 5 Internal Components 6 System LED Indicators 7 System Utilities 9 CMOS Setup Utility 9 Entering CMOS setup 10 Navigating Through the Setup Utility 10 Setup Utility Menus 11 BIOS Recovery 25 System Disassembly 27 Disassembly Requirements 27 Pre-disassembly Procedure 28 Main Unit Disassembly 29 Removing the Side Panel 30 Removing the Front Bezel 31 Removing the Heat Sink Fan Assembly 32 Removing t
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System Configuration 61 CMOS 62 Miscellaneous 62 USB eModule Error Messages 63 SMBIOS eModule Error Messages 63 CPU eModule Error Messages 63 MPS Table (Multi-processor) eModule Error Messages 63 Online Support Information 64 System Block Diagram and Board Layout 65 System Block Diagram 65 Board Layout 66 Mainboard 66 System Jumper 68 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 69 X3300/X5300 Exploded Diagram 70 X3300 FRU List 72 X5300 FRU List 82 Technical Specifications 93 viii
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Chapter 1 System Tour Features Below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature: NOTE: The features listed in this section is for your reference only. The exact configuration of the system depends on the model purchased. Processor AMD Phenom II X4 925/910/810/805 processor AMD Phenom II X3 720/710 processor Chipset nVIDIA GeForce 8200 (MCP78PV) chipset Memory subsystem Supports up to four 240-pin DDR3-1066/1333 MHz DIMM sockets Supports single channel or dual-channel memory
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I/O ports Front Five USB 2.0 ports 2 HD audio jacks 14-in-1 card reader ( SD, MMC, Mini-SD, Micro-SD (T-flash), RS-MMC, Mobile -MMC, MMC- micro, MS, MS-PRO, MS Duo, MS-PRO Due, Micro-MS(M2), xD type M and Type H card, CF type I and II, Microdrive) Rear PS/2 keyboard port PS/2 mouse port Microphone jack Headphone/analog speakers jack or front speakers jack Center speaker/subwoofer jack Surround L/R speaker jack Audio inside speaker jack or side speaker jack S/PDIF port
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System Components This section is a virtual tour of the system’s interior and exterior components. Front Panel X3300 No. Icon Component 1 HDD activity indicator 2 Optical drive bay door 3 Drive bay door eject button Press to open drive bay door and access the optical drive. 4 Media card reader 5 USB 2.0 ports 6 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack 7 Front I/O cover 8 Microphone-in jack 9 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot 10 IEEE 1394 port (4-pin) 11 USB 2.0 port 12 Power button/power indicat
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X5300 No. Icon Component 1 Power button/power indicator 2 Optical drive bay door 3 Front I/O cover open/close icon Press beneath the icon (on the cover) to open the front I/O cover. To close the door, flip the cover back into place, then press the cover, beneath the icon. 4 Media card reader 5 USB 2.0 ports 6 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack 7 Front I/O cover 8 Microphone-in jack 9 CF I/II (CompactFlash Type I/II) slot 10 IEEE 1394 port (4-pin) 11 USB 2.0 port 12 Drive bay door eject bu
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Rear Panel No. Icon Component 1 Expansion slot (Photo shows graphics card and TV tuner card) 2 Line-out jack 3 Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack 4S/PDIF port 5eSATA port 6 USB 2.0 ports 7 VGA monitor port 8 HDMI port 9 PS2 keyboard port 10 Power connector 11 Voltage selector switch 12 Lock slot 13 Key hole 14 PS2 mouse port 15 Gigabit LAN port (10/100/1000 Mbps) 16 Rear speaker/surround out jack 17 Center speaker/subwoofer jack 18 Audio in or side speaker jack Chapter 1 5
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Internal Components No. Component 1 HDD drive 2 Optical drive 3 Expansion cards 4 Mainboard 5 Heat sink fan assembly 6 Power supply 6 Chapter 1
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System LED Indicators This section describes the different system LED indicators. LED indicator Color LED status Description Power Green On The system has AC power and is powered on. Green Blinking The system is in standby mode. — Off System is not powered on. HDD activity Green On HDD is installed and functioning correctly. Green Blinking Ongoing HDD activity. Green/ Flashing HDD is rebuilding data. Amber Amber On HDD failure LAN port Amber On GbE link network access network speed Green On 10
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8 Chapter 1
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Chapter 2 System Utilities CMOS Setup Utility CMOS setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system ROM, called the complementary metal- oxide semiconductor (CMOS) Setup Utility. Since most systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is no need to run this utility. You will need to run this utility under the following conditions. When changing the system configuration settings When redefining the communication ports to prevent any conflicts When modi
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Entering CMOS setup 1. Turn on the computer and the monitor. If the computer is already turned on, close all open applications, then restart the computer. 2. During POST, press Delete. If you fail to press Delete before POST is completed, you will need to restart the computer. The Setup Main menu will be displayed showing the Setup’s menu bar. Use the left and right arrow keys to move between selections on the menu bar. Navigating Through the Setup Utility Use the following keys to move a
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Setup Utility Menus CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. ► Product Information ► PC Health Status ► Standard CMOS Features ► Frequency/Voltage Control ► Advanced BIOS Features ► BIOS Security Features ► Advanced Chipset Features Load Default Settings ► Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup ► Power Management Setup Exit Without Saving :Move Enter:Select +// - :Value ESC:Exit F1:General Help F9:Optimized Defaults F10:Save v02.-
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Product Information The Product Information menu displays basic information about the system. These entries are for your reference only and are not user-configurable. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Product Information Help Item Processor Type : AMD Phenom(TM) II X3 720 Processor Processor Speed :2.80GHz :3840MB System Memory System Manufacture :Acer :Aspire X3300 Product Name : System Serial Number :P01-A0 System BIOS Version
