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Acer
Predator G5900 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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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 distr
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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 Block Diagram 4 System Components 5 Front Panel 5 Rear Panel 6 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 7 Power Management Function(ACPI support function) 10 System Utilities 11 CMOS Setup Utility 11 Entering CMOS setup 12 Navigating Through the Setup Utility 12 Setup Utility Menus 13 System Disassembly 26 Disassembly Requirements 26 Pre-disassembly Procedure 27 Removing the Side Panel 28 Removing the Front Bezel 29 Removing the Heat Sin
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FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 74 Predator G5900 Exploded Diagram 75 Predator G5900 FRU List 77 Inter RIAD SOP 82 Inter® Matrix Storage Technology Check(For Dos) 82 Inter RAID SOP(Windows for WIN7) 87 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. Operating System • Microsofte Windows 7 Home Premium x64 • FreeDOS Processor • Lynnfield 95W CPU / Clarkdale CPU / Inel K-SKU • Socket Type: LGA1156 • FMB 65W + 95W + 130W (OC) Chipset • PCH: Intel H57 • Must meet Intel Lynnfield and Clarkdale platform design guides P
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Graphics Card • One PCI-E x 16 graphics card. • Supported cards are identified on FRU list. Onboard LAN • REALTEK RTL8111E Giga LAN(ASF suport) Audio • Realtek ALC662-VC. • 5.1 Channel High Definition and Stereo Audio. USB ports • Supports 14 USB ports. • All USB ports must be boot-capable includes USB-ODD, USB-HDD, USB-FDD, and etc… • All USB ports must be 2.0 certified. • All USB ports must provide the over current protection. • 6 USB ports located on rear panel and others located on front bez
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• 1 * Front Audio Pannel H5X2 header • 1 * Front Panel IO H7X2 Header for Acer pin define • 1 * H1X4 CPU with SAMRT FAN controller • 1 * H1X3 System with SAMRT FAN controller • 1 * H1X4 SPDIFOUT Header for Acer pin define • 1 * H3X1 Clear CMOS Header (with jumper) • 1 * onboard Buzzer • 2 * H1X2 GPIO header System BIOS • Kernel: AMI Kernel with Acer skin • Size: 2Mb Power supply • FR500W / FR750W • EUP lot6 Chapter 1 3
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Block Diagram 4 Chapter 1
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System Components This section is a virtual tour of the system’s interior and exterior components. Front Panel 1 14 2 13 3 12 4 11 5 10 6 7 9 8 No. Component No. Component 1 Power button 8 Removable HDD bay door Press bay door button to open HDD bay door and access the removable HDD. 2 USB 2.0 ports 9 MS/MS PRO slot 3 Master optical drive crab 10 SD/MMC(Secure Digital/MultiMedia Card)slot 4 Slave optical drive crab 11 Master optical drive button Press to open master optical drive crab and acces
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Rear Panel 12 1 11 2 10 9 8 3 4 7 5 6 No. Component 1 Power connector 2 PS2 keyboard port 3 USB 2.0 ports 4 Line-out jack 5 Microphone/speaker-out/line-in jack 6 Expansion slot(graphics card and Mode card etc.) 7 Line-in jack 8 RJ45 LAN connector 9 System Fan 10 PS2 mouse port Line-out jack 11 USB 2.0 ports 12 Power switch 6 Chapter 1
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Hardware Specifications and Configurations Processor Item Specification Processor Type Intel Lynnfield / Clarkdale / Intel K-SKU Socket Type LGA1156 Socket quantity 1 BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programer AMI Kernel with Acer skin BIOS version P01-A0 BIOS ROM type SPI ROM BIOS ROM size 2Mb Support protocol SMBIOS 2.6/PCI2.3/PCIE1.1/PCIE2.0/USB2.0 Device Boot Support Support BBS spec 1st priority:HDD 2nd priority:CD&DVD 3th priority:Removable device 4th priority:LAN Support to LS-120 drive
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Memory Combinations Slot Memory Total Memory Slot 1 1MB,2GB,4GB 1G ~4GB Slot 2 1MB,2GB,4GB 1G ~4GB Slot 3 1MB,2GB,4GB 1G ~4GB Slot 4 1MB,2GB,4GB 1G ~4GB Maximum System Memory Supported 1G~16GB System Memory Item Specification Memory slot number 4 slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB/2GB/4GB Support memory type DDRIII Support memory interface DDRIII 1333/1066MHz Support memory voltage 1.5V Support memory module package 240-pin DDRIII Support to parity check feature Yes Support to error correct
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SATA Interface Item Specification SATA controller Intel H57 Number of SATA channel SATA X 6 Support mode AHCI mode option USB Port Item Specification Universal HCI USB 2.0 USB Class Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode USB Connectors Quantity 6 USB ports located on rear panel. 2 USB for the DB on rear side others located on front bezel and top bezel Environmental Requirements Item Specification Temperature Operating +5°C ~ +35°C Non-operating -20 ~ +60°C (Storage package) Humidity Operating
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Power Management Function(ACPI support function) Device Standby Mode • Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices(0-15 minutes,time step=1minute). • Hard Disk drive goes into Standby mode(for ATA standard interface). • Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor. • Resume method:device activated (keyboard for DOS, keyboard &mouse for Windows. • Resume recovery time 3-5sec Global Standby Mode • Global power management timer(2-120minutes,time step=10minute). • Hard di
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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 server and the monitor. If the server is already turned on, close all open applications, then restart the server. 2. During POST, press Delete. If you fail to press Delete before POST is completed, you will need to restart the server. 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 around t
