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Acer
Veriton M265 Service Guide
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Veriton M265 Service Guide Date Chapter Updates II
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN ESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Remind you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. IV
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Preface Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 1. 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 FEA
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Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Features……………………………………………………………………………………………... 1 Main board Placement………………………………………………………………7 Block Diagram …………………..…………………………….……………………8 Veriton M265 Front Panel………………………………………..…….………..9 Veriton M265 Rear Panel…………………..…………………………….……………………10 Hardware Specifications and Configurations………………….…….……..11 Power Management Function (ACPI support function)…………………………..…...16 Chapter 2 System Utilities 17 Setup Utility Menus…………………………………………………………………………..
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System Specifications Features Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Business Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Microsoft Windows Vista Starter Microsoft Windows XP Home/Professional Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista (64 bit) SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 Linpus Linux Microsof
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Chipset North Bridge: Intel G31 South Bridge: Intel ICH 7DH PCB Form Factor: Micro ATX Dimension/Layer: 244mm x244mm Memory Memory Type: DDR II 800 Support single channel 64 bit mode with maximum memory size up to 4GB Support un-buffered DIMM 2 only DIMM Slot: 2 Memory Max: 512MB / 1GB / 2GB DDR2 memory technologies Capacity: Up to 1 GB per DIMM with maximum memory size up to 4 GB PCI PCI Express Slot Type: x16 PCI Express x16 Slot Quantity: 1 Support ADD2/MEC
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IDE Slot Type: 40pin PATA IDE slot Slot Quantity: 1 Transfer rate support: PIO Mode: 0/1/2/3/4 ATA mode: 33/66/100/133 Storage Type support: HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD SuperMultiPlus/HD DVD/BlueRay DVD SATA Slot Type: SATA slot Slot Quantity: 4 Storage Type support: HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD Dual/DVD Super Multi Plus / Blue-Ray ODD Audio Chip : HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1 On board HD internal speaker header for Ve
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propose your solution) S/N ratio: 90 dB at rear output jack BIOS should meet MS Pin Configuration Guidelines for High Definition Audio Devices LAN Gigabit Ethernet . RTL8111B Port: 1 x RJ45 rear port for Gigabit Ethernet Design Criteria: Should be worked under 10/100/1000Mbs environment Reserved disable function on BIOS side. Default is enabled USB Controller: Intel ICH7DH Ports Quantity: 8 4 back panel ports On-board: 2 2*5 headers 2 ports for front daughter board
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1 2x5pin onboard jumper BIOS BIOS Type: Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin 4Mb Flash BIOS Note: Boot ROM should be included (PXE function should be built in with default and RPL function is optional by service BIOS) Compliant with latest ASF 2.0 spec Compliant with latest SMT 2.0 spec Compliant with latest Intel Virtualization Technology spec I/O Connector Controller: Super I/O ITE 8718FX (F stepping or after; must full support Intel platform) Rear I/O Connector
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1 FDD slot 4 SATA2 connectors 5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors (follow Intel FPIO standard Specification) 5 pin Intel FPIO spec. Microphone In/ Headphone Out pin connectors 1 serial port 2*5 pin connector (2nd serial port) 1 HD audio digital header 4 pin CPU Fan connector 3 pin System FAN connector with linear circuit 4 pin + 4pin ATX interface PS3/PS2 SPS connector 7 pin front panel IO header 1394 header Jumper for clear CMOS Color management for
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Main board Placement 7
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Block Diagram 8
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Veriton M265 Front Panel Label Description 1 USB ports 2 Master optical drive 3 ODD activity indicator 4 Slave bay door(Slave ODD) 5 Master FDD bay(Optional by SKU FDD>Card Reader>Internal Speaker) 6 Recover jack 7 LAN activity indicator 8 Power button 9 HDD activity indicator 10 Slave bay(Optional by SKU Card Reader>Internal Speaker) 11 Optical drive button 12 Headphone/Speaker-out/line-out jack 13 Microphone-in jack 9
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Veriton M265 Rear Panel 1 17 16 2 3 15 14 13 4 5 6 6 8 12 7 8 11 10 9 Label Description Label Description 1 Power connector 10 Lock Handle 2 PS2 keyboard port 11 Line-in jack 3 Serial port 12 Center speaker/subwoofer jack 4 VGA port 13 RJ45 LAN connector 5 USB 2.0 ports 14 Parallel port 6 Side Surround jack 15 System Fan 7 Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack 16 PS2 mouse port 8 Line-out jack 17 Fan aperture 9 Expansion slot (Graphics card and TV tuner card and Mode
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Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Specification Type Intel Celeron(Conore L) /Pentium Dual Core / Core 2 Duo / Core2 Quad CPUs Socket LGA 775 pin FSB 800/1066 /1333 MHz Minimum operating 0 MHz (If Stop CPU Clock in Sleep State in BIOS Setup is speed set to Enabled.) BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer Phoenix Award or AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version V6.0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 4 Mb Support protocol PXE 2.1 DMI V.2.0(s)or 2.1
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BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Function Description Del Enter BIOS Setup Utility Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility. Main Board Major Chips Item Specification North Bridge Intel G31 South Bridge Intel ICH 7DH APG controller Intel G31 Super I/O controller ITE 8718FX Audio controller Realtek HD audio codec ALC888S HD codec 7.1 (co-lay with ALC888S) LAN controller RTL8111B HDD controller ITE 8718FX Keyboard controller ITE 8718FX Memory Combinations Slot Memory
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System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 2 slot Support Memory size per socket 512MB/1GB/2GB Support memory type DDR2 Support memory interface DDR2 800MHz Support memory voltage 1.8V Support memory module package 240-pin DDR2 Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correction code (ECC) feature No Memory module combinations You can install memory modules in any combination as long as they match the above specifications. Audio Interface Item Specification
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SATA Interface Item Specification SATA controller Intel ICH 7DH SATA controller resident bus PCI bus Number of SATA channel SATA X 4 Support bootable CD-ROM YES Floppy disk drive Interface Item Specification Floppy disk drive controller ITE 8718FX Floppy disk drive controller resident bus ISA bus Support FDD format 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB Serial Port Item Specification Serial port controller ITE 8718FX Serial port controller resident bus ISA bus Number of serial port
